Te pūnga mātauranga

An exciting milestone in your teaching career is when you transition from provisional to full certification.

As a beginning kaiako or kaimahi, you may face situations where you are required to have a courageous conversation, be it talking with parents, colleagues, or employers. These conversations can be daunting due to being a new staff member at an ECE centre or kura or feeling inexperienced in addressing issues at a professional setting.

Here is information for primary teachers about the recently accepted fourth offer from the Government and information for area school teachers.

Here is a list of FAQs in relation the fourth offer from the Ministry of Education to settle the Primary Teachers’ and the third offer for the Area Schools Collective Agreements.

Recently New Zealand was represented at the International Summit of the Teaching Profession (ISTP), April 25th to the 27th. This was New Zealand’s first time at the ISTP since 2018.

Here are all the HealthCarePlus benefits for NZEI Te Riu Roa members.

We have written an open letter to express our concerns around the proposed closure of 10 not-for-profit Early Childhood Education centres owned and operated by Auckland Council, known collectively as Kauri Kids.

Throughout the Pūaotanga review, the many voices of submitters told a story, often grim, of New Zealand schools in 2021. They described a primary school system where staffing and funding fall far short of being good, or even adequate. So, what would a ‘good’ staffing model look like? Let’s imagine.

This document is designed to support you to write your submission to the Sector Reference Group. It is important that as many teacher aides, teachers, parents/whānau and principals write a submission in support of the proposed funding model.