Branch Council Agenda Australian Education Union ACT Branch

Date: 1 May 2021 Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Location: Boiler House Lecture Theatre, University of Canberra

Item Topic Paper Time

1 Welcome and Acknowledgement of No papers 2 min Country

2 Apologies No papers 2 min

3 Confirmation of Previous Minutes To note: 2 min  3.1 Branch Executive Minutes 10 March 2021 To consider for approval:  3.2 Branch Council Minutes 13 February 2021  3.3 Branch Council Minutes 31 March 2021

4 Business Arising (matters not included To note: 1 min elsewhere in the agenda)  4.1 Response from Minister for Health and Aged Care regarding COVID vaccination for education workers  Council’s appreciation has been conveyed to Steve Provins for his work as Branch Returning Officer for 2021  Rule change has been lodged with the Fair Work Commission

5 School budgets  Councillors are invited to comment on the 20 min issues raised in the presentation to February 2021 Council on School budgets by David Matthews, Deputy Director- General  5.1 Summary of Council’s discussion/questions following that presentation

6 Presentation from Tim Bavinton, CEO, Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT on the findings 30 min from the Writing Themselves in 4 research

7 Treasurer’s Report To note: 5 min  7.1 Profit & Loss Report for March 2021 Branch Council Agenda Australian Education Union ACT Branch

8 Senior Officer’s Report To note a report providing an update on 20 min relevant national and ACT matters including:  8.1 Budget letter from Chief Minister  8.2 Letter to Minister Gentleman regarding family violence leave provisions  8.3 Letter from Minister Berry regarding implementation of public education pledge commitments  8.4 Federal Government announcement of initial teacher education review and AEU media release  8.5 Summary of recommendations from the ACT Standing Committee on Education and Community Inclusion

9 Organising Report To note the latest membership statistics: 15 min  9.1 Membership Statistics

10 Industrial Report No papers 15 min

11 Bargaining Report To consider final log of claims: 15 min  11.1 Background Paper  11.1 School Assistant Enterprise Agreement  11.2 CIT Enterprise Agreement

12 NAPLAN 2021 To consider a motion from Branch Executive: 10 min  12.1 NAPLAN motion

13 Questions No papers 10 min

14 Motion of which due notice has been given To consider the following motions from: 10 min  14.1 Lanyon High School Sub-Branch

15 General business No papers 10 min

16 Report back to Sub-Branches No papers 5 min

17 Next meeting To note that the next meeting is scheduled for 5 June 2021 Branch Executive Meeting Minutes 3.1 Wednesday 10 March 2021, 5.00pm-9.00pm CPSU Meeting Rooms 40 Brisbane Avenue, Barton

1. Order of Business

1.1 Acknowledgement of Country

We respectfully acknowledge the Ngunnawal people who are the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which this meeting takes place.

1.2 Welcome & Apologies

Ninetta McCauley

E10.03.01: Moved: Sarah Warren / Karl-Erik Paasonen CARRIED

1.3 Conflict of Interest

No conflict of interest declared.

2. Administrative Matters

2.1 Confirmation of Previous Minutes

2.1a Branch Executive Meeting minutes – February 2021

That Branch Executive endorses the previous minutes from February 2021 subject to the inclusion of the sentence, “Branch Executive requests the Branch Secretary report to the next meeting on the process for writing off member welfare fund loans” as part of item 2.3d

E10.03.02: Moved: Murray Chisholm / Trina Cleary CARRIED

2.2 Business Arising

2.2a Purchase Orders

This matter was addressed under item 4.2

2.2b TQI Registration

The Branch Secretary reported that he had spoken to the CEO of TQI and was satisfied that teachers would receive adequate reminders to renew their registration.

2.3 Treasurer’s Report

2.3a Profit & Loss February 2021

2.3b Financial Commentary February 2021

2.3c Balance Sheet February 2021 Page 1 of 6 Branch Executive Meeting Minutes Wednesday 10 March 2021, 5.00pm-9.00pm CPSU Meeting Rooms 40 Brisbane Avenue, Barton

That Branch Executive approves the Profit and Loss Statement for the period ending 28 February 2021.

E10.03.03: Moved: Glenn Fowler / Holly Godfree CARRIED

2.3d Member Welfare Fund – February 2021

Report received. Branch Executive approves the Member Welfare Fund report for February 2021. Branch Executive requested information on the process for writing off outstanding loans be provided, noting that loans 40 and 41 had been inadvertently removed from the February report.

E10.03.04: Moved: Sarah Veitch / Holly Godfree CARRIED

2.3e Membership Cancellations

Report received. Branch Executive approves cancellations from February 2021.

E10.03.05: Moved: Glenn Fowler / Holly Godfree CARRIED

2.3f Member refund request

Branch Executive endorses the member fee refund of $438.65.

E10.03.06: Moved: Glenn Fowler / Sarah Warren CARRIED

2.3g Union payment – maternity leave

Report received.

The Branch President handed the Chair to Vice President Karen Noble.

2.4 Branch Policies

2.4a Policy Recommendation to Branch Executive

2.4b POL055 Employee Recruitment

2.4c POL054 Employee Professional Development

1. That Branch Executive approve the proposed Employee Recruitment policy to replace the existing Staff Recruitment policy.

2. That Branch Executive approve the proposed Employee Professional Development policy to replace the existing Staff Professional Development policy.

Page 2 of 6 Branch Executive Meeting Minutes Wednesday 10 March 2021, 5.00pm-9.00pm CPSU Meeting Rooms 40 Brisbane Avenue, Barton E10.03.07: Moved: Angela Burroughs / Roger Amey CARRIED

Karen Noble handed the Chair back to Angela Burroughs.

2.5 Unfilled Executive Positions

2.5a Branch Executive - resignation

Branch Executive accepts the resignation of Katie Slater and thanks her for her work on behalf of AEU ACT members. Branch Executive looks forward to working with Katie in the future.

