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

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 …

Pre-service Teachers are transitioning to the teaching workforce

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

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

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

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

IEU(SA) – Reps of the year 2021 Presentations

We congratulate Sue and Felicity and thank them for their dedication to the REP role and assisting members in their schools. We asked Sue and Felicity to write a ‘bio’ so that our members understand their experience and journey – read below: Rep Bio – …

Pay rises due in your Enterprise Agreement – Jan/Feb 2022

Pay rises due in your Enterprise Agreement for January and February 2022 are: Blakes Crossing Christian College Dara School Hope Christian College Indie School Pedare Christian College Pembroke School Pilgrim School Pinnacle College Seaview Christian College Southern Montessori Education Centre St George College St Johns …

Catholic Director’s Response Leaves Key Issues Unresolved

Whilst acknowledging the timely and detailed response to the IEU’s letter of 1 February, there was no movement from the CEO on problematic positions. Masks are a settled issue with the acknowledgement that the employer would not be relying on the issuing of reusable cloth …

COVID-related return to school issues

As much as some “return to school” issues are resolving, others are not. The attached letter has been sent to Dr Neil Mc Goran, CESA Director, outlining the IEU position on various matters and requesting answers to specific questions. Ideally some matters can be agreed …

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