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Administration
Principals want calm during COVID-19 crisis
Teacher unions are talking with the Ministry of Education to make sure everyone working in education can continue to be…
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More teachers staying in the classroom into their 70s
"My school has been just like every other school, we have absolutely relied on retired staff to come back and…
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Principals unimpressed by child mental health service
Research by the Principals Association showed that 70% of Principals in Te Tai Tokerau gave the service a negative rating.
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Principals struggle to obtain help for children
"Help needed to deal with the results of trauma and abuse of the kids in our schools..."
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Administration
Primary and intermediate principals vote to accept new offer
The settlement will ensure primary, intermediate and secondary principals of similar-sized schools will receive the same base salary, across key…
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Teachers accept offer, urge Accord progress
Optimistic about the accord and pay progress, each of the three key parties have released their official statements on the…
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Administration
Unions back new offer, split teacher opinion
Union members will receive a lump sum and teachers will receive around a 3% pay rise by 2021.
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Administration
How Spotswood College built a school programme to challenge the system
2019 is the year that principal Nicola Ngarewa will revolutionise the high school timetable.
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News
Mega-strike calls government money bluff
Teachers, families and low-income workers agree teachers should earn a fair wage. Can the biggest teacher strike ever achieve this?
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Administration
Physical violence against principals must stop
Cormick said principals are now 11.79 times more likely to be subject to physical violence at work than the rest…
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Administration
Principals praise government investment in teacher training
"To have a sustainable workforce long-term we need to increase the number of New Zealand graduates, so that we are…
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Administration
27% school leaders working more than 61 hours pw
An NZEI phone survey of 500 principals in the first two weeks of term found that 10% of schools were…
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Teachers and principals return to negotiations
NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Ministry of Education agreed to return to negotiations for the primary teachers' and primary…
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Op-ed
Why aren’t we teaching NZ history?
The History Teachers' Association claims we lag behind most other countries in one particular aspect: we do not, in any…
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News
1000 international teachers urged to interview for school vacancies
Of these 220 have so far accepted roles across New Zealand.
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Administration
Tomorrow Schools report ticks the right boxes for edu bodies
"Our young Māori people will now be educated in a way that is consistent with their cultural beliefs and practices..."
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Industry Voices
Secondary principals struggling with teacher shortages
“The findings of this report are dire; older teachers want to retire but can’t, principals are having to make compromised…
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Administration
Wilson School leading the way in special education
Our school environment is designed for learners aged five to twenty-one who have additional learning needs across a range of…
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Administration
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…
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Administration
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…
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Administration
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…
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Administration
November strike: teachers vote
The ballot follows the rejection of the Ministry of Education’s latest offers to teachers and principals in September, which NZEI…
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Education
Primary school leaders displaying symptoms of PTSD
“Teacher supply issues are directly impacting principals’ ability to lead learning and manage the day-to-day operation of their schools."
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News
Teachers advised to stay tuned as pay talks continue
NZEI Te Riu Roa will continue to negotiate in good faith in order to arrive at a new proposal, President…
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News
Negotiations still underway for teachers & principals
21 days and counting for the education sector, as hope for a settlement following strike action persists, and public support…
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