14,09,21 | Professional issues, Workers' rights
Over the past ten years, school leaders have faced an increasing rate of bullying, physical violence, threats of violence, slander, sexual and verbal harassment. The Australian Principal Occupation Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey (2020) revealed that 2020 was a...
07,09,21 | Professional issues, Teachers
Our federal office has raised the voices of our 75,000 members across the country in the federal government’s review into quality Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Our formal submission highlighted the fact quality initial teacher education cannot be supported in a...
06,09,21 | Professional issues, Teachers
Our union has been engaged in consultation with The Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) regarding proposed new policy and guidelines for Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher (HALT) certification renewal in Queensland. Although overall we are supportive of the...
03,09,21 | Professional issues, Teachers
Representation of our union on the Norther Territory Teacher Registration Board (TRB) is crucial to ensuring the voices of members are heard regarding the professional concerns they face. IEU-QNT Branch Executive and teacher Louise Lenzo, who represents our union on...
06,08,21 | Member benefits, Professional issues
Today our union celebrates National Primary Principals’ Day, thanking members for the contribution they make as school leaders each and every day. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said the past 18 months, in particular, has been a challenging time for school...
20,07,21 | Professional issues, Teachers
2021 is a milestone year for education in Queensland, as the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) celebrates 50 years since the establishment of the Board of Teacher Education and the beginning of the development of a teacher registration framework in Queensland....
22,06,21 | Professional issues
Ensuring the input of First Nations members in the Northern Territory (NT) government’s newly announced Education Engagement Strategy will be a priority for our union. The new strategy aims to improve student engagement and educational outcomes for young...
22,06,21 | Professional issues
A new study has revealed the impact menstrual disorders and period pain is having on the education of young women, as journalist Jessica Willis writes. Menstrual disorders are highly prevalent in adolescents and young women. Period pain affects about 75 percent of...
22,06,21 | Early childhood, Professional issues
As many IEU members will know, our union has been involved in consultations arranged by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) on the new National Workforce Strategy, set to be endorsed and published by the end of 2021. Journalist...
22,06,21 | Early childhood, Professional issues
There’s a need for more books featuring strength-based representations of people with a disability, journalist Emily Campbell writes. Children’s books are powerful tools which allow developing young minds to make sense of their own and others’ experiences and...
22,06,21 | Early childhood, Professional issues
Journalist Emily Campbell explores a recent study by Monash University researchers into Parental Mental Illness and discusses strategies found to assist when working with children who have mentally ill parents. Parental Mental Illness (PMI) and the repercussions for...
22,06,21 | Professional issues
Our union continues to make a difference to the professional lives of members through our direct advocacy to Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace. At a recent meeting with the Minister on Thursday, 10 June 2021 representatives from our union outlined member...
22,06,21 | Professional issues
Our union alongside the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) continues to raise significant concerns to the Queensland Education Minister and the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) regarding ACARA’s Prep-Year 10 Australian Curriculum Review. The QCAA is...
27,05,21 | Member action, Professional issues, Teachers
IEU members in Queensland have the opportunity to ensure their voice is heard on the state’s professional regulatory body with Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) Board election now underway.
11,05,21 | Professional issues
A new review into initial teacher education (ITE) launched by Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge, the first step in the government’s ten-year plan to “put Australia back on top for student academic performance” is at its heart an attack on the teaching profession....
10,05,21 | Professional issues
An infographic may seem a ubiquitous way to easily tell a story in today’s world, but the reason behind why that story is being told still requires careful attention and, in some cases, questioning, as IEU-QNT Research Officer and officer assisting the Education...
10,05,21 | Early childhood, Professional issues
Building trusted communication and collaboration between teachers, staff and families is essential in early childhood education – in fact, it is part of the National Quality Framework (NQF) due to its significant impact on children’s emotional and physical...
10,05,21 | Professional issues, Teachers
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Paul Giles writes about the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), how the early problems associated with the program remain and how various review recommendations will not address issues identified by IEU members....
10,05,21 | COVID-19, Professional issues
Having quickly adapted to unprecedented working conditions in 2020, the experiences and voice of teachers must form an integral part of understanding the professional and industrial implications of working in a postCOVID-19 world. Over the last 12 months, we have seen...
