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'Unfair overreach': NZEI Te Riu Roa challenges Ministry pay deductions
More than 700 learning support specialist members of NZEI Te Riu Roa launched a legal challenge in the Employment Court today against pay deductions made by the Ministry of…
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NZEI Te Riu Roa warns Bill will make curriculum instability the norm
Curriculum instability will become the norm if the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill is passed, NZEI Te Riu Roa President Ripeka Lessels warns in a submission…
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School year opens without critical specialist literacy support
An NZEI Te Riu Roa insights survey reveals that specialist resource teachers fear vulnerable tamariki will be left without vital literacy support this year, following the…
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From classrooms to checkouts: Job insecurity forcing teacher aides into second jobs
Around 53 per cent of teacher aides and school support staff report a lack of job security, with many forced into second jobs just to make ends meet, according to a recent NZEI Te…
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NZ Government out of step with International Day of Education
The New Zealand Government's current wave of top-down curriculum changes is clashing with the global call for inclusive, student-led learning, NZEI Te Riu Roa said.
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NZEI extends funding support for schools in India and Myanmar
NZEI Te Riu Roa recently approved a further year of funding support for schools in India and Myanmar, which are attended by around 1300 children in total.
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Education System Reform Bill threatens teaching profession and equity
NZEI Te Riu Roa President Ripeka Lessels is urging the government to listen to the voices of educators who see the value of local empowerment everyday as public submissions on the…
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NZEI Te Riu Roa mourns passing of Koro Alex Toma Waihirere
NZEI Te Riu Roa loses one of its pillars
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NZEI says PSC’s social media ads for 23 October ‘Day of Action’ breached neutrality rules
The Public Service Commission’s (PSC) OIA response regarding its paid social media advertising campaign for the 23 October ‘Day of Action’ raises questions about the agency’s…