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Press Release – ACT New Zealand Certain vocal principals responses to ACT policy this morning shows exactly why teacher pay and conditions, and student test scores, have declined under their leadership, says ACT Leader David Seymour. Yesterday, ACT announced it would … “Certain vocal principals’ responses to ACT policy this morning shows exactly why teacher pay and conditions, and student test scores, have declined under their leadership”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Yesterday, ACT announced it would raise standards for teachers to re-register, including meeting higher standa...

Press Release – ACT New Zealand “Certain vocal principals’ responses to ACT policy this morning shows exactly why teacher pay and conditions, and student test scores, have declined under their leadership”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Yesterday, ACT announced it would raise standards for teachers to re-register, including meeting higher standards in maths, English and science. “We also announced a $250 million Teaching Excellence Reward Fund where principals can use their discretion to award good teachers. “Some principals have this morning said they don’t want more money f...

Principals want overhaul of initial teacher education John Gerritsen © RNZ/ Dan Cook Principals are calling for an overhaul of initial teacher education, because some newly qualified primary teachers are ill-prepared to teach basic subjects like reading and maths. The Principals Federation, the Educational Institute, and the Normal and Model School Association told RNZ many new graduates had studied how to be a teacher for just one year and that was not enough. They said recent Teaching Council changes to the requirements that teacher education courses must meet would help, ...

Rush reiterated that diversity and mainstreaming within the system is fundamentally important, allowing students with neurodiversities, such as autism, or special education needs to be included in general education classrooms. However, he says there needs to be urgent action around alternatives for "seriously troubled young people" with violent tendencies that threaten the safety of fellow students and staff.  "We are seeing really serious, damaging behaviours - hitting, spitting, stabbing, sexualised behaviours towards other students. We have a legislative responsibility to be concerned abo...

"We support inclusion, but we need a solution for those very, seriously troubled young people."