E10.03.08: Moved: Roger Amey / Holly Godfree CARRIED

2.5b Expressions of Interest – Branch Executive

Branch Executive discussed the expressions of interest received in relation to Branch Executive vacancies.

Branch Executive approved the appointment of Stephanie O’Neill and Tabatha Kellett to the positions of General Membership Representatives on Branch Executive.

E10.03.09: Moved: Roger Amey / Holly Godfree CARRIED

2.6 Brisbane Avenue Sale

2.6a Sale of Brisbane Ave and post-sale occupancy

The Branch Secretary provided an oral report on the proposed sale of the Brisbane Ave site and potential arrangements to rent space for up to three months following the sale.

Branch Executive agreed in principle to the sale of the building subject to successful contract negotiations.

E10.03.10: Moved: Murray Chisholm / Peter Curtis CARRIED

2.6b Potential purchase of new property

Executive endorses expenditure of up to $100,000 for the engagement of professional services related to the purchase of new AEU premises. These professional services could include property searches, building reports, legal advice, design advice, valuations, planning and usage advice, or anything relevant to a potential real estate purchase as determined by the Secretary.

E10.03.11: Moved: Murray Chisholm / Peter Curtis CARRIED

2.7 Public Education Dinner

Page 3 of 6 Branch Executive Meeting Minutes Wednesday 10 March 2021, 5.00pm-9.00pm CPSU Meeting Rooms 40 Brisbane Avenue, Barton Report received with request that the dinner be scheduled to the first or second week of term four.

2.8 Branch Council Agenda

2.8a Branch Council Agenda – March 2021

Branch Executive endorses the March Council agenda with noted amendments.

E10.03.12: Moved: Sarah Warren / Murray Chisholm CARRIED

3. Policy Matters/Administrative Matters

3.1 Strategic Planning

3.1a Operational Plan

3.1b Letter from Chief Minister – ACT Budget

3.1c Letter from Yvette Berry – Family Violence Leave

3.1d School Autonomy Reform and Social Justice Progress Report

3.1e Warning on the segregation of school students and the risk to business

3.1f Deleted.

3.1g CIT Log of Claims

3.1h LSA Log of Claims

Report received.

3.2 NAPLAN

The Branch Secretary tabled a draft motion concerning NAPLAN. Following discussion Executive recommended the following resolution to Council:

Council notes:

• the teaching profession’s long-standing and consistent opposition to NAPLAN, which is a high stakes test that has come to define teachers’ work in public discourse.

Page 4 of 6 Branch Executive Meeting Minutes Wednesday 10 March 2021, 5.00pm-9.00pm CPSU Meeting Rooms 40 Brisbane Avenue, Barton • that many of the negative and perverse outcomes of NAPLAN were predicted by the profession more than a decade ago, yet other negative and perverse outcomes have occurred that were not even imagined. • that any claim to quality longitudinal data was seriously undermined in 2018 with the variance between online and pen and paper results, and further in 2019 when there were widespread IT system crashes. • that, due to COVID-19, NAPLAN did not occur in 2020 and nobody missed it. • that the AEU has set out a superior alternative, which has the support the teaching profession.

Council directs members to adhere to the shared ACT Government/AEU official position that they should provide no academic preparation for students who sit NAPLAN 2021.

Council strongly encourages all AEU members to withdraw their own children from NAPLAN 2021, reminding members that NAPLAN is not compulsory. Council asks members to encourage the same action from their family and friends.

Council requests that the Secretary lead a well-resourced, vigorous campaign to encourage the ACT’s parents and carers to withdraw their children from NAPLAN 2021.

Council requests that the Secretary seek the cooperation of the Independent Education Union NSW/ACT Branch in the campaign.

E10.03.13: Moved: Sarah Warren / Peter Curtis CARRIED

3.3 Organising Report.

3.2a Membership Statistics

Report received.

3.4 Industrial Report

Report received.

4. Other Business

4.1 Questions on Matters Not on the Agenda

4.2 Other Business

Executive asks the Directorate to reassure AEU members that teachers are not required to complete purchase orders on Sentral. Teachers should only ever be required to identify the type and number of resources required and take no further part in the process. Executive asks

Page 5 of 6 Branch Executive Meeting Minutes Wednesday 10 March 2021, 5.00pm-9.00pm CPSU Meeting Rooms 40 Brisbane Avenue, Barton the Directorate to immediately reinstate flexibility for AEU members to identify items for

purchase from an unrestricted range of suppliers. Executive also asks the Directorate to reinstate the long-standing capability of AEU members to make an unexpected purchase using their own funds that will benefit them in their work, or in an emergency situation, and that they will be promptly reimbursed.

E10.03.14: Moved: Glenn Fowler / Roger Amey CARRIED

4.3 Branch Restructure

This item was considered in camera.

The meeting closed at 8.53pm

Page 6 of 6 3.2 Branch Council Meeting Minutes Saturday 13 February 2021, 9:00am - 12:00pm Boiler House Lecture Theatre, University of Canberra

1. Order of Business

1.1. Acknowledgement of Country

We respectfully acknowledge the Ngunnawal people who are the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which this meeting takes place.

1.2. Welcome & Apologies

Louise McMullen, Tom Griffith, Andrew Wright, Britanie Fuller and Virginia Hambly. Apologies be accepted.

C13.02.01 Moved: Ingrid Bean / Holly Godfree CARRIED

2. Administrative Matters

2.1a Branch Executive Minutes • Branch Executive Meeting Minutes 09 December 2020 2.1b Branch Council Minutes • Branch Council Meeting Minutes 21 November 2020

Branch Executive minutes and Branch Council minutes be confirmed.

C13.02.02 Moved: Judith Forsyth / Ingrid Bean CARRIED

3. Treasurer’s Report

3.1a Profit & Loss Report – January 2020

The Secretary reported that the union continues to be in a strong financial position.

3.1b Membership statistics

Report received.

4. Priority Matters

4.1 Returning Officer

Branch Council elects Steve Provins as Branch Returning Officer for 2021. Council requests the Branch Secretary convey their appreciation to Steve for his work in this role.

