Special Circulars have a new look and a new name: NZEI Updates!

NZEI regularly sends NZEI Updates to your worksite to inform and update you about key issues such as professional qualifications, upcoming conferences, Ministry of Education initiatives and so on.

If you are looking for NZEI Branch Updates (formerly branch circulars), you can also download them from the web..

These Updates are a mix of Microsoft Word and PDF Files.

NZEI Updates 2007

November

NZEI Update 41 - Ealy Childhood National Caucus - Election Top of The South Te Tau Ihu O Te Waka A Maudi District Council

NZEI Update 40 - Early Childhood National Caucus - Election Otago District Council

NZEI Update 39 - Primary Classroom Teachers Advisory Group – Election: Waitaha Canterbury District Council

NZEI Update 38 - Support Staff National Caucus Kaiawhina Tautoko – Election: Bay Of Plenty District Council

NZEI Update 37 - National Executive Advisory Group Nominations: Wellington District Council

NZEI Update 35 - National Executive Advisory Group Nominations: Waikato District Council

NZEI Update 34 - National Executive Advisory Group Nominations: Top Of The South Te Tau Ihu O Te Waka A Maui District Council

National Update 33 -National Executive Advisory Group Nominations: Taranaki District Council

NZEI Update 32 - National Executive Advisory Group Nominations: Murihiku Southland District Council

NZEI Update 31 - National Executive Advisory Group Nominations: Central East District Council

NZEI Update 30 - National Executive Advisory Group Nominations: Bay of Plenty District Council

NZEI Update 29 - Special Education Policy Review Consultation

October

NZEI Update 27 - What to do when you can't get a Registered Teacher

NZEI Update 26 - Limited Authority to Teach (LAT)

NZEI Update 25 - Teacher Registration - Apply Early!

NZEI Update 24 - World Teachers' Day Friday 26th October 2007

NZEI Update 23 - Becoming a Teacher in the 21st Century: A Review of Initial Teacher Education Policy

September

NZEI Update 22 - NZEI Te Riu Roa Elections for National Executive Advisory Group Representatives

NZEI Update 21 - Celebrate World Teachers' Day! Friday 26 October 2007

NZEI Update 20 - Surplus Staffing: Surplus Units 2008

August

NZEI Update 19 - 'Te Reo Māori in the New Zealand Curriculum' for use in English-Medium Schools

July

NZEI Update 18 - NZEI launches www.principalskit.org.nz - A New Tool for Primary Principals

NZEI Update 17 - Information for Tutor Teachers in Early Childhood Settings

NZEI Update 16 - Information for Provisionally Registered Teachers in Early Childhood Settings

May

NZEI Update 15 - NZEI Te Riu Roa Subs Update

NZEI Update 12 - NZEI Te Riu Roa Subs Update

April

NZEI Update 13 - TE KĀHUI WHETŪ

NZEI Update 11 - Report to Annual Meeting 2007: Primary Teacher Staffing Priorities

March

NZEI Update 10 - NZEI Te Riu Roa Scholarships for Early Childhood Members

NZEI Update 9 - NZEI Te Riu Roa Scholarships for Support Staff Members

February

NZEI Update 8 - Update on the New Zealand Curriculum Draft for Schools

NZEI Update 7 - CTU Biennial Women’s Conference

NZEI Update 5 - NZEI calendars showing key events for 2007

NZEI Update 4 - Information for tutor-teachers in schools

NZEI Update 3 - Information for principals regarding provisionally registered teachers

NZEI Update 2 - Information for Provisionally Registered Teachers

January

NZEI Update 1 - YMN Hui

2006

December

Special Circular 33 - Fixed Term Employment: The Pitfalls

November

Special Circular 32 - Guidelines: Physical Contact with Children and Poster of Guidelines (PDF)

