Why are primary teachers striking on Wednesday 15 August?

Why are primary teachers striking on Wednesday 15 August?

Kua Tae Te Wā - It's Time. Time to lead, teach and learn.

We are campaigning for:

• More teachers - so that every child receives the personal attention they need to learn and thrive

• More resources/staff to support children with additional learning needs

• A pay jolt to salaries for teachers to address the teacher shortage - so that children will have a teacher in the future

We don’t want to end up with larger class sizes, more children with their learning needs unmet and teachers leaving the profession simply because schools aren’t resourced to do the best job they can. These issues can only be solved by providing schools with more staffing and more resourcing, and by ensuring we make teaching an attractive profession to join — and stay in.

It’s about our kids’ future. It's about attracting and retaining teachers, having more time to teach and having truly inclusive schools where all children can learn and thrive.

That's why we do what we do and that's why we're taking a stand - for our students.

Facts:

• almost 50% of newly trained teachers leave the profession in the first 5 years

• Primary School teachers have not been on strike since 1994

More information:

Understanding strikes - common questions and answers