C13.02.03 Moved: Glenn Fowler / Roger Amey CARRIED Branch Council Meeting Minutes Saturday 13 February 2021, 9:00am - 12:00pm Boiler House Lecture Theatre, University of Canberra

4.2 Nominations

4.2a Industrial Recruitment Representatives

Branch Council elects Heidi Livermore as the Industrial Recruitment Representative.

C13.02.04 Moved: Glenn Fowler / Holly Godfree CARRIED

4.2b Unions ACT Council Delegates

Branch Council elects Heidi Livermore and Chris Conti as the Unions ACT Council delegates and Judith Forsyth as its alternate Unions ACT Council delegate.

C13.02.05 Moved: Glenn Fowler / Sarah Warren CARRIED

4.3 Implementation of ACT Election Commitments

4.3a Thank you letter from Yvette Berry.

4.3b Alistair Coe breached code of conduct.

4.3c New inquiry into the management of school infrastructure.

4.3d Who spent what on the 2020 ACT election?

Report received.

4.4 COVID vaccination for AEU members

4.4a Unions call for teachers to be added to vaccine priority list.

4.4b Teachers want to be included in first COVID-19 jabs.

4.4c Executive Motion

Report received.

4.5 School Banking

4.5a School banking programs “take advantage of vulnerable customers.”

4.5b ASIC releases review of school banking programs.

4.5c Why school banking has had its day.

4.5d Executive motion December 2020

Report received. Branch Council Meeting Minutes Saturday 13 February 2021, 9:00am - 12:00pm Boiler House Lecture Theatre, University of Canberra

4.6 Canberra Times

4.6a Canberra Times booklet

Report received.

Suspend standing orders to invite David Matthews, Deputy Director-General, ACT Education.

C13.02.06 Moved: Ingrid Bean / Heidi Livermore CARRIED

David Matthews provided an update on school budgets. Glenn Fowler then contextualised this presentation for union members.

Resume standing orders.

C13.02.07 Moved: Holly Godfree / Roger Amey CARRIED

4.7 Federal Education Issues

4.7a More than money needed to move the needle on our kids' education.

4.7b Call for school funds to be based on merit.

4.7c Federal Governments $1.2 billion private school slush fund.

4.7d Federal Government failing to deliver equitable funding for public schools.

4.7e Report proves skills crisis is direct result of Fed Govt starving the VET sector.

4.7f Phonics check to be compulsory as minister declares reading wars won.

4.7g UANP Letter to Education Council

4.7h Public schools are as good as private schools.

4.7i Uproar over Sydney Grammar’s $54m sports facility

4.7j New report proves skills crisis is direct result of Federal Government starving the VET Sector.

4.7k Controversial NSW law proposes halt on gender lessons.

4.7l Union advises UK teachers to stay home.

4.7m Trust the “science”, unless special interest groups say otherwise.

4.7n Productivity Commission Report on Government Services Branch Council Meeting Minutes Saturday 13 February 2021, 9:00am - 12:00pm Boiler House Lecture Theatre, University of Canberra

4.7o A lesson in fiscal discipline for the Morrison Government

Report received.

4.8 The Movement

4.8a Militant unions are a thing of the past – just like strong wages growth.

4.8b Report shows majority of casuals do not receive loading and have regular hours.

4.8c $36 billion stripped from retirement savings revealed by APRA.

4.8d Australian workers will be worse off under IR Omnibus Bill.

4.8e Fair Work Amendment (Executive Summary)

Report received.

4.9 A More Progressive Australia

No report.

4.10 New Federal Education Minister

4.10a Alan Tudge: potentially a very different type of education minister.

4.10b Speech in response to Gonski funding reforms.

4.10c Alan Tudge as Federal Education Minister: what does he mean for our school system?

4.10d Motion

Council notes the unsavoury remarks made by new Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge in the House of Representatives in 2011 in opposition to the Gonski reforms, most notably that the reforms would, in his mind, “compel non-government schools to take certain cohorts of students or lose school funding,” and that this would be “an incredible intrusion.” Council recognises the clear implication of this phrase and expresses serious concern that a politician with a clear bias in favour of private schools, a history of pushing neoliberal reforms, and who is capable of such offensive rhetoric should be responsible for Australia’s schools and students, the majority of which are public and inclusive of all.

C13.02.08 Moved: Glenn Fowler / Roger Amey CARRIED Branch Council Meeting Minutes Saturday 13 February 2021, 9:00am - 12:00pm Boiler House Lecture Theatre, University of Canberra

4.11 NAPLAN 2021

Report received.

5. Questions (on matters not on the agenda)

Questions were raised about a number of issues, including primary caregiving leave for same- sex couples; the reasons behind the AEU’s stance against NAPLAN; Directorate plans for mental health support given the impact of COVID on students; supply of relief teachers; class sizes; ongoing infrastructure maintenance and upgrades in older schools; mental health days.

6. Senior Officer’s Report

6.1 Organising Report

The Organising team presented information on upcoming events and asked Council to encourage members in their sub-branches to attend. Report received.

6.2 Industrial Report Report to be deferred until next Council meeting.

7. Business Arising

7.1a Council motion on Radford funding.

7.1b Response from Minister Berry on Radford College Motion.

7.1c Email to Directorate with Motion – Automatic Mutual Recognition (AMR).

7.1d Letter from TQI regarding AMR consultation.

7.1e Minister Berry letter to Ms Haythorpe - Universal Access National Partnership.

7.1f Preservice teacher login – Directorate response to motion.

7.1g The Directorate’s national recruitment campaigns – response to motion.

7.1h School staffing for 2021.

7.1i Directorate response to sub-branch motion.

Report received.

8. Motions of which due notice has been given Branch Council Meeting Minutes Saturday 13 February 2021, 9:00am - 12:00pm Boiler House Lecture Theatre, University of Canberra

There were no motions.

Move to extend meeting until 12.30pm or until conclusion of business, whichever occurs first.

