IEU(SA) Equity Committee hosts event for International Women’s Day

22nd March, 2022

The Equity Committee hosted IEU women members on International Women’s Day on 8 March in the IEU(SA) Boardroom at Currie Street, Adelaide. Whilst the event was a social one with drinks and nibbles, the focus of the conversation was initially the recently released Workplace Gender …

IEU(SA) Formal Notifications to Members

22nd March, 2022

Elections Later in the year there will be full elections for IEU(SA) Branch Executive for the 2023-25 executive. Prescribed information must be provided to the Registered Organisations Commission and to members. When elections are approved and the AEC has set up the time lines there …

IEU Speaks – International Women’s Day 2022

7th March, 2022

‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” –Michelle Obama When is International Women’s Day 2022? International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated annually on March 8th, celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women …

Update for February 2022 – From IE(SA) Secretary Glen Seidel

21st February, 2022

February Update: What a flurry of a start… SA schools settled for a graduated start to the year. The IEU’s preference would have been to delay all year levels for 2 weeks, and we received good print and radio media coverage of our concerns. However, that …

Who is the Independent Education Union (SA) and what does it mean to be a member?

18th February, 2022

Firstly, what is a union? Members are the union. A union is simply a democratic organisation of working people standing up for their rights on the job and in society. You may already collaborate with parent groups, social groups and community sports groups – working …

Lessons to be learnt – the importance of HSRs in schools

18th February, 2022

Health and Safety at work should always be a priority. Staff should have a say in matters that affect their physical and psychological safety.   If we have learnt anything during COVID there is no better time to have (or elect) a Health and Safety …

Teachers don’t have enough time to prepare well for class.

18th February, 2022

Teacher workload is a major issue every time the IEU meets with members to bargain for a new Enterprise Agreement. The amount of administration work and parent/teacher interactions is impacting their planning. Julie Sonnemann and Rebecca Joiner from the Grattan Insititute surveyed 5,442 Australian teachers …

COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage

18th February, 2022

This article appeared in The Conversation on Wednesday, January 19 before schools had returned around Australia. Expectedly, there was much concern regarding safety of school staff and the likelihood of unworkable absences from schools due to isolation. Some schools around the world were even contemplating …

Pre-service Teachers are transitioning to the teaching workforce

18th February, 2022

The start of this school year sees many pre-service teachers (PSTs) transition into the teaching workforce. The IEU is currently contacting graduated Student Associate Members to remind them of how the IEU is the ideal support for this transition. Organised by our Deputy Secretary and …

New members joining the IEU set a weekly record

18th February, 2022

The IEU is You – its members. Our membership grew by a record number this week. This continues an increased flow of members in January. It is pleasing to see that many new members are in the early phase of their career — be that …