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School Support Staff Vote On New Claims
Monday, 24 July 2006, 1:29 pm | NZEI
Support staff working in the country’s 2579 schools are attending 163 Paid Union Meetings (PUMs), throughout the country, to discuss and vote on new claims for improvements in their pay and working conditions. More >>
NZEI supports new Secretary for Education
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 9:33 am | NZEI
As a seasoned educationalist, Karen Sewell is a fitting choice for Secretary for Education, says NZEI, New Zealand’s largest education union. Karen Sewell taught at schools in the UK and in New Zealand before taking up positions at the Education ... More >>
NZEI mourns loss of teacher and member
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 9:31 am | NZEI
NZEI mourns the loss of its long-time member Lois Dear, found murdered in a Tokoroa classroom on Sunday. Lois had been a member of the New Zealand Educational Institute for over 17 years. Colleagues described the new entrant teacher as both friendly ... More >>
Kindergarten Teachers Achieve Pay Parity
Friday, 30 June 2006, 5:01 pm | NZEI
Kindergarten teachers achieve pay parity with teachers in primary and secondary schools tomorrow. More >>
NZEI Members Hold Hui in Feilding
Friday, 30 June 2006, 1:25 pm | NZEI
Around 170 members of NZEI Te Riu Roa will gather at Hato Paoro College, near Feilding, tomorrow (July 1) for the start of Te Kahui Whetu, the education union’s annual hui to discuss Maori education and Maori issues. More >>
NZEI Welcomes New Primary School Term Dates
Friday, 30 June 2006, 1:06 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is pleased that it’s proposals to modify primary school term dates for next year have been accepted. The new dates will bring the primary school terms breaks at the end of Terms 1, 2 and 3 into alignment with the secondary school breaks. More >>
School Support Staff Conference
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 10:01 am | NZEI
Two hundred support staff working in schools throughout the country are gathering in New Plymouth for a three day conference, which starts on Friday (June 23.) More >>
Schools Celebrate Vital Role of Support Staff
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 11:56 am | NZEI
Tomorrow the country's schools celebrate Support Staff Day (Wed June 14) to highlight the vital role their support staff play in educating the country's children. More >>
NZEI joins chorus of concern at ratemyteachers.com
Friday, 9 June 2006, 5:26 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa, the primary teachers’ union, joins the chorus of concern about the newly-launched website, ratemyteachers.co.nz. The web site encourages students to post anonymous ratings and comments about their teachers. More >>
Govt Investment in Early Childhood, Schools
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 5:23 pm | NZEI
New Zealand's largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, welcomes the investment the Government is making in enabling children to receive a quality early childhood education and reducing teacher pupil ratios in small primary schools. More >>
Wayne Mapp Bill Bad for Education
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 1:18 pm | NZEI
The country's largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, opposes the members bill by National MP Wayne Mapp that will mean anyone who starts a new job can be sacked during their first three months and have no ability to challenge their dismissal. More >>
Environmental Education Supported By NZEI
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 9:52 am | NZEI
Education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, fully supports an increase in Government spending on environmental education in our schools. More >>
NZEI Involved in Schooling Strategy Workshops
Friday, 5 May 2006, 1:38 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is involved in 120 workshops throughout the country, beginning next week, that will help teachers, principals and school board members implement the Schooling Strategy. More >>
Funding to Combat Disruptive Behaviour Welcomed
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 12:22 am | NZEI
Education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, is pleased the Government has acknowledged the need to provide schools with more help to combat disruptive behaviour by students. More >>
NZEI Supports Scrapping Youth Rates
Friday, 21 April 2006, 12:00 am | NZEI
The country’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, supports the campaign to increase the minimum wage to $12 and a private members bill by Greens MP Sue Bradford to scrap youth rates. More >>
Teachers Celebrate Axing Of Interest On Loans
Friday, 31 March 2006, 10:10 am | NZEI
Teachers with student loans are celebrating the scrapping of interest on their loans which takes effect tomorrow. More >>
NZEI Running Good Teaching Seminars
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 9:32 am | NZEI
More than 300 teachers are attending a series of Good Teaching seminars organised by the country's largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Bulk Funding Failing School Support Staff
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 9:50 am | NZEI
Bulk funding 27,000 support staff employed in the country’s schools is failing, the country’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, told Parliament’s education and science select committee today. More >>
Pay Parity for Lead Teachers in Early Childhood Ed
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 10:16 am | NZEI
More than 400 teachers in leadership positions in 181 early childhood education centres throughout the country are gaining pay parity with principals and deputy principals in primary schools. More >>
Kindergarten Teachers Vote To Accept Agreement
Monday, 27 February 2006, 5:30 pm | NZEI
Kindergarten teachers have voted to accept a collective agreement that ends their dispute. More >>
