ANNUAL REPORT Independent Education Union2019 of Australia NSW/ACT Branch 2 | IEUA NSW ACT IEUA NSW ACT | 3 4 | IEUA NSW ACT AGENDA Annual General Meeting Saturday, 19 October 2019 Level 2 – Grand Central The Mercure Sydney 818 – 820 George Street, Sydney IEUA NSW ACT | 5 6 | IEUA NSW ACT 9.00 – 9.30 Coffee/tea and registration 1.0 Opening of Meeting Formal Opening of Meeting Adoption of Agenda 2.0 Credentialing of Delegates, Receipt of Proxies and Apologies 3.0 Confirmation of Minutes – August 2019 Council 4.0 Business Arising 5.0 Financial Statements and 2020 Budget 6.0 Annual Report 11.00 – 11.30 Morning tea 7.0 President’s Report 8.0 Branch Reports 1.00 – 2.00 Lunch 9.0 Guest speaker: Anthony Odgers Assistant Federal Secretary Religious Discrimination Bill 2019 10.0 General Business 10.1 Catholic Systemic Schools Claim 10.2 Catholic Independent Schools Claim 10.3 New Implications from the IEU ERO/ Work Value Case 10.4 Compulsory HSC Maths for Primary Initial Teacher Education 10.5 NESA Revocation, Suspension and Voluntary Cancellation of Accreditation Policy 11.0 Council and AGM Dates for 2020 12.0 Questions Without Notice 13.0 Other Business 4.00 – 4.30 Close

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IEUA NSW ACT | 7 8 | IEUA NSW ACT Minutes IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Minutes of Council meeting held on Saturday 17 August 2019 at The Mercure Sydney Sub Branches Monaro (ACT) Angela McDonald, Bernadette Bradley, David Caton Karen McPherson, Anne Leet, Judy Elliott (Observer) Central Coast John Heffernan, Kristen Rooney, David Terry, Luke Wilmott Central Metropolitan Central West Simon Dundon, Kylie Martinez, Geoff Hayward Peter Nunn, Bruce Paine, Louise Hughes Cumberland Hunter Valley Phil Jirman, Vinnie Cooper, Judith Adams Mark Wilson, Peter Criticos (Observer) Ku-Ring-Gai Daniel Woolley Lansdowne Bernadette Hawthorne Metropolitan East Mid North Coast Mary Murtagh, Pam Adams, Corinne Henry-Schlentrich Leon Robinson, Brett Bennett, Andrew Frawley North Coast Mary Howard, Michael Namrell, Marty Fitzpatrick Jennifer Lee (Observer), Jennifer Allen North West Judy Miller, Fiona O’Neill Northern Beaches Northern Suburbs Mark Anderson Penrith/Blue Mountains Geoff Anderson, Margaret O’Donnell, Michael Loudoun, Regina Bryan Principals Sidonie Coffey, Noeleen O’Neill Riverina Vanessa Creece, Kim Phelps, Narelle Ryall Nicole Young, Sharon Jennings (Observer) South Coast Kathy D’Souza, Michelle Masterson, Shirley Jancetic South East Sallyann Burtenshaw, Catrina Niddrie, Wayne Foster Southern Suburbs Peter Tsambalas

Executive: Chris Wilkinson (in the Chair) Carolyn Collins Gabe Connell Louise Glase Leah Godfrey Anna Luedi Peter Moore Patricia Murnane John O’Neil Suzanne Penson Jeff Pratt Tina Ruello Helen Templeton John Quessy Mark Northam Carol Matthews

Officers and staff: Aidan Anderson Peter Bishop Megan Bruce Iain Bailey Amy Cotton Lyn Caton Lee Cunningham Pat Devery Artie Dowdle Therese Fitzgibbon Yuva Harish Jim Hall Jackie Groom Verena Heron Elizabeth Finlay Lubna Haddad Liam Griffiths Amanda Hioe Keith Heggart James Jenkins-Flint Valerie Jones Lisa James Marilyn Jervis Ann-Maree McEwan Greg McKinney Carlo Rendina Richard Ryan Bronwyn Ridgway Berna Simpson Russell Schokman Pam Smith Tina Smith David Towson Michael Wright Donna Widdison Helen Gregory

IEUA NSW ACT | 9 1.0 OPENING OF MEETING Moved and Seconded The President formally opened the Carried meeting at 9.30am and asked Hunter Valley Sub Branch President Vinnie 3.2 Corrections Cooper to deliver the Acknowledgment of Country. The President welcomed 3.2.1 It was noted that Kur-ing-gai Sub Councillors and Observers to the Branch delegate Daniel Wooley and August Council meeting. North Coast Sub Branch delegate Jennifer Allen were present at June 1.2 Adoption of Agenda Council.

1.3 The President referred to the Agenda 3.3 THAT THE MINUTES BE ACCEPTED and the following motion was put: Moved Bruce Paine THAT THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA Seconded Margaret O’Donnell AS OUTLINED BE ADOPTED Carried

Moved Suzanne Penson 4.0 BUSINESS ARISING FROM Seconded Peter Nunn THE MINUTES Carried 4.1 There was no business arising from 2.0 ACCEPTANCE OF CREDENTIALS the minutes. AND APOLOGIES 5.0 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2.1 A list of credentialed Councillors AND ACCOUNTS was tabled for the information of delegates and the following motion 5.1 Financial Statements to 31 July 2019 was put: 5.1.1 The Secretary tabled Financial THAT THE CREDENTIALS LIST Statements to 31 July 2019 and BE RECEIVED, ACCEPTED AND reported on the current financial ADOPTED position of the Union and the budgetary performance to date Moved Geoff Hayward for 2019. Seconded Carolyn Collins Carried 5.1.2 He referred to the Consolidated Profit and Loss Statements for both the 2.2 Apologies were received from: Dianne Branch and the State organisations Lefebvre, Karen McPherson, Karyn and drew attention to the financial Paluzzano, Robert Paluzzano, Dot position as at the end of July. Seamer, Adam Scicluna, Zeinab Mokochar, Shelley Hopper, Mark 5.1.3 The Secretary reported on Income O’Sullivan, Kath Egan, Belinda Burton, from Membership and that although Raelene Maxworthy, Kate Clynch, we were down on 500 members Deborah Lloyd, Janet Marie, Liz this year due to many retiring, he was Heggart, Ann Hunt, Simon Fraser, hopeful that with the Catholic Adam Everatt, Glenn Lowe, Ann campaign coming up that we would Rogers, Wendy Hill, Anne-Marie pick up these new members. In McAdams, Bernadette Baker, Ross regards to Expenses, he drew Conlon, Marie MacTavish, Denise attention to Legal Expenses which McHugh, Gloria Taylor, Steve Bergan, were mostly for the ERO case and that Carolyn Moore, Kendall Warren and these have been budgeted for. Some Veronica Yewdall. expenses that were not budgeted for are expenses for the de-registering of 3.0 CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES the state organisation and outlined the process for this and the transfer 3.1 Minutes of June Council Meeting of the properties to the Branch. The following motion was put: The Union is anticipating that the transfer of ownership of the THAT THE MINUTES AS CIRCULATED properties will not incur stamp duty BE TAKEN AS READ in NSW and that he is uncertain about 10 | IEUA NSW ACT this in regards to the ACT property. support staff joining. The winner There may be also stamp duty to of the voucher prize draw would be be paid on the transfer of the Union’s interviewed for Newsmonth. motor vehicles. 6.5 The ECS Conference is being held 5.1.4 The Secretary reported that there is on Saturday 7 September and that still work to be done and although there were still some funded positions we ultimately budgeted for a deficit, available. The conference would he was pleased to report that we will also be livestreamed to members balance the budget pending a few from other IEUA branches ie those hundred new members before the branches who cover early childhood end of the year. teachers.

5.1.5 The following motion was put: 6.6 The good outcome on an allegation ie ‘Not Sustained – Insufficient Evidence’ THAT COUNCIL NOTES THE was reported on; the final outcome FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO 31 JULY was worth the persistence from the 2019 AND THE COMMENCEMENT member and the IEU Officers involved. OF THE BUDGET FOR 2020 6.7 The Union has had success in Moved Carolyn Collins overturning a decision to suspend a Seconded Helen Templeton member’s teacher accreditation. The Carried Union was pleased with the outcome and the fact that we tested NESA’s 6.0 SECRETARY’S REPORT internal disputes procedure.

6.1 The Secretary acknowledged Vinnie 6.8 The final three days of the ERO case Cooper’s Acknowledgement to which commenced in 2013 were Country noting the 44th anniversary scheduled for last week but of the pouring of a handful of red unfortunately, the Union was informed soil by Gough Whitlam into Vincent by Senior Counsel representing the Lingiari’s hand on 16 August 1975. Union that he had come down with The Secretary tabled a written report pneumonia and was unlikely to be (Annexure B) and gave a detailed able to represent the Union in the report on items contained therein. Commission. Accordingly, the Union sought a deferral of the submission 6.2 The Support Staff Conference dates for approximately four weeks. on 13 September was referred to and that registrations were still available. 6.9 A significant report on the IEU Zone which was launched at June Council 6.3 The pleasing result for a member was included the report. The under the Educational Services Secretary drew attention to the graph (Teachers) Award was reported on on members who have registered with which shows the value of being a the IEU Zone. union member. 6.10 The Secretary reported that in June 6.4 As part of the Union’s ongoing 2018, the Daily Telegraph made Recruitment and Retention initiatives, accusations that APHEDA was a number of Officers have been diverting money from a DFAT funded involved in looking at various ways to project in Palestine to unauthorised communicate online with members projects which resulted in its and potential members. A report funding being suspended and an on a recent seminar was included in audit commissioned. There was Council papers. The ‘Join in June’ no evidence of wrongdoing found initiative was reported on which and the suspension was lifted. overall was a success and one that This has had a negative impact of the Union would do again, possibly APHEDA’s fundraising. APHEDA has ‘Sign up in September’. Two trends now passed all aspects of DFAT’s that emerged from the initiative were regular accreditation process and an increased number of early career remains fully accredited for overseas teachers joining and an increase in development work. IEUA NSW ACT | 11 6.11 Following on from the vote on an acknowledged all those involved in enterprise agreement applying to the organisation of the event. teachers in ACT government schools, the Archdiocese of Canberra & 7.4 Councillors were encouraged to read Goulburn has confirmed that pay rises NGS’s Bernard O’Connor’s Super will now flow on to teachers in ACT column in Newsmonth; the topic being Catholic systemic schools. on Insurance and the recent changes.

6.12 The Secretary referred to the 7.5 The following motion was put: announcement in Newsmonth for the Executive elections and that THAT THE PRESIDENT’S REPORT neither himself nor Gloria Taylor BE RECEIVED, ACCEPTED AND were nominating as Secretary and ADOPTED Deputy Secretary. At the close of nominations, there was only Moved Kylie Martinez one candidate for the position of Seconded Anna Luedi Secretary and Deputy Secretary and Carried he was pleased to report that Mark Northam would be Secretary, Carol 8.0 SUB BRANCH REPORTS Matthews would be Deputy Secretary and the two elected Assistant 8.1 The following Sub Branches Secretaries would be Pam Smith and submitted written reports: Liam Griffiths; and the President has Mid North Coast also been re-elected. Now that IEU Monaro staff have been formally advised, this North Coast was the first opportunity to publicly Principals advise this result and to congratulate Riverina this new leadership team which South East would take office from 12.00 noon South Coast on 31 October. 8.2 Riverina Sub Branch President Simon 6.13 Councillors offered their Goss also gave a verbal report and congratulations to the new leadership referred to the three motions team. unanimously endorsed at the Riverina Sub Branch meeting on 2 August for 6.14 The following motion was put: the IEU to take these motions forward to the diocesan director, Mark Maclean. THAT THE SECRETARY’S REPORT BE RECEIVED, ACCEPTED AND 8.3 Assistant Secretary and Principals’ ADOPTED Organiser Pam Smith referred to the proposed claim for Catholic systemic Moved Tina Ruello principals included in papers which Seconded Louise Hughes reflected issues raised by Principals’ Carried Sub Branch and by principal members. 7.0 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 8.4 North West Sub Branch Secretary 7.1 The President tabled a written report Helen Templeton gave a verbal (Annexure C) and reported on items report and referred to the North contained therein. West Women’s Forum to be held at her school PLC Armidale on 20 7.2 She offered her congratulations to all September. the members who have recently received their 30-year badges. 8.5 The following motion was put:

7.3 The first of the Environment THAT THE REPORTS BE RECEIVED, Conferences was held yesterday ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED and from all reports received, it was yet another successful Moved Leah Godfrey conference; the second one is being Seconded Simon Dundon held on Friday 18 October. She Carried 12 | IEUA NSW ACT 9.0 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 10.2.1 Assistant Secretary Pam Smith tabled a report from the Women and Equity 9.1 There were no constitutional matters Committee (Annexure E) and reported to report on. on items contained therein.

10.0 REPORTS 10.2.2 She too offered her appreciation for the congratulatory words and 10.1 Education Issues acknowledged the Secretary’s contribution. 10.1.1 Assistant Secretary Mark Northam tabled a report from the Education 10.2.3 The North West Women’s Forum Issues Committee (Annexure D) and is on Friday 20 September at PLC reported on items contained therein. Armidale and the Assistant Secretary acknowledged Helen Templeton for 10.1.2 The Assistant Secretary her assistance in the organisation of acknowledged the Secretary’s the forum at her school. The Western congratulatory words and also Sydney forum will be held at Holy his significant contribution to Family Primary School Emerton on 23 the Union and that a more formal October with a focus on Aboriginal acknowledgement would take place students and families. Both forums at the AGM. are registered with NESA for 45 minutes of PD for maintenance of 10.1.3 The review of NAPLAN was reported accreditation and the Assistant on and that QLD, NSW and Victoria Secretary acknowledged Professional intend to pursue a review. The NSW Officer Amy Cotton for this. Education Minister Sarah Mitchell has told a meeting of education 10.2.4 The Union is pleased to hear of the ministers that NSW wanted a full and re-establishment of the Armidale independent review of the National Diocese EEO Committee and Assessment Program which would congratulates members who will consider alternatives to standardised contribute to the committee. The tests. IEU has assisted the Bathurst Diocese with the development of 10.1.4 The Assistant Secretary drew a training package to enhance the attention to the NSW Curriculum understanding and skills of committee Review key dates; the public members in dealing with equity and consultation on the draft report is diversity issues. Officers Jackie due Term 4 this year and that the Groom and Marilyn Jervis were final report to be submitted to the acknowledged for their contribution to Minister on 30 June 2020. He was of this training. The Union has written to the view that this would also be a real Lismore CSO in response to concerns opportunity for the Union as part of its that the Union has been denied an Catholic systemic claim. appropriate role with the committee and this would be followed up with 10.1.5 The National School Resourcing the new Director who is a woman. Board Review of loadings for students Wollongong Diocese’s Workplace with a disability was referred to. Gender Equality Committee hosted a Member views are being sought recent dinner attended by many IEU regarding the loadings and that members in the Wollongong Diocese submissions are due by 20 August. and Council delegate Shirley Jancetic was acknowledged for her role as MC 10.1.6 The following motion was put: for the night.

THAT THE REPORT BE RECEIVED, 10.2.5 The IEU in NSW and the ACT has ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED contributed input into the Australian Human Rights Commission inquiry Moved John O’Neill into sexual harassment in workplaces Seconded Tina Ruello and that the report is under Carried development.

10.2 Women and Equity Committee IEUA NSW ACT | 13 10.2.6 An update on the Unions NSW issue. Keith introduced International Women’s Mentoring Initiative was Grammar School Year 11 student, provided and that Unions NSW is India Pardoel, an active member currently conducting a review of the of the school climate campaign mentoring initiative and there may be committee. India spoke passionately possible consideration of expanding about the international movement it beyond union officers to workplace founded by Greta Thunberg of school delegates and activists. students who take time off from class to participate in demonstrations to 10.2.7 The following motion was put: demand action to prevent further global warming and climate change. THAT THE REPORT BE RECEIVED, She reminded Councillors of the ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED previous strikes on 30 November and 15 March and would be most Moved Louise Glase appreciative if the IEU could be part of Seconded Carolyn Collins the strike on 20 September. Carried 10.4.5 The following motion prepared by the 10.3 ECS Committee Environment Committee was put to Council: 10.3.1 A report on behalf of the ECS Committee (Annexure F) was tabled. WE, THE COUNCIL OF IEUA NSW/ACT, DO THE FOLLOWING: 10.3.2 The following motion was put: RECOGNISE THAT CLIMATE THAT THE REPORT BE RECEIVED, CHANGE IS A GLOBAL ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED EMERGENCY REPRESENTING AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT Moved Gabe Connell ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CLIMATE Seconded Patricia Murnane CHANGE IS ALREADY HAVING Carried NEGATIVE EFFECTS IN AUSTRALIA AND INTERNATIONALLY, SUCH 10.4 Environment Committee AS INCREASING SEVERITY AND LIKELIHOOD OF CLIMATE EVENTS, 10.4.1 Keith Heggart tabled a report MORE DAMAGING BUSHFIRES, on (Annexure G) behalf of the BREAKING OF HEAT RECORDS AND Environment Committee and reported CORAL REEF BLEACHING on items contained therein. ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 10.4.2 Keith was pleased to report that the CLIMATE CHANGE WILL first of the two Environment DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT Conferences held at the Field of Mars WORKING PEOPLE AND ALREADY Environmental Education Centre DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES on 16 August was an outstanding AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, success. The second conference will AND IT IS VITAL THAT WE STRIVE be held on Friday 18 October, the day TOGETHER IN A CAMPAIGN FOR before the AGM. CLIMATE JUSTICE, AS BOTH AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN 10.4.3 The Environment Committee has now RIGHTS ISSUE reviewed the shortlisted Environment Grant applications and made EXPRESS OUR SOLIDARITY WITH recommendations for those who STUDENTS WHO ARE ENGAGED should be the winners. IN TAKING ACTION ON FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 10.4.4 He referred to the information on the WILL SUPPORT STUDENTS WHERE ‘schoolsstrike4climate’ on 20 IT IS SAFE, APPROPRIATE AND September and that students are ETHICAL TO DO SO. calling for worker participation and the IEU is considering our advice to 10.4.6 IEU Online Journalist Angus Hoy members; we are also preparing an spoke to the motion asking Council to article for the next Newsmonth on this endorse the motion: 14 | IEUA NSW ACT Moved Keith Heggart of the view that this is an important Seconded Patricia Murnane superannuation member benefit that Carried is being withdrawn by government action. 10.4.7 Patricia Murnane also spoke to the motion supporting both the 10.5.4 The Secretary drew attention to the motion and the school strike on 20 investment performance of NGS September and urged everyone to Super and winning yet another award support the motion and to care for the for Investments. future of our earth. 10.5.5 The following motion was put: 10.4.8 It was noted that the motion would be followed up with an article THAT THE REPORT BE RECEIVED, prepared for Newsmonth and an email ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED sent to members. Moved Margaret O’Donnell 10.4.9 Councillors gave India Pardoel a Seconded Bruce Paine standing ovation and the President Carried presented India with an IEU coffee KeepCup. 10.6 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee 10.4.10 The following motion was put: 10.6.1 A report from the Aboriginal and THAT THE REPORT BE RECEIVED, Torres Strait Islander Advisory ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED Committee was included in Council papers. Moved Margaret O’Donnell Seconded Patricia Murnane 11.0 MOTIONS FOR WHICH Carried DUE NOTICE IS GIVEN

10.0 OTHER REPORTS 11.1 There were no motions for which due notice was given. 10.5 NGS Super 12.0 GENERAL BUSINESS 10.5.1 The Secretary tabled a report (Annexure H) on behalf of Deputy 12.1 Ensuring Integrity Bill Secretary Gloria Taylor and IEU NGS Directors and reported on items 12.1.1 The Secretary referred to the contained therein. ACTU paper on the Registered Organisations (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 10.5.2 He reported on the opt-in insurance presently before the Senate and gave for superannuation members with some background on the Bill focusing inactive accounts which came into on aspects of the Bill that would not effect on 1 July. The Treasury Laws be reported on in any press and that Amendment (Putting Members’ trade unions are more regulated than Interests First) Bill seeks to implement anyone else in the country. He spoke provisions making insurance opt-in for of the risks if the Bill is passed by the members under 25 and low balance Senate with Labor opposing it and the accounts. If passed, the legislation Liberals and Nationals supporting it. will have a considerable impact The ACTU has asked unions to write on insurance provisions for young to crossbench Senators as a few of workers going forward as well as likely them are opposing it. cost impact on all superannuation insurance. 12.1.2 Members of the Executive were encouraged to write statements 10.5.3 He urged those Councillors who are outlining concerns to the proposed Reps in schools to talk to young amendments to the Bill to send to the members who have signed up ACTU and the crossbench Senators. with their super fund and that they Copies of statements from Patricia should call the super fund and to Murnane, Denise McHugh and Gabe ask important questions. He was Connell were included in Council papers. IEUA NSW ACT | 15 12.1.3 As Denise McHugh was an apology the claim for improved conditions to Council, Patricia Murnane was in the new EA and also to endorse pleased to read her statement to the proposed measures to address Council as was ECS Vice President work intensification. We have also Gabe Connell who spoke of her role asked for feedback and comments on and position as an ECS teacher and aspects of the claim and we have had the roles of Management Committees many Chapters returning the motion who are subject to prosecution due with comments; and that this will be to the regulations. The Secretary reviewed next week. reminded Council that since 2013, the Union has been prosecuting a 12.2.2 The Assistant Secretary asked case for this small group of members Council to formally endorse the claim ie early childhood, and it is a right to taking into consideration Chapter stand up for wages and conditions for feedback and comments received. members in this sector. One other issue which will be added to the claim is maternity leave for 12.1.4 Assistant Secretary Pam Smith temporary teachers which is the case congratulated the three Executive in government schools. members for their statements and encouraged others to make 12.2.3 The following motion was put: statements as there was still some time to do so. Discussion took place THAT IEUA NSW/ACT BRANCH from Council on the issues raised COUNCIL ENDORSES THE CLAIMS by the ACTU outlining what the Bill AS SET OUT IN THE NEWSEXTRA would do in its current form and the AND THAT WORK INTENSIFICATION importance of getting the information ISSUES WILL BE LOOKED AT out there. It was also asked if Patricia AND RAISED BY ORGANISERS IN Murnane’s statement could be sent INDIVIDUAL DIOCESES. to Catholic employers as they too should be supporting the Union. Moved Carol Matthews Seconded Carolyn Collins 12.1.5 The Secretary put the following Carried motion to Council: 12.2.4 Assistant Secretary Mark Northam IEUA NSW/ACT BRANCH COUNCIL asked Councillors to break into groups URGES CROSSBENCH SENATORS for a workshop to work through the TO REJECT THE REGISTERED claim from a Chapter perspective and ORGANISATIONS (ENSURING to rank the top five issues for both INTEGRITY) BILL AS AN ATTACK ON teachers and support staff to inform TRADE UNION DEMOCRACY AND the Union in their negotiations. An MEMBER PARTICIPATION IEU Organiser was present at each table and a representative of each COUNCIL SUPPORTS AND table gave a report back with their COMMENDS THE STATEMENTS top items. David Towson took those FROM OUR EXECUTIVE MEMBERS Councillors in independent and IN OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL Catholic independent schools for a WHICH HIGHLIGHTS OUR SERIOUS separate workshop to discuss their CONCERNS REGARDING THE own EA issues and was pleased to UNFAIR AND UNREASONABLE report back that they would be keen COMPONENTS OF THE PROPOSED to meet in this type of forum again. LEGISLATION. Moved John Quessy 12.3 Catholic Independent Schools Claim Secretary Anna Luedi Carried 12.3.1 Assistant Secretary Carol Matthews referred to the NewsExtra which 12.2 Catholic Systemic Schools Claim has been sent to Reps in Catholic independent schools asking members 12.2.1 Assistant Secretary Carol Matthews to meet and endorse the claim for referred to the NewsExtra for the improved conditions in the new EAs claim for a new EA. Members have and endorse the proposed measures been asked to meet and endorse to address workloads. The Assistant 16 | IEUA NSW ACT Secretary reported on some of the 12.6.1 Assistant Secretary Liam Griffiths differences to that of the Catholic reported on the IEU member sector, including the rates of pay. recruitment initiative ‘Join in June’ and the relative success with early career 12.4 Support Staff Survey teachers and support staff joining and was of the view that it was an initiative 12.4.1 Industrial Officer Iain Bailey referred to worth doing. He reported on the the recent support staff survey winner of the voucher, Madison Ings, sent to support staff members who told her story of why she joined and presented a report on the key the Union. He offered his appreciation elements and comments from to Reps for their hard work in this members with one important issue initiative and that the Recruitment and being whether support staff are paid Retention Committee would now be overtime or time in lieu. working on other initiatives.

12.4.2 Overall, the Union was pleased with 12.7 Welfare Rights Centre the responses from support staff members with 770 responses 12.7.1 The Secretary referred to the report received. Vice President Support Staff in papers from Welfare Rights Centre, Carolyn Collins thanked the Union a community legal centre specialised for the survey and the evaluations in social security law, administration from Iain Bailey and spoke of her own and policy that the Union pays an history of having to take time in lieu affiliation fee to. He encouraged but would prefer overtime. Councillors to take the time to read the case studies and factsheets and 12.4.3 Organiser Peter Bishop stressed the to promote and to make members importance to Reps to ensure that aware of this benefit to members. this issue becomes an educational The centre’s factsheets may also be process for teacher members to be accessed via its website. aware of ie how they are paid and the importance of signing support staff 13.0 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE up as members. 13.1 There were no questions without notice. 12.5 Professional Development/IEU Zone 14.0 OTHER BUSINESS 12.5.1 Keith Heggart and Amy Cotton presented an update on the IEU 14.1 Vice President Support Staff Carolyn Zone and its website showing the Collins reminded Councillors of the latest articles and popular forum Support Staff Conference on Friday discussions. Councillors were also 13 September and as registrations invited to contribute with items of were not at capacity, could all reflection to the blog. Councillors encourage support staff members in their schools to attend 12.5.2 Professional Development courses as there were still funded positions were reported on, both NESA available. Those support staff accredited and TQI and the Union members who completed the support is still having discussions with staff survey could also be encouraged TQI in regards to accredited PD. to attend. Discussion took place from Council and in particular with accredited TQI 14.2 Patricia Murnane offered her courses; Amy Cotton responded to congratulations to Chris Wilkinson this query. and Mark Northam, Carol Matthews, Pam Smith and Liam Griffiths on their 12.5.3 Congratulations were extended to the election to lead the Union for the next PD team for the development of three years. On behalf of Council, the IEU Zone from Councillors. she made a statement from the floor Councillors were encouraged to to sincerely thank John Quessy and promote the IEU Zone to members. Gloria Taylor, both devoting most of their working lives to the IEU and that 12.6 Recruitment and Retention all members have benefited from that devotion. IEUA NSW ACT | 17 14.3 Vice President Support Staff Carolyn Collins urged all Councillors and members in their Chapters to vote in the Executive elections, as it was their democratic right to do so.

14.4 The President also referred to the elections and that other longstanding members of the Executive were also retiring including Patricia Murnane who would be missed by us all. She too encouraged all to vote in this important election and to make their vote count.

The meeting closed at 3.30 pm.

18 | IEUA NSW ACT IEUA NSW ACT | 19 20 | IEUA NSW ACT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IEUA NSW ACT | 21 22 | IEUA NSW ACT Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch Draft budget 2020

Account Name Budget Budget Budget Net of GST GST incl GST only $ $ $ Income Membership - NPRD (2.5%) 5,439,141 5,983,055 543,914 Membership - PRD (2.5%) 8,874,388 9,761,826 887,439 Sub total 14,313,529 15,744,882 1,431,353

Advertising 122,727 135,000 12,273 Interest 15,000 15,000 0 Private car use reimbursement 10,000 11,000 1,000 Publications/Subscriptions 177,273 195,000 17,727 Rent 135,455 149,000 13,545 Seminars & Conferences 20,000 22,000 2,000 Sitting Fees 76,273 83,900 7,627 Other 27,273 30,000 2,727 Sub total 584,000 640,900 56,900 Total Income 14,897,529 16,385,782 1,488,253

Expenses Administration Audit and Accounting Fees 53,636 59,000 5,364 Bank & Credit Card Service Charges 60,909 67,000 6,091 Books, Periodicals & Subscriptions 30,000 33,000 3,000 Clerical Staff Expenses 10,000 11,000 1,000 Consultancy Fees 10,000 11,000 1,000 Depreciation 766,000 766,000 0 Fringe Benefits Tax 55,000 55,000 0 Insurance 190,909 210,000 19,091 Interest Paid 1,000 1,000 0 IT / Technology Maint./Serv./Repairs 423,636 466,000 42,364 Motor Vehicles Expenses 154,545 170,000 15,455 PRD Commission 90,000 99,000 9,000 Printing 72,727 80,000 7,273 Staff Recruitment 4,545 5,000 455 Staff Training and Development 45,000 49,500 4,500 Other 9,091 10,000 909 Sub total 1,977,000 2,092,500 115,500

Meetings & Conferences Sub Branch 109,091 120,000 10,909 Council/AGM 176,364 194,000 17,636 Executive 145,455 160,000 14,545 General Meeting 50,000 55,000 5,000

IEUA NSW ACT | 23 Account Name Budget Budget Budget Net of GST GST incl GST only $ $ $ Officer 272,727 300,000 27,273 Seminars, Conferences 150,000 165,000 15,000 Sub total 903,636 994,000 90,364

Legal Barristers and Solicitors 186,364 205,000 18,636 Workers Compensation 9,091 10,000 909 Other 5,909 6,500 591 Sub total 201,364 221,500 20,136

Services: Affiliations & Capitation Fees 911,818 1,003,000 91,182 Branding 22,727 25,000 2,273 Campaign Costs 100,000 110,000 10,000 Donations 10,000 10,000 0 Recruitment & Retention Initiatives 40,000 44,000 4,000 Publication 558,182 614,000 55,818 Research 20,000 22,000 2,000 Teacher Exchange, Member Benefits 18,182 20,000 1,818 Union Training 160,000 176,000 16,000 Sub total 1,840,909 2,024,000 183,091

Wages and Salaries: Accrued Leave Payout 290,000 290,000 0 Casual/Temporary Staff 80,000 80,000 0 Overtime 35,000 35,000 0 Payroll Tax 481,000 481,000 0 Superannuation 1,045,000 1,045,000 0 Wages and Salaries 8,177,000 8,177,000 0 Sub total 10,108,000 10,108,000 0

Sydney Office Building Operating Expenses - Cleaning 36,364 40,000 3,636 - Repairs & Maintenance 31,818 35,000 3,182 - Plant Hire 1,818 2,000 182 - Rubbish Collection 4,545 5,000 455 - Utilities 57,345 62,800 5,455 - Other 4,545 5,000 455 Leasing Office Equipment / Maintenance 21,273 23,400 2,127 Office Requisites 18,182 20,000 1,818 Postage & Couriers 90,909 100,000 9,091 Printing (Copy Charges) 40,909 45,000 4,091 Stationery 13,636 15,000 1,364 Strata / Levy 27,273 30,000 2,727 Telephone / Mobile 50,000 55,000 5,000 Sub total 398,618 438,200 39,582

24 | IEUA NSW ACT Account Name Budget Budget Budget Net of GST GST incl GST only $ $ $ Canberra Office Building Operating Expenses - Cleaning 6,364 7,000 636 - Repairs & Maintenance 909 1,000 91 - Plant Hire 1,818 2,000 182 - Rubbish Collection 545 600 55 - Utilities 3,273 3,600 327 Leasing Office Equipment 6,364 7,000 636 Office Requisites 2,727 3,000 273 Postage & Couriers 5,455 6,000 545 Printing (Copy Charges) 7,273 8,000 727 Rates 8,000 8,000 0 Stationery 1,182 1,300 118 Strata Levy 18,636 20,500 1,864 Telephone / Mobile 9,091 10,000 909 U9 & U10 37,409 39,500 2,091 Sub total 109,045 117,500 8,455

Lismore Office Building Operating Expenses - Cleaning 4,545 5,000 455 - Repairs & Maintenance 909 1,000 91 - Utilities 700 1,100 400 Leasing Office Equipment 4,545 5,000 455 Office Requisites 1,818 2,000 182 Postage & Couriers 1,364 1,500 136 Printing (Copy Charges) 1,818 2,000 182 Rates 7,300 7,300 0 Stationery 909 1,000 91 Strata Levy 10,000 11,000 1,000 Telephone / Mobile 6,364 7,000 636 Sub total 40,273 43,900 3,627

Newcastle Office Building Operating Expenses - Cleaning 19,091 21,000 1,909 - Repairs & Maintenance 2,000 2,200 200 - Plant Hire 1,455 1,600 145 - Rubbish Collection 1,182 1,300 118 - Utilities 15,000 16,200 1,200 Leasing Office Equipment 5,455 6,000 545 Office Requisites 1,818 2,000 182 Postage & Couriers 1,636 1,800 164 Printing (Copy Charges) 3,636 4,000 364 Rates and Taxes 4,000 4,000 0 Stationery 909 1,000 91 Strata Levy 10,000 11,000 1,000 Telephone / Mobile 6,364 7,000 636 Sub total 72,545 79,100 6,555

