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By the members, with the members, for the members - together as 1 voice!

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Knowing your job - whatever that may be.  Knowing that you have a voice and a place with whatever you can offer

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Stories are real - they connect us to the impact of decisions people make at the top.  Framing these stories is highly important - we need to address the issues and not the 'people'.

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Right staffing, time to do the work, technological support.

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Right staffing, time to do the work, technological support.

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MP's Todd McLay, Tamati Coffey, Simon Bridges and Jan Tineti in the BoP to share our stories of how the system is broken.

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MP's Todd McLay, Tamati Coffey, Simon Bridges and Jan Tineti in the BoP to share our stories of how the system is broken.

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Where do Admin support staff fit in with it all?

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Smaller class sizes

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Being able to do our core job without being stressed!

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Being able to do our core job without being stressed!

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Giving personnel time to actually do their job

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Giving personnel time to actually do their job

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A story:  613 students with only 5 teacher aides as that is all the funding.

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A story:  613 students with only 5 teacher aides as that is all the funding.

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Better support for first time principals

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Better support for first time principals

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I would love to have a teacher aid and more CRT time. I have a challenging class this year with 5 high behavioural needs. Yet no support.

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I would love to have a teacher aid and more CRT time. I have a challenging class this year with 5 high behavioural needs. Yet no support.

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West Coast and Golden Bay has housing shortages so there is a real shortage of teachers coming into the area to relieve. Classes sometimes have to be covered by using Teacher Aides

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West Coast and Golden Bay has housing shortages so there is a real shortage of teachers coming into the area to relieve. Classes sometimes have to be covered by using Teacher Aides

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Importance of teacher aides being made permanent.

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Importance of teacher aides being made permanent.

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Centralised support structures and guidance for all

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Centralised support structures and guidance for all

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A significant improvement in ITE that is more consistent across the country!

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A significant improvement in ITE that is more consistent across the country!

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budget for relievers, budget for professional development, librarians and other areas for pastoral care of our students. small numbers in classes. 

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budget for relievers, budget for professional development, librarians and other areas for pastoral care of our students. small numbers in classes. 

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More continuity as to how support staff are employed.

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More continuity as to how support staff are employed.

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Enough staff to lead well. Enough staff to teach well. Enough staff to support well. A full reliever pool. A full MoE Learning Support pool. 

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Enough staff to lead well. Enough staff to teach well. Enough staff to support well. A full reliever pool. A full MoE Learning Support pool. 

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A TA per class to attend to the diverse needs that we face in the classroom.

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A TA per class to attend to the diverse needs that we face in the classroom.

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Centrally funded Learning Support Workers - job security

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Funding for Bilingual resources and release for PD and resource creation for Pasifika bilingual classes/teachers in schools (AAC)

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Funding for Bilingual resources and release for PD and resource creation for Pasifika bilingual classes/teachers in schools (AAC)

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We need more people and more resourcing. More specifically better staffing entitlement. More funding for trained staff.

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Providing the induction, mentoring and training of support staff.

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Providing the induction, mentoring and training of support staff.

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Staff at every school need to understand that its not just the little people (T/A or Admin etc) feeling overworked and underpaid it is our staff at the Top (principals- managers)

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Share the stories from each school to show the differences. Show Good practice.

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SENCO, SCT, PRT funding coming seperate from staffing or operations grants. every school deserves these to be centrally funded and full time.

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SENCO, SCT, PRT funding coming seperate from staffing or operations grants. every school deserves these to be centrally funded and full time.

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MP: Judith Collins
MP: Arena Williams
MP: Marama Davidson
MP: Dr Neru Leavasa
MP: Aupito William Sio
Peeni Henare

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Increasing CRT time, to weekly rather than 10 hours a term. Definitely a support staff assigned to each teacher. Smaller class size. 

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Increasing CRT time, to weekly rather than 10 hours a term. Definitely a support staff assigned to each teacher. Smaller class size. 

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- more release time
- criteria for OARS
- more TA's
- members are clear about what they need

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Puaotanga - the report is so important. How do we get other members to read it, ask questions about it, encourage schools to come together and have a chat

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Full time teacher aide in every classroom and TA's having access to quality PLD that is frequent and targeted. Health and wellbeing of staff and students as a priority. More release time so we are not working until 9-10pm every night and over the weekend with no paid overtime. Smaller teacher/student ratio across all levels.