C13.02.09 Moved: Glenn Fowler / Roger Amey CARRIED

9. General Business

9.1 Other Business

Industrial Recruitment Representatives

Branch Council elects Nadira Pardo as the second Industrial Recruitment Representative.

C13.02.10 Moved: Glenn Fowler / Holly Godfree CARRIED

Council advised that the solution for logins for preservice teachers currently only applies to UC students. Glenn Fowler requested further information on how this impacts members.

Holly Godfree advised that applications for the ACT Government’s teacher librarian scholarships are closing soon and encouraged Council to urge any teachers they believe would make a great librarian to apply.

Meeting closed at 12.25pm

Next meeting: 20 March 2021 3.3 Branch Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday 31 March 2021, 5.00pm – 6.00pm The Hall, Hedley Beare Centre for Teaching and Learning, Fremantle Drive, Stirling.

1. Order of Business

1.1. Acknowledgement of Country

We respectfully acknowledge the Ngunnawal people who are the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which this meeting takes place.

1.2. Welcome & Apologies

Alan Lyall, Sue Holmes, Olivia Neilson, James Czarny, Alysha Nebelung, Sharon Hickey, Tina Oldham, Daniel Madden, Clare Douglass, Nadira Pardo, Freya Bundey, Sarah Jebb, Helen Wilson, Lucas Consola, Holly Britton, Ninetta McCauley, Erin Cooper, Crystal Mahon, Tavis Aitchison and Rebecca Cameron. Apologies be accepted.

C31.03.01 Moved: Sarah Veitch / Holly Godfree CARRIED

2. Branch Restructure

2.1 Branch Restructure

2.1a Branch Restructure motion

Branch Council endorses the changes to the Federal Branch Rules in Relation to the ACT Branch as proposed by Branch Executive and set out below. Branch Council instructs the Branch Secretary to lodge these changes with the Fair Work Commission.

That rule 31 of the Federal Branch Rules in Relation to the ACT Branch be amended as follows: 1. At sub-clause 31(B)(a) by deleting the subclause and inserting, in lieu, the following:

(a) be the Chief Administrative Officer of the Branch; 2. At sub-clause 31(B)(d) by deleting the sub-clause.

3. At sub-clause 31(B)(f) by adding the words “in their day-to-day functions and in respect of human resources matters” following the word “Branch”;

4. At sub-clause 31(C)(a) by deleting the subclause and inserting, in lieu, the following: (a) be the Chief Executive Officer of the Branch;

5. At sub-clause 31(C)(c) by deleting the full-stop at the end of the sub-clause and replacing it with a semicolon.

6. At subclause 31(C) by adding the following sub-clauses following sub-clause 31(C)(c): (d) provide political, industrial and professional leadership to the Branch, including its staff; (e) set the strategic direction of the Union with Branch Executive and line managers; Branch Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday 31 March 2021, 5.00pm – 6.00pm The Hall, Hedley Beare Centre for Teaching and Learning, Fremantle Drive, Stirling.

(f) attend all meetings of Branch Council and Branch Executive and such other meetings as directed; (g) perform any other duties as prescribed by the Federal Rules or Federal Branch Rules.

See appendix 1

Motion was passed unanimously.

C31.03.02 Moved: Roger Amey / Holly Godfree CARRIED

3. Rules Committee

3.1 Rules Committee

3.1a Motion to appoint four members to the Rules Committee

Council notes the Branch’s obligation to have a Rules Committee.

Branch Council appoints:

• Lana Read • Heidi Livermore • Aaron Kingma • Barbara Monsma to the Rules Committee.

Motion was passed unanimously.

C31.03.03 Moved: Murray Chisholm / Sarah Warren CARRIED

Meeting closed at 5.50pm

Next meeting: 01 May 2021 4.1 5.1

School budgets At its February 2021 meeting, Council received a presentation regarding school budgets from David Matthews, Deputy Director-General and Lynette Daly, the Education Directorate’s Chief Financial Officer.

There was extensive discussion following the presentation. Councillors asked many questions and received reassurances that the Directorate remained willing to work through issues of concern with Union representatives.

In recognition of the interest in this topic, Branch Executive recommended that time be provided at the May Council meeting for Councillors to provide feedback on progress at their sites regarding the changes that had be introduced with school budgeting principles, processes and systems.

Some of the main items that were discussed included:

• Implications for staffing budgets based on decision to move from staffing dollars to points • Safe guarding budgets in the transition period • Transparency of the disability support funding model • Support for school leaders for managing changes to budgeting • Support for schools in managing multiple major system changes • Communication issues around change management processes • Levers and incentives to change staffing profiles • Available infrastructure within the Directorate to support mental health

Councillors are encouraged to be prepared to speak to these and/or other items.

Angela Burroughs Branch President

23 April 2021 7.1 Profit & Loss

Australian Education Union - ACT Branch 1 Jan 2021 to 31 Mar 2021

Actual Budget Var AUD Var % YTD Actual YTD Budget Var AUD Var %

Income

Membership Fees Fortnightly Direct Debit Income 2,484 1,807 677 37.5% 2,484 1,807 677 37.5% Union Fees Annual Credit Card 1,255 1,227 28 2.2% 1,255 1,227 28 2.2% Union Fees Annual Direct Debit 791 740 51 6.9% 791 740 51 6.9% Union Fees Credit Card Monthly 45,216 44,365 851 1.9% 45,216 44,365 851 1.9% Union Fees Direct Debit Monthly 71,579 75,768 (4,189) -5.5% 71,579 75,768 (4,189) -5.5% Union Fees Payroll Deduction Fortnightly 628,012 625,604 2,408 0.4% 628,012 625,604 2,408 0.4% Union Fees Statement 10,368 1,011 9,357 925.5% 10,368 1,011 9,357 925.5% Total Membership Fees 759,704 750,522 9,182 1.2% 759,704 750,522 9,182 1.2%

