You are what you read… Stock up on some nutritious mind food with this selection of education and union articles.

The teaching profession is grappling with teacher burnout and a potential teacher supply shortage.

Holidays can be expensive, especially over the long summer break for school staff if they are only entitled to pro-rata leave.

If, as expected, there are more vacancies than usual this summer, how do you ensure you get the position you want?

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.

The latest “Work Shouldn’t Hurt” (WSH) survey reveals that unionised workplaces are the safest.

A visionary campaign is calling on all levels of government to fund a locally approved First Nations educator in every Australian primary school. 

Legal experts say the bill does nothing to protect LGBTQ+ students and teachers and allows more, not less, discrimination by religious schools.

From Australia’s COP-out in Glasgow to the national curriculum, here are some gems of recent writing, cherry picked for your reading pleasure.

The IEU is fighting hard for laws at state and federal levels to protect teachers from discrimination in religious schools .

A staggering 84% of Australian teachers have thought about leaving the profession in the past year, reports The Educator.

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.  

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.

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.

The 2021 State of the Sector survey provides some key insights into how principals can improve professional development.

Teacher trust, school reform, refugee students and universities as businesses. The best recent education and union reads.

IEU Advice and FAQs on Victoria’s vaccination requirements for school staff.

A new nationwide study by Monash University has revealed high levels of public trust and value for Australian teachers.

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.