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- The AEU marks International Women's Day by calling on governments
world-wide to seriously commit to advancing gender equality globally.
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- Lack
of Consultation on National Curriculum Media Release - 1 March
2010
The Australian Education Union (AEU) is disappointed with respect
to the level of genuine broad consultation with the profession in
the development of the National Curriculum so far.
- Action
Needed to Stop All League Tables Media Release - 23 February 2010
The Australian Education Union today welcomed the move by ACARA to
shut down the Australia School Ranking website which named and shamed
schools in league tables.
- Damaging
League Tables Must Be Stopped Media Release - 16 February 2010
The Australian Education Union today called for action from the Federal
Government after revelations online profiteers were naming and shaming
schools in league tables.
- 2010 Rosemary
Richards Award
All women members of the AEU and its Branches and Associated Bodies
are encouraged to apply for this year's Rosemary Richards Scholarship.
Applications close Friday 7th May 2010.
- Help
Stop League Tables
The AEU has urged members to get involved in the campaign to stop
league tables after newspapers used information from the My School
website to name and shame schools. Within 24 hours of the site going
live, newspapers in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and the Northern Territory
printed league tables ranking schools based on their scores in the
point in time, snapshot national literacy and numeracy test NAPLAN.
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- Federal
Government Misleading on Funding Media Release - 8 February 2010
The Education Minister Julia Gillard is trying to cover the flaws
in the My School website by misrepresenting the union’s position on
school funding, the Australian Education Union said today.
- The AEU's first national State
of our TAFEs survey will run for the next three weeks, closing
on Monday 1 March. This is your opportunity as a TAFE teacher to have
a say about resourcing and other issues in your TAFE institute. If
you would like to participate in this survey email pmesser@aeufederal.org.au
for a password.
-
League tables in England
An Australian teacher and AEU member who worked in England explains
the devastating impact of league tables on students and school communities.
- AEU
Concise Financial Report for the Year Ending 30 September 2009
- Students
Must Be Protected From League Tables Media Release - 31 January
2010
The Australian Education Union said today it was happy to discuss
improvements to the My School website with the Prime Minister Kevin
Rudd and the need for a ban on league tables.
- Why
Won’t Julia Gillard Protect Students? Media Release - 29 January
2010
- My School Website Misleading
and Will Lead to League Tables Media Release - 28 January 2010
- Stop
League Tables Campaign - President's Report to 2010 AEU Annual
Federal Conference, 19 January 2010
- Teachers
Resolve to Act on League Tables Media Release - 19 January 2010
- 2010
AEU Annual Federal Conference Media Advisory- 19 January 2010
- 2010 AEU Annual Federal Conference - President's
Opening Address
- The Kurdish teacher trade unionist Farzad Kamangar is once again
considered at imminent risk of execution. Please take a moment to
add your voice
to Education International's appeal to the Iranian authorities
Additional information is available at the EI
website.
-
The Rudd Government's funding commitments for schools: What lies beneath?
Opinion piece by Dr Jim McMorrow, January 2010
- Flawed
Schools Funding System Must Be Scrapped Media Release - 18 January
2010
- Teachers
gear up to help Haiti
The Global Union Federation of education workers, Education International,
and its affiliates are beginning to collect information and funds
in preparation for an international solidarity effort to assist members
and their families in earthquake-stricken Haiti.
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- Government
Spending Millions on Cult Schools Media Release - 12 January 2010
- Australian Educator
Summer 2009
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