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EI 6th World Congress Grant news - IEU welcomes new round of successful Solar Schools program Cooperation Not Competition RSS Get news via an RSS feed		2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 School Funding Review Education Union calls on Minister to clarify school funding remarks - 25 August The Minister for Education, Peter Garrett needs to clarify his remarks in relation to school funding and send a message to all schools that their funding is guaranteed in real terms, including Catholic and disadvantaged schools. more Time to register for National Literacy and Numeracy Week - 22 June The Independent Education Union is encouraging all schools to get registered and start preparing for the 2011 National Literacy and Numeracy Week (NLNW), which starts on Monday 29 August. more Position Available - Media/Communication Officer - 13 December 2011 A position for a Media Officer is now available with the Independent Education Union of Australia, based in Canberra ACT (for commencement in February 2012). more World Teachers' Day 2011 - Teachers for gender equality - 28 October 2011 World Teacher Day for Australia is Friday 28 October 2011. Internationally World Teachers Day is celebrated on 5 October every year. The theme for this year is Teachers for gender equality. more NAPLAN student participation rates not surprising - 20 October 2011 International evidence has shown that high stakes testing and reporting with financial rewards attached would lead to manipulation of testing outcomes. more Family-early learning program applauded - 19 October 2011 The IEU has applauded the Australian Government's commitment to extend the successful Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY), but is calling for the program to be extended to develop family-early childhood learning-school relationships. more Government education cuts are an attack on Tasmania's future - 18 October 2011 The Independent Education Union has condemned the Tasmanian Government's funding cuts to non-government schools and the devastating impact the cuts will have on the students, teachers, and families that make up these school communities. more Greens attack on school funding is an attack on workers - 17 October 2011 NSW Greens MLC John Kaye's anti-non-government school stance is laid bare in his attack today, said Independent Education Union Federal Secretary Chris Watt. more Missed opportunity to agree to fully-fund education for students with a disability - 17 October 2011 Friday's meeting of Australian Education Ministers has missed a clear opportunity to ensure that the implementation of the new model measures the actual resources needed to properly educate students with disabilities, according to the union representing 70,000 workers in non-government schools. more IEU Submission to Gonski Review of School Funding - 5 October 2011 The Independent Education Union submission to the Gonski Review into School Funding. more PM disabled children are waiting for you to do better - 4 October 2011 The Prime Minister should act immediately to invest more in the education of disabled children following her remarks at last night's Community Cabinet meeting in Tasmania that, "we can do better and we should do better". more School funding boost can make Australia an education leader - 30 September 2011 The Independent Education Union is challenging the Australian Government to increase funding in school education to meet, and beat OECD education funding levels and make Australia a world leader in education. more Trades Training Centres a good idea for low-SES areas - 29 September 2011 The Independent Education Union has welcomed the announcement that the next round of Trades Training Centres will give priority to schools in lower socio-economic areas. more National curriculum needs to tell the real story of Australian Indigenous history - 26 September 2011 The union representing teachers in non-government schools has called on the Australian Government and Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) to review the treatment of Indigenous history within the national history curriculum. more National curriculum support & teacher development welcome - 23 September 2011 The union representing teachers in non-government schools has welcomed the announcement of $41.2 million in digital resources and personal development to assist teachers to implement the new national curriculum. more Funding for Teachers Applauded - 15 September 2011 The Federal Government's Positive Partnerships initiative is providing more help at school for children with autism more Non-government school staff jobs under threat - 14 September 2011 OECD data has been misrepresented in what is effectively a call for job losses in non-government schools. more Gonski research papers softening schools for funding cuts - 6 September 2011 School funding research papers released last week by the Gonski review are favouring cuts to funding to non-government schools across Australia. more Pacific Islands Forum should act on Fiji human rights abuses - 6 September 2011 The Education Union representing over 68,000 teachers in Australia is calling on the Pacific Islands Forum to take strong action to force Fiji to stop human rights violations of Fijian people and union leaders. more School Funding Paper Misses the Mark - 31 August 2011 The Schooling Challenges and Opportunities paper is a disappointing contribution to the Gonski review, writes Independent Education Union