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Teachers lack confidence in Teachers Council restructure
Friday, 1 November 2013, 3:00 pm | NZEI
The Education Minister has thrown the baby out with the bath water in her restructure of the Teachers Council. NZEI Te Riu Roa National Secretary Paul Goulter said there was no evidence to support many of the changes that had been made and none to support ... More >>
Education consultation group masks real Government agenda
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 5:41 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is concerned that the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata is using an education sector consultation group as a soft front while the Government continues to pursue its real agenda for education behind the scenes. More >>
Novopay bugs continue despite focus shift
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 3:39 pm | NZEI
Novopay is still a mess despite the all the effort and resources that have been thrown at the flawed payroll system. More >>
Christchurch education plan driven by ideology
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 1:00 pm | NZEI
Census figures showing that more than half the communities in Christchurch facing school closures have grown in population is further evidence that the government’s plans are based on ideology, not what’s best for children and communities. More >>
Early childhood education hui to showcase quality learning
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 12:11 pm | NZEI
Ensuring continued high quality early childhood education in the face of government cuts to the sector will be the focus of a two-day hui in Auckland. More >>
Report shows further evidence of National Standards failure
Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 3:34 pm | NZEI
Suggested changes to the reporting of National Standards by a Government advisory group show that the Government has been reduced to “spin” in order to fix the unfixable. More >>
Court ruling on Phillipstown School overturns injustice
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 3:11 pm | NZEI
The High Court today confirmed what the Phillipstown School community already knew – Hekia Parata’s decision to close the school lacked consultation and was unlawful. NZEI Te Riu Roa President Judith Nowotarski said the ruling was a win for democracy ... More >>
World Teachers’ Day celebrations begin in Aotearoa
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 12:36 pm | NZEI
The global celebrations for World Teachers’ Day (5 October) will begin at dawn with a ceremony and powhiri in Gisborne – the first place in the world to see the sun. More >>
NZEI supports properly funded early childhood education
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 3:20 pm | NZEI
Teachers and school support staff have overwhelmingly endorsed the call for the Government to properly fund the early childhood education sector. The call came at the NZEI Te Riu Roa Annual Meeting being held in Rotorua this week. More >>
NZEI welcomes opposition education policy direction
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 11:59 am | NZEI
Charter schools and National Standards will be gone next year if Labour and its likely support parties win the next election. More >>
More cash needed for charter school money pit
Friday, 27 September 2013, 4:12 pm | NZEI
The bottomless money pit of the charter schools experiment has been exposed, with government documents showing that the initial $19 million to set up five charter schools may not be enough. More >>
School property management needs to fit learning needs
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 4:34 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa says it is important that any changes to the way school property is managed is based around learning and community needs. More >>
Educators shocked at Government takeover threat
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 11:57 am | NZEI
A visiting education expert says the Government’s threat to take over schools where students do not pass National Standards would be disastrous for education. More >>
Alarm at speed of School Journal privatisation
Monday, 23 September 2013, 5:04 pm | NZEI
There is growing alarm at the speed at which the government is moving to privatise the School Journal. Today is the deadline for private publishers to declare an interest in bidding for the publication – just three weeks since the government announced ... More >>
Charter schools a costly diversion from supporting success
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 2:41 pm | NZEI
The Government’s charter school policy is another expensive National-ACT educational experiment diverting resources and energy from supporting quality teaching and learning in all schools More >>
Minister shows contempt for Christchurch teachers and staff
Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 5:13 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa says the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata has shown a total disregard for teachers and school support staff in today’s announcement confirming the closure of four schools in Christchurch. More >>
Charter school delays show need to scrap experiment
Monday, 9 September 2013, 11:51 am | NZEI
Further embarrassing delays around the Government’s charter school timetable show that the scheme has run into problems. More >>
Novopay’s ‘silent’ $100,000 weekly cost to schools
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 2:22 pm | NZEI
Novopay is costing the country’s schools an extra $100,000 per week in extra administration costs, according to an NZEI Te Riu Roa survey. It’s been exactly a year since the beleaguered payroll system was introduced and schools now say that it has had a big ... More >>
Govt strikes another blow against quality public education
Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 4:14 pm | NZEI
The Government is continuing its disastrous and unfair education policies with today’s release of further ropey and misguided National Standards data. More >>
Expert to grade assessment tool
Friday, 23 August 2013, 12:34 pm | NZEI
Leading educational researcher and academic Lester Flockton will meet with Auckland school principals next week to give his appraisal of the Education Ministry’s new assessment tool. Mr Flockton, who has been honoured for his services to education, ... More >>
