IEU News - Class Action

Music can help lift our kids out of the literacy rut

22nd March, 2022

But schools in some states are still missing out The 2005 National Review of School Music Education found that successive re-structuring within education systems has led to a reduction in music-dedicated services located either centrally or in districts/regions. With one or two exceptions, relatively little work …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Welcome to our new Organiser – Matt Blowes

18th February, 2022

I’m Matt Blowes I’ve recently joined the IEU as an organiser. I have worked in the Union movement as an organiser for 14 years in various industries throughout metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia.  The industries I had direct dealings with are Power and Energy, …

International Women’s Day – Member function

18th February, 2022

IEU(SA) Equity Committee and the IEU ‘Boldies’ invite members to join us for drinks and nibbles to celebrate International Women’s Day Tuesday 8 March 2022, from 4pm, in our Boardroom RSVP by Tuesday 1 March – simply click the button below: RSVP for IWD Function