Media Releases

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2020
Principals call for calm in COVID-19 Crisis - 23 March 2020
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2019
Principals Pleased with Tomorrow's Schools Review - 12 November 2019

Surprise Allocations for Learning Support say Principals - 3 August 2019

Physical Violence Against Principals Must Stop - 8 May 2019
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Principals Welcome Government Investment in Teacher Training - 2 May 2019


2018
Principals welcome Tomorrow's Schools Report - 9 December 2018

Principals Concerned as Teacher Shortage Bites - 17 October 2018

Budget only a Start for Education - 18 May 2018

Charter Schools Unnecessary Option Say Principals - 23 April 2018

COOLS To Be Frozen Out Of Legislation – 28 March 2018

Charter Schools Score Exit Stamp – 11 February 2018

Decade of Data Addiction To Be Written Out of Act – 11 February 2018

Teachers Claim Back Ownership of Their Council – 30 January 2018

School Year Begins Free from National Standards – 30 January 2018

2017

Principals Say Teacher Supply Package Overdue – 13 December 2017

Death Rattles For National Standards – 12 December 2017

Fairer Funding and Super-sized Support Needed, Say Principals - 6 November 2017

Principals welcome New Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins – 25 October 2017

Education Can Be the Election Winner, Say Principals - 26 September 2017

Get Real' Prime Minister, Say School Principals!  - 28  Aug 2017

Canterbury Apology Prompts Call for Genuine Consultation - 21 June 2017

​Lack of Democracy Undermines Education Council - 21 April 2017

Special Funds for Special Education Needed Now, say Principals - 20 April 2017

Principals send PaCT Packing - 10 Feb 2017

Children Short-changed by Teacher Drought - 2 Feb 2017

Make Safety Nub of Dental Hub - 2 Feb 2017

NZ Principals Applaud Plans for Te Reo Maori in Schools - 1 Feb 2017





2016

Online Schools - "Online Schools Out of Line Say Principals" - 24 August 2016
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Special Education Funding - "Funding Doesn't Add Up" - 23 August 2016

Charter Schools - Throwing Good Money After Bad - 20 May 2016

Pre-eminent Education Conference Comes to Auckland - May 2016

Where Would We Be Without Teachers? - April 2016

NZPF President Iain Taylor Speaks With Education Review - April 2016

Principals Support OECD Solutions - March 2016

Charter Schools Funded For Failure - February 2016

New Zealand Teachers Top Professionals in World - February 2016

Principals Call on Minister to Scrap Charter School Experiment - January 2016

QPEC Release on Closure of Whangaruru Charter School - January 2016

2015

Principals Reject Parata's Funding Plans October 2015

EDUCANZ Op Ed September 2015

Maori Learners will get Lift from today's announcement 10 September 2015

Principals Call for more Support August 2015

Data Manipulation Function of Target Systems July 2015

Standardised responses have no place in learning June 2015

Maths Report Doesn't Add Up June 2015

Principals Call for Collaborative Debate on Education Policy June 2015

Closing the Gap on Inclusiveness March 2015

Caution Urged in Appointing Change  principal March 2015

Principals Delighted Minister Recognises Special Needs Jan 2015

Don't take books from kids, say school principals Jan 2015