Support staff
The IEU represents non-teaching support staff in schools, colleges and other educational institutions, with the exception of those employed in early childhood services.
Support staff can include school secretaries, teachers' aides, laboratory and library assistants, canteen staff, maintenance workers and groundkeepers.
The Union has achieved regular increases for support staff comparable with those of teacher-members and has constantly sought to improve working conditions for support staff in line with improvements achieved for teachers. Occupational Health and Safety is a major priority of the union and of particular concern for support staff.
The participation of support staff within the Union is further strengthened through the School Support Staff Advisory Committee and the contribution of Support Staff Vice President Carolyn Collins as a member of the IEU Executive.
The School Support Staff Advisory Committee has seven members from a broad range of classifications and sectors including clerical employees, school assistants, boarding house staff, and grounds and maintenance staff.
Your workplace news
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Pay rises for early childhood teachers
The Fair Work Commission handed down a decision today supporting pay rises of up to 10% for early childhood teachers, in response to a claim by the Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA).
19 Apr 2021 -
New syllabus advisory group volunteers needed
The union is calling for expressions of interests for the following NESA Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) as part of the new syllabus development process for the NSW curriculum reform.
09 Apr 2021 -
Aspect members stand up and say, “That’s not good enough!”
IEU members in Aspect schools have sent a resolute message to their employer: immediately improve the pay offer for 2021 for all staff.
01 Apr 2021 -
Palm Sunday is a moment for reflection
On Palm Sunday it is an opportunity to talk about union values, to talk about opportunities that the Covid pandemic has generated, and to applaud the town of Biloela.
30 Mar 2021 -
Interested in learning more about assessment and also getting NESA interim accredited professional development hours?
The University of Sydney’s Centre for Educational Measurement and Assessment (CEMA) offers 6 different Assessment Literacy modules which are fully online and available on demand. The IEU and NESA endorse these modules and the IEU is developing further opportunities for professional learning in assessment literacy in collaboration with CEMA.
29 Mar 2021