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SIGNIFICANT PAY AND CONDITIONS BOOST FOR VICTORIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD STAFF
The Australian Education Union (AEU) Victorian Branch has reached in-principle agreements with the state government on pay and conditions for public school staff and endorsed an offer for early childhood staff.
Under the in-principle schools agreement, pay for school teachers, assistant principals and principals would increase by between 28.3% and 32.4% over four years.
This means an experienced teacher’s pay will increase from the current $118,063 to $151,419 by 2029, including a $15,393 boost this year to take them ahead of NSW teachers. An early career teacher would have a pay increase of $12,343 by October 2026, bringing them into line with their counterparts in NSW, with further increases in subsequent years.
Range 2 education support staff in schools, which includes classroom support, administrative staff, and those supporting students with disability, would receive a minimum pay increase of 29.8% over four years. Range 3 education support staff will receive a minimum of 29.29% over the same period.
The in-principle schools agreement also includes four professional practice days for teachers and education support staff so that important planning and preparation can be undertaken to further support student learning and wellbeing.
Early childhood teachers will receive the same percentage salary outcomes as school teachers.
Pay for early childhood educators will increase by 39.1% on average over four years.
Both agreements also include important measures to address workloads and ensure teachers, education support staff, early childhood educators, principals and other education leaders have more time to complete their work.
AEU Victorian Branch President Justin Mullaly said the in-principle agreements reflect the immense value of the work of AEU members.
“These are really significant improvements in the pay and conditions of public school and kindergarten staff, won through the campaigning of AEU members,” Mr Mullaly said
“Our members are working hard every day in Victorian public schools and kindergartens.
Everyone knows what a difference well-supported school and kindergarten staff can make in the lives of children and young people – and conversely, how education can suffer when staff aren’t supported.
“This is a win for teachers, educators, principals and education support staff, but it’s also a win for all Victorians. Nationally competitive pay and measures to tackle overwork and burnout will help keep experienced educators in the sector and attract the next generation.”
AEU Victoria Vice President Early Childhood, Cara Nightingale, said: “Bringing kindergarten teachers’ pay into line with that of school teachers ’– who have done the same years of study – recognises the value of their work and will help attract the workforce needed to make Victoria’s free kindergarten ambition a reality.
“The near-40% pay increase for early childhood educators is also an historic achievement for a female-dominated profession that has been undervalued for too long.”
The school and early childhood agreements were endorsed in-principle by elected councils of 120 school staff and 40 early childhood teachers and educators, respectively. They will now go to the wider AEU membership for their consideration.
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