School Assistant Competency Barrier
School Assistants need to progress through the Competency Barrier to progress up the pay scale. Click here to read more, and then talk to you Principal and Busines Manager.
Learning support assistants on fast-track to becoming qualified teachers
Some universities are making it easier for school assistants to transition into teaching.
Introducing the AEU’s school assistant reps
Get to know the AEU’s school assistant organiser Ingrid Bean and Branch Executive representative Jane McInally.
School Assistants can boost a student’s learning by an average of four months
School Assistants can provide a large positive impact on student outcomes, however, how they are deployed is key.
How teaching assistants can give a boost to struggling pupils
Teaching assistants can help children improve literacy and numeracy skills if they work in small groups with specific pupils known to have low attainment levels, new reports indicate.
The lessons school staff think schools need to learn from the pandemic
The impact school closures had on the education, health and wellbeing of pupils and school staff and the challenges that emerged when schools reopened.
AEU ACT School Assistants Network
The School Assistant Network provides our school assistant members with an opportunity to learn more about their rights and conditions at work, discuss collective ways to resolve common issues in the workplace and work together to make change.