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Union submits complaint about charter school legislation employment violations to International Labour Organisation
New Zealand’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says that the Government's new charter school legislation violates international labour laws and teachers' work rights. The…
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Narrow and prescriptive new curricula was never consulted on properly, says union
NZEI Te Riu Roa says that the quiet release today of the final curricula documents for mathematics and English – to be implemented in Term 1 2025 – confirms concerns that the…
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An effective system tackling absenteeism should have educators at its centre
Principals are experts in their communities and with an investment in resourcing can work with whānau to address chronic absence in schools, says education union NZEI Te Riu Roa.
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Teachers stand up for public education on nationwide day of action
Today teachers are standing together in protest against government decisions that challenge the working conditions of teachers, divert resources away from public education and…
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Cuts to school lunch programme puts further pressure on stretched schools
Aotearoa’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says that while it is positive that Ka Ora, Ka Ako, the Healthy School Lunches Programme, is continuing for both primary and…
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Introducing newly elected NZEI Te Riu Roa President Ripeka Lessels
NZEI Te Riu Roa, the country’s largest education sector, welcomes Ripeka Lessels as the incoming Te Manukura | President.
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State of the sector: Early childhood education heading in wrong direction say teachers in workforce survey
Almost three quarters of early childhood teachers feel their sector is heading in the wrong direction, according to a newly released workforce survey report by education union…
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School attendance announcement shows coalition Government out of touch with schools
The latest announcement from the coalition Government creating punitive measures for students not attending school regularly shows how out of touch it is with how schools work and…
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Cut to te reo programme a few days after Te Wiki o te Reo Māori a mistake
Teachers will continue to uphold te reo as a tāonga in their classrooms in spite of the Minister of Education’s decision to cut $30 million from Te Ahu o te reo Māori, a programme…