TAFE & Adult Provision TAFE teachers join forces for a better deal 4 Dec 2023 As we gear up for a year of action in the TAFE sector, a new survey shows TAFE teachers are struggling to cope with higher workloads and lower resources.
For everyone Educating for peace 4 Dec 2023 The AEU has called on the Albanese government to advocate for an immediate ceasefire and to support the establishment of a peaceful settlement to the conflict in Israel and Palestine.
Schools Solidarity with students striking for climate 4 Dec 2023 As the impact of climate change starts to bite, the AEU and other unions are demanding government listen to our students and take action to protect their future.
Schools Women just wanna have fundamental rights 3 Dec 2023 During her 50 years in schools, Robyn Young has seen a huge amount of change, particularly for women. She tells us about her passion for lifelong learning.
For everyone Our 2023 summer reading guide 3 Dec 2023 With the festive season almost upon us, here is our recommended reading for the relaxing days ahead.
Schools Just dancing in the dark 2 Dec 2023 A new education program is removing barriers to hitting the dancefloor. SIMMONE HOWELL reports.
Schools Rewarding excellence: this year’s state teaching awards 1 Dec 2023 It comes as no surprise that so many of this year’s winners of the Victorian Education Excellence Awards are AEU members.
For everyone Stand up for every child 16 Nov 2023 The deliberate underfunding of public schools has to end – and it’s up to us to send this message to our politicians, loud and clear.
Schools Your employment ‘intentions and preferences’ for the upcoming year 24 Oct 2023 Towards the end of Term 4, many members are asked about their employment preferences for the upcoming year. So, if you intend to make changes, what do you need to do?
For everyone The Kate Mildenhall effect 19 Oct 2023 Kate Mildenhall is one of Melbourne’s most loved novelists. She tells us about her novel, teaching, and growing up with unionism in the blood.
For everyone Why our members are voting YES 4 Oct 2023 AEU branch councillors tell us why they are supporting the campaign for a Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at the upcoming referendum on 14 October.
For everyone From your president: Creating real change 4 Oct 2023 Conservative commentators love to argue that “funding isn’t everything”, but everyone who works in public education knows the link between the challenges they face and a long-standing lack of resources.
For everyone My Favourite Things: Then and now 4 Oct 2023 The rate of technological change means workplaces look different every year. Here we celebrate some new additions, and (hazily) recollect the long-lost past.
For everyone School funding wars: when the rich win, the country loses 3 Oct 2023 Writer and lawyer MAEVE McGREGOR argues that the shameful inequity in Australia’s school funding amounts to state-sanctioned discrimination.
For everyone Full funding For Every Child 3 Oct 2023 The AEU has launched its latest campaign for full funding for public schools with a new report showing that the achievement gap and the resourcing gap are one and the same.
For everyone The Lowdown: You and your news 3 Oct 2023 In the era of algorithms feeding us individualised ‘news’, teaching media literacy might need to take a very different form.
For everyone TV review: The First Inventors, SBS 3 Oct 2023 This eye-opening doco series with a big, generous heart should be mandatory viewing in all schools, writes STEPHEN A RUSSELL.
Schools Power to the podcast 3 Oct 2023 AEU members Irene Palamaras and Paul Booth have dug deep into their own pockets to share their hard-won wisdom on empowering health & safety reps in schools.
For everyone Dancing into the future 3 Oct 2023 If we follow the ‘education map’ too rigidly, and stop trusting our instincts, we might find ourselves a long way from our destination, argues TRAVIS MCKENZIE.
For everyone Licence to chill 3 Oct 2023 If we can just step away form the glue gun and let kids improvise, Book Week should continue to meet its original, low-key premise for many generations to come, argues A.J. BETTS.