IEUA NSW ACT | 25 Account Name Budget Budget Budget Net of GST GST incl GST only $ $ $ Parramatta Office Building Operating Expenses - Cleaning 37,273 41,000 3,727 - Repairs & Maintenance 24,545 27,000 2,455 - Plant Hire 2,182 2,400 218 - Rubbish Collection 545 600 55 - Utilities 6,600 7,000 400 Leasing Office Equipment 9,091 10,000 909 Office Requisites 8,182 9,000 818 Postage & Couriers 9,091 10,000 909 Printing (Copy Charges) 7,273 8,000 727 Rates and Taxes 21,000 21,000 0 Stationery 2,727 3,000 273 Strata Levy 58,182 64,000 5,818 Telephone / Mobile 18,182 20,000 1,818 Sub total 204,873 223,000 18,127

Total Expenses 15,856,264 16,341,700 485,436 Profit/(Loss) (958,735) 44,082 1,002,817

Less Goods and Services Tax - (1,002,817) Net Result After GST (Loss) (958,735) (958,735)

Expenditure On Capital Items Building Improvements 136,364 150,000 13,636 Furniture & Fittings 0 0 0 New motor vehicles 45,455 50,000 4,545 Other assets 36,364 40,000 3,636 218,182 240,000 21,818

Total Expenses after Capital Expenditure 16,074,445 16,581,700 507,255

Net Result before GST (Loss) (1,176,917) (195,919) 980,998

Less Goods and Services Tax - 980,998

Net Result after GST (1,176,917) (1,176,917)

Add back non-cash items Depreciation 766,000 766,000

Net Profit/(Loss) (410,917) (410,917)

26 | IEUA NSW ACT IEUA NSW ACT | 27 28 | IEUA NSW ACT Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch and NSW Independent Education Union For the period ending 30 September 2019 Consolidated profit & loss statement

Account Name Month 2019 Ytd 2019 Budget Income Membership - NPRD 197,724 3,856,754 5,306,479 73% Membership - PRD 775,779 7,320,903 8,657,939 85% 973,503 11,177,656 13,964,418 80%

Advertising 0 69,657 122,727 57% Insurance Recoveries 0 4,381 0 n/a Interest Received 938 65,603 82,000 80% Private Car Use Reimbursement 0 6,964 12,000 58% Profit on Disposal of Assets 0 7,988 0 n/a Publications/Subscriptions 0 128,702 177,273 73% Rental Income 13,972 115,131 147,727 78% Seminars & Conferences 16,481 24,511 27,273 90% Sitting Fees 21,504 70,207 114,909 61% Other 7,022 39,483 27,273 145% 59,918 532,628 711,182 75% Total Income 1,033,421 11,710,285 14,675,600 80%

Less Expenses Administration Audit & Accountancy Fees 0 56,800 53,636 106% Bank & Credit Card Service Charges 3,869 47,130 63,636 74% Books, Periodicals & Subscriptions 3,015 16,593 30,000 55% Clerical Staff Expenses 1,434 4,794 10,000 48% Consultancy Fees 0 0 10,000 0% Depreciation of Fixed Assets 37,831 334,886 500,000 67% Fringe Benefits Tax 0 52,517 55,000 95% Insurance 0 142,833 190,909 75% Interest Paid 0 50 1,000 5% IT/Technology Maint/Serv/Repairs 38,419 305,183 390,909 78% Motor Vehicle 7,749 114,356 154,545 74% PRD Commission 0 0 90,000 0% Printing 2,547 28,589 72,727 39% Staff Recruitment 155 3,570 4,545 79% Staff Training & Development 425 22,829 22,727 100% Other 0 0 18,182 0% 95,443 1,130,131 1,667,816 68% Meetings & Conferences Sub Branch 16,543 82,636 109,091 76% Council/AGM 35,727 123,774 176,364 70% Executive 10,755 76,327 145,455 52% General Meeting 1,471 29,995 50,000 60%

IEUA NSW ACT | 29 Account Name Month 2019 Ytd 2019 Budget Officer 23,137 192,942 272,727 71% Seminars/Conferences 21,704 44,097 159,091 28% 109,337 549,771 912,728 60% Legal Barrister & Solicitors 56,032 273,397 348,636 78% Workers Compensation 0 (246) 45,455 -1% Other 806 18,826 5,909 319% 56,838 291,977 400,000 73% Services Affiliations & Capitation 0 694,197 911,818 76% Branding 418 16,984 22,727 75% Campaign Costs 0 167,913 227,273 74% Donations 0 1,950 10,000 20% Grant 6,274 14,962 0 n/a Publication 2,069 235,971 558,182 42% Recruitment & Retention Initiatives 4,100 12,355 27,273 45% Research 0 9,545 20,000 48% Teacher Exchange & Member Benefit 82 10,211 18,181 56% Union Training 9,492 41,260 136,364 30% 22,435 1,205,348 1,931,818 62%

Wages & Salaries Accrued Leave Payout 0 19,242 150,000 13% Casual Staff 3,296 36,791 80,000 46% Overtime 495 5,306 35,000 15% Payroll Tax 37,798 321,555 472,000 68% Superannuation 79,649 737,550 1,100,000 67% Wage Subsidy Received 0 0 0 n/a Wages & Salaries 614,921 5,768,562 8,049,000 72% 736,159 6,889,006 9,886,000 70%

Sydney Office Building Operating Expenses - Cleaning 3,432 24,121 36,364 66% - Plant Hire 121 1,073 1,818 59% - Repairs & Maint. 1,690 31,439 31,818 99% - Rubbish Collection 98 1,189 4,545 26% - Utilities 4,295 35,750 57,345 62% - Other 3,642 28,092 4,545 618% - Strata/Levy 0 15,618 27,273 57% Leasing Office Equipment 1,772 15,911 21,273 75% Office Requisites 1,432 7,142 18,182 39% Postage & Couriers 1,522 15,742 90,909 17% Printing 3,468 18,198 40,909 44% Rates & Taxes 0 17,213 20,000 86% Stationery 487 2,454 13,637 18% Telephone/Mobile 2,787 24,963 50,000 50% 24,745 238,906 418,618 57%

30 | IEUA NSW ACT Account Name Month 2019 Ytd 2019 Budget Canberra Office Building Operating Expenses - Cleaning 621 3,678 6,364 58% - Plant Hire 121 1,087 909 120% - Repairs & Maint. 0 0 1,818 0% - Rubbish Collection 70 156 545 29% - Utilities 633 2,174 3,327 65% - Strata / Levy 0 9,293 18,636 50% - Other (Unit 9 and Unit 10) 1,828 25,045 37,273 67% - Rates & Taxes 0 7,415 8,000 93% Leasing Office Equipment 535 4,779 6,364 75% Office Requisites 53 794 2,727 29% Postage & Couriers 75 1,035 5,455 19% Printing 467 3,492 7,273 48% Stationery 218 966 1,182 82% Telephone/Mobile 330 2,884 9,091 32% 4,950 62,798 108,964 58% Lismore Office Building Operating Expenses - Cleaning 0 2,805 4,545 62% - Rates & Taxes 0 1,273 7,300 17% - Repairs & Maint. 35 1,155 909 127% - Utilities 636 2,416 5,145 47% - Strata / Levy 0 7,486 10,000 0% Leasing Office Equipment 212 1,908 4,545 42% Office Requisites 115 806 1,818 44% Postage & Couriers 0 189 1,364 14% Printing 133 1,193 1,818 66% Rent 4,775 35,020 22,727 154% Stationery 0 358 909 39% Telephone/Mobile 408 3,153 6,364 50% 6,313 57,764 67,444 86% Newcastle Office Building Operating Expenses - Cleaning 1,046 11,180 19,091 59% - Plant Hire 124 1,112 1,455 76% - Repairs & Maint. 921 3,140 2,000 157% - Rubbish Collection 0 0 1,182 0% - Utilities 0 6,111 14,836 41% - Strata / Levy 632 9,719 10,000 97% - Rates & Taxes 0 3,565 4,000 89% Leasing Office Equipment 417 3,753 5,455 69% Office Requisites 641 1,771 1,818 97% Postage & Couriers 0 811 1,636 50% Printing 407 1,792 3,636 49% Stationery 61 636 909 70% Telephone/Mobile 310 2,403 6,364 38% 4,559 45,993 72,382 64%

IEUA NSW ACT | 31 Account Name Month 2019 Ytd 2019 Budget Parramatta Office Building Operating Expenses - Cleaning 3,116 21,813 37,273 59% - Plant Hire 45 399 2,182 18% - Repairs & Maint. 146 1,350 24,545 6% - Rubbish Collection 0 84 545 15% - Utilities 0 2,534 7,545 34% - Strata/Levy 0 43,764 58,182 75% - Rates & Taxes 0 20,100 21,000 96% Leasing Office Equipment 947 8,490 9,091 93% Office Requisites 248 2,469 8,183 30% Postage & Couriers 516 5,265 9,091 58% Printing 942 6,123 7,273 84% Stationery 12 1,000 2,727 37% Telephone/Mobile 708 6,375 18,182 35% 6,680 119,766 205,819 58%

Total Expenses 1,067,459 10,591,460 15,671,589 68% Net Profit / (Loss) (34,038) 1,118,825 (995,989)

32 | IEUA NSW ACT IEUA NSW ACT | 33 34 | IEUA NSW ACT OUTLINE ANNEXURES& IEUA NSW ACT | 35 36 | IEUA NSW ACT

ListIntroduction of Annexures 1 Industrial Report/Campaigns 2 Early Childhood 3 Support Staff 4 Education Issues 5 Accreditation 6 Professional Development 7 Tertiary Initiatives 8 Union Training 9 Women and Equity 10 Principals 11 ELICOS 12 Child Protection 13 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee 14 Environmental Issues & 15 Communications 16 Information Technology 17 NGS Super 18 Membership Statistics and School Visits 19 Recruitment and Organising 20 ACT 21 Newcastle 22 Lismore 23 Teacher Exchange 24 Social Justice 25 Member Benefits 26 Constitution/Rules 27 National 28 International President’s Report OUTLINE ANNEXURES 2020 Meeting Dates

IEUA NSW ACT | 37 38 | IEUA NSW ACT INTRODUCTION IEUA NSW ACT | 39 40 | IEUA NSW ACT Introduction

I am pleased to deliver the 2019 Annual safety will not be strengthened, and a majority Report to our Annual General Meeting, my eighth of government schools will languish behind the and final report as Secretary. As the retiring Schools Resourcing Standard. Secretary, I do crave your indulgence as I reflect But Sydney will get new sporting stadiums. on the past 12 months and point to some of our What we forgo at a national level is perhaps achievements as a trade union and as a society, more significant for us as trade unionists. As a but also lament opportunities missed. union, we seek to advance the interests of our It has been my custom in these reports to members, to represent them collectively and to begin with some commentary on the political defend their rights and their welfare. In short to landscape that impacts our work. In a year of protect them. both NSW and federal elections, I can say that At the heart of what we call the social contract the year began with eager anticipation, which is the agreement by citizens to surrender part of soon evolved into bitter disappointment. our individual freedom in return for government For the next few years, there will be no review protecting our other basic rights. of the exemptions to the anti-discrimination Far from protecting those rights, the Abbott, laws in NSW, no paid domestic violence leave, Turnbull and now Morrison Governments no improved health benefits for school children, have (as Howard did before them) set about and no additional early childhood funding for a systematic dismantling of industrial rights 3-year olds. TAFE will not be rebuilt, workplace and attacked workers and their unions with IEUA NSW ACT | 41 draconian legislation designed to hamper the Services, others cover multiple services such work we do. as the Kindergarten Union (KU) where we have As the architects of the Fair Work Act, the achieved access to paid domestic violence ALP must shoulder considerable responsibility leave and Big Fat Smile (BFS) where teachers for the state we find ourselves in today. will have access to 10 hours per year of paid Emboldened by their shock election victory, leave to attend NESA registered PD. These they have not yet finished on this path and have agreements contain salaries approaching parity reintroduced the Registered Organisations with those in schools. (Ensuring Integrity) Bill which has nothing to There has been negotiating for CEO/CSO do with integrity and everything to do with office staff, in Christian schools and ELICOS union busting. colleges. Much of the detail is picked up in The language in the legislation is so broad it’s those reports relating to these groups. The almost breathtaking. Of particular concern is what post-secondary area is entirely corporatised the legislation cites as ‘a person of significant and mostly run for profit. Often it relies on interest’. Such a person who has issue with the government contracts regrettably awarded to behaviour of a union would be able to apply the lowest bidder. Our government entrenching to the Registered Organisations Commission low pay and poor conditions. (ROC) to have disciplinary action taken against Historically it has been a jungle characterised that union. Disciplinary actions could include by poor employment practices, yet unionism dismissing union officials, placing the union into finds there a happy home and we inch forward administration, restricting what a union can do with improving salaries and conditions without with its own funds and resources and altering a tradeoffs. union’s eligibility rules around what occupations As reported last year, we were working to and workplaces it has coverage over. bring support staff at Green Valley Islamic In very simple terms we have yet to change School out from the darkness of the modern the rules. Employment, collective bargaining award to industry standard wages, which we and industrial action rules in this country were did, achieving 57% pay increases. This year broken before the federal election and are our task has been to enforce that EA especially broken now. The right to strike, to withdraw ones regarding reclassifications particularly for those labour as a weapon to fight employers has been who had previously been treated as casuals diminished to a point where it hardly exists. rather than permanent employees. We face a very uncertain future, as citizens The Galilee School in the ACT has proved to and as trade unionists. The highest level of be a recalcitrant employer refusing to enter into household debt in living memory, the lowest good faith bargaining with the Union. A majority level of real wages growth since the great support determination was sought, won and depression and trade union membership at an argued before the Fair Work Commission and historic low. Less than 17% of the workforce we are currently awaiting orders on the school and about 8% of under 25 years of age are to commence bargaining. trade union members. The big industrial news of the year however Despite this we can and must lift ourselves is our ERO/Work Value case where final and as Mark Antony observed “Cry 'Havoc!' and submissions were made a few weeks past and let slip the dogs of war”. the full bench have retired to consider their There are some 28 Annexures to this decision. We will hear more later today about report all of which speak to some aspect of some possible further implications of this case the business the Union carries out on behalf in respect of other industry awards, but this of those we represent often unseen by the brings to a conclusion a case we commenced majority of members but none-the-less in 2013 alongside others who have since important and valuable work. To the authors, our dropped out or seen their actions fail. Officers and staff, my thanks and appreciation. I When I announced this at our 2013 ECS stand in awe of what you do. Conference, I said to that group that “this will The Industrial Annexure provides an insight be a long, difficult and expensive battle with no into the nature and extent of what we do in a guarantee of success. It is however necessary, year when we are not engaged in bargaining it is what we should do, and we will not vacate with either of the major employer groups, the field to others.” As it turned out this was all although a great deal of bargaining for true and I’m enormously proud that the IEU enterprise agreements is featured in what might saw it through to the very end. We will await be best described as a bargaining roundup. the decision. Indeed some 52 EAs have been made by In other ECS activity, our partnership with the Union in the past 12 months representing TLN provided members with about 3000 hours an overwhelming one per week. While the of NESA registered PD, we held yet another bulk of these are for individual Early Childhood successful conference and we continue to 42 | IEUA NSW ACT advocate for this sector with NESA on a range when Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan of policy issues. I take this opportunity to accused the states and territories of shirking acknowledge the invaluable input provided by responsibility for disappointing NAPLAN results the ECS Council members who augment our and instead blaming the test for a lack of knowledge with their wisdom. student improvement. Sadly, while we are promoting that teachers Had we, the teacher unions, the ear of are teachers, AITSL and ACECQA are colluding government, we could point out that if the to write a separate set of teaching standards curriculum was less crowded, if teachers for early childhood teachers with a view to were released from the compliance overlays registering or accrediting these teachers created by governments, bureaucrats and independent of other teachers. They are doing other administrators, if the audit mentality were this with no reference to the profession nor with relaxed and teachers were trusted to do their the registration authorities. I am reminded of my jobs we might just make headway with literacy favorite curmudgeon H L Mencken who advised and numeracy. that “there is always an easy solution to every According to his biography, the current problem neat, plausible, and wrong”. minister apart from a career as an advisor There remain a small number of accredited to conservative ministers once worked as a teachers who work in services which are not farmhand. Perhaps he might understand that approved providers for whom Maintaining you don’t fatten a pig by weighing it. Accreditation is not possible. This is unfinished Recommendations from the National business for us. There is other unfished union Review of Teacher Registration are beginning business addressed in other reports and to be implemented with the first wave of notably from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait amendments to the TQI legislation in the ACT Islander Advisory Committee. however we expect further revisions to TQI and The year has witnessed a new class of NESA statutes next year. Of particular concern membership, 'Trainees' to cater for the surge from that review is the proposal to introduce of employers offering post school traineeships some form of “fit and proper” requirement to in a variety of fields. This group of very young be a teacher. One can only wonder what bizarre workers are among the lowliest paid and qualities will emerge when those who know best vulnerable, hence in need of union support set about creating a “teacher test”. and protection. We created a subcategory of For the 13th year since the introduction of our support staff membership at $2 per week the “Standards” 3 Band model EA, our staff to encourage membership and give them a assisted members to achieve Experienced positive first taste of the work of unions. It is Teacher status. This year 65 members were early days and we have signed up our first aided through workshops, advice and one on handful of members in this classification. one assistance. Despite the long history of the Our Support Staff Conference 'My Values, 3 Band model, the IEU is continually frustrated My Work', held a few weeks ago was again that some schools provide no help or support an outstanding event providing a positive for their staff through this process, do not deal engagement of members from across NSW with matters in a timely way, add overlays to the and the ACT. Support staff have continued agreed process or install artificial barriers to to access Union PD in significant numbers members progressing. especially Voice Care but several engaged in A not dissimilar pattern is evident among the “Inclusivity” suite of offerings as well. some recalcitrant TAAs when dealing with Again, the advice and commitment of our NESA Accreditation or Maintenance of that Support Staff Advisory Committee is essential Accreditation. Since January 2018, some to maintaining our relevance and connection 22,000 of our members are accredited with to this group of members and the expansive NESA and rely to varying extent on advice and variety of jobs they do in schools. assistance from the Union. This represents Turning to professional issues, although it is a massive increase in demand on our limited artificial for our Union to draw any distinction resources which we have tried to address in between industrial and professional matters. part through our PD program. We don't experience these as separate worlds; The Union has continued to work with NESA they are intertwined. on policy and process documents with a view The education debate has this year to making these as fair for our members as been characterised by the Curriculum Review possible. NESA have a tendency to be very in NSW and what can be best described Department of Education centered and make as a national dispute regarding NAPLAN assumptions about school-based processes as a test “fit for purpose”. Neither are which a fair, transparent and consistently resolved but the childish nature of this applied. They are not familiar with the real argument was exemplified in mid-October world of the Catholic and independent IEUA NSW ACT | 43 sector and many are ignorant of early access no benefit and cannot engage in a childhood. In addition, some of our own staff meaningful way. who are accredited as Non-School Based I am a firm believer in value adding to Teachers (NSBT) have NESA as their TAA union membership. We put a lot of effort and are attempting to maintain their teacher into recruiting new members and we accreditation through those processes. should not make leaving the Union an easy As previously indicated, part of our PD decision. Members who see our services as program has been designed to deliver advice indispensable will not easily or readily give it up. and assistance on accreditation matters To this end we strive to educate our Chapter to a mass audience of newly accredited Representatives through our Reps training. We and maintaining accreditation members, reached almost 230 this year and all vowed to those working towards accreditation at implement some of what they learned. There Proficient teacher and those charged with are however about 1000 school Chapters the responsibility of supervising provisional across NSW and the ACT and reaching them teachers. The last of these is a new venture all has to date alluded us. We did however for the Union, is intense and has been well hold a course exclusively for early childhood received. Also new this year is a series of members which while small in numbers gives us sessions each dealing with an individual something to build on in coming years. Standard and its descriptors. Our sixth Activists Conference held over Easter Building on the work of Professor Howard attracted 16 activists and potential activists Stevenson from the University of Nottingham further cementing itself into our calendar of who has twice provided presentations to our permanent and worthy events. Held just prior to national forums, our small unit has sought the federal election, it centered around a ‘Change creative ways to engage on a professional level the Rules’ theme and was well received. with particularly teacher members. This has As this was a Women’s Conference rest included a website platform (The IEU Zone) to year, an extensive range of successful forums host groups, discussions and inhouse on- were held around the Branch and the Women demand PD, experimenting with public debates and Equity Annexure focuses on many of the with an education theme and a Book Club. themes with which these engaged. The BOLD Early days yet but each shows real promise initiative grew further from its origins in 2017 at connecting with members otherwise not culminating in a second conference at Manly engaged with the Union. in August. See also our National Annexure for In terms of the PD program success, the more on this. graphs in the report tell the story. For the As a Union representing more than 70% second consecutive year, the IEU will have women, we have a responsibility to be at the uploaded more than 7000 hours of registered vanguard of promoting issues like gender PD to NESA for the benefit of members. Include equity, equal pay, paid domestic violence leave, what we provide through our TLN partnership opposition to sexual (and other) harassment and this exceeds 10,000 hours. and secure work. I am particularly pleased that we commissioned An increasing dimension of the Union’s work a three-part course aimed at understanding and relates to Child Protection and reportable supporting gender diversity and confronting conduct. The NSW WWCC and ACT WWVP homophobic behaviour. In my view, our Branch are pre-requisites for teaching. The loss or has been too silent for too long on issues suspension of such a clearance is all too easy relating to LGBTQI. Following the first series, and members have found themselves unable to I was contacted by one member working in work because they have allowed their permit to a very conservative faith-based school who lapse, have been late renewing it or they have explained that the Union was the only safe place underestimated the time it would take for the she could get this material as her school did not renewal process to be completed. acknowledge or accept LGBTQI, yet she was Others find they are subject to allegations aware she had students who struggled with their which fall within the scope of the OCG (or ACT sexual identity. We might need to be a little braver. equivalent) leading to investigations and risk The IEU Zone is also a useful device for assessments. A significant role for the Union facilitating engagement between our associate is in assisting members to respond to those members currently undertaking ITE and our allegations which often lack enough specific detail early career teacher members. New text to allow a meaningful reply. Where investigations messaging software has proved successful are delayed or substandard, it adds to the stress as an organising and recruitment tool for this and inconvenience of members often adding group of more than 1000. financial pressure through loss of income. Providing free associate membership is a A number of employers have built for hollow offering if those who subscribe can themselves a reputation for denying access 44 | IEUA NSW ACT or timely access to investigation files hiding whom had no access to superannuation. As behind privacy or public interest defenses an industry fund, NGS is booming following but effectively refusing natural justice to our revelations from the Hayne Royal Commission members. The capacity for members to defend of the disgraceful practices of retail funds. themselves against allegations is entirely reliant As always, the most exciting member benefit on access to the purported evidence. is teacher exchange and this year, just shy of Often such allegations are of some form of our 35th year of teacher exchange,18 members misconduct or encroachment on a code of had that chance. Council frequently gets to conduct misdemeanors which are now required meet and hear from some of those from foreign by legislation to be notified to NESA and which shores who exchange to Australia. Postcards often as not bring forth a premature threat from from abroad feature in Newsmonth and many of NESA to suspend the accreditation of a teacher. us lament that we don’t have the opportunity or This is even where an investigation of the facts courage to take up that opportunity. is incomplete or not commenced. What we do as the NSW/ACT Branch can For almost 40 years, a key part of the Union’s be seen in microcosm in the reports from our communication strategy has been our flagship regional offices in Canberra, Newcastle and Newsmonth. Coupled with the older journal Lismore. At the time of writing, we are signing Independent Education, these publications the contracts to completely refurbish a new have broadcast our industrial and professional home for our Lismore office and expect to views far and wide. Although hard copy be operating from there in the new year. It is periodicals continue to play a valuable role, a strength of the Union that we will soon be the immediacy of electronic communications owner occupiers of all our properties. Some of through web, email and social media is quickly us remember the determination of our previous taking over as the way members stay informed. leaderships in the mid 1980s to secure our first Considerable thought and planning property in Day Street. They set us up well and are involved in the execution of all these we have built proudly on that legacy. platforms in order to reach a designed target The interests, concerns and activities of audience across the diverse range of Branch our Branch are replicated on a national and membership. international level as indicated by the relevant Responsive to member demands, our Annexures. As the largest Branch of the IEUA, comms team have been experimenting with a we have taken a leading role in some but not all range of delivery options with the first and last the matters addressed. Certainly, we carry our Newsmonth editions each year delivered only social justice responsibilities with pride. by electronic means. An increasing number of The lifeblood of any member based members have elected to suppress hard copy organisation are its rank and file. It is imperative and opt only for online delivery. The current that we nurture and retain our existing members paper editions will be dispatched in a more and recruit to our numbers those new to the environmentally friendly biodegradable wrap. profession and to our sector. We experience We have established and fostered significant employment churn and if we are to partnerships with a range of organisations with legitimately be the voice of non government whom we have close synergy over many years. education, we must not only maintain our NGS, Teachers Mutual Bank, Teachers Health existing membership but grow our density. Fund and Union Shopper are but a few. We are Recruitment, retention and organising are actively aligned with the Workers Health Centre part of our core business and we must never be and Welfare Rights. This year we added the afraid of being innovative, of trying new things Member Advantage card to our suite of offerings to build our membership and our capacity. to provide a digital membership card and For those who enjoy figures, data and additional discount opportunities for members. statistics in the membership pages will provide In many cases these provide direct member a wealth of entertainment. But they don’t tell benefits as detailed in that report but TMB and the full story. They don’t tell you that since NGS partner with us to sponsor vital parts of 2015, over 16,300 new members have joined, the work we do. NGS has been our Professional 2700 this year. That is more than half our Development sponsor for seven years without membership. They don’t tell you that a little which support we would be the lesser and more than that have retired or resigned. TMB provide valuable Environment Grants What we can see from these numbers is that which build on the work of the Environment there is nothing wrong with our recruitment Committee. strategy. We are certainly doing something right The NGS Annexure speaks to another but almost 50% of our members are over 50 successful year for the fund the then ITA and only a small percentage under 30. To me established in 1988 to provide retirement the message is clear. Keep doing what we are savings vehicles for our members most of doing but find new ways to engage with this IEUA NSW ACT | 45 underrepresented demographic. Innovative contribution of our Executive and Council and thinking is essential, and we ignore this at to IEU staff, especially those responsible for the our peril. production of this report my gratitude. Over the past 12 months, our Executive have Finally, to those I work most closely with I pay been working to finally complete the last parts tribute. I’ll retire as Secretary in a few days as will of transitioning from a State based to a Federal Deputy Secretary Gloria Taylor. I want to put on structure. Members are aware that we once record my admiration and appreciation for all she operated as the NSW Independent Education has done for me in the more than three decades Union but now almost entirely as the NSW/ACT we have worked together in various roles. Branch of the IEUA. Gloria has dealt with the good, the bad and We are working to register the Branch with the ugly in her career with the Union and with the NSW Industrial Relations Commission and me. She has been positive and cheerful when complete the transfer of assets from the State really, she had no reason to be and her strength based Union to the Branch. Once done there of character in the face of adversity is beyond is no further work for the NSW IEU to do and it remarkable. Gloria has been a superb Deputy will be redundant. We will then apply to the NSW Secretary. IRC to deregister the NSW IEU and operate My thanks and gratitude to Helen Gregory solely as a Branch of the IEUA. for all the miracles she performs for me, for our This is mostly legal, financial and technical Executive and Council and for our members work but it will make no noticeable difference generally. Words are inadequate. to members and will be business as usual for To all those many Officers and staff, current the Union. and past who have given me friendship, support As usual I have missed as much as I’ve and loyalty I am enormously grateful and covered so I urge you to read carefully the humbled. reports prepared by my colleagues and to To Mark, Carol, Pam, Liam and Chris, I wish share this material in your staffrooms and with you every success and triumph in your new and colleagues. We do great work. continuing roles. I leave you a Union in excellent To all our members who volunteer to serve shape and on the cusp of greatness. Take it to as Chapter Representatives or on Chapter greatness. Committees, on our internal committees or who represent us on other bodies, I offer sincere John Quessy thanks and appreciation. I also acknowledge the Secretary

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Industrial Introduction Teachers and support staff in NSW/ACT Our key school sector-wide enterprise Catholic systemic schools agreements have been in place this year, with For much of 2019, the Union has been the AIS agreements generally having a year monitoring the implementation of the new to run (until the end of 2020) but the Catholic provisions of the Work Practices Agreements. Systemic School Enterprise Agreement (EA) , the At IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Council in August, Principals Multi-Enterprise Agreement (MEA) Council endorsed a new claim for teachers and and Sydney Principals EA expiring at the end of support staff, following extensive consultation this year. with Chapters. In the independent school sector, much In addition to pay rises of not less than of the focus has been on disputes and 2.5%, key issues in the claim for teachers seeking a Union presence in schools with low are reduction in face to face teaching, membership or which do not have an EA. improvements for temporary teachers, The Catholic Systemic Schools EA was measures to address recruitment and retention made in October 2018 and new Work Practices of casual teachers, payment of teacher Agreements (WPAs) were negotiated in late registration and WWCC fees, clarification of 2017 or early 2018 in almost all dioceses. promotion arrangements, increases in the pay As a result in 2019, many of the new workplace rate of primary school Assistant Principals conditions (such as reduced meeting times and recognition of parental leave as service. and RFF arrangements which gave more Improvements in permanency for support staff, autonomy to the teacher) were in place for long service leave equity and professional rates the first time. of pay (flowing on increases in the public sector) In the latter part of 2019, the focus has were included in the support staff claim (for turned to development of a claim for teachers, more details see the Support Staff Annexure). support staff and principals in Catholic Measures to address workload and systemic schools. The claim has been provided work intensification are a key demand of to employers but as at the date of writing, members. Other issues include payment of bargaining has not yet commenced. superannuation for the 12-month period of The Catholic Independent Schools MEAs parental leave, payment of 14 weeks paid for teachers and support staff are also up for parental leave for temporary employees where re-negotiation in late 2019 and the Union has the birth falls within the appointment period, consulted with members concerning a draft enhancement of the right to inspect files relating claim. Bargaining has just commenced. to reportable conduct, emergency disaster The Union’s application for an Equal leave and cultural and ceremonial leave for Remuneration Order on behalf of teachers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. employed in preschools and long day care The Union is also reviewing the Work centres and a claim seeking increases in Practices Agreements and will discuss these modern award rates for all teachers on the directly with dioceses. The Union expects basis of work value has been before the bargaining will commence in mid-October. Fair Work Commission (FWC) in 2019. Approximately 20 days of hearings concluded ACT in early September. The Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn has We have also negotiated agreements for confirmed that pay rises in 2018 and 2019 will individual employers in ELICOS colleges now flow to teachers in ACT Catholic systemic (colleges offering English Language Intensive schools, following the vote on an EA applying to Courses to Overseas Students) and early teachers applying in ACT government schools. childhood services. The pay rises in the government sector are: The Union continues to handle complex • 1.5% October 2018 matters on behalf of individual members • 3% July 2019 involving for example, contract questions and • 3% July 2020 questions of the application and interpretation • 3% July 2021 of enterprise agreements. • 1.5% July 2022 IEUA NSW ACT | 49 Annexure 1 | 2019

