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Novopay bugs continue to dog pay system
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 3:55 pm | NZEI
The Novopay system continues to fail hardworking school support staff, teachers and principals, NZEI National Secretary Paul Goulter said today. The year’s second pay cycle this week left 350 principals underpaid a career step allowance along with ... More >>
Boost for kindergarten teacher leadership approved
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 12:24 pm | NZEI
Kindergarten teachers have overwhelmingly endorsed a settlement that contains a $2000 leadership allowance for head teachers and ensures kindergarten teachers retain parity with their primary colleagues. More than 98% of teachers voting approved of ... More >>
Green Party proposals will make big difference for children
Sunday, 26 January 2014, 1:46 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa says it welcomes the Green Party’s proposals to tackle the impact of growing inequality on children’s education. More >>
Use of National Standards to select "top teachers"
Friday, 24 January 2014, 6:04 pm | NZEI
Reports today that National Standards will be used as the benchmark to select and review the performance of an elite group of expert teachers and principals has appalled educators. More >>
Plan to establish elite teachers ignores biggest hurdles
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 4:35 pm | NZEI
New plan to establish elite teachers ignores biggest hurdle to student success Creating a new elite group of “change principals” and “expert teachers” misses the biggest reason children do not succeed at school - New Zealand's high rate of child ... More >>
Greater equity vital for improving children’s learning
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 5:16 pm | NZEI
Greater equity vital for improving children’s learning Reversing the growing equity gap is vital if the government wants to improve student learning. NZEI Te Riu Roa National President Judith Nowotarski says this is a view shared by many international ... More >>
Teaching conference focuses on equity and accountability
Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 4:37 pm | NZEI
Teaching conference focuses on equity and accountability Equity, genuine accountability in education and the disconnection between educational research and government policy will be key themes at a major primary teaching conference in Wellington this week. ... More >>
NZEI welcomes government’s U-turn on paid parental leave
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 10:25 am | NZEI
A back-down by the Government from earlier threats to veto Labour MP Sue Moroney’s bill to extend paid parental leave bill is welcome pre-Christmas news for thousands of New Zealand families, says NZEI Te Riu Roa National President Judith Nowotarski. More >>
Child poverty findings, educational achievement linked
Monday, 9 December 2013, 2:29 pm | NZEI
The government needs to stop ignoring child poverty if it wants to improve educational achievement. More >>
Kindergarten teachers launch Green Day of Action
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 4:59 pm | NZEI
A rally outside the Education Minister’s Porirua office early tomorrow morning will launch a nationwide Green Day of Action, as kindergarten teachers raise awareness about the impact of ongoing cuts to funding. More >>
PISA findings another indication of Govt education failure
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 4:10 pm | NZEI
New Zealand will continue to plunge in student achievement results if the government continues its failed education policies, says NZEI National President Judith Nowotarski. More >>
OECD findings point to major failure of education policies
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 9:37 am | NZEI
The big drop in New Zealand’s student achievement in recent years is a direct result of a failure of this government’s education, economic and social policies, says NZEI Te Riu Roa National President Judith Nowotarski. More >>
Principals and Teachers slam National Standards
Friday, 29 November 2013, 9:04 am | NZEI
To cap off a dire week for National Standards, new research has shown that three years on, teachers and principals have a very negative view of the controversial system. More >>
Lack of support for science teaching - decline in confidence
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 5:35 pm | NZEI
An extra three million dollars to support primary school science teachers is an acknowledgement that science teaching has been starved of resource since the government scrapped the school science advisors four years ago, says NZEI Te Riu Roa National President, ... More >>
Second round of charter schools exposes Government’s agenda
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 7:39 pm | NZEI
The Government’s announcement of a second round of charter school applications has exposed its agenda to establish as many charter schools as possible, as quickly as possible. More >>
Hungry kids need food in schools
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 5:21 pm | NZEI
About 100 children will be fed breakfast in front of Parliament House tomorrow (Wednesday morning), as Mana promotes the first reading of its Feed the Kids Bill, supported by more than 25 organisations including NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
NZEI welcomes review of school interventions
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 5:21 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa says it welcomes the Minister of Education’s announcement that there is to be a review of the way commissioners and limited statutory managers operate within schools. More >>
NZEI calls for independent inquiry into school interventions
Monday, 11 November 2013, 12:05 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling for an independent inquiry into interventions in schools in the form of commissioners and limited statutory managers appointed by the Ministry of Education. More >>
Pre-schoolers need quality education, not just quantity
Thursday, 7 November 2013, 5:40 pm | NZEI
Today’s announcement of increased enrolments in early childhood education is good news, but teachers are frustrated that quality is taking a backseat to participation and the Education Minister is saying one thing and doing another. More >>
Phillipstown School back in the firing line
Friday, 1 November 2013, 3:48 pm | NZEI
It is a huge disappointment and absolutely no surprise that the Education Minister is resuming her attempt to shut down Phillipstown School in Christchurch. More >>
