Employment white paper: TAFE workforce must be supported to deliver initiatives
The Federal Government’s ambitious plans to boost Australian’s skills and knowledge, outlined in the employment white paper today, will require a properly supported TAFE teaching workforce. The Australian Education Union welcomed the additional funding for the National Skills Agreements to deliver greater resources for TAFE, including $31 million for six TAFE Centres of Excellence. “Over…
Put up a “YES” Corflute
Why displaying a “YES” corflute or poster is more important than you might think
Referendum 2023 Presentation with Rachel Bos
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about the Referendum with this presentation from Kaurna woman and educator Rachel Bos. You can contact your AEU Tasmania Branch with questions via support@aeutas.org.au More information and resources are available on the Educators For Yes page: aeutas.org.au/yes
Rockliff Government must follow Victoria’s Lead and make University teaching degrees free
Australian Education Union Tasmania is calling on the Rockliff Government to follow proactive measures interstate by making teacher university degrees free to help tackle the teacher shortage. Meanwhile, new data released today shows full-time classroom teachers in 2022 reported working more than 15 hours of unpaid time per week, well over 50 hours total, as workload pressures…
Alarming new report on poor literacy levels highlights urgent need for investment in Tasmanian schools
The Australian Education Union Tasmania Branch is calling for urgent government investment in Tasmanian schools following the release of the Saving Money by Spending: Solving Illiteracy in Australia report by the Code REaD Dyslexia Network. AEU Tasmania President David Genford said the report underlined the union’s call for full and fair funding for every child, and every…
Fully Funded Public Schools More Than Pay for Themselves: New Report
A new report published by The Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work reveals the economic payoff of fully funding public schools would be two to four times the annual cost. Released today, the report says that funding public schools to 100 per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) requires an additional $6.6 billion per…
Tasmanian Launch of Campaign for Full Funding of Public Schools
The Tasmanian launch of the campaign to secure full funding for public schools is taking place today as new figures show the benefit of a greater investment by the Federal Government. The For Every Child campaign aims to secure full funding by 2028 to allow Tasmanian public schools to reduce class sizes, increase the one-on-one…
AEU Election Notice
Nominations are now open for important elected positions at both the Tasmanian Branch level and Federal AEU. Members are encouraged to consider nominating for a position, with separate lists of positions and nomination instructions below for the Tasmanian Branch and Federal AEU positions. Election Notice – Tasmanian Branch These elections are conducted by the Australian…
Rejected Wages Offer proposal set to worsen TasTAFE teacher shortage
Australian Education Union Tasmania strongly condemns TasTAFE’s decision to reject the union’s proposed short-term Wages Offer for teachers – a decision set to worsen a severe teacher shortage at Tasmania’s TAFE. This rejection undermines the Rockliff Government’s promise to ‘pay teachers more’ and exacerbates the ongoing recruitment and inequity issues faced by TasTAFE. AEU Tasmania…
AEU Tasmania Elections coming soon – consider nominating
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) will soon announce an internal election for leadership and governance positions of the Australian Education Union (AEU) Tasmanian Branch. All AEU members are invited to nominate for these positions – below is the full list of positions, including spots for Teachers, Education Support Personnel and TasTAFE Members. AEU Tasmania is seeking…
TasTAFE cuts to staff conditions overturned for second time by Commission ruling
Unions have won a second round in the Fair Work Commission, with the Full Bench dismissing a TasTAFE appeal in a decision that protects workers’ conditions from cuts and broken Rockliff Government promises. State branches of the Australian Education Union and the United Workers Union last November took TasTAFE to the Fair Work Commission contesting that new…
Low extension schools attendance rates sparks review call
Australian Education Union Tasmania is calling for a review into the state’s Years 11 and 12 extension schools program following the release of worrying attendance data. Pushing the Years 11 and 12 extension school program into urban high schools where colleges are already well-established was always a political fix, not good education policy. A recent…