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Full time teacher aide in every classroom and TA's having access to quality PLD that is frequent and targeted. Health and wellbeing of staff and students as a priority. More release time so we are not working until 9-10pm every night and over the weekend with no paid overtime. Smaller teacher/student ratio across all levels.

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The inconsistence is also an issue. There are schools that seem to have nice learning spaces, access to better technology and have more resourcing. Then there are others that look awful, and have limited resources. 

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The inconsistence is also an issue. There are schools that seem to have nice learning spaces, access to better technology and have more resourcing. Then there are others that look awful, and have limited resources. 

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Teacher Aides have real difficulty when they are sick to be covered as there are no available relievers

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Teacher Aides have real difficulty when they are sick to be covered as there are no available relievers

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Smaller classes/ teacher aide time according to student needs

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Smaller classes/ teacher aide time according to student needs

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Operational funding fit for purpose. Designated SENCO FTTE. Reduced class sizes. Support staff available on demand by right of the tamariki need, not determined by the lack of financial resourcing. 

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Operational funding fit for purpose. Designated SENCO FTTE. Reduced class sizes. Support staff available on demand by right of the tamariki need, not determined by the lack of financial resourcing. 

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CMAC By hearing stories it may make them realize what families are going through when there is little funding to help them get support from TA's etc

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Increased staffing can allow for lack of release time etc in school - particularly in areas where it can be difficult to get relievers etc

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Increased staffing can allow for lack of release time etc in school - particularly in areas where it can be difficult to get relievers etc

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Equity in staffing eg - not having classes of 28-35 because you are a more experienced teacher and can supposedly cope

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Equity in staffing eg - not having classes of 28-35 because you are a more experienced teacher and can supposedly cope

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Teacher aide :
Permanent contracts
In every class
Induction process
PD relevant to job and learning support
support from management for PD
Access to either cluster support group
Acknowledge the support t/a's have contributed during online learning

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We have so many amazing teachers with bilingual classes and it’d be amazing if they are supported in that regard

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Central funding, for all staff. Across the sector.
So that schools, don't have to choose between gardening and TAs

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As a teacher aide, Being paid that little extra if you are training teachers and teacher aides coming in to your class especially if this goes on for years.

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Regular teacher release to support planning and collaboration for all tamariki, especially those that have Learning Support practitioners supporting them so we can work together and prioritise rather than being too stretched to give it the time needed

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Should people ever consider that we are overstaffed remind them of Stage 4 lockdown and them assisting their children, (or not), with the school work that their teachers were dutifully providing, 24/7 in some instances. And stress that staff don't deal with 1, 2 or 3 children each day but classes between 20 and 30 children on a regular basis all with individual needs

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More equity in teacher student ratio's  within schools. Teacher student ratio's for Year 7 and 8 students be reduced.

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More equity in teacher student ratio's  within schools. Teacher student ratio's for Year 7 and 8 students be reduced.

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WAC:  properly funded education system; teacher aide in every classroom and to meet the needs of students; job security for support staff with permanant contracts centrally funded like teachers; time for teachers to plan, assess, etc.

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WAC:  properly funded education system; teacher aide in every classroom and to meet the needs of students; job security for support staff with permanant contracts centrally funded like teachers; time for teachers to plan, assess, etc.

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Its about equity - some learners need more support than others. Increased staffing and resourcing for schools.Allowance for teachers in bilingual Pasifika units. Learning assistants in every class - centralised funding

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Its about equity - some learners need more support than others. Increased staffing and resourcing for schools.Allowance for teachers in bilingual Pasifika units. Learning assistants in every class - centralised funding

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Yep.  Many of us have relationships with govt MPs and some of us have relationships with many of them.

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Yep.  Many of us have relationships with govt MPs and some of us have relationships with many of them.

