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Teachers reveal the increasing workload pressures they face after the ABC asks why so many of them are leaving education.

Teachers call on the federal government to urgently fast-track Covid-19 vaccinations for educators as the Delta variation ravages Victorian schools.

The over-representation of school staff in the latest outbreak underscores the urgent need for vaccination of our education workforce.

From the campaign for teacher vaccinations to ‘gamifying’ the classroom, here is the best education and union reading of the week gathered for your convenience.

Teachers, Educators and Education Support Staff struggling to get access to vaccination has left schools and early learning centres unsafe, and society without a clear path out of the Covid-19 mess, three major education unions said today.

After months of campaigning from unions, some Sydney teachers have finally been recognised as frontline workers in need of urgent vaccination.

The Yirrkala school 900 km east of Darwin uses a "both ways" approach, where a child's first language is taught alongside English, combining classroom teaching with input from elders on traditional lands.

A survey of 23,000 Victorian school staff, students and parents says independent schools fared reasonably well during 2020's mandatory lockdowns, but it highlighted the difficulties of remote learning, particularly for those in Year 12.

The IEU wants schools to provide paid leave during the school day so education staff can get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Teachers have plenty to read. But for those yet to join their union, the following testimonials should go to the top of the pile. Take heed of your peers and colleagues: you need experts on your side when the going gets tough.

The Industrial Relations Omnibus Bill sounds tame enough, but it has shockingly anti-worker provisions that threaten the employment security of millions of Australians.

The IEU is amongst unions pushing for education workers to be prioritised on the vaccination list, saying they are in 'essential high-contact workplaces'.

The pandemic has created an opportunity for teachers to try technology straight out of a sci-fi movie. With mixed results.

Can employers demand employees get vaccinated? In January, the ACTU saw the dangers of a ‘divisive public debate’ about whether vaccination should be compulsory in some workplaces.

At the outset of the pandemic, it was drummed into us to social distance and wash our hands thoroughly. We were obsessed with not touching things which could be infectious or avoiding touching our face after we touched things.