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NZEI Te Riu Roa: Budget Education Spending A Missed Opportunity To Address Inequities For Tamariki And Educators
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 4:18 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa says more must be done to address decades of underspending that have compounded the impacts of inequality on tamariki and people working in education. Key education spending in the Budget includes over $630m toward new classrooms and ... More >>
Education Union Welcomes Improved Sick Leave Entitlements
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 12:02 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming last night's law change improving sick leave, increasing the minimum legal entitlement to ten days. The union says that the issue of sick leave is important across the education sector, but particularly in early childhood ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Welcomes Pay Parity Progress
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 12:01 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa are welcoming a pre-Budget announcement today that commits a further $170m toward increasing pay in the sector. Currently, ECE teachers earn as much as $17,000 per year less than their kindergarten peers with the same qualifications ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Launches New Learning Support Campaign Ngā Aukaha All In For Tamariki
Monday, 10 May 2021, 3:12 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa has launched a new campaign that spans not only their membership but parents and advocates too, to fix Aotearoa’s learning support system. Ngā Aukaha All in for Tamariki will campaign on issues of funding and access to learning ... More >>
Pasifika Education Leaders Come Together For National Pasifika Fono
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 9:28 am | NZEI
Pasifika educators are meeting in Ōtautahi Christchurch today and tomorrow to consider how our education system could be redesigned to be more responsive to Pasifika learners. Held by the country's largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, the national Pasifika ... More >>
Educators' Union Supports Tamariki Striking For Climate Action
Friday, 9 April 2021, 11:27 am | NZEI
The country's largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, is backing the school students striking for climate action across the country today. NZEI Te Riu Roa President Liam Rutherford says the organisation "fully supports tamariki and educators who ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Votes To Oppose Streaming
Friday, 12 March 2021, 1:23 pm | NZEI
The leadership of the country’s largest education union have voted today to formally oppose streaming in schools. The NZEI Te Riu Roa National Executive and Te Reo Areare, its Miro Māori Council, adopted the position at the organisation’s meeting in ... More >>
Kiwi Response Needed To Address Dropping International Student Rankings
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 11:07 am | NZEI
In response to our declining ranking in international maths and science tests, New Zealand educators say we should be focusing on the gap in achievement between Pasifika and Māori and Pakeha students, rather than measuring the difference between us and ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Welcomes Government's Wellbeing Announcement For Educators
Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 1:35 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming the Government’s commitment of additional counselling and advice services for educators in early learning services and schools, especially in the current Covid environment. NZEI Te Riu Roa President, Liam Rutherford, says ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Welcomes Labour Promise To Provide Mental Health Support To Students
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 3:39 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa says Labour's promise to provide mental health support in primary and intermediate schools would deliver a much-needed resource for both children and teachers, especially given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. If re-elected, Labour's ... More >>
Early Childhood Teachers Celebrate Labour’s Pay Parity Commitment
Tuesday, 15 September 2020, 10:50 am | NZEI
Early childhood education (ECE) teachers across the country are celebrating this morning following a $600m commitment by the Labour Party to move towards pay parity for qualified teachers if re-elected. NZEI Te Riu Roa says the policy commitment ... More >>
National's Education Policy - The Good,bad And Ugly
Monday, 14 September 2020, 3:48 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming some of the National Party's newly-announced education policy, but President Liam Rutherford says the plans needs to be considered in light of their actions during nine years in Government. "Plans to reduce class sizes ... More >>
Alarming Rise In ECE Complaints Highlights Under-resourcing Of Sector
Thursday, 10 September 2020, 12:01 pm | NZEI
The Ministry of Education's data on complaints and incidents in early childhood education services, released this week, shows an alarming increase since 2013. The number of complaints between 2013 and 2019 increased 69% (246 in 2013 to 415 in 2019) ... More >>
National Party’s Recycled Employment Policies Are Stale And Mean – NZEI Te Riu Roa
Friday, 28 August 2020, 10:38 am | NZEI
The National Party’s recycled policy of scrapping and reinstating 90 days trials are stale and mean, NZEI Te Riu Roa says. NZEI Te Riu Roa President Liam Rutherford says such policies have a negative impact on people’s right to decent working conditions ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Welcomes Funding Boost For Schools In Wake Of COVID-19
Monday, 10 August 2020, 2:53 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes the Government’s announcement of $38 million towards COVID-19 related costs for schools. NZEI Te Riu Roa President Liam Rutherford says the funding for costs such as hand sanitiser and extra relief teacher hours, will ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Welcomes Action Plan For Pacific Education
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 9:30 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed the launch of a new Government action plan to support the learning and aspirations of Pacific learners and their families. Sose Annandale, Principal of Russell School in Porirua, was especially pleased to see the expansion ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Welcomes Funding For Students And Education Workforce After COVID-19 Lockdown
Friday, 3 July 2020, 11:30 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming the Government’s funding announcement to support schools and early learning services as they face lower attendance rates after the Covid-19 lockdown. NZEI Te Riu Roa President, Liam Rutherford, says the $52m fund, ... More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Concerned By Growing Number Of Teachers Feeling Unsafe In The Classroom
Friday, 26 June 2020, 9:11 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is concerned at the growing number of primary teachers who feel unsafe in their classroom. The survey from NZCER shows 24% of primary teachers occasionally felt unsafe in their classroom, up from 12% in 2016. NZEI Te Riu Roa President, Liam ... More >>
Pay Equity Claims Processes Kick Off For Admin Staff In Schools And Kaiārahi I Te Reo
Friday, 19 June 2020, 8:43 am | NZEI
School administration staff and kaiārahi i te reo took a step closer to pay equity today with the signing of terms of reference for two pay equity claims between NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Ministry of Education. The signing of the terms of reference kick ... More >>
Much To Celebrate In Support Staff Week 2020
Monday, 8 June 2020, 2:11 pm | NZEI
Thousands of school teacher aides have already attended NZEI Te Riu Roa webinars explaining the proposed details of their historic pay equity settlement , as Support Staff Week 2020 launches around the country today. With the week's theme of Celebrating ... More >>