Other Income Employee Contribution 1,475 - 1,475 0.0% 1,475 - 1,475 0.0% Interest Earned 3,234 8 3,226 40320.9% 3,234 8 3,226 40320.9% Investment Income 6 - 6 0.0% 6 - 6 0.0% Rent 3,000 3,777 (777) -20.6% 3,000 3,777 (777) -20.6% Total Other Income 7,714 3,785 3,929 103.8% 7,714 3,785 3,929 103.8%

Promotional Revenue ACT Educator Advertising 2,100 - 2,100 0.0% 2,100 - 2,100 0.0% Merchandise Sales 305 609 (304) -50.0% 305 609 (304) -50.0% Women's Network Event Income 41 900 (859) -95.5% 41 900 (859) -95.5%

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Actual Budget Var AUD Var % YTD Actual YTD Budget Var AUD Var % Total Promotional Revenue 2,445 1,509 936 62.1% 2,445 1,509 936 62.1% Total Income 769,863 755,816 14,047 1.9% 769,863 755,816 14,047 1.9%

Gross Profit 769,863 755,816 14,047 2.0% 769,863 755,816 14,047 2.0%

Less Operating Expenses Sale of building 1,000 - 1,000 0.0% 1,000 - 1,000 0.0%

Business Expenses

Building Costs Body Corporate 10,109 12,902 (2,793) -21.6% 10,109 12,902 (2,793) -21.6% Building Services 7,133 3,585 3,548 99.0% 7,133 3,585 3,548 99.0% Depreciation 8,591 9,512 (921) -9.7% 8,591 9,512 (921) -9.7% Electricity 725 600 125 20.9% 725 600 125 20.9% Water & Sewerage 162 128 34 26.8% 162 128 34 26.8% Total Building Costs 26,721 26,727 (6) 0.0% 26,721 26,727 (6) 0.0%

Information Communications Technolgy Equipment Leases 921 923 (2) -0.2% 921 923 (2) -0.2% Internet Services 282 - 282 0.0% 282 - 282 0.0% Membership System Maintenance 5,587 5,696 (109) -1.9% 5,587 5,696 (109) -1.9% Software 5,339 4,364 975 22.3% 5,339 4,364 975 22.3% Telephones 1,042 866 176 20.3% 1,042 866 176 20.3% Website Hosting 600 620 (20) -3.2% 600 620 (20) -3.2% Total Information Communications Technolgy 13,771 12,469 1,302 10.4% 13,771 12,469 1,302 10.4%

Legal & Financial Audit Expenses 6,000 18,000 (12,000) -66.7% 6,000 18,000 (12,000) -66.7%

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Actual Budget Var AUD Var % YTD Actual YTD Budget Var AUD Var % Bank Fees 1,389 1,309 80 6.1% 1,389 1,309 80 6.1% Book Keeping 3,060 4,100 (1,040) -25.4% 3,060 4,100 (1,040) -25.4% HR Expenses 260 1,000 (740) -74.0% 260 1,000 (740) -74.0% Insurance 7,655 9,500 (1,845) -19.4% 7,655 9,500 (1,845) -19.4% Workers Compensation 5,481 5,681 (200) -3.5% 5,481 5,681 (200) -3.5% Total Legal & Financial 23,844 39,590 (15,746) -39.8% 23,844 39,590 (15,746) -39.8%

Member Benefits Journey Insurance 2,701 4,550 (1,849) -40.6% 2,701 4,550 (1,849) -40.6% Legal Expenses 3,292 3,292 - 0.0% 3,292 3,292 - 0.0% Union Shopper 734 685 49 7.1% 734 685 49 7.1% Total Member Benefits 6,726 8,527 (1,801) -21.1% 6,726 8,527 (1,801) -21.1%

Office Management Archive Storage 1,385 1,314 71 5.4% 1,385 1,314 71 5.4% Postage 821 1,272 (451) -35.5% 821 1,272 (451) -35.5% Stationery & Domestic 3,545 2,745 800 29.1% 3,545 2,745 800 29.1% Subscriptions & Memberships 3,578 3,900 (322) -8.2% 3,578 3,900 (322) -8.2% Total Office Management 9,330 9,231 99 1.1% 9,330 9,231 99 1.1%

Promotional Activities 50th Anniversary Expenses 415 2,000 (1,586) -79.3% 415 2,000 (1,586) -79.3% ACT Educator 13,645 13,645 - 0.0% 13,645 13,645 - 0.0% Membership Documents 2,236 772 1,464 189.7% 2,236 772 1,464 189.7% Merchandise 4,672 9,472 (4,800) -50.7% 4,672 9,472 (4,800) -50.7% Total Promotional Activities 20,968 25,889 (4,921) -19.0% 20,968 25,889 (4,921) -19.0% Total Business Expenses 101,359 122,433 (21,074) -17.2% 101,359 122,433 (21,074) -17.2%

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Actual Budget Var AUD Var % YTD Actual YTD Budget Var AUD Var %

Human Resources

Professional Development Administration Professional Development 362 1,000 (638) -63.8% 362 1,000 (638) -63.8% Industrial Professional Development 980 3,000 (2,020) -67.3% 980 3,000 (2,020) -67.3% Total Professional Development 1,342 4,000 (2,658) -66.4% 1,342 4,000 (2,658) -66.4%

Salaries Annual/Compensatory Leave Provision (7,220) (54,400) 47,180 86.7% (7,220) (54,400) 47,180 86.7% Fringe Benefits Provided 1,475 - 1,475 0.0% 1,475 - 1,475 0.0% Long Service Leave Expense 16,597 10,132 6,465 63.8% 16,597 10,132 6,465 63.8% Office Salaries 389,634 369,960 19,674 5.3% 389,634 369,960 19,674 5.3% Superannuation 73,989 67,794 6,195 9.1% 73,989 67,794 6,195 9.1% Total Salaries 474,475 393,486 80,989 20.6% 474,475 393,486 80,989 20.6%

