News
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ASPECT alert
Teacher Assistants working with ASPECT are used to the long held practice of stepping up to cover unexpected short term absences of the class teacher.
03 Apr 2019 -
Trainees and apprentices
A new Union membership category has been developed for the youngest and most vulnerable people working in our sector.
03 Apr 2019 -
Playground duty supervision
For many years now, Classroom Support and School Administrative employees in Catholic systemic schools have been able to be undertake playground supervision duties.
03 Apr 2019 -
Voice care training
It’s part and parcel of working in a school that you use your voice as a tool. And like any tool it needs to be looked after and maintained.
03 Apr 2019 -
Budget 2019 has little new for schools and even less for early childhood: education experts respond
As Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivers his first budget, education experts weigh the government's words against their funding commitments, and consider the future of education in Australia. Originally published on The Conversation.
03 Apr 2019 -
Data walls: the state of the evidence
What is the evidence that shows the effectiveness of data walls in schools? Under what conditions might data walls be most effective in informing teachers’ decisions and actions to improve learning?
01 Apr 2019 -
The wages drought
It’s no secret that wages growth across the whole country over the last few years has been sluggish (at best), with wages barely keeping up with inflation (and sometimes not even doing that).
26 Mar 2019 -
Inspired by Activists Conference
Clancy Catholic College IEU Rep Adam Scicluna hasn’t looked back since attending last year’s Activists Conference.
21 Mar 2019 -
Increasing expert demand for faster wage growth
An open letter from 124 labour market, employment relations, and labour law researchers was published today in the Australia Financial Review, promoting government action to encourage faster wage growth.
19 Mar 2019 -
NSW state election
With an election imminent, and pre-polling already commenced, the IEU has some specific 'asks' of the next NSW Government.
18 Mar 2019