Latest news

• Environment events postponed due to Covid restrictions

  We are disappointed to notify members that after months of planning we have to postpone the three environment events that were set to happen in the coming weeks.

  3 Aug 2021

• Rethink Year 12 return: An open letter to the NSW Premier

  Case numbers are high, vaccine rates are low. It's just not safe to send teachers and students back into schools.

  2 Aug 2021

• Media release: Why return of Year 12 is too risky

  Conflicting information and rushed announcements without consultation are not the way forward.

  30 Jul 2021

• Media release: More questions than answers for HSC teachers

  The IEU calls for consultation and clarity on today’s announcement by the NSW Government that HSC students will return to school on August 16.

  28 Jul 2021

• NSW Working With Children Check extended for three months

  A NSW Working With Children Check clearance is valid for five years. The NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG) report that there are more than 40,000 clearances in NSW that are due to expire in the next two months.

  26 Jul 2021

• Early childhood teachers are frontline workers – include them on the priority list

  The IEU has been fighting to have early childhood teachers classified as priority workers and therefore able to access COVID-19 vaccination.

  22 Jul 2021

• Minimising COVID-19 impacts on the HSC

  A media release from NESA provides some much-needed detail on HSC exams.

  21 Jul 2021

• Postponed: Support Staff Conference 2021

  We look forward to rebooting and welcoming you in 2022.

  21 Jul 2021

• IEUA NSW/ACT Environment Grants 2021

  IEU members are invited to apply on behalf of their schools, colleges or Early Childhood Centres for one of three grants of $3000 each, sponsored by the union, to help with their environmental projects. The IEU has a proud history of funding and supporting education projects that bring sustainability projects to life, and is the sole sponsor for this initiative.

  20 Jul 2021

• Channel 7 News: IEU speaks up for school staff

  NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Mark Northam goes into bat for teachers and support staff.

  16 Jul 2021