Pay rises after 2019 and other non-salary date of 31 December 2018. The EA covered all improvements agreed in ACT government CSO staff other than very senior management. schools, such as improved superannuation, However, in March 2018, the Union became a one-off payment of $750 in recognition aware that some CSO employees were of professional learning obligations and a advised that the EA would not apply to over 30 reduction in face to face teaching, will not employees in HR, payroll, IT, communications automatically flow on to teachers in ACT and property who would be transferred from the Catholic schools. These issues will be raised by CSO to shared services from July 2018. the IEU in negotiations for the new EA for NSW The IEU notified a dispute to the FWC in and ACT Catholic schools. March 2018 and in May 2018 lodged an application to vary the EA to remove an Principals in Catholic systemic schools ambiguity about the coverage of the EA. In The IEU has lodged a claim for Catholic January 2019, the Commission held that the systemic principals for pay rises and other EA did not continue to apply to CSO employees improvements in line with the claim for who had been transferred to shared services teachers. Specific claims for principals include and that there was no ambiguity requiring the an adjustment of the rates in the Sydney EA to EA to be varied. match the higher rates in the NSW/ACT MEA The Union has commenced bargaining for a which applies to the other dioceses (and the new EA to replace the 2017 EA. Key issues in NSW/ACT MEA rates to be increased to reflect the bargaining are pay rises (initially only 1.4% any higher rates in the Sydney EA). Non- was offered with 1.1% based on productivity salary claims include a greater commitment to for some employees) and the coverage of principal wellbeing, review of contract renewal the EA as the Union has sought to vary the arrangements and discussions about the coverage clause to ensure employees cannot implications of emerging leadership models. be transferred out in the future. The coverage Bargaining has not yet commenced. issue in particular remains in dispute and Union members have resolved to take protected ACT Catholic Education Early Learning action concerning this issue. Accordingly, the Centre and school Age Care Centre Union lodged an application for a Protected Enterprise Agreement Action Bargaining Order in early October. The ACT Catholic Education Early Learning Centre and School Age Care Centre Enterprise CatholicCare Wollongong EA negotiations Agreement 2018 was lodged in the Fair Work The IEU is negotiating for a new EA to Commission (FWC) in early January 2019 and cover CatholicCare counsellors who work in approved by the FWC in April 2019 to apply Wollongong diocesan systemic schools to to staff employed in early learning centres replace the 2013-2016 EA. attached to ACT Catholic systemic schools. In 2017, following consultations with The EA flowed on pay increases and other CatholicCare members, the IEU submitted improvements agreed in the Catholic Systemic a claim to CatholicCare which was then Schools EA made in August 2018. largely rejected by CCER acting on behalf of CatholicCare. In consultation with members, a Diocesan office staff further response was prepared and submitted Maitland – Newcastle Catholic Schools Office to the employer. Negotiations are now at an – EA and Restructure advanced stage. The Union was informed in 2017 by members that the Diocese was adopting a Teachers in NSW Catholic “shared services” model across the Diocese independent schools that would have the effect that staff in some Bargaining has commenced on new MEAs Catholic Schools Office (CSO) services would for teachers covered by the NSW Model B and be transferred out of the CSO to a different C MEAs to replace those approved by the Fair unit of the Diocese called “shared services”. Work Commission in July 2017, and that expire Negotiations for a new CSO EA were halted on 31 December 2019. by the CSO when the Union notified a dispute The Union has developed a draft claim that about the restructure to the FWC. Only when has been the subject of consultation with members threatened protected action, was it members. The claim includes a number of agreed by the CSO that the EA could proceed improvements based on the 2017 Catholic to the vote. Systemic Schools EA (finalised in 2018) such The Diocese of Maitland – Newcastle Catholic as credit for overseas teaching service, credit Schools Office Enterprise Agreement 2017 was for child-rearing, Proficient pending provisions subsequently finalised and approved by the and more flexible requirements for production of FWC on 31 August 2017 with a nominal expiry evidence for personal/carer’s leave. The Union is 50 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 1 | 2019

also seeking greater regulation of workloads, for The MEA was endorsed by over 90% of example in relation to limitations on expectations employees voting at each school in May about responses to emails, the number of 2019 and was approved by the Fair Work meetings, release for early career teachers and Commission on 16 July 2019. arrangements for Year 12 teachers in Term 4. Other issues include the dispute procedure and Support and operational staff in ACT enhancement of the right to inspect files relating Catholic independent schools to reportable conduct. Following consultation with members in Only one bargaining meeting has occurred. the three ACT Catholic independent schools, The NSW Model A Agreement is not due to Daramalan College, Marist College Canberra expire until 31 December 2020, but the claim and St Edmund’s College, the Union has written developed in relation to Models B and C will likely to CCER providing a copy of the Union’s claim form part of the basis of a subsequent claim. for a new enterprise agreement (EA) following the expiry of the previous EA on 31 March Support and operational staff 2019. The claim includes pay rises of 2.75% in NSW Catholic independent schools in line with that recently achieved by teachers Bargaining has commenced on new MEAs at the three schools. Following a bargaining for Support and Operational Staff covered meeting in late September, the Union is hopeful by the NSW Model B and C Multi-Enterprise of an early resolution to bargaining. Agreements to replace those approved by the Fair Work Commission in July 2017, and Teachers in NSW AIS independent schools which expire on 31 December 2019. Among In March 2017, new MEAs were approved other matters, the Union will seek to address by the FWC for teachers - the Standards MEA, those matters that required undertakings by the Incremental MEA and the Hybrid MEA (that employers before the FWC would approve combined elements of each of the Standards and the agreements. A claim is presently being Incremental models). There was a second round developed in consultation with members. Hybrid MEA that was approved by The FWC in The NSW Model A Agreement is not due to August. The MEAs are four-year agreements expire until 31 December 2020, but the claim with pay increases of 2.3% from 1 February developed in relation to Models B and C will likely 2017, 2.5% from 1 February 2018, 2.5% from 1 form part of the basis of a subsequent claim. February 2019 and 2.5% from 1 February 2020. The AIS advised in September 2019 that they Teachers in ACT Catholic would commence bargaining for new MEAs in independent schools late 2019. The Union commenced negotiating for a new MEA for teachers in ACT Catholic independent Support and operational staff in schools (Daramalan College, Marist College NSW AIS independent schools Canberra, and St Edmund’s College Canberra) The Support and Operational Staff MEA in 2017, following the expiry of the previous EA was approved by the Fair Work Commission in June 2017. in March 2017. The MEA contains general pay An interim pay increase of 2.75 % was paid increases of 2.5% per annum for each of 2017, from July 2017 (one year after the previous 2018, 2019 and 2020, and has a nominal term pay rise). A sticking point was the increases expiring on 31 January 2021. that would apply to teachers at the top of the scale (teachers on most other pay steps would Green Valley Islamic College achieve significant pay increases because of The Green Valley Islamic College (Support the transition to the new structure). The final and Operational Staff) Enterprise Agreement pay increases were 2.75% from July 2017, 3% 2017 came into effect on 4 May 2018, with from October 2018, 2.75% from October 2019 a nominal expiry date of 31 January 2021, and 2.75% from October 2020 with a one-off and matched the terms of the Independent payment of $750 on commencement. Schools NSW (Support and Operational Staff) Other improvements included improved Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2017. As a result, severance pay, new provisions limiting the support staff at the college achieved a massive circumstances in which temporary teachers pay increase of 57%. may be employed, a reduction in the required Individual support staff have also begun notice of termination of employment from making claims to be reclassified at a higher level. seven weeks to four term weeks (five weeks In late 2018, support staff approached the for teachers over 45 years), and a new dispute Union concerning the lack of accumulation resolution procedure that allows any disputes of personal/carer’s leave. Prior to the about the agreement to be determined by the commencement of the EA, some support staff Fair Work Commission. had not received personal/carer’s leave because IEUA NSW ACT | 51 Annexure 1 | 2019

they were classified as casual employees and cover general staff commencing from 2020. were deemed to not have the entitlement to The Union met Christian school employer personal/carer’s leave, because they were representatives in September 2019. IEU has supposedly receiving a casual loading. raised the discrepancy with ACT Christian The Union requested and received pay records school rates and public sector rates, following for members. The pay records showed that the the public sector consent award made in support staff have not been paid the casual September 2019, and we are seeking increases loading, were working hours that resembled a in excess of 2.5% per annum. Employers have full time or a part time employee, rather than the sought to change the accrual of personal/ irregular engagements that would be normally carer’s leave to progressive rather than at the associated with a casual employee, and may commencement of each year. have been incorrectly classified throughout their employment with the college. Teaching Staff MEA The Union has also become aware that some The Union commenced negotiating in support staff were appointed annually with October 2017 with Christian Schools Australia contracts that purported to prevent personal/ (CSA) and Christian Education Network (CEN) carer’s leave from accumulating from year to to replace the NSW Christian Schools Teaching year in breach of the National Employment Staff Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2016-2017, Standards. The Union has raised this issue with that expired in December 2017. The Union the AIS and is having ongoing discussions as to eventually reached agreement with CSA and whether and how this may be rectified. CEN on the MEA in June 2018. NSW Christian schools agreed to a new Principals in NSW and ACT personal/carer’s leave scheme that included: independent schools • 15 days per year entitlement (full time staff) The Union has been continuing to support accruing progressively over each year of principals in independent schools (including service which accumulates indefinitely Christian, Islamic, special needs and other • retention of current accumulated leave independent schools) in regard to a range of balances for existing staff concerns including: • five bonus days leave to (full time) staff on the • unfair dismissals commencement of the scheme to assist with • assisting principals with letters of the transition to the new accrual arrangements appointment/employment contracts • the ability of staff in their first year of service • school governance issues, especially in to request personal leave in advance for regard to dealing with school boards/councils absences due to illness or injury up to the • negotiation of reasonable workload entitlement of 15 days – such a request expectations cannot be unreasonably denied • restructuring/redundancy concerns. • expanded access provisions and lower evidence requirements. Teachers in ACT independent schools In 2017, teachers in five ACT independent Teachers received a 2.3% salary increase schools moved into the Standards MEA, that backdated to the first full pay period on or after had previously only applied in NSW, for the first 1 February 2018 (Bands 1 and 2) and 2.5% time. The MEA was approved by the Fair Work (Band 3), 2.5% from the first full pay period Commission in March 2017 (with pay increases on or after 2019 and 2.5% from the first full of 2.3% from 1 February 2017, 2.5% from 1 pay period on or after 1 February 2020. The February 2018, 2.5% from 1 February 2019 and increases were significantly higher than the 2.5% from 1 February 2020). salary increases initially proposed by CSA on behalf of Christian schools. Support and operational staff in ACT AIS Although lodged with the FWC in July, the independent schools MEA was not approved by the FWC until The ACT AIS Support and Operational Staff December 2018. MEA contains general pay increases of 2.5% After the MEA vote, another Christian school, per annum for each of 2017, 2018, 2019 and Norwest Christian College, voted on its own 2020, and has a nominal term expiring on 31 EA to reflect the MEA. This MEA was also January 2021. approved in December 2018.

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schools were represented by the Association Other ACT independent schools of Independent Schools (AIS) and this MEA is The Islamic School of Canberra in similar terms to the 2016-2017 Christian The Union met regularly with members to Schools Teaching Staff MEA, that is with no support and keep them apprised of the school change to personal/carer’s leave. Pay rises of board’s endeavours to sustain the viability of 2.3%, 2.5% and 2.5% were provided for the the school. Over 225 students are enrolled at three years from 2018-2020. the school. The board successfully negotiated Bargaining only commenced in August 2018 in the sale of the school and the new school board relation to general staff in these schools who are began meeting with the Union to bargain for a still covered only by the 2012-2013 General Staff new agreement. Negotiations with respect to MEA. As with the MEA covering the majority of the new enterprise agreement have stalled due NSW Christian schools (see above), the Union has to the change in the ownership of the school sought pay increases in excess of 2.5%. and the board. In May 2019, the Union filed an application for ACT Christian schools a Protected Action Ballot through the FWC. The Teaching staff matter was heard before Commissioner Johns The ACT Christian Schools Teaching Staff and the Union was successful in obtaining Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019 was orders for protected industrial action. As a result approved by the Fair Work Commission in of the threatened protected industrial action, October 2016 and continues to apply to the the school board pledged an 18% pay increase three ACT Christian schools. Although pay for all employees over a 3-year period back rises in the MEA were modest (between 2 and dated to 1 April 2019. 2.5% for each of the four years for most steps), the top rate in 2019 easily accessible to a Galilee School classroom teacher will be $107,788. In December 2018, members at the school passed a motion requesting the Union initiate Support staff bargaining with their employer in February The ACT Christian Schools General Staff 2019 when the current EA expired. The Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021 employer was recalcitrant in refusing to issue was successfully renegotiated in 2019, the representational rights notice. In April 2019, with improvements in evidence requirements the Union and members organised a majority for personal leave; new processes for cashing support petition, which had 100% support out annual leave; notice arrangements for by those staff to be covered by the EA. The employees required to work during some majority support determination application was school holidays; managing over payments; heard by the FWC in early August 2019, with a consultation for changes to rosters and judgement to be delivered in October 2019. hours of work; portable long service leave provisions; and a higher duties allowance Early Childhood Equal after one day. The EA was lodged with the Remuneration and Work Value Case FWC in late September. In late 2013, the IEU made an application to the FWC for an Equal Remuneration Order Teachers and support and operational (the “ERO Claim”) for early childhood teachers staff agreements in Seventh-day Adventist covered by the Educational Services (Teachers) Schools - Southern Conference Award. This application used a fairly new and An EA for the Greater Sydney Conference of untested provision in the Fair Work Act. In Seventh-day Adventists was approved by the 2015, the FWC released a lengthy decision Fair Work Commission in May 2018 and the which outlined its expectations of unions EA for North NSW Conference schools was arguing for equal remuneration under the Act, approved by The Fair Work Commission on which fundamentally departed from previous 10 August 2018. decisions. After this decision, in order to receive Negotiations for a new EA for teachers an equal remuneration order, the IEU had to in the Southern Conference of SDA began identify a comparator group for early childhood in November 2018. By September 2019, teachers (ECTs) that had the following elements: an in-principle agreement was reached, • the ECT and the comparator must perform with the EA to be put to teachers for voting work of equal or comparable value early in Term 4 2019. Pay parity in line with • they must be of the opposite gender the NSW AIS school agreements has been • ECTs and the comparator must be unequally maintained with improvements to flexible remunerated. work arrangements, inclusion of appropriate release time and the maintenance of all other After an extensive delay because of the current conditions. conduct of related proceedings, in July 2017, IEUA NSW ACT | 53 Annexure 1 | 2019

the IEU pressed for its case to be heard. The resources that the Union and its members The Union advocated that ECTs did work of have expended on this case are considerable: equal or comparable value to male primary two barristers were engaged throughout the school teachers, or in the alternative, to male case and a sizable chunk of our industrial engineers. The FWC directed parties to file their and organising officers were dedicated to evidence and for hearings to be scheduled the case. The Union had 34 witnesses who between July and September 2018. The IEU put 61 separate statements into evidence. sought the assistance of many witnesses These statements (together with the employer including early childhood teachers, primary evidence) and the oral evidence/submissions in school teachers, engineers, academic experts, the case totalled over 900,000 words, indicating industry experts and remuneration experts. the large – scale nature of the case. In July 2018, the first few days of hearings Given the scale and importance of the case, occurred, in which the parties’ opening a decision by the Commission is not expected submissions and some initial evidence was until late 2019 or early 2020. heard. However, on the second day of the hearings, the Full Bench of the Commission Modern award proceedings made a statement that it was their “very As part of the FWC’s four yearly review preliminary perusal of the evidentiary and other process, interested parties made claims in materials filed to date, that there may be an regard to the Educational Services (Teachers) issue as to whether the minimum rates of pay Award 2010. The matter was heard jointly with applicable to early childhood teachers in the the review of the Children’s Services Award Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2010 2010. Several parties made claims, including are properly set having regard to the value of the IEU, United Voice, the Australian Childcare the work performed by such teachers” and Alliance (ACA) and several individuals. foreshadowed the use of the Fair Work Act to The IEU’s main claims were to clarify vary the minimum wages in a modern award for the definition of “Teacher” to make sure work value reason under s157. teachers employed as a non-teaching director The IEU considered the position of the are paid under the Teachers Award, not the Commission on this matter, given their Children’s Services Award, and to insert a preliminary views. The merits of the Equal clarification which ensures casual teachers Remuneration Claim remained - however who work in between a quarter day and the Commission’s view presented another half day get paid the right wage. The ACA path to increase early childhood teachers’ also made several claims detrimental to the remuneration. working conditions of teachers in the early After considering the position put by childhood sector. These included extending the Commission, on 30 July 2018, the IEU the ordinary hours of work to 7.30pm, so that accepted the Commission’s invitation and they did not have to pay overtime past 6.30pm made its own application under s157 of the and removing the requirement to provide Fair Work Act to vary the Educational Services employees notice to change their shift. (Teachers) Award 2010 (the “Work Value The IEU opposed the ACA’s claims. Claim”). The Work Value Claim was joined to The ACA largely justified their claims using the ERO Claim and was run concurrently in the gender equality, arguing that if they didn’t Commission. have to pay staff overtime past 6.30pm, On 23 November 2018, the IEU filed its they could afford to stay open longer, which further work value evidence in the Commission, would encourage women to participate in involving more academic, expert, early the workforce. This largely ignores the fact childhood and primary teacher witnesses. In the overwhelming majority of employees are addition, a selection of secondary teachers women and have children. The IEU called four across a number of states and sectors gave witnesses to support the Union’s claims and evidence in the work value part of the case. oppose the ACA’s. The matter was heard from Hearings recommenced in June 2019 to 6-8 May 2019. The FWC has reserved their hear further evidence with respect to the decision and will likely decide the matter over ERO Claim and the new Work Value Claim. the coming months. The Commission heard 14 days of evidence throughout June and early July. In early Teachers employed by the September, the parties in the case presented NSW Ministry of Health their final submissions to the Commission. The IEU supported the making of a new Aside from the need to file in the coming award, namely the Teachers (NSW Health weeks a Statement of Agreed Facts and a short Early Childhood Service Centres) Salaries response to the employers closing submissions and Miscellaneous Conditions (State) Award (which were filed late), the matter has concluded. 2019 in the Industrial Relations Commission 54 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 1 | 2019

of NSW. The award covers teachers employed early learning centres. Uniting has offered a 3% in childcare centres operated by the NSW increase to salaries and allowances from 1 July Ministry of Health and provide them with special 2020 and a further 2.5% payable from 1 July conditions which are specific to the teaching 2021. Non-contact time will be calculated at 25 profession. The new award provides for a 2.5% minutes per child per month - this represents an increase in wages and wage-related allowances increase from two hours to three hours per week from 1 July 2019 and will remain in force for a for teachers responsible for 30 children and period of one year. an increase from two hours to four hours per week for teachers responsible for 40 children. In Early childood bargaining addition, up to eight hours of non-contact time KU Children’s Services per year will be provided to teachers to write Negotiations for a new KU EA for early Transition to School Statements. Educational childhood teachers concluded in December Leaders will receive five hours per month of 2018. The IEU claim was originally for increases non-contact time plus two hours per employee of 3% per annum but agreement was reached per year for mentoring purposes. Preschool on annual increases of 2.5% to salaries and teachers will be able to use up to two days of allowances. KU agreed to provide Centre their accrued personal leave for family events Directors with five days per annum of office (such as attending a graduation or sports time in addition to a minimum of eight hours carnival at their child’s school). per week to perform management duties. Days of attendance for preschool teachers Big Fat Smile Enterprise Agreement 2019 remain at 204 per year after IEU members The Big Fat Smile (BFS) EA has been a long overwhelmingly rejected KU’s proposal to and protracted process with negotiations increase days of attendance. Preschool commencing in late 2016. Our teacher teachers will be expected to complete eight members have shown resilience and patience hours of professional development outside their throughout the negotiation process. The IEU normal working hours per year. Programming and BFS have now reached an in-principle time for full time teachers has increased to four agreement that provides for 7.5% over three hours per week. The new EA includes payment years, bringing teachers’ salaries by 2021 of an additional amount of $2,000 per year for above $97,000 for four-year trained teachers. teachers who hold a Master’s Degree in Early The EA will also provide for an allowance for Childhood. Paid breaks have been increased to nominated supervisor - this is in addition to the 50 minutes per day (encompassing morning tea director’s allowance and teachers performing and lunch). Paid Parental Leave is a minimum both roles will receive both allowances. of three weeks to a maximum of 14 weeks, Teachers will be able to access up to 10 depending on length of service. In addition, two hours of paid leave per year to attend NESA days per year paid family and domestic violence accredited professional development. Our leave has been introduced. response from members has been positive to this proposal. The IEU looks forward to finalising CSCM the EA. CSCM operates six services in Sydney and the Hunter Valley. The IEU and CSCM reached Individual centre EAs an in-principle agreement for a new EA on 12 The IEU continues to bargain with individual March 2018. Unfortunately, due to financial and centres - a full list of EAs finalised in the last other internal CSCM management issues, the year is at the end of this Annexure. EA was not approved until 20 March 2019. The EA provides for annual increases to salaries ELICOS and allowances of 4% per year for teachers. Over the 2018-2019 year, the IEU Improvements in conditions include untaken commenced negotiations at several English time in lieu to be paid out at overtime rates. colleges, including EF, Embassy English, The Assistant Director will be paid at one step Insearch, Navitas English NSW, Navitas English higher than their current incremental level and Services, Sydney College of English, Taylors an additional allowance was introduced for College, UoW College, and UNSW Global. a Centre Director or Assistant Director who Settlements were reached at most of these holds a Graduate Certificate in Management. centres, with the following outcomes: Directors will be entitled to at least one day per • EF – 2.25% per annum week of office time. • Insearch – 2.5% per annum • Navitas English NSW – Wages Price Index Uniting Early Learning increases, approximately 2-2.3% per annum The IEU is currently negotiating a new EA to • Sydney College of English – 2% per annum cover teachers in 55 Uniting preschools and • Taylors College – 2.5% per annum IEUA NSW ACT | 55 Annexure 1 | 2019

• UoW College – 2.3% per annum NESA accreditation and the need for ongoing • UNSW Global – 2% per annum and an “uplift consultation about the practical implementation payment” built into salary rates. of the EA, especially with reference to Educators workloads. All of these salary outcomes were in addition to other improvements in the EA, while at the Guide Dogs NSW/ACT same time, no existing benefits were lost. After being approached by employees These outcomes represent a great result for engaged by Guide Dogs NSW/ACT as members at those centres, particularly given Orientation and Mobility Specialists (O&MS), the difficult bargaining environment that has the Union sought to commence bargaining for occurred over recent years. an EA. This was resisted by Guide Dogs NSW/ Bargaining continues at Embassy English ACT and the Union brought an application for and Navitas English Services and will soon a majority support determination. That matter commence at Sydney English Language was ultimately resolved when the employer Centres (SELC), WSU The College, and Navitas agreed to commence bargaining. English ACT. The next problem that arose was that the employer refused to recognise the Union as Life Education EA negotiations a bargaining representative. It claimed that IEU commenced bargaining for a new EA for the Union was not entitled to represent the educators employed by Life Education NSW industrial interests of the O&MS. The Union in September 2018. Key issues for members identified that O&MS employees are eligible were salaries, classification and progression, because, under the IEUA’s rules, coverage access to paid parental leave (there is none extends to “…teachers employed in or by currently), support for teachers obtaining and any non government social or community maintaining NESA accreditation, and car and organisation…” (IEUA Rule 2(e)). phone use arrangements. The matter was heard over two days in July After several months of negotiations, the 2018 and on 16 November 2018, a decision EA was put to the vote on 20-22 February and was handed down that upheld the view of the was approved by the FWC in April 2019. employer that the O&MS were not teachers Important gains in the new EA include: for the purposes of the Union’s rules. Vice • annual pay increases of 2.25% (1 January President Catanzariti determined that the type 2019), 2.50% (1 January 2020) and 2.50% (1 of work performed by the O&MS was more akin January 2021) to an allied health role than that of a teacher. • greater clarity around salary step increases Having found that the O&MS were not teachers, • trainee Educator Rate increased to $25 per it followed that the IEU could not represent hour (was previously $18 per hour) them in bargaining. • Living Away from Home Allowance increased Importantly for the Union, the matter did not from $45.55 per day to $55.00 per day from rise or fall on the issue of whether a person 1 January 2019 with a 2.5% increase on could be, and was required to be, accredited 1 January 2020 and 1 January 2021 under the Teacher Accreditation Act, which had • five days paid and five days unpaid domestic/ been a central element of the case run by Guide family violence leave has been added Dogs NSW/ACT. Having reviewed the decision • flexible work arrangements clause as per the and given that it was unlikely to have any impact new FWC model clause. beyond the group of O&MS, the Union elected not to appeal the decision. During the negotiations, IEU members The Union encouraged the O&MS to pursue also identified some areas of concern/ alternative union representation, and to clarification and it is hoped that these matters progress the bargaining that had only been can be addressed during the term of the EA. initiated because of the IEU’s pro-active stance. These issues include the level of the Trainers’ At the time of writing, the Union understands Allowance; phone use arrangements for that the majority of O&MS had taken up Educators and the proposed app; support for membership with the HSU. Educators who are teachers to maintain their

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Enterprise Agreements Schools MEAs and EAs ACT Catholic Education Early Learning Centre and School Age Care Centre Enterprise Agreement 2018 MACC Teachers Enterprise Agreement 2019 NSW Christian Schools Teaching Staff Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2018-2020 NSW Christian School Teaching Staff (Norwest Christian College) Agreement 2018-2020 Southern Highlands Christian School General Staff Agreement 2018-2019 Sydney Church of England Grammar School Teachers Agreement 2019-2022 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn CatholicCare Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020 Teachers (Daramalan College, Marist College, and St Edmund’s College Canberra) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021

Early Childhood EAs Abbotsford Long Day Care Centre Employee Agreement 2018 Abbotsleigh Early Learning Centre Agreement 2018-2020 Albury Preschool Enterprise Agreement 2019 Armidale Preschool Employee Agreement 2018 Bexley Jack and Jill Preschool Employee Agreement Braidwood Preschool Inc Teachers Enterprise Agreement 2018 Binnowee Kindergarten Co-Op Society Ltd Employee Enterprise Agreement 2017 Children Services Community Management Limited Enterprise Agreement 2017 Clunes Preschool Employee Agreement 2019 Collaroy Plateau Community Kindergarten Inc Employee Collective Agreement 2019 Cooma Lambie Preschool Association Inc Teachers Agreement 2018 Engadine Preschool Kindergarten Teachers Agreement 2018 Grays Point Preschool Kindergarten Association Inc Teachers Enterprise Agreement 2018 Great Lakes Children’s Centre Teachers Agreement 2019 Hamilton Child Care Centre Inc Teachers Agreement 2017 Jacaranda Preschool Agreement 2018 Kellyville Preschool Teachers Enterprise Agreement 2018 Koala Playschool Employee Agreement 2018 KU Children’s Services – Teachers Enterprise Agreement 2019 Lyrebird Preschool Kindergarten Nowra East Inc Employee Collective Agreement 2018 Macarthur Preschool Employee Enterprise Agreement 2018 Macquarie Hills Preschool Teachers Agreement 2018 Mission Australia Early Learning Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021 Richmond Hill Community Preschool Agreement 2018 Riverside Preschool Employee Agreement 2018 Ross Circuit Preschool Employee Collective Agreement 2017 Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children Therapy and Early Childhood Employees Agreement 2017-2020 Rozelle Child Care Centre Ltd Employee Collective Agreement 2018 Shaping Outcomes Agreement 2019 Singleton Preschool Teachers Agreement 2019 St Mary’s Child Care Centre Teachers Agreement 2018 Sydney Church of England Grammar School Teachers Agreement 2019-2022 UnitingCare St Matthews Preschool Enterprise Agreement 2018 Valla Community Preschool Employee Collective Agreement 2018 West Bathurst Preschool and EarlyStart Kelso Preschool and Family Centre Teachers Agreement 2018 West Epping Preschool Association Inc Employee Agreement 2018 Wombats Playschool Agreement 2018

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Summary of disputes Disputes by Employer

2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 CEO 262 284 254 203 204 CCER 45 49 52 38 40 AIS/Non Systemic 226 218 209 192 144 ECS 51 37 67 35 25 Special 2 1 1 - - Business Colleges - 4 - 1 2 English Colleges 9 8 6 3 11 Life Education - 1 - - - Post Secondary(Other) - 1 - 2 2 Miscellaneous 13 18 11 4 5 Total 608 621 600 478 433

Disputes By Nature

2014/15 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Accreditation 1 24 5 3 3 Assessment/Appraisal 55 76 77 46 42 Child Protection 78 62 77 69 75 Classification 27 23 21 28 17 Conditions 47 43 55 22 20 Disputes/Grievance Procedures 24 13 21 20 12 Enterprise Agreements/Awards 21 20 25 17 11 General Protection - 3 2 1 1 Harassment/Discrimination/ Staff Conflict 59 69 59 47 39 Leave-Annual/Maternity/Sick/ Long Service/Other 29 33 22 17 20 Letters Of Appointment 11 13 13 17 3 Money 45 51 46 48 52 Worker Health & Safety 3 3 3 4 7 Promotions Positions 7 7 2 4 1 Redundancy/Amalgamation/ Closure/Redeployment 83 72 66 41 44 (Forced) Retirement - - - - 1 Superannuation - 1 - 2 - Temporary Appointment 7 7 2 5 5 (Threat) Termination/ Suspension/Dismissal 79 62 79 58 57 Transfer (Forced) 2 1 3 - - Workers Compensation 30 38 22 29 23 Total 608 621 600 478 433

Recovery of money workers compensation claims this year. As Monies recovered for the year September well, some 37 members have ongoing workers 2018 to September 2019 were $2,571,417. compensation matters. Nine members were referred to the Union’s Workers compensation solicitors under the Legal Benefits Scheme. The Union referred 16 members to the Union’s solicitors for advice regarding disputed

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Early Childhood Publications large employers including KU and Uniting, stand- Our Teachers r Teachers enews continues to alone community-based preschools and not for be viewed by a wide audience as does Bedrock. profit services attended. Assistant Secretary It is great to see Bedrock in staff rooms Mark Northam opened the training day and set when Organisers visit. Further information on the scene. publications can be found in the publications Sessions included: section of this Annexure. • setting the scene – an overview of the industrial agenda of the Union NESA – Early Childhood Reference Group • update on the Equal Remuneration/Work NESA has re-convened the Early Childhood Value Cases Reference Group. Lisa James will be the Union • Workplace Rights and Responsibilities representative on this committee. The first including the NES, Fair Work Act and other meeting was held on 2 October. industrial instruments such as agreements • award/enterprise agreement workshop. Teacher Learning Network Members will be pleased that ECS members Teachers provided very positive feedback and will have free access to the Teacher Learning indicated that they will use what they have learnt Network for 2020. It is a very useful recruitment in their own workplaces and also provided helpful tool particularly for young graduates. information regarding how the IEU can recruit and engage more early childhood teachers. 2019 – Annual Conference – ‘More than Meets the Eye’ ECS Council This year’s conference ‘More than Meets ECS Council met four times in 2019. ECS the Eye the changing nature of the early Councillors are: Suzanne Snowball, Melinda childhood profession and the impact on Gambley, Julia Cameron, Phillipa Maher, Marie our early childhood teachers’ was held on 7 Jacobsen, Ariane Simon, Lyn Connors, Amy September. It was attended by 90 participants Martin and Vice President ECS Gabe Connell. and 20 participants livestreamed the We bid a fond farewell to Emma Cullen, who conference. This year’s keynote speakers and decided to extend her sojourn to Norfolk workshop presenters were fantastic and did Island indefinitely. Councillors have a wealth of not disappoint. Jodie Harrison MP, Shadow experience in services and provide the IEU with Minister for Early Childhood Education, provided valuable information about the sector and assist a historical perspective of the profession’s Union Officers in formulating our response to journey under changing government policies. the numerous changes announced by various Leaders and Linguistic Coach, Sarah Moore, levels of government, and to the various reviews provided relevant strategies on how to manage that are happening. the demanding pressures our teachers are placed under. Workshop presenters presented National Quality Standards – Assessment informative sessions covering topics from and Rating Process leadership, fostering advocacy in children The IEU was contacted by more than 20 to identifying and support children who are individual services in addition to a group of witness to domestic violence. The conference 40 regional services with concerns about the attracted up to 4.5 hours of NESA accredited current National Quality Standards Assessment professional development for teachers. and Ratings Process (A&R). The members Following the conference, an informal Spanish raised a number of significant issues. We raised themed dinner was held at our Sydney office the concerns with the Executive Director, Early with music from the 70s and 80s. Childhood Education at the Early Childhood Education Directorate, General Manager at ECS Union Training ACECQA and the NSW Minister for Education For the first time, the IEU held an ECS Union and Early Childhood. Please see attached Training Day in August. This was specifically for responses from the Minister and ACECQA. early childhood teachers and members from The others failed to respond. IEUA NSW ACT | 75 Annexure 2 | 2019     

   
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Catholic OSHC and early Morning tea at Parliament House childhood services We were invited to morning tea at Parliament Catholic schools now see the benefit House to farewell Kate Washington as Shadow of establishing early childhood services Minister and to welcome Jodie Harrison as near or co-located within their schools. A the new Shadow Minister. Kate expressed her number of services have been established thanks for the support and assistance that in some dioceses. The majority of staff in the Union had given her during her time as these are not employed by the school office Shadow Minister and Jodie indicated that she but by separate diocesan entities. Many looks forward to working with the Union and our of these services pay teachers and other members during her time as Shadow Minister. staff on the modern award or just above the We have also had the opportunity of a ‘private modern award. We have met with a number meeting’ with Jodie Harrison at the IEU office in of the dioceses to discuss the employment early July. arrangements for these staff. We will continue to organise in these services to ensure that Review of the Universal we can bargain on their behalf. Access National Partnership We were invited to participate in the University visits national review being undertaken by the The ECS team has visited a number of Nous Group on behalf of the federal universities that provide early childhood government. We are currently working on our degrees in the last 12 months. submission to the review. 76 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 2 | 2019

Integricare Kellyville Community Preschool Integricare are facing financial The IEU negotiated a first-time agreement for difficulties and have made the decision to teachers at Kellyville Community Preschool in close one of their 12 centres and are seeking June. The agreement provides for increases to make significant cuts to the budgets of 13% over the life of the agreement, of the remaining centres. The IEU has met increase to personal leave, introduction of with Integricare CEO Domenic Valestro domestic violence leave, additional time for regarding the impact of the proposed programming, an allowance and release time changes to our members. Integricare has for the educational leader, a new allowance for agreed to implement a number of the IEU nominated supervisors and superannuation to suggestions to minimise the impact of the be paid for all employees who earn more than proposed changes including introducing a $250 per month. moratorium on recruitment in order to prioritise internal transfers. KU Children’s Services After protracted negotiations, the IEU finally Snowy Mountains Care & reached agreement with KU on the wages and Education Learning Centre working conditions to be included in the new KU The centre made an application to terminate Teachers Collective Agreement, which will apply their current agreement. We are opposing the to approximately 120 services. Members at KU termination on behalf of our three members at will enjoy 2.5% annual increases to salaries and the service. The management of the service allowances over the life of the agreement which did not advise us on the application – we were will expire on 31 December 2021. Non-contact told by our members. Our three members have time will be increased to four hours per week for prepared statements indicating that they do not full time teachers; an increase to parental leave wish to have it terminated. The president was (a sliding scale of up to 14 weeks); five days of the instigator of the termination and has since non-contact time will be provided to directors resigned. The committee has now withdrawn each year, in addition to at least one day a week the application. The agreement although of office time. passed its expiry date has an ongoing provision for salary increases of 4% a year or the increase Pulse in the minimum wage, whichever is greater. We are currently in negotiations for a new agreement to cover the childcare services run Agreements by Pulse. These services are located on the The following are some examples of quite University of Wollongong campus or close by. complex agreements that the IEU has done The current agreement covers all childcare staff in the early childhood area this year. A full list however, teachers would like to see a teachers of agreements is contained in the Industrial only agreement. Annexure. Arndu Preschool Big Fat Smile Enterprise Agreement 2019 We have been attempting to negotiate a new The Big Fat Smile (BFS) Enterprise Agreement agreement for this preschool for some time has been a long and protracted process with and they finally agreed to negotiate. At this negotiations commencing in late 2016. Our meeting, they advised that they would offer teacher members have shown resilience and 1% increase as they are running at a deficit. patience throughout the negotiation process. We have written to them asking to see their The IEU and BFS have now reached an in- audited accounts as our members have advised principle agreement that provides for 7.5% that they were not aware of the over three years, bringing teachers’ salaries financial difficulties of the preschool. by 2021 above $97,000 for a four-year trained I would like to acknowledge the hard work teacher. The agreement also provides for an and advocacy done by Vice President ECS allowance for a nominated supervisor. This Gabe Connell for our early childhood members, is in addition to the director’s allowance and as well has the work done by the ECS team – teachers performing both roles will receive both Lisa James and Tina Smith for their continual allowances. Teachers will be able to access engagement with our early childhood members. up to 10 hours of paid leave per year to attend NESA accredited professional development. Verena Heron Our response from members has been positive ECS Industrial Officer to this proposal. The IEU looks forward to moving the agreement to the viewing and voting stage.