Federal Secretary Chris Watt. more Ministers not so obvious school funding point - 26 August 2011 Five paragraphs of a speech by Education Minister Peter Garrett on school funding given to a principals' conference have been deleted from his Ministerial website. more Queensland house fire tragedy - 25 August 2011 The thoughts of the IEU and its members are with the family and the community after the horrific loss of 11 lives in this week's house fire in Slacks Creek, QLD. Please donate. more Postcard 'to' (former) Paradise - 15 August 2011 IEU members are writing to Fijian military leader Commodore Bainimarama urging him to restore worker and human rights more Protect Retail Workers' Rights - 11 August 2011 Retail employers are proposing cutting wages by 10 per cent and scrapping penalty rates. You can voice your concern. more The World is Watching Fiji - 11 August 2011 Australian unions call on Fijian regime to cease harassment of unions and respect human rights more IEU Condemns Anti-Worker Actions in Fiji - 4 August 2011 Arrests of unionists and further removal of worker rights in Fiji in recent days have been condemned by the IEU. The IEU Federal Secretary has written to the COPE General Secretary expressing our support and solidarity. more Gonski review should recognise fundamental funding basics - 3 August 2011 Letter to the Editor - Australian Financial Review Wednesday 3 August 2011 more Grant news - IEU welcomes new round of successful Solar Schools program - 1 August 2011 The IEU has welcomed the Australian Government's announcement of $25 million for a new round of the National Solar Schools Program. more Schools and teacher entitlements not up for sale! - 1 August 2011 All schools should be transparent and accountable with taxpayers' money, but school buildings and grounds or money set aside for teacher entitlements should not be included on the MySchool website as they are not up for sale. more Opinion Piece - Greens need to escape captivity - 27 July 2011 Opinion Piece, Online Opinion - Greens need to escape captivity more Catholic and Independent schools get value for taxpayers' BER money - 8 July 2011 The Building the Education Revolution (BER) Taskforce report released today showed that Catholic and Independent schools got value for taxpayers' money. more Ministers comes up short on principals' standard - 8 July 2011 The Federal and state and territory governments need to go back to the drawing board on principals' standards according to the Independent Education Union. more Flexibility Key to Teacher Rewards - 7 July 2011 The IEUA has urged education ministers to consider national and international evidence about what works in relation to rewarding teachers and schools more IEUA Applauds Funding to Increase Number of Indigenous Teachers - 7 July 2011 The IEUA supports all actions taken to encourage Indigenous people to pursue teaching careers and strategies put in place to retain in these people in education, writes IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Watt more Smarter teachers equals smarter schools - 28 June 2011 The Independent Education Union has welcomed the Australian Government's announcement of $138 million in funding to continue to help schools improve students' literacy and numeracy skills. more Respect needed in School Funding debate - 27 June 2011 The funding of Australian schools is a matter of importance for every Australian. The debate over how schools are funded should conducted in a respectful manner. more Statement to all State and Commonwealth Education Ministers and Shadow Ministers - 14 June 2011 The Australian Curriculum Coalition (ACC) believes that it is imperative at this midpoint in the development of the Australian Curriculum that thoughtful and considered deliberation be given to implementation of critical elements of the proposed curriculum. more Cooperation Not Competition - 3 June 2011 What kind of education system will permit a country to have the people skills needed to compete globally? more QNT Branch Signs Social Compact - 2 June 2011 The IEUA QNT Branch will sign the historic Social Compact in support of North Queensland Land Council representatives during project and wage negotiations involving developments and industry developments and industry on Aboriginal land. more Hands Across Australia School Competition 2011 - 31 May 2011 GenerationOne and the Australian School of Performing Arts once again invite Australian schools to get involved in the Hands Across Australia School Competition. more National Testing Push Yielded Few Learning Advances - 31 May 2011 Education policies pushing more tests haven't necessarily led to more learning, according to a new US National Research Council report more National Sorry Day 2011 - 26 May 2011 The National Sorry Day Committee invites you or your community group to join so many other Australians in commemorating SORRY DAY 2011 more Don't Stand for Homophobic Bullying - 20 May 2011 A fantastic video...... more State Sponsored Persecution - 13 May 2011 Commentator and retired diplomat Bruce Haigh asks the simple question: "Of all the asylum seekers in Australia, why are those arriving by boat being persecuted by Government?" more IEUA Federal Council Unanimously Carries Resolution on Asylum Seekers - 11 May 2011 Our nation deserves courageous leadership on the challenges of asylum seekers, not acquiescence to the politics of dog-whistling, writes IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Watt. more IEUA Federal Council Unanimously Carries