Know Your Rights: Understanding holiday pay
Holidays can be expensive, especially over the long summer break for school staff if they are only entitled to pro-rata leave.
From The Point: Pandemic job applications
If, as expected, there are more vacancies than usual this summer, how do you ensure you get the position you want?
New reps, unprecedented challenges
This was not an easy year to start out as a Rep. Here, some new Reps share how they performed their duties in another year dominated by lockdowns and remote learning.
From Australian Unions: Safe workplaces are union workplaces
The latest “Work Shouldn’t Hurt” (WSH) survey reveals that unionised workplaces are the safest.
From the Point: Know Your Country – boost indigenous education
A visionary campaign is calling on all levels of government to fund a locally approved First Nations educator in every Australian primary school.
How the Religious Discrimination Bill makes things worse for gay kids - from The Conversaton
Legal experts say the bill does nothing to protect LGBTQ+ students and teachers and allows more, not less, discrimination by religious schools.
Best education and union reads
From Australia’s COP-out in Glasgow to the national curriculum, here are some gems of recent writing, cherry picked for your reading pleasure.
IEU leads fight against discrimination in religious schools
The IEU is fighting hard for laws at state and federal levels to protect teachers from discrimination in religious schools .
A profession in distress – 84 percent of teachers think of quitting – from The Educator
A staggering 84% of Australian teachers have thought about leaving the profession in the past year, reports The Educator.
Climate change education can change the world as much as wind turbines
With the world hoping genuine change in policy will emerge from the upcoming COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Education International has revealed that climate education is “dismal” across the world.
Woodleigh College staff triumph in pay fight
Staff at Woodleigh College won a resounding, long-overdue victory in October, when they reached agreement on their four-year long battle for pay rises.
Failing on climate fails Australian students
Australia’s education unions have thrown their support behind the School Strike for Climate (SS4C) movement, as students and supporters prepare for the national climate strike protest on Friday 15 October.
Big opportunities for principals to improve their school workforce in 2022 – from The Educator
The 2021 State of the Sector survey provides some key insights into how principals can improve professional development.
Best education and union reads
Teacher trust, school reform, refugee students and universities as businesses. The best recent education and union reads.
IEU Vaccination Advice
IEU Advice and FAQs on Victoria’s vaccination requirements for school staff.
Big increase in public appreciation of teachers – From The Educator
A new nationwide study by Monash University has revealed high levels of public trust and value for Australian teachers.
Victorian public school teachers set to strike over workload, pay conditions - from The Educator
Surveys have shown that public school teachers work an average of 15 unpaid hours every week, while principals work on average almost 60 hours each week.
2021 Anna Stewart Memorial Project for union women
In 2021, our Anna Stewart Memorial Project is a structured, two-week long program of online training, forums and workshops for Union women..
The week’s best education and union reads
From advice on how to retain the benefits of working from home to the opinion of Jeff Sparrow on recent protests, here’s a trove of reading for your end of week.