The planning templates to be used by branches, area councils, aronui tomua and komiti pasifika have been finalised. There are three documents: A planning template based on draft templates and workshop feedback discussed at Annual Meeting; a template that gives an overview of the entire budget for the branch in word format; a spreadsheet version of the budget overview. To download right click:
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I thought our National President, Frances Nelson, managed her interview with Sean Plunket with a great deal of aplomb. The idea that teachers want to block the release of assessment data to protect their own interests was heavily pushed by Sean and he became quite aggressive when presented with the possibility that the media could not be trusted to use testing data responsibly.

It's a pity that the corporate world, that dominates our culture, needs to operate with a high degree of self interest… Continue

Unite have a campaign for $15 minimum wage that is worth supporting. Here is a link to their website: http://www.unite.org.nz/
Helen Kelly's breakfast speech was a useful reminder that we need to have a unified approach to make any progress.

Minister of Education Anne Tolley's speech to NZEI Te Riu Roa Annual Meeting 2009 can be read online here.