Please Explain - 16 November 2009 A coalition of education groups including the IEUA, AEU, both government and non-government parent associations and a number of principals' associations have written jointly to the Deputy Prime Minister about managing the risks arising from the new school reporting arrangements.more
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace - 16 October 2009 It has been ten years since the last review into legislation surrounding equal employment opportunities for women in the workplace and since that time, there have been many other legislative and policy changes. The IEUA supports the review into the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act as a timely necessity to ensure that legislation is relevant to the current economic, social and other legislative environment.more
World Teachers Day 2009 - 25 September 2009 5 October is a day to celebrate teachers and the central role they play in guiding children, youths & adults through the life-long learning process. This year, World Teachers' Day will focus on the role of teachers within the context of the global financial and economic crisis and the need to invest in teachers now as a means to secure post-crisis regeneration.more
Early Years Learning Framework - 15 September 2009 IEUA members now have a further opportunity to participate in the Early Years Learning Framework online forum.more
Quality Reform in Early Childhood Education - 2 September 2009 The IEUA has recently made submissions to the Early Childhood Development Steering Committee on Early Childhood Education and Care Quality Reforms. the IEUA emphasised the importance of ensuring that an integrated set of national quality standards did not minimise the existing state/territory standards.more
Teach for Australia- Myth and Reality - 1 September 2009 "The news that Australia is following the US and introducing a program which puts untrained teachers in the classroom came as a real shock to us here. Simply put, you are being conned" writes Arizona State University Professor David Berliner.more
Countdown to Copenhagen - 29 August 2009 Join the IEUA in counting down to Copenhagen. At the Copenhagen Conference in December, world leaders will decide how nations intend to fulfil commitments under the Kyoto Protocol and how they will work together on the climate change agendamore
Equal Pay Day - 25 August 2009 On average, it takes women 14 months to earn the same amount men earn in 12 months. Working from the financial year on 1st July, 1 September commemorates the day when women's earnings "catch up".more
NO to League Tables - 20 August 2009 Children and parents deserve better than simplistic league tables that purport to rank school achievement. The IEUA will continue to lobby politicians and educate the public about the minimum standards the community should have in relation to school reporting.more
Senate Inquiry into the Welfare of International Students - 7 August 2009 In its submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Welfare of International Students the IEUA expresses its strong view that the laissez faire approach to employment in this industry in indicative of attitudes widely held by providers, agents and other stake-holders. There appears to be little emphasis put on education or student welfare, but rather profit appears to be the primary motivating force.more
National Catholic Employers Attack on Workers - 17 July 2009 In their submissions to the Award Modernisation process the national Catholic employers have proposed a longer school year for staff, reductions in conditions and entitlements and that some workers in the schools' sector should be 'award free'.more
Let Schools Get On With The Job - 25 June 2009 One has to ask what the Federal Opposition has against schools and their communities given their most recent attempts to stop the flow of dollars, asks IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Watt.more
Faith Schools are Great Schools - 19 June 2009 IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Watt condemns the attack on 'etho-religious' schools by the AEU.more
Dont Risk 2nd Rate Safety - 12 June 2009 Workplace Safety Laws are under threat. A national agreement to undercut workplace safety standards is close to approval. Unions would be stopped from taking court action against workplace safety breachesmore
One Law For All - 11 June 2009 Ark Tribe is a SA construction worker facing 6 months jail - charged with not attending an interview with the ABCC. These laws must be changed.more
Countdown to Copenhagen - 5 June 2009 At the Copenhagen Conference in December, world leaders will decide how nations intend to fulfil commitments under the Kyoto Protocol and how they will work together on the climate change agenda.more
Hands Up for Education - 20 May 2009 On Wednesday 20th May the new website for the EI campaign on the economic crisis was launched. The theme for the campaign is "Hands Up for Education". The website has been designed to provide a resource for member organisations to use in their national campaigns for increased expenditure on education during the economic crisis and campaigns against cuts in national education budgets. The site will provide information on the latest developments and arguments in favour of investment in education.more
Fiji Teacher Unionist Sacked after 'democracy comments' - 15 May 2009 Fijian Teachers' Association President, Mr. Tevita Koroi was dismissed last week from his position as principal of Nasinu Secondary School. Mr. Koroi was suspended from his school in December 2008, after his comments at the launch of Movement for Democracy in Fiji (MD Fiji).more
IEUA Welcomes Paid Parental Leave - 14 May 2009 The IEUA has welcomed the Federal Government's announcement that it will introduce an 18-week paid parental leave scheme in January 2011more
School Reporting - 13 May 2009 The recent publication of 'league table' results in the Hobart Mercury newspaper highlights the concerns that the IEUA has had about comparative school reporting. Such 'league tables' do not improve the quality of education in schools but run the real risk of marginalising students and their school communities.more
IEUA Indigenous Education - 2 April 2009 The IEUA believes that critical attention is required in relation to a wide range of Indigenous Education issues. The IEUA policy endorsed in principle by Annual Council supports the development of different structures and models that take into account the needs of Indigenous students and their particular communities and that are appropriate to the contextmore
IEUA National Seminar Welcomes Deputy Prime Minister - 2 April 2009 The IEUA's national seminar welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Gillard's comments on working cooperatively with stakeholders and resourcing education to provide opportunities to enhance quality teaching writesIEUA Federal Secretary Chris Wattmore
Quality Teaching Framework - 2 April 2009 Following endorsement by Annual Council, the IEUA Quality Teaching Frameowrk has been launched. The framework is based on the central principle that the development and support of high quality teaching is the responsibility not only of teachers individually and as a profession, but of schools, systems and governments.more
Award Modernisation - 6 March 2009 The IEUA made a comprehensive submission to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission in relation to the Educational Services Industry stage of the award modernisation process.more
National Goals Action Plan - 6 March 2009 The IEUA supports, in principle, the MCEETYA Action Plan 2009-2012 for the Educational Goals for Young Australians. The IEUA believes that the Action Plan provides an appropriate framework for the building of a comprehensive program of action to deliver the Goals.more
Senate Blocks School Building Fund - 12 February 2009 A once in a generation opportunity to act decisively, to support Australian jobs and to substantially improve school infrastructure has been frustrated by the Senate writes IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Wattmore
Childcare Inquiry - 2 February 2009 "There is a strong need for Government at all levels to take on more responsibility in guaranteeing high quality of early childhood education and care for all Australian children" writes the IEUA in its submission to the Senate Childcare Inquiry..more
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