10,05,23 | School support staff, Teachers
The 2023-2024 federal budget announced overnight is a positive start to beginning the long-term repair of a broken education system in Australia after a decade of neglect by the previous coalition government. IEUA Federal Secretary Brad Hayes said the new budget...
02,05,23 | Equity, Teachers
The federal Minister for Education, Jason Clare, has announced the members of the National School Reform Agreement (NSRA) Ministerial Reference Group which will include the IEU. Our union welcomes the opportunity to participate in the Reference Group and play a key...
27,03,23 | Beginning Educators (BEnet), Teachers
The federal Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA) welcomes the opportunity to share the classroom insights and experiences of our 75,000 members as part of the Teacher Education Expert Panel consultation process following release of the Panel’s...
22,03,23 | Collective bargaining, Member action, Teachers, Workers' rights
Queensland Catholic school employers have been called out for their failure to address, or even have a plan to fix, the current workload crisis facing the sector’s teachers. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said workload and work intensification were preventing...
14,03,23 | Beginning Educators (BEnet), Teachers, Union win
The support of our union has helped a graduate teacher member progress through the classification scale and secure higher pay. IEU-QNT Organiser Krystal Pearson said our member approached her for assistance after attending a presentation for early career teachers...
06,03,23 | Teachers
Attempts to drastically shorten ITE programs and send people into classrooms before they are prepared raise significant concerns for our union. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said the recent NSW government announcement that ‘aspiring teachers in NSW will soon be...
06,03,23 | Teachers
IEU and QTU-led negotiations have resulted in a 3.66% increase each year to practicum supervision rates for the next three years. The Practicum Supervision Agreement between our union, the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU), the Australian Higher Education Industrial...
01,02,23 | Teachers, Union win, Workers' rights
Our union has helped secure job-share arrangements for a member, reinforcing flexible working arrangements as a good option for employers to retain staff while helping employees achieve a better work/life balance. IEU member Kelly reached out to her IEU Organiser...
07,12,22 | Equity, Teachers
Recently elected to our union’s Branch Executive as well as taking up the IEU Rep position at her school, Pi Lee is no stranger to advocacy, leadership and making a difference. Described by her year 10 students as “positive, patient, empowering and hardworking”, Pi is...
08,11,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
Recently, lesson banks have been trending in the media as a solution to teachers’ excessive workloads, stress and burnout and while helpful for many, IEU members know they aren’t the solution the ongoing workload crisis plaguing our profession. Some jurisdictions,...
08,11,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
Our union remains concerned about the increased use of Permission To Teach in schools as a stop gap for teacher shortages, particularly in regional and rural areas. Permission To Teach (PTT) enables a person who is not a registered teacher to be approved by the...
26,10,22 | Early childhood, School support staff, Teachers
The IEU has welcomed the federal government’s budget commitment to fund an additional 4,000 education university places as a $159 million dollar long-term investment in quality teaching and quality learning. IEU Federal Secretary Christine Cooper said the government’s...
12,10,22 | Teachers
Several long-standing IEU members are featured in this years’ World Teachers’ Day (QLD) campaign, sharing the moments they celebrate and inspire them as teachers. Queensland will mark World Teachers’ Day on Friday, 28 October with the theme “Teaching through every...
05,09,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
If you teach an Applied Syllabus in Queensland, now is the time to have your say in the Senior Syllabus Review. The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority has released second drafts of the Applied Syllabuses and is looking for feedback from teachers, students...
29,08,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
IEU members have a place at the table along with other key on the implementation of the new national curriculum within Queensland. IEU-QNT Research Officer Dr Adele Schmidt, who is representing our union on the implementation working group, said the Queensland...
29,08,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
Our union and the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) are continuing to negotiate for new rates of pay and working conditions for practicum supervision and co-ordination. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said during the last two meetings, the Australian Higher...
22,08,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
Members should be aware the NT government has exempted the teaching profession from participating in the Automatic Mutual Recognition (AMR) scheme, meaning teachers are currently unable to use the AMR scheme to work as a teacher in the NT. The exemption is in place...
25,07,22 | Member benefits, Teachers
Applications are now open for full-time or part-time teachers, middle leaders and principals to participate in a short-term virtual exchange paired with teachers from either Alberta (Canada) or Colorado (USA). The e-exchange program is a unique opportunity for...
13,06,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
Our union continues to advocate for members in practicum supervision negotiations as well as in the initial teacher education space, where our concerns are growing. Supervision rate increase agreed, further negotiations needed around conditions Negotiations for a new...
13,06,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
A new government brings new opportunities for real change in the teaching profession and ensuring the voices of teachers are at the heart of those changes, writes IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke. As the voice of members, our union looks forward to having the...
13,06,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
IEU members should be aware of a number of key changes in the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)’s recently released new Australian Curriculum. Although the new curriculum is in no way radical or transformational, it has been designed to...
13,06,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
New Monash University research has found that nearly half of teachers are ready to leave the profession due to unsustainable workloads. Nearly 2500 primary and secondary school teachers from across the country took part in the research with only 41% of respondents...
