The Big Issues in Early Childhood Education and Care

Expert testimony on pay parity. The letter below by Dr Sarah can now be made available as the Select Committee heard from James on 22/07/2020. 

Pay Parity Campaign Update. June 9, 2020. Since our last update in November 2019 we have continued advocating for young children to have teachers who

Pay Parity Campaign Update. November, 6 2019. We have been continuing advocacy for children to have teachers who are respected as teaching professionals and therefore

An open letter from early childhood teachers to the Prime Minister and Minister of Education. 2 December 2019. Tēnā korua Prime Minister Ardern and Minister

First Week of the Pay Parity Campaign. October 8, 2019. We launched the campaign last Tuesday, 1st October 2019 after preparing a campaign book. The

NZEI Promises on Pay Misleading. Opinion Article. By Sarah Alexander. October, 6. 2019. NZEI has told the nation that it has a plan to deliver

What is the Pay Gap and NZEI’s Promise. By David Haynes. October 3, 2019. NZEI’s New Campaign to ‘Fix the Pay Gap’ Amid much fanfare

Exploitation is a Real Issue for Government to Address. By Dr Sarah Alexander. August 27, 2019. Teacher exploitation is a problem that we must fix.

The Exploitation of Unqualified Teachers is Common. by Rachel Pratt. August 10, 2019. Exploitation of teachers in ECE is rife in the sector and unqualified

Pay Equity and Pay Parity Differences. Dr Sarah Alexander. August 9, 2019. Pay ‘parity’ and pay ‘equity’ are like chalk and cheese – very different