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Support Staff Industrial agreements across the working week. Part time members Catholic systemic schools have identified that they could work the same The EA covering support and operational number of weekly hours across a lesser staff in Catholic systemic schools has a nominal number of workdays. term that is set to expire on 31 December 2019. Consequently, the Union has developed a claim There also exist some common claims for for the upcoming bargaining that the Union both teaching and non teaching staff including anticipates will commence in mid-October. matters that relate to superannuation on The claim was developed following extensive parental leave, super choice, protections consultation with Chapters, and the Union wrote relating to reportable conduct investigations to the Catholic Commission for Employment and leave entitlements such as emergency Relations in August to provide an initial overview disaster leave, cultural and ceremonial leave, of what the Union’s members are seeking. and military reserve leave. Further matters were raised with CCER in late September. Support and operational staff in The claim, insofar as it relates specifically NSW independent Catholic schools to support and operational staff, includes the Bargaining has commenced on new MEAs following matters: for support and operational staff covered by • pay rises of not less than 2.5% from the NSW Model B and C Multi-Enterprise 1 January 2020, 2021 and 2022 Agreements to replace those approved by • additional pay rises as are necessary to the Fair Work Commission in July 2017, and ensure parity with DEC support staff, following which expire on 31 December 2019. Among the conclusion of a recent consent other matters, the Union will seek to address settlement reached between the Public those matters that required undertakings by Service Association and the DEC employers before the FWC would approve • improvements to the agreement provisions the agreements. A claim is presently being that seek to grant permanency to support developed in consultation with members. staff employed on successive fixed term The NSW Model A agreement is not due contracts to expire until 31 December 2020, but the • positive provisions that limit the claim developed in relation to Models B circumstances in which temporary and C will likely form part of the basis of a appointments may be made subsequent claim. • equity of long service leave entitlements with teachers after 10 years. Presently support Support and operational staff in and operational staff have the same LSL ACT independent Catholic schools entitlements up to 10 years, but do not Following consultation with members in receive the increased entitlement of two the three ACT Catholic independent schools, years per annum after 10 years of service Daramalan College, Marist College Canberra • the Union is also advancing the view that and St Edmund’s College, the Union has members should not be placed in written to CCER providing a copy of the circumstances where they are expected to Union’s claim for a new enterprise agreement perform unpaid work (EA). The previous EA expired on 31 March • the Union believes that schools should be 2019. Following a bargaining meeting in late providing professional development that is September, the Union is hopeful of an early relevant and enriching, as opposed to that resolution to bargaining. which is simply required for compliance reasons Support and operational staff in • the Union is also seeking a review of the rates NSW independent schools of pay and classifications applicable to The Support and Operational Staff MEA Aboriginal Education Workers was approved by the Fair Work Commission • provisions that seek to address inequity in in March 2017. The MEA contains general pay relation to the spread of part time hours increases of 2.5% per annum for each of 2017, IEUA NSW ACT | 83 Annexure 3 | 2019

2018, 2019 and 2020, and has a nominal term ambiguity about the coverage of the EA. In expiring on 31 January 2021. January 2019, the Commission held that the EA did not continue to apply to CSO employees Support and operational staff in who had been transferred to shared services ACT independent schools and that there was no ambiguity requiring the The ACT AIS Support and Operational Staff EA to be varied. MEA contains general pay increases of 2.5% The Union has commenced bargaining for a per annum for each of 2017, 2018, 2019 and new EA to replace the 2017 EA. Key issues in 2020, and has a nominal term expiring on 31 the bargaining are pay rises (initially only 1.4% January 2021. was offered with 1.1% based in productivity for some employees) and the coverage as the Support and operational staff Union has sought to vary the coverage clause in Christian schools to ensure employees cannot be transferred out NSW Christian school employers have in the future. The coverage issue in particular issued bargaining notices for a new EA to remains in dispute and the Union members cover general staff commencing from 2020. have resolved to take protected action The Union met Christian school employer concerning this issue. Accordingly, the Union representatives in September 2019. IEU has lodged an application for a Protected Action raised the discrepancy with ACT Christian Bargaining Order in late September. school rates and public sector rates, following the public sector consent award made in Support Staff Advisory Committee September 2019, and we are seeking increases The Support Staff Advisory Committee has in excess of 2.5% per annum. Employers have continued to be invaluable in assisting the sought to change the accrual of personal/ Union’s Officers in addressing the industrial carer’s leave to progressive rather than at the and professional needs of our non teacher commencement of each year. members. Committee consultations have included ongoing input to the negotiations of Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Schools Office the enterprise agreements for support and - EA and Restructure operational staff in all sectors, the development The Union was informed in June 2017 by of a statewide survey on workloads and unpaid members that the Diocese was adopting a overtime, as well as the development of “shared services” model across the Diocese recruitment strategies, training opportunities that would have the effect that staff in services and Union communications. such as HR, IT etc that were currently part Advisory Committee member Terrianne of the Catholic Schools Office (CSO) would Ryan stepped down in 2017 due to family be transferred out of the CSO to a different commitments and having left employment unit of the Diocese called “shared services”. with the Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn. Negotiations for a new CSO EA were halted She has since commenced a new position in when the Union notified a dispute about the the Lismore Diocese. Terrianne has become restructure to the Fair Work Commission (FWC). active in her new Chapter and sub branch and Subsequently when members threatened is hoping to recommence her role with the protected action, it was also agreed that the EA Advisory Committee. could proceed to the vote. The main task undertaken by the committee The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle Catholic in the last 12 months has been organising and Schools Office Enterprise Agreement 2017 was hosting the 2019 Support Staff Conference on subsequently finalised and lodged with the FWC 13 September. on 8 August 2017. The EA was approved by the FWC on 31 August 2017 with a nominal expiry Support staff communications date of 31 December 2018. The EA covered all The Gaining Ground enews has continued CSO office staff, including administrative staff, to be published and distributed throughout professional staff, psychologists, other than 2018-2019. Gaining Ground enews is being very senior management. emailed directly to support and operational staff However in March 2018, the Union became members. Each bulletin contains articles and aware that some CSO employees were stories of interest to support and operational advised that the EA would not apply to over 30 staff members which supplements the more employees in HR, payroll, IT, communications traditional publications. It is currently distributed and property who would be transferred from the directly via email to over 4000 recipients. CSO to shared services from July 2018. Stats and diagnostics on digital media have an The IEU then notified a dispute to the FWC immediacy that accuracy that is often hard to in March 2018 and in May 2018 lodged an obtain with print media. The reports on each application to vary the EA to remove an issue of Gaining Ground show that it is growing 84 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 3 | 2019

in circulation, being received and viewed by ongoing commitment to his personal values. more members with each edition. The latest His talk was very moving and inspiring. edition issued on 24 July 2019 was sent to Kristyn Crossfield, from Reveille, worked with 4087 individual email address with only 13 of participants on unpacking traditional ideas of those bouncing. This edition had a 42.08% leadership and how self-leadership is linked open rate. The most recent edition reports also to strong values. How by knowing our values allow us to see which articles are most popular we can intentionally let them guide how we and tailor future editions to meet the identified think, how we behave and the actions we take. areas of interest. Sharing how our values are demonstrated and Members are encouraged to share their linked to the work we do and those we work for. Gaining Ground enews bulletin with their A selection of smaller group workshops was colleagues who may not be members as a way offered which built on the earlier sessions. of promoting the benefits of the Union. Workshops included: Values for the Common Articles on matters relevant to our support Good; Bringing out Your Inner Superhero; staff members are included Newsmonth and IE. Turning Values in to Strengths; Rediscovering A closed group has been set up on Facebook your WHY and Values; and Reality vs Rhetoric. for NSW/ACT IEUA support staff members. The calibre and quality of the speakers, The group is a place where members can presenters and facilitators was exceptional. The share stories and their experiences, ask delegates’ feedback and evaluations from the questions and access information from the day were very gratifying for all those involved in Union. Keith Heggart and Lubna Haddad are putting on the conference. the administrators of the group and will refer Each regional sub branch had an opportunity matters and seek advice from other Officers to nominate two delegates to attend the as required. conference with funding by the Union of travel Other opportunities to connect and and accommodation, allowing for members communicate with our support staff members from across NSW an opportunity to participate. have also been explored and exploited, with The opportunity for support staff members to Officers Lyn Caton and Marilyn Jervis attending meet each other, while being able to participate the 2019 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander in Union provided training and professional Catholic Education NSW State Conference in development specifically provided for them the Hunter Valley in August; and Pam Smith is is one of the many benefits of being a member scheduled to speak to Parramatta Diocesan of the IEU. library assistants at their meeting on 15 Support staff members have been well November. The Union will continue to utilise represented this last year in the Union Reps such opportunities. training days; the Activists Conference, Women in Education Forums in Sydney, ACT Support staff training opportunities and regional NSW, and the PIPs (Pedagogy in The 2019 Support Staff Conference ‘My Practice) sessions. Values My Work’ was held at The Mercure on IEU support staff activities, included a special 13 September. The conference was attended meeting for Parramatta Diocesan support staff by 89 support staff delegates from all over on 13 August to discuss EA issues and the NSW and supported by a number of IEU development of a Log of Claim for the next EA. Officers and staff. The Support Staff Conference is a biennial Membership event that is organised by the IEU’s Support Staff New membership category for Advisory Committee. The 2019 Conference ‘My Trainees and Apprentices Values My Work’ looked at how core personal There has been a surge in the number values inform the type of work we do and the of non government schools offering types of organisations we work for. Participants employment in post-secondary traineeships, observed how aligning our personal values apprenticeships and other junior positions to with our work’s organisational values leads to recent high school graduates. satisfaction both at work and beyond. This benefits the young employees in The keynote address was given by Richard enabling them to earn and learn at the same Boele, KPMG Partner for Human Rights & Social time or have a paid job while undertaking a Impact Services. 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There are also a number of benefits to the competencies and must liaise with the RTO re schools as employers. These include financial attendance and progress. subsidies, wages support and tax offsets, as Most of the applicable awards and enterprise well as having access to extra staff at a very agreements provide for their employment. low cost. There are however a number of Apprentices and trainees are eligible to receive responsibilities that they are required to fulfil, the standard entitlements as stated in the including the provision of training, support applicable industrial instrument - this includes and guidance to their trainee staff. hours of work, overtime and personal leave etc. Traineeships and apprenticeships in NSW The IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Executive are very structured arrangements that are approved a new membership category for this regulated by the Apprenticeship and Traineeship group for employees that recognised their very Act 2001. Training Services NSW Administers low rates of pay and their vulnerability in the the Act and registers and monitors the workplace. apprenticeships and traineeships. They ensure that the quality of the training that is delivered Membership data figures meet the nationally recognised outcomes. The levels of membership across all sectors Apprenticeship Network Providers of non government schools, the coverage for (Government funded agencies) assist non teaching staff as at the time of writing is employers and the trainees/apprentices as follows: establish the traineeship/apprenticeship NSW/ACT contact, establishing the approved training plan and applying for the federal and state Systemic Schools 2776 government financial incentives, subsidies and Independent Schools 1366 concessions. ECS 40 All trainees and apprentices are required Special Schools 2 to have a training contract in place between Trainees 7 the employer the trainee/apprentice which is English & Business Colleges 29 approved by Training Services NSW. The employment is paid under the applicable CEO Offices 127 enterprise agreement or award. There must be Other 7 a training plan that is approved by a Registered Retired Members 107 Training Organisation (RTO) that sets out the training that will be required to attain the As at 1 October 2019, membership data specified qualification. shows current financial support staff members The employer must provide the employee accounted for 4494 which equates to 14.2% of with hands on work, access to appropriate tools the Union’s overall membership. Membership and equipment, supervised training at work numbers for support staff are stable in both the that is relevant to the knowledge and skills of number of members and percentage of support their desired qualification. The trainees and staff membership of the Union over the last 12 apprentices must be enrolled in an approved months. course with a RTO. They are entitled to paid time at work to undertake their formal training (which Iain Bailey may be attending a training institution, formal Carolyn Moore training at work, or self-paced learning). Industrial Officers The employers are required to sign off on

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Education Issues Overarching the 2018-2019 year is the NSW • Teachers have always been able to extend Curriculum Review. As we go to print, the Geoff children beyond the stage if required. Syllabus Masters report is with the Education Minister. documents (particularly in English and Maths) The report post political consideration will then have now made that extension content go to public consultation. mandatory for the core of the students, when Core to the Review is the proposal to many are not ready – or have not built reduce the content of many syllabuses and sufficient foundation in the concept because clearly define what is mandatory content. their work in the previous year was also Parallel to the review but not directly linked introduced toearly and little or no revision to it is the ongoing conversation regarding was possible. ATAR. The Financial Review (23 September • Ignoring readiness and failing to provide 2019) reported Professor Shergold “Australia revision leads to poor student internalisation focuses far too strongly on a single measure of concepts and entirely unsurprising failure in of achievement when the ability to obtain a standardised testing such as NAPLAN. job or pursue further education depends • The Union believes that greater clarity of what on many characteristics including non- must be taught ie a core is desirable. academic ones”. Teachers are seeking a certainty that many Professor Shergold is tasked with reviewing current syllabus documents don’t have. Senior Secondary Pathways. Shergold goes Where core content is clearly identified and on to explain that “things like community is explicitly expressed, a teacher’s judgement engagement, vocational orientation; we don’t would enable teachers to focus their teaching take account of the whole person and as a for greater depth of understanding. result we often don’t give good information to • Where teachers are at the centre of decision- them about their options”. making, the breadth and depth issue can be The scene is being set for a single measure resolved. If syllabus documents make it of achievement to come under increasing abundantly clear what has to be taught and pressure as the NSW Curriculum Review moves appropriate space is generated for teachers forward. Positively, the Review alludes to NESA’s to pursue matters of interest to the class, role in reducing compliance. a better balance will be achieved, and the The Union submitted its position paper to teachable moment captured. Professor Geoff Masters. Within the report, the • Learning must match the child’s needs (APST Independent Education Union proposed: Standard 1.) rather than the requirements of • The Union concurs that the curriculum a school or a system and teacher judgement requires a refocusing. This is a pressing is central to establishing this process. In issue in both primary and secondary schools. terms of transitioning to Kindergarten, Year NESA should delay the implementation of 6 - Year 7 and Stage 6 to post school options, various syllabus revisions until post this current structures must be strengthened review. In particular, the Union is concerned ie specialist programs with an allocated about “stage Drift”; that is, content that used budget and time release rather than an ad to be taught in older grades is now mandatory hoc approach should emerge from this in lower grades. This creates enormous review. This would require additional staffing pressure on student readiness, since to more effectively manage the transitions NAPLAN creates an absolute deadline for and ensure that students are not restricted when students must have been introduced by a lock-step approach. The role of Careers to content. The resulting increase in the Teachers must be enhanced and expanded. amount of content that needs to be covered • In particular, the IEU believes that VET in each year/stage significantly reduces education as it is currently structured and the amount of revision that is possible. resourced in NSW is less than satisfactory. If Teachers struggle to provide even minimal ASQA cannot be removed from the equation, revision, because they cannot cover the NESA should be authorised to operate it on content allocated for the year if they include their behalf. VET in specialist schools works consolidation time. reasonably well. In a comprehensive high IEUA NSW ACT | 89 Annexure 4 | 2019

school, it is complex in terms of different curriculum change. Teachers should be able assessments (competencies), work to determine their individual professional placement and credentialing. development requirements. • The pedagogy underpinning VET is at • School organisation has not changed considerable variance to that of other HSC dramatically in decades. The prevailing subjects. VET teachers are currently required delivery structure in NSW is some 40 years to undertake industry currency retraining old. Whilst this review cannot implement every two years. This is mandated at 30 change, it is critical that recommendations hours per framework. This is burdensome and embrace the need for increased time for cumbersome and, in our view, ineffective and teacher planning ie a reduction in face to unnecessary. face teaching. Whilst not all experts agree that • Mass standardised testing has had class sizes are a determinant of educational unexpected and deleterious outcomes. Mass outcomes, the experience of our members is standardised testing should be on a sampling that it does. basis and the IEU believes that 100,000 students would be a reasonable sample to NAPLAN continued to command much public ensure that education resources are allocated attention throughout 2019. Online difficulties effectively. (connectivity disruptions) impacted on many • Teacher workload is a critical issue as the students. Consequently, the transition period combination of external examinations, was extended until 2021. Importantly, the ongoing assessment (in many forms) in NSW Education Minister indicated NAPLAN is combination with recording data, displaying flawed and needs to be revised or replaced. data, and compiling data is overwhelming The Minister went on to explain that NAPLAN is teachers. The potential for this to be more than 10 years old and there is mounting further magnified is considerable if Learning evidence it is no longer ‘fit for purpose’. (SMH, Progressions were to be implemented in a 28 June 2019: ‘It’s time’: NSW wants NAPLAN non-coherent manner. It is a truth universally replaced with ‘genuinely useful’ test, by Jordan acknowledged by teachers that in in the past Baker and Henrietta Cook.) decade more than a dozen new curriculum, A shift to a diagnostic approach – on demand assessment, data collecting, and reporting and linked to the curriculum and focusing tasks have been required of teachers but on student growth is emerging. The IEU will nothing omitted from their quota of tasks. continue to advocate for NAPLAN reform and Teaching has suffered. given the alliance of the eastern seaboard • Teachers are being required to include a level states it would seem significant movement is of detail in their teaching programs that is inevitable (see attachments 1 and 2). more appropriate to teachers in the Learning Progressions have been reshaped, preservice stage of their career. An example reconsidered and appear to be more attuned of the detail now being required in programs to a gradual implementation post a ‘discovery’ include explanatory annotation that should phase. not be needed if those supervising the Education Services Australia; Australian programs are also teachers. Institute of Teaching and School Leadership; • Some of the NESA sample units are and the Australian Curriculum, Assessment manageable professional documents, but and Reporting Authority have carriage of others add unnecessary detail. Unfortunately, implementing Learning Progressions and online it is these samples that become exemplars formative assessment on behalf of the federal for teachers. In some cases, the writing up government. The route to implementation of the lesson in the program would take at the state and territory level will be where longer than teaching the lesson itself. recommendations come alive. This represents a huge drain on teachers’ The matters stem from the second Gonski professional time. report and when implemented will assist • Tension remains with the NESA model of teachers monitor individual student progress. accredited professional development, Mechanical matters aside, classroom individual schools or systems of schools and practitioners will insist on a line of sight back the notion of an individual teacher to the mandated curriculum and syllabus determining their professional development documents. Suggested timeframes – priorities. Individual teachers are being implementation in 2021 are too tight to provide stymied by the cost of professional for deep engagement with the profession. development and school-based professional Assessment via the existing emphasis development being determined by school or on testing is already a crowded space. An system management. This requires a carefully evolutionary approach to online formative nuanced recommendation to support assessment will be required. Also, the recent 90 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 4 | 2019

NSW experience with NAPLAN online will be a policy statement that indicates the agreed considerable barrier to overcome. upon goals, areas for action and commitments to those actions from the state and federal ACT update governments in Australia, it is important to The Legislative Assembly passed the TQI recognise that this document has led to the Amendment Bill 2019 in August. The revised development of the Australian Curriculum, the TQI Act: National Quality Framework for Early Childhood • establishes a preservice teacher register Education and Care, the Australian Professional and requires preservice teachers who wish to Standards for Teachers and the National undertake professional experience placement Assessment Program. Therefore, any changes in an ACT school to register on the preservice are likely to have significant effects upon teacher register teachers and support staff, regardless of their • authorises TQI to develop and maintain a sector or role. current workforce profile of preservice There were also a number of areas for action teachers and teachers to inform teacher in the Melbourne Declaration. Of particular workforce planning interest to the IEU was ‘supporting teaching • strengthens teacher academic qualifications and school leadership’ and ‘strengthening requirements. early childhood education’. For both of these, the IEU spoke about the need to recognise TQI recently hosted its fourth Teacher the workload of teachers and to take proactive Mentoring Mini Conference with over steps to address this, in order to promote 100 ACT teachers in attendance. The excellence in teaching. For early childhood conference highlighted school approaches to teachers, the IEU emphasised the need for mentoring and/or coaching in ACT Catholic, them to be recognised as fellow professionals independent and public schools. Several of our – and paid accordingly. The IEU also raised members facilitated the workshops. concerns about the overwhelming amount The Term 3 Beginning and Casual Networks of data that teachers are required to collect, were well attended. Casual Teacher and suggested that, in this case, less may Network presentations included adolescent sometimes be more. and mental health and supporting and The Education Council had also identified four understanding students with speech and possible emerging areas. These were lifelong hearing difficulties. Beginning Teacher Network learning, early childhood education, skills for sessions included a focus on classroom the future and wellbeing, culture and social management and Narragunnawali participation in education. (the language of the Ngunnawal people, The final session addressed the traditional owners). commitment to action and how progress Thirty-one applications for Highly might be assessed. Again, the IEU argued Accomplished and Lead Teachers have been against individual, widespread and blunt made with 15 of those applications being for accountability measures focused on the full portfolio approach and 16 applications teachers, instead suggesting sampling may for the new modular model. In comparison to be more effective. previous years, 2019 has seen a doubling of 2019-2020 has been a year of challenge. the number of applications most likely due to The core challenge is ensuring compliance the new modular model. Whereas previously, does not consume schools and their raison teachers from 51 ACT schools had applied for d’être, teaching and learning. and achieved HALT certification, in 2019 there As always, the Independent Education Union have been applicants entering the process extends its warm thanks to members who from 14 additional schools for the first time, with participate in the Education Issues Committee seven schools taking a cohort approach. Since and particularly to the sterling service of 2012, 72 teachers have achieved certification in members who represent the Union on various the ACT, 13% of the national total of 573 at the NESA committees. end of 2018. IEU member representatives on NESA Committees: The Melbourne Declaration – NESA Board Curriculum Committee is change coming? The Melbourne Declaration (or The Melbourne Larry Grumley, Catherine McAuley Westmead Declaration on Educational Goals for Young NESA Registration and Accreditation Australians, to give it its full name) is now 10 Committee years old, and the Education Council is hosting Liam Griffiths, IEU Assistant Secretary a review to determine if and how it might need to change. While the document itself is a broad IEUA NSW ACT | 91 Annexure 4 | 2019

NESA Special Education Committee responses to the many education reports which Frederick Patchell, Sydney Catholic Schools impact our members. Special thanks to this group who are listed below: NESA Aboriginal Education Committee Vincent Cooper, St Joseph’s High School Education Issues Committee Aberdeen Adam Scicluna Alexander Wharton NESA 7-12 Technologies Board Curriculum Amy Cotton Committee Ann Rogers Justin O’Neill, St Joachim’s Catholic Primary Bernadette Simpson School Lidcombe Bernadette Hawthorne NESA K-10 Aboriginal Languages Board Cameron Paterson Curriculum Committee Catrina Niddrie Denise McHugh Rhonda Blayney, Danebank School Dianne Lefebvre NESA Years 11-12 PDHPE Board Curriculum Elizabeth Finlay Committee Helen Templeton Jim Hall Simon Board, Northern Beaches Christian Karen McPherson School Kathleen Egan NESA Years 11-12 Geography Board Leah Godfrey Curriculum Committee Lubna Haddad Craig Lang, Bishop Druitt College Lynette Caton Marie MacTavish Tony Stone, St Francis Xavier College Hamilton Marilyn Jervis NESA Years 11-12 Languages Board Mark Northam Curriculum Committee Mary Howard Pam Smith Katiuska Varela Batista, Monte Sant’ Angelo Patricia Murnane Mercy College Patrick Devery NESA K-6 Creative Arts Board Curriculum Peter Moore Committee Raelene Maxworthy Jennifer Allen, St Carthage’s Primary School Tina Ruello Lismore Valerie Jones Vincent Cooper NESA K-10 Languages Board Curriculum Zeinab Mokachar Committee Fiona Boughey, William Clarke College Mark Northam and the Education Issues The IEU Education Issues Committee Committee also provides necessary input and shapes

NAPLAN Review - Terms of reference 3. consider the key objectives, uses and features The review will: of effective national assessment programs 1. determine what the objectives for standardised internationally, and how the objectives and testing in Australia should be, given its evolution performance of NAPLAN compare with this over time - this could be objectives that support: 4. identify targeted improvements that can be • individual student learning achievement and growth made to standardised testing in Australia in • school improvement the short term, including the level of school • system accountability and performance and student engagement, so it better meets the • information for parents on school and student objectives above performance 5. identify longer-term objectives, uses and • national, state and territory programs and policies. features of standardised testing in Australia 2. assess how well placed NAPLAN is to meet within the context of a future national these objectives, including: assessment landscape • the appropriateness, accuracy and efficacy of 6. consider, in line with these objectives, longer- assessment in each domain term improvements that can be made to ensure • the effectiveness in tracking student and that Australia has the most efficient and system progress over time (including the impact effective system for assessing key literacy and of equating, and the placement of the tests in numeracy outcomes at the national level. years 3, 5, 7 and 9) • alignment with the Australian Curriculum https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/strategies- (including any gaps) and-reports/our-reports-and-reviews/naplan- • the impact of the assessment on schools, review#Terms1 students and the community.

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NESA Accreditation On 1 January 2018, complete compulsory Ongoing issues with TAAs’ and employers’ accreditation in NSW was implemented. internal accreditation policies Approximately 80,000 teachers were accredited Many employers and TAAs have internal before that date, and NESA reports that it accreditation policies which are in clear currently has over 160,000 teachers active on breach of the NESA policy documents or TAA its register. This means that in one day, the state Guidelines. To help members advocate for doubled it accredited teachers. change of these policies, the Union create the 2019 was still a year of technical mishaps three-part series Supervising Accreditation at for NESA's website, but the interactivity and Proficient. We also visited Chapters who have stability of their website platform improved expressed concern with their internal policies greatly since the widespread failures of 2018. or implementation and give advice as to how The Union has been active in giving feedback to ask for changers to come in line with NESA to NESA regarding its website capability and policies. Sometimes the Union gives this advice accessibility, with the view to making the user to individual members tasked with re-writing experience for Union members better, quicker, internal school policies. and more informative. NESA's website still A TAA which is consistently in breach has many bugs to fix, and the accreditation at of NESA’s policies is the Association of Proficient portal is still not active, but testing Independent Schools Independent School has begun for widespread implementation Teacher Accreditation Authority (AIS ISTAA). in 2020. Its consistent problems include: The accreditation at Proficient facility • Asking teachers verbally to address every on NESA's website would go a long way to Standard descriptor with evidence and addressing the Union’s ongoing concerns annotations, in clear breach of NESA policy, with Teacher Accreditation Authorities (TAAs) and advising members via email that they misusing accreditation. The online portal would are a ‘percentage’ of a way complete through give the early career teacher power of their meeting all Standard descriptors via accreditation process, allowing them to upload evidence/annotation and submit evidence and annotations online, • Breaching the 3-month induction period in triggering automatic timelines at several points which to provide any new teacher to a school which NESA would oversee. Failures to comply information about accreditation (including with NESA’s policy mandated timelines would casual teachers) then be a matter of public record on NESA’s • Stating that they have no responsibility for website, reducing the ability of an employer to accreditation and playing the teacher state play ignorant of receipt of documents, between the principal and themselves without or to sit on them for months at a time. The providing them a chance to find a resolution enforced timelines would go a long way to to an issue ensuring that employers can’t use accreditation • Using accreditation as a way to manage out for punitive financial reasons (eg to stop the pay teachers from employment progression of a teacher against a Standards- • Running the clock down on accreditation time based enterprise agreement). In addition, it periods, and causing members anxiety will force TAAs to assign supervisors to • Not giving timely advice to teachers who teachers, something still rarely done well, require it giving the early career teacher surety in who • Charging extraordinary fees to schools for would observe their lessons and who would phone calls/emails between teachers and write their supervisor’s report (as they must be ISTA A the same person). • Charging exorbitant fees for supervising NESA’s website would also cut on incidents accreditation at Proficient or maintenance of of TAAs insisting that all Standard descriptors accreditation. across all Standards must be met with evidence and annotations. The website Queries to the Union portal simply won’t allow that much evidence The most significant number of queries to be uploaded. remain in the accreditation at Proficient teacher IEUA NSW ACT | 95 Annexure 5 | 2019

area. The points below have not changed from several drafts of evidence sets and annotations the 2018 AGM report. and empowering the member to seek Proficient Contributing factors to why a teacher might accreditation with their TAA. The Union will contact the Union on this front include: represent the member to the TAA and/or NESA • Poor school/employer policy that is when the matter goes beyond the composition contrary to NESA requirements, including of the application. Each of these cases involves at times ISTAA’s poor policy and execution of hours of work including multiple meetings/calls/ accreditation tasks emails to the members as they redraft their • Poor administration at a school level due to applications. lack of understanding or breadth of Previous to 2018, most members of the IEU experience in applying accreditation were not accredited teachers. With compulsory processes accreditation on 1 January 2018, the number • Confusion between mentoring and of incidents members experienced which supervision tasks jeopardised their accreditation increased. This • Lack of training for supervisors of means that the accreditation team’s work is often accreditation in line with Industrial Officers’ work, particularly • Purposeful obstruction of teacher’s where there has been a resignation or termination, accreditation to prevent a member’s pay a child protection allegation/investigate, or a progression performance improvement plan put in place. • Casual teachers who can’t find assistance Due to the demographic of our membership, within their employer (remembering that many it is anticipated that queries from members early career teachers are casually employed) will continue to increase for employment • Misreading of the Australian Professional endangering accreditation reasons, particularly Standards for Teachers due to strengthened processes in the drafted • Misapplication of a higher level of Standards revocation and suspension policy as well as upon the Proficient teacher level. pressures resulting from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual The Union was involved in negotiations with Abuse. This is because the Union’s early career NESA on the following policies: teacher recruitment in take is not higher than • Provisional/Conditional Teacher Accreditation the volume of queries experienced members. Policy • Proficient Teacher Policy Call to action for Union members • Maintenance of Accreditation Policy Experienced members should be examining • Accreditation at the Higher Levels Policy – their workplace’s accreditation at Proficient Revision of Processes and requirements policy for breaches of NESA’s policy. Early • Evaluation of NESA Registered Professional career teachers are likely in insecure work and Development Processes aren’t yet skilled enough to analyse a policy • NESA as TAA for deficits and need experienced members’ • PD Providers Policy assistance with this work. Chapters can • NESA Professional Learning Commissioning form resolutions for schools to change their Program accreditation policies, thus reducing workloads • Refusal Suspension and Revocation Policy and expectations for both the early career teacher and supervisors. In solidarity, Union Accreditation assistance and courses members must maintain the Standards and Please see the Professional Development not accept employer rhetoric that their school Annexure for full information about the in particular has a ‘higher’ standard than the accreditation course. state’s minimum Standards. The belief in false The Union uses its accreditation courses ‘higher’ standards ignores not only the meaning to upskill members regarding accreditation of the word ‘standard’ but increased workloads but also to engage with members who have and anxiety in all members at a point where they issues but wouldn’t otherwise contact the are most vulnerable. Union. Often the early career teacher does not In looking after young teachers, we can also recognise that they have an industrial issue ask them to join the Union and show them until attending the course. After the course, the how we are working to assist their future in the member is able to continue contacting the IEU’s profession. Talk to a potential young member accreditation team for more information and each week about the Union and why they specific mentoring through the accreditation should join. process via [email protected] The process of assisting members with their Amy Cotton, Professional Officer, Elizabeth evidence/annotations applications involves Finlay, Officer, and mentoring and advising the teacher through Marie-Claude Guilbault, Administration Assistant 96 | IEUA NSW ACT IEUA NSW ACT | 97 98 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 5 | 2019

