Group Special Education

In this section you can find Collective Agreements for GSE Service Managers, Field Staff, Education Support Workers, Behaviour Support Workers and Communication Support Workers. Current news and resources are available on this page, and the News Archive contains NZEI News, media releases and other news of interest to those working in the Special Education sector.

Current News and Resources:

Service Managers - New Collective Agreement   Service Managers - Collective Agreement (2008 - 2010) (0.4mb pdf)   Service Managers - Performance Agreement & Review (0.7mb Word)   Service Managers - Individual Development Plan (0.5mb Word)

Field Staff - New Collective Agreement   Field Staff - Collective Agreement (2008 - 2010) (0.4mb pdf)   Field Staff - Terms of Settlement (0.4mb pdf)

Support Workers - Pay Investigation The Support Workers pay investigation is a study of the skills, responsibilities, work demands, job size and the pay for the occupations of support workers. This update (10 September 2008) outlines the project, progress to date, and next steps.   Support Workers Pay Investigation (0.3mb pdf)

NZEI, the PSA and Ministry of Education Relationship Agreement NZEI, the PSA and Ministry of Education have developed a relationship agreement which describes the desired relationship between the two unions and MOE. The accompanying protocol describes the rights, roles and responsibilities of the unions and the Ministry when union members are involved in union activities in Ministry worksites.   Ministry of Education/NZEI/PSA Relationship Agreement (0.2mb pdf)   Delegates Protocol (0.2mb pdf)

Parental Leave Information regarding Parental Leave for NZEI Members including teachers, support staff and Group Special Education staff.   Parental Leave (0.3mb pdf)