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Early Childhood Education > News
2012
January
Urgent action required to support early childhood education in Christchurch East
Government urged to take note of damning Australian childcare study
2011
December
No appetite for charter schools in south Auckland
NZEI hopes to be able to forge constructive working relationship with new minister
November
Kindergarten teachers to vote on whether to accept or reject final pay offer
National needs to be open and transparent about plans for ECE
"National Standards" obsession drives education policy
National Standards for bi-lingual and ESOL students is cultural bullying
Wrong approach to investment in early childhood education
Debate on compulsory te reo Māori welcome
Comprehensive policy to help deliver high quality education
Dedicated children’s policy bold and refreshing
Green Party ticks the boxes for quality public education
Survey shows government out of touch with struggling ECE services
October
World Teachers Day to celebrate high quality teaching and learning
NZEI says extraordinary circumstances in Christchurch call for extraordinary measures
September
Massey proposals will erode the quality of teacher training
Concern over proposed cuts to undergraduate teacher training
Mixed messages about the value of education in Christchurch rebuild
Christchurch teacher cuts short-sighted
Labour's policy will spell a welcome end to 'National Standards'
Kindergarten teachers reject settlement offer over cuts to non-contact hours
Petition on early childhood funding cuts goes to Select Committee
Report highlights the importance of ECE in battling child poverty
Government has a responsibility to protect children's education in Christchurch
August
Call for full funding for quake-hit schools and ECE centres until end of 2012
Kindergarten teachers to discuss stalled pay talks
Marlborough schoolchildren take out top prize in online art competition
Yet another wake up call to the government to invest more in early childhood education
Educators honoured for outstanding contribution
Government must take an honest look at ECE Taskforce submissions
100,000 conversations about education
Government cuts threaten progress for Pasifika students
Poverty plan would help improve educational achievement
Skilled education workforce essential to Christchurch rebuild
July
Mandatory reporting of child abuse needs careful consideration
NZEI hopes to build constructive relationship with new Secretary for Education
Families forced to sacrifice early childhood education to make ends meet
More than 60,000 sign petition against cuts to early childhood education
Full funding for Christchurch schools and centres must extend into next year
June
Day of Action against early childhood cuts
Deadline for "School is Cool" competition extended
Targeted ECE projects welcome but wholesale cuts cancel out benefits
NZEI urges teachers and parents to have their say on future of ECE
Government can’t ignore its own advice on early childhood investment
Market rates will drive down quality education for young children
U-turn urged on early childhood education
May
Early Childhood Taskforce must do the right thing by children
Concern increased retirement contributions could result in backdoor education cuts
Government hoodwinking parents over early childhood funding
Critical links between breakfast-in-schools and student achievement
Sugar-coated education budget with a rotten core
Christchurch schools will welcome additional funding but early childhood needs same guarantees
Kawerau hikoi highlights clear problems with community consultation
Budget must treat education as an investment not a cost
April
Low decile children will miss out on ECE
Government ignoring own review on ECE for under-2s
Fast-track teacher education programmes will result in undercooked teachers
Report Recognises Literacy for under‐5's a highly skilled area
Employment law changes will penalise education workers
March
Government disingenuous on public service frontline claims
Government Clutches at National Standards Straws
