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The changes announced to the Equal Pay Act are a shocking blow to women and education, NZEI Te Riu Roa says. The majority of workers in education are women and many were involved in pay equity claims or reviews that have been torpedoed by the Government’s move. Pay equity means

The number of high-achieving teens who go overseas after finishing school has reached an all time high – but it is not clear why, reports Radio NZ. An Education Ministry report shows that among the 10 percent of 2023 school leavers with the highest NCEA attainment, 370 or six percent

PPTA Te Wehengarua, the secondary school teachers’ union, has asked the Education Minister Erica Stanford to release any proposal relating to the future of Kāhui Ako. Kāhui Ako, or Communities of Learning, bring together schools with the aim of helping students to achieve their full potential. They give highly-skilled and

Every secondary student in Aotearoa New Zealand deserves a teacher who is trained in the subject they are teaching, and too many are being denied this, the latest PPTA Te Wehengarua staffing snapshot shows. To mark the initiation of bargaining for the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement, PPTA has releasing its annual

Youthline, the mental health and development organisation that is strongly “with youth, for youth,” has genuine concerns that any proposed blanket ban on social media for under 16-year-olds could stop young people from accessing essential mental health support. Shae Ronald, CEO, Youthline, says, “A ban would remove a critical front