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A new era signalled for education
A new era signalled for
education
8 November 2017
Today’s Speech from the Throne could herald a
new era, in which children’s health, welfare and education
are truly valued, says NZEI Te Riu Roa.
NZEI President
Lynda Stuart said it was a pleasure to hear the new
government’s clear focus on doing what’s best for
children and their learning to the ultimate benefit of all
New Zealanders.
“The priorities outlined today are a credit to the efforts of all the NZEI members who have fought hard over many years to convince politicians that children deserve the best education in the world, and New Zealand can afford to provide it,” she said.
"NZEI is particularly pleased to see a commitment to employ more teachers, to return to 100 percent qualified teachers in ECE, and to ensure that every child, including those with additional learning needs, has access to the education they deserve.
NZEI members have spent years lobbying for many of the other priorities outlined today.
They
are:
• Investing an additional $6 billion over four
years in modernising our education system, including $1.8
billion to deliver more teachers, better professional
development and more learning resources.
• Giving more
funding to schools that do not ask for parental
donations/fees.
• Developing a 30-year strategic plan
for education.
• Piloting counsellors in primary
schools
• Rebuilding outdated or unsuitable
classrooms
• Ending bureaucratic national
standards
• An end to charter schools
“Our members
have long highlighted issues like quality ECE and more
support for children’s learning needs, and today the
Government has stood by the promises made in
opposition.”
NZEI Te Riu Roa
New Zealand Educational Institute
NZEI Te Riu Roa members work in every community in New Zealand, leading and advocating for quality public education.
We are the 50,000 principals, teachers and support staff who work in primary, area and secondary schools as well as early childhood centres, special education and school advisory services. We come together as NZEI Te Riu Roa - New Zealand's largest education union, a Treaty based organisation and a powerful advocate for quality public education.
We have the most important job in New Zealand - educating for the future.
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