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Need for better investment in early childhood education
Monday, 9 July 2012, 2:25 pm | NZEI
Several recent reports have strongly indicated that the most vulnerable children in New Zealand are at risk of missing out on quality early childhood education. More >>
Government needs to avoid another education botch up
Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 1:32 pm | NZEI
Government needs to avoid another education botch up The Government needs to come up with a solution over National Standards data in order to avoid another education botch up. NZEI Te Riu Roa National President Ian Leckie says he welcomes the Prime ... More >>
League Tables Will Lead to Children Missing Out - NZEI
Saturday, 30 June 2012, 2:41 pm | NZEI
League tables of primary schools would provide a false picture of student achievement and school effectiveness and lead to children missing out in the end, the primary teachers union NZEI said today. More >>
Schools advised to refer unfair information to ministry
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 3:28 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa has advised Boards of Trustees and principals not to give information about their school’s National Standards results to the news media and to refer any requests for this information back to the Ministry of Education. More >>
Schools advised to refer unfair information back to Ministry
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 3:27 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa has advised Boards of Trustees and principals not to give information about their school’s National Standards results to the news media and to refer any requests for this information back to the Ministry of Education. More >>
Government ECE targets lacking investment backing
Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 10:48 am | NZEI
26 June 2012 For Immediate Release Government ECE targets lacking investment backing The Government’s goal of lifting early childhood education rates may be thwarted by a lack of investment in the sector. NZEI Te Riu Roa says the Government should ... More >>
Education Forum Should Focus On Helping Learners Who Need It
Monday, 25 June 2012, 5:33 pm | NZEI
The education union NZEI Te Riu Roa today called on the Education Minister's newly convened education forum to focus on the real challenges to boosting success for students who are not achieving (the target group for making a difference), not on ... More >>
National league tables damaging and unfair for our children
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 5:30 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa says National League tables will have a severely damaging effect on our children’s education and will unfairly label schools and students as failing. More >>
NZEI Wants Continuing Role for Special Residential Schools
Friday, 15 June 2012, 2:41 pm | NZEI
Education union NZEI Te Riu Roa has called for a continuing role for special residential schools because of a high risk that some students will not receive the intensive service they require if the schools are closed. More >>
School Support Staff critical to student success
Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 1:10 pm | NZEI
13 June 2012 For Immediate Release School Support Staff critical to student success School support staff are the unsung heroes of the education system and need to be better recognized. School Executive Officer, Gaye Parlane says increasing demands ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa pleased Government has listened
Thursday, 7 June 2012, 3:38 pm | NZEI
7 June 2012 For Immediate Release NZEI Te Riu Roa pleased Government has listened to parents NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed the Government’s backdown over class sizes. NZEI President, Ian Leckie says he’s delighted that Government has now listened ... More >>
Charter Schools ;et off the hook on National Standards
Friday, 1 June 2012, 6:23 pm | NZEI
If the Government is making National Standards voluntary for charter schools it should give the same freedom to all other primary schools, NZEI Re Riu Roa National President, Ian Leckie said today. More >>
Education Sector unites to fight increased class sizes
Friday, 1 June 2012, 10:14 am | NZEI
Education sector leadership groups are meeting on Tuesday to co-ordinate action following the Government’s refusal to reconsider its decision to increase class sizes. More >>
Government Class Size Policy in Tatters
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 4:20 pm | NZEI
The Government’s announcement that it will cap teacher cuts at a maximum of two per school is an admission that its policy of increasing class sizes is in tatters, says NZEI Te Riu Roa National President Ian Leckie. More >>
Government backtrack doesn’t address education blunder
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 10:24 am | NZEI
The moves by the government to soften the effect its Budget policies will have on the country’s intermediate schools do not appear to go far enough to reverse the damage threatening to undermine our public education system. More >>
Teachers to launch urgent claim on class size
Monday, 28 May 2012, 10:10 am | NZEI
Principals and teachers to launch urgent claim on class size to protect children’s learning More >>
ForNZEI Welcomes Quality Recommendations for Under-5s
Friday, 25 May 2012, 3:58 pm | NZEI
May 25 ForNZEI Welcomes Recommendations to Improve Quality for Under-5s The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed recommendations made to the Government from two advisory groups about ways to improve the quality of early childhood education, ... More >>
Budget confirms lack of investment in children
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 4:07 pm | NZEI
For the first time in decades, New Zealand children will be faced with bigger class sizes and a freeze on the number of teachers being employed. More >>
Class size increases: Myths versus Facts
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 12:36 pm | NZEI
MINISTER SAYS: “Actually what we've had is a fivefold increase in the number of teachers while we've only had a 2% increase in students [over the past ten years]." FACT: In 2002 there were 46585 primary and secondary teachers. In 2011 there were ... More >>
Technology music and art on the way out
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 12:11 pm | NZEI
Intermediate schools around the country are reeling at how the new teacher-student ratios will hit them following the government’s decision to increase class sizes. More >>