Big tick for report which recognises value of qualified early childhood teachers
Detailed Research into the Impact of National Standards in Schools
Additional education funding will give much needed certainty
Moves towards Supermarket-style Early Childhood Education
February
Principals and Teachers Urged to Stay Away from Quake-Affected Buildings
Blunt welfare reform will put children at risk
MR 2011/107 - Government Record on Pay Equity Deserves a Bagging
MR 2011/106 - Government Confidence in National Standards Falters
MR 2011/105 - Teacher Competency Concerns Misplaced
MR 2011/104 - Skewed Government Priorities Take their Toll on Children and Families
MR 2011/103 - Government Sticks with Failed Education Policy
MR 2011/101 - Risks Outweigh Benefits Of PPPs In Education
MR 2010/99 - Petition launched against early childhood education cuts
2010
December
MR 2010/97 - Police Checks Retained but other Safeguards Removed
MR 2010/96 -Confidence in Ngā Whanaketanga highlights flaws with National Standards
MR 2010/95 - Local Body Action on National Standards
MR 2010/94 - High levels of student success without National Standards
MR 2010/93 - New Minister needs to turn around Government's shameful record on pay inequity
MR 2010/92 - THE MORE PEOPLE KNOW THE LESS THEY LIKE NATIONAL STANDARDS - POLL
MR 2010/90 - Survey shows stark reality of Govt ECE Cuts
November
MR 2010/89 - More cost-cutting to early childhood education
MR 2010/88 - Employment law changes penalise workers
MR 2010/83 - T OVERLOOKS INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION AND FAIR PAY
MR 2010/82 - MORE BOARDS PREDICTED TO TAKE ACTION OVER NATIONAL STANDARDS
MR 2010/81 - FIRST BIG FUNDING DROP FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES
October
MR 2010/80 - World Teachers' Day to celebrate high quality teaching and learning
MR 2010/78 - Yet more evidence of the chaos around National Standards
MR 2010/79 - Teacher Aides become casualties of Government's Early Childhood Education Cuts
MR 2010/77 - Compulsory Te Reo Māori in schools would help keep language alive
MR 2010/76 - Special Education Review must be able to deliver at the chalkface
MR 2010/75 - Ngā Whanaketanga highlight flawed approach to National Standards
MR 2010/73 - NZEI welcomes new requirements for teacher training
MR 2010/72 - High quality support, not National Standards, needed to address maori under-achievement
MR 2010/71 - Tax cuts a bitter pill for low paid education workers
September
MR 2010/70 - BOP Principal to lead education sector union
MR 2010/69 - More evidence of a slash and burn approach to Early Childhood Education
MR 2010/66 - Opposition to Government’s “sick joke”
MR 2010/62 - School and ECE staff must heed quake zone advice
MR 2010/61 - Government out of step with early childhood sector
August
MR 2010/58 - Government ECE policy defies logic
MR 2010_57 - PROPOSED CHANGES TO EARLY CHILDHOOD REGULATIONS WILL PUT CHILDREN AT RISK
MR 2010/55 - PARENTS WANT QUALIFIED EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS
MR 2010/51 - The Government giveth and the Government taketh away with Early Childhood Education
MR 2010/50 - Govt shamefully allows gender pay gap to widen
July
MR 2010/47 - PPPs bring no benefits to education
MR 2010/46 - Early childhood centres need stable workforce, not trial periods
MR 2010/45 - Fire at will Bill impacts on teacher recruitment and supply
MR 2010/44 - Treasury papers expose government on early childhood cuts
MR 2010/41 - National Standards let parents and children down
June
MR 2010/38 - TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW ZEALANDERS EXPRESS DEEP CONCERN OVER NATIONAL STANDARDS
MR 2010/37 - Douglas Education Bill completely out of touch
MR 2010/36 - Survey paints bleak picture of National Standards
MR 2010/34 - EARLY CHILDHOOD CUTS MAKE MOCKERY OF GOVERNMENT’S OWN PRIORITIES FOR MAORI CHILDREN
May
MR 2010/32 - Govt should come clean on real costs of ECE cuts
MR 2010/31 - EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS ISSUE “PLEASE EXPLAIN” OVER DRASTIC BUDGET CUTS
MR 2010/30 - Budget launches attack on quality teaching for youngest learners