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Otepoti: Ingrid Leary, David Clark, Michael Woodhouse, Jacqui Dean, are some of the Mp's we could approach

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Otepoti: Ingrid Leary, David Clark, Michael Woodhouse, Jacqui Dean, are some of the Mp's we could approach

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CMAC - Centralised funding for support staff

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CMAC - Centralised funding for support staff

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this will be the beneficial factor for having the TA etc in class etc

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Management units for T/A's in primary school who support the learning curriculum / librarians / sport leaders / garden to table / breakfast in schools - to deliver and maintain these programmes

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More māori leaders, equal partnership and co-governance ifor Māori immersion in English medium schools. School staffing and ratios should be the same - the ratios need to be adhered to and needs to be a reality - Māori medium kura and pathways are always underfunded and never receive proper staffing that reflects the numbers in their kura/classes. This is compounded by the lack of Māori in leadership spaces and the lack of knowledge of tumuaki who have Māori medium classrooms/units in their kura. A further need for a targeted Māori leadership programme that encouraged Māori into the leadership space and values kaupapa Māori.

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More māori leaders, equal partnership and co-governance ifor Māori immersion in English medium schools. School staffing and ratios should be the same - the ratios need to be adhered to and needs to be a reality - Māori medium kura and pathways are always underfunded and never receive proper staffing that reflects the numbers in their kura/classes. This is compounded by the lack of Māori in leadership spaces and the lack of knowledge of tumuaki who have Māori medium classrooms/units in their kura. A further need for a targeted Māori leadership programme that encouraged Māori into the leadership space and values kaupapa Māori.

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Dream Class - A TA in each class, well resourced, well staffed, Well being of staff is good and improved, Release time compared to PPTA, ...
Centrally funded staff not just teachers, A SENCO, .. PLD for Staff, ... CMAC

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- funding system needs fixing. Should be fit for purpose
- Need facillitators that will implement effective teaching
- teachers/ staff remunerated for the complex work they do
- Staff (Teachers and Support Staff) need time to complete the work
- SS need job security (fixing the funding system)
- invest in education
- revise ratios
- Support Staff (and teacher) wellbeing needs to be addressed. A system that values its people power. That acknoweldges them and their needs to be able to do their mahi well.

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Centrally funded support staff. Better school resourcing. More CRT and Teacher aids in classes.

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Centrally funded support staff. Better school resourcing. More CRT and Teacher aids in classes.

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Class ratios are not working. We are funded at Yr7/8 for 1:29 yet classes are well into 30s now with learning and behaviour problems. Experienced teachers often get loaded up with students with additional needs yet are still expected  to do the same amount of duties, have the same release time....

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Class ratios are not working. We are funded at Yr7/8 for 1:29 yet classes are well into 30s now with learning and behaviour problems. Experienced teachers often get loaded up with students with additional needs yet are still expected  to do the same amount of duties, have the same release time....

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Feeling equal, Being Equal having the same goals and enjoying the future progress in our Akonga.

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There should be no U1/U2 teaching principals, they should be able to lead without teaching. There should be further resourcing tom cover teacher positions on top of the principal allocation.

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There should be no U1/U2 teaching principals, they should be able to lead without teaching. There should be further resourcing tom cover teacher positions on top of the principal allocation.

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Support Staff permanent  hours need to be kept permanent. Not have up to 25 hours taken away even if you are permanent. 

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Support Staff permanent  hours need to be kept permanent. Not have up to 25 hours taken away even if you are permanent. 

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- Maori medium is to have enough teachers!
- More resources for ECE
- Adequate relievers to support needs of teachers and kura
- Class sizes more manageable (less than 1:32)
- Associate Teacher training
- Trained Teacher Aides according to need
-Schools to be resourced with both money, equipment and people
- Professional development and space to implement changes as a result of PD
- Culturally responsive practice for all areas
- Release / non-contact time
- Pronunciation of kids names / more respectful practice
- Mental health support / Hauora for all (Te whare tapa wha model for all
- Transition from Te whariki into kura
- Enriching lifestyles of teachers to fuel a more authentic classroom environment (Eg. hobbies, aspirations, wellbeing, whanau connection, personal growth)
- Are educators modelling the 'life-long learning' that we want for our tamariki)
- Culturally responsive assessments (Not PATS)
- Colonisation
- Systemic Racism
- Te awa ara rau (Streaming)

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Smaller classes to have time to build relationships with students and support student's with their needs

A teacher aide in every classroom that requires the support who are trained to provide the support and paid for their skills and knowledge.

Resources that give students success e.g. warm clothes, shoes, stationery, kai

A funding system that focuses on student's needs NOT their community's employment status and income

Whakamana

Social worker in every school

SENCo or LSC in every school who has the resources and knowledge to assess needs and access support

Schools are staffed consistently to provides students with the support they need. Salary for Principals based on the job they do not their staffing or roll in small rural school.

