Articles from New Zealand
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 September 2016 New Zealand: Unions unite against ‘global funding’ proposal
Over 50 unprecedented combined meetings of 60,000 members from both the Post Primary Teachers’ Association and the New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa are being held to oppose the government’s proposal for ‘Global Funding’.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 January 2015 New Zealand: Major new agreement paves the way to children's educational success
Trade unionists and the Ministry of Education have agreed to work together on a new initiative that supports children’s education at every level of their learning.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 October 2013 New Zealand: Dawn gathering to celebrate teachers
Members of EI’s affiliate, New Zealand Education Institute (NZEI), are gathering at dawn on 5 October in Gisborne, the first place to see the sun, to celebrate World Teachers’ Day in the southern hemisphere.
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Standards and working conditions 26 August 2013 Fourth International Summit on the Teaching Profession 2014 (ISTP)Fourth International Summit on the Teaching Profession 2014 (ISTP)
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 August 2013 New Zealand: Parents and teachers back up Labour's rejection of charter schools
The New Zealand Educational Institute-Te Riu Roa (NZEI Te Riu Roa), one of EI’s national affiliates, has said it would support the election of a Labour-led Government, as the latter would repeal the current legislation favouring privately led schools (charter schools) and focus on improving the status and situation of...
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Standards and working conditions 27 February 2013 New Zealand: Campaign for education support staff
EI affiliate the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI Te Riu Roa), has launched a new campaign, entitled ‘Support Staff - Supporting Success in Education’.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 November 2012 Disciplining the unruly subject:Disciplining the unruly subject:
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Standards and working conditions 7 June 2012 New Zealand: successful campaign prevents class size increase
The Government of New Zealand has backed down on a proposal to increase class sizes after a major campaign led by EI’s affiliate, the New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa (NZEI), which mobilised support from people across the whole country.
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Standards and working conditions 17 October 2011 New Zealand: Government takes up union concerns on workload
The New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) President, Robin Duff, has welcomed the Minister of Education’s positive response to teachers’ concerns about workload in relation to the country's national certificate of educational achievement (NCEA).
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 March 2011 New Zealand: Teachers under Pressure
In a recent survey of members, the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) was shocked to discover 86 per cent of teachers experience stress at work, while 24 per cent of respondents said stress levels are ‘of concern’ or ‘intolerable’. The union is tackling this problem everyone needs a way to...
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Union renewal and development 24 February 2011 New Zealand: Unions support teachers after massive earthquake
EI affiliates in New Zealand are bringing urgent relief to teachers and students in communities that were badly affected by a devastating earthquake, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, which struck the region around Christchurch on 22 February.
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Standards and working conditions 28 July 2009 New Zealand: 2 new videos to explain primary education funding and salary
EI member organisation Te Riu Roa New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) has released two new videos for their members in the primary education sector.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 12 April 2006 TradEducation issue no.8 now available for download!
The new issue of EI's bulletin on GATS and the WTO, TradEducation, has just been published. In this issue, we talk about the New Zealand government spearheading an effort to open up their private higher education "market", EI's meeting with key WTO negotiators and rules on domestic regulations.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 March 2006 New Zealand: Pay Parity for Early Childhood Education Teachers
EI affiliate NZEI Te Riu Roa and the New Zealand Childcare Association/Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa have negotiated pay parity with principals and deputy principals in primary schools for more than 400 teachers in leadership positions in 181 early childhood education centres throughout New Zealand.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 December 2005 New Zealand: Kindergarten teacher strike a resounding success!
Kindergarten teachers in New Zealand went on strike on 8 Dec in unprecedented numbers to protect the quality of education they provide to 45,000 children and families throughout the country.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 December 2005 New Zealand: Kindergarten Teachers Vote to Strike
Kindergarten teachers belonging to EI affiliate NZEI Te Riu Roa have voted 97% in favour of striking on 8th December.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 July 2005 New Zealand: The Case for Early Childhood Teachers
A thousand teachers working in more than 170 early childhood education centres throughout New Zealand took a step towards obtaining pay parity with primary and secondary teachers on 1 July. They belong to EI affiliate, NZEI Te Riu Roa, which last year negotiated a collective employment agreement delivering a four...
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