Staff Allowances Allowances 210 1,310 (1,100) -84.0% 210 1,310 (1,100) -84.0% EAP 200 600 (400) -66.7% 200 600 (400) -66.7% Kilometre Reimbursement 1,801 4,591 (2,790) -60.8% 1,801 4,591 (2,790) -60.8% Mobiles 2,218 2,182 36 1.6% 2,218 2,182 36 1.6% Total Staff Allowances 4,429 8,683 (4,254) -49.0% 4,429 8,683 (4,254) -49.0% Total Human Resources 480,246 406,169 74,077 18.2% 480,246 406,169 74,077 18.2%

Industrial Activities

Affiliations AEU Federal Fees & Levies 62,295 62,295 - 0.0% 62,295 62,295 - 0.0% Unions ACT - 8,750 (8,750) -100.0% - 8,750 (8,750) -100.0%

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Actual Budget Var AUD Var % YTD Actual YTD Budget Var AUD Var % Total Affiliations 62,295 71,045 (8,750) -12.3% 62,295 71,045 (8,750) -12.3%

Conferences & Travel AEU Federal Conference (211) - (211) 0.0% (211) - (211) 0.0% Carparking & Cabcharges 31 200 (169) -84.7% 31 200 (169) -84.7% Federal Executive & Secretaries Meetings 211 - 211 0.0% 211 - 211 0.0% New Educators Conference 9,405 10,000 (595) -6.0% 9,405 10,000 (595) -6.0% Unanticipated Travel 286 - 286 0.0% 286 - 286 0.0% Total Conferences & Travel 9,722 10,200 (478) -4.7% 9,722 10,200 (478) -4.7%

Meetings & Hospitality Branch Council Meetings 1,454 1,000 454 45.4% 1,454 1,000 454 45.4% Branch Executive Meetings 654 820 (166) -20.2% 654 820 (166) -20.2% Gifts 55 400 (345) -86.4% 55 400 (345) -86.4% Hospitality 82 250 (168) -67.2% 82 250 (168) -67.2% Member Meetings 1,346 1,500 (154) -10.3% 1,346 1,500 (154) -10.3% Total Meetings & Hospitality 3,591 3,970 (379) -9.6% 3,591 3,970 (379) -9.6%

Special Interest & Events CITSA Awards - 2,500 (2,500) -100.0% - 2,500 (2,500) -100.0% Industrial Retreat 19,055 - 19,055 0.0% 19,055 - 19,055 0.0% LGBTI Conference (15) - (15) 0.0% (15) - (15) 0.0% Public Education Week - 5,000 (5,000) -100.0% - 5,000 (5,000) -100.0% Women's Fund 1,711 4,175 (2,464) -59.0% 1,711 4,175 (2,464) -59.0% Total Special Interest & Events 20,750 11,675 9,075 77.7% 20,750 11,675 9,075 77.7%

Training Executive Training 227 - 227 0.0% 227 - 227 0.0%

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Actual Budget Var AUD Var % YTD Actual YTD Budget Var AUD Var % Member Training - 11,000 (11,000) -100.0% - 11,000 (11,000) -100.0% Text Messages 6,610 - 6,610 0.0% 6,610 - 6,610 0.0% Total Training 6,837 11,000 (4,163) -37.8% 6,837 11,000 (4,163) -37.8% Total Industrial Activities 103,195 107,890 (4,695) -4.4% 103,195 107,890 (4,695) -4.4%

Total Operating Expenses 685,800 636,492 49,308 7.7% 685,800 636,492 49,308 7.7%

Net Profit 84,062 119,324 (35,262) -30.0% 84,062 119,324 (35,262) -30.0%

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Andrew Barr MLA Chief Minister Treasurer Minister for Climate Action Minister for Economic Development Minister for Tourism

Member for Kurrajong

Mr Glenn Fowler ACT Branch Secretary AEU ACT Branch PO Box 3042 MANUKA ACT 2603 [email protected]

Dear Mr Fowler

The ACT Budget 2020-21 that was handed down in the ACT Legislative Assembly this week continues the fiscal and economic response delivered by the ACT Government during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Through this Budget, the ACT Government is delivering what we promised to the people of Canberra while driving our city’s economic recovery from the pandemic.

From vital funding to support the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Territory through to investing in job creating infrastructure projects such as light rail stage 2A – this Budget will ensure the Territory can continue to handle the global health crisis effectively and protect good local jobs.

Under the ACT Government’s Early Childhood Strategy, the ACT Government will increase the number of weeks offered to priority families accessing early childhood learning for three-year olds, from 40 to 48 weeks per year.

We are continuing to plan for and invest in Canberra’s future by building new public schools in growing regions. Funding has been allocated for early work on a high school in Taylor and an expansion of the Margaret Hendry Primary School in north Gungahlin. We will also invest in road infrastructure for the new suburb of Kenny and enabling works for the new high school.

ACT Legislative Assembly London Circuit, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601

+61 2 6205 0011 [email protected]

@ABarrMLA AndrewBarrMLA andrewbarrmla In addition to investing in the infrastructure of our schools, we are committed to ensuring the quality of education of our students. This Budget provides funding for ten Master of Education (teacher librarian) scholarships each year for the next five years. This initiative will support 50 full-time scholarships until 2025, and ensure students are supported by qualified teacher librarians.

The Government will provide an extra $63 million to help the ACT continue our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including support for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Territory throughout 2021.

With our investments in the economy, climate action and better social outcomes - we are ensuring Canberra can emerge from the pandemic stronger and more resilient.

I would like to thank you for your contributions to our economic and social recovery over the past year and the role you play in helping to shape the Budget. Work will soon begin on the 2021-22 Budget, to be released later this year. I invite you to share your perspectives and priorities for the next Budget with us through the Budget consultation period which is expected to commence mid to late March, with final submissions due around mid to late June.