Accreditation Experienced Teacher Accreditation - Band 3 In 2019, an additional 80+ Hybrid schools are Support for teachers undertaking eligible to undertake the Experienced Teacher Experienced Teacher accreditation in process but very few members have sought independent schools has continued in 2019. assistance. Members who were given support in 2018 were Members are satisfied with the digital portfolio successful in achieving Experienced Teacher for Experienced Teacher and in general, it makes accreditation. the process less onerous as they are able to There have been approximately 65 members upload as they collect evidence. The issues who have received assistance in 2019. with using the digital portfolio are that some This involves several two hour meetings members tend to leave their submissions to as well as continuing online assistance as the “last minute”. Also, the IEU is required to members prepare evidence and seek advice. respond to more requests for online assistance. All testimonials and Head of School reports The digital portfolio makes the process easier are also checked to ensure they meet the for members and all teachers receiving support requirements. from the IEU send their documentation to the IEU To achieve an Experienced Teacher Band 3 for comment and clarification. salary, teachers must complete an accreditation The level of support offered by schools process with the Independent Schools Teacher remains inconsistent. It varies from schools that Accreditation Authority (ISTAA) by 6 September invite the IEU to run workshops, provide release 2019. time and allow for follow-up visits, to schools This process is now in its 13th year and as a that offer no support at all. result of IEU negotiations with ISTAA, members In 2019, there has still been a need to do not need to provide evidence for an extra continue to provide intensive support due to five descriptors which are now covered by the continued lack of understanding of the the testimonial or the Head of School report. Experienced Teacher Standards and lack of In 2019, eight descriptors are covered by the support from some schools. testimonial and four are covered in the Head of Once again, early childhood IEU members School report. have completed the Experienced Teacher - In addition, four descriptors can be met using Band 3 Accreditation this year allowing them to a reference. The IEU checks all references to receive a significantly higher salary than other ensure they meet the descriptors otherwise early childhood teachers. if they are deemed not to have met the In 2019, the IEU provided support for descriptor. Members must find additional members in the following schools: evidence in November as ISTAA do not accept Abbotsleigh a second reference. Al Faisal Auburn The most significant change is the extension Al Sadiq Greenacre of the timeframe to collect evidence. Members All Saints Bathurst have six terms to collect evidence and can Arndell Anglican College begin to collect from Term 2 in the year they Danebank School apply until Term 3 of the following year when Galstaun College they submit. This change has been welcomed Georges River Grammar School and has meant that this year members were Green Valley Islamic School able to use evidence that they had been Hawkesbury Independent School collecting from May in 2018. Hills Grammar School The advantage of this change is that members have a greater range of evidence and International Grammar School can choose that which is most suitable to meet Malek Fahd Islamic School Greenacre the various descriptors Meridan School Following the introduction of the Hybrid Orange Anglican School model, teachers who are on Step 12 were Oxley College eligible to apply for Experienced Teacher in PLC Croydon 2018 to submit in 2019. The French School IEUA NSW ACT | 99 Annexure 5 | 2019

The Kings School • supervisors who do not provide testimonials in Trinity Anglican College Thurgoona a reasonable time Ravenswood • teachers who do not allow enough time to Richard Johnston Anglican School complete the process. Scots College Bellevue Hill The Scots School Albury Members who have completed the process St Catherine’s Waverley this year, as in past years, are very appreciative of St Scholastica’s Glebe Point the support they receive from the IEU in assisting Thomas Hassall Anglican School them to complete the process. Members comment that without the support from the IIEU The Experienced Teacher process still they would not have been able to complete their requires consistent hard work and a large time Experienced Teacher accreditation. commitment to complete the documentation. Applications have closed for the 2020 Some of the issues are: group and 20 members have already attended • schools requiring more evidence than is meetings and started to collect evidence from required by ISTAA Term 2. • schools offering little or no support • supervisors who require more classroom Elizabeth Finlay observations than necessary IEU Officer

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Professional Development Summary of period 20 October 2018 to the Union, as the tool and strategy can 19 October 2019: be implemented across a broad range of • Over 127 hours of professional development uses within the Union, including campaigns, offered to members, 118.5 hours of which information sessions, remote meetings, single was free (included in membership) interest meetings and training. Already, we have • 3668 live streamed or face to face committed to organising online meetings for HSC engagements were had by members, which Markers, support staff and casual teachers. It is is 1721 more than the period previous hoped that in 2020 the tool will be used across • The IEU Zone was developed in-house and a broad range of activities and become a regular provides on demand professional part of the Union’s organising toolkit; truly the development for free to members. scope for use is only limited by the imagination of those familiar with the technology. 2019 was a year of growth, transition and change for the Union’s professional Livestreamed and face to face delivery development program. Throughout 2018, the The IEU provided NSW teachers with the PD team had been working on and building opportunity to complete over 127 hours worth from scratch an online interface and digital of PD in a livestreamed of face to face delivery community for members: The IEU Zone format. The following courses were offered: (www.TheIEUZone.org.au). Testing began in late 2018 and continued through to June 2019 Course Format Participants** Location when the resource was formally launched at Understanding Face to face 292 Canberra Student Anxiety Live streamed Online Council on 15 June. Beginning to Livestreamed 72 Online As such, the focus this year has been on Proficient Teacher developing a suite of courses that could be Behaviour Livestreamed 83 Online transitioned to use on The IEU Zone, as well Management 2 Behaviour Livestreamed 62 Online as expanding our live streaming offerings to Management 3 members across NSW and ACT. Behaviour Livestreamed 63 Online The PD program can be currently broken Management 4 down into four outreach strategies: Maintenance Face to face 462 Gymea of Accreditation Livestreamed Armidale • face to face delivery • livestreamed delivery Online • face to face delivery with a livestreamed Work Hoarse Livestreamed 380 Online event simultaneously Voice Care Sexuality and Livestreamed 235* Online • on-demand delivery. Gender Diversity Standard 1 Livestreamed 111 Online The move to mostly livestreamed delivery was Standard 2 Livestreamed 132 Online influenced by a number of factors including: Standard 3 Livestreamed 117 Online • equity of distribution dissemination of Standard 4 Livestreamed 133 Online messages to all members across NSW/ACT Standard 5 Livestreamed 147 Online (a geographically diverse and challenging region) Standard 6 Livestreamed 130 Online • equity of opportunity to engage with a topic Standard 7 Livestreamed 137 Online Understanding and Livestreamed 243* Online or with a professional in a course that might Supporting Gender not ordinarily run in a regional area Diversity • equity of access to those members who had Challenging and Livestreamed 221* Online Interrupting family care duties Homophobic and • the ability to record livestreamed events and Transphobic convert the content to on-demand courses Behaviour for The IEU Zone TeachMeet: Livestreamed 38 Online Women in • respond to member demand for greater Educational opportunities to engage. Leadership The technology and experience gained from Education Debates Face to face 225 Ultimo Livestreamed Online live streaming events is of great importance IEUA NSW ACT | 103 Annexure 6 | 2019

Course Format Participants Location • Supervising Accreditation at Proficient 2 Book Club Meetings Livestreamed 189 Online • Supervising Accreditation at Proficient 3 Accreditation at Face to face 71* Ultimo • TeachMeet: Women in Leadership Proficient workshop Livestreamed Online

Supervisor of Livestreamed 44 Online Cumulative report of professional development Accreditation 1 program growth between 2012 and 2019: Supervisor of Livestreamed 46 Online Accreditation 2 Over the past seven years, the PD team has Supervisor of Livestreamed 35 Online put in considerable effort to engage with more Accreditation 3 members with no increase in budget spend. Note: Participants** total across all repeats between 20 Oct 2018 – Significantly more members are engaging with 19 Oct 2019 Union PD. Note: courses marked with * were occurring after the census date for figures used to prepare this report. Estimate is based on bookings into With the development in technology, skills the course. base and aptitude of Union staff, we predict On-demand delivery (The IEU Zone) being able to offer a more diversified program Members had requested a way to complete in 2020. professional development opportunities during PD events 2012 - 2019 RFF or school hours. The Union responded to this demand and incorporated this need into the design of The IEU Zone.

33 hours of professional development are Nmer of PD corses currently available on demand. It is envisioned Memers attending this will continue to grow, as The IEU Zone Non memers attending becomes a digital community that meets the needs of members in a range of ways (as well as a powerful tool for recruitment). This facility was recently launched and there is a slow but growing awareness among members. At this point, almost 400 members

have signed up for The IEU Zone, and 53 on demand courses have been completed by members. The IEU Zone The on-demand courses available include: As of time of writing, 398 IEU members had • Behaviour Management 1 – Getting it Right registered an account with The IEU Zone. • Behaviour Management 2 – Keeping it Right The IEU Zone Registered with • Behaviour Management 3 – Making it Right • Behaviour Management 4 – Upholding the Right • Book Club – Gabbie Stroud Interview • Book Club – Adrian Piccoli Interview • Book Club – Flip the System Australia • IEU Book Club: Teacher • Debate: PBL and DI

Environmental Sustainability: Examples of l practice Maintenance of Accreditation l Apr Apr Oct Mar Mar n an Fe n No Sep Sep Dec Ag Ag May • Work Hoarse: Voice Care • The Australian Professional Standards for New courses in 20 October 2018 – Teachers Explained – Standard 1 19 October 2019 • The Australian Professional Standards for Sexuality and Gender Diversity Teachers Explained – Standard 2 High levels of member feedback with requests • The Australian Professional Standards for to repeat the 2017 Sexuality and Gender Diversity Teachers Explained – Standard 3 courses were received by the Union. The IEU • The Australian Professional Standards for contracted Inclusivity Consultants to create and Teachers Explained – Standard 4 present three courses for IEU members: • The Australian Professional Standards for • Sexuality and Gender Diversity Teachers Explained – Standard 5 • Understanding and Supporting Gender Diversity • The Australian Professional Standards for • Challenging and Interrupting Homophobic and Teachers Explained – Standard 6 • Transphobic Behaviour. • The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers Explained – Standard 7 The focus of the courses was to upskill both • Supervising Accreditation at Proficient 1 teacher and support staff members with updated 104 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 6 | 2019

terminology to allow fluency of conversations The PD opportunities drew a different set of and information reception, recognition of the participants to the usual PD courses, and the impact that unsafe learning spaces have on initiative will be continued into 2020. the ability of a student to engage with their education (their human right as recognised in BOLD Women’s Initiative Australia), and strategies to assist with creating As part of the IEUA BOLD Women’s Initiative, safe learning spaces that ensured rights of a commitment was made to showcase children under anti-discrimination legislation. the leadership capacity of IEUA NSW/ACT The safety of the Union member was also a women members. The TeachMeet: Women in paramount consideration in the creation of Educational Leadership showcased several these courses. members who shared their journeys to leadership in a field that is still led predominately Professional engagement experiences by 70% men, as well as insights into how to As part of a pivot to growth initiative transition to leadership whilst maintaining a and building off Ruby Cha Cha research work/life balance. into what current and potential members The TeachMeet was held online and recorded look for, the Union designed several trial PD for use as a on demand course hosted on The events looking specifically at professional IEU Zone. issues. The experiment was a project initiative inspired by IEUA’s National Conference in Accreditation information sessions May 2018 and the work of Professor Howard With the mass accreditation of existing Stevenson (University of Nottingham) and scheme K-12 teachers in 2018 and early NASUWT. The idea was split into two initiatives: childhood teachers in 2016 (numbers of The Book Club and the Education Debates. accredited teachers instantly jumped from The events were designed to showcase approximately 80,000 to over 160,000 on 1 Union members’ knowledge and abilities by January 2018), there was increased demand asking them to present their ideas. This is also a from members to run more explicit professional strategy in finding and training Union members development around the Standards, who are interested in developing their advocacy accreditation as an early career teacher and and presentation skills. accreditation as a supervisor of the process. The Book Club has evolved throughout The dramatic increase in suddenly accredited 2019 from a one event per term to two events teachers, many of whom were starting from per term. The texts were chosen focussing very little knowledge of the Standards or the on education issues but also those that had process, meant the PD program remained industrial implications, to allow members to focussed on accreditation in 2019. explore the nexus between professional and With expressed interest in getting to know the industrial issues. Australian Professional Standards for Teachers The books covered were: better, one-hour sessions focussing on each • Flip the System Australia: What matters in Standard descriptor were developed and Education – Deborah M Netolicky, Cameron delivered twice in this period (to be repeated Paterson and Jon Andrews (editors) in Term 4 2019). Recordings of early childhood • Teacher – Gabbie Stroud perspectives of the Standards have been made • 12 Ways Your Child can get the Best Out of and are in post-production. School – Adrian Piccoli. The Maintenance of Accreditation course, still very popular after many years of The Education Debates have been refined implementation, received a re-write and freshen throughout the year as well, and the focus up. This course will be re-written soon to reflect in 2020 will be on allowing more time for upcoming changes in relevant NESA policies. each event. Members who were supervising accreditation, The ‘debates’ were more often a discussion or TAAs, in their own schools/centres were of various education ideas or things that impact asking for PD regarding that process. An teaching and learning, where various members intense policy-based series of three courses, of the education and beyond community were ‘Supervising Accreditation at Proficient 1-3’ asked to give their views, experiences and we're developed to assist members who have ideas and answer thoughtful questions by the tasks related to assisting early career teachers audience. with accreditation processes. The organising The topics covered were: potential of this course has been realised, as • Project Based Learning and Direct Instruction several participants made immediate changes • Content Knowledge vs 21st Century Skills to internal accreditation processes to ease • Learning Spaces and Architecture. workloads and bring internal policies in line with NESA’s policies and guidelines. IEUA NSW ACT | 105 Annexure 6 | 2019

Teacher Learning Network and Early 845 live courses (4.6 courses per individual) Childhood Sector Members Program 2019 and 117 individuals completed 402 ON For the third year the IEU partnered with DEMAND courses (3.2 courses per individual). Teacher Learning Network to provide NESA It is worth noting that the live events have Registered PD to our early childhood members. been particularly popular this year as the TLN We began this arrangement following the program has been substantially renewed in accreditation of early childhood teachers 2019, and members are accessing the live in 2016 to give these members immediate courses in significant numbers then broadening access to high quality specialist early childhood the diversity of courses available to them by focused PD at a time when we did not have the accessing on-demand courses from 2017 internal capacity to produce it ourselves. and 2018. In January, the Union provided TLN with 1350 In all this represents more than 3000 hours member contacts which at the time of writing is of NESA Registered PD provided by the Union 1326 current records. to its early childhood members in not quite Of those 1350 members 640 (48%) have nine months this year. There is no doubt that activated their account with TLN which is members appreciate this access. consistent with previous years. Of these, 302 The peak times for engagement to date have registered for at least one course. In were January, May and July. The nature of the total this represents 23% of early childhood courses most frequently completed are diverse members making use of TLN although it is only and include “Planning for learning rather than 48% of those who showed enough interest to activities”, “Critical reflection and the new early activate an account. childhood NQS”, “Emotional regulation and early The relatively low take up rate is likely due childhood learning” and “Drawing on NAIDOC to an ongoing lack of awareness, our own themes for your teaching”. weakness in promoting the program and some The Union is currently negotiating with TLN to confusion/difficulty in activating accounts or continue our partnership in 2020. registering for courses. Some members simply forget they have this access. Amy Cotton, Professional Officer Despite these factors, 1247 NESA Registered Keith Heggart, Organiser courses have been uploaded to NESA for our Marie-Claude Guilbault, Administration Assistant members. 185 individuals have completed

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Tertiary Initiatives In NSW and ACT, 1106 students have current answering preservice teacher questions. This student associate membership, which they can built on the success of the first event of its kind hold for free whilst they are studying a preservice in October 2018. teaching qualification. Some preservice teachers An AMA has pre-submitted (via social media) are fee-paying casual teachers, as they are and spur of the moment questions, which working in their final year of study, and as such the panel of early career teachers answered aren’t counted in this report. in various ways, giving preservice teachers In 2018, we had 815 associate members. insight into the complexities of the teaching The Union continues its program of attending profession on topics such as workload, social university education fairs/open days and giving media, dealing with difficult students/parents, presentations/lectures to students when asked professional development and differentiation. by universities or student unions/association The event was filmed and the media will be groups. The IEU will also attend teaching used in various ways to support members. association student events when asked to recruit new associate members from their ranks. Recruiting former student associate Often the Union gains fee-paying members members to teacher membership from such days as students realise that they The IEU tested new text messaging software should be joining as a casual teacher instead of as an organising tool to recruit lapsed student a student to enjoy Union benefits. members (those whose nominated graduation The universities have undergone processes date had been reached) to join the Union as by which they have revised and changed their fee-paying members. The use of this new open days or professional outreach program, technology was productive and gained the and the IEU remains high on all universities’ lists Union many new members, and it is hoped that to contact as presenters or stall holders. the recruitment strategy could be used in future The IEU visited the following campuses at years with different categories of lapsed or which we recruited student members: deemed resigned members as well. • Australian Catholic University – Strathfield campus – twice TM Bank and IEU Students Day • Macquarie University – North Ryde With sponsorship from TMB, the IEU held a • Southern Cross University – Gold Coast students day on 17 July 2019 at Wattle Street. campus The full day event was a recruitment • TAFE - Campbelltown opportunity (the Union had many join as student • University of Newcastle – Ourimbah campus associate members, and a few as fee-paying • University of Newcastle – Callaghan campus members) and also a service to early career • University of Sydney – main campus teachers who could benefit from its information. • University of Wollongong – Keiraville - twice The topics covered included advice to • Western Sydney University – Parramatta early career teachers regarding wellbeing campus’s EdFest. and success strategies, financial literacy, networking, accreditation, and interviewing/CV I’m a Teacher – Ask Me Anything writing skills. On 20 March 2019, the IEU organised an evening AMA session with its young members Amy Cotton, Professional Officer

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Union Training Reps Training The course was designed by Marilyn Jervis There have been 15 Reps Training courses and Jackie Groom and delivered at schools in conducted since the 2018 AGM. Of these, Dubbo, Orange and Bathurst. four courses were held in Wattle Street while The diocese registered the course with the remainder were held in regional centres NESA and provided three hours release for including Blacktown, Campbelltown, Ballina, participants. Forbes, Canberra, Albury, Penrith, Albion Park, Dubbo, Port Macquarie and Gosford. All Activists Conference courses were well attended. The sixth IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Activists’ The course opened this year with a You Conference was again held at the Fairmont Tube clip of the Rocking 1000 playing the Foo Resort in Leura over the Easter holidays. Fighters’ ‘Learn to Fly’ in Cesena, the brainchild 16 activists from schools across the state of Fabio Zaffagnini, who wanted to bring the attended and were treated, in a superb facility, Foo Fighters to his hometown. Zaffagnini took to two days of input from various Union inspiration from the unlikeliest of places: the identities and Officers. Our President, Chris 2003 Jack Black comedy School of Rock. Wilkinson, again opened proceedings with a “On the DVD, there’s a bonus feature where he welcome and an Acknowledgement of Country. says if you really want something, you have to Our guest speaker this year was Bob Nanva, ask – and it works better if there are a thousand National Secretary of the Rail, Tram and Bus people screaming behind you.” The role of Union. Bob entertained delegates over dinner the Union is to be that 1000 voices. (the Foo with stories of RTBU activism and skirmishes. Fighters did subsequently perform in Cesena.) Delegates also heard from Geoff Derrick, A WHS for Reps course was also run in from the ACTU, who spoke about the ‘Change August at Wattle Street. This course aims to the Rules’ campaign, Steve Murphy from the familiarise participants to the role WHS can play AMWU, who spoke about the highly successful in tackling excessive workloads. Streets Free Summer campaign and Saeid Reps generally report that they know very Khayam, a long standing member of the IEU little about WHS and even less about its whose determination to see justice done application to phycological health and safety. resulted in what is now referred to as the A total of 227 Reps/committee members took Khayam decision. part in training this year and all reported that Our new Industrial Officers, Yuva Harish and they would implement at least some of what Artie Dowdle were in the hot seat this year they had learnt on their return to school. responding to questions about their journeys to Evaluations were unanimously positive with activism. many commenting on how much they valued Several other Officers contributed by running the opportunity to interact with other Reps and sessions highlighting the Union’s work and to ask questions throughout the day. recent achievements. The conference was again extremely CEDB Equity, Diversity and Inclusion successful with unanimously positive The Union was approached by the Catholic evaluations from all involved. Education Diocese of Bathurst and asked to design and deliver a course on Equity, Diversity Marilyn Jervis and Inclusion for contact people in each of their schools.

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GUEST SPEAKER ALEX CLAASSENS (RTBU State Secretary)

STAND UP

BECOMEIEUA NSW/ACT 2019 MOREActivists Conference ENGAGED 14 - 16 April, Fairmont IN Resort, 2019 Leura GUEST SPEAKER ALEX CLAASSENS: Rail, Tram & Bus Union State Secretary The Union is once again running an Activists Conference for members who are seeking to become more active in the Union particularly at chapter, sub branch level and through the various forums of the Union. This will be a residential program during the school holidays at Leura in the Blue Mountains and is limited to 25 participants. Families are welcome. The agenda will cover the role of trade unions in Australia, the place of the IEUA in the wider union movement, IEUA policy, its structure and representational forums. Member based campaigning will also be a feature.

APPLY For more information or to register your interest please contact Maria on 8202 8900 TF on 1800 NOW 467 943 or email [email protected]

Authorised by John Quessy Secretary, Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch The Briscoe Building 485 - 501 Wattle Street ULTIMO NSW 2007 P 02 8202 8900 | F 02 9211 1455 | E [email protected] | www.ieu.asn.au

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Women and Equity Key issues and priorities Women’s Day events, Equal Pay Day and the The IEUA NSW/ACT Women in Education International Day for the Elimination of Violence Committee is elected at March Council each Against Women. year and meets/teleconferences at least once Efforts are being made to strengthen current per term. It serves as an inclusive network diocesan WGE committees, to reactivate others of members committed to workplace equity, which are not currently operational and to diversity and inclusion. At present, female facilitate networking amongst IEU members and membership in the NSW/ACT Branch is 76.8%. Officers who serve on these committees.

2019 focus areas Involvement in BOLD Focus areas for the IEU Women and Equity (Building our Leadership Development) Committee for 2019 have been informed by Where appropriate, the Women and Equity the political, industrial and education climate Committee has also drawn upon the resources affecting the non government education of the IEUA’s BOLD (Building our Leadership sector including: Development) program which grew from the • the industrial situation in Catholic and 2017 IEUA National Women and Leadership independent schools and ECS Conference held in Canberra. • developments in equity legislation, policy and Since that conference, BOLD has had a practice, including: significant emphasis on developing women’s • the Australian Human Rights Commission’s leadership skills with online sessions via the inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Workplaces Teacher Learning Network, a Facebook page, • the IEU’s ERO case on behalf of early a BOLD newsletter, and other networking childhood teachers opportunities. A second successful BOLD • the IEU’s ongoing opposition to anti- Conference was held at Manly on 30-31 August discrimination law exemptions and 2019 with significant participation of NSW/ACT • the national, NSW and ACT education agendas. members and Officers.

Engagement with the Regional women’s forums and activities 'Change the Rules' campaign As 2019 is not a NSW/ACT IEU Women’s In the lead up to the May 2019 federal Conference year, the focus has been on a range election, the Women and Equity Committee of regional women’s forums and activities. engaged with the ACTU’s ‘Change the Rules’ These events have been underpinned by the campaign which had a significant focus on the following key themes: rights of women at work, including: • workplace engagement and activism • enhancing employment security • fair, safe and inclusive workplaces • pay equity • women and wellbeing • strengthening rights to request flexible work • career development and leadership arrangements opportunities • access to 10 days of paid leave for workers • social justice and human rights. affected by family and domestic violence. Successful regional women’s gatherings These rules are still broken, and women have been held this year in Kiama, Newcastle, continue to experience challenges in many Bathurst, Coffs Harbour and Armidale. A Western aspects of work and life – the campaign for Sydney forum will be held at Holy Family Primary gender justice continues. School Emerton on 23 October. Appreciation is expressed to IEU President Chris Wilkinson for Facilitation and strengthening of networks her great support for these regional events. The committee also links with the work of the IEUA Women and Equity Committee, with Engagement with workplace ACTU, Unions NSW and Unions ACT women’s gender equality committees initiatives, and with community organisations As previously indicated, in 2019, the Union where relevant, such as for International has also continued to engage with diocesan IEUA NSW ACT | 115 Annexure 9 | 2019

Workplace Gender Equality Committees and and on Equal Pay Day on 28 August to highlight encouraged the reactivation of those not pay inequity issues. There will also be a focus meeting regularly. The revival of the Armidale on the International Day for the Elimination of Diocese Committee has been especially Violence Against Women (White Ribbon Day) welcomed. Where appropriate, this engagement on 25 November. with diocesan WGE Committees has included policy development and review and joint IEUA National Women and Leadership professional development initiatives. For Development Program – follow up and example, in the Wollongong Diocese, the IEU support (BOLD Conference at Manly on contributed to a revision of the CEO’s Flexible 30 – 31 August) Work Arrangements Policy and to Sydney As previously mentioned, a number of Catholic Schools review of work and family NSW/ACT members and Officers had the policies and practices. opportunity to participate in the inaugural IEUA In the Bathurst Diocese, the IEU was National Building Our Leadership Development approached to develop a NESA registered Conference in Canberra on 10-11 March last training course for members elected to year and/or in the 2019 BOLD Conference at the CEDB Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Manly on 30-31 August. Committee, with sessions scheduled for This year’s BOLD Conference had a theme Bathurst, Dubbo and Orange. of ‘Stronger Together’ and enabled 100 IEU women from around Australia, plus national IEU iBook ‘Guide to Parental and Personal/ and international guests, to engage, network Carer’s Leave’ and build capacity for activism. The conference With the support of the Women and Equity focused on the knowledge and skills IEU women Committee, the IEU’s iBook ‘Guide to Parental need to exercise leadership in various levels of and Personal/Carer’s Leave’ was updated in Union involvement, including in the workplace 2018 and refreshed in 2019 with legal and and beyond. industrial information, other documents and As an outcome of the conference, NSW/ACT resources and member profiles. It continues participants agreed to focus on a range of to be a valuable resource for members and is action going forward, including: often used as a guide by employers. • an opportunity for women members in independent boys’ schools to meet and for Planning for 2020 this to be followed up/supported by an The Women and Equity Committee held a ongoing network/online group etc teleconference on 16 October to undertake • sharing of programs/resources for teachers planning for 2020 women and equity initiatives, to address issues of respectful relationships including the 2020 Women’s Conference. in primary and secondary schools, including in regard to sexuality and gender diversity IEUA National Women and • networking of women officers and members Equity Committee activities who are on diocesan Workplace Equity type As noted, the NSW/ACT Branch of the IEU committees with a view to sharing information plays an active role in the national IEUA Women and resources, including identifying best and Equity Committee. In particular, this branch practice policies in areas such as flexible work has continued to be involved in discussions arrangements around women’s safety at work and contributed • utilising IEU publications and The IEU Zone to to the ACTU’s submission to the Australian focus on the issues highlighted at the BOLD Human Rights Commission’s Inquiry into the Conference, as well as enhancing Sexual Harassment in Workplaces. engagement with the current IEUA BOLD Facebook group and the BOLD TLN sessions. Committee meetings At its meetings held on 20 February in International Women’s Day on 8 March Sydney, on 3 July in Brisbane, and at the Each year IWD provides an opportunity to IEUA national seminar at Glenelg in March, celebrate the achievements for women at work the IEUA Committee has continued a strong and in the community, and to consider the focus on workplace equity and inclusion, as current realities for women in their personal and well as on enhancing access to paid parental professional lives. leave and family friendly work practices across The IEU hosted 2019 IWD events in Bathurst Australia. and at the Union’s Parramatta office and Union members also engaged in a range of IEUA Speaks community IWD activities, including the Sydney ‘IEUA Speaks’ have been distributed this IWD march on 9 March and Wollongong, year for International Women’s Day on 8 March Canberra and Newcastle gatherings. 116 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 9 | 2019

This year’s IEUA Speaks on IWD focused on of activities organised around Equal Pay Day on the fight for better conditions for women in the 28 August. workplace and in the community – industrially, There was also participation in ACTU Women’s politically and in relation to services and support. Committee meetings in person or by phone and in a range of Unions NSW and ACT activities, Gender pay gap including various forums. Some IEU Officers have Equal Pay Day is held each year on a date valued the opportunity to participate as mentors after the end of the financial year to draw and mentees in the inaugural Unions NSW attention to the gender pay gap and the number Women’s mentoring project. A workshop on the of extra days women need to work to achieve Unions NSW mentoring initiative was held at the statistical pay parity with male employees. This BOLD Conference and there is consideration year’s Equal Pay Day was held on 28 August of the possibility of extending it beyond Union and the national gender pay gap is currently officers to include activist members. at 14.0%. A number of Union members have joined As noted, an ‘IEUA Speaks’ on the gender pay in ‘Global Women’s Marches’ as part of gap was distributed and information placed on international action in support of women’s the IEU website and in Newsmonth. rights, human rights, environmental protection In the non government education sector, the and social justice, as well as in initiatives major pay equity issue is in the early childhood supported by Emily’s List and the Women’s sector and thus the importance of the ongoing Electoral Lobby. ‘Teachers r Teachers’ campaign and the IEU The IEU especially acknowledges the Equal Remuneration Case in the Fair Work contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Commission. The historic under-valuation of Islander women members who serve on the ‘women’s work’ also impacts on support staff Union’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remuneration. Over a lifetime of earnings, Advisory Committee, on diocesan WGE the gender pay gap also significantly affects committees and who contribute to IEU regional women’s retirement incomes. (The IEU’s claim women’s events. in Catholic EAs for superannuation to be paid on 12 months of maternity leave is a significant Looking to the future step in addressing the super pay gap.) The Women and Equity Committee thanks the IEU’s Council, Executive, Officers and staff Participation in other meetings and events for their co-operation and support during An important aspect of the Women and the past year. Collectively, we can respond to Equity Committee’s role is to ensure that the the needs of members and develop effective IEU is represented at a range of meetings and strategies to achieve more just, inclusive and forums on issues affecting women members. equitable outcomes for women working in non Participation in such activities enables the IEU government education. to engage with key issues and also to articulate its own position and maintain an appropriate Pam Smith public profile. Women and Equity Committee Convenor Such occasions have included International Women’s Day events in Sydney, Canberra, Bathurst and Wollongong in March and a range

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY : MORE POWERFUL TOGETHER On International Women’s Day, IEU members call upon employers and governments to take proactive steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

Everyone deserves to be safe at work and in their community. Yet the rates of sexual harassment in Australia are alarming, particularly for women, with 85% having experienced it in their lifetime.

Sexual harassment is about more than just individual behaviour. It is a problem that is deeply entrenched within our society and occurs because gender inequality is ingrained in our social and cultural norms, structures and practices. Sexual harassment causes significant harm to individuals, workplaces and society. IEU members know what the solutions are, but we need governments and employers to implement them. We need strong action to Change the Rules so that we can prevent and respond to sexual harassment. And we need it now!. Australian Human Rights Commission National Inquiry Into Workplace Sexual Harassment Last year, the AHRC launched an independent national inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace. This 12 month investigation led by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins aims to highlight a much needed light on a system which is failing Australian workers, particularly women and provide individuals and organisations from all over Australia with opportunities to speak about their experiences. More Powerful Together: End Sexual Harassment. The IEU has actively supported the ACTU submission to the AHRC inquiry and will continue to support national action to highlight the incidences of sexual harassment in the workforce. IEU members join with other unions and organisations across Australia to call on State, Territory and Federal Governments to take urgent and coordinated action to implement the following solutions.

1. Dedicated prevention efforts to address the underlying gendered drivers of sexual harassment, which should be part of a holistic strategy to prevent violence against women and promote gender equality in line with Change The Story: A Shared Framework For The Primary Prevention Of Violence Against Women And Their Children In Australia. 1 2. Stronger and clearer legal duties on employers to take proactive steps to prevent sexual harassment at work, and strong and effective regulators that have the full suite of regulatory tools and resources necessary to effectively tackle sexual harassment, including as a cultural, a systemic and a health and safety issue. 3. Access to fair, effective and efficient complaints processes, including a new right of action under the Fair Work Act, extended time limits, increased transparency of conciliation outcomes where appropriate, and other amendments and resources necessary to address the unique barriers that currently prevent workers who experience sexual harassment from taking effective legal action. 4. Appropriate advocacy and support for workers who experience sexual harassment, including access to information, counselling and legal services that are appropriately resourced and coordinated. 5. Accessible reporting tools, including piloting an online reporting tool that assists people to report and address problem behaviour and seek support, and identifies trends to assist with prevention and enforcement efforts.

Australian workers need access to fair, effective and efficient laws , support and processes which prevent and protect against sexual harassment at work On International Women’s Day, IEU members say CHANGE THE RULES and ensure our workplaces are FREE FROM SEXUAL HARASSMENT

1 Our Watch. Australian Research Organisation for Women’s Safety and VictHealth ( 2015) IEU – representing 75000 teachers, principals and ancillary staff in faith based, community and independent schools, pre-schools and early childhood centres and post secondary centres across Australia. March 2019

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No Progress on Gender Pay Gap

Wednesday 28 August 2019 is Gender Pay Day. This date illustrates the 59 additional days from the end of the previous financial year that women must work to earn the same amount as men earn in twelve months.

Gender Pay Day is an important reminder of the continuing barriers women face in accessing the same opportunities and benefits as men in Australian workplaces.

National Gender Pay Gap. Complacency Remains The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has calculated the national gender pay gap as 14.0% for full-time employees; a difference of $241.50 per week.

The fact that the national Gender Pay Gap has hovered between 15% and 19% for the past two decades is sad indictment on what our Governments and Employers consider as priorities

What Does It All Mean? The Gender Pay Gap is a symbol of women’s position in the workforce in comparison to men

It is the difference between the average earnings of women and men in the entire Australian workforce and is the result of different social and economic factors that have a tremendous impact on how women and men live their lives.

