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Teacher Certification in Catholic Schools

The Catholic Education Office SA is committed to increasing the number of CESA teachers seeking HAT and LEAD certification in 2018 and 2019.  For teachers seeking HAT and LEAD certification in 2018 CEO of CESA will waive the $500 application fee for teachers wishing to …

Teachers Health Strengthen their Commitment to South Australia

Created by teachers (for teachers) over 60 years ago, Teachers Health now looks after 310,000 people throughout Australia. As the only private health insurance fund exclusively for people who work in education (and their families), Teachers Health is proud to work in partnership with the …

Restorative Justice in our Schools. Is it really just?

It appears that Restorative Justice or Restorative Practices are the new buzz words in our schools. The concept itself isn’t new. A psychologist working with incarcerated people in the 1970s defined three approaches to justice. He had been providing distributive justice to people who had …

Do you know what the IEU can do for you?

Our aim is simple. The IEU is all about better jobs which brings about better schools, which builds better societies. The complicated part comes in the how. Last year the IEU attended non-government schools no less than 457 times in both metropolitan and country areas. We …

Anna Stewart Memorial Project 2018

Anna Stewart worked passionately and tirelessly to involve women directly in deciding on principles and priorities to put before unions and government in order to achieve real quality of status and opportunity for women. Her efforts achieved more in less than a decade working in …

Education International 3rd Women’s Conference

    Education International is the voice of teachers and other education employees across the globe. A federation of 396 associations and unions in 171 countries and territories, it represents some 32.5 million educators and support professionals in education institutions from early childhood to university. …

Notice of application to change IEU(SA) Branch Rules – 11/12/17

Today an application to change a number of IEU(SA) Branch rules was lodged with the Fair Work Commission. The changes will align the IEU(SA) Branch rules with the IEU(SA)Inc rules and is a necessary part of the transition from Inc to Branch that occurred earlier …

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IEU Speaks on …. White Ribbon Day

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women.      “Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation. And, it is perhaps the most pervasive.  It knows no boundaries of geography, culture, or wealth.  As long as it continues, we cannot …

Hollow consultation is just not sufficient

Whenever an employer is considering a major change, redundancies or a change to rosters there is an enforceable requirement for the employer to hold discussions and consult with employees and the Union or other representatives. This must be at a stage where there is potential …

A Moving Experience

At this time of year staff in schools are regularly called upon to take on the role of removalists and often sustain injuries while shuffling furniture and resources between classrooms or offices in preparation for the new year. For teachers, education support staff and volunteers …