Resolution on Asylum Seekers - 11 May 2011 Our nation deserves courageous leadership on the challenges of asylum seekers, not acquiescence to the politics of dog-whistling, writes IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Watt. more Re-Direct Budget Dollars to Students with Disabilities - 11 May 2011 The Australian Government's commitment of an additional $200 million to support school students with disabilities is a good first payment but there is another $450 million that could be better spent, writes IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Watt more Rewarding Teachers - Ususal Mythology Regurgitated - 6 May 2011 A number of media pieces in recent days have applauded the federal government's teacher rewards announcement without acknowledging any of the international experiences and of course, blaming unions for wanting to block the proposal...and accusing teachers of currently not trying hard enough more Japan Earthquake - EI Solidarity Fund - 31 March 2011 IEUA Branches have donated $8000 AUD to the Educational International Solidarity Fund to assist relief efforts and the Japan Teachers Union to support teachers and students. more Review of Funding for Schooling - 31 March 2011 School funding should ensure that there is opportunity for all Australian families to access the high quality and diverse non-government school system - IEUA Submission more Correcting the Fix should not Break the System - 28 March 2011 The presumption that any adjustment of the 'funding maintained' fix would see a reduction in funding to non-government schools is erroneous writes IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Watt more Funding Comments Imbalance - 28 March 2011 Comments in the Hobart Mercury alleging 'total abuse of the system' are imbalanced, misleading and continue to play to conservative, anti-non-government school audiences. more National School Funding Campaign - 25 March 2011 The IEUA concluded its national seminar in Canberra today by agreeing to lobby all Federal politicians on the need for a fairer funding system writes IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Watt more ABS Schools Data - 17 March 2011 A massive vote of confidence in non-government educators by the Australian public more IEUA Calls for Overhaul of State School Funding - 10 March 2011 It's time for public school lobbyists to hold State school systems to account for their systemic failure to fund lesser educationally advantaged schools adequately, writes IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Watt. more Public School Lobby: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics - 9 March 2011 While the figures are correct, the decision to compare schools from one sector in a high SES area with schools in another sector in a low SES is nothing short of desperate, writes IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Watt more International Women's Day - 8 March - 7 March 2011 Celebrating achievements and some major challenges remaining. The Union movement has much about which to be proud, but the struggle remains around the globe. more MySchool 2.0 will Explode Funding Myths - 3 March 2011 "Myths about the actual expenditure on students will be exploded when the real costs of educating students across this vast nation are revealed" writes IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Watt. more School Funding Allegation Outrageous Slur - 22 February 2011 It is an outrageous slur to suggest that non-government schools are 'pocketing' government funding writes IEUA Federal Secretary Chris Watt. more Education Disability Standards Review Welcomed - 15 February 2011 To date, the needs of students with disabilities have not been adequately met and schools have struggled to meet the resource needs. The Federal Government's review into the Education Disability Standards is most welcomed. more National Teacher Standards Welcomed...But Not Highly Accomplished - 9 February 2011 There remain fundamental, structural issues with the National Teacher Standards and a missed opportunity writes Independent Education Union of Australia Federal Secretary Chris Watt. more EI World Women's Conference - 20 January 2011 Assistant Secretary Christine Cooper is leading an IEUA delegation at the Education International World Women's Conference in Bangkok, Thailand more Address to Education International World Congress - July 2011 IEU Federal Secretary Address to EI World Congress, Cape Town more Australia needs a new approach to asylum seekers and refugees - Thursday 8 September 2011 The IEU. is a signatory with hundreds of other organisations and individuals across Australia calling for a new, just and humane approach to asylum seekers and refugees. Read the statement which we supported in The Australian newspaper today. more Education Ministers should reject performance pay - Friday 14 October 2011 Education Ministers meeting in Melbourne today should stand up for teachers and reject the Australian Government's flawed teacher performance pay scheme, according the union representing 70,000 teachers in non-government schools. more IEU relationship with the ACTU - July 2011 Letter from the IEU Secretary regarding the relationship with the ACTU and ACTU education policy more Inspirational teachers deserve recognition - Friday 14 October 2011 The Independent Education Union has congratulated the teachers and principals who have been recognised as either winners or finalists at the Australian Awards for Outstanding Teaching and School Leadership. more