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International Women’s Day Dinner at Sparkke on Whitmore Square

The guest speaker this year will be Nikki Sullivan, curator of the Migration Museum in Adelaide. In a former life, she was Associate Professor of Critical and Cultural Studies at Macquarie University. Nikki will be talking about the early suffragists movement to celebrate the passing …

Parenting Leave for fathers – the conversation Australia needs to have

Just one in 20 Australian fathers take primary parental leave according to Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2017. The key drivers of stay-at-work fathers may be the result of gender pay gap difference where women earn less making it unaffordable for a family; or, where …

What these teachers really want from parents

These thought provoking articles by Gabbie Stroud, a freelance writer with over 20 years’ experience, in education may ring true to teachers, ESOs and parents alike. The new school year starts and parents come to school with a freshness amid hope they can reclaim their …

Meet Ruby. Woodcroft College Therapy Dog.

Written by her owner/carer/trainer, Sheralyn Gilbertson Ruby (full name – Rubidium Starrh Gilbertson) was a Christmas present for me in 2017. Even as a puppy, Ruby showed just how much she was drawn to people – especially children. Ruby has undertaken a lot of obedience …

Pets, therapy and schools

  On February 20, ‘National Love Your Pet Day’, people were encouraged to consider the many benefits of their pets and treat them to something special. Studies have shown that sharing your life with a pet has been associated with decreased risk in key health …

What to do about coronavirus

Schools around Australia have reacted differently to students who have recently been to China. Naturally, schools will try to balance the protection of the whole school community with the rights of students to receive an education. The IEU cannot provide any medical advice but we …

Thank you Jenny

As 2019 slides into history, it will take with it the story of Jenny Gilchrist’s 20 year involvement with the IEU(SA) Executive. Jenny is leaving the Executive at the end of this current term. Joining the Executive in 2000, Jenny has been President for the …

IEUSA Executive Changes

The three-yearly elections for IEU(SA) Executive positions has produced some changes and some opportunities. Secretary Glen Seidel continues in the role for another 3 years as do Vice Presidents Noel Karcher and Anthony Haskell. Gerry Conley did not seek re-election after one term and Val …

The $100k Club

Remember the catch cry of $50k in Y2K? Well two decades on we have generally doubled top increment teacher salaries  with the $100k Club. The Catholics will catch up when the government sector settles in the new year and Lutherans PT6 has made the grade …

‘Val’edictory

For over three decades Val Reinke has been telling us that “we ain’t broke”. Val was there on the Greenhill Rd footpath when the union formed as ATIS in 1984 (2nd from right, below). He has been a tireless advocate and worker for our union …

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