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Research into the Impact of National Standards in Schools
Friday, 11 March 2011, 2:18 pm | NZEI
The impact of the government’s controversial National Standards in schools is to be studied as part of a three year project involving some of the world’s leading educational researchers. The ‘Research, Analysis and Insight into National Standards’ ... More >>
Additional education funding will give much needed certainty
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 1:35 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says additional government funding to schools and early childhood services in Christchurch will give staff some certainty as they go about reopening and getting children back into their routines. More >>
Moves towards Supermarket-style Early Childhood Education
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 12:26 pm | NZEI
Moves towards Supermarket-style Early Childhood Education Moves to allow dramatic increases in the size of early childhood services could lead to supermarket-style early childhood education, according to the education sector union, NZEI Te Riu Roa. ... More >>
School Support Staff Prepare for Fresh Pay Negotiations
Monday, 28 February 2011, 4:29 pm | NZEI
Thousands of school support staff will be attending paid union meetings over the next two weeks to consider a pay claim aimed at delivering a fair deal for the work they do. More >>
Teachers Urged to Stay Away from Quake-Affected Buildings
Sunday, 27 February 2011, 1:19 pm | NZEI
Principals and Teachers Urged to Stay Away from Quake-Affected Buildings The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says school and early childhood staff must listen to Civil Defence advice and keep away from quake-affected buildings and classrooms. ... More >>
Blunt Welfare Reform Will Put Children At Risk
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 4:19 pm | NZEI
22 February 2011 For Immediate Release Blunt Welfare Reform Will Put Children At Risk The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is warning that young children will be the ultimate losers from blunt welfare reform which forces sole parents back into ... More >>
Frustration and disappointment leads to withdrawal from NSG
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 2:28 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa has withdrawn from the government’s National Standards Sector Advisory Group out of frustration and disappointment with the group’s failure to address the real problems with National Standards and their ... More >>
Government Record on Pay Equity Deserves a Bagging
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 9:35 am | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the government should use Red Bag Day today to commit to improving wages for low paid women workers and turn around its shameful record on pay and employment equity. Red Bag Day was established in ... More >>
Government Confidence in National Standards Falters
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 10:43 am | NZEI
The Prime Minister’s admission that there are problems with National Standards is a significant victory for the thousands of parents, teachers, principals and academics who have expressed deep concerns, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. ... More >>
Teacher Competency Concerns Misplaced
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 11:09 am | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says maintaining high professional standards is in the interests of all teachers and students, and the number of teachers being referred to the Teachers Council for competency issues is very low. Of the 95,000 ... More >>
Skewed Govt Priorities Take Their Toll on Children/Families
Friday, 11 February 2011, 11:12 am | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the latest social progress report shows skewed government priorities are taking their toll on our most vulnerable children, and it predicts the outlook will only get bleaker. The Salvation Army’s latest ... More >>
Government Sticks With Failed Education Policy
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 4:55 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says if the Prime Minister is serious about “giving kiwi kids a fair crack at life”, the government should stop sticking with failed education policy. In his opening speech to parliament John Key has repeated ... More >>
Schools Turn to Charity While Millions Wasted
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 11:02 am | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is alarmed that more and more schools are turning to charity to help provide the basics for their students, when the government continues to throw millions of dollars into National Standards. More >>
Petition Launched Against Early Childhood Education Cuts
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 1:39 pm | NZEI
A nationwide petition has been launched by the early childhood teachers union NZEI Te Riu Roa, calling on the government to reverse the cuts to early childhood funding and commit to more investment in early childhood education. More >>
Schools Will Fail First National Standards Challenge
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 1:38 pm | NZEI
As the new school year begins, the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is challenging the government to say how many schools have met the deadline for sending in their National Standards achievement targets to the Ministry of Education. More >>
Early Childhood Day of Action and Petition Launch
Friday, 28 January 2011, 11:02 am | NZEI
A nationwide petition is being launched on Tuesday 1st February calling on the government to reverse the cuts to early childhood funding and commit to more investment in early childhood education. The cuts which were announced in last year’s Budget took $285 ... More >>
Look Needed at Government Response in Auckland Abuse Case
Friday, 21 January 2011, 12:35 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa hopes an independent inquiry into the serious abuse of an Auckland girl will force the government to come clean on its own involvement in the case. More >>
Police Checks Retained But Other Safeguards Removed
Monday, 13 December 2010, 1:34 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the retention of police checks for people wanting to work in some early education centres is a victory for commonsense, but other important safeguards are being removed. More >>
Confidence in Ngā Whanaketanga Highlights Flaws
Friday, 10 December 2010, 4:03 pm | NZEI
There is confidence that Ngā Whanaketanga could make a difference to Māori student achievement, in sharp contrast to mainstream National Standards, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Local Body Action on National Standards
Thursday, 9 December 2010, 4:02 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is congratulating the Porirua City Council for taking the lead and becoming the first local body to pass a motion responding to deep community concern over National Standards. Last night the Council voted overwhelmingly ... More >>
