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Orange Our World to End Violence Against Women

Orange Our World to End Violence Against Women There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries, cultures and communities: violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable.” – Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General 25 November 2019 is International Day for the Elimination …

Five Tips to Help Non-Government Schools Manage LGBTIQA+ Student Issues

Recently, there has been a lot of media attention on the way non-government schools manage issues relating to LGBTIQA+ students and prospective students. Public commentary often makes these issues seem fraught, complicated and intimidating. But they don’t have to be. LGBTIQA+ stands for lesbian, gay, …

The link between class size, teacher workload and student achievement is complex.

Research and argument into the impact of class size and teacher workload on student achievement regularly presents in the media and academic papers, in research and schoolyard discussions. Research suggests that the effects of smaller class sizes “have been hard to isolate and measure,” which …

125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in South Australia

This year, the Office for Women are commemorating the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in South Australia. It’s a great time to recognise the changes to the law in 1894, when women won the right to vote and stand for parliament in South Australia – …

TRB SA – submission by the IEU

On November 8, your Union lodged a submission to the Legislative Review Committee objecting to the proposed amendments to the Teachers Registration and Standards Act 2004. Prior to the official submission we organised multiple social media messages such as the graphic below to clarify visually our …