Protect staff first – IEU backs tougher safety measures
The IEU is backing stronger School Community Safety Orders (SCSOs) and urging employers to act with urgency to counter increasing threats to staff safety.
Resisting surveillance: an OHS necessity in schools
AI is making workplace surveillance cheaper, faster, and more intrusive, posing a significant threat to workers’ privacy. This concern was highlighted at the annual Victorian Trades Hall Council HSR Conference on 28 October.
Balancing safety and inclusion: protections for staff in specialist schools
Employers in specialist schools share the same OHS duty to provide a safe workplace as all employers – but the demands of disability support require them to take extra steps to manage specific risks to staff safety.
A model for safe IEU cooperation
At Holy Rosary Primary School in White Hills, IEU members Paul Wilkinson (Principal) and Jasmin (Health and Safety Representative) demonstrate best practice in managing occupational health and safety.
IEU says anti-bullying review must include staff
The IEU has called for the federal anti-bullying review to strengthen protections for school staff as well as for students.
IEU advice: What to do if you are the victim of abuse or harassment
Every education worker is entitled to a safe and healthy workplace. The IEU will continue to expose the growing threats to staff wellbeing in schools, both physical and psychological.
Help researchers combat the ‘manosphere’
IEU members in secondary schools are encouraged to participate in an important study into the effect of misogynistic online content on boys and young men and how it affects teachers.
The insidious scourge of ‘moral injury’ for teachers
Researcher Glenys Oberg has spelt out what so many educators have been saying for years - there is a severe toll on professionals when they cannot act in line with their values due to external demands.
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.
Tackling sexual harassment by students
Employers must fulfil their legal obligations to prevent the sexual harassment of teachers by students.
A day of remembrance and resolve: Worker’s Memorial Day 2025
IEU members and Victorian government leaders have gathered to honour workers who died or were injured at work in the past year.
Stronger together: New support sessions for IEU Health and Safety Reps
The IEU is committed to ensuring every workplace has a well-trained, confident HSR equipped to advocate for staff wellbeing.
Victorian Catholic education member survey: Dangerous student and parent behaviour
Not all the insights offered in this survey were to do with pay and workload. Members made it clear that their safety is being compromised at work.
OHS: Psychosocial injuries in schools on the rise
Psychosocial injuries are on the rise in schools, with 19% of recent injuries among education staff being psychological, according to WorkSafe.
Union basics: Why your workplace needs an OHS Rep
Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) give workers a stronger voice on safety issues, making workplaces safer.
Action needed to improve the safety and wellbeing of principals
The IEU is calling for urgent action to protect school leaders following the latest Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey, which highlights rising stress, violence, and threats against principals.
New law helps harassment victim-survivors get fairer access to justice
Victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment in Australia can now seek justice more easily without the risk of financial hardship, due to new federal legislation championed by unions.
IEU calls for action to tackle harassment of women teachers
The Sexual Harassment of Teachers (SHOT) Report has found harmful sexual behaviours are increasing in Australian schools, and women teachers often don’t feel safe at work.
Workplace surveillance - technology, privacy and the law
The Victorian Parliament’s inquiry into workplace surveillance is examining “the extent to which employers collect, share, store, sell, disclose and dispose of surveillance data, the role of artificial intelligence, and whether there should be dedicated State workplace surveillance laws”.
New project seeks IEU help to tackle toxic masculinity in schools
A new project from Monash University aims to help secondary school teachers tackle the influence of harmful online ideologies on young boys and men