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Should Principals splinter off and form a new union?

A Northland primary school teacher has warned the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) to heed the lessons of the past after it proposed the establishment of a breakaway principals’ union.

David Carroll

David is a senior journalist with more than 25 years experience in Australian media, you can find more of his work in our upcoming print issues of School News magazine.

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