Teachers’ Council role in teacher education debated
A government review of the Teachers’ Council will consider the council’s role in approving teacher education programmes and graduate outcomes, including the effectiveness of its relationship with the...
View ArticleELECTION: REAP/OTEP/PTE rep on Industrial and Professional Committee
There are two candidates standing for the one position of REAP/OTEP/PTE rep on the Industrial and Professional Committee. Below is information about each of the two candidates, and an explanation of...
View ArticleGovernment to remove teachers from Teachers Council
The government does not just want to remove staff voices from university and wānanga councils, it also plans to remove school and early childhood teachers from their national professional body, the...
View ArticleTaonga welcomed home for World Teachers’ Day
Teachers, other education staff and their communities gathered at Gisborne to welcome the return of a rākau kōrero that left NZ one year ago.
View ArticleSecret NZ trade deal would harm education
A leaked document shows NZ has joined a small group of countries pushing for education to be included in a secret trade deal, TISA.
View ArticleConcern over Education Minister’s disinterest in education trade deal
NZEI and TEU are concerned about Hekia Parata’s apparent lack of interest in a secret trade deal that would have a massive impact on education.
View ArticleToo many threats to mātauranga in TPPA
Ngā tumuaki of Aotearoa's three biggest education unions are calling on the government not to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)
View ArticleNew early childhood qualification with no practicum
NZTC is launching a new early childhood qualification that students can complete entirely online with no practical teaching requirements.
View ArticleSchool kids will miss out under bulk funding
The government’s global funding plans for primary and secondary schools could force class sizes to rise, says TEU national secretary Sharn Riggs.
View ArticlePanel discussion on gagging of education, science and medical professionals
The growing pressure on professionals to ”toe the party line” is being discussed at forums in Auckland today and Wellington tomorrow.
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