Yours sincerely

Andrew Barr MLA Chief Minister 9 February 2021 8.2

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ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS 2019-2020 AND APPROPRIATION BILL 2020-2021

S TANDING C OMMITTEE ON E DUCATION AND C OMMUNITY I NCLUSION

A PRIL 2021

REPORT 1 A NNUAL AND F INANCIAL R EPORTS 2019- 2020 AND A PPROPRIATION B ILL 2020- 2021

THE COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Michael Pettersson MLA (Chair) Jo hnathan Davis MLA (Deputy Chair) Peter Cain MLA

SECRETARIAT

Danton Leary Secretary Lydia Chung Administrative Support

CONTACT INFORMATION Telephone 02 6205 0124 Post GPO Box 1020, CANBERRA ACT 2601 Email [email protected] Website www.parliament.act.gov.au

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RECOMMENDATIONS

R ECOMMENDATION 1 2.10 The Committee recommends that the ACT Government ensure that Child and Family Centres provide program offerings simultaneously on the north and south sides of Canberra.

R ECOMMENDATION 2 3.22 The Committee recommends that the ACT Government continue to provide free legal services in ACT public colleges and look to further opportunities to expand this service to ACT public high schools in the future.

R ECOMMENDATION 3 3.25 The Committee recommends that the Education Directorate expands its partnership with Legal Aid to provide education sessions in ACT public high schools on legal issues relevant to high school- aged children.

R ECOMMENDATION 4 3.33 The Committee recommends that the ACT Government continues to support teacher librarians and considers further ways to enhance libraries in ACT public schools.

R ECOMMENDATION 5 3.43 The Committee recommends that the ACT Government expedite the feasibility study for further college capacity in north Canberra, and if required, construction of further college facilities in Canberra’s north.

R ECOMMENDATION 6 3.45 The Committee recommends that the ACT Government more carefully plans the construction of new schools to better meet size demands at the initial point of construction to avoid further construction work in the early life of the school.

R ECOMMENDATION 7 3.63 The Committee recommends that the ACT Government outline its plans to improve literacy and numeracy skills among ACT public school students.

R ECOMMENDATION 8 3.71 The Committee recommends that the ACT Government provide additional financial support for Registered Training Organisations to deliver training in the ACT.

R ECOMMENDATION 9 4.17 The Committee recommends that the ACT Government connect with the 2020 Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Awards winners and ensure that they are given appropriate opportunities in light of the disruptions experienced in 2020.

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R ECOMMENDATION 10 4.26 The Committee recommends that the ACT Government improve referral and feedback processes when women’s safety issues are reported to ACT Government directorates and agencies.

R ECOMMENDATION 11 5.22 The Committee recommends that the ACT Government continue to provide updates to the Assembly on the repair work on the pool at Gungahlin Leisure Centre.

R ECOMMENDATION 12 5.24 The Committee recommends that the ACT Government ensure that all future procurement processes adequately consider previous work of companies tendering for work.

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Branch Council 1 May 2021

Bargaining update

Issue

To provide Branch Council with an update on bargaining with school assistant members and with CIT members.

Background

Following extensive consultation with members in schools and CIT, we are now able to present to Council two draft logs of claims (attached). These will be familiar to Council members, as they do not depart too much from what we have previously provided.

Discussion

Sean van der Heide has been ensuring that members can provide feedback on the logs. As you would expect, we have considered feedback on behalf of large groups of members to be widely and deeply felt, and this has influenced the draft logs. Where we have received feedback from single members, it has been considered. I understand that Sean will, on his return from leave, be endeavouring to engage with all members who provided feedback on the draft logs.

The employer has issued the notice of employee representational rights, which some Council members would have received. Following this, we had our first all-unions bargaining meeting with the ACT Government on Monday the 12th of April. They will be looking to put their claims to us by the end of May and will be seeking our logs of claims by then. We should be able to adhere to that timeline.

Negotiations will be conducted fortnightly for full days, starting from the 28th of April.

We’ll be beginning with minor/technical amendments, which will likely be a job for the Industrial team alone. The employer also foreshadowed some claims that, prima facie, we may be in a position to support. These include:

1. Permanent alternatives to casual employment; 2. Reviewing the PSM Act/Standards so that they match the Enterprise Agreements; 3. Taking all of the flexible work provisions and putting them in one section with a clear aspirational statement that the employer is trying to encourage managers to give employees some flexibility; 4. Review of the aspirational statements in section A; 5. Implementing daily accrual of all leave types through the new HRIMS.

We’ve been promised a visit from a treasury official at the next meeting to explain how they’ll deal with any budget issues.

We will be encouraging members to engage with the bargaining process at the points where they will have the greatest interest or impact. Council members can assist by talking to the members of their work groups who are now bargaining their agreements and ensuring that they are taking advantage of opportunities to participate. Recommendation

Branch Council notes this bargaining update and considers the following motions:

1. Branch Council endorses the final log of claims in relation to the ACT Public Sector Administrative and Related Classifications Enterprise Agreement.

2. Branch Council endorses the final log of claims in relation to the Canberra Institute of Technology (Teaching Staff) Enterprise Agreement.

Patrick Judge Senior Industrial Officer 23 April 2021

Motion 1 Moved: Seconded:

Motion 2 Moved: Seconded: 11.2

AEU ACT BRANCH LOG OF CLAIMS 2021 In relation to the ACT Education and Training Directorate ACT PUBLIC SECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND RELATED CLASSIFICATIONS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

Common Core claims 1 - Salary Salaries should increase for all classifications by at least 3.5% per annum over the course of the agreement in line with the rest of the ACTPS.

2 – Superannuation Employer contributions on superannuation should increase to 15.4%.

3 – Maximising secure employment ACT Education and Training Directorate should adopt rigorous processes to ensure that permanent employment is maximised. This should include: • the development of criteria for converting casual and temporary employees to permanency; • an annual review, in consultation with the relevant union(s), of all casual and temporary employment; • a mechanism for casual or temporary employees who believe that their work has become permanent to apply for conversion to permanency at least once in any calendar year.

4 – Family violence leave The provision for family violence leave should be expanded to allow victims of family violence to access leave to recover from violent incidents and seek treatment, even where personal leave may also be available for that purpose.