October

Special Circular 30 - Nominations for the Early Childhood National Caucus

Special Circular 29 - Paid Union Meetings for Teachers and Principals

September

Special Circular 28 - Surplus Staffing: Surplus Units 2007

Attachment to Special Circular 28 - Surplus Staffing Timeline

August

Special Circular 27 - New Zealand Curriculum Draft

Special Circular 26 - Annual Meeting - Papers to annual meeting

Special Circular 25 - Annual Meeting - Error in National Executive Report

July

Special Circular 24 - Gore Support Staff Conference for NZEI members: registration now open

Attachment to Special Circular 24 - Registration Form

June

Special Circular 23 - District Councils Women's Network Seminar

Special Circular 22 - RTLB News

Special Circular 21 - Heard about the "90 Day No Rights Bill"?

You can download further information on the Bill here.

May

Special Circular 20 - Minutes of Annual Meeting 2005 for all 2005 Annual Meeting attendees

Special Circular 19 - Invitation to GSE members of NZEI to put forward an expression of interest for the Pay and Employment Equity Review Committee

Special Circular 18 - Support Staff Conference for members in Southland and Otago, 27-28 October, Scenic Circle Croydon Lodge Hotel, Gore

Special Circular 17 - Te Kahui Whetu, 1-4 Hongongoi/July 2006, Hato Paora College, Feilding, Manawatu

April

Special Circular 16 - Change in Kindergartens - a new publication from NZEI about reorganisation in Kindergartens for kindergarten teachers

March

Special Circular 15 - Nominations for Health and Safety Reps in MInistry of Education worksites

Special Circular 14 - Interest Free Student Loans from April 1 - celebrating NZEI's successful campaign for a fairer student loan scheme

Special Circular 13 - Activities planned for 2006 in the lead up to the re-negotiation of the collective agreements covering primary teachers, principals and primary school support staff

Calendar of events for primary teachers, principals and support staff members in primary schools

Special Circular 12 - Activities planned for 2006 which are part of the lead-up to the re-negotiation of the two collective agreements that cover NZEI support staff members in secondary and area schools.

Calendar of events for support staff members in secondary and area schools

Special Circular 11 - Information about Provisionally Registered Teachers in Early Childhood Education

Special Circular 10 - Information about NZEI $5000 Scholarships for ECE and support staff members

Special Circular 9 - YMN Conference in April in Christchurch

Special Circular 8 - Membership Check at GSE worksites

Special Circular 7 - Membership Check at all worksites except GSE

February

Special Circular 6 - Let's Get Active - Recruiting New Members

Special Circular 5 - Support Staff Conference - information for primary and other worksites

Special Circular 4 - Support Staff Conference - information for Kindergarten, ECE and GSE worksites

Special Circular 3 - Information for Principals about Provisionally Registered Teachers

Special Circular 2 - Information for Tutor Teachers about Provisionally Registered Teachers

Special Circular 1 - Information for Provisionally Registered Teachers

2005

November

Special Circular 42 - Good Practice Guidelines for employing Support Staff, and update on Support Staff National Caucus membership

Special Circular 41 - Early Childhood Caucus National Elections - Otago representatives

Special Circular 40 - Start of Year 2006 - Pay issues for Teachers and Principals

Special Circular 39 - Kindergarten Teachers' Industrial Action

Special Circular 38 - RTLB Redisribution Process

Special Circular 37 - Support Staff Update - Agreements Newsletter, update on the progress of the support staff funding campaign, a list of members elected to the Support Staff National Caucus and details of the 2006 Support Staff Conference

Special Circular 36 - Election of NZEI Health and Safety Representatives for 2006

Special Circular 35 - Election of NZEI Worksite Representatives for 2006

October

Special Circular 34 - Election of the Support Staff National Caucus Kaiawhina Tautoko (SSNCKT) Representative for the Bay of Plenty District Council Area

Special Circular 33 - Election of the Support Staff National Caucus Kaiawhina Tautoko (SSNCKT) Representative for the Auckland District Council Area

Special Circular 32 - Nominations for the Early Childhood National Caucus

Special Circular 31 - Nomination for Regional Representatives to the NZEI Te Riu Roa Principals' Council

