Author: Zoe Hercus
Creative minds: Why arts education matters
Dance, drama, drawing and painting are a vital part of early childhood education, yet they’re not always given the attention they deserve, writes Andrew Taylor….
Early connections to Country, language and community are vital to the future success and wellbeing of First Nations children, writes Emily Campbell. Led by Queensland…
Staffing ratios in early childhood education and care services need to be improved to ensure there are more staff to educate and supervise children, writes…
IEU Speaks on balancing work and family care
Workplace flexibility must keep pace with an ageing population and growing caring responsibilities Teachers and school staff caring for ageing parents need stronger workplace flexibility,…
Pressure is mounting on the NSW Government to fund fair pay in community preschools. This May, hundreds of community preschool members took to the streets…
Hundreds of IEU members rallied across the state to demand the NSW government provide funding for fair pay in its June budget. Sydney’s Martin Place became a sea of…
IEU Executive motion: Solidarity with AEU ACT
Motion of Solidarity with AEU ACT Industrial Action The Executive of the Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch notes that members of the Australian Education Union have…
Time capsule: 1986
As 1986 began, the NSW Independent Teachers Association (ITA), as our union was then known, had 12,103 members – and 2035 more joined throughout the…
The IEU welcomes the NSW government’s proposal to empower school principals to ban parents if they threaten or abuse students, staff or other community members….
Federal budget delivers vital support for essential workers, but falls short of ambitious education reforms The 2026 federal budget has delivered timely support to IEU…