It reflects the fact that women’s work is traditionally undervalued, and women are often paid less than men. In fact, average full-time salaries are lower for women than men in every occupation and industry in Australia. As well, women are under-represented in senior executive and management roles and female dominated occupations and industries attract lower pay than male dominated ones.

Researchi shows that the main factors contributing to the gender pay gap are; • Discrimination and bias in hiring and pay decisions. • Women and men working in different industries and different jobs, with female dominated industries and jobs attracting lower wages. • Women’s disproportionate share of unpaid caring and domestic work. • Lack of workplace flexibility to accommodate caring and other responsibilities, especially in leadership roles. • Women’s greater time out of the workplace impacting career progression and opportunities.

It Is Time For Change Women currently make up 49% of Australian workplaces and more than 70% of education employees, and yet, there are still far too many challenges confronting women in the workplace.

These challenges exist because workplace rules are broken and the Federal Government has failed to address the issues.

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Principals Principals Sub Branch activities Catholic Systemic EA negotiations The IEU Principals Sub Branch has had an The 2017-2019 enterprise agreements for active year, with meetings held on 9 February, principal members in Catholic systemic 4 May, 3 August and a Term 4 meeting scheduled schools are currently due for renegotiation for 2 November. Appreciation is expressed to and this was a particular focus for the sub IEU Officers who have participated in sub branch branch meeting held on 3 August and in meetings and especially for their support for recent meetings with principals in the Sydney NSW and ACT diocesan principals’ matters. Archdiocese, Parramatta and Newcastle. Union principals’ gatherings have been A draft principals’ claim was presented to the held during the past year in several dioceses, IEU’s August Council meeting and discussions including meetings with Armidale, Broken Bay, will proceed with principal members and with Wollongong, Maitland-Newcastle and Sydney Catholic employers to progress negotiations. principals. Term 4 meetings are scheduled for Issues identified by principal members to Canberra-Goulburn, Wilcannia-Forbes and inform the EA negotiations include: Armidale principals. • genuine employer commitment to wellbeing, Principals’ membership also continues with specific practical measures to support to grow in the non Catholic schools sector, principals, noting the mounting evidence including Islamic and Christian schools. A that many principals are increasingly dealing teleconference of principals in independent with difficult student and parent situations, schools will be held on 24 October and including threatened or actual physical discussions have also been held with principal violence; principals request that Codes of members in Aspect and other special schools. Conduct for parents/carers be developed and The Union thanks Sidonie Coffey, Kathy Neely, implemented in all dioceses. Jude Ryan and Des Fox for their leadership • Classification and remuneration issues such as: of the Sub Branch Executive, and values the • correction of some current anomalies in contribution Sidonie Coffey and Noeleen O’Neill relation to the salaries of principals in smaller as delegates to Council. primary schools in the Sydney Archdiocese Appreciation is also expressed to those • implications for principals of emerging principal members who participate in IEU leadership models such as ‘school committees, conferences and other activities. networks’ in the Sydney Archdiocese or ‘co- Principal Julie Terry from the Broken Bay principals’ in primary schools in some Diocese spoke at the IEU’s day for preservice regional dioceses and early career teachers on 17 July. Sidonie • ensuring that the full complexities of Coffey was also a participant in the IEUA schools are taken into account to determine Women and Leadership Conference at Manly principals’ salaries (such as P-6, P-12, on 30-31 August and she and other principals vocational education, special needs) have continued to be active in IEUA BOLD • for purposes of determining enrolment initiatives. Retired principal member Rob bands and thus salary levels, all students Laidler now has a role with CaSPA and regularly from preschool to Year 12, whether part time engages with the IEU’s Principals’ Sub Branch. or full time, should count as one student for The IEU provided a ‘welcome letter’ to the purposes of school numbers/size (this principals attending the Association of Catholic has especially been raised by ACT principals) School Principals Conference held in Sydney • clarification of ‘compliance requirements’ to from 22-24 May, with a focus on the valuable ascertain their origins and validity and also to role of principals in the Union and the services ensure that any new projects/initiatives and support available to principal members. are only implemented after appropriate Sincere thanks to those IEU principal members consultation with principals and staff who assisted with the distribution of this Union • greater clarity and consistency around information. principals’ access to professional First launched in 2016, ‘Headlines’ enews has development opportunities and professional provided valuable regular updates on issues renewal/sabbatical leave as these provisions relevant to principals and other school leaders. vary greatly from diocese to diocese IEUA NSW ACT | 123 Annexure 10 | 2019

• ‘tools of trade’ provisions for principals should The IEU has been involved in the resolution of be in the EA or in transparent diocesan many disputes relating to individual principals policies in various Catholic and independent schools • more flexibility in the provision of support during the past year. Outcomes have included: staff at higher classification levels to assist continuation in the current position with the work of schools. appropriate support; alternative principal positions; transfer to other positions with some Principals in independent schools form of salary maintenance; various leave The Union has been continuing to support arrangements, and financial settlements. principals in independent schools (including Ongoing efforts are being made to ensure Christian, Islamic, special needs and other clear, fair and consistent processes to address independent schools) in regard to a range of issues before they reach the stage of a serious concerns including: dispute. Some employers now specifically • awareness and enforcement of current refer to the AITSL ‘Principal’ Standard’ in letters industrial provisions in schools of appointment and in appraisal/performance • assisting principals about letters of review processes. This has been successfully appointment/employment contracts resisted in several instances to prevent the • school governance issues, especially in inappropriate use of the AITSL Standards for regard to dealing with school boards/councils disciplinary purposes. • negotiation of reasonable workload expectations Discussions have also been held with Sydney • restructuring/redundancy concerns. Catholic Schools and Parramatta, Lismore, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong CEOs about a As previously noted, a teleconference for range of specific matters raised by principals in principals in independent schools will be held these dioceses, including staff relations issues, on 24 October with a focus on principals’ roles, dealing with difficult parents, and concerns about workloads, and the national and NSW/ACT employment terms, conditions and performance education agendas. review.

Workload and wellbeing Educational and professional issues issues for principals The Principals Sub Branch has continued In various surveys of work intensification to engage strongly with educational and issues, principals rate highly the need for professional issues, including: a range of measures to address workload • funding and resourcing of schools pressures for themselves and their staff. These • the Federal Government’s ‘education agenda’, needs include: including the Australian Curriculum, NAPLAN • improved access to professional support and and AITSL standards assistance (finance, staffing, ICT etc) • ACT education issues, including an inquiry • additional allocation for executive/ into bullying/violence in schools administrative assistance for principals • NESA, particularly school registration, teacher • better support to deal with challenging accreditation and maintenance, and concerns students and families when difficulties arise about the suspension and revocation process • assistance in managing compliance issues. • support for students with disabilities and other special needs, especially in regard The 2019 Teachers Health/ACU ‘Australian to funding and the Nationally Consistent Principals Health and Wellbeing Survey’ is Collection of Data process now open and the IEU strongly encourages its • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander principal members to participate. education issues In response to these issues, the IEU • cyber safety concerns for staff and students, acknowledges the Wollongong Diocese’s including ‘social media attacks’ on principals ‘Principals’ Wellbeing Policy’ which provides by parents/community members. some additional resourcing and support, and also welcomes initiatives in some other Principals’ participation in IEU events dioceses to address principals’ wellbeing One of the IEU’s significant focus areas is concerns. enhancing access to professional development and the Union has been pleased to support Principals’ employment security principals via the Teacher Learning Network During the past year, discussions have been and principals’ engagement in IEU professional held with several Catholic dioceses, the AIS, development opportunities, women’s forums and the Christian schools sector in regard to and conferences. The IEU welcomed the concerns about principals’ appraisal processes support of principals for its 2019 Support and contract renewals. Staff and Environment Conferences and their 124 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 10 | 2019

participation in a range of other professional learning and social justice activities. Principals Sub Branch looks forward to being actively involved in the IEU’s professional and educational agenda in 2020 and beyond.

Pam Smith Principals’ Organiser

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ELICOS Overview and recruitment These outcomes represent a great result for The post-secondary sector, comprising members at those centres, particularly given ELICOS, Business, VET, Community and other the difficult bargaining environment that has private colleges, always presents unique occurred over recent years. challenges for the Union, and the 2018-2019 Bargaining continues at Embassy English year proved no exception. The sector is and Navitas English Services and will soon particular prone to misbehaviour by employers, commence at Sydney English Language with underpayments, unfair dismissals, and Centres (SELC), WSU The College, and Navitas unreasonable actions by employers very English ACT. common. The sector is awash with insecure work. Legal developments Most teachers are employed on rolling casual There were some significant improvements arrangements, with many members working as to the prevailing modern award, the Educational casuals with the same employer for many years, Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award and less reputable colleges often use sham 2010, with the inclusion of a provision allowing contracting arrangements to avoid the minimal for the conversion of casual employees to legal obligations that do exist. permanent, once they have completed 12 This preponderance of insecure work can months of continuous service. The post- make recruitment difficult, though the IEU has secondary sector is rife with insecure work, and always managed to maintain a foothold in the while the new award provision is no panacea for sector, and to get some decent outcomes for this, it is still a welcome development, and will our members. hopefully see a gradual move away from casual Membership has remained stable at around contracts. 360 members in the sector over the last 12 Award rates were increased by 3% in July, in months, no mean feat in a time of increasing line with the Fair Work Commission’s minimum density pressures both in the sector and more wage decision. This has lifted the lowest step broadly. rate in the award to over $50,000, while the top rate is now over $66,000. Agreements Domestic violence leave is now enshrined in As always, bargaining consisted of the law for all workers, albeit unpaid leave, and not lion’s share of activity in this sector, and over the paid provisions that the union movement the 2018-2019 year, the IEU commenced was seeking. Nevertheless, workers in the negotiations at several centres, including EF, sector now have an entitlement to time off work Embassy English, Insearch, Navitas English should they find themselves in the unfortunate NSW, Navitas English Services, Sydney College position of a domestic violence situation. of English, Taylors College, UoW College, and The implications of the Workpac v Skene UNSW Global. decision, in which a long-term casual Settlements were reached at most of these worker was deemed to have accrued leave centres, with the following outcomes: entitlements in spite of his casual status, are still • EF – 2.25% per annum being examined by the Union. Given the high • Insearch – 2.5% per annum proportion of casual employees in the sector, • Navitas English NSW – Wages Price Index the IEU could well take on a case to extend this increases, approximately 2-2.3% per annum to post-secondary sector in due course. • Sydney College of English – 2% per annum • Taylors College – 2.5% per annum Individuals • UoW College – 2.3% per annum The Union continues to act for individuals in • UNSW Global – 2% per annum + an “uplift this sector, with poor practice by employers payment” built into salary rates. very common. Underpayments are a fact of life for many members, with colleges often All of these salary outcomes were in addition telling prospective teachers that they “don’t to other improvements to the agreement, while pay above Step 4”, regardless of the step that at the same time no existing benefits were lost. the teacher might be entitled. The award rate, IEUA NSW ACT | 127 Annexure 11 | 2019

however, applies as a matter of law, and the Often the IEU is able to get decent outcomes IEU is regularly pursuing underpayments on without the need for formal legal action. One behalf of members. For some members, these employer recently ceased paying sick leave for underpayments can run to many thousands one of their workers, claiming that it had been of dollars, and the total amount recovered on exhausted. The Union was able to look into behalf of members is nearly $100,000 over the this, and to ascertain that there would still be last 12 months. ample sick leave accrued, and that indeed, the The other area that keeps the Union busy employer had not even kept sick leave records! in this sector is that of unfair dismissal action. There are undoubtedly some very dodgy areas Many post-secondary college managers often in this sector, and the Union has been able to don’t follow a fair process when dismissing staff, shine a light into some darker corners, to the and indeed, they often have no valid reason to benefits of members. sack the workers. The Union has been able to seek some compensation for those members Kendall Warren on numerous occasions over the last year. ELICOS Organiser

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Child Protection Child protection cases A number of findings for child protection For the period September 2018 to September investigations have been partially or wholly 2019, there were 75 child protection cases amended as a result of Union challenges arising finalised by the Union with the inappropriate from file access. use of physical force and sexual misconduct involving a child being the most common NSW reportable conduct scheme allegation types. As a result of recommendations made by the Child Abuse Royal Commission in August 2018, Delays in progressing child protection two new offences of ‘Concealing child abuse matters offence’ (section 316A) and ‘Failure to reduce A fundamental feature of procedural fairness or remove the risk of a child becoming victim is the requirement of employers to provide of child abuse’ (section 43B) were added to the employees with as much detail as possible Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) in August 2018. Further, of the allegation made against them. Also, these two new offences have been added to employers are required to provide this the definition of reportable conduct under the information and conduct the investigation Ombudsman Act 1974 (NSW). without undue delay. In October 2018, the NSW Ombudsman, Members who are the subject of a child Mr Michael Barnes, announced the NSW protection allegation in NSW continue to Government’s plan to move the oversight experience lengthy delays in being provided of the reportable conduct scheme to the with sufficient allegation details which would NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG). present them with a reasonable opportunity A new Children’s Guardian Act is being finalised to put their case forward in writing or in an to consolidate the powers and functions of interview. the OCG and the transfer of the reportable The Union has continued to raise our conduct scheme from the NSW Ombudsman concerns with employers and sought the to the OCG. intervention of the NSW Ombudsman where necessary. Update of Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta policies File access applications The Catholic Education Diocese of In specific circumstances, to assist NSW Parramatta (CEDP) updated a number of their members in preparing a response to an adverse policy documents (including their Code of investigation finding notified by their employer, Conduct, Code of Conduct When Working with the Union has sought access to the employer Students and Children and Child Protection investigation file under section 46(3) of Procedures) and sought feedback from the the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act Union prior to their implementation. 2012 (WWC Act) which, enlivens the provisions Following Union feedback and finalisation of of the Government Information (Public Access) the policy documents, a short video on the key Act 2009 (GIPA Act). changes were distributed by the CEDP to all Some NSW independent schools have principals. The CEDP centralised the placement queried the application of the GIPA Act in of policies on the individual CEDP school such circumstances and the Union has websites for purposes of consistency during sought clarification of this from the NSW Term 2 2019. Information and Privacy Commission (IPC), being the independent statutory authority NSW Working With Children that administers the GIPA Act. The IPC have Clearance number confirmed that section 46(3) of the WWC Act A Working With Children Check (WWCC) provides for and intends that an application clearance number is valid for five years. The OCG for access under the GIPA Act has application continues to contact members three months to the independent school for the type of prior to their WWCC clearance number expiring, information provided for by in Clause 2 of explaining the process to renew their WWCC Schedule 1 of the WWC Act. clearance number for another five years. IEUA NSW ACT | 131 Annexure 12 | 2019

A current WWCC clearance for paid National Law and National Regulations employment is also a mandatory requirement The Australian Children’s Education & Care of the NSW Education Standards Authority Quality Authority (ACECQA) is the national body (NESA) for accreditation to teach in a NSW that guides the Education and Care Services school or early childhood service or centre. National Law and National Regulations which NESA sends three months, six weeks and three applies to most approved providers of childcare weeks before expiry WWCC renewal reminders services in Australia. to NSW accredited teachers. Individual State Regulatory Authorities (SRA) All Union members are urged to not ignore the enforce the National Law/Regulations which WWCC renewal reminder email sent by the OCG requires an approved provider to notify the SRA and NESA. within 24 hours of serious incidents including the death of a child, complaints about the NSW Education Standards Authority safety, health and wellbeing of children, or any The Union has continued to assist NSW incident or allegation that physical or sexual teacher members with a response to NESA in abuse of a child has occurred or is occurring protesting their notification of an intention to while the child or children are being educated suspend the members’ teacher accreditation and cared for by the childcare service. in NSW under section 24A of the Teacher The Department of Education in NSW and Accreditation Act 2004 due to a notification by the Education Directorate in the ACT are the the members’ employer of an investigation into SRA’s that conduct independent investigations allegations of misconduct. into the incidents/complaints. Prosecution Inquiries by the Union revealed that in many may occur through the court system cases, investigations into the alleged conduct which may result in fines and/or prohibition had not been completed or in some cases not notices (preventing an employee to work in even commenced. The Union has continued an education and care service or provide to protest such notifications and have been education and care to children). successful on a number of occasions in The Union has provided support and requesting the immediate lifting of the NESA representation to members working for threat to suspend the teacher members childcare services in NSW who have been accreditation in NSW. the subject of a child protection investigation by their employer and an independent ACT reportable conduct scheme investigation by the SRA. The ACT reportable conduct scheme which The Union also encourages members with commenced on 1 July 2017 oversees how any issue concerning an application for or ACT organisations prevent and respond to renewal of their WWCC clearance number allegations of child abuse and misconduct. or a notification by NESA of their intention to For the period 1 October 2018 to 30 June suspend their teacher accreditation in NSW to 2019, a total of 122 initial reports about seek confidential advice and assistance from allegations of reportable conduct were made the Union by contacting their Organiser on to the ACT Ombudsman. There were 39 8202 8900 or the toll free number (for country reports (32% of total reports) received from members) 1800 467 943. government and non government schools with ill-treatment and sexual misconduct involving a Russell Schokman JP child being the most common allegation types. Policy Advisor

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The role of The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Through the committee, the Union was Islander Advisory Committee, established four invited to hold a stall at the recent Aboriginal years ago, is to advise Executive and Council and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Education on issues impacting Aboriginal and Torres NSW State Conference. The conference was a Strait Islander members in both their direct huge success and the Union was able to make employment and more broadly. contact with many of our Aboriginal and Torres The committee has met four times since Strait Islander members and soon to the 2018 AGM and is currently exploring be members. the possibility of committing the Union to Current members of the committee include: implementing a ‘Reconciliation Action Plan’ (RAP). Karen Andriske (St Johns College Dubbo) At a recent meeting, the committee was Mary Atkinson (CEDWW) joined by Julie Bover, from Reconciliation Vinnie Cooper (St Joseph's Aberdeen) Australia. Julie walked the committee through Elizabeth Bourke (SCS) the processes of initiating a ‘Reflect RAP’ that Kathryn Baxter (St Luke's Revesby) would essentially lay the groundwork for the Gloria Taylor (Deputy Secretary) development of more comprehensive plans in Kylie Booth-Martinez the future. (Assumption School Bathurst) The committee’s next task is to formalise the Jackie Groom (Organiser) composition of the committee. Expressions of Lyn Caton (Organiser) interest were sent to all known Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members and responses Marilyn Jervis will be considered at the next meeting. Organiser/Convenor IEUA NSW ACT | 135 136 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 14 | 2019

Environmental Issues IEU Environment Conference for alternative koala habitat sites in the Ballina at Field of Mars district. This project will also greatly enhance The IEU Environment Committee decided the natural beauty of the school environment to take a fresh look at our biennial conference and provide teachers and students with exciting and organised two outdoor events at the Field opportunities for environmental learning. of Mars Environmental Education Centre. Our first conference was held on Friday 16 August St Joseph’s Primary School Port Macquarie and targeted members working in our early Growing Minds childhood centres and primary schools. We This project will transform an area of land also had several teachers attending from the into a flourishing outdoor classroom and food government sector. Steve Papp and centre forest. Through integration of the two, the aim staff conducted the day running a series of is to provide opportunities for students to learn workshops and activities outlining how the new skills and make deeper connections to national environment can be integrated into a their world around them and content taught variety of different KLAs. across the curriculum. The school will engage This event reached full capacity and the with local professionals for assistance with participants gave the experience top marks. design and modelling successful ecological Feedback indicates that there was a significant practices. impact on participants who were highly positive about the benefits of outdoor learning and left Old Bar Community Preschool the conference armed with strategies to put the Keen to be Green concept into action in their work with children. This project builds on the preschool’s They appreciated the “hands on” experience recently established Garden Club to create and enjoyed not being “overloaded with jargon” learning opportunities for the children around or spending time staring at a whiteboard. caring to the environment. The project will They gained many ideas on how to approach include re-establishing their worm gardens and environmental education across the curriculum. commencing composting to embed sustainable As this goes to print, the committee is looking practices for children into the future. forward to our next Field of Mars event on 18 October (the day before the AGM) for Stages 4, KU West Pymble Preschool 5 and 6 teachers and support staff. Solar-Powered Recycled Water Course for The IEU thanks our sponsor NGS Super Play for their ongoing support of our professional This project provides children to engage in development conferences and workshops for water play without wasting a valuable resource, education for environmental sustainability. supporting a specific QIP goal to encourage the children to become environmentally IEU/TMB Environment Grants 2019 responsible…minimise our environmental The Union also thanks Teachers Mutual Bank footprint and embed sustainable water saving (TMB) for their contribution yet again to enable initiatives into the program. our Environment Grant program. Again this year the program attracted 70 applications across St Rose Catholic Primary School our membership in NSW and ACT schools and Collaroy Plateau early childhood centres. The grant winners were Air Bee and Bee announced in August and the winners are: The focus of the project is inquiry-based learning around the role of pollinators. With Holy Family Primary School Skennars Head the help of native bee experts, the project will Holy Family Koala Forest Project establish a hive of native stingless bees, create Holy Family School was convinced by local bee hotels for solitary native bees and plant Koala Rescue Coordinator Maria Mathes to native flora, herbs and vegetables, designed to create a koala tree forest of 800 trees on school support the bees, and ensure they thrive and wetlands, outside the school fence which will in turn improve the pollination rates. The end contribute substantially to filling an urgent need goal is the creation of a very rich, biodiverse IEUA NSW ACT | 137 Annexure 14 | 2019

environment where students can explore and • no new coal, oil or gas projects learn about the role of nature in their lives. • 100 per cent renewable energy generation and exports by 2030 Uniting St Luke’s Preschool Belmont Park • funding for “a just transition and job War on Waste creation for all fossil fuel industry workers and The project launches with a War on Waste communities". week with the intention to support more daily recycling with the children, but also provide Tens of thousands gathered at the the families with the opportunity to recycle Domain in Sydney with an estimated 80,000 household goods through the preschool. The demonstrators bringing the city to a standstill. resources and practices from the project will Rallies also occurred in NSW regional centres. support knowledge and understanding of In Canberra, thousands marched through the sustainability and recycling. city and gathered in Glebe Park. The student strikes in Australia were part of Students strike for climate the September 2019 worldwide climate strikes On 20 September, an estimated 300,000 also known as the Global Week for the Future. Australian school students and supporters The protests took place across 4500 locations rallied across Australia for what was reported in 150 countries and are likely the largest climate to be “one of the largest protest events in the strikes in world history. The event is part of the nation’s history” (ABC News). Demonstrations school strike for climate movement, inspired by took place in all eight capital cities and 104 sixteen year old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. other centres. The Australian demonstrators The determined and outspoken Thunberg has called for: become highly influential since she started the 138 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 14 | 2019

movement in August 2018 and has met with world and teaching learning strategies, visit the IEU leaders, the Pope, addressed the United Nations Environmental Group on https://www.facebook. Climate Summit, US Congress, EU leaders and a com/groups/IEUEnvironment/ myriad of other international institutions. She was I would like to thank the IEU Environment also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and has Committee and the Officers and staff who won other accolades including the Prix Liberte support the work of the committee including Normandy 2019 Freedom Prize. Members of the the organisation and implementation of the media have described her international impact as Field of Mars events. I would particularly like to the ‘Greta Thunberg effect’. acknowledge the leadership and work of Keith The IEU endorses and supports the student Heggart who has established and developed climate movement and participated in the the Environmental Group and has been actively September rallies as well as the earlier March involved in all areas of work of the committee. rally. IEU August Council welcomed one of the I feel confident that our important work in this Sydney climate strike organisers India Pardoel area will flourish going forward. who spoke to Council about the need for support from school staff members. India is Gloria Taylor a student at International Grammar School. A Environment Committee Convenor motion was passed at Council in support of the Deputy Secretary movement and the September student strike.

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Communications IEU an established media source • Future Perfect emailed twice a year to Thanks to our consistent efforts to raise the members in post-secondary schools and Union’s profile, the IEU is becoming a favoured colleges. source of comments and information among journalists. Media outlets now regularly seek Throughout 2019 our Newsmonth comment from the IEU on issues relating to publications have run more stories about education without being prompted by a media members in their diverse jobs and locations. release. Following requests from reporters, the There have been many more pages with photos IEU recently contributed to a range of education of members in their workplaces, at Chapter stories in the Daily Telegraph, SMH and regional meetings, celebrating World Support Staff Day, newspapers. World Teachers Day and participating in our The Union continues to influence and guide Union conferences this year. the news cycle with our news statements. In November this year, as a move towards This year, due to the momentous changes a more sustainable environment, our Union that could be brought about by the Equal will be dispatching print publications in a Remuneration case for early childhood teachers biodegradable wrap. We know that members at the Fair Work Commission, there has been enjoy receiving their printed newspapers and an emphasis on early childhood issues in our magazines so now they will be delivered by media campaigns. Throughout 2019 the IEU Australia Post in an environmentally friendly continued to have a voice in the debate on clear cover. religious discrimination in schools. Of our 31,533 members, there are 2852 who have opted to receive digital versions Our print and online publications only of Newsmonth, IE and Bedrock. All This year, the publications schedule was a Union publications are available on the busy one, delivering the following to members: Union’s website https://www.ieu.asn.au/news- • Newsmonth six issues 20-page tabloid publications/publications newspaper, printed and mailed to members and subscribers Campaigning through social media • Newsmonth two issues produced as online Our Union maintains an active and responsive publication only (at the beginning and end of presence on the major social network the year) platforms, providing convenient and accessible • Newsmonth email boosts, promoting top information and content to our members and stories and offering online publication access followers. The structures of these platforms for all eight editions also democratise the flow of information. Our • IE three editions 36-page professional journal, members are empowered to shift, if they wish, printed and mailed to members and from passive consumers of content to become subscribers active producer-consumers by sharing content, • IE email boosts, promoting top stories and commenting on posts, directly messaging offering online access for all three editions the Union, tagging the Union in their own • Bedrock three editions 24-page magazine posts, submitting content and images, and printed and mailed to early childhood ‘checking in’. This democratisation and direct members and subscribers engagement is welcomed and encouraged. • Bedrock email boosts, promoting top stories This year, in the weeks and months leading and offering online access for all three up to the federal election, as the nationwide editions ‘Change the Rules’ campaign continued to • Teachers r Teachers emailed three times ramp up, we put out calls on social media for throughout the year to early childhood photos of our members wearing 'Change the teachers Rules' t-shirts, carrying signs and endorsing • Headlines emailed three times throughout the the campaign. More recently we received year to school leaders scores of photos sent in by members in • Gaining Ground emailed three times a year to Catholic systemic schools across NSW and school support and operational staff the ACT, of members at Chapter meetings IEUA NSW ACT | 141 Annexure 15 | 2019

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endorsing our new Catholic Systemic Schools content posted from the official IEU Facebook Enterprise Agreement. This public support, and page, reaching as high as 44,000 unique humanising element, helps build momentum individuals during key campaign moments or for this upcoming campaign. Some of our most high publicity events. popular and engaged content has been, on We also branched out into more visual behalf of early childhood teachers, around our mediums, like Instagram. Instagram is Equal Remuneration Order and Work Value increasingly where younger demographics cases at the Fair Work Commission. spend their social media hours, and it is Our largest and most active network is on important for unions to focus on this platform. Facebook, where at the time of writing we have In the last 12 months, our profile has increased over 4600 likes and followers, an increase of in followers by over 40%, as we explored a little over 10% from this time last year. In new and engaging graphic communication any 28 day period, we reach on average over methods, as well as ensuring a higher quality of 3200 ‘engaged unique users’ that is, users who photography and images. have commented, reacted, clicked through or We will continue to experiment and innovate otherwise directly interacted with our page or in these digital spaces, providing convenient, content. This number is a proportionately very engaging and informative content for our high ratio of our ‘follow count’ and indicates that members as we continue to grow and our followers value our presence and regularly develop our movement. The IEU website find something worthwhile to engage with; reliably provides information about news and another useful metric is our ‘reach’, that is the publications, campaigns, conferences, training, total number of unique individuals who see our professional development, agreements, salaries content. On average in any 28 day period, a little and member benefits. There is also a tab to over 20,000 unique individuals will encounter access The IEU Zone. 142 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 15 | 2019

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Conference programs, promotions through IEU offices, at the subsidised price of and visual displays $10. Environmentally friendly durable glass IEU The Publications and Communications team coffee cups are also available through the IEU at provides quality promotional material for IEU a subsidised price of $10. meetings, Council meetings and conferences, Stocks have been renewed of IEU branded including videos, souvenir programs and lanyards and corflute noticeboard banners. targeted visual displays. All materials prepared Reps are able to access these through for the Environment, Early Childhood and Organisers or IEU offices. Support Staff Conferences was well received and appreciated. We trust you are enjoying the Review and change visual display on view throughout this AGM. Together with Executive Officers, the Publications and Communications team Branding review all publications, using analytics and All publications and communications are Google statistics. This way we have a greater produced in line with the IEU style guide, The understanding of what members like to read Look 2019. We know that brand recognition and know about. The contents of online and is important, and our communications have a print publications are adapted accordingly. consistent style and branding. Branded umbrellas are available throughout Bronwyn Ridgway NSW and ACT, these Peros ‘Hurricane’ red Communications and Media Officer umbrellas, can be purchased by members, IEUA NSW ACT | 143 144 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 16 | 2019

Information Technology

Mission statement • all accounts, database and data servers are • to provide advanced and cost-effective currently being relocated into the cloud. technology solutions • to develop, enhance and manage the IEUA’s Network infrastructure network The following is currently being completed at • to provide high speed, transparent and highly the new Lismore premises: functional connectivity to all users • fibre is being installed to the MDF • to maintain robust, stable and scalable phone • a new MPLS network is currently being and computer systems provisioned and configured to allow a • facilitate the collection, storage, security and connection to the IEUA’s existing VPN integrity of electronic data • a new TID (Telstra Internet Direct) is being • hardware, software and user support provisioned. • diverse application and database support • web research, design and support The following is currently being completed • promote new uses of information technology both intercity and regional branches: to meet future requirements. • all TIPT routers, switches and handsets are currently being replaced Software • the speed of the current Fibre network is • OS 10.14.x is currently being deployed across currently being upgraded. all computers supporting 64-bit architecture • a new MPLS network is currently being • IOS 12.0.x is currently being rolled out to installed - this will run parallel to our existing supported devices - IOS 13.0.x is currently system until the IP Address ranges have being beta tested. been cut across to the new service • membership development – we are currently • the Meraki network is currently being engaged in various projects – some of the upgraded to allow us to offer both more projects include but are not limited to: services at regional branches as well as • upgrading our existing Jasper Reporting increased security and management. System • upgrading our payment API (Gateway) Lance Whiteley • upgrading our current rates tables IT Coordinator • automated event development.

