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Love your profession? Make it one you can afford to stay in
A new survey from industry super group HESTA underlines why it is important for early childhood teachers to join the IEU. The survey found that although many early childhood educators (the survey did not distinguish between teachers and educators) were happy with their employer, they were still considering leaving the profession due to low pay.
19 Aug 2021 -
Media Release: Open letter to the ACT Chief Minister: Priority vaccinations for staff in schools and early childhood services
Our union represents teachers and support staff in the non-government education sector in NSW and the ACT. I am writing concerning today’s announcement of 22 new COVID cases and a total of 67 active COVID cases in the ACT. A number of these cases are associated with school communities, including most recently St Thomas Aquinas Primary School and Holy Spirit Primary School. The union appreciates the efforts the ACT government is making to deal with this crisis, including the lockdown in place until 2 September 2021.
18 Aug 2021 -
Union win: Vaccine priority for all school staff in hotspots
All school staff and early childhood teachers now have priority vaccination status in the 11 local government areas (LGAs) of concern for COVID-19 in greater Sydney. They are: Bayside, Blacktown, Burwood, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool, Paramatta and Strathfield. Many suburbs around Penrith are also included (see below).
16 Aug 2021 -
NESA callout: Have your say on draft English and Maths K–2 syllabuses
Consultation is open until 23 August, and members are invited to give feedback.
13 Aug 2021 -
Video: IEU stands up for school staff at NSW Parliament COVID Inquiry
NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Mark Northam addressed the Public Accountability Committee's Inquiry into the NSW Government's management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the video here.
12 Aug 2021 -
Media release: Return to school - Let’s all play by the same rules
The IEU rejects today’s call by the Association of Independent Schools (the organisation representing independent schools) for principals of these schools to have the autonomy to determine their own COVID arrangements for students returning to classrooms.
12 Aug 2021 -
URGENT meeting of IEU Reps in schools represented by the AIS
The union is calling a special meeting of IEU Reps in schools represented by the AIS in response to media comments by AIS CEO Dr Geoff Newcombe.
12 Aug 2021 -
The Unspoken Covenant
An extract from Principal Michael Reardon's draft book
11 Aug 2021 -
Winning Respect@Work
On Monday 9 August, the ACTU provided a briefing regarding the Respect@ Work Bill. Unionists have been called to action.
11 Aug 2021 -
Media Release: Vaccinate school staff before return to face-to-face teaching
The IEU welcomes NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s announcement this morning that students in the eight tightly locked down local government areas will not return to school at this time.
06 Aug 2021