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Presentation of IEU(SA) Annual Rep Awards 2025

As reported in Class Action February edition, the 2025 Annual Rep Awards recognises the outstanding union leadership and collective efforts of the St Peter’s Girls’ School (SPGS) Enterprise Bargaining Team. On Thursday 23 April, Tim Oosterbaan, IEU(SA) Branch Secretary presented the Annual Rep Awards to the …

IEU Speaks on federal budget relief for IEU members

7 May 2026 The upcoming federal budget can provide vital relief and support for IEU members Next Tuesday’s federal budget is an opportunity to keep education at the centre of national policy and deliver much-needed financial relief for IEU members and their families. The federal government …

Leading Literacies for Future-Ready Schools

Attention Education and Literacy Leaders Leading Literacies for Future-Ready Schools: Empowering site and education leaders to shape whole-school cultures of reading, media literacy, and critical information in the age of AI. Keynote speakers Dr Margaret Merga, Dr Stephanie Smith, Dr Kay Oddone and Megan Daley …

Challenging masculinities – Research study

Attention all male teachers! The University of Melbourne is conducting an online survey to learn how male-identifying teachers are engaging with issues relating to masculinities in their classroom. Interested teachers can access the online survey for more information: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/99t2. Human Research Ethics Committee ID: 35313

IEU(SA) members are informed!

Just like Brad Weinstein’s simple TED Talk – teachers, support staff and education unions just want employers to listen and act. If you aren’t an IEU(SA) member and you work in non-government education in South Australia, you are missing out on key information that may …

What is happening around the sectors with EAs?

Members need to be aware of what is happening in their school and in other sectors when it comes to bargaining for Enterprise Agreements (EAs). When you read this EA summary, you should be asking yourselves – how can we improve our EA by adding …

Salary Trends Across South Australian Non-Government Schools – March 2026

The IEU’s latest review of salaries across South Australia’s non-government schools shows continued progress in teacher and support staff pay, particularly in workplaces with union-negotiated agreements. Beginning teacher salaries are now typically in the mid-to-high $80,000s, with an average of $87,808 and a median of …

Same Work, Different Pay: Catholic Teachers in SA lowest on national scale

Across Australia, Catholic school teachers perform fundamentally the same work. They teach students, prepare lessons, mark and correct student work, deliver the National Australian Curriculum, support student wellbeing, engage with families, and contribute to the broader life of their school communities. Their responsibilities, professional expectations, …

Same Job, Different Pay – Why Lutheran bargaining matters more than ever

Across South Australia’s independent education sector, a clear and troubling pattern is emerging, educators and school staff doing the same work are being paid vastly different salaries depending on where they work — from the very start of their careers through to the top of …

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