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Schools bullied into compliance on National Standards
Friday, 1 July 2011, 12:11 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says there are hundreds of schools which have no confidence in National Standards but have been bullied into nominal compliance. More >>
Education Minister challenged to listen to her own advice
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 1:57 pm | NZEI
30th June 2011 For Immediate Release Education Minister challenged to listen to her own advice and review National Standards The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is challenging the Education Minister to listen to her own advisory group and agree ... More >>
Deadline for “School is Cool” competition extended
Monday, 27 June 2011, 1:33 pm | NZEI
Due to popular demand and a request from principals, the deadline for Education Aotearoa’s School Is Cool competition has been extended two weeks until July 15. More >>
Ammunition in the fight against gender pay discrimination
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 3:21 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming proposed changes to the Equal Pay Act, saying it will give thousands of low paid women some welcome ammunition in the fight for pay and employment equity. More >>
Government steps up National Standards bullying
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 2:52 pm | NZEI
The government is stepping up its bullying of schools as it tries to force them to comply with National Standards, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. Many schools have received a letter from the Ministry of Education invoking legislation ... More >>
Targeted ECE projects welcome but cuts cancel out benefits
Thursday, 16 June 2011, 4:10 pm | NZEI
The government continues to mask the effects of its cuts to early childhood education and mislead the public about how much it is investing,” says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Teachers and parents urged to have their say on ECE future
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 3:31 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is urging teachers and parents to have their say on a report which is likely to serve as the government’s blueprint for the future of early childhood education. More >>
Time to recognise those who support teaching and learning
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 11:35 am | NZEI
Pink balloons, flouro t-shirts, candles, cakes, forums, lunches, dinners, and MP visits will all feature as schools and communities celebrate Support Staff Day this Wednesday (15th June). More >>
Te reo training must be backed up with solid resourcing
Friday, 10 June 2011, 11:59 am | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says teachers will need effective resources and ongoing professional development to make compulsory te reo training count. More >>
Government can’t ignore its own advice on early childhood
Thursday, 2 June 2011, 3:10 pm | NZEI
The government can no longer argue against more investment in early childhood education when the Prime Minister’s own advisor says it is critical to how children develop later in life, according to the education sector union NZEI TE Riu Roa. More >>
Market rates will drive down quality education for young
Thursday, 2 June 2011, 3:09 pm | NZEI
A proposal to introduce market-driven pay rates in early childhood would drive down quality education for children and hark back to the failed employment policies of the 1990s, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Nationwide on-line “School is Cool” art competition
Thursday, 2 June 2011, 12:21 pm | NZEI
One of New Zealand’s largest on-line art competitions, School Is Cool, has been launched to showcase artwork from children in early childhood centres and and primary schools across the country. More >>
U-turn urged on early childhood education
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 3:16 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the report by the Early Childhood Taskforce confirms that the government is on the wrong track with its early childhood education policy and an immediate u-turn is needed. The Taskforce was set up by the ... More >>
Increased retirement contributions concern NZEI
Friday, 27 May 2011, 1:10 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI TE Riu Roa is calling on the government to come clean about how increased employer contributions to Kiwisaver and other retirement schemes will be funded for the education sector. “We are concerned that if the funding ... More >>
Pay Settlement Reached for Area School Teachers
Friday, 27 May 2011, 12:47 pm | NZEI
After a long period of negotiations, a pay settlement has been reached for the country’s area school teachers. It involves teachers in more than 90 area schools which cater to students through from Year 1 to 13. These schools are often of special character ... More >>
Government hoodwinking parents over early childhood funding
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 11:16 am | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is warning parents may face more fee increases with many early childhood services effectively taking another hit from this year’s Budget. More >>
Critical links between breakfast-in-schools and achievement
Monday, 23 May 2011, 1:12 pm | NZEI
The loss of a crucial breakfast-in-schools programme raises serious questions about the government’s priorities for education and social spending, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Sugar-coated education budget with a rotten core
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 4:24 pm | NZEI
The government has delivered a sugar-coated budget for education which has some a rotten core, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. After cutting more than $400 million out of early childhood in last year’s Budget the government ... More >>
Early Childhood Needs Same Funding Guarantee as Schools
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 4:19 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says it’s pleasing to see the government responding to the needs of Christchurch schools, but is asking whether early childhood centres will get the same funding guarantees. More >>
Hikoi highlights problems with community consultation
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 11:33 am | NZEI
A hikoi to save a Bay of Plenty school from closure highlights problems with the consultation process between the Minister and local communities, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
