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Tai Tokerau Principals' Association
TTPA The umbrella organisation for school principals in Te Tai Tokerau
The Tai Tokerau Principals' Association (TTPA) is the collective voice for primary and intermediate school principals in the Northland region, encompassing the six regions of Far North, Kaikohe and Districts, Northern Wairoa, Rodney and Otamatea, Southern Bay of Islands and Whangarei.
The Tai Tokerau Principals' Association's goal is to promote, support, develop the professional role, status and interests of the Principals of Tai Tokerau.
The Tai Tokerau Principals' Association has developed into a strong professional organisation that has a record of successful service, initiatives and representation of principals' interests in addressing the needs of primary and intermediate school education within New Zealand.
Tai Tokerau Principals' Association - Latest News [Page 2]
Principals still struggling to obtain help for children
Monday, 11 November 2019, 2:00 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
“Principals in Te Tai Tokerau are still struggling to receive the necessary help needed to deal with the results of trauma and abuse of the kids in our schools, yet this problem has been known for years!” says Pat Newman President Te Tai Tokerau ... More >>
90% + of Northlands Children helped!
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 10:07 am | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
90% + of the children and whanau belonging to Te Tai Tokerau Schools, will be better off as a result of the $150.00 donation scheme, brought in by the government,” says The President of Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association, Mr Pat Newman. More >>
Nutters resurrected at Ministry of Education
Monday, 2 September 2019, 2:07 pm | Tai Tokerau Principals' Association
“Nutters resurrected at the Ministry of Education! says Te Tai Tokerau Principals’ Association President, Pat Newman. More >>
92.5 classes in Te Tai Tokerau without a Teacher!
Thursday, 6 June 2019, 12:14 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
92.5 teachers could not be found to cover teacher absences during just one week, the week ending 24 May 2019. Te Tai Tokerau Spokesperson Leanne Otene says they have been concerned for some time, and decided to survey principals over just that one ... More >>
Minister talks in Platitudes but says nothing new!
Monday, 20 May 2019, 4:38 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
“I was very disappointed that last night all my Minister could do when confronted with the reality of teaching, was to mouth the same old clichés and platitudes. More >>
The Mad Hatters are now in Control of our Classrooms
Thursday, 13 September 2018, 12:54 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
A teacher is not even allowed to lift a 5 year old up and carry them out when they throw things and in the middle of a tantrum now. Instead we are supposed to leave them and remove all the other children!” says Pat Newman President Te Tai Tokerau ... More >>
Principal challenges Prime Minister’s statement
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 10:08 am | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
Pat Newman President of Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association challenges the prime Minister to show where the supposed money to help with children effected by drugs and other mental health issues actually is, because it certainly isn’t getting ... More >>
Government Offer to Principals Nothing But an Insult!
Friday, 1 June 2018, 1:16 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
Government Offer to Principals Nothing But an Insult! The offer received yesterday is the biggest Claytons Offer I have ever seen… a non offer…an insult. It treats principals with derision and contempt! No mention of the massive workload issues ... More >>
Principal sad if colleagues find it difficult to lead
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 4:52 pm | Tai Tokerau Principals' Association
Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association. Principal sad if colleagues find it difficult to lead their schools. “When I hear the question “What will we replace National Standards with?”, it makes me professionally very, very sad”, said Pat Newman ... More >>
Principal feels sorry for many Ministry and other staff
Monday, 30 October 2017, 4:24 pm | Tai Tokerau Principals' Association
The President of Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association feels extremely sorry for those employed in the Ministry of Education, who with zealous enthusiasm, have spent the last few years enforcing National Standards on schools. Pat Newman, President ... More >>
1089 pupils needing urgent psychological help identified
Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 3:32 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
110 Te Tai Tokerau Principals this week identified 1089 pupils in their schools who need clinical psychological help to recover from often horrific childhood experiences – and there’s little available! More >>
Digital Technology - is This the Best Use of Scarce Funding
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 4:03 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
Digital Technology Funding - is This the Best Use of Scarce Funding Or is It Low on Priority Consdering the Real Needs of Te Tai Tokerau Schools? More >>
Principals Disappointed in Ministry’s Latest Response
Monday, 10 April 2017, 4:29 pm | Tai Tokerau Principals' Association
Ministry of Education don’t seem to accept the reality of what is actually happening in schools around Behaviour and Special Needs funding, is now at crisis point. More >>
Minister Wrongly Quotes Principal in the House Today
Friday, 7 April 2017, 9:26 am | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
Minister Parata stated that a principal had stated he was recommending to principals in Te Tai Tokerau to suspend children with behavioural needs unless the necessary help was received and condemned this action. More >>
A Cry from the Heart: lack of assistance for chidren's needs
Monday, 3 April 2017, 12:48 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
Another te Tai Tokerau Principal voices her feelings on the lack of assistance to cover the needs of children up here and the harm this is causing! More >>
Ministers statement nothing but arrogance!
Friday, 18 November 2016, 3:08 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
"Minister Parata showed her total arrogance and lack of understanding of education and how schools actually function, with one sentence" states Pat Newman President Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association. More >>
What is most important? To be able to use IT or to educate?
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 8:59 am | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
What is most important? To be able to use IT or to educate a child?? More >>
12% of schools in Te Tai Tokerau report aggressive incidents
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 7:28 am | Tai Tokerau Principals' Association
12% of schools in Te Tai Tokerau report incidents of aggression, threats and violence to staff occurring up to 3-5 times a week by primary pupils! More >>
70% of schools in Northland not had access to Programme
Monday, 17 August 2015, 4:15 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
Whilst the Minister praises the Positive Behaviour for Learning Programme, only 30% of schools in Te Tai Tokerau have got the training! More >>
Less than 5% of Principals support Govt initiative
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 1:37 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
“In a recent poll released this week, involving over 1000 principals throughout New Zealand, only 5% supported the government’s $359 million scheme to get principals talking to each other. In fact 54% of them were totally opposed, whilst the rest ... More >>
