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AEU calls on federal government for full funding.

The Australian Education Union acknowledges the significant $768 million funding deal struck between the Albanese government and the Northern Territory.

However, the AEU is calling on the federal government to step up for the other states and fulfil their promise to provide full funding to public schools by increasing their contribution from 22.5% to 25%, rather than pressuring states to sign a deal that falls short.

The Australian Education Union Victorian Branch says the Federal Government’s 'take it or leave it' approach to Victorian public school funding puts the Prime Minister on the brink of a broken promise.

President Meredith Peace called on the Federal and Victorian Governments to resolve the funding agreement and provide the full funding required to ensure Victorian public school students have the resources to continue to receive a high quality education.

With threat of escalation to historic 24-hour stopwork action.

Australian Education Union data shows that Victoria’s TAFE teacher shortage is expected to worsen, as TAFE teachers across Victoria’s 12 standalone TAFEs stopwork today to campaign for improved pay and conditions. 

That the AEU Joint Primary and Secondary Sector Council views with significant dismay the policy announcement by Victorian Education Minister, Ben Carroll, on the misnamed 'Making Best Practice Common Practice in The Education State', without proper consultation with the profession and the AEU. 

The AEU surveyed 490 Victorian TAFE teacher members to gather insights into the key issues they face and their views on the matters that most affect them. This snapshot covers findings in a range of key areas including:

TAFE teachers take historic stopwork action today with new figures showing TAFE teacher shortage to worsen.

Teachers at Victoria’s 12 standalone TAFEs will stop work today, with the Australian Education Union releasing a report showing the shortage of TAFE teachers will get worse unless the Allan Government addresses their concerns.

TAFE teachers have not stopped work as part of a campaign for decent wages and conditions since 2008.

The National Education Summit, Friday 14 and Saturday 15 June 2024.

Join principals, school leaders, teachers and educators at the National Education Summit. Over two days, you'll have the opportunity to attend innovative workshops, and interactive seminars led by experts and thought leaders from the education sector.

You can also engage with exhibitors showcasing the latest in resources at the The Education Show, an education-focused expo. 

Teachers working in Victorian TAFEs have voted to further escalate industrial action, including stopwork actions, due to the state government's failure to offer fair pay rises and improved conditions.

A series of stopwork actions will be taken in June and July, before escalating to a 24-hour statewide stopwork on Wednesday 21 August, while a ban on attending meetings has also been added to existing bans and limitations on work. 

The Federal Budget fails to deliver the funding that public schools need and will widen a $30 billion capital infrastructure divide between public and private schools.

AEU Federal President Correna Haythorpe said it was deeply disappointing that this year’s Federal Budget had failed to increase the Commonwealth share of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) to 25%, despite widespread support across the nation for this increase, from principals, teachers, parents, unions, community groups and six state and territory governments.

The Australian Education Union welcomes the Albanese Government’s $600 million investment in skills and training as part of the 2024–2025 Federal Budget.

Federal President Correna Haythorpe said: “This commitment will be welcomed by our members in TAFE across Australia as it will provide the much needed funding we have been campaigning for as part of the rebuild of TAFE.

“In particular we welcome: