Dear whānau,

Teachers will be attending paid union meetings on Tuesday 28 February and Thursday 2 March. The school will operate as normal on these days. Teachers will cover classes for the afternoon. 

We all want the best for our kids.

Our teachers love what they do, but not enough funding for schools means that they don’t have the time they would like to support all kids to thrive.

We can fix this though. NZEI Te Riu Roa primary teacher and principal members are making the case to Government for the best investment in tamariki. Smaller class sizes, more time for individual students and more specialist learning support staffing would make a huge difference.

Keeping and retaining teachers is top of mind right now, and this term, our teachers will also be meeting to consider a pay offer – and assessing if it’s enough to make sure that teaching is valued and is an attractive profession.

When we support our children to learn and succeed and we are supporting whānau and communities to thrive. We look forward to another great year in 2023 – together with your support building the case for better investment in our tamariki. 

Matua Mike