The settlement includes pay increases of up to 40 percent, covering more than 1,200 librarians and library assistants and around 400 science technicians.
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 7:00 am
Results from NZEI Te Riu Roa’s 2020 Health and
Wellbeing Survey show that workload related stress for both
principals and teachers is at a level far exceeding the
general population.
NZEI Te Riu Roa President Liam
Rutherford says the results are unsurprising and reiterate
the urgent need for more staffing resource in the
sector.
Almost half of the teachers surveyed work more
than 50 hours a week. Seventy percent of principals work
more than 50 hours a week and one in five work more than 60.
These workloads puts both groups at high risk of
experiencing adverse psychological and physical health
Sunday, 7 March 2021, 5:49 am
Innovation during the COVID-19 lockdowns, support that
went above and beyond for families after the Christchurch
shootings, mentoring children to be environmental
enthusiasts, and tirelessly advocating for a better, more
just early childhood education system are just a few of the
incredible examples of heroism being acknowledged in the
‘ECE Hero / Ngā Hautipua Kōhungahunga’ awards
today.
For a full list of the award recipients click
here.
Backed
by NZEI Te Riu Roa union, today’s Children’s Day ECE
Hero / Ngā Hautipua Kōhungahunga awards are recognising
early childhood professionals and their teams for showing
heroism in their profession after a particularly tough