Canterbury Mornings

 Primary school teachers are set to go on strike next month for the first time in 20 years as the NZEI bid for better pay rates and conditions for their teachers.But for some education experts it’s not about the money, they want a change of infrastructure by having more specialist teachers in subjects like music, PE and language which would allow the core teachers more time to plan their class time.Lesley Tait is a former primary principal in New Zealand, and has been a principal at an international school in Tunisia for the last six years where they have these specialist teachers.She published her feelings on social media recently on a NZ teachers group, with her post getting more than 1000 likes.