IEU HSR training acts on tough workplace realities
The IEU’s Health and Safety training is one of the most important elements of the union’s commitment to member wellbeing
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?
IEU staff safety resources
Recent news and advice on worker safety, from the IEU newspaper The Point and the IEU website.
IEU says action is needed or there could be an ‘exodus’ of principals
Australian Catholic University’s annual Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey usually makes for sobering reading, but this year’s edition, released in March, was shocking.
Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs)
Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) play a crucial role in promoting and ensuring workplace safety, especially in the context of increasing physical and psychosocial risks.
IEU on do it yourself safety in independent schools
Try a web search for ‘protecting teachers from students’. The top response will be an article about a teacher’s responsibility to protect their students from risks of injury.
IEU deplores ‘deepfake’ sexual harassment of staff and students
The IEU is deeply concerned that members in several schools have been targeted by fake pornography generated by students.
The IEU’s Health and Safety Superheroes
Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of staff in all workplaces, including schools.
From The Point: Back to the future on student behaviour
A ‘behaviour curriculum’ is coming to Australian schools this year as part of a federal Senate Committee response to reports of badly behaved students abusing teachers and disrupting classes.
Mental health injury support – IEU on what you need to know
Mental health injuries all too often affect modern educators in the course of their employment. The more you know about how to recover, the better.
Workcover gutted, leaving education workers high and dry: IEU
The IEU joins the Victorian union movement in condemning recent changes to the WorkCover scheme which drastically reduce support for those suffering psychological injury at work.
Safety must always come first
The safety and wellbeing of educators needs to be taken much more seriously by everyone involved in education.
Strengthening Safety in Schools: The Role of the Positive Duty Under the Sex Discrimination Act
Recent amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act have introduced a 'positive duty' for employers, providing the IEU and its members with a new legal framework to tackle gendered harassment.
Dealing with family and domestic violence in the workplace
Family violence does not stay at home, but it comes to work, whether with victim survivors or perpetrators of violence.
Gender-based violence in schools – the facts
Violence against women can take many forms. We must all know how to recognise it in the workplace.
Workcover gutted, leaving education workers high and dry.
The IEU joins the Victorian union movement in condemning recent changes to the WorkCover scheme which drastically reduce support for those suffering psychological injury at work.
From The Point: Health and Safety Reps – more powerful than you think
If your workplace doesn’t have a HSR, you’re without a crucial voice for safety.
From The Point: Neurodivergent educators are a resource, not a burden
One in five people have a brain that works differently from the average or “neurotypical” person. Do we know the challenges they face? What they find difficult? Do we know how their ways of looking at things are unique and useful?
From The Point: Benefits of neurodiverse teachers
Leaders should consider the numerous strengths that can exist alongside and outweigh the challenges of neurodiversity.
From The Point: Minimising work-related violence in schools
There is an urgent need to change outdated attitudes to occupational health and safety in education.