NZEI Archive

  • frog

    When is civil disobedience justified? - by frog



    Dave Kennedy is the Green Party’s candidate for the Invercargill electorate. He has worked as a primary teacher for 30 years. Dave has his own blog site, which is well worth a regular read. I’ve decided this insightful post by Dave yesterday on how we have reached the stage that at least a quarter of schools are refusing to comply with Education Minister Anne Tolley’s National Standards deserves republishing here in full: read more
    August 18, 2011 9:04 am - 36 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    National Standards – fake it till you make it? - by Catherine Delahunty



    Some school principals have revealed that they are getting some interesting advice from the Ministry of Education about how to incorporate the National Standards into their school charters. The suggestion that they should essentially fake it – by inserting the words “national standards” into their charters, even if they are not actively using them – [...] read more
    May 18, 2011 2:30 pm - 4 Comments
  • frog

    Join the Big Push against ECE cuts - by frog



    NZEI are cranking up the campaign against the Government’s shortsighted Early Childhood Education cuts that will force many early childhood education centres to either reduce services or raise fees.   They have a petition I’m hoping you will download (PDF) and circulate (deadline 20 May). And if you live in Auckland, they are planning a march [...] read more
    February 14, 2011 9:53 am - 2 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    ECE vs motorways – which is the better investment? - by Catherine Delahunty



    John Key’s cuts to early childhood education come into affect today. John Key says don’t worry, it will only effect centres with the most qualified staff. Very reassuring! Meanwhile fees will go up and kids will miss out. NZEI has launched a petition today urging the Government to reverse the ECE cuts, and the Greens [...] read more
    February 1, 2011 12:46 pm - 99 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    School boards join the National Standards debate - by Catherine Delahunty



    It’s always nice to wake up to good news, and this morning it was the news that 225 school Boards of Trustees will today deliver the message to the Government that they have no confidence in National Standards, and will defer setting student achievement targets based on the standards for at least a year. read more
    November 3, 2010 10:32 am - 39 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    37,000 say no to National Standards - by Catherine Delahunty



    Yesterday the petition calling for a trial of National Standards was presented to the Education and Science Select Committee. It’s the first time the committee has had a serious discussion of National Standards because the original legislation never came to us. Like so many other crazy things, it was rushed through the House under urgency. [...] read more
    September 23, 2010 10:25 am - 132 Comments
  • frog

    Metiria on education - by frog



    This is Metiria speaking to primary and early childhood teachers and school support staff at the New Zealand Educational Institute on her a Green vision for education in schools: read more
    October 2, 2008 9:47 am - 32 Comments
  • frog

    Scoping your teacher’s facebook page - by frog



    There’s an interesting debate here in The Press this morning about the Teachers Council’s process for monitoring teachers’ registration and how it might relate to teachers’ private lives and especially on-line records: The new clause in the Teachers Council code brings censure for “any conduct that brings or is likely to bring discredit to the [...] read more
    July 29, 2008 9:50 am - 18 Comments