MR 2010/27 - Parents will lose out of tipped budget changes to early childhood funding
MR 2010/27 - Budget Wish List for Education
Budget threat to Early Childhood Education
MR 2010/24 - Government set to deliver 'Black Budget' to Early Childhood Education and Parents
MR 2010/23 - Government set to ruin the party for the Early Childhood sector
April
MR 2010/22 - Early Childhood Education deserves investment not cuts
March
MR 2010/17 - EARLY CHILDHOOD SECTOR ADDS ITS VOICE TO NATIONAL STANDARDS CONCERN
February
MR 2010/9 Changes to gym creche licensing could put children at risk
MR 2010/8 Government must not drop the ball on investment in early childhood education
January
Men in Early Childhood Education Summit 2010
2009
December
MR 2009/69 - Educators wish list for xmas
NZEI Negotiations News (ECECA) 2009/08 - ECECA Settlement Ratified
November
MR 2009/60 - Pay Rise for Early Childhood Sector
MR 2009/59 - Don't Shortchange the Children
Don't short-change the children
NZEI Negotiations News (ECECA) 2009/07 - Your turn to vote on the ECECA settlement
Early Childhood Education report
MR 2009/54 - Children Right To Access ECE
October
MR 2009/53 - Hands Up for Learning
MR 2009/52 - Govt should not walk away
NZEI Negotiations News (ECE) 2009/06 - Employers Ratify Settlement
NZEI Contact / Worksite Rep Nominations
MR 2009/51 - National standards need close scrutiny
MR 2009/50 - Teacher advisory services cut
NZEI News - 12 October 2009/19e
Women’s Meeting at NZEI Annual Meeting 2009
CTU Women’s Conference
September
NZEI News - 17 September 2009/18e
NZEI Joins Pay Equity Challenge Coalition
Final claim for ECECA
MR 2009/40 - OECD report a wake up call for childrens futures
NZEI News - 1 September 2009/17e
August
NZEI News - 25 August 2009/16e
NZEI News - 18 August 2009/14e
Team selected and draft claim for your endorsement
NZEI News - 06 August 2009/015e
NZEI News - 4 August 2009/14e
July
NZEI News - 22July 2009/13e
NZEI Negotiations News (ECECA) 2009/02 - Pay rises and preparation for negotiations
NZEI News - 21 July 2009/12e
NZEI News - 2 July 2009/11e
MR 2009/33 - Babies’ sleep and wellbeing the loser in Government decision
June
MR 2009/30 - Innovation in early childhood education under threat
NZEI News - 23 June 2009/10e
MR 2009/29 - Early childhood targets must not be watered down
MR 2009/28 - NZEI brokers cross sector talks on early childhood teacher supply
Support Staff Day, Ministry botches ECE pay, Swine flu - NZEI News 09e
May
Mistake in 2008 ECE Funding Rates Adjustment
NZEI News 2009/09 - Support Staff Day 2009
MR 2009/24 - Budget needs to deliver strategic investment in education
NZEI Negotiations News (Barnardos) 2009/04 - Draft claims and postal ballot for endorsement
NZEI News 08e - Bargaining success, national standards, PRT support and more
2009 Provisionally Registered Teacher Seminars
MR 2009/23 - Kindergarten pay talks settled
MR 2009/22 - NZEI urges parents and teachers to take part in the National Standards consultation
NZEI News - bargaining, social networks and WSR seminars
MR 2009/19 - Kindergarten teachers head into pay talks
April
NZEI News 2009/06e
MR 2009/17 - NZEI welcomes government's decision to get around the table
NZEI Negotiations News (Barnardos) 2009/03 - Proposed change to non-contact time policy
MR 2009/16 - Infants and toddlers need more qualified teachers, not fewer
MR 2009/14 - Government’S state sector pay talk "a bit rich"
NZEI Negotiations News (KTCA) 2009/02 - Negotiations Stalled
NZEI News 2009/05e
Guidelines for entitlement to rest breaks in the ECE and Compulsory Education Sectors
NZEI Negotiations News (ECE) 2009/02 - Calling for claims and nominations for negotiations team
MR 2009/12 - Government stalling on key education employment negotiations
March
NZEI News 2009/04e
Taumata Whanonga - Video coverage
NZEI Organisational Review
MR 2009/09 - Education workers throw weight behind pay equity
NZEI News 2009/03e
NN 2009/02c - 0800 NZEI HELP service launch
NN 2009/02b - YMN Hui
February
NZEI News 2009/02e
NN 2009/02 - NZEI News Fortnightly
Negotiations Delayed
MR 2009/05 - No magic bullet for raising Maori Educational Achievement
NZEI News 2009/01e
NN BN 2009/01 - Insurance cover for private vehicles
