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.
Killester College: A model for IEU collaboration
Killester College is a great example of how employers working collaboratively with unions can create productive, harmonious workplaces.
Outstanding IEU contributors, 2024
Every IEU Rep deserves congratulations and thanks, but we want to highlight the exceptional service of these selfless colleagues in 2024.
IEU Reps turn out in force at runaway training success
Over 60 IEU Reps gathered at union headquarters in late October to share their experiences and discuss the impact of new rights won under changes to federal laws.
Insights from the frontliners: IEU Reps on their roles
At October’s highly successful Rep training day, three Reps from very different schools spoke to The Point about why they are in the union and what they are working on now.
The IEU thanks outstanding Rep contributors
Every IEU Rep deserves congratulations and thanks, but we want to highlight the exceptional service of these selfless colleagues in 2024.
IEU members boost bargaining campaign via Anna Stewart Memorial Project
IEU members Sophie Bird and Marla Leitch boosted the campaign for a deal in Tasmanian Catholic schools while participating in the Anna Stewart Memorial Project.
IEU Rep profile: Noel Cowall, Xavier College junior school
Nick’s commitment to supporting both teaching and general staff is a great example of the fundamental role that unionism plays in creating fair working conditions in schools.
IEU members at the beginning and the end of the teaching journey
Lachlan Black, a graduate completing his first year as a teacher, and Vince Muscatello, a retiring veteran educator and principal, deliver their impressions from opposite ends of the career telescope.
IEU principal stalwart Vince Muscatello departs education after a storied career
After 12 years as a principal, 20 years in leadership roles and 33 years as an educator, Vince Mustcatello is departing education and the IEU, where he also served a long tenure.
Words of wisdom from the workplace: IEU Reps speak about their roles
Reps at October’s training day at IEU headquarters offered their views on unionism, the issues in their schools and the issues of importance for the union movement.
IEU member writes: Why our students are always tired
There has been much discussion recently about Australian students complaining of being constantly tired, irritable and anxious due to a lack of sleep, writes Garry Warren.
IEU Rep Sarah Collins on the Anna Stewart Memorial Project 2024
Busy Sarah, IEU Rep at Assumption College, didn’t know about Anna Stewart, but says she ‘gobbled up every word and moment’ of her ASMP experience.
Amy Prendergast, climate superpowers facilitator
IEU member Amy Prendergast helped set in motion the juggernaut that is now Climate Superpowers.
IEU Reps standing up for colleagues against the odds
At two Christian Colleges in outer-suburban Melbourne, there are contrasting examples of the challenges union Reps can face.
The gift of giving: IEU member’s charity
In 2019, IEU member Andrea McKellar set up a unique not-for-profit charity, Teacher Presence, which redeployed money spent on the traditional end-of-year teacher present to causes which help people whose voices are struggling to be heard.
What IEU membership means to me: retired member Maxine Barry
Retired members form a small but important cohort of the IEU. These union diehards maintain their paid-up membership despite leaving employment in education.
IEU member Michael Chalkley: teacher, unionist, principal
Retiring IEU stalwart Michael Chalkley worked at three schools over four decades, and Bendigo education is all the richer for it.
The IEU on how therapy animals are good for staff and students
Therapy animals are great for young people, including students having a hard time engaging with school. They also help calm staff.
From The Point: IEU member’s link to the fight for the eight-hour work day
The great grandfather of a current IEU member played a key role in the ongoing union push to extend the eight-hour day beyond the building trades.