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Education Budget 2018: Fixing the damage of the past
Friday, 11 May 2018, 10:59 am | NZEI
Education Budget 2018: Fixing the damage of the past, building the foundations for the future More >>
Educators join national movement for pay equity on May 5
Tuesday, 1 May 2018, 1:06 pm | NZEI
Educators all over the country are joining a growing movement for action on pay equity and equality for women, with Fair's Fair Mana Taurite events on May 5. More >>
Survey shows strong public support for big teacher pay rise
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 10:33 am | NZEI
New research shows strong public support for more Government spending on public education, including a significant pay rise for teachers and more support for children with additional learning needs. More >>
Kiwi children will benefit from ECE plan
Thursday, 5 April 2018, 4:19 pm | NZEI
Kiwi children will benefit from ECE plan 5 April 2018 Our youngest Kiwis will benefit from a completely fresh look at the Early Childhood Education sector. More >>
Bartlett recognition bodes well for pay justice for women
Friday, 23 February 2018, 12:16 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa says that Kristine Bartlett is a deserved winner of the New Zealander of the Year award for her tireless work for women and pay equity. More >>
Workload, mentoring, pay: new educators call for action
Monday, 19 February 2018, 4:50 pm | NZEI
It's time for the new Labour-led Government to prioritise better support for new teachers if the teacher shortage crisis is to be averted, a national hui of New Educators said at the weekend. More >>
Educators welcome child poverty reduction measures
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 4:47 pm | NZEI
Changes announced today by the Government on how it will monitor and reduce child poverty have been welcomed by educators around the country. More >>
Children are the focus in new post-National Standards era
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 3:28 pm | NZEI
Primary principals and teachers look forward to a fresh start this year using robust and well-regarded assessment tools, instead of shonky National Standards. More >>
Children will benefit from employment law changes
Thursday, 25 January 2018, 3:46 pm | NZEI
Changes to employment legislation announced today is good news for children and educators. More >>
Package to ease teacher shortage is just the start
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 11:10 am | NZEI
Educators have welcomed the government’s $9.5 million package to address the teacher shortage but say much more needs to be done to attract and keep teachers in the profession. More >>
Children the winners as National Standards are dumped
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 1:05 pm | NZEI
Primary principals and teachers say children are the real winners now that National Standards have been officially dumped. More >>
Principals forced to slash teacher aide hours
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 8:03 am | NZEI
An NZEI Te Riu Roa survey of 622 primary and intermediate school principals has found that 44% plan to cut teacher aide hours to meet budget in 2018, while 14% expect to be short of teachers and another 20% are not sure whether they will fill all roles. More >>
NZEI Welcomes Reports On Teacher Training
Friday, 8 December 2017, 11:12 am | NZEI
All beginning teachers should get the right support to be the best teacher that they can be, NZEI Te Riu Roa says. More >>
Reading results show damage caused by National Standards
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 9:47 am | NZEI
New Zealand students dropped noticeably in their reading ability following the introduction of National Standards, according to results in an international report released today. More >>
ERO Report Shows Value of Time to Lead, Teach And Learn
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 10:14 am | NZEI
A new ERO report has shown how much more students can achieve when teachers are freed to teach and are given professional development to enhance their skills. More >>
Leading Māori educators at Symposium
Monday, 27 November 2017, 10:18 am | NZEI
A groundbreaking symposium today brings to the Wellington stage the unique, innovative, creative and exciting things happening in indigenous education in Aotearoa. More >>
Educators join call to free NZ children of poverty
Friday, 24 November 2017, 8:44 am | NZEI
Educators are calling for urgent cross-party talks to finally rid New Zealand of poverty among our children, saying the impact of deprivation on education is robbing generations of children of their potential. More >>
Educators ask for funding to settle pay equity claims
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 2:18 pm | NZEI
Educators working in schools and early childhood services are welcoming the new Government's commitment to ending the gender pay gap for women and are asking that Budget 2018 includes money to speedily settle their pay equity claims. More >>
ECE teachers welcome increase to paid parental leave
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 10:54 am | NZEI
Early childhood educators believe the increase in paid parental leave will be great for babies and their parents, and say the next step must be to improve the quality of early childhood education. More >>
Parents set to get better information on children's learning
Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 5:15 pm | NZEI
Parents will have better information about their children's learning following Government assurances today that schools will be required to report on the full curriculum - not just children's results in the three National Standards subjects, says NZEI Te ... More >>