Hardware • photocopiers, computers and mobile devices have continued to be upgraded as needed

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NGS Super It has been another strong year at NGS Super delivering attractive investment returns. NGS is with sound investment returns and industry committed to sustainable long-term investment and media acknowledgement. NGS members that reflects the values and attitudes of the enjoyed solid returns across all investment organisation and members. options over the 12-month period of the 2018- 2019 financial year. The Index Growth options Members shift to industry funds returned 10.15% relative to the Diversified Recent reports also highlight the continued option return of 7.23% for the year ending flow from retail to industry funds. One year after 30 June. While these are good outcomes for the Hayne Royal Commission, retail fund assets members, the relative outcome had slipped were flat and public sector funds and industry somewhat due to passive market strategies funds were booming. In the June quarter the materially outperforming active manager. This ASX200 rose by 7.9%, but retail funds only grew has yet to correct, but the fund is very confident by 0.4% quarter on quarter. During the same about our current active managers over time. period, it was reported industry funds has net Recently NGS won the Super Review 2019 benefit transfers of $5.1 billion. This came at the award for Best Performing Aggressive Industry expense of retail funds which saw net benefit Fund for the High Growth options and was transfers of - $20.9 billion. nominated for Best Performing Balanced Industry Fund for the Defensive option. In Legislative changes FEAL’s latest employer survey, the fund’s net The Treasury Laws Amendment (putting promoter score has the Fund third out of 13 Members/ Interests First) Bill 2019 (PMIF Bill), funds for key measure and fourth for overall was passed in September by both houses satisfaction and ease. of parliament. The Bill seeks to implement In March this year, Super Review announced provisions making insurance opt-in for the findings of the FE Super Review qualitative members under age 25 and balances of $6000 analysis of superannuation fund investment or less. The PMIF Bill start date was delayed settings and the superannuation fund taking until 1 April 2020 and a dangerous occupation out the top spot was NGS. The analysis shows exemption was introduced. the validity of long-term investment and astute On 1 July 2019, opt-in insurance for asset allocation. superannuation members with inactive accounts came into effect. A major information NGS and QIEC Super campaign was rolled out by NGS for members A major achievement this year was the warning of the loss of insurance unless merger between NGS and QIEC Super that members with such accounts actively opted-in proceeded on Monday 6 May 2019. This to maintain insurance. The Union also alerted outcome significantly increased the Funds IEU members to the issue. As a result, under Management (FUM) for NGS and well a significant number of members acted to keep establishes the presence of the fund in their insurance. Queensland. The merger impacts positively on benefits to members and sustainability of NGS FEAR and BEAR Regulation over time. NGS has welcomed new Directors The Banking Executive Accountability Regime and committee members as well as staff. (BEAR) is now in force for Australian banks. BEAR emerged from recommendations as a Low-carbon strategy result of the Royal Commission into banks and In late September, NGS was in the news as financial institutions and seeks to establish the first super fund to invest in a low-carbon clear and heightened accountability for portfolio designed by global asset manager Directors and senior executives to ensure there AllianceBernstein. In the 20 September edition are consequences in the event of a material of InvestorDaily, it was reported that NGS Super failure of those expectations. The policy has invested approximately $170 million in the rationale for BEAR is that clear accountability Green MVE strategy, which aims to achieve is the necessary foundation for establishing a positive impact on climate change all while and promoting good governance and a strong IEUA NSW ACT | 147 Annexure 17 | 2019

risk culture. BEAR also ensures there are design of governance and accountability consequences in the event of a material failure frameworks to comply with new requirements. of those expectations. Industry Super Funds are expecting a high Implementation of the provisions modelled on level of demands and intervention from APRA BEAR are being extended to all APRA regulated including in areas that we will find unhelpful financial services institutions including and not particularly in the interests of the superannuation funds – the Financial Executive Fund. NGS is in a strong governance position Accountability Program (FEAR). FEAR is to be however, and will manage any new challenges. administered jointly by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Gloria Taylor Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). On behalf of IEU NGS Directors This will require reviewing and changing the

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Membership Statistics and School Visits

Member Type/School Category Support Staff Business Colleges 14 ECS 39 English Colleges 2 Life Education Centres 1 Non Systemic 1006 Other 2 Special Schools 2 Systemic 2768 Systemic Advisors/Consultants 142 Without Category 106 Non Systemic (Catholic) 357 Sub total 4458 Teachers Business Colleges 99 ECS 1204 English Colleges 238 Life Education Centres 28 Non Systemic 6453 Other 28 Special Schools 19 Students 1113 Systemic 14082 Systemic Advisors/Consultants 433 Without Category 1529 Non Systemic (Catholic) 1886 Sub total 27112 Total 31,570

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Members and Schools by Branch Branches - City Schools Members EC Centres Members Colleges Member Other Members Central Coast 45 760 122 37 1 1 0 0 Central Metropolitan 112 2001 241 132 154 177 41 13 Cumberland 105 2489 267 68 15 13 9 0 Ku-Ring-Gai 52 986 129 48 4 3 6 3 Lansdowne 92 2489 266 29 29 25 0 0 Metropolitan East 67 1350 154 73 16 115 4 3 Northern Beaches 40 666 123 43 10 5 0 0 Northern Suburbs 70 1282 193 107 24 4 1 0 Penrith Blue Mountains 76 1721 202 49 9 3 1 31 Southern Suburbs 61 1647 267 104 8 5 5 61 720 15391 1964 690 270 351 67 111

Branches - Regional Schools Members EC Centres Members Colleges Member Other Members Monaro 68 1521 85 32 7 9 3 1 Central Western 93 1123 136 53 3 3 3 0 Hunter Valley 122 2333 297 184 7 1 4 5 Mid North Coast 49 901 120 40 5 3 0 0 North Coast 60 969 119 49 6 1 0 2 North West 49 691 97 28 0 0 3 0 Riverina 61 1019 116 85 5 1 1 1 South Coast 101 2509 371 124 13 6 5 1 South East 45 693 110 40 0 0 0 0 648 11759 1451 635 46 24 19 10

Branches - General University Members Principals 608 Students 89 1106 Unemployed 162 Retired 705 Other 18 2599

Schools by Category Category Group Number of schools Systemic Advisors Systemic Consultants 33 Non Systemic Consultants 9 Sub total 42 Systemic Non Systemic Special (Catholic) MEA Non Systemic Catholic Systemic Both 24 Systemic Primary 459 Systemic Secondary 127 Sub total 610

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Schools by Category Category Group Number of schools Students Stud - ECS 27 Stud - Primary 14 Stud - Secondary 5 Stud - Primary Secondary 43 Sub total 89 Special Schools AIS MEA Hybrid - Special 27 MEA - Special 3 Special Schools 49 Non Systemic - Special (Catholic) 4 Sub total 83 Non Systemic AIS MEA 3 Band Schools 137 AIS MEA Hybrid (No SAO) 4 AIS MEA Hybrid - Both 31 AIS MEA Hybrid- Primary 37 AIS MEA Hybrid- Secondary 22 Christian Parent Control Schools 19 Christian Schools Australia 54 MEA - COASIT 0 MEA - Consultants 0 MEA - Secondary 13 MEA - Primary 14 MEA Both 7 Non Systemic - Both 34 Non Systemic - Both (Catholic) 8 Non Systemic - COASIT 2 Non Systemic - Misc (Catholic) 8 Non Systemic - Primary 35 Non Systemic - Primary (Catholic) 7 Non Systemic - Secondary (Catholic) 37 Non Systemic Secondary 54 Seventh-day Adventist 23 Sub total 546 Life Education Centres Post-Sec LEC 6 Sub total 6

English Colleges Post-Secondary English Colleges 148 Sub total 148 ECS AIS MEA Hybrid - ECS 18 ECS - Early Intervention 66 ECS - Employers 26 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit 278 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Area Health Service 18 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Goodstart 130

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Schools by Category Category Group Number of schools ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Integricare 7 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - KU 78 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Lady Gowrie 8 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Mission Australia 28 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - SDN 35 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Uniting Care Directly Managed Service 15 ECS - Long Day Care - Private - Affinity 30 ECS - Long Day Care - Private - G8 172 ECS - Long Day Care - Private - Guardian 35 ECS - Long Day Care - Private - Little People 19 ECS - Long Day Care - Private - Montessori Academy 11 ECS - Long Day Care - Private - Only About Children 47 ECS - Long Day Care - Private - Active Kids 13 ECS - Preschool - Community Based 489 ECS - Preschool - Not for Profit - KU 62 ECS - Preschool - Not for Profit - Uniting Care Directly Managed Service 25 ECS - School Conditions 106 ECS - Long Day Care - Private 1657 ECS - Out of School Hours Care 2 Retired ECS 3 Sub total 3378 Business Colleges AIS MEA Hybrid - Post-Secondary 0 Business Manager 1 Post-Secondary English College 60 Community Colleges 114 Out Of School Tutoring Colleges 35 Post-Sec Misc 80 Vocational Ed Colleges 63 Sub total 353 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 5 Sub total 5 Total 5260

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Schools by Category Er130 & E130Disc 2519 Er115 & E115Disc 3460 Full & FullDisc 11098 Full.8 & Full.8Disc 1602 Full.6 & Full.6Disc 1975 Full.5 & Full.5Disc 692 Full.4 & Full.4Disc 1225 Full.2 & Full.2Disc 340 Casual - Teacher 1450 Leave - Teacher 159 Matern - Teacher 499 Unempl - Teacher 210 Retire - Teacher 662 Casext/Sessional 71 Exempt (Students/Teacher Exchange) 1121 Life 9 Fullsu & Fullsudisc 1867 Part30 & Part30disc 1489 Part20 & Part20disc 833 Part10 & Part10disc 141 Trainee/Apprentice 5 Casual - Support 57 Leave - Support 17 Matern - Support 8 Unemployed - Support 20 Retire - Support 41 Total 31,570 All school visits by category statistics produced 1/10/2018 to 1/10/2019

Systemic Advisors Systemic Consultants 0

Systemic Systemic Both 32 Systemic Primary 496 Systemic Secondary 186 Non Systemic - Special (Catholic) 4 MEA Non Systemic Catholic 0

Students PECS - Stud - ECS 1 PRIM - Stud - Primary 0 SEC - Stud - Secondary 0 MS - Miscellaneous - (Deleted Category) 0 PS - Stud - Primary/Secondary 0

Special Schools Special Schools 4 MEA - Special 2 AIS MEA Hybrid - Special 6

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Non Systemic Non Systemic Secondary 11 Non Systemic - Both 6 Non Systemic - Primary 7 Non Systemic - Misc (Catholic) 9 Non Systemic Consultant 0 Non Systemic - Prim (Catholic) 6 Non Systemic - Both (Catholic) 9 Non Systemic - Sec (Catholic) 42 Non Systemic - COASIT 0 Christian Schools Australia 10 Christian Parent Control School 5 Seventh Day Adventist 2 AIS MEA 3 Band Schools 68 Community Colleges Australia 1 MEA Both 8 MEA - Consultants 0 MEA - Primary 2 MEA - Secondary 7 MEA - COASIT 0 AIS MEA Hybrid - Primary 15 AIS MEA Hybrid - Secondary 8 AIS MEA Hybrid - Both 12 AIS MEA Hybrid (NO SAO) 1

Life Education Centres Post-Secondary LEC 4

English Colleges Post-Sec Eng College 18 Post-Sec Bus College 0

ECS ECS - EARLY INTERVENTION 1 ECS - Preschool - Community Based 67 Retired ECS 0 ECS - Long Day Care - Private 42 ECS - Long Day Care - Acrewoods 0 ECS - Long Day Care - Only About Children 0 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit 32 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Goodstart 14 ECS - Long Day Care - Private - Little People 0 ECS - Long Day Care - Affinity 4 ECS - Long Day Care - Private - Active Kids 0 ECS - Long Day Care - Private - G8 4 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - KU 0 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Mission Australia 1 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Lady Gowrie 0 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Integricare 0 ECS - Employers 6

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ECS - School Conditions 4 ECS - Long Day Care - Private - Montessori Academy 0 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for profit - SDN 3 ECS - Long Day Care - Private-Guardian 0 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Area Health Service 0 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Uniting Care Directly Managed Service 5 ECS - Preschool - Not for Profit - Uniting Care Directly Managed Service 2 AIS MEA Hybrid - ECS 0 ECS - Long Day Care - Not for Profit - Uniting Shared Governance 0 ECS - Preschool - Not for Profit - Uniting Shared Governance 7 ECS - Preschool - Not for Profit - KU 4 ECS - Out of School Hours Care 0

Catholic Independent MEA - Catholic 0

Business Colleges Post-Sec Misc 1 Business Manager 0 Vocational Ed Colleges 0 Community Colleges 6 Out of School Tutoring Colleges 0 AIS MEA Hybrid Post-Secondary 0 Total visits 1185

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Recruitment and Organising In 2019, the Union has again been challenged JOIN IN JUNE initiative to build membership density across all sectors Member recruitment was the focus of our of IEU membership and provide opportunities recent JOIN IN JUNE initiative which has for enhanced activism and participation of produced some interesting outcomes. Although members both at and beyond the workplace. the total number of new members joining This is a significant challenge for the union in all in the month was not substantially higher its core activities. than the average number of new members In support of this objective, the Recruitment, recruited during this period over past years, Organising and Retention (ROAR) Committee the proportion of new members identified has continued to implement a number of as early career teachers/ first year out was existing activities and developed new ideas noticeably higher than the recent average. With and strategies to achieve these objectives. Key an emphasis on telling the Union narrative at the among these initiatives are : workplace, many Reps and activists engaged with potential members on a more meaningful • Collect and analyse survey data from new and significant level supported by Organisers members on joining and members upon visiting schools with a positive message of IEU exiting their Union membership. Identify key membership and union engagement. The JOIN reasons for joining; expectations of IN JUNE initiative also recorded increased levels members; services utilised; mapping levels of new membership of support staff and growth of satisfaction/dissatisfaction during stages in the independent schools sector compared of retention with growth in other sectors of membership. • Streamline process for contact and follow up We were pleased to announce that the winner members who become unfinancial of the voucher prize draw was Madison Ings, • Redesign and publish new recruitment an early career teacher at Good Shepherd materials for Reps use in schools and Primary School, Amaroo in the Canberra/ Organisers during workplace visits Goulburn Archdiocese. IEU Organiser Berna • Engaging with younger generation members Simpson made this announcement to the to build activism, awareness and shared whole school community on the invitation of experience via social media platforms and the school principal. An edition of Newsmonth personal interaction featured pictures and an interview with • Engage more effectively with preservice Madison whose own story of joining the IEU teachers, students and new graduates and her understanding of the importance through Education Societies at tertiary of membership is an interesting and levels; university forums; open days and revealing example of successful recruitment events such as “I’m a teacher : ask me conversation and action. anything “ collaboration with UTS Ed Soc The Recruitment Organising and Retention • Ensure initial positive contact and interaction Committee will continue to consider and with new members at the point of joining monitor further ways of expanding membership to establish value of membership and growth among potential members in light of the opportunities for activism and participation recent JOIN IN JUNE initiative. • Provide greater opportunity for Organisers Overall it remains the core industrial work to plan strategically and work collaboratively of Organisers to improve workplace activism, to enhance the profile of the Union in difficult participation of members in campaigns to organise schools/workplaces; target and actions at a local level and engage in available resources to improve membership educational debate and reform to enhance density of both teachers and support staff and promote the voice of the profession. The and promote activism in targeted schools success of such goals is largely dependent • Explore and further integrate Digital on the extent of successful recruitment of Organising methods and principles in the new members and their retention as members work program of Organisers to enhance throughout their professional life. Effective reach and contact opportunities with planning and implementation of a variety potential members. of organising and campaigning strategies IEUA NSW ACT | 161 Annexure 19 | 2019

such as the Getting to WOW ( well organised assumptions rather than research and analysis. workplaces ) remains the key. His story of how three large unions, united by common values and a shared sense of purpose, Liam Griffiths were ultimately successful in derailing the state Convenor (ROAR) government’s plans to privatise five hospitals had lessons for us all. Our Officers who attended the day all reported that the networking and sharing of IEUA Organising Forum ideas with their interstate colleagues was The IEUA Organising forum was hosted by our an invaluable experience. They came away branch in Sydney in November 2018. Thirteen keen to develop the “why” into campaigning, Organisers from the NSW/ACT Branch joined recruitment and activism conversations. 22 of their comrades from the VicTas, QNT, SA The next IEUA Organising forum is and WA branches for a workshop that focused scheduled for 31 October in Brisbane. Eight on developing values-based conversations in Organisers from the NSW/ACT Branch will recruiting and organising members. join their interstate colleagues on the theme Rather than assuming that members, and of Building Union Power. The guest speaker potential members, understand why unions do will be Martin De Rooy from the National what they do, Officers identified specific union Union of Workers (NUW). Martin will discuss values that can be utilised in communicating the successful NUW’s Chemist Warehouse with various sections of our membership, for campaign. Delegates will then consider the example, student members, support staff, various challenges in organising around school beginning teachers and experienced teachers level issues or when building support around a in different types of workplaces. claim for a sector- wide enterprise agreement. Mark Morey, Secretary of Unions NSW, was Organisers will workshop the various skills, our guest speaker. Mark provided an insightful strategies and resources that can be employed analysis of a combined union campaign in to build union power and deliver wins for union resisting the privatisation of hospitals in NSW. members. Mark was forthcoming about some of the early missteps in the campaign and the lessons David Towson learnt from a campaign that was initially built on Organiser

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ACT Overview ACT independent Catholic schools The ACT office has had a busy 2019, Negotiations for Congregational Schools servicing members in the Monaro, Riverina, Support Staff (Daramalan College, Marist South East and Central West Sub Branches. College Canberra and St Edmund’s College Organisers Jackie Groom, Berna Simpson, Canberra) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2018- and Lyn Caton have met regularly with individual 2020 are on foot. Key elements of the Log members and Chapters in all sectors. Officers of Claims presented to the employers in have also engaged in the broader industrial and August 2019 included a pay rise of 2.75%; social agenda through UnionsACT including limitations on temporary employment; a special the national ‘Change the Rules’ campaign, ‘We leave day; removal of the cap on personal/ are Union Women’ by supporting Anna Stewart carer’s leave accrual; and a minimum start of Internships, attendance at the Climate Change three hours for part time employees. rally and at other events held in support of St Edmund’s College Canberra is the first workers in other countries and industries. ACT Catholic independent school to adopt The ACT office continues to provide a a “Framework For Managing Workplace Fatigue” high level of service to members resolving which addresses the concerns raised by staff reportable conduct matters, disputes, flexible of the increasing teacher workloads and the work requests, performance issues etc. Our effect this has on the wellbeing of staff and members have great faith in the work of the the need to balance work and family life. The Union and demonstrate an appreciation of “Framework”, which is underpinned by WHS the support offered. Legislation, codifies hours of FTF teaching, Officers attended Chapter meetings in all meeting times outside of the normal school day, ACT and NSW Catholic systemic, Christian and class sizes and extras. It also defines scheduled independent schools during 2019. Workloads, and non scheduled teaching. It is a formal unrealistic expectations, data collection, and agreement endorsed by the college and the students with challenging behaviours are all NSW/ACT Branch of the IEUA. issues of concern for our members. Central West independent schools Catholic systemic schools Negotiations are well underway to finalise a Visits to Catholic schools across the ‘Framework for Managing Workplace Fatigue ‘ in three dioceses, in preparation for a new Central West region schools. enterprise agreement, have given members The Orange Anglican Grammar School an opportunity to discuss and endorse the “Framework” is close to being finalised following Union’s claim. Issues raised such as the a successful Chapter vote. definition of scheduled teaching; equity in LSL; Coordinator allowances and release, form The Islamic School of Canberra part of renegotiations for Other Conditions The Union met regularly with members of Employment that are applicable to the to support and keep them apprised of the Wagga Wagga and Bathurst Dioceses, and school board’s endeavours to sustain the the Canberra & Goulburn Annexure. Claims for viability of the school. Over 225 students greater LSL, ªccess to permanent hours and are enrolled at the school. The board reclassification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait successfully negotiated the sale of the school Islander Educators have been tabled as part and began meeting with the Union to bargain of the Log of Claims for general employees in for a new agreement. A Majority Support these schools. Determination, which was supported by the Term 1 2019 saw a dispute arise in the Wagga greater number of staff, allowed the Union to Wagga Diocese pursuant to the mandatory seek and achieve a Protected Action Ballot attendance at professional development through the Fair Work Commission. As a result outside normal school hours. Members, with of the threatened industrial action, the school support of the Union, actively protested against board pledged an 18% pay increase for all the proposals and the CEDWW rescinded their employers over a three year period back dated directives accordingly. to 1 April 2019. IEUA NSW ACT | 165 Annexure 20 | 2019

Galilee School • Koala Playschool Cook In December 2018, the members at • Wombats Playschool Scullin the School passed a motion requesting • ACT Catholic Education Early Learning the Union initiate bargaining with their Centre and School Age Care Centre employer in February 2019 when the current Enterprise Agreement 2018. enterprise agreement expired. The employer was recalcitrant in refusing to issue the Negotiations are underway representational rights notice. In April 2019, for new agreements for: the Union and members organised a Majority • Bathurst CEO Admin Staff Support Petition, which had 100% support by • Springdale Heights Preschool Lavington those staff to be covered by the agreement. A • Inner North Playschool Canberra Fair Work hearing was granted to the Union with • Orange Preschool the Majority Support Determination application • Cooma Lambie Preschool being heard in early August 2019, with a • West Albury Preschool judgement to be delivered in October 2019. • Albury Preschool • Thurgoona Preschool ACT Christian schools • Burrumbuttock Preschool The ACT Christian Schools General Staff • ACT Christian Schools General Staff Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021 was Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021 successfully renegotiated, with improvements • Seventh-day Adventist Schools (South in evidence requirements for personal leave; New South Wales) Ltd Teachers Enterprise processes for cashing out annual leave; notice Agreement 2019-2022. arrangements for employees required to work during some school holidays; managing Training overpayments; consultation for changes to IEU Reps training days were held in rosters and hours of work; portable long service conjunction with sub branch meetings in leave provisions; and a higher duties allowance the ACT and regional NSW. These training after one day. days had the support of CEO Directors in Bathurst, Wagga and Canberra Dioceses Seventh-day Adventist Agreement Southern as well as principals of independent and Conference Christian schools. Members attended the IEU Negotiations for a new enterprise agreement Activists Conference in April, the Environment for teachers began in November 2019. By Conferences in August and October, the Early September 2019, an in-principle agreement Childhood and Support Staff Conferences in was established, with the agreement to be September. The Union provided sponsorship put to teachers for voting early in Term 4 for regional members to attend the ECS and the 2019. Pay parity in line with the NSW AIS Support Staff Conferences. school agreements has been maintained with We extend our thanks to Marilyn Jervis, improvements to flexible work arrangements, Pam Smith, Verena Heron, Tina Smith, Carolyn inclusion of appropriate release time, and the Moore, Amy Cotton and Keith Heggart for their maintenance of all other current conditions. expertise in running Professional Development opportunities. Indie Schools: Albury/Wodonga/Wagga Wagga WGE (Work Gender Equity) With the proposed establishment of In the Bathurst Diocese, the Equity, Diversity another Indie School campus in Hobart, the and Inclusion Committee replaced the WGE employer sought to renegotiate the current Committee. The IEU is represented on the agreement which expires in December 2021. committee by Jackie Groom (IEU Organiser), The proposed draft would have resulted in our IEU members, Leanne Fawnes (AEW James members in NSW and Victoria being seriously Sheahan High School Orange), and Joyce Smith disadvantaged. The VIC/TAS Branch and the (Principal La Salle Lithgow). The committee NSW/ACT Branch of the IEUA opposed the meets each term and is currently working premature revocation of the current agreement on a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Each and the employer withdrew the proposal. school has a contact person to facilitate the dissemination of information and to provide staff Industrial matters feedback to the committee. Jackie Groom and New agreements have been approved for: Marilyn Jervis conducted training for this group, • NAVITAS ACT which was registered by the diocese for four • Teachers (Daramalan College, Marist College hours of registered PD with NESA. Canberra and St Edmund’s College Canberra) Each year the committee hosts, in Multi- Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021 conjunction with the IEU, an International 166 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 20 | 2019

Women’s Day Dinner in Bathurst. In 2020, are encouraged to join the Union and to take regional areas will be invited to participate at a advantage of free membership. Once again, it second IWD Dinner to be held in Dubbo. was a successful event. Peter Gaffney serves on the Wagga Wagga committee, while Canberra & Goulburn IEU representation disbanded its committee in 2018. The IEU represents members on a broad range of organisations that affect their working Early childhood services lives. Organisers continue to work with ACT and • ACT/NSW IEU Education Issues Committee NSW regional preschools and long day care • ACT Non Government centres to develop enterprise agreements Schools Registration Panel based on IEU model agreements. • UnionsACT Executive and Council Canberra & Goulburn Catholic Education • ACT/NSW IEU/CEO Consultative Committee have a growing number of Early Learning • ACT Women in Education Network Centres (ELCs) and their agreement was • ACT Teacher Quality Institute Board approved by the Fair Work Commission in • Safe Schools Roundtable Committee February. Improvements for teachers included • TQI Teacher Professional support in meeting Proficiency; credit for Registration Committee overseas service and for child-rearing. For • TQI Standards and Professional support staff, members benefited from Practices Committee improvements for those employees on fixed • TQI Professional Learning term contracts. The staff in these centres have and Development Committee pay parity with Catholic systemic schools. • TQI Initial Teacher Education Committee • ACT/NSW IEU Environment Committee Student teachers • Bathurst Equity, Diversity and Inclusion The Australian Catholic University invited Committee the Union to an annual event in September, • Wagga Wagga WGE Committee where Organisers addressed 3rd and 4th year • UnionsACT ‘We are Union Women’ Committee students, giving them details of the importance • ACT Schools for All Program and advantages of being an IEU member. The • IEUA Federal Council meeting is held prior to students taking up • IEU Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander their final extended practicum and students Advisory Committee.

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Newcastle The Newcastle office of the IEUA NSW/ACT campaigns in the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese Branch serves members and Chapters in the warrants specific mention. Central Coast Sub Branch (Hawkesbury River to Lake Munmorah) and the Hunter Valley Sub Catholic campaign Branch (Lake Macquarie to Taree and west to Members employed in Catholic schools in Merriwa), supporting almost 3500 members. the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese have engaged The Newcastle office is staffed by Organisers enthusiastically with the Union in relation to Therese Fitzgibbon, Jim Hall and Carlo Rendina, enterprise agreement negotiations. Officers in Office Administrators Helen Ritter and Veronica the Newcastle office have met with all Chapters Lang, who returned to full time employment and developed a claim for issues specific to in July. The Newcastle office wishes to thank the diocese. This will form part of bargaining Helen for firstly filling in and then job sharing for both the Maitland-Newcastle Annexure to with Veronica over 2 ½ years. New Law no the EA and the primary and secondary Work longer has a Newcastle office and will now Practice Agreements. assist members from Sydney, their office space has been added to the NSWNMA lease. Learning Support Assistants In February, Central Coast and Hunter Valley (LSAs) equity in permanency Sub Branches held well attended AGMs and The issue of long term temporary elected their 2019 executive teams. appointments for LSAs in the Diocese has been a particular focus for the Newcastle Hunter Valley office. A recent survey undertaken by the Union Vincent Cooper President demonstrated that 70% of long term LSAs would Marcus Ribbons President Deputy have greater permanency if a new calculation of Cormac O’Riordan Secretary hours was undertaken. Regional meetings and an IEU Facebook group (67 members) have allowed Central Coast LSAs to share experiences, support and network Luke Wilmott President with each other. In August, intervention by the John Heffernan President Deputy IEU, following the announcements of significant Kristin Stone Secretary cuts to some schools, resulted in the CSO postponing the proposed cuts until appropriate The Newcastle office congratulates these consultation and mitigation had occurred. These executive members, thanks them for the time cuts only serve to highlight the importance and effort they give and recognise, that these of permanency, the Union with the LSAs will roles are essential to the effective operation of continue to campaign for equity in permanency. the Union. Newcastle Organisers continue to provide a Catholic Schools Office high level of service, assistance and support Enterprise Agreement to individual members in the areas of disputes, Members employed in the CSO are yet to flexible work requests, reportable conduct receive the 2.5% pay rise following an inability to matters and performance issues to name settle the enterprise agreement. The employer but a few. The Newcastle office has assisted has been unwilling to amend the coverage many early childhood centres negotiate above clause ensuring that members are guaranteed award agreements that work towards wage coverage of the agreement even where a parity. Organisers have assisted school through diocesan restructure occurs. It is likely that restructures and visited Christian and SDA members will vote in support of an application Chapters to support and inform members for a protected action ballot order. before they voted on new agreements. As this office has done every year, a great Conferences and training deal of energy and time has been directed Women in Education Forum to supporting members employed by the 2019 saw another successful forum with Catholic Schools Office (CSO) over a range over 100 members attending the dinner. of issues and concerns. Three major The Newcastle office thanks President Chis IEUA NSW ACT | 169 Annexure 21 | 2019

Wilkinson, Carol Matthews and Pam Smith for supporting and presenting at this very valuable Documentary screening: evening. Well known NBN News journalist and most likely to succeed presenter Natasha Beyersdorf shared her story Over 40 members attended this union of finding appropriate education and support training at West Cardiff Club on Thursday 8 for her autistic son. Natasha spoke passionately November. ‘Most Likely to Succeed’ examined about the work of our members in Aspect the history of education in the United States, schools and the critical need for specialist suggesting shortcomings of conventional education for students who are unable to cope education methods in today’s innovative world. in the mainstream environment. The film presented new approaches that aimed to revolutionise teaching, inspiring insightful Reps training discussion on the viability and practicality of On Friday 17 May in Gosford, Reps from this innovative approach in NSW schools. Catholic systemic, Catholic independent, independent and Christian schools attended New teacher induction Reps training. Organiser Marilyn Jervis In February, the IEU was once again invited assisted Reps to map their Chapter, outlined to present at the Maitland-Newcastle CSO WHS legislation and how it could be used to induction day for new teachers. Information progress chapter concerns and highlighted the about workloads, accreditation and Union PD importance of the unions 'Change the Rules' was presented to these 30 new employees. campaign. Reps with a range of experience Organisers also answered questions about and a variety of backgrounds shared their issues such as classifications, recognition of knowledge and support. service, the new EA and transfer of entitlements from other schools and dioceses. Maintenance of Accreditation PIP Almost 30 members attended this union Principals Chapter training at Armidale’s Ex Services Memorial The Union hosted the Hunter Valley principals’ Club on Thursday 22 November. Many of the breakfast on Friday 17 May. Over 30 principals participants were pre 2004 members using attended to discuss both local and statewide this opportunity to get a Union’s perspective issues. Thanks to Pam Smith and Mark Northam on their NESA obligations. The North West Sub who travelled from Sydney to be present at Branch wishes to thank Professional Officer the breakfast. Amy Cotton for sharing her knowledge and experience in this area.

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Lismore The Lismore Office of the IEUA NSW/ACT College Port Macquarie) re-elected unopposed. Branch is responsible for members in schools Also re-elected were Corinne Henry- both in the North Coast Sub Branch (Tweed Schlentrich (Clarence Valley Anglican School Heads to Maclean) and the Mid-North Coast Grafton) as Vice President and Mary Murtagh Sub Branch (Grafton to Laurieton). (St Paul’s College Kempsey) as Secretary on the This year the Branch and Lismore office Mid-North Coast Sub Branch Committee. farewelled long time Organiser Sandra White All Mid-North Coast sub branch meetings who retired. Sandra had a long career with the are held at Nambucca Heads as this is the Union working within several branches during midway point for those members travelling her time as an Organiser. We thank Sandra for from either Grafton in the north or Port all her hard work on behalf of the Union and Macquarie in the south. members over many years across the NSW/ The Mid-North Coast Sub Branch extends ACT Branch. its thanks to Parramatta Office Organiser David New Organiser Richard Ryan commenced at Towson who took up the role of organising in the beginning of Term 2. Richard has a close the Mid-North Coast Sub Branch during Term 1 understanding how the Union operates having while recruitment was taking place for a been a long-term member and IEU Rep at St new Organiser. Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School Ballina. IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Executive members, Richard was also the President of the North Secretary John Quessy, Deputy Secretary Coast Sub Branch and a delegate to Council Gloria Taylor and Assistant Secretary Mark which held him in good stead for taking on an Northam attended sub branch meetings this Organiser's role. year providing broader insight for members into Long time Lismore office staff, Organiser industrial, professional and educational issues Steve Bergan, Industrial Officer Carolyn Moore affecting non government schools. The sub and Office Administrator Cassie Barnes branches welcomed and appreciates these continued their work on behalf of members in visits by our Sydney based Executive. both the North Coast Sub Branch and Mid- 2019 saw the purchase of a new office space North Coast Sub Branch during 2019. in the Lismore CBD. After renting our current In February, both North Coast and Mid-North office at 4 Carrington Street for more than 15 Coast Sub Branches held their Annual General years, an opportunity arose for the IEU to buy Meetings at Lismore and Nambucca Heads - the purchase of an office suite on the first respectively. floor at the Lismore Professional Centre, 105 North Coast Sub Branch members elected Molesworth Street Lismore. The new office area Kath Egan (St Francis Xavier Primary School is well above the flood zone but in the heart Ballina) as President for 2019 after many years of the Lismore CBD. At the time of writing, the as a strong sub branch committee member office has been stripped in preparation for a fulfilling a number of positions over the past. new fit out. We are hoping to move in before Michael Namrell (St Mary’s Catholic College the end of the year. This purchase sees the Casino) was elected as Vice President and IEU now owning all its offices across NSW Mary Howard (Xavier Catholic College Skennars and the ACT which provides a strong and Head) elected as Secretary for the North Coast secure asset for members. Sub Branch Committee this year. The NSW/ACT Catholic Systemic Schools North Coast Sub Branch meetings were Agreement and Catholic Independent Schools again held across the Northern Rivers region in Enterprise Agreements expire at the conclusion Lismore, Ballina and Tweed Heads allowing for of 2019 and Officers have been busy visiting members to access meetings more readily from members in schools in relation to the Log these venues. All sub branch meetings were of Claims to be pursued with the employer. well attended in 2019 with a rise in participation This also includes reviewing an updating local by members across the various school sectors. Diocesan Work Practices Agreements with the The Mid-North Coast Annual General Meeting Lismore CSO. held at Nambucca Heads RSL saw long Locally the Lismore IEU office has continued standing president Suzanne Penson (Mackillop its regular term meetings with the Lismore IEUA NSW ACT | 173 Annexure 22 | 2019

CSO HR team raising, addressing and resolving Marilyn Jervis presented a thought provoking member matters. Input and feedback has also and inspiring training day. The Reps got a lot been provided to the CSO on the development out of the day through well planned sessions of policy documents and any current policy and the valuable networking that these documents that are due for review and updating. opportunities provide. It was great witnessing AIS independent schools across both the the conversations between the new Reps and North and Mid-North Coast have also kept the more experienced where they were sharing Organisers busy in addressing individual ideas and learning from each other. member issues and school related matters. IEU The North Coast Reps thank the IEU for this Organisers have alerted Reps and schools to the valuable training day opportunity. importance of establishing Health and Safety It is important that members support these Representatives (HSR) within workplaces. This training and PD opportunities when and where has seen a number of schools move to hold HSR available, as it is generally difficult to obtain elections and training for HSR’s. valuable face to face training and professional development in country areas, especially PD Environment Conference that is registered for NESA accreditation which IEU Organiser Richard Ryan attended the the IEU is a training provider. Environment Conference held at Field of Finally, the Union wishes to thank the North Mars in Ryde in August. Richard as a teacher Coast and Mid-North Coast Sub Branch had been involved in a few of the previous executives and committees for their continued Environment Conferences held at the Mercure activism and support of all IEU members within Hotel in Sydney and always came away their respective sub branches. inspired and full of new ideas. Holding this To all past and present IEU school Chapter year’s conference outdoors at the Field of Reps, we acknowledge and thank you for Mars took it to a whole new level. If you want your support and contributions on behalf of to run a hands on Environment Conference, members in your schools, along with your there’s nothing like involving yourself outside activism towards broader Union issues this in the natural environment. The staff involved year. With your ongoing commitment and were knowledgeable and approachable and support, we are positive that the Union will the participants came away with a whole new continue to meet and resolve those matters appreciation and experience from their ‘hands that arise in your schools on the north and mid- on’ experience. north coast regions.

