While the Australia Education Union welcomes the announcement by the Gillard Government that it will be taking a proposal to guarantee funding to students studying up to a certificate three at the next CoAG meeting in March, the Government must provide detail of the additional funds it will provide to support such an initiative. > Read more

The need for an immediate overhaul of the way schools are funded has been confirmed in a confidential report. > Read more

Members are advised that nominations are open for AEU Branch Council and a number of Federal AEU positions. > Read more

Teachers and schools will again be under increased pressure to "get results" in Term 1 as NAPLAN pushes aside quality learning. > Read more

Hundreds of Victorian TAFE teachers are to lose their jobs as a result of government cuts caused by the Skills Reform fiasco. > Read more

An article in today's Advertiser has highlighted the results of a joint AEU/IEU survey which shows most Year 12 teachers are unhappy with the content and effectiveneness of the new SACE. > Read more

PAC Training will take place during Term 1 in 2012. Registrations are open now. > Read more

The AEU has welcomed Education Minister Peter Garrett's recent comments that the current funding system is "letting down some of our kids", particularly those in public schools. > Read more

A giant Christmas card signed by TAFE AEU members is being hand delivered to the TAFE Minister Tom Kenyon today, asking that he be Santa instead of Scrooge regarding skills training. > Read more

SA Unions says the Liberal Opposition’s delays to the new Work and Safety Bill are seriously endangering people’s safety, after a devastating workplace accident in the city earleir this week. > Read more

Public education advocate Save Our Schools says two voucher models for federal schools funding proposed to the Gonski review by private school lobby groups will deliver massive funding increases to private schools. > Read more

The AEU welcomes the announcement from DECD Chief Executive, Keith Bartley, on 30 November that the Government has approved two additional pupil-free days each year until 2017 for the implementation of the Australian Curriculum. > Read more

The Australian Education Union said the Federal Government’s decision to move away from its bonus pay proposal was a positive sign it was prepared to listen to the profession. > Read more

Federal AEU TAFE Secretary Pat Forward explains why the State Government's Skills for All reforms will have serious negative effects on TAFE in South Australia. > Read more

Parents, teachers and principals from across Australia will take part tomorrow in a National Day of Action for Public Education. > Read more

AEU members who have not yet attended Merit Selection retraining or a Merit Selection Informatin session are invited to register for these upcoming sessions. > Read more

Nominations are called for to fill vacancies for 2012 AEU Consultative Committees. > Read more

TAFE members filled the AEU Conference Room last week for an important seminar on VET reform. > Read more

The Victorian Government has opened all government VET funding up to private providers. TAFE providers in Victoria now have to compete, on cost, with private for profit RTOs to deliver training. > Read more

The Australian Electoral Commission has finalised the Branch Executive election. > Read more