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Teach to the test, schools told - 05 February 2010
Fears over the My School website and league tables appear confirmed by instructions to schools to explicitly teach for the NAPLAN test and focus on certain students.... READ MORE »
TAFE
TAFE Bulletin: News on a new minister, code red days and more - 02 February 2010
This bulletin contains information on the new minister for skills, warnings on demands to work excess hours, and advice on code red bushfire warning days.... READ MORE »
AEU Vic
Students must be protected from league tables - 01 February 2010
The AEU said today it was happy to discuss improvements to the My School website and the need for a ban on league tables with the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.... READ MORE »
AEU Vic
Why won’t Julia Gillard protect students? - 29 January 2010
The AEU today called on Education Minister Julia Gillard to act after newspapers in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne used information from the My School website to publish damaging and misleading league tables.... READ MORE »
AEU Vic
My School website should come with a health warning - 28 January 2010
The Federal Government’s damaging and misleading My School website will be used to unfairly condemn schools and doesn’t give parents the full picture, the AEU warns today. ... READ MORE »
Early Childhood
New Early Childhood agreements pass final hurdle - 27 January 2010
Teachers and assistants in local government and community-run preschools return to work today covered by new enterprise agreements, with back pay and significant salary rises on the way.... READ MORE »
TAFE
TAFE4All: AEU seeks early meeting with new minister - 21 January 2010
The AEU hopes the change of ministerial responsibility for TAFE will create a fresh opportunity for dialogue with the Victorian Government about its inequitable Skills Reform policy. ... READ MORE »
AEU Vic
Teachers resolve to act on league tables - 19 January 2010
The AEU’s Annual Federal Conference has resolved that teachers will not take part in national testing this year unless the Federal Government moves to stop damaging school league tables.... READ MORE »
AEU Vic
Act now to stop execution of Iranian teacher activist - 18 January 2010
Add your name to the appeal to help Kurdish teacher trade unionist Farzad Kamangar, once again considered at imminent risk of execution, at http://bit.ly/4OQJ5h. ... READ MORE »
AEU Vic
Christmas and New Year operating hours - 19 December 2009
The AEU will close for Christmas and New Year at 2pm on December 22 and reopen at 10am on January 4. The office will operate with reduced staff between 10am and 2pm on December 21 and 22 and during the first week of January. Office hours from January 11-15 will be 9am to 4.30pm. Normal office hours will resume on January 18, 2010. The AEU wishes all our members a happy and relaxing summer.... READ MORE »
PCA
PCA Bulletin - 18 December 2009
This is the last PCA Bulletin for 2009...a must read.... READ MORE »
PCA
PCA Bulletin - 14 December 2009
This Bulletin contains information on Student Engagement Guidelines, 2008 Teacher Supply and Demand Report, PD for Principals and APs re implementing Agreements and other important information.... READ MORE »
AEU Vic
Australian teacher warns about New York - 10 December 2009
An Australian teacher who worked in New York has warned about the dangers of following their system of high stakes testing and school rankings.... READ MORE »
Early Childhood
Ballot delivers overwhelming support for community preschool agreement - 09 December 2009
Early childhood teachers and assistants in Victorian community-run preschools have voted 99-to-one in favour of a new agreement for the sector.... READ MORE »
Schools
Schools Bulletin - 8 December 2009 - 08 December 2009
This Bulletin contains information on VIT Registration Fee, DEECD Teacher Career Transition Program and Instructional Rounds, Literacy and Numeracy Walks.... READ MORE »


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