Primary Teachers' Collective Agreement

… pursuant to clause 1.5 in the terms outlined in the offer as advised by the Secretary for Education.
3.1.3 The teachers and school boards will be notified of any changes in the PTCA made pursuant to clause 3.1.2.

3.1.4 Clause 3.1 shall apply from 1 June 2023 to 2 July 2025. Thereafter this clause will cease to apply and shall have no effect.

3.1.5 For clarity, reference to teachers in this clause means trained teachers i.e. teachers who hold a current practicing certificate and speech languag…

This section sets out the components of the settlement of the Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (PTCA) 2023–2025.

This agreement has been settled between the Secretary for Education and the NZEI Te Riu Roa. It shall be subject to ratification by NZEI TRR members pursuant to section 51 of the Employment Relations Act 2000.

The terms outlined in this document are valid for ratification by NZEI TRR provided ratification is confirmed and the new collective agreement is signed no later than 5p…

As provided under clauses 1.5 and 3.1 of the Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement 2023-2025, the parties (the NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Secretary for Education, acting under delegation from the Public Services Commissioner), agree to vary the provisions of this Agreement with effect from 30 October 2023, as outlined below:

3.2 Base Salary Scale

Unified Base Salary Scale for Trained Teachers

Step
Qualification
Group
Rates prior to
3 July 2023
Step
Rates effective
3 July 2023
Rates effective
3…

Unified Base Salary Scale for Trained Teachers:

Step
Qualification
Group
Rates prior to
3 July 2023
Step
Rates effective
3 July 2023
Rates effective
3 April 2024
Rates effective
2 December 2024

1
Q3E 
$51,358 
1
$56,757
$59,027
$61,329

2
 
$53,544

3
Q3+E
$55,948
2
$59,948
$61,678
$64,083

4
Q4E
$58,133
3
$62,133
$64,086
$66,586

5
Q5E
$61,794
4
$65,794
$68,122
$70,779

6
 
$65,776
5
$69,776 
$72,512
$75,340

7
 
$70,040
6
$74,243 
$77,213
$80,224

8
 
$75,190
7
$79,702 
$82,890
$86,123

9
 …

This Agreement has been signed by the parties in Wellington on 13 June 2023.

New Zealand Educational Institute – NZEI Te Riu Roa

on behalf of the employees by its duly authorised representative
Jaschka Hoffmann, NZEI Te Riu Roa

Secretary for Education

by duly authorised representative
Isabella Sutherland, Ministry of Education

Witnessed by: New Zealand Schools Trustees Association

by duly authorised representative
Kate Lethbridge

For salary assessments that occur on or after 3 July 2023, the Qualification Group Notations entry points (E) and base scale maximum points (M) listed on the unified base salary scale for trained teachers for each qualification group are defined below:

Q3 for teachers who hold a current practicing certificate issued by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand but no subject or specialist qualification at level 7 or above on the NZQF or equivalent overseas qualifications recognised by the NZ…

This Agreement shall come into force on 3 July 2023 and shall expire on 2 July 2025, except as provided for under section 53 of the Employment Relations Act 2000.

… intermediate school under the Education and Training Act 2020.

1.6.8 ‘Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement’ (“PTCA” or “the Agreement”) shall mean the Primary Teachers’ (including Deputy and Assistant Principals and other Unit Holders) Collective Agreement 2023-2025.

1.6.9 ‘Relievers’

Long-term relievers are fixed term employees employed for a continuous period beyond three weeks. The employment of long term relievers is not limited to relieving in a permanent teacher position.
Short-term…

These rates shall apply to teachers who lack recognised teacher education including those who are employed with a Limited Authority to Teach.

Step
Printed Rates
1 July 2021
Rates from
1 April 2022
Rates from
3 July 2023
Rates from
3 July 2024
Rates from
2 Dec 2024

Minimum
$42,957
$44,096
$49,192
$50,668
$52,468

Maximum
$44,847
$44,847
$51,192
$52,728
$54,528

… unit under 3.6.2(b) they will be entitled to a maximum of one permanent unit.
Note: The permanent unit(s) allocated in this clause are not part of the Board’s unit entitlement set out in clause 3.9.1.

3.6.3 Resource Teachers Māori (RTM)

From 3 July 2023 the entry step for RTM whose qualification group is Q3 will be step 9 and the RTM whose qualification group is Q3+, Q4 or Q5 will be step 10.
After 12 months continuous service in the role of RTM, the teacher will receive an additional unit to…

… recognition of the benefits arising out of the parties’ relationship, including NZEI Te Riu Roa’s role in negotiating terms and conditions for primary teachers, each teacher who is a member of NZEI Te Riu Roa and is bound by this Agreement as at 12 June 2023 will be paid:

a one-off gross payment as follows:

Full time teachers: $1,500
Part time teachers: A pro-rated payment based on their full-time teacher equivalent (FTTE) as at 12 June 2023
Short-term relievers, as defined in clause 1.6.9: a…

… teach te reo Māori immersion classes at levels one, two or three shall receive the allowance that relates to the highest language Level in which they are teaching and their years of service at that level as provided for in the table below.

 
Pre-Term 3
2023 rates
Rates from
Term 3, 2023
Pre-Term 3
2023 rates
Rates from
Term 3, 2023
Pre-Term 3
2023 rates
Rates from
Term 3, 2023

Teaching time
curriculum
taught in
Te Reo Māori
Level 1
(81%-100%)
Level 1
(81% to 100%)
Level 2
(51% to 80%)
Level 2…

3.28.1 Every full-time permanent teacher, or long term reliever employed for at least a term, shall receive classroom release time per term as follows:

until the end of Term 4, 2023, 10 hours per term;
from Term 1, 2024, 15 hours per term;
from Term 3, 2024, 20 hours per term;
from Term 1, 2025, 25 hours per term.
3.28.2 Every part-time teacher employed for at least 0.8 FTTE per week who is either permanently employed or a long term reliever employed for at least a term, shall receive a prorate…

From 1 January 2023, no new Advanced Classroom Expertise Teachers shall be recognised and no new ACET allowances paid; current holders of an ACET allowance continue to be eligible according to the provisions of clause 3.32 unless and until they lose eligibility, at which time the allowance ceases and cannot be reinstated. 

3.32.0 Preamble

The following provisions have been agreed in response to an NZEI Te Riu Roa claim about career pathways for teachers.
The parties acknowledge that aspects of…