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Government needs to listen to concerns over class sizes
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 6:16 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa says the government needs to heed the call of Federated Farmers which has come out today against the decision to increase class sizes. More >>
Performance Pay Could Cut Teacher Salaries
Sunday, 20 May 2012, 2:33 pm | NZEI
The Minister of Education's refusal to say how much extra top teachers would earn under a performance pay system raises questions about whether the government's real agenda is to cut the teacher wage bill rather than boost teacher quality. More >>
Forum on the government’s Charter Schools proposal
Friday, 18 May 2012, 2:19 pm | NZEI
Senior education academics, representatives of the education sector and the Chair of the NZ Model of Charter Schools Working Group, Catherine Isaac will be speaking at a forum on charter schools in Auckland on Monday. More >>
OECD Report highly critical of performance pay for teachers
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 1:06 pm | NZEI
The education sector union, NZEI Te Riu Roa says a recently released OECD report on performance pay for teachers has raised serious concerns about how performance-based pay impacts on the quality of teaching. More >>
Massey Decision – a Case of the Tail Wagging the Dog
Sunday, 13 May 2012, 5:29 pm | NZEI
Massey University is putting its own financial needs ahead of the needs of the education sector following its decision to scrap all undergraduate teacher education. More >>
Quality Education needs to be key focus in Christchurch
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 6:14 pm | NZEI
The NZEI Re Riu Roa says ensuring the delivery of quality education needs to be the priority in any reshaping of Christchurch’s education sector. More >>
Ministry should acknowledge its role in unfair League Tables
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 4:14 pm | NZEI
The publication of school performance data based on national standards is both unfair and reckless, says NZEI Te Riu Roa National President Ian Leckie. More >>
Science squeezed out by focus on national standards
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 6:18 pm | NZEI
The education sector union, NZEI Te Riu Roa says it’s not surprising that less than a third of schools have been found to have effective science programmes for Year 5 to 8 students. More >>
Strong Support for Compulsory Teaching of Maori in Schools
Monday, 30 April 2012, 3:45 pm | NZEI
The education sector union, NZEI Te Riu Roa strongly supports the call for compulsory teaching of Maori in New Zealand schools. More >>
Smaller classes could solve teacher oversupply
Monday, 23 April 2012, 1:12 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says smaller class sizes could provide a solution to what appears to be a teacher oversupply situation. More >>
Research debunks government’s charter schools arguments
Monday, 16 April 2012, 1:06 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming New Zealand-based research which clearly debunks government claims that charter schools will help disadvantaged students and raise achievement levels. More >>
Shutting down debate on paid parental leave short-sighted
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 1:59 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says extending paid parental leave would be a meaningful way to invest in children and families, and government attempts to shut down debate on the issue is short-sighted. More >>
NZ should skip failed performance pay agenda for education
Monday, 26 March 2012, 4:00 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says principals and teachers oppose performance pay linked to student achievement outcomes because evidence shows this has a negative impact on quality teaching and children’s learning. More >>
Treasury should stick to its knitting
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 5:11 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is asking why Treasury is trying to call the shots in education and says it needs to stick to its knitting. Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf is singling out student achievement and teacher quality and performance ... More >>
Study of National Standards shows compliance in name only
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 6:04 pm | NZEI
The first detailed research into National Standards shows there is a wide variation in how schools are approaching the National Standards and suggests most schools are complying in name only. More >>
Minister’s babysitting suggestions belong back in the ark
Monday, 12 March 2012, 4:16 pm | NZEI
12th March 2012 For Immediate Release Minister’s babysitting suggestions belong back in the ark Suggestions from the Minister of Social Development that babysitting clubs could be set up to look after the children of beneficiaries, show a complete ... More >>
Women’s Day should highlight shameful pay equity
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 8:04 pm | NZEI
8th March 2012 For Immediate Release International Women’s Day should highlight shameful pay equity record The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says International Women’s Day is a good time to highlight the government’s shameful record on pay ... More >>
Ask what schools really think about National Standards
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 2:47 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says it’s a shame the Education Review Office doesn’t report on what schools really think of National Standards, because it would paint a very different picture. More >>
Close Watch On Outcome Of Ministerial Inquiry
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 5:03 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says all schools and early childhood centres will be waiting with interest on the results of a ministerial inquiry into the employment of a convicted sex offender in education, to see if there are lessons to be learned. ... More >>
All policy must pass the “Is it good for children?” test
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 10:18 am | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says all government decision-making and policy should be subject to the “is it good for children?” test. NZEI’s submission to the Green Paper on Vulnerable Children calls on the government to consider the ... More >>
