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Negative PPP report no surprise – PPTA
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 2:31 pm | PPTA
A report throwing serious questions at government plans for public private partnerships (PPPs) in schools comes as no surprise to PPTA president Robin Duff. Duff, who takes over from (now senior vice president) Kate Gainsford, said the business case prepared ... More >>
More platitudes from Tolley
Friday, 17 December 2010, 1:26 pm | PPTA
It is ironic that education minister Anne Tolley is calling for “calm and constructive” negotiating when the government has gone out of its way to provoke through silly game playing, PPTA president Kate Gainsford says. More >>
PM and ministers refusing to engage - PPTA
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 4:01 pm | PPTA
As secondary teachers prepare to discuss escalating industrial action in 2011, the prime minister and government MPs are closing their doors to them. Throughout the collective agreement negotiations government MPs countrywide have been refusing to ... More >>
$30,000 to be wasted on what teachers already know
Friday, 26 November 2010, 5:22 pm | PPTA
The Ministry of Education plans to spend $30,000 on “promotional services” to draw people into teaching - at a time when it is very publicly showing it doesn’t value teachers at all. PPTA president Kate Gainsford was astounded to learn of a ... More >>
Area school offer worse than primary and secondary
Monday, 15 November 2010, 4:58 pm | PPTA
Area school teachers across the country will begin a series of paid union meetings today to consider a worse offer than that presented to their primary and secondary colleagues. More >>
Rostering home reinstated – PPTA members furious
Friday, 12 November 2010, 12:13 pm | PPTA
PPTA members are furious that the Ministry of Education - being well aware of the disruption calling off yesterday’s action would cause - responded with nothing but the promise of a talkfest. More >>
Tomorrow’s year 10 rostering called off
Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 4:50 pm | PPTA
Tomorrow’s year 10 rostering off has been suspended to allow negotiations to continue, particularly focussing on issues around class size and teaching conditions. More >>
Does the government even want to settle?
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 4:30 pm | PPTA
PPTA negotiators were left doubting the government’s commitment to settling the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement, after two days of hard bargaining. More >>
Negotiations to resume next week
Friday, 5 November 2010, 12:49 pm | PPTA
PPTA and the Ministry of Education will be back at the bargaining table on Monday, with both parties understanding this is last opportunity of to reach a settlement that can be ratified this year. More >>
Ministry wage statements confuse teachers, public
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 4:00 pm | PPTA
The Ministry of Education’s last minute statements about not docking teacher pay for this week’s strikes have caused some confusion among PPTA members, parents and the general public. More >>
Christchurch schools exempt from PPTA action
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 5:13 pm | PPTA
After strong aftershocks affected Canterbury schools today PPTA has resolved to exempt the region from this week’s industrial action. More >>
PPTA rejects government offer – resumes action
Monday, 18 October 2010, 11:35 am | PPTA
PPTA’s national executive has unanimously rejected a government offer which shows a disturbing indication of the level of value the government attaches to teaching and learning in secondary schools. More >>
Ministry offer ‘astonishing’
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 5:06 pm | PPTA
PPTA negotiators were astonished by the offer the Ministry of Education put to them today, after being assured it would be worth teachers’ while. More >>
Thursday’s industrial action called off – PPTA
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 2:07 pm | PPTA
PPTA’s executive has decided to suspend industrial action planned for Thursday and resume bargaining - after assurances that the Ministry of Education has an offer worth teachers’ while. More >>
PPTA welcomes new teacher education requirements
Thursday, 7 October 2010, 2:51 pm | PPTA
PPTA congratulates the Teachers Council for insisting on the inclusion of teacher voices in key decisions about initial teacher education, president Kate Gainsford says. More >>
Govt needs to step up over inequality – PPTA
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 4:05 pm | PPTA
It’s time for the government to step up with professional development and resources to help secondary schools deal with the inequality that walks through their doors. More >>
Disruptive behaviour in schools – Govt must step u
Thursday, 30 September 2010, 3:02 pm | PPTA
Secondary teachers are sick of waiting for help to address disruptive behaviour in class. They are sick of being blamed and they are sick of feeling powerless in their own classrooms. More >>
Principals and teachers – a united force
Thursday, 30 September 2010, 12:16 pm | PPTA
Delegates at PPTA’s annual conference were assured that they have the support of their principals through the industrial round and a shared ‘moral purpose.’ More >>
PPTA Pans Private Profiteering
Thursday, 30 September 2010, 11:43 am | PPTA
PPTA conference delegates have unanimously voted to oppose any government moves to establish public private partnerships (PPPs) in schools. More >>
CORRECTION: PPTA takes steps to save Pasifika
Wednesday, 29 September 2010, 11:55 am | PPTA
PPTA has voted to support a national languages policy in a bid to prevent Pasifika languages from dying out. More >>
