Teachers are often working outside the normal 40 hours a week sourcing resources, contributing to planning and professional learning.

What does the issue of pay mean for you as a teacher, and the tamariki you teach?

As professionals teachers are often working outside the normal 40 hours a week sourcing resources, contributing to planning and professional learning. Kindergarten teaching is not a 40 hour week profession and the remuneration needs to reflect this.

What will it take to fix pay for kindergarten teachers?

At least an inflationary increase.

When we fix pay for kindergarten teachers, what impact will that change have on you as a teacher, and the tamariki you teach?

Opportunities to work less. Shared/part time teaching, less fatigue mental and physical and more energy both mental and physical for our tamariki.