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Pleas from school principals must be heard during this election

1 April 2025 The annual study into school principal health, safety and wellbeing has once again highlighted the need for urgent action to better support school leaders dealing with escalating workload pressures and health and safety threats in schools. The Australian Catholic University (ACU) study …

‘March Forward’ on International Women’s Day 2025

7 March 2025 IEU members will join a global call to action on International Women’s Day on Saturday, 8 March. This special day of celebration and activism has its origins in worker protests, and this year’s theme March Forward highlights both the achievements and further …

New federal resources for teachers

10 February 2025 New federal resources for teachers are just one part of broader reforms needed in schools The federal government’s Engaged Classrooms initiative has provided a further set of free resources for teachers to help manage classroom behaviour. The resources, developed by the Australian …

Full Marks for Full Funding of public schools in South Australia

The IEU(SA) welcomes today’s announcement from the Prime Minister to commit to fully funding Public Schools in South Australia. Nationally, the IEU has supported the AEU campaign to increase federal government funding. We welcome SA Education Minister Blair Boyer’s indication that the funding will be …

IEUA Speaks on Gendered Harassment of women teachers in schools

6 November 2024 Urgent action needed to tackle harassment of women teachers   The recent Sexual Harassment of Teachers Report has found harmful sexual behaviours are increasing in Australian schools, and that women teachers often don’t feel safe at work. The IEU calls for urgent …

IEUA Speaks on Professional Experience Guidelines

Professional Experience Guidelines highlight the importance of a professional approach to workplace practicums 1 November 2024 The Australian Professional Experience Guidelines, (the Guidelines) released today, offer the opportunity for a renewed focus on the components of effective high quality professional teacher experience. The Guidelines were …

IEUA Speaks – Latest government report into AI in education

11 September 2024 Federal and state governments have initiated numerous reviews and inquiries into how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is impacting the education system. The federal government’s response, including the latest Parliamentary report released overnight, is welcomed and badly needed to help guide the safe …

New right to disconnect laws apply for IEU members from today – IEUA Speaks

26 August 2024 Right to disconnect laws that commence operation today are another clear example of the difference union membership makes for thousands of education workers across the country. This important new workplace right follows extensive union campaigns in support of the Closing Loopholes Bill …

IEUA Speaks: Union action delivers long overdue pay rises in long day care

12 August 2024 The announcement by the federal Labor government of a 15% pay rise for workers in long day care is rightly being celebrated across the community. Union members made this happen. This historic recognition of early childhood education professionals wouldn’t be possible without …

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