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Mandated single approach to reading will not work
The union for primary teachers, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says that it’s dangerous for politicians to be mandating just one single approach to the art of teaching reading.
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No easy fixes for education without resourcing to back it up
Changes to education need to be properly resourced if they have any chance of succeeding, NZEI Te Riu Roa said today.
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Cuts to Ministry of Education backline learning support damaging to learning support needs
The decision to cut staff at Ministry of Education who help frontline learning support staff will have a detrimental impact on long-term learning support needs, mokopuna, schools…
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Ministry of Education cuts will disproportionately affect Pasifika
More than 290 Pasifika early childhood and primary educators meeting in Auckland this week have urged the Government to re-consider proposed cuts to Pasifika staff and programmes…
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Large scale cuts at education ministry will have negative impacts on schools and children
New Zealand’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says that the large scale of the job cuts in the Ministry of Education will undermine critical support to schools and early…
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Early childhood regulation changes: put children not business first, says union
The Government needs to be putting early childhood teachers, children, and their families first, rather than business, say members of the country’s largest education union NZEI Te…
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Union calls for long term strategy to support teachers and students boost learning and positive behaviour in schools
New Zealand’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says an ERO report on challenging behaviour in NZ classrooms reflects the lived experience of primary and area school…
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ECE ‘boost’ an administrative burden for whānau and teachers
National’s FamilyBoost subsidy will likely not reach whānau most in need due to the administrative barriers in applying for it, while also failing to deal with the big issues…
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Unsung education heroes want funding to tackle cyclone-related trauma in children
A new report from NZEI Te Riu Roa shows principals and teachers in the Hawke’s Bay region affected by Cyclone Gabrielle feel overworked, unsupported and underprepared to navigate…