Industry Voices
- Dec- 2018 -4 December
If you don’t lead with small data, you’ll be led by Big Data
Pasi’s key warning here is “Don’t confuse correlation with causation”. Just because the data can be construed to reveal certain…
Read More » - Nov- 2018 -27 November
Managing mental health in primary vs. secondary students
By using simple techniques that can be implemented anywhere and at any time, teachers can help to set up life-long…
Read More » - 27 November
7 positions on Teaching Council Board are wide open: nominate now
In September, the Government passed legislation changing the organisation’s name from the Education Council to the Teaching Council, and returning…
Read More » - 19 November
Concerned education unions consider joint action
Elected leaders of 48,000 principals and teachers from PPTA Te Wehengarua and NZEI Te Riu Roa have met and agreed…
Read More » - 19 November
Ministry pushes foreign recruits to fill teacher vacancies
"Our recruitment drive to attract teachers to New Zealand is already helping to cover the extra 850 primary and secondary…
Read More » - 13 November
Industry experts to show teachers all about tech this week
“It will give teachers an insight into practical application of computational thinking, how computer science principles/topics are relevant in the…
Read More » - 13 November
Secondary teachers disappointed with last week’s half-hearted offer
“The offer was last-minute and half-hearted. We don’t understand why they bothered; they must have known our members will find…
Read More » - 13 November
Strike heats up as teachers deliberate
Ministry adamant there "won’t be further increases" despite week-long strike. NZEI's question is whether the MoE's latest offer will address…
Read More » - 5 November
Facilitation week starts with a bang
Facilitation at the ERA is ongoing this week and began on Monday at 10:30am - the rolling strike is still…
Read More » - 5 November
Poverty still affecting children’s education
Teachers and principals see the effects of poverty every day in their schools. What would a more child-centred approach in…
Read More » - Oct- 2018 -30 October
Rolling strikes to start November 12
NZEI Principals' lead negotiator Louise Green said the unprecedented level of industrial action by primary teachers and principals showed the…
Read More » - 29 October
Ministry of Education & NZEI urgently seek facilitated bargaining
The Secretary for Education has revealed it is being sought for primary principals and primary teachers’ pay talks.
Read More » - 22 October
What is the new plan to fix our teacher shortage?
Education minister Chris Hipkins published an optimistic statement this week that has failed to impress education bodies.
Read More » - 22 October
Principals concerned as teacher shortage bites
Principals across the country are concerned that the latest moves by Government to stem the teacher shortage won't be enough…
Read More » - 22 October
Senior teachers applaud charter school & National Standards scrap
Charter schools were a deregulated, privatised form of schooling that we simply don’t need in New Zealand. They didn’t have…
Read More » - 22 October
Hesitant praise for new teacher supply and demand model
The new tool released by the MoE to estimate the number of teachers required in the future is a good…
Read More » - 16 October
New plan to address teacher shortage
The Coalition Government is ramping up efforts to attract over 850 additional teachers to meet an expected shortfall next year...
Read More » - 16 October
1 in 5 of those finishing teacher training don’t make it into the classroom
"If the message that they send out through all of the interviews they do is that teaching is not a…
Read More » - 16 October
Lack of Vulnerable Children Act 2014 compliance
In May 2018, Regan Cunliffe discovered that the school at which three of his children attended, Helensville Primary, did not…
Read More » - 9 October
What the PPTA president had to say to members last week
Jack Boyle addressed an audience of more than 100 last week at the PPTA conference ahead of the latest vote.…
Read More » - 9 October
Unions applaud post-primary vote to reject
"We desperately need more teachers across New Zealand, and we need to retain skilled educators in the profession as well."
Read More » - 9 October
Teach primary school kids about menstruation (and provide sanitary bins), say researchers
Nearly half of all girls have started menstruation before they start secondary school yet sanitary disposal units are not always…
Read More » - 1 October
Teachers decide to hold second strike ballot
Secret ballots on the action are required under employment law, and will be conducted by NZEI from October 16-25, according…
Read More » - 1 October
Ministry of Education addresses teachers’ key concerns
The Ministry of Education has offered primary principals and teachers a 9.3 per cent wage increase to settle their collective…
Read More » - 1 October
If you were the boss of education in NZ, what would you do?
The government’s multi-pronged conversation about the future of education is providing an opportunity for people of all ages to share…
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