13,06,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
The workforce crisis in Australian schools should be recognised as a sign that schools need greater staffing and resourcing to deliver high-quality, high-equity education for all students. This will be our union’s main focus in our submission to the Review of the...
13,06,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
The Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) is undertaking consultation with key stakeholders about its process for transitioning from provisional to full registration policy. IEU-QNT Research Officer Dr Adele Schmidt said our union encouraged members to take part and...
16,05,22 | Teachers
High achieving prospective teachers would get up to $12,000 per year for entering the profession should the ALP win the federal election. High school students with an ATAR of 80 or higher would receive $10,000 per year for the length of their teacher education...
10,05,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
Teachers who are working in very remote areas are encouraged to apply for a scheme which reduces Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debts. The scheme has two parts, the first of which began in 2019 allows teachers to apply to have the indexation on their...
10,05,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
With NAPLAN testing being held this week across the country, it is a good time to review the upcoming changes set to be implemented following the 2020 NAPLAN Review and the longstanding advocacy of our union to all levels of government. What are the changes from 2023?...
21,03,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
Union advocacy has secured a payment increase for practicum supervision and continued negotiations for stronger protections of working conditions. Our union, along with the Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) is continuing negotiations with the Australian Higher Education...
21,03,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
Emergence of alternative models of pre-service teacher experience, including paid internships, has potential to put high-quality education practice and delivery at risk. Our union is particularly concerned about emergent trends in Initial Teacher Education (ITE)...
21,03,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
The new national curriculum still has not been confirmed in full, despite the Federal Government aiming for implementation in 2023. The latest version of the curriculum was meant to be endorsed at the last Education Ministers Meeting held in February. This was so that...
21,03,22 | Beginning Educators (BEnet), Professional issues, Teachers
The final report into Initial Teacher Education (ITE) is one characterised by a fundamental failure to understand the profession or recognise that ITE depends upon access to schools and supervising teachers, according to IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke. Mr Burke...
23,02,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
The determination of Queensland Catholic school employers to control the process for Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher (HALT) applications without seeking the support of our union has led to a woeful take up of the roles across the state. IEU Branch Secretary Terry...
16,02,22 | School support staff, Teachers
School communities around the state are acknowledging the critical role of library staff and thanking them for their outstanding work as part of Queensland School Library Week (QSLW) 2022 celebrations. This year’s theme School Libraries: The Heart of Learning,...
14,02,22 | Professional issues, Teachers
The determination of Queensland Catholic school employers to control the process for Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher (HALT) applications without seeking the support of our union has led to a woeful take up of the roles across the state. IEU Branch Secretary Terry...
19,11,21 | Collective bargaining, Member action, School support staff, Teachers
Our union’s annual Excellence Awards were presented to recipients at the 2021 IEU-QNT AGM, recognising the contributions of some of our most active members.
18,11,21 | Professional issues, Teachers
Protecting supervising teachers from workload increases related to new models of preservice teacher practicum as well as ensuring payments meet benchmark standards are the priority matters for our union and the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) as practicum payment...
17,11,21 | Professional issues, Teachers
Global research reveals up to 30% of teachers will experience a voice problem at some stage of their career, creating the need to educate teachers on how to protect and preserve their voices, as journalist Emily Campbell writes. Compared to the general population,...
17,11,21 | Beginning Educators (BEnet), Member benefits, Teachers
Our union recognises that quality mentoring provides crucial support for beginning teachers, although unfortunately, mentoring is not always readily accessible in schools. It’s why the IEU Mentoring Program was established in 2018, to connect experienced teacher...
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...
03,09,21 | Teachers, Workers' rights
Northern Territory members are invited to participate in a project conducted by Charles Darwin University researchers on the effects of violent student behaviours on teacher wellbeing. The aim of the research is to contribute to, and better, current teacher...
27,07,21 | Member action, Teachers
An IEU-QNT member has been acknowledged for her outstanding contribution to the Queensland Catholic education community as part of the 2021 Spirit of Catholic Education Awards. As part of Catholic Education Week 2021 celebrations, IEU member Ann Blakeney, a prep...
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 | Beginning Educators (BEnet), Teachers, Workers' rights
Excessive demands placed on early-career teachers have damaging, long-term impacts on their classroom management according to a new Australian study, writes IE journalist Jessica Willis. The study surveyed 395 teachers on how their workload, school resources and...
27,05,21 | Teachers, Workers' rights
Our union is calling for school employers and leadership teams to ensure there are clear policies and expectations of parents and/or carers when engaging with school staff through online meetings. The call is in response to growing reports from School Chapters...
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.
24,05,21 | Member benefits, School support staff, Teachers, Union win
In just the last two years alone, our union has recovered more than $3.9m in underpayments, allowances and compensation for members through the work of our expert industrial team and IEU organisers. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said this outcome was only...
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....
25,03,21 | COVID-19, Teachers, Workers' rights
As the JobKeeper end date of 28 March approaches, members employed in the ELICOS sector are facing further devastation as private English language colleges across Australia close their doors. IEU-QNT Growth Organiser Aaron Watson said our union has been made aware of...