Support for students as they transition through their educational experience that is consistent and includes all stake holders.

Equal access for support for ALL students no matter the medium OR decile.

Consistency for relievers and pathways for them if they don't want to return to teaching full time e.g. registration, fair treatment in schools, opportunities for them to develop as a professional and access PD and support.

Funding for transitions to school. ESW (education support worker who knows the child) that follows a child and supports them for the first 6 weeks.

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Teachers health and wellbeing to be made a priority in schools, not just on paper and emails. on top of workloads, burnouts, abusive and rude parents not to be tolerated. 

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Teachers health and wellbeing to be made a priority in schools, not just on paper and emails. on top of workloads, burnouts, abusive and rude parents not to be tolerated. 

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Maybe we should call Classroom Release Time (CRT), Classroom Support Time (CST), to underline the work that teachers and others do that enhances their childrens' learnings.

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All support staff in secure employment
Counsellor in schools
TA's in every classroom
Small Class sizes
Time for teacher Agency
More release time- on par with secondary
Happy teachers
Happy students
Secure employment for teachers - no invalid fixed term contracts
Centralized funding for all support staff
ITE  providers  using the same ITE programme
Mentorship programme - training the mentor
SENCO in every school full time- a separate position

More funding for ICS

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Teacher Aide per classroom (not tied to specific learning needs).
Further Teacher Aides for children that have behavioural or academic learning needs - not tied to ORRS funding.
Teacher Aide's not paid out of operations grant - centralised funding.
Training of TA's and support staff - availability of PD for them - making it a viable career.
Teacher to child ratios - Year 0/1 ratio - 15
2 - 17
3/4 - 20-22
5/6 - 22/24
7/8 - 22/24
Number scale can also be based on SEN students.

Enough classrooms so NE don't end up with one more teacher and no extra class or being put in the library or music room.
LSR (Learning Support Register) - used for helping with funding and access to support staff for students.
Teacher Aides paid better so they are consistently employed and kept through the child's school career - whanaungatanga.
Hours of TA not changed termly/yearly - job stability.

Cutting back on bureaucratic red tape - applications for many things including at management level.

Forward thinking planning - not knee-jerk reactions to staffing and building projects.

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Good looks like BT's not feeling like they need to leave the profession after 3 terms due to high demands in the classroom resulting in a mental breakdown. Good looks like having mentors trained to support beginning teachers to develop as professionals. Good looks like having the proper training within the ITE sector that is actually relevant and up to date with the current practices of the profession. Good looks like breaking down the requirements of registration for BT's

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Smaller classes - 20 kids would be magical. This year I have 29 and it's the first time in years I've had less than 30. Three years ago I had 34 + international students coming in and out all year. At one point I had 39 students in my room.

Time to plan, time to assess, time to work with colleagues from in my school and outside of it (RTLBs etc.).

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Fully equipped like teachers e.g. laptop
Paid time for planning and resource making
To enable them to stay connected with and to the school staff and receive news / info first hand as do teachers

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 Enough Relievers to cover teachers  sick leave. Not teachers having to have extra students in their class on top of their own class and not have to put teacher aides in front of classes.

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 Enough Relievers to cover teachers  sick leave. Not teachers having to have extra students in their class on top of their own class and not have to put teacher aides in front of classes.

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A funding system that is fit for purpose that provides:
people that a remunerated to reflect the complexity of the skills they need to complete their job
time to focus and develop ourselves professionally and to prepare effective learning experiences
career pathways and job security
resources that meet the needs of our learners and educators
lower ratios
Greater access
All of this would result in increased wellbeing of those employed in the education sector, increased recruitment and greater retention.

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Centrally funded for teacher aides. Money for our schools to provide for the needs for our complex students

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Centrally funded for teacher aides. Money for our schools to provide for the needs for our complex students

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Look at a schools ODRs and ability to cover priority learners - talk to schools who have higher ODRs and more students who are in our most vulnerable. These kura can tell important stories. 

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Look at a schools ODRs and ability to cover priority learners - talk to schools who have higher ODRs and more students who are in our most vulnerable. These kura can tell important stories. 

