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Teacher aides, support staff reject Government’s subpar pay offer
Teacher aides, administrative staff, librarians, kaiãrahi i te reo, therapists, science technicians, and other school staff have voted a resounding ‘No’ to the Ministry of…
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Survey shows only 3 per cent of parents back Government’s early childhood agenda
Only three per cent of parents and whānau with children in early childhood education (ECE) have confidence in the ECE policy of the current government, according to a new national…
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NZEI joins call for urgent inquiry into removal of Te Tiriti duty for school boards
NZEI Te Riu Roa is supporting a claim by Ngāti Hine and Te Kapotai for an urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into the government’s stealthy decision to remove legal obligations for…
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Teachers demand flexible curriculum so neurodiverse kids can thrive
Thousands of neurodiverse tamariki are being set up to fail by a rigid new curriculum imposed by the Minister of Education that completely ignores the reality of how they learn,…
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Don’t cripple schools with asbestos clean-up costs, NZEI tells Government
NZEI Te Riu Roa is demanding that the government take accountability and shoulder the “large and unforeseen costs” of removing asbestos-tainted sand used in schools and Early…
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Fast track legislation puts a bulldozer through the education system
Fast tracking wide-ranging changes to the Education and Training Act without consultation with the community or teaching profession will politicise education, remove the voice of…
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Primary school crisis: Crushing workload forces 73 per cent of principals to plan early exit
Primary principals are at a breaking point, with a new insights poll from NZEI Te Riu Roa revealing 73 per cent are likely to quit within five years.
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Education leaders voice strong opposition to gutting of Teaching Council independence
Education leaders have signed an open letter to the Minister of Education, Erica Stanford, strongly opposing her move this week to gut the independence and core functions of the…
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Removal of clause requiring school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti ideologically-driven
The Minister of Education’s decision to remove the requirement for school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a part of the Government’s project to erase all…