News
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Labor's 2019 budget reply: 'a fully funded fair go action plan'
Bill Shorten presented Labor's 2019 budget reply to parliament last night, a document that frames the upcoming federal election as a fight over wages, education, and health.
05 Apr 2019 -
Palm Sunday rally and march: 14 April
The IEU has been a long time supporter of the Palm Sunday rally and march, and all members and their friends and family are encouraged to attend and join the IEU contingent.
04 Apr 2019 -
Our conference - new date
New date for your diaries – the 2019 Support Staff Conference - now 13 September 2019.
03 Apr 2019 -
ASPECT alert
Teacher Assistants working with ASPECT are used to the long held practice of stepping up to cover unexpected short term absences of the class teacher.
03 Apr 2019 -
Trainees and apprentices
A new Union membership category has been developed for the youngest and most vulnerable people working in our sector.
03 Apr 2019 -
Playground duty supervision
For many years now, Classroom Support and School Administrative employees in Catholic systemic schools have been able to be undertake playground supervision duties.
03 Apr 2019 -
Voice care training
It’s part and parcel of working in a school that you use your voice as a tool. And like any tool it needs to be looked after and maintained.
03 Apr 2019 -
Budget 2019 has little new for schools and even less for early childhood: education experts respond
As Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivers his first budget, education experts weigh the government's words against their funding commitments, and consider the future of education in Australia. Originally published on The Conversation.
03 Apr 2019 -
Data walls: the state of the evidence
What is the evidence that shows the effectiveness of data walls in schools? Under what conditions might data walls be most effective in informing teachers’ decisions and actions to improve learning?
01 Apr 2019 -
The wages drought
It’s no secret that wages growth across the whole country over the last few years has been sluggish (at best), with wages barely keeping up with inflation (and sometimes not even doing that).
26 Mar 2019