Special Circular 30 - Nominations to Support Staff Caucus

September

Special Circular 29 - NZCTU Biennial Conference

Special Circular 28 - Surplus Staffing

Special Circular 28 attachment - detail on Surplus Staffing for Principals

Special Circular 27 - Update on Voting for your Teachers Council Representatives

August

Special Circular 26 - Launch of "Twenty Years of Consenting Parties: The politics of ‘ working’ and ‘teaching’ in childcare 1985-2005"

July

Special Circular 24 - Rehitatanga Kaiako o nga Kura Kaupapa Maori - Teachers Registration in Kura Kaupapa Maori

Special Circular 23 - Membership Benefits - New Package from the National Bank

Special Circular 22 - New Teachers' Council Registration Forms

Special Circular 21 - Information on election of NZEI's nominee to the Teachers' Council

Special Circular 20 - Information on election of sector representatives to the Teachers' Council

June

Special Circular 19 - Colin Tarr's Speech to the Kindgergarten Conference June 2005

Special Circular 19 attachment - Text of Colin Tarr's Speech to the Kindgergarten Conference June 2005

Special Circular 18 - Early Childhood Pay Parity StageOne Due July 1

Background information on ECE Pay Parity

Special Circular 17 - Composition of the Primary Teachers Advisory Group
for 2005 - 2006

Special Circular 15 - Events and Activities for Support Staff Day, June 15th 2005

Special Circular 14 - Election of representative from Waikato District to Support Staff Caucus

Special Circular 13 - Education Support Workers in Early Childhood - Support and Recruitment

April

Special Circular 12 - Women's Network Newsletter and Women and Activism Sheets

Special Circular 11 - Nominations for the Support StaffNational Caucus Kaiawhina Tautoko

Special Circular 10 - Hui-A-Tau Gathering, July 9-12, 2005 in Tauranga.
Details and registration for NZEI Te Riu Roa's annual Hui-A-Tau

March

Special Circular 9 - 2005 - A Significant Year for GSE support workers, field staff and service members. Includes details of paid union meetings for field staff in March and April 2005.

Special Circular 8 - Last Chance to Register for the HeiWhakatipua Whanaungatanga ki te Oranga – an early childhood and primary education conference 0-8 years in April.

Download the Registration form for the Conference.

Special Circular 7 - Support Staff Paid Union Meetings.

January

Special Circular 1 - Let's get Active about Membership Recruitment.
You can also download the leaflet "10 Good Reasons to Join NZEI" here.

Special Circular 2 - Information for Provisionally Registered Teachers

Special Circular 3 - Support Staff Conference for NZEI members in Tai Tokerau District

Special Circular 4 - District Councils' Women's Network Seminar, March 11-13 2005

Special Circular 5 - YMN Conference Special Circular 6 - Membership Lists - Attention Worksite Representatives

2004

December

Special Circular 58 - Information about the 2005 Early Childhood National Caucus

Special Circular 57 - Information required for bargaining GSE support workers collective agreement

November

Special Circular 56 - National Reference Group Ballot

Special Circular 55 - Annual Leave for Support Workers

Special Circular 54 - Nominations for the National Support Staff Caucus - Kaiawhina Tautoko (ATSSD,SEA)

Special Circular 53 - Nominations for the National Support Staff Caucus - Kaiawhina Tautoko

Special Circular 52 - Teacher Aide Survey

Special Circular 51 - Hei Whakatipua Whanaungatanga ki te Oranga – an early childhood and primary education conference 0-8 years in 2005.

Attachment to Special Circular 51 - Accomodation Suggestions for the Early Years Conference 2005.

Special Circular 50 - new Paid Parental Leave provisions.

Special Circular 49 - the Early Childhood Sector "Join the Team" Organising Plus recruitment initiative.

For copies of Special Circulars prior to November 2004, please contact your NZEI worksite representative.