Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ - Latest News [Page 2]
Tamariki In ECE Services Come Off Second Best In Budget 2022
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 8:16 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Early childhood teachers will be celebrating another step towards pay parity in this year’s Budget – but there’s still no parity for tamariki in early childhood education services, or their whānau. “After being forgotten in last year’s Budget, ... More >>
International Appointments And Research To Advance Early Childhood Education
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 3:09 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
New academic appointments and collaborative research have cemented an international relationship to advance early childhood education knowledge and practice. UNITAR International University of Malaysia has appointed two academic staff of Te Rito ... More >>
Teacher Fee Increase Puts More Stress On ECE Because Of Inadequate Government Funding
Tuesday, 29 March 2022, 6:27 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Doubling teacher registration fees will place more stress on early childhood education because the Government has not made good on promises to fund fair pay for ECE kaiako. “As a membership organisation of ECE services and kaiako, we’re hearing serious ... More >>
International Relationship To Enrich Early Learning Research And Teacher Education
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 10:35 am | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
An international agreement to collaborate on early learning research and teacher education will create new knowledge, fresh thinking and opportunities for ECE students, lecturers and researchers. “Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ ... More >>
A High Achievement For An Esteemed ECE Colleague And Friend
Monday, 21 March 2022, 4:00 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand is thrilled to see Professor Emeritus Margaret Carr ONZM recognised for her incredible contribution to early childhood education. Margaret Carr has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of the Royal ... More >>
Good For Tamariki Learning And Safety – But RATs Should Have Come Sooner For ECE
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 3:18 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
The Government’s decision to supply Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) directly to early learning services is welcome but overdue. “Our ECE members have been scrambling for weeks to ensure young tamariki can keep learning while staying safe from infection ... More >>
Situation Critical For Children’s Early Childhood Education And Care
Monday, 21 February 2022, 10:55 am | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Tamariki are at risk of missing out on vital early childhood education and care with worsening teacher shortages and some services facing closure under Covid-19 requirements. Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood Education chief executive Kathy ... More >>
Te Rito Maioha Urges Govt To Fix Early Childhood Funding
Friday, 5 November 2021, 1:14 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ fully supports early childhood teachers’ calls for pay parity in a day of action this weekend and says it’s an urgent issue which impacts thousands of New Zealand tamariki and families. “The Government’s actions ... More >>
Vaccinations Are About Putting Tamariki First
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 4:09 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ supports the Government’s public health mandate requiring all staff in early learning services and schools to be vaccinated against COVID-19. “We back this move because it protects educators and it keeps our tamariki ... More >>
Te Rito Maioha disappointed about pay parity pathway
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 12:12 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand is concerned about the announcement which will see some ECE teachers | kaiako waiting longer to take a step closer to pay parity with their kindergarten colleagues. More >>
Te Rito Maioha Delighted To Be A Provider In The National Rollout Of Te Ahu O Te Reo Māori
Friday, 28 May 2021, 1:47 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha (ECNZ) is delighted to be announced as a provider in the national rollout of Te Ahu o te Reo Māori, set to launch later this year. Te Ahu o Te Reo Māori is a programme for education leaders, teachers | kaiako, and support staff ... More >>
Te Rito Maioha Welcomes Pre-Budget Announcement On Pay Parity
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 3:24 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand welcomes today’s pre-Budget announcement which will see some ECE teachers | kaiako take a step closer to pay parity with their kindergarten colleagues. Today’s announcement from Education Minister Chris Hipkins ... More >>
Te Rito Maioha Says Budget Must Address Long Overdue Funding Gap
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 12:31 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand is calling on the Government to find scope in this year’s Budget to inject well deserved and long overdue funding into the ECE sector. Te Rito Maioha Chief Executive Kathy Wolfe says, “hearing Finance ... More >>
Survey Highlights Challenges For ECE Sector – Te Rito Maioha (ECNZ)
Monday, 22 March 2021, 12:02 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha Chief Executive Kathy Wolfe says NZEI Te Riu Roa ‘s survey of early childhood educators highlights the very real challenges the early childhood education sector is facing in maintaining high quality education for our youngest tamariki. ... More >>
Increase In Domestic Enrolments A Fantastic Start To Year For Te Rito Maioha
Thursday, 18 March 2021, 9:44 am | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
“Te Rito Maioha (ECNZ) has seen a fantastic start to 2021 as we welcome our students | tauira in their course of study with us,” says Chief Executive Kathy Wolfe. “We are excited by a 30 percent increase in domestic enrolments compared with the same ... More >>
Te Rito Maioha Supports Renewed Calls For ECE Pay Parity
Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 12:21 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand (ECNZ) supports renewed calls for pay parity for all early learning teachers. Chief Executive, Kathy Wolfe says, “teachers want better pay and working conditions, and the message is coming through strongly ... More >>
New Pathway Into Primary Teaching Meets A Need
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 8:23 am | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha is launching a new three-year Bachelor of Teaching | Tohu Paetahi Whakaako (Primary) that does not require students to relocate from their home communities. The three-year Bachelor of Teaching | Tohu Paetahi Whakaako (Primary) degree is field-based ... More >>
Te Rito Maioha Welcomes New Guidelines For Child Food Safety
Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 1:59 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha (ECNZ) welcomes the Ministry of Health guidelines for child food safety provided as part of the Ministry of Education’s new requirements. “It is heartening to see the new guidelines provide guidance not just on choking risks ... More >>
Te Rito Maioha (Early Childhood New Zealand) And UAE’s HCT Joint Webinar On Language, Culture And Identity
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 10:38 am | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha (Early Childhood New Zealand) is excited to have held a first joint webinar with the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) on Language, Culture and Identity, which was attended by a hundred plus students ... More >>
Te Rito Maioha Welcomes Chris Hipkins’ Appointment As Minister Of Education
Tuesday, 3 November 2020, 3:51 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Te Rito Maioha (ECNZ) congratulates Chris Hipkins on his reappointment as Minister of Education. We appreciate his commitment to the ECE teacher workforce and investment in ECE programmes. “We are encouraged that Minister Hipkins will be able to continue ... More >>