
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.

The IEU’s close relationship with our national office
Throughout 2024, the federal office (the IEUA) has worked on unsustainable workloads, restoring professional autonomy and leveraging recent industrial reforms passed by the federal government.

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.

Deputy General Secretary: Achieving workload improvements and wage rises
In Australia, the education system is built on the back of asking overworked people to do more and asking good people to do more than they should.

AI in Education: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?
The latest edition of TLN’s practitioner journal offers the input of teachers, leaders and researchers to the debate about AI in education, writes Louisa Callanan.
The IEU’s ongoing campaign to recruit new students and graduates
The student teacher/graduate program remains a core area for our union, with the IEU freeing up an Organiser to undertake this important work.

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.

IEU General Secretary David Brear says the upcoming Victorian Catholic campaign is about pay
The current Agreements covering Catholic schools in Victoria expire at the end of 2025 and we have already begun the process of preparing the campaign for their replacement.

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 pushes for the law to address workplace surveillance concerns
The IEU Victoria Tasmania has made a submission to the Victorian Parliament inquiry into workplace surveillance, pointing out that students are a unique source of privacy breaches for employees working in schools.

IEU on the great smartphone ban in schools debate
Will Catholic and independent schools join the government sector in banning smartphone usage by students at school?

From IE: Unions and schools are history waiting to happen
It’s never too late to start recording your precious heritage. Three historians explain why the past matters so much and how it can inform our present.

IEU appoints expert to work on wages policy
The IEU has shown it is serious about prioritising wages in upcoming negotiations on Agreements by hiring renowned industrial expert Patrick Lee.

IEU Career Corner: Some informative, fun education podcasts
Where can educators turn when they need something from left-field for an insight - or a laugh?

EI Conference: Education issues are global
The 10th quadrennial Education International (EI) World Congress convened in Buenos Aires in late July, and its sessions confirmed that education staff the world over share the same concerns and face similar issues.

80,000 reasons to check your pay
A backpay win for an incorrectly classified member is a reminder that you should contact your union if you have any questions about your wages.

Growing, engaging and retaining union membership
The IEU Member Journey Project is crucial to improving the retention of educators throughout their careers in non-government schools.

IEU supports right to disconnect to help curb educator workloads
The IEU welcomes new right to disconnect legislation and the efforts of many schools to ensure that staff and parents are aware of and act in accordance with these changes.

IEU helps win landmark day care pay rise
The federal Labor government will spend $3.6 billion to fund pay increases that will mean teachers in long day care centres throughout Australia get a 15% pay rise above the current rate in the Modern Award.

From IE magazine: Embracing difference by welcoming neurodivergent teachers
Schools now better accommodate the needs of neurodivergent students – those whose brains work differently from the average or ‘neurotypical’ person. But what about neurodivergent staff?