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Staff cuts for teacher training indicate growing crisis
Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 10:14 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Staff cuts at Auckland University because of dropping enrolments for initial teacher education (ITE) are another sign that bold measures are needed to turn around New Zealand’s growing teacher shortage. More >>
Need for funding of special needs role in schools
Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 9:49 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
A new survey shows that many of our most vulnerable children are missing out at school because there is not enough funding to give them the one-on-one support and resources they need to thrive and succeed. More >>
Pasifika educators pushing the boundaries
Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 11:39 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Finding new horizons and pushing the boundaries will be central themes in a two-day Pasifika Fono for educators, which opens in Auckland this Thursday (19 April). More >>
Teachers and principals vote overwhelmingly for change
Friday, 13 April 2018, 9:10 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is going into its collective agreement negotiations soon with a strong mandate for change. More >>
ECE teacher shortage and quality concerns
Monday, 19 March 2018, 12:16 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
News stories today about the dire shortage of qualified early childhood teachers and poor quality care at some centres have again highlighted funding issues and the importance of the ECE pay equity claim that NZEI Te Riu Roa is developing. More >>
Meetings called to address education crisis
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 11:04 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Principals and teachers in primary and area schools begin nation-wide meetings next week to plan a response to the crisis in recruiting and retaining teachers, the lack of time to teach and the inadequate resourcing for children with additional learning ... More >>
Educators meet to celebrate and strengthen curricula
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 4:04 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Following the demise of the National Standards regime, educators are meeting this Fridayto lead a relaunch of the curricula that set the direction for all student learning up to Year 13. More >>
NZEI welcomes removal of hurdles to pay justice for women
Monday, 5 March 2018, 10:43 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed joint recommendations from business, unions and government officials to scrap the hurdles to pay equity proposed by the previous National Government. More >>
Primary school leaders' workload at dangerous levels
Tuesday, 27 February 2018, 8:19 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
A second independent, in-depth health and wellbeing survey of primary school principals and senior leaders has found the sheer quantity of work is seriously affecting their health and taking time away from leading their school’s teaching and learning. More >>
Teachers welcome help for traumatised children
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 11:44 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming support for children in Christchurch and Kaikoura who have lived through the horror of earthquakes in their regions. More >>
Educators welcome reforms but need close consultation
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 9:51 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Educators will need to be consulted heavily if the overhaul of education announced by Education Minister Chris Hipkins today is to be successful. More >>
Nonsensical Ministry decision
Monday, 19 February 2018, 11:22 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
A Ministry of Education refusal to pay the same value “recruitment, retention and responsibility” (3R) payments to primary teachers as secondary teachers is nonsensical in the face of the current teacher shortage, NZEI Te Riu Roa says. More >>
NZEI welcomes review of cohort entry
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 6:14 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Starting school at four years old was never in a child’s best interest, says NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Charter schools - a failed, expensive experiment
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 2:26 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed the Education Amendment Bill released today which will bring charter schools back into the state school system. More >>
Teachers welcome changes to council
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 12:03 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Teachers welcome the Government's decision to reinstate their right to vote for their own representatives on their professional body, education union NZEI Te Riu Roa says. More >>
More beginning teachers will benefit Auckland children
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 5:30 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Children and schools will benefit from the extension of a beginning teacher scheme in Auckland next year. More >>
Teachers Commit to Action to Free Teachers to Teach
Wednesday, 4 October 2017, 10:42 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Primary teachers and principals have committed to taking action next year in order to give every child more teacher time, and attract more people to teaching. More >>
Educators First in Line to Vote Early for Pay Equity
Monday, 11 September 2017, 11:19 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
When early voting opened this morning, early childhood teachers were among a group of women led by Kristine Bartlett who met in central Wellington to vote for equal pay. More >>
Charter schools a huge distraction that aren't helping Maori
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 12:35 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling for an end to the charter school experiment, and for all political parties to meet with education experts and agree on what's needed to improve education for all Maori and Pasifika children. More >>
One school, one month, 11 hospitalised due to cold homes
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 5:15 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Transcript of NZEI Te Riu Roa oral submission to the Government Administration Select Committee hearing into the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2). More >>
