Member contributions celebrated

19 November, 2021

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.

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Protecting supervising teachers priority as practicum payment negotiations begin

Nov 18, 2021 | 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 negotiations begin.

Members’ voice heard on NCCD: Too long, too much and too little

Nov 18, 2021 | Member action, Professional issues

Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Paul Giles reflects on the recent survey undertaken by our union regarding the implementation of Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) across Queensland and Northern Territory schools during 2021.

Voicing concerns: speaking up about vocal injury in teachers

Nov 17, 2021 | 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.