Independent Schools Education Association

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The Independent Schools Education Association Inc. (ISEA) is a union for teaching and non-teaching staff in independent or private schools in New Zealand. ISEA provides an employment advisory service to members as well as professional support. ISEA operates as many unions do and offers a membership facility and provides members' benefits and advocacy. ISEA assists staff in negotiating individual and collective employment agreements.

In 2007, ISEA celebrated forty years of existence. ISEA actively sought membership from non-teaching staff as well as teaching staff and its membership had increasingly grown. Also, in 2007 ISEA formed a partnership agreement with the NZ Educational Institute (NZEI) [1] the union for state primary teachers. ISEA also enjoys a close association with the NZ Teachers Council, [2] the Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) [3] and the Combined Trades Union (CTU). [4]

In 2008, ISEA changed its name from Independent Schools Teachers Association of New Zealand (ISTANZ) [5] to ISEA [6] in order to better reflect its evolving membership.

ISEA is also a member of The Council of Pacific Education (COPE) which is a regional organisation of education unions in the Pacific.[ citation needed ]

In 2009, ISEA was dealing with economic recession and supported its members in schools that were facing redundancies and closing. [7]

Acronyms

1. ISEA [8]

2. ISTANZ [9]

3. COPE

4. NZEI [1]

5. CTU [4]

6. PPTA [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "NZEI Te Riu Roa - Home". Nzei.org.nz. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ↑ PO Box 5326, Wellington 6145, New Zealand. "Home | Education Council". Teacherscouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 "Welcome to". PPTA. Archived from the original on 6 December 1998. Retrieved 30 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. 1 2 "New Zealand Council of Trade Unions - Te Kauae Kaimahi | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions - Te Kauae Kaimahi". Union.org.nz. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "How To Be a Better Teacher". ISTANZ. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Cox, Shona (8 September 2008). "Teachers' Union changes name". Eduvac. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Teachers from broke school look to sue trustees". The Sunday Star-Times . 10 January 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "isea.org.nz". isea.org.nz. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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