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Lots of U1 & U2 Schools in remote rural areas. Recommendations in Puaotanga - present in chunks to staff, webinars. Smaller ratios, more support staff, PLD for ALL staff, increase release time, increase bilingual Teachers - Te Reo Maori me te reo English, Resourcing ...

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One recognized term for teachers aides / learning assistants - decide on one to use just like teachers whether in ECE, Primary, Secondary.
It is a career and has a pathway for development of the person

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Erica Stanford has been very supportive on NZEI campaigns and met with teachers at her office.

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Erica Stanford has been very supportive on NZEI campaigns and met with teachers at her office.

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MP's are our voice in Parliament where the decisions are made and pressure needs to be put on those who have the ability to make those changes.

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The stories will win the fight. Need to really share the importance of giving our learners the best opportunities to contribute successfully to society and how this will make for a better Aotearoa

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The stories will win the fight. Need to really share the importance of giving our learners the best opportunities to contribute successfully to society and how this will make for a better Aotearoa

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Smaller ratios, accessibility, realistic funding, more cohesion between  health sector, education, housing, winz,
better pd, more pd, time to do the paper work, release time equivalent to secondary,

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Otepoti: Staff burnout and workload, high class numbers with high needs, not having the time to really tackle our roles properly

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Otepoti: Staff burnout and workload, high class numbers with high needs, not having the time to really tackle our roles properly

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Class ratios need to be addressed because many classes have well over 30 children in them and many children with additional needs.  The experienced teachers get loaded up with behaviour and learning issues yet are still expected to do all the same duties, responsibilities and have the same CRT release. Staffing ratio needs lowering and CRT release increased.

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Class ratios need to be addressed because many classes have well over 30 children in them and many children with additional needs.  The experienced teachers get loaded up with behaviour and learning issues yet are still expected to do all the same duties, responsibilities and have the same CRT release. Staffing ratio needs lowering and CRT release increased.

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Korero on marae with whanau who are well informed as to the needs of their tamariki and where the education system is failing them....

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Louise Upton, Tamati Coffey, Rawiri Waititi,

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I work in an older school. Some of the classrooms we have been able to renovate but still quite a few not. My classroom has only 2 windows out of 4 that can be opened. There is mould in the wall and a hole in the lino floor. There should be better funding for schools.

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Postcards worked well with common shared messaging to distribute to communities/staff to begin conversations at the school gate and staff meetings (AAC)

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Postcards worked well with common shared messaging to distribute to communities/staff to begin conversations at the school gate and staff meetings (AAC)

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Kiri Allan, Todd Mueller, Rawiri Waititi, Angie Warren-Clark, Louise Upston.  More MPs in the Waiariki rohe.

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Kiri Allan, Todd Mueller, Rawiri Waititi, Angie Warren-Clark, Louise Upston.  More MPs in the Waiariki rohe.

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Build relationships if you don't already have them with local MP's, gather other colleagues introduce and expand the group of people that engage with MP's.

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Get the parents talking to the media.  They have the power

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Get the parents talking to the media.  They have the power

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Can the communication team (alongside those who want to be involved from our membership) come up with some short sharp sound bites which emphasise our key ideas and messages for our campaign? Nga mihi...

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Post cards to send to MPs on mass from teachers and the community for those who don't feel confident talking to MPs in person.

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- make noise with opposition MP's
- get in touch with local MP
- create videos and semd to MP's
- Melanie has contacts that she can link in to
- Think outside the box (different to usual lobbying strategies)
- Google slides/ Canvas/
- Podcasts and zooms for sharing stories
- David Seymour/ Naational etc we need to be engaging as well
- Ensure they understand what and why we are fighting for teachers and tamariki
- Getting the public involved
- Going in to schools and collecting stories
- Share a recordning of you and posting it on the Area Council page
- Use hashtags of Chris Hipkins etc to garner attention

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Because this is real and is happening across the Motu now. Having a Teacher Aide in every classroom nationwide.

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Get direct digital links to local MPs so stories go straight in at P.U.M.s

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Get direct digital links to local MPs so stories go straight in at P.U.M.s

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We have established good relationships with whanau during Covid Lockdown teaching & learning. Use it for support.

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We have established good relationships with whanau during Covid Lockdown teaching & learning. Use it for support.

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School gate conversations with our parents, clear messages, help with their understandings.

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School gate conversations with our parents, clear messages, help with their understandings.