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School Support Staff Hope to See Better Pay Offer
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 2:54 pm | NZEI
Pay talks resume today (Wednesday 23 September) for thousands of frontline school support staff who are hoping to see an improved pay offer from the government. More >>
Bad News For Already Stretched Teacher Workforce
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 1:47 pm | NZEI
New Zealand primary teachers are working longer and harder for less pay which the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says has serious implications for an already stretched teacher workforce. More >>
Fair Deal Friday!
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 11:46 am | NZEI
School support staff around the country are turning today (Friday 7 August) into “Fair Deal Friday”. In a co-ordinated effort nationwide, they will be descending on the offices of government MPs to deliver a strong message that school communities ... More >>
National Standards Timeline A Victory For Commonse
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 5:00 pm | NZEI
The government’s just–announced timeline for the implementation and reporting of new national standards of educational achievement represents a victory for commonsense, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. The Education Minister has released ... More >>
Private Investment Threatens Public Education
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 12:34 pm | NZEI
Private sector investment will compromise the self managing environment of New Zealand schools according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Signal Timeframe On Standards Will Be Pushed Out
Friday, 3 July 2009, 4:30 pm | NZEI
There are strong signals that calls by the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa to push out the timeframe for the implementation of the national standards, have been listened to. More >>
Innovation In Early Childhood Education Under Thre
Friday, 26 June 2009, 4:32 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says government’s Budget cuts to professional development programmes for early childhood teachers will undo years of work and undermine quality education for our youngest children. More >>
Action Needed On Pay Equity – Not More Research
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 1:43 pm | NZEI
More research on the pay gender gap will not help the thousands of women working in jobs where pay inequity has already been proven to exist, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Kindergarten Pay Talks Settled
Sunday, 24 May 2009, 2:51 pm | NZEI
The country’s kindergarten teachers have won continued pay parity through the successful negotiation of their collective employment agreement. More >>
Kindergarten Teachers Head Into Pay Talks
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 2:20 pm | NZEI
Kindergarten teachers head into pay talks today (Thursday 7 May) which their union NZEI Te Riu Roa says will test the government's commitment to quality early childhood education. More >>
Pay Talks For School Support Staff Begin
Monday, 4 May 2009, 11:06 am | NZEI
Critical pay talks get underway today (Monday 4 May) aimed at delivering fair pay and job security for thousands of low paid education staff around the country. The collective agreement for school support staff expired on March 1 and after weeks ... More >>
Time To Talk Investment In Education
Monday, 27 April 2009, 3:58 pm | NZEI
Kindergarten teachers and school support staff are welcoming the government’s decision to start negotiations next week on new collective employment agreements. More >>
Infants And Toddlers Need More Qualified Teachers
Monday, 20 April 2009, 4:04 pm | NZEI
An Education Review Office report critical of the quality of some education for infants and toddlers in early childhood centres adds ammunition to the call for 100 percent qualified teachers for very young children, says NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
School Support Staff Conditions Must Be Addressed
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:29 pm | NZEI
Education union NZEI Te Riu Roa has urged Education Minister Anne Tolley to put words into action if she is to support the challenges school principals face on a daily basis. More >>
Review Proves Value Of Frontline School Staff
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 9:39 am | NZEI
A just released report into Operational Funding and non-teaching staff in schools highlights the increasingly important role of frontline school support staff and underlines their claim for fairer pay. More >>
Bonding Flow On Effects Need To Be Considered
Monday, 23 February 2009, 4:58 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says a voluntary bonding scheme for teachers is good in theory, but the government needs to take a closer look at some of the practical flow on effects. More >>
Government Turns The Clock Back On Women’s Rights
Friday, 20 February 2009, 1:29 pm | NZEI
The government has turned the clock back on women’s rights in the workplace by halting all further work on pay equity investigations, and imposing what amounts to a blanket wage freeze, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
No Magic Bullet For Maori Educational Achievement
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 3:04 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says National Standards on literacy and numeracy will not provide a magic bullet in raising Maori educational achievement. More >>
Minimum Wage Rise Won’t Touch The Sides
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 3:51 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is backing calls for a more meaningful increase to the minimum wage, saying a 50 cent increase won’t even touch the sides for low paid workers in the face of rising living costs. More >>
Schools Will Welcome Chance To Carry On Good Job
Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 5:04 pm | NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the majority of schools are performing well, and changes to the review cycle will let them get on with the good job they are already doing. More >>
