IEU Deputy General Secretary says staff safety is not an ‘extra’
With physical and psychological violence continuing to be a huge challenge in schools, consistent and meaningful support for educators is essential.
Education Support staff share their challenges and triumphs
ES members from the south-west have gathered at the historic Geelong Trades Hall to mark World Education Support Staff Day.
IEU gets a lesson from engaging young unionists
Union Summer interns participate in the work that the union does for members. But the union also listens to what the interns have to say, and this year they had an important message.
IEU backs National Teacher Workload Impact Assessment tool
Too often, new programs are foisted on the classroom without sufficient consideration of their impact on the people who must deliver them. The IEU is doing something about it.
Paid student placements: A win for IEU members and the future of education
The Commonwealth Practicum Payment, will provide eligible students with $319.50 per week during mandatory placements, starting 1 July 2025.
IEU General Secretary on the Victorian Catholic Agreement: Pay, workload, wellbeing
While pay rises and workload alleviation remain major priorities for Victorian Catholic school staff – whose salaries now trail those in other states – a recent IEU survey reveals that staff wellbeing is just as urgent an issue.
IEU quiz, May 2025
Test your knowledge of all things education, union and IEU with our time-honoured quiz.
Celebrating Education Support staff
On 16 May we celebrate World Education Support Personnel Day, recognising the vital contributions of Education Support Staff in our schools.
The IEU on education and workers rights this federal election
The IEU’s priorities are to support the workplace rights of our members and advocate for fair, effective and fully funded education policies - never more important than during a federal election campaign.
Learning from the TLN experts: Meet the teachers educating their colleagues
Recent teachers turned TLN teacher-educators have a unique perspective on the challenges their colleagues face.
From IE magazine: Putting history in its place
IEU members say place-based learning gives educators a powerful way to engage students, especially with Indigenous culture and history.
The IEU’s retiring but not shy types
IEU staff often receive messages that remind us why the union matters so much to members. We thought we should share two recent examples.
Education staff must be correctly classified
ES staff play a vital role in the smooth operation of schools, yet they are frequently misclassified under outdated structures that fail to reflect the complexity and responsibility of their work.
IEU Deputy General Secretary Kylie Busk on good faith bargaining
In schools where the workload goals of Agreements are subverted, staff burn out or seek work elsewhere, and the quality of education and student support suffers.
IEU takes on the taxman and wins!
The IEU has won a significant victory for a member in a case which proved that a reduction in hours and pay can constitute a genuine redundancy, even if some of the work duties remain the same.
IEU embarks on a year of change and action
After undergoing a thorough strategic review process, the IEU Office has implemented key changes to service delivery for members, making the start of the school year even more exciting than usual for the union. Here’s what’s happening at the IEU.
Rep elections 2025
It’s election time for all IEU sub-branch Reps, and elections must be held in every workplace.
2024 in review: Student teachers and graduates
The student teacher / graduate program remains a core area for organising within our union, with the IEU committing an 0.4 staff loading to free up an Organiser to undertake this important work.
2024 in review: Education support staff
In 2024, support staff continued their valuable work assisting students and colleagues and the IEU continued to fight for improvements to their working conditions.
2024 in review: Tasmania - a busy year in all sectors
While the Catholic campaign demanded plenty of attention, other schools from Smithton to Geeveston also interacted with the union in 2024.