Many schools feel their hands are tied when it comes to providing for children with high special educational needs, according to NZEI.

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NZEI there are no financial or educational benefits for New Zealanders in public private partnerships.

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The extension of the Government’s 90 Day Fire at Will Bill could have a devastating effect on teacher supply and staffing, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa.

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A hui of more than 200 Māori educators has issued a strong vote of no confidence in National Standards, saying they will damage the learning of tamariki Māori.

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The Government can no longer ignore the snowballing opposition to its National Standards policy, says NZEI.

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NZEI says the government is letting parents and children down in its haste to implement National Standards.

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NZEI says politicians need to sit up and acknowledge the deepening crisis of confidence in the government’s National Standards policy.

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The Government needs to immediately engage with principals and teachers organisations to address a serious crisis of confidence in National Standards, says NZEI.

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Almost 38,000 New Zealanders have signed a petition expressing deep concern with the Government’s National Standards policy.

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NZEI says Roger Douglas’s Education Amendment Bill shows he is completely out of touch with what is happening in education.

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A survey of primary and intermediate school principals shows they are under immense pressure to implement National Standards but have very little confidence in doing so.

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NZEI says a lot of work has already gone into finding ways to better attract, train and retain teachers, which no government has chosen to pick up and run with.

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Primary school principals and teachers are seeking a 4% pay rise this year and another pegged to inflation next year, saying the government needs to make good its own rhetoric on closing the pay gap with Australia.

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Today’s 2010 Budget is a nice-looking parcel with some nasty surprises wrapped inside when it comes to education, according to NZEI.

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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is pursuing legal action over the Ministry of Education’s refusal to honour an agreement to rollout a skills-based pay model for primary teachers.

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NZEI is calling on the government to deliver a Budget which puts its money where its mouth in terms of education spending.

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NZEI is calling on the government to take action and address issues of pay and employment inequity for women working in schools.

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NZEI is urging schools and communities to go pink on Wednesday 28 April in support of Pink Shirt Day and bullying awareness.

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Thousands of primary and intermediate teachers will be attending meetings over the next few weeks to decide on their pay claim and discuss the confusion around National Standards.

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