MIL-OSI Australia: EAL/D : tips from the experts
Source: Australian Education Union 25 June 2019 When English is not a student’s first language, a classroom in a mainstream Australian school can be a confusing place. Australian Educator spoke to three EAL/D [English as an additional language or dialect] teachers. ABBY SALEH, NSW The relationship with an EAL/D student as well as the student’s […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: TAFE Saved My Life
Source: Australian Education Union 21 June 2019 There are many pathways to university study, but Sue Leech’s story is different to most -she started her academic life behind bars. ‘Going into prison you feel like your life is over.’ Leech told this year’s AEU Federal Conference. ‘You feel like you have no future and there […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: PM throwing away billions by short-changing preschool
Source: Australian Education Union The Morrison Government is throwing away billions of dollars of national economic benefit by failing to guarantee ongoing funding for fifteen hours per week of preschool for Australia’s 700,000 three- and four-year-old children. A new report has shown that for every dollar invested in early childhood education Australia receives two dollars […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Australian teachers have higher workloads fewer resources – OECD report
Source: Australian Education Union Australian public school teachers are amongst the most innovative and enthusiastic adopters of new ideas and approaches to education but face higher workloads, fewer resources and more administration duties than global averages, according to a new international report into teaching conditions. The OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2018 report […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: From activism to exile
Source: Australian Education Union 18 June 2019 Sajjad Khaksari’s early lessons in Iran were about rights, courage and taking a stand – the result of growing up as the son of high-profile trade union and human-rights activists, Soraya Darabi and Mohammad Khaksari. In this edited extract of a blog published late last year on worldsofeducation.org, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Statement from the Australian Education Union re: John Setka
Source: Australian Education Union The Australian Education Union is strongly committed to campaigning against family and domestic violence to ensure that everyone has access to a safe home, workplace and community. We denounce all forms of family and domestic violence and in particular, the significant impact of violence against women. We believe it is vitally […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: TAFE facing dismal future under Morrison Govt
Source: Australian Education Union Australia’s TAFE system faces a dismal future if the years of neglect, underfunding and privatisation by federal Coalition governments continues under the Morrison Government’s discredited contestable funding model. Today is National TAFE Day, with colleges and students across the country recognising the day with morning teas and BBQs. Australian Education Union […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Fitting reward for life-long champion of public education
Source: Australian Education Union 12 June 2019 The Australian Education Union is proud to congratulate Sharan Burrow for being named a Companion of the Order of Australia. This honour is well-deserved recognition of Sharan’s life-long dedication and passion for education, trade unions, social justice and equality for all. Ms Burrow joined the union movement after […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Public education day – a chance to say thank you
Source: Australian Education Union 23 May 2019 Today is Public Education Day, a day when we take the opportunity to appreciate and say thank you to those people who make our public schools, our preschools and our TAFEs so very special. These institutions are at the heart of our community, responding to its needs, nurturing […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Break the divide
Source: Australian Education Union 23 May 2019 A strong support network and a policy of inclusion helps students to thrive at this Brisbane school. Educators at Marsden State High School outside Brisbane in Queensland are demonstrating the benefits of an inclusive learning environment. The Special Education Program (SEP) at the school of 2,250 students includes […]
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