Year in review, 2025: Education Support staff
The so-called ‘offer’ from Victorian Catholic employers contained no ES-specific measures — showing why the IEU’s work with this crucial cohort is so important.
ES in Victorian Catholic schools: end of year arrangements
Make sure you know your rights and entitlements for overtime, time off and attendance at the end of the school year.
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.
Tasmanian Catholic schools Agreement benefits Education Support staff
Education Support staff in Tasmanian Catholic schools are beginning to see the benefits of a new Agreement which includes long-overdue workload improvements.
Victorian Catholic education member survey: Education Support staff
Education Support (ES) staff have raised serious concerns about inadequate pay, increasing workloads, and a lack of recognition of their work in their responses to the survey.
IEU Victorian Catholic school survey: Education Support staff demand action
Education Support (ES) staff have raised serious concerns about inadequate pay, increasing workloads, and a lack of recognition across Catholic education settings in their responses to the survey.
Education Support Staff Salaries
The ES classification system in Victorian Catholic education is complex. Winning salary increases, stronger career pathways and better classification descriptors for ES members in the next Agreement will a big job - but it’s one of our top priorities.
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.
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ES staff play a vital role in the smooth operation of schools, yet they are frequently misclassified under outdated structures that fail to reflect the complexity and responsibility of their work.
Big win for Launceston Christian School Education Support Staff
The Enterprise Bargaining Agreement at Launceston Christian School covering Education Support Staff Enterprise Agreement has been endorsed by 100% of voting employees!
IEU member Jane Wenlock on the demands and delights of additional needs teaching
As the Learning Support Coordinator for Year 7 and 8 at Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale, Jane Wenlock is involved in all aspects of the life of a student with learning needs.
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.
Two IEU Education Support Staff wins
One of the biggest battles across all IEU sectors is to ensure that support staff are categorised correctly so they receive appropriate recognition and pay for their valuable work.
The IEU says: support staff, don’t get ripped off on overtime and time in lieu
Education Support members, stay informed about your rights and entitlements for overtime and time-off.
Education support staff, don’t get ripped off on overtime and time in lieu
Education Support members, stay informed about your rights and entitlements for overtime and time off.
ES staff: tell us about your job!
Jobs change over time. To ensure you are being paid at the correct rate, we need to know about the roles and tasks you are performing that are not currently reflected in your Agreements.
From The Point: Education Support Staff must be aware of Reportable Conduct Scheme
The workings of the scheme and the ramifications of an allegation are often poorly communicated to support staff.
From The Point: Education Support Staff inform AITSL about their crucial roles
The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) has heard from IEU members about the critical role of teaching assistants.
Know your Agreement: Education Support Staff & School Services Officers - salaries & classifications
Under CEMEA, all Education Support Staff previously on Level 1 have been classified to Level 2, lifting the top pay point in their incremental scale from $55,374 (Category B 2021) to $68,260 in July and then to $72,460 in July 2025.
Education Support Staff salaries and classifications: getting it right!
For too long, many Education Support Staff have languished on classification levels that do not reflect their role, tasks, and responsibilities.