Head teacher pay relativities need to reflect the complexities of the role.

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

Head teacher pay relativities need to reflect the complexities of the role. With ever changing social and economic impact to families and communities, leaders are the face of our learning communities. We are stretched, we are exhausted.

What will it take to fix pay for kindergarten teachers?

Increase relativities*.

* Relativities refers to the differences between the top of the Teacher pay scale and the bottom of the Head Teacher pay scale.

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

Acknowledge the important contribution head teachers make.