IEU Reps Training Day We held our North Coast Reps Training on 30 August at Ballina RSL. Of the 18 Reps in attendance, seven were new to the Rep role. IEU Organiser and Trainer

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Teacher Exchange

Teacher Exchange is an important form of with LECT to meet the Princess of Wales. You professional development for teachers who probably have heard about the union troubles want to broaden their horizons both culturally here. I think one reason for this is the large and socially. It takes them out of their comfort number of teachers’ unions and their attack zone and encourages them to develop their not being well coordinated. Anyway, they claim skills in curriculum and communication in teachers’ pay is about 30% below similar order to succeed as teachers in a completely occupations with which they were on par 10 different environment. It also assists in years ago. I would say the League and the developing resilience and an awareness of the ITA have done a good job of matching us up. needs of others. Thanks again for everything you and the ITA The success of the exchange program is have done for us. It is an experience I would evident from the number of teachers willing to NOT want to miss! We are however looking participate in exchange and also the number of forward to seeing the sun again. teachers who choose to take part in a second, Paul Sykes third and even a fourth exchange during their ITA Teacher Exchangee career (like Fran Sparkes from Ontario who has spoken at a Council meeting last year on her four Exchange teachers are exemplary IEU exchanges; Fran is now back in Canberra representatives of their profession and their and teaching at a Catholic school having education system; their state and their been granted a spousal visa). Many lifelong country. They are recommended on the basis friendships have been developed by teachers of their aptitude, experience and contribution to who have participated in the exchange program. the profession. Paul Sykes was just one of the Planning is well underway for next year’s first group of IEU exchange teachers nearly 35 exchange celebrations. The DET is celebrating years ago. 100 years of exchanges; the NSW Exchange This year, 18 IEU exchanges were part of that Teachers League (ETL) is celebrating 90 years recommendation: some highlights of the year of support for exchange teachers; and the IEU have been: is celebrating 35 years. A special exchange • Executive Vice President Systemic event is being organised for Saturday 21 March. Bernadette Baker participating in her second As Paul Sykes, from Oakhill College, the IEU’s exchange; this year to Alberta; her first in very first exchange teacher in 1985 to the UK 2009. Swans member Bernadette has given said at the time: next year’s exchange teachers some very important advice – invest in the WatchAFL Dear Editors app which allows you log in and watch from afar Thank you for the copies of Newsmonth • A Christian school exchange to a Christian and Independent Education sent to me. Next school; it was only for six months but both did week, we are attending a ‘Royal Garden Party not want it to end IEUA NSW ACT | 177 Annexure 23 | 2019

• A double exchange from New Brunswick to 22 of their departmental colleagues venturing Canberra; both with families; and both off to Canada and Colorado next year. Also in couples teaching at the same schools attendance were recently returned and current • A Music exchange to Prince Edward Island; exchange teachers to give valuable information home of Anne of Green Gables to the outgoing teachers; representatives of • Six exchanges to the nation’s capital – the Exchange Teachers League; Canadian four to Radford College and two to Marist and US Consulates; Department of Foreign College Pearce Affairs; Teachers Mutual Bank; Teachers Health • One Canadian on exchange has met Fund and Taxation Consultants. It is always ‘someone’ and has decided to stay. She an exciting time as the teachers prepare is now in the process of applying for positions for their year overseas and they very much for next year; she will go home at the end of appreciated the two current IEU Canadian the exchange and tidy up her ‘affairs’! exchange teachers’ expertise and insightful • Another Canadian exchange teacher and networking panel session. This session her teaching spouse have both been offered prepared the outgoing teachers to present a positions for next year; the IEU is now trying professional image in all communication and to find another exchange family for next year interactions with parents, carers, colleagues, so that the Canadian family can stay; the only industry and the local community. The support hiccup is that it must be in Newcastle! of current overseas exchange teachers and • Two exchange families, the Hill family from recently returned exchange teachers is highly Newcastle; and the Foxcroft family from valued. The support of our partners Teachers Huntsville Ontario have been part of a three- Mutual Bank and Teachers Health Fund is also part series featured in the Huntsville Doppler; appreciated at these conferences. the first is from Andrew, the exchange The day finished with drinks and dinner at teacher from Huntsville on his lifechanging the nearby ‘Collector’ Hotel and with all that experience in ‘Newy’ trading bears for ‘collected’ information on the day, was a fitting sharks; the second story is the Hill family’s finale to the day. account of life in Muskoka and trading sharks 2020 will see the 12 IEU members from for bears; followed by the story of the two NSW and ACT Catholic systemic primary and families meeting in Vancouver at the end of secondary schools, Catholic independent and the exchange later this year. independent schools to Alberta, BC and Ontario in Canada and Colorado USA. A Welcome Reception was also held on The annual meeting of the National 22 February at the DETs office in Parramatta Committee for International and Interstate co-hosted by the IEU for incoming exchange Teacher Exchange (NCIITE) was held in the teachers. Murat Dizdar, Deputy Secretary, IEUs office in Ultimo last October. This year, a School Operations and Performance, brief NCIITE meeting will follow the farewell to welcomed this year’s exchange teachers the Victorian International Teaching Fellowship and included the IEU in his official welcome. (VITF) Program in Melbourne on 22 November. Organiser Dave Towson, co-chaired the IEU's All VITF alumni, including many from IEUA session on ‘Teaching in NSW/ACT’ and was of VicTas have been invited together with great assistance to the newly arrived exchange their DET colleagues to come together and teachers; many of them from public schools acknowledge the contribution made by many in Canada but teaching in Catholic schools exchange teachers and school leaders over this year as that is where the best match was. many many years. The DET is committed to and A highlight for the exchange teachers was is at the early stages of designing a new suite of the cultural assistance they received ie from global learning and professional development Mark Caddey, from the Office of Environment programs for teachers and school leaders. and Heritage (who has presented at a past The NSW Exchange Teachers League, the IEU Environment Conference), who briefed social umbrella of the exchange program, the exchange teachers on Environmental is a volunteer organisation made up of past Education, parks and wildlife and surf safety. A exchange teachers dedicated to hosting Senior Constable from the Kings Cross Local information sessions and social activities Area Command also briefed the exchange with the intent to make the year an exciting teachers on safety and local laws (not just in exchange year for incoming exchange teachers Kings Cross!). and their families. 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the IEU will be formally acknowledged as always IEU; as are the principals of the schools where at the ETL AGM on 8 November. IEU Secretary the exchange teachers will be teaching; this John Quessy has also been acknowledged by information is also sent to employers. the ETL and was presented with a gift and best The IEU continues to promote the exchange wishes on his retirement. The ETL continues to program for its members in Newsmonth, be sponsored by Teachers Mutual Bank which Facebook and on the Union’s website and enables the ETL’s executive and committee applications for 2021 are now being called members, many of which are IEU members, for. Again this year, its ‘sister’ union in to attend the conferences and other events Ontario, OECTA, promoted the program via its throughout the year. website, its newsletters and at the Orientation Incoming exchange teachers had a much Conference for newly arrived exchange smoother year this year with the NESA teachers in January. registration and Working With Children Checks. All exchange teachers are provided Helen Gregory with information prepared by NESA and the Exchange Coordinator

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Social Justice Social justice definition “Correcting injustice, who are incarcerated by Australia in offshore care for the weak” (“The common cause detention for seeking to come to Australia. handbook”. 2011.) We are active in helping refugees through our work on the Palm Sunday rally committee and The IEU values social justice promotion of and participation in the rally itself in Social justice underpins much if not all of what Belmore Park in Sydney. we do at the IEU. As a union, we work every day, The IEU was proud to be able to support the with help from our Chapter Representatives, to Edmund Rice Centre with their publication of a ensure dignity and fairness for union members research report “Settlement Experience of Syrian in their workplaces and by extension into their and Iraqi Refugees: Opportunities, challenges & personal lives. the way forward”. Phil Glendenning thanked the We value and demand social justice within IEU at the launch on 29 August. The purpose our society. We value and work hard for a just of the study is to learn about what is needed society with living wages; respect for work to provide positive wellbeing outcomes for done; and safety for our members. We do this refugees. The many recommendations include through running the Equal Remuneration case for an evaluation of Catholic schools’ intervention early childhood teachers; negotiating enterprise programs in western Sydney and consideration agreements; enforcing workers compensation of these programs for implementation in NSW and WHS legislation; and advocating for public schools. Chapters and members on Boards such as NESA. The IEU’s support for social justice extends We do this through running a Support Staff overseas not only through our refugee Conference about values. campaigning but through Union Aid Abroad- We are developing our work in creating APHEDA. APHEDA is the Union movement’s opportunities for the less advantaged sectors in overseas aid organisation. The IEU has a table our membership – women, Indigenous, LGBTQI at the annual Sydney APHEDA dinner, and members and students, members of colour many Officers and members are APHEDA and members of minority religions, and less Global Partners making tax deductible monthly empowered members such as support staff. contributions to the long term struggle for human Our social justice work in our communities rights, education and social change overseas. occurs through the IEU’s participation in the Emma Bacon, APHEDA’s Asbestos Campaign wider union network; our work with the ACTU Coordinator, spoke brilliantly on a panel of women and Unions NSW. Members and Officers put union leaders at the IEUA Federal BOLD Women their feet on the ground and tirelessly got behind Conference in late August. promoting fairness for workers and changing At a national and global level, another unfair rules through the ACTU’s Change the significant social justice area promoted by the Rules campaign - handing out information in IEU is environment and climate change. The cities and suburbs; speaking to the community; IEU’s work in this social justice area is covered in attending marches; doing social media. The IEU another section of this report. has representatives on the Sydney May Day The IEU offers many opportunities for positive Committee to organise the huge annual Sydney involvement in social justice areas. IEU members May Day march for members and their families. CAN change the world. We also have fun and support May Day rallies in Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle. Ann-Maree McEwan Social justice includes fair treatment of Organiser/Social Justice Coordinator refugees in our communities and for those

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Member Benefits The IEU thanks its service providers and a culture of gender equality and diversity partners for their support throughout 2019. throughout Teachers Health, supporting both women and men to excel. One of their latest Teachers Health Fund achievements in this area is the White Ribbon Strength in numbers Workplace Accreditation reflecting Teachers It’s been another successful year for Teachers Health’s commitment to ending violence Health. They have achieved a strong growth against women. rate of 4.1% (particularly pleasing against an Business Development Managers continued industry average of 0.6%). Better still, their to visit workplaces throughout 2019 and were existing members continued to stay with them present at this year’s Support Staff Conference in overwhelming numbers, at an industry- and ECS Conference and other events leading retention rate of 96.4%. throughout the year. They kindly donated prizes as part of the major draw at the conferences Health insurance you can trust and supported the IEU’s Biggest Morning Tea The secret to their success is quite simple: in June. they put their members at the HEART of everything they do. They are a health fund Teachers Mutual Bank built on experience, service and loyalty – TMB is over years old and still going strong. and the advocacy of their members and A lot has changed since they first opened in stakeholders play a central role in their 1966, but their commitment to supporting ongoing growth and success. the Australian education community remains Based on a recent members survey stronger than ever. TMB is one of Australia’s conducted by Discovery Research, Teachers largest mutual banks, comprising four brands: Health achieved the highest members trust Teachers Mutual Bank, Firefighters Mutual Bank, ratings (82.93¹) among all the brands surveyed, Health Professionals Bank and UniBank. TMB including well known brands such as Qantas, continues to be passionate about assisting Australia Post and Bunnings. members secure their financial futures through This finding is supported by Roy Morgan’s superior member support and banking Private Health Insurance (PHI) trust survey products. results in which Teachers Health ranked third in TMB is a market leader in member advocacy the PHI industry with a Net Trust Score (NTS) of in the Australian banking sector, and is also 3.4². committed to strong standards of corporate responsibility through community investment Here for teachers, for good and ethical business as one of the World’s Most At Teachers Health, they believe that the IEUA Ethical Companies. NSW/ACT does an amazing job in supporting Sustainability isn’t just part of their the non government education community, business; it is how TMB does business. They while shaping a better learning environment believe sustainability should influence every for everyone. So they couldn’t be prouder to aspect of their planning, programming and partner with them. Working with the IEU allows implementation and are committed to creating them the opportunity to continue supporting a better world for their members, the teaching their members, the education community and community and families, the planet and the their families, who are at the HEART of what people on it. TMB are 100% committed do they do. Teachers Health looks forward to doing what’s right extending from how they continuing to build on their great story in the run their business and how they relate to their year ahead. members to how they treat the environment. Teachers Health continues to strengthen its Once again, TMB partnered with the IEU with HEART values internally, building on its positive the 2019 Environment Grants and thanks workplace culture which in turn helps them to them for their contribution yet again to enable create a positive experience for every member. the environment grant program. This year, the Over the past decade, they have been strongly program attracted 70 applications across our committed to supporting and achieving membership in NSW and ACT schools and IEUA NSW ACT | 185 Annexure 25 | 2019

early childhood centres and the winners were initiative of their choice; four of this year’s announced in August. winners are from NSW and a further winner from Regular meetings between the IEU and TMB NSW was the Judges’ Choice Award. were again held this year with for the first time a NGS Financial Planning continues to assist jointly branded IEU/TMB pull-up banner. IEU members with wealth creation, protecting Business Development Managers visited that wealth, planning for the future and workplaces, attended the Support Staff, ECS insurance needs. A number of NGS Retirement and the Environment Conferences donating Planning Workshops were again held in Wattle prizes towards the major draw at these events Street this year during the school holidays and and generously supported the IEU’s Biggest were fully subscribed. Morning Tea in June. NGS was once again was the major sponsor With sponsorship from TMB, the IEU held a of all Union conferences, PIPs and other events student day on 17 July in Ultimo. The full day and the new digital membership cards. event was a recruitment opportunity and also a service to early career teachers who could ME Bank benefit from this information. ME is 100% owned by the by industry super funds who created ME to help Australians get NGS Super ahead. The bank has continued to serve the NGS, the industry super fund for education interest of members despite tough operating and community-focused organisations, conditions, including a softening home loan continues to be dedicated to providing financial market, rising funding costs and ongoing security to its members. It is an industry super regulatory imbalances. ME has been helping fund which means all profits go back into the everyday Australians get the most out of their fund to help secure the financial futures of its money since 1994 – and that’s not changing. 120,000 members. They have kept it digital so they can bring Recently NGS won the Super Review 2019 members lower fees, higher returns and 24/7 award for Best Performing Aggressive Industry banking. They have kept their call centre in Fund for the High Growth options and was Australia, so they can focus on their high level of nominated for Best Performing Balanced service and help to their customers. Industry Fund for the Defensive option. In MOZO (the money saving zone) recognised FEAL’s (Fund Executives Association Limited), ME as the most successful bank over the last latest employer survey, the Fund’s net 12 months. Having picked up awards for best promoter score has the Fund third out of 13 value in home loans, credit cards, savings funds for key measure and fourth for overall accounts and term deposits, ME was found satisfaction and ease. NGS, for the second to have the widest range of highly-ranked consecutive year, this year took out the Best products of any bank. Fund Insurance Award from a group of 10 ME State Partnership Managers met with the finalists. Its insurance offering, through TAL IEU on a number of occasions this year to further Life Limited has been recognised for the overall develop its member benefits program and to quality of its insurance products which takes strengthen ties and for the two organisations to into account the policy conditions, the benefit work closer together. The bank has a financial design and importantly the member experience education program which it delivers to our IEU - achieving the best member outcomes. This members. ME remains keen to provide editorial back-to-back win is a testament to the fact that support for a range of union newsletters and NGS is offering insurance to its members that is every month, produces timely and relevant considered the best in its class and importantly financial articles that are free of advertising and demonstrates the hard work and dedication revolve around home ownership, budgeting, of its staff in delivering added value to its money basics, credit reports and living with members beyond the offering. a home loan; these articles can be tailored Education excellence was once again specifically for our members. recognised in the 2019 NGS Super Scholarship Business Development Managers were Awards. This year’s winning applications present at this year’s Women’s Support Staff will see six recipients embark on a range of and ECS Conferences generously donated professional development courses focused “ME” hampers as part of the major draw at on enriching student wellbeing, upskilling these events. in vital areas of learning, innovating student workspaces and forging connections with Union Shopper overseas schools. Six scholarship to the Union Shopper, established in 1975, is a value of $5000 are awarded annually to 100% union-owned service that provides NGS members to help them commence a members with discounts on a wide range of professional development course, project or products and services. It is the largest member 186 | IEUA NSW ACT Annexure 25 | 2019

benefits organisation in Australia and this for profit sectors who trust them to engage with audience of members provides them with real their customers, members and employees to collective purchasing power to ensure that they ensure that they receive the highest level of deliver the best savings to members. Profits satisfaction and value. from Union Shopper are distributed back to the Member Advantage is experienced in members via improved services and savings. establishing Member Benefit Programs The savings are everywhere! Union that help attract, engage, reward and retain Shopper has over 80 benefits across nine members. With over 30 years’ experience categories, including gift cards, wine, electrical, with member associations alone, our entertainment, finance and computers, travel, partnership will deliver exceptional value, insurance, with members enjoying unlimited assist with member satisfaction and work use of these discounts and services. Not to achieve organisational goals. to mention hundreds of offers available to This year, the IEU partnered with Member restaurants and activities. Fantastic offers Advantage, a leading provider of member are available to members each month and an benefits programs. The Union is pleased to update of these offers are shared with members offer more value to its members through this either via direct email, the Union’s website or on program which is a complimentary service social media. offering members and their families unlimited Union Shopper’s General Manager visited use and allows members to save money on the Union on a number of occasions this year their everyday purchases. with exciting new promotions which the Union Members can now have access through participated in, including ‘Sign up to Union a dedicated website to an expanded range Shopper in just two minutes’ and ‘Add Union of benefits including: dining, entertainment, shopper to your Home Screen’. insurance, travel, financial and leisure activities. Union Shopper were present at the Support For the first time, besides this access to this Staff and ECS Conferences and kindly donated wide range of benefits, the partnership offered $200 gift vouchers as part of the major draw at members’ new digital IEU membership card ie these events. They also generously supported we have now transitioned from plastic to digital the IEU’s Biggest Morning Tea in June with a membership cards becoming more secure, major prize for its raffle. environmentally friendly and always close at hand. Member Advantage was pleased to offer Member Advantage this new benefit to IEU members and looks Member Advantage provides outsourced forward to continuing to provide savings for solutions to deliver tailored customer, member members and their families. and employee benefit programs across Australia and New Zealand. They work with Helen Gregory small and large clients from the private and not Member Benefits Coordinator

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Constitution/Rules Unification of the New South Wales The Union still however had to contend Independent Education Union and the with the complications of assets (such as NSW/ACT Branch of IEUA real property and cars) being held by the Under longstanding legal theory, the state-registered body and the real work on NSW/ACT branch of the IEUA (the Branch) is a behalf of members being conducted by separate legal body from the state-registered the Branch. union, the New South Wales Independent In November 2018, the Branch Secretary, Education Union. John Quessy, met with both the IEUA Federal The NSW/ACT Branch is part of the IEUA, Secretary and the auditors to discuss whether a federally registered union with the right to or not the operations of the Union could be appear before the Fair Work Commission and unified. The auditor reported on this issue to the regulated under the Commonwealth Fair Work Executive in March 2019 and in May, the Union (Registered Organisations) Act. The Branch is sought formal legal advice on the matter. The not itself legally incorporated, rather the federal resulting legal advice canvassed various issues union is as a whole. but in essence recommended that the Branch The NSW Independent Education Union apply for registration before the NSW Industrial is a state-registered union which is legally Relations Commission and that real property be incorporated under the NSW Industrial transferred to the IEUA where it would be held Relations Act and has the right to appear before as part of the Branch fund and be managed by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission. Even the Branch. Following this, the state-registered though the membership of the Branch and the union could apply to be de-registered and state-registered union is almost the same (with would cease to operate. the possible exception of the ACT), the finances The July meeting of the Branch Executive and record keeping of each body must be authorised an application by the Branch for maintained and reported separately. registration before the NSW Industrial Relations Because of changes in federal law in 2006 Commission and in early July, the Branch implemented by WorkChoices and changes in Secretary, Assistant Secretary and the Union’s state law (referral of powers) in 2009, almost solicitor met with the NSW Registrar to discuss all employers of IEU members are now in the the process. federal industrial relations system. The Union Executive meetings of the Branch and has had to address these changes. state-registered union in August endorsed an From January 2016, in order to facilitate right application by the Branch for registration before of entry and the exercise of other powers under the NSW Industrial Relations Commission and federal legislation, all employees of the the state-registered union endorsed the transfer state-registered union were transferred to the of property. In early August, the Union was Branch. The Rules of both the Branch and the granted exemptions for the payment of stamp state-registered union were also amended in duty on the transfers of real property in NSW. 2016 to transfer the substantial operation of The Union anticipates that the process will be the Union to the federal system – for example completed in coming months. the Council was created as part of the Branch Rules and sub branches were established in line Carol Matthews with the branches of the state-registered union. Assistant Secretary

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NASUWT Conference April 18-21 Belfast Northern Ireland an over representation or delegates extremely The IEUA were one of 19 International Unions sympathetic to this group. represented at the conference over the Easter Significant numbers pointed to the irrelevant weekend which has traditionally been the employer-based PD (where it was offered) Education Union Conference season. Following usually dealing with compliance and a group the amalgamation of the National Union of of “early career” teachers were circulating Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers a petition during the conference calling for and Lecturers (ATL), the unions stagger their teacher centered professional development by conferences and senior officers are invited to and for teachers. and attend each other’s events. It is hoped that I found a ready audience within this group. in the short term this would assist with joint Most are familiar with horror stories of Ofsted bargaining and in the longer-term work to break inspections and a motion in the final session down traditional rivalries. calling for a Trade Union agreed “staff wellbeing” The conference proper is a formal and inspector as part of every assessment team somewhat orchestrated event with both public was enthusiastically endorsed if somewhat and private (voting members only) sessions. An aspirational or hopeful. international round table was hosted by Deputy Most pension schemes allow opting out Secretary Patrick Roach and several “break out” and the Union has concerns for the long-term and exhibition events held. viability of these and the financial wellbeing Unsurprisingly the recurrent themes of younger teachers later in their careers discussed by the 600+ delegates are familiar as a high and growing number under 29 are to our own branches although sometimes opting out preferring marginally higher salaries differently described. Data and Assessment, immediately. Workload, Teacher Value, Curriculum, Inspection It is worth noting that NASUWT made and Accountability, Pupil ill-discipline (physical around 50 responses to government (England, and verbal abuse in particular) and Pension Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Jersey) Reform were key issues. consultation documents in the previous year In most jurisdictions and sectors, salaries had and that the Union actively seeks a presence been settled during the previous year allowing at the conferences of major political parties some (but not complete) respite from that through purchasing exhibition space or discussion. In the absence of common salary tables. Fringe events were sponsored at the scales or timelines for settling these, there is Labour and Conservative conferences, one of unsurprisingly great divergence. which was “Who is teaching our children: the The Union interestingly puts considerable recruitment and retention crisis”, which focused effort into evidence-based salary claims on the increasing evidence of this and on the involving collecting School Income data and solutions proposed by the Union. independent academic research commissioned The 'political' influence of the Union was to provide weight to claims. Despite a 1% public demonstrated by the capacity to secure, sector wages cap, NASUWT were able to break with little notice, the attendance of the Lord that and achieve 3.5% (max) and 1.5% (min). Mayor of Belfast (Sinn Fein’s Deidre Hargey) The best result among multi-Academy trusts on Easter Saturday morning to move a was 4.5%. condolence motion condemning the violence in In a teacher workload survey, 79% attributed Londonderry the previous Thursday (the eve of assessment regimes ahead of curriculum the anniversary of the 1998 Good Friday Peace changes, peer observations, administration Agreement) where 29-year-old journalist Lyra and meetings as the root cause. Research is McKee was murdered in the street by terrorist currently underway into the declining mental gunfire. wellbeing of teachers due to both workload and The international round table assembled to school management practices. consider the question of whether “Democracy Issues impacting supply teachers (our has been Trumped” and the IEUA was one of casuals however named) were raised in every five unions to present on where trade unions debate I witnessed. I’m uncertain if they had and education unions in particular stood in IEUA NSW ACT | 219 Annexure 28 | 2019

regard to treatment by their governments. dispute regarding wages and conditions has The NEA (USA) provided an overview of united most education unions against the education policy under Trump and worsening government proposal to increase teaching IR and bargaining conditions particularly time and eliminate trade union work during in 'right to work' states. The successes of teaching time. teacher strikes in California (Los Angeles and PTUZ (Zimbabwe) continue to face military Oakland), Colorado and Virginia in protest at government interference in curriculum and its low pay, oversized classrooms, underfunding, politicisation, non payment of wages for lengthy old textbooks, a lack of support staff and high periods and the disappearance of members teacher turnover rates gave some room for following raids on villages. optimism. Unfortunately, there was insufficient The IEUA contribution was to highlight our time to properly report on and consider the hopes for the 'Change the Rules' campaign, impact of the 2018 Janus case which removed the continued operation of the ABCC, offshore the fee for bargaining services enjoyed by most detention of refugees and children, the public sector workers. unwillingness of government to close the gap Egitem Sen (Turkey) reported continued for indigenous people or the gender pay gap. harassment, attempts to ban the Union and The impact of government policy on the interference with its rights to and capacity workload of teachers with no reference to to organise. Previously more than 40,000 teachers or their unions resonated with those education workers were among 112,000 international guests where violence and sacked public servants and it was noted that oppression was not the overwhelming concern. many were never reinstated. KTOEOS (Turkish Cyprus) have experienced John Quessy significant discrimination in terms of salaries, Branch Secretary currency (valuation) and voting rights. A current

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I hope your experience understandings as to the operation has been a worthwhile and rewarding one of professional experience (practicum) and that you had the opportunity to visit many placements. places in our beautiful country. • Pay rise of 18% at the Islamic School of • The ‘Change the Rules’ campaign was Canberra following an agreement reached launched at March Council. on the evening of a scheduled one-day of • Across Australia, the IEUA stood in solidarity industrial action. with students striking for climate justice. • During June, a number of compelling • IEU welcomes Labor’s commitment to witnesses gave evidence to support the IEU’s making the largest investment in NSW history Equal Remuneration case before the Fair in early childhood education. Labor’s Work Commission. Thanks must go to Dr promised 500 million dollar package to Michael Wright for the tremendous work he prioritise early education and preschool has given to this case. education in NSW is long awaited. • Pay rises are on the way for ACT teachers. • International Women’s Day - women are still • From 1 July, all modern award rates are demanding genuine equality and an end to increased by 3% in line with the Fair Work the social divide, domestic violence and Commission’s annual minimum wage decision. sexual attacks on women were the IWD • School refuses entry to Union Organiser. In themes in many countries across the globe. what is a first for the IEU, Al Noori Islamic • Two new young Industrial Officers joined the School Greenacre refused entry to an IEU staff at our Wattle Street Office. Yuvashri Officer seeking discussions with members. Harish (Yuva) and Arthur Dowdle (Artie). We • Vale Bob Hawke AC - 1929 - 2019 ACTU hope that your stay with us is challenging and President 1969 - 1980 Prime Minister of also rewarding. Australia 1983 - 1991. • Richard Ryan was appointed as a new officer • IEU’s first Book Club launch. to the Lismore office. Welcome Richard. • Women’s forum Coffs Harbour. High levels of stress amongst principals as • NGS Super wins 2019 Best Fund Insurance work intensification, violence and making it the winner in the past three out of unsatisfactory levels of intimidation takes its five years. toll on the health and wellbeing of principals in • IEU and NSW Teachers Federation signed off both primary and secondary schools. the final agreement to remunerate teachers • The Activists Conference was once again for their professional involvement with students an outstanding success. Thanks must go enrolled in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) to Marilyn Jervis for her ongoing support • IEU members from 497 Catholic Systemic and organisation. Also thanks to Zehlendorf schools voted in support of the Unions Gregory for the huge amount of work that EA claim. goes into organising the accommodation and • IEU bargaining for new agreements at a range that the needs of all participants are met. of pathway colleges and schools over the last Many participants go on to fill roles in their few months, with major wins coming through Chapters, branches and as Council delegates. the pipelines. • World Support Staff day was celebrated in our • The Environment Conference was held over schools and in the IEU office to acknowledge two dates and catered for teachers from the the fabulous work of these amazing people. early childhood sector to secondary schools. Thank you. This year the conferences were held at a new • The Federal elections were held. venue giving participants a hands-on approach. • Fair Work Commission hearing starts for early • The second of the Climate Strike activities in childhood teachers. After nearly six years, the Sydney where tens of thousands of protesters IEU claim for early childhood teachers is finally rallied demanding action on climate change. IEUA NSW ACT | 225 • Armidale Women’s Forum held at PLC Tony Romano Ribs with Jackie, the late John Armidale. Thanks to Helen Templeton for her Zogleman and Ken Pudil, two proud men who organisation of this very successful forum. loved a good meal of ribs. Council was held over two days with a Council Congratulations to the newly elected members dinner held on the Saturday night. Debate and of the Executive for the next three years: discussions on Sunday morning always a little Libby Lockwood light on after a very enjoyable Saturday night. Amy Mead Delegates Dennis Matthews, Col McIntyre, Phoebe Craddock-Lovett Fran Hattersley always contributed actively Bruce Paine Vice President Non Systemic to discussion and questions without notice. Angela McDonald Vice President ACT The hot topic as I remember was all around maternity leave. I welcome our new leadership team, Mark Several years later we moved to the Furama Northam, Carol Matthews, Pam Smith and Liam Hotel in the Haymarket where we were bused to Griffiths and look forward to working with you and Sydney University for Council meetings. From the Executive team over the next three years. there the Great Southern Hotel was our venue I wish to thank all of the Officers for their followed by the Vibe Hotel and then to the dedication and ongoing work throughout the Mercure Hotel where we meet today. year. To the clerical staff at the IEU, thank you. John became General Secretary when Dick You keep the clock ticking and do an amazing Shearman retired in 2012 and one of the first job day in day out. tasks he had was to find a new property as the To Helen, the engine driver, where would we Day Street offices were requiring major repairs be without you. The hours that you work, the and the staff had simply outgrown the building. manner in which you treat everyone and there John had a good eye for real estate and found is nothing that can’t do or don’t know regarding an ideal property in Wattle Street Ultimo which the Union. A huge thank you. I appreciate had been an old warehouse building. Having the your professionalism and friendship and your vision to see the empty shell and the potential unflappable ability to handle any crisis with calm. of the site, adequate office space, space for Similarly, congratulations to all the re-elected meetings and courses, entertaining space and Executive members who will continue their handy to trains and buses and most importantly incredible work for the next three years. car parking spaces. It was purchased, and I would like to sincerely thank four wonderful building commenced. As a result, we now have ladies here today who are retiring from their a magnificent building which ticks all the boxes duties as members of the Executive. Marie and is a wonderful place to work. Visitors and MacTavish and Patricia Murnane have served members alike are amazed at the functionality on the Executive for a long period of time. Marie and architectural design of the building. as a Financial Officer and Patricia as a General Following, new premises were purchased in Executive member. Both have been active and Parramatta, Newcastle and more recently in dedicated members who will be greatly missed. Lismore. Louise Glase has held the position of Vice We have John to thank for the sound financial President Non Systemic and Leah Godfrey position that the IEU is in today and moving Vice President ACT over the past several years. forward. His ability to discuss and explain the They too will be missed for their contributions financial papers and budgets to Executive and enthusiasm. I thank them and wish both and Council were certainly one of his stronger Marie and Patricia well in their retirement and points. He has always kept a tight rein on the to Louise and Leah, I am confident that you will spending to meet the needs of members both remain active members in your Chapters and professionally and industrially. sub branches. Ross Conlon did not stand for During my time as President, I have always re-election and I thank him for his contributions had a very good working relationship with John during his short time on Executive. and thank him for his frank discussions, ability Now to John Quessy - where do I start and to explain complex matters in a simple and what can I say. understandable way. His door was always open Firstly, thank you for everything you have and willing to give of his time freely. achieved during your term as General Secretary/ John has represented the Union in a very Secretary. professional manner and is held in high esteem I first met John when I was a Council delegate amongst officers and officials throughout back in the 1980s and the good old Gazebo Australia and abroad. and Crest Hotels in the notorious Kings Cross. John, I wish you every good wish as you head John was teaching at St Pius X Chatswood and into a well-deserved retirement and the next was a member of the Executive. phase of your life and thank you sincerely for Fond memories of our Friday night meals at your leadership, professionalism and friendship 226 | IEUA NSW ACT over many years. May you and Magda spend valuable time with your beautiful grandchildren, restful times at the Blue Mountains and exciting times travelling with or without grandchildren.

Chris Wilkinson President

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Term 2 NSW – 27 April – 3 July ACT – 27 April – 3 July Sub Branch Meetings – 4 May – 22 May Second Council 20 June (end week 8)

Term 3 NSW – 20 July – 25 September ACT – 20 July – 25 September Sub Branch Meetings – 20 July – 7 August Third Council 15 August (end week 4)

Term 4 NSW – 12 October – 18 December ACT – 12 October – 18 December Sub Branch Meetings – 2 November – 20 November AGM 24 October (end week 2) First Council 2021 20 March 2021 Sub Branch AGMs – 8 February – 26 February 2021

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