NN ECE 2009/01 - Kindergarten Teachers Collective Agreement Negotiations
MR 2009/02 - Mixed messages on commitment to quality ECE
January
MR 2009/01 - Kindergarten Teachers seek first exemption from 90 day trial periods
Parental Leave
2008
December
MR 2008/77 - ABC staff need assurances for the future
NN 2008/97 - Kindergarten claims for negotiation
MR 2008/76 - No exemption for education in fire at will bill
NN 2008/96 - Variation to collective agreement - Insurance cover for Private Vehicles
November
Disruptive Student Behaviour Guidelines
MR 2008/69 - Kindergarten Teachers to consider pay claim
MR 2008/68 - Forward-Looking planning for early childhood education
MR 2008/67 - ABC NZ safe for now but uncertainty remains
MR 2008/66 - ABC should come clean on future of NZ operation
October
NN 2008/92 - Election of NZEI Worksite Reps
NN 2008/91 - Omission in Claims Booklet
MR 2008/60 - ECE Network for Sth Auckland applauded
NN 2008/84 - Kindergarten teachers claims development and negotiation preparation
MR 2008/52 - Flexibility must not compromise quality in ECE
September
MR 2008/48 - Te Marautanga Hailed as Pioneering Document for Maori Education
NN 2008/79 - World Teachers Day
NN 2008/76 - 0800 NZEI Help
NN 2008/72 - Barnados Collective Agreement
August
MR 2008/45 - Survey Reinforces Growth and Importance of Quality Early Childhood Education
NN 2008/71 - KASCA (replacement page)
NN 2008/68 - Kindergarten Support Staff Agreement
NN 2008/67 - Kindergarten Support Staff Agreement
NN 2008/66 - Electoral Finance Act Checklist
July
NN 2008/65 - Revised NZEI Code of Ethics
NN 2008/64 - Organising Call Centre
MR 2008/37 - National Early Childhood Network Needed to Meet Fuelled Demand
MR 2008/36 - Backward Steps for Early Childhood Education under National
NN 2008/62 - NZEI Te Riu Roa Organisational Review
NN 2008/60 - New Kindergarten Collective Agreement Ratified
MR 2008/33 - Teacher Pay Packets Boosted
NN 2008/59 - New Barnardos Collective Agreement Ratified
June
NN 2008/58 - ECE Funding and Increases
NN 2008/56 - Agreement Reached Subject to Ratification
NN 2008/55 - Agreement Reached Subject to Ratification
NN 2008/54 - New Collective Agreement Ratified
NN 2008/50 - Elections for NZTC Nominee
NN 2008/48 - NZTC Elections
May
NN 2008/45 - Wage increase for all staff
NN 2008/39 - Barnardos Additional Claims for Negotiations
NN 2008/38 - NZEI Election ToolKit
NN 2008/37 - Salvation Army Draft Claim
NN 2008/36 - Salary Increases and Lump Sum Payment
NN 2008/33 - New Guide to NZEI Available
NN 2008/26 - NZEI Early Childhood Scholarships
April
NN 2008/24 - Winner of Coffee Machine
NN 2008/22 - Barnardos Draft Claim for Negotiations
MR 2008/17 - NZEI welcomes 4% pay increase for Kindergarten Teachers
March
MR 2008/15 - Early Childhood Teachers urge caution on lowering standards for gym creches
NN 2008/16 - Early Childhood Education CA Negotiations
NN 2008/15 - Early Childhood Education Pay Scales
MR 2008/14 - Early Childhood Teachers Secure Pay Agreement
NN 2008/10 - Resource for the Campaign for QPECE
NN 2008/08 - Have your say on our on-line Forum
NN 2008/06 - New Agreement for Kindergarten Support Staff
February
MR 2008/11 - Government should buy up troubled ABC Learning Centres
MR 2008/07 - NZEI welcomes resolution of Dunedin early childhood dispute
MR 2008/06 - Direct government provision of early childhood education needed to stop inquiry - NZEI says
MR 2008/05 - Union calls for decontamination action plan in Patea
NN 2008/05 - NZEI Scholarships for Support Staff Members
MR 2008/04 - Dunedin early childhood teachers poised to strike
NN 2008/04 - NZEI Scholarships for Early Childhood Members
NN 2008/02 - Te Marautanga o Aotearoa Draft for Consultation
NN 2008/01 - NZEI News Going Electronic
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Kindergarten teachers to vote on whether to accept or reject final pay offer
MR 2011/104 - Skewed Government Priorities Take their Toll on Children and Families
MR 2011 - Skewed Government Priorities Take their Toll on Children and Families
MR - Skewed Government Priorities Take their Toll on Children and Families
