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Teacher voices as well as science: from The Conversation
Important educational research can’t be done through randomised controlled trials alone.
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Prominent Australian women call for #safetyequityrespect
The #SafetyRespectEquity campaign was launched on the eve of IWD 2022 by a dozen female leaders including Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins with the release of a letter and video to the nation.
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IEU WIN: NCCD Evidence Requirements Clarified
The IEU has helped streamline evidence collection for the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) as part of its campaign to reduce the impact of non-teaching tasks upon members.
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Mind Your Head – and identify mental health risks in your workplace
The Mind Your Head campaign gives workplaces the resources they need to identify and address workplace mental health hazards.
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From The Conversation: why teachers leave their profession
When surveyed about why teachers leave, salary did not feature in the top ten reasons. A loss of passion for teaching, stress and burnout, struggling to cope with their roles and a lack of connection with students were the most common reasons.
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From The SMH: Pay teachers $130,000 to attract high achievers, review says
The final report of Quality Initial Teacher Education Review concludes that lifting top pay by $30,000 to $130,000 would make young high achievers 13 percentage points more likely to choose teaching as a career.
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Changes to mask, vaccination rules announced
Important changes to COVID settings in Victorian schools have been announced by the state government.
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What the government school Agreement means for IEU members
This new Agreement does not cover our workplaces but sets a new benchmark in our bargaining with Victorian Catholic and independent school employers, so it’s important to understand what’s in it!
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From ABC News: Government shelves religious freedom bill indefinitely
Flawed law bites the dust for now, after strenuous opposition.
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From The Examiner: Catholic Education Tasmania did not rule out sackings if Discrimination Bill passes
Catholic schools in Tasmania have not ruled out the possibility of sacking or not employing teachers who openly identify as LGBTIQ+ if proposed changes to the Religious Discrimination Bill are passed.
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The latest education news and opinions
In this news wrap, we’re concentrating on the big issues of the moment, because they’re too important to ignore. Religious Discrimination Bill, COVID. Workload and teachers shortages.
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IEU wins for staff stood down during COVID lockdown
The IEU has recorded another major legal victory, with Peninsula Grammar agreeing to pay the wages of non-teaching staff who were stood down during the first COVID lockdown in 2020.
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Let’s get Women of Steel into schools
Binged Succession and searching for viewing options? Try this award-winning documentary about the historic 14-year fought by women to gain the right to work at the Wollongong steelworks.
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From The Conversation: Only 19% of Australians agree religious schools should be able to ban LGBT teachers
A new survey, soon to be published in the Journal of Sociology, shows a majority of Australians do not think religious organisations that provide government-funded public services should be allowed to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people.
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AEU strikes a deal with the Victorian Government
Today, the AEU announced an in-principle deal with the Victorian Government for the next Agreement covering staff in Victorian government education.
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College backdown underscores perils of proposed discrimination bill
College’s ‘contract’ proposal proved that the Religious Discrimination Bill will enable discrimination against LGBTIQ+ kids under the cover of religious beliefs.
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Why workload remains the biggest issue facing teachers
The workloads of education staff have been an issue since long before the pandemic, and must be addressed now for the good of the entire education system.
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COVID-19 information: resources list
One stop site for crucial resources, from vaccination advice to the latest government information.
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From The Conversation: Teachers don’t have time to do their job properly
Nine in every 10 teachers say they don’t have enough time to prepare for their daily classes, a Grattan Institute survey has found.
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From The Conversation: A short history of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
January 26, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Ngambri Ngunnawal/Canberra – the longest continuous protest in the country, and the world.