NZEI - Latest News [Page 60]
NZEI Supports Increased Parental Involvement
Friday, 4 February 2005, 11:30 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa, the country’s largest education union, supports the government's announcement of a new information programme aimed at encouraging parents to get more involved in their children’s education. More >>
Support Staff Start Year With Cut in Pay
Monday, 31 January 2005, 12:09 am | NZEI
The country’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says the first day of school today (Monday January 31) will be a grim one for far too many school support staff who have suffered a large cut in their pay because their hours of work have been ... More >>
NZEI Welcomes New CEO Of The Teachers Council
Friday, 21 January 2005, 3:05 pm | NZEI
New Zealand’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, has welcomed the appointment of Peter Lind as Director and CEO of the Teachers Council. More >>
NZEI Delighted Acquitted Teacher Has His Job Back
Wednesday, 5 January 2005, 11:43 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is delighted that Levin school teacher, Mike Neville, has his job back following his acquittal a month ago. More >>
Parents To Express Views On Schooling Strategy
Tuesday, 4 January 2005, 11:21 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa says parents and teachers wanting to have their say on priorities for primary schools over the next five years need to make their views known. More >>
NZEI Supports Qualified Teachers
Friday, 31 December 2004, 12:46 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa, the union that represents early childhood teachers, supports the requirement that comes into affect tomorrow (January 1) that the teachers in charge of early childhood education centres must be qualified and registered. More >>
Funding System Tops NZEI New Year Wish List
Wednesday, 29 December 2004, 2:41 pm | NZEI
The country’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, has issued a list of education issues it wants addressed in 2005. More >>
Additional PE Advisers Needed
Tuesday, 28 December 2004, 10:16 am | NZEI
Today’s announcement of 25 additional PE advisers to support and advise primary schools’ physical education programmes has been welcomed by NZEI National President Colin Tarr. More >>
Impact Of School Funding Changes
Friday, 17 December 2004, 11:34 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa is concerned the number of Maori and Pasifika students at a school will no longer be a factor in determining how much funding a school receives under the decile system, which is aimed at overcoming socio economic factors that impact ... More >>
Big Improvement In Maths And Science
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 10:43 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa, which represents teachers, principals and support staff in primary sector schools, is pleased to see a “significant improvement” in the maths and science achievement of 10 year-old New Zealand students, in an international study released ... More >>
NZEI Welcomes Teachers Acquittal
Friday, 3 December 2004, 9:51 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed the acquittal of Levin school teacher, Mike Neville, who is a member of the union. More >>
Need For Teacher Education Standards
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 10:09 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa supports the recommendation from Parliament’s Education and Science Committee that minimum standards be developed for entry into teacher education courses as long as this does not exclude people who show strong teaching potential but may ... More >>
Qualified Early Childhood Teachers
Thursday, 25 November 2004, 12:40 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes Government moves to enhance the quality of education in the early childhood sector by providing incentives for early childhood centres to increase the number of registered and qualified teachers they employ. More >>
Early Childhood Education Awareness Week
Monday, 15 November 2004, 2:35 pm | NZEI
The country’s largest education union supports Early Childhood Education Awareness Week which began today. More >>
Subsidy Of Early Childhood Profits Rejected
Friday, 12 November 2004, 4:27 pm | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa, which represents early childhood teachers, rejects the National Party’s plans to alter the government’s provision of 20 hours of free education a week to three and four year old children. More >>
Principals Vote To Accept Agreements
Friday, 29 October 2004, 2:39 pm | NZEI
Primary teachers have voted to accept new collective employment agreements negotiated by their union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, which provides them with classroom release time for the first time. More >>
67,000 Teachers Judged As Having Good Character
Wednesday, 27 October 2004, 9:25 am | NZEI
The country's largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says New Zealand has more than 67,000 teachers who have been judged by the New Zealand Teachers Council as having a good character and are fit to teach. More >>
Early Childhood Pay Parity Claim
Monday, 18 October 2004, 12:51 am | NZEI
The education union NZEI Te Riu Roa and employer representatives for early childhood education centres throughout the country have reached agreement on an historic pay parity claim. More >>
Tables Historic Early Childhoood Pay Parity Claim
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 11:17 am | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa will today table an historic pay parity claim on behalf of the union’s members who work as teachers in early childhood education centres spread throughout the country. More >>
NZEI welcomes physical activity education
Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 2:45 pm | NZEI
The education union NZEI Te Riu Roa today welcomed the announcement of a further development in the "Active Schools" initiative by Minister of Education Trevor Mallard. More >>