Babies’ sleep and wellbeing the loser in Government decision (2 July)

The Government’s decision yesterday to axe a proposed requirement for all-day ECE centres to have separate sleep rooms for babies has been condemned by NZEI Te Riu Roa, the union representing early childhood teachers.

Voice of low paid education workers rings out at pay equity rally (30 June)

The voice of low paid school support staff was heard loud and clear at today’s pay equity rally at parliament.

See photos here: www.fairdeal.org.nz

Anger over national standards consultation (29 June)

NZEI is calling on the government to push out the timeframe for the implementation of national standards and says schools will actively oppose any centralised reporting.

Innovation in early childhood education under threat (26 June)

The government’s Budget cuts to professional development programmes for early childhood teachers will undo years of work and undermine quality education for our youngest children.

Early childhood targets must not be watered down (16 June)

An early childhood teacher supply summit delivered a strong message that there must be no watering down of targets for moving towards a fully qualified workforce. View presentations made at this summit.

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Sign the Pay Equity Petition (0.1mb pdf)

The Government's scrapping work on pay and employment equity investigations, aimed at addressing the pay gap between men and women employed in the state sector. Please sign the petition. It’s all about being fair.

Swine Flu advice

Schools and early childhood centres face increasing disruption as swine flu takes hold in communities. A number of schools and centres have been closed due to the swine flu, with more closures likely. NZEI has provided advice on how this affects your sick leave.

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2009 Te Kāhui Whetū

Te Kāhui Whetū 2009 will be held at Hiruharama Marae in Hiruharama, Ruatorea on the East Coast from July 4 to July 7. The powhiri will be at Hiruharama Marae at 3.00pm on Saturday July 4 and the poroporoaki at 1.00pm on Tuesday July 7. Registration forms are available in all worksites and the registration fee is $50.00 per adult.