Schools Principal class: Respect for our profession 31 Mar 2023 Time in lieu also represents a win that enables us to build respect for our profession – just as assessment and planning time and the laptop wins did in previous decades.
Schools Adaptive leadership and staffing shortages 6 Dec 2022 The AEU is campaigning for system-level responses to the staffing crisis, with PCA members managing the toughest challenges since the 1990s.
Schools Principal consultation and staff retention 19 Sep 2022 Wins in the VGSA 2022 change the way principal class work is defined and allocated.
Schools Creating safe spaces for you and your staff 7 Jul 2022 Leading public schools involves deploying systems and processes to ensure that staff, including principal class employees, are safe at work. Here’s the latest on OHS for PCA members.
Schools Member action wins reform 6 Apr 2022 The proposed VGSA 2022 sees significant reforms to the way compulsory employer superannuation is paid for principal class members.
Schools Respecting our leaders 15 Dec 2021 Most school leaders have spent many hours this term working in emergency management due to COVID-19, on top of their already over-full workloads.
Schools Ensuring principal class safety 6 Sep 2021 The recent meeting of the AEU Federal Executive resolved to investigate ways to address ‘principal health and safety’ issues, particularly regarding mental health and psychological safety.
Schools Protecting principals 5 Jul 2021 The AEU welcomes state moves to provide better legal protection for principals threatened by violent and aggressive parents.
Schools Power in the principal class 6 Apr 2021 Only the AEU has the capacity to negotiate for principal pay and conditions, side by side with all schools members.
Schools Leading a paradigm shift 9 Dec 2020 As we look towards the end of ‘the longest school year’ in history, principal class (PCA) members are undertaking annual planning with a different mindset.
Schools PCA matters: Australia’s educational leaders step up 10 Jun 2020 Public school leaders have ensured that in spite of the overwhelming disruption caused by COVID-19, all students continued to have access to quality teaching and learning.
Schools PCA members supporting one another 31 Mar 2020 For school principals facing challenges at work, their best support often comes from colleagues at nearby schools.
Schools Rolling out the Education State 16 Dec 2019 Principals often feel caught in the middle as a constant stream of initiatives are put in place by a government pushing its Education State agenda.
Schools Limiting stress and injury 9 Aug 2019 Principal health and safety remains a key focus for the AEU’s Principal Class Association.