The provision should be clarified to ensure that it cannot be accessed by perpetrators or alleged perpetrators of family violence. 5 – Mental health first aid allowance In support of mental health initiatives, a cohort of mental health first-aid officers should be created in proportion to regular first aid officers. The MHFA officer should receive the applicable first aid allowance. School assistant specific claims

6 – Career progression and recognition of work Learning Support Assistants demand access to meaningful career progression. In the first instance, this means criteria must be developed for how LSAs can progress to a School Assistant 4 classification.

In addition, there should be career opportunities above the School Assistant 4 classification to recognise the skills and experience of school assistants who work with the students with the highest needs and within complex environments. 7 – Mentoring allowance School assistant members are currently required to mentor student school assistants with no recognition or allowance for the increased workload.

A mentoring allowance should be paid, similar to that currently afforded to teaching staff. This allowance should be paid by the student’s RTO. 8 – New LSA support LSAs in their first year of work at ACT Education Directorate sites, as temporary or permanent employees, should be provided with support, including:

• documented mentoring support from an experienced LSA; • 80 hours split between the new LSA and their mentor, set aside outside of rostered class time, in which to engage in mentoring activities in a manner that suits and is agreed to by both parties; • A structured induction program, including no less than one event per term, targeted to new LSA development.

This new LSA program will allow LSAs opportunities to engage with colleagues, seek support and understanding of their role and familiarise themselves with the regulatory framework and work safety issues within schools and specialist settings. 9 – Flexible access to long service leave Teachers are able to access Long Service Leave in blocks of less then seven (7) day blocks.

School assistants should have no less than the same access to Long Service Leave as in the teachers’ Enterprise Agreement. 10 – Special education allowance For LSA members, when they reach School Assistant 3 classification or above, the special education allowance ceases. LSAs should be eligible to receive the special education allowance at all pay classifications.

11 – Centralised engagement of LSA pool To maximise permanent engagement of LSAs and provide career development opportunities, agreement should be reached on the creation of a permanent pool of LSAs on a network basis, incorporating many of the temporary LSA positions currently filled on a recurrent basis at the school level.

12 – School assistant transfer To ensure that there are career development opportunities for school assistants, a school assistant transfer process should be developed. 11.3

AEU ACT BRANCH LOG OF CLAIMS 2021

In relation to the Canberra Institute of Technology ACT PUBLIC SECTOR CANBERRA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (TEACHING STAFF) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

Common Core claims 1 - Salary Salaries should increase for all classifications by at least 3.5% per annum over the course of the agreement in line with the rest of the ACTPS.

2 – Superannuation Employer contributions on superannuation should increase to 15.4%.

3 – Maximising secure employment CIT should adopt rigorous processes to ensure that permanent employment is maximised. This should include: • the development of criteria for converting casual and temporary employees to permanency; • an annual review, in consultation with the relevant union(s), of all casual and temporary employment; • a mechanism for casual or temporary employees who believe that their work has become permanent to apply for conversion to permanency at least once in any calendar year.

The provision should be clarified to ensure that it cannot be accessed by perpetrators or alleged perpetrators of family violence.

5 – Mental health first aid allowance In support of mental health initiatives, a cohort of mental health first-aid officers should be created in proportion to regular first aid officers. The MHFA officer should receive the applicable first aid allowance. CIT-specific claims 6 – Teaching hours and work/life balance CIT Teachers are faced with changes to the type and nature of tasks that make up their work. There has been an increase in compliance, student support and online teaching work.

The annualised teaching load of 720 hours should be reviewed and alternative models considered.

Any review of the way teaching hours are calculated must not reduce an entitlement to paid non-attendance. 7 – Local consultation Measures should be sought to strengthen consultation at the local level on matters including workload, resourcing, maintenance, work safety, hours of work/rostering and change management. 8 – New teacher support Teachers in their first year of work at CIT, as temporary or permanent employees, should be provided with support, including:

• documented mentoring support from an experienced teacher; • an annual teaching load reduction of 80 hours, split between the new teacher and their mentor in a manner that suits and is agreed to by both parties; • a structured induction program, including no less than one event per term, targeted to new teacher development.

The new teacher program will provide teachers who are new to CIT with opportunities to meet their colleagues, seek support, engage with the profession and familiarise themselves with regulatory requirements, work safety issues and CIT’s cultural traits. 12.1

Motion in relation to NAPLAN 2021

That Council notes:

• the teaching profession’s long-standing and consistent opposition to NAPLAN, which is a high stakes test that has come to define teachers’ work in public discourse. • that many of the negative and perverse outcomes of NAPLAN were predicted by the profession more than a decade ago, yet other negative and perverse outcomes have occurred that were not even imagined. • that any claim to quality longitudinal data was seriously undermined in 2018 with the variance between online and pen and paper results, and further in 2019 when there were widespread IT system crashes. • that, due to COVID-19, NAPLAN did not occur in 2020 and nobody missed it. • that the AEU has set out a superior alternative, which has the support the teaching profession.

Moved: Seconded: 14.1

Lanyon High School Sub-Branch.

1. That the Directorate return to providing Principals and DECO (Disability Education Officers) with the individual breakdown of disability/inclusion points attached to students (rather than a lump sum total) in order for school leaders be able to make informed decisions about resourcing and recruitment of appropriate staff. 2. That clarity be provided in writing with regards to how the induction days for new teachers are paid for by schools as part of the new SSEMS/cash staffing system 3. That a mechanism be developed to ensure that Experience Educators who have little experience in low-SES school are provided with additional supports, training and resources to ensure they have the skills necessary to successfully transfer to low-SES schools. 4. That the Directorate review the school calendar dates from 2022 to 2024 to ensure that there is at least 1 Professional Learning day available to teachers before students return to school.

Date: Thursday 18th March, 2021 Proposed Barbara Monsma Seconded: Katherine Harris Passed unanimously: Yes/No