
Progress but pressure: Early childcare quality better yet still falling short
Only 53% of services met or exceeded the quality threshold, ERO data has found.
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"You’re teaching content knowledge, but it’s the first thing to drop."
Principals say the current In Class Support model has reached crisis level.
Assaults on other students and school staff are on the rise, new data shows.
Inconsistencies between the ERA and the Employment Court resulted in a win.
The PPTA has told its members they should reject the offers.
Teachers say they are frustrated by the lack of progress.
'There is a great danger that some students are missing out on big chunks of learning.'
"We are trying to make a difference, but there just aren’t enough resources there.”
“You’re not just with the kids and that’s the end of it after they leave for the day."
Thousands of teachers across Te Tai Tokerau marched for better pay, resources and support.
Tens of thousands of teachers took to streets around the country in protest today.
Schools and kindergartens are today closed with the strike action going nationwide.
Teachers are striking for more than just money.
The role of school principal has high turnover due to the mounted pressures on staff.
'Air is going out of the tyres faster than it's being pumped back in,' one principal says.
Northland principals revitalise at a three-day conference in Waitangi.
His defiant stand comes as major Covid mandate changes are announced.
"The short- and long-term implications for some schools are going to be dire."
Some schools are almost fully vaxxed; others fear losing half their staff.
The message was written by a 'slightly naughty' parent group using a school sign.
At 11.59pm on Tuesday everywhere south of Auckland will drop to alert level 3.
Dissatisfaction with the NZEI has lead to approval to break away from the union.
Teachers get $8.7m for counselling now and $7m more for other initiatives later.