09,03,21 | Beginning Educators (BEnet), Professional issues
Rates of insecure work – where workers don’t have permanent jobs – are quite high in Australia. Only 60% of workers are in full or part-time permanent employment. This means many workers are employed on contracts or in casual employment arrangements. In schools, many...
01,03,21 | Professional issues, Teachers
Our union has rejected the federal government’s proposed changes to the mutual recognition arrangements for teacher registration, in a joint submission with the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU). Our union does not support the Automatic Mutual Recognition of...
01,03,21 | Professional issues, Teachers
Our union is currently in negotiations with non-government education employers and universities regarding the agreements governing internship placements in non-government schools. IEU Research Officer Adele Schmidt said the main points under contention are new...
01,03,21 | Professional issues, Teachers
Sustained advocacy from our union has led to the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) conducting a review into the new Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) processes. Late last year, our union and the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) wrote to the...
01,03,21 | Professional issues, Teachers
Queensland’s representatives on ACARA’s Prep-Year 10 Australian Curriculum Review have raised significant concerns to the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA), based on revised drafts of the curriculum. The key concerns are: An insufficient...
01,03,21 | Equity, Professional issues
Instruction in First Languages offers a unique opportunity to preserve and reinvigorate Australia’s First Languages, many of which are highly endangered, and our union has formally committed to a course of work designed to support First Language programs in...
01,03,21 | COVID-19, Professional issues
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2021 has led to an increasing reliance on online platforms for both teaching and professional development. While a return to face-to-face teaching has now occurred, it is likely that increased use of digital platforms will continue into...
30,11,20 | Equity, Professional issues, Teachers
Teachers and school officers who specialise in supporting inclusive education for students with additional learning needs have key roles across all sectors of the Australian education system. IE journalist Jessica Willis talks to two IEU members and learning support...
24,11,20 | Professional issues, Teachers
Our union and the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) are calling for the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) to formally review the new Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) senior assessment processes and procedures. The call comes to ensure...
24,11,20 | Professional issues, Teachers
Research has uncovered key approaches teachers can use to be more inclusive in their classrooms when teaching mathematics to students with Down Syndrome. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said the research was promising and would help ensure teachers and school...
24,11,20 | Professional issues, Teachers
New research conducted by academics from Western Sydney University suggests there is a link between students having a positive attitude towards mathematics and science and their academic success in these subjects. The study, which involved the researchers analysing...
24,11,20 | Professional issues, Teachers
Why the teaching profession is not better respected is confronted in a new book by Professor John Buchanan (University of Technology Sydney) which confirms that our union’s long-standing Teaching: It’s Our Profession campaign remains relevant and essential....
12,11,20 | COVID-19, Professional issues
Work from home rates skyrocketed across the country this year, driven by the Australian government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of Australians working from home most days increased from 12% in March (prior to COVID-19 restrictions) to 31% in...
11,11,20 | Equity, Professional issues
The Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) condemns the federal government’s shameful rejection yesterday (10 November 2020) to fly the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags alongside the Australian national flag in Federal...
21,10,20 | Professional issues, Teachers
New research shows teachers’ salaries have been slipping behind that of other professionals for 30 years, with female and male teachers earning just 93% and 84% of average professional salaries, respectively. IEUA-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said the University...
01,10,20 | Equity, Professional issues
Bullying, harassment and violence have no place at work – yet, sadly, evidence shows these behaviours remain a problem in Australian workplaces. While there are legislative and regulatory frameworks in place that attempt to stamp out these behaviours, research...
10,08,20 | Professional issues
With less than half of Australia’s 12.5 million workers employed in a permanent, full-time job with leave entitlements, the need to address insecure work has never been greater. Insecure work strikes at the heart of what employment in the Australian workforce should...
01,07,20 | Professional issues, School support staff
The future of professional development (PD) opportunities has never been as accessible for school officers and services staff, with COVID-19 forcing schools to accept and adapt to online training and learning technology. School officers and services staff have...
01,07,20 | Equity, Industrial advice, Professional issues, Teachers
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced that flexible working arrangements are more important than ever. Under the National Employment Standards (NES), which apply to all employees covered by the national workplace relations system, certain employees have the right to...
