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No golfing manual for Prime Minister
Thursday, 15 December 2011, 1:33 pm | PPTA
“The prime minister has indicated he would prefer to be gifted a golfing manual, PPTA is continuing to send books that provide comment on education,” says junior vice president Doug Clark. More >>
Charter schools are like a mixed up chameleon
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 12:10 pm | PPTA
Prime Minister John Key has a lot to learn from the character in The Mixed-Up Chameleon says PPTA junior vice-president Doug Clark. More >>
A lesson on the poverty gap
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 12:44 pm | PPTA
“We hope John Key addresses the growing poverty gap in New Zealand with our latest gift to him, The Grapes of Wrath, says PPTA president Robin Duff. “In the novel, those in control cynically manipulate things to their advantage to preserve their ... More >>
Shakespeare warns John key against duplicity and ambition
Monday, 12 December 2011, 12:47 pm | PPTA
“We’ve gifted the prime minister a copy of Shakespeare’s Macbeth , trusting he will reflect on this tale of a popular and respected general’s ambition for power leading to ruin for his country and his own downfall,” says PPTA president ... More >>
Hekia Parata worthy of education portfolio
Monday, 12 December 2011, 12:25 pm | PPTA
Media Release 12 December 2011 Hekia Parata worthy of education portfolio Secondary teachers will be looking forward to a constructive relationship with the newly appointed education minister Hekia Parata after developing a good working relationship with ... More >>
PPTA Book Letter to PM (Two)
Friday, 9 December 2011, 1:45 pm | PPTA
Dear Prime Minister As promised yesterday, we are gifting another book to you, this time for the second day of Christmas. The book we have chosen is the famous renaissance political treatise, The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. As well as serving as a useful ... More >>
PPTA gifts books to John Key in the spirit of Christmas
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 2:09 pm | PPTA
8 December 2011 In the spirit of Christmas PPTA is committing itself to help John Key build up his supply of holiday reading. “In the 12 working days remaining before Christmas we are undertaking to send Mr Key a different item of instructive literature ... More >>
ACT’s ignorance will be a disaster for our students
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 2:58 pm | PPTA
John Banks’ mistaken claim that Onehunga High School is a charter school was a shameful gaff for an associate minister of education and demonstrates ACT’s ignorance of how an education system works, says PPTA president Robin Duff. More >>
Charter schools are a failed experiment
Monday, 5 December 2011, 6:45 pm | PPTA
Media Release 5 December 2011 Charter schools are a failed experiment Charter schools failed when introduced in countries such as the US and the UK and they will fail here too, says PPTA president Robin Duff. “A proposed school charter system outlined ... More >>
National plans big cuts to secondary school budgets
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 1:33 pm | PPTA
Buried in the vague wording of National Party education policy is what looks like further cuts to secondary school staffing and funding, says PPTA senior vice president Kate Gainsford. More >>
National party preoccupied with national standards
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 11:18 am | PPTA
PPTA president Robin Duff is disappointed the National's education policy persists with a battle with primary educators over national standards and neglects secondary education. More >>
CMP ANZCO Lock out fact sheet
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 4:31 pm | PPTA
What happened in this dispute? The union and the company (ANZCO CMP Rangitikei) have been negotiating to renew the collective agreement at the plant since April 2011. They have not been able to reach an agreement as the company has been seeking significant ... More >>
Education policy is not a game
Friday, 4 November 2011, 12:08 pm | PPTA
PPTA says education policy is not a sports fixture to be used as an opportunity for political point-scoring. More >>
Future Investment Fund an irresponsible bribe
Thursday, 3 November 2011, 3:39 pm | PPTA
PPTA says National’s proposal to use funds from the sale of state assets for a spend-up in education is irresponsible and unjustified. More >>
PTTA president opens annual conference
Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 11:47 am | PPTA
President Robin Duff opened PPTA’s annual conference saying the problems highlighted by protest action against the global financial system were echoed in the funding of New Zealand’s public secondary education. More >>
PPTA animated video calls for an end to political ping-pong
Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 11:46 am | PPTA
PPTA launched the annual conference with the release of its’ end the political ping-pong in education animated video clip. More >>
Press Council decision - PPTA response to media
Monday, 17 October 2011, 11:31 am | PPTA
Deborah Coddington's article, Blowing the Whistle on NCEA in North & South magazine has breached principle one, concerning fairness and balance finds the New Zealand Press Council. More >>
Secondary schools left out of equation again
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 4:32 pm | PPTA
PPTA says a move to place more social workers in primary schools is addressing at-risk children early in life is commendable but misses violence at secondary level. “Experts say behavioural issues must be addressed early in the life of the child or early ... More >>
NCEA workload concerns taken seriously says PPTA
Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 2:46 pm | PPTA
Secondary teachers will be pleased the minister of education has responded to their concerns about NCEA workload, says PPTA president Robin Duff. “We welcome today’s announcements. Two teacher only days in both 2012 and 2013 will be used by teachers ... More >>
Secondary teachers get behind VSM bill protest
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 2:56 pm | PPTA
Steven Joyce has the power to stop the voluntary student membership (VSM) bill, or at least alter it to save tertiary student’s essential support services and quality of education, according to PPTA president Robin Duff. More >>
