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NZEI's inflexibility no good for education
Wayne Mapp MP National Party Industrial Relations Spokesman
11 May 2006
NZEI's inflexibility no good for education
National's Industrial Relations spokesman, Wayne Mapp, says good teachers have nothing to fear from his Member's Bill, which seeks to introduce a 90-day probationary period for new employment relationships.
Dr Mapp says the NZEI's criticism of the bill is surprising from a union which already endorses probationary periods of two years before a new teacher can gain registration.
"Schools do not employ teachers with the intention of dismissing them. But I think parents would like to know that if their child's new teacher is a serious failure, schools and boards of trustees will have the power to ensure they do not remain at the head of the classroom."
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