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Pink Shirt Day – Bullying Stops Here!
Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 4:30 pm | PPTA
Tomorrow teachers, students and the general public will have the chance to stand up against bullying by dressing in pink. More >>
Overwhelming member support for claim – PPTA
Friday, 26 March 2010, 3:57 pm | PPTA
Thousands of teachers around the country have voted on a collective agreement claim that focuses on high quality, well-resourced public education. More >>
Collective agreement discussions ‘complex’ – PPTA
Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 9:55 am | PPTA
PPTA members will be attending paid union meetings (PUMs) later this month to vote on a number of proposals geared toward developing a claim for the Secondary Teachers Collective Agreement (STCA). More >>
Dimming the lights 'for a brighter future'
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 10:35 am | PPTA
The National Party’s slogan ‘securing a brighter future’ is a far cry from the effects of its policy, says PPTA president Kate Gainsford. More >>
Ready, Fire, Aim! Standards Advisory Backwards
Wednesday, 17 February 2010, 5:03 pm | PPTA
Setting up an advisory group after the controversial and untested National Standards have been rolled out in schools shows the government has its priorities backwards, PPTA president Kate Gainsford says. More >>
School choice paper a waste of taxpayer money
Wednesday, 17 February 2010, 1:35 pm | PPTA
The Inter-Party Working Group for School Choice report is a colossal waste of public money, PPTA president Kate Gainsford says. More >>
Flawed Roll Predictions: ‘Shambolic’ Start
Friday, 12 February 2010, 4:45 pm | PPTA
Schools face overflowing classrooms and timetable chaos because of inaccurate roll predictions made by the Ministry of Education. “The year has barely begun and many secondary schools are scrambling for teachers because the ministry underestimated ... More >>
Investment in Education Critical for Economy
Friday, 5 February 2010, 2:27 pm | PPTA
With unemployment statistics the highest they have been in a decade it is critical to invest more in education, not less, PPTA president Kate Gainsford says. More >>
PPTA hopes reshuffle will lead to ACE rethink
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 1:45 pm | PPTA
PPTA hopes reshuffle will lead to ACE rethink PPTA president Kate Gainsford hopes National’s education portfolio reshuffle will signal a rethink on the poorly thought out adult community education (ACE) cuts. More >>
Students left carrying the can for edundancies
Saturday, 12 December 2009, 11:22 am | PPTA
According to education minister Anne Tolley, students in some New Zealand secondary schools will have to make do with less to fund redundancies caused by night class cuts. More >>
Behaviour action plan disappoints
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 11:24 am | PPTA
Behaviour action plan disappoints Details of the long-heralded Behaviour Action Plan were released last night, with little new to offer secondary students, says PPTA president, Kate Gainsford. More >>
National standards threaten NCEA
Friday, 23 October 2009, 2:58 pm | PPTA
The minister of education’s insistence on a limited three R’s focus for the so-called “national standards” will jeopardise students’ achievement in NCEA, PPTA president Kate Gainsford says. More >>
Giant raspberry blown at ACE cuts
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 11:59 am | PPTA
Successive New Zealand governments survived two world wars and global depression – without having to cut night classes, CLASS (community learning association through schools) president Maryke Fordyce said. More >>
Co-operation not competition - NZSPC
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 4:51 pm | PPTA
A new player on the horizon has the potential to potential to pit colleagues in schools against one another, New Zealand Secondary Principals’ Council (NZSPC) chair Julia Davidson says. More >>
Cuts: Adult ed, curriculum support and staffing
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 4:50 pm | PPTA
Adult education, curriculum support days and teacher staffing will all be casualties of National’s plan to cut costs in the secondary sector. More >>
Antisocial behaviour plan: little to help teachers
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 4:20 pm | PPTA
Plans to tackle anti-social behaviour at schools, announced by education minister Anne Tolley today are a step in the right direction – but will not be enough to help teachers already dealing with disturbed and violent students, says PPTA president ... More >>
Cost of ignoring troubled youth too high
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 9:30 am | PPTA
At least five percent of the students in our schools need specialist support that teachers aren’t trained to provide, PPTA executive member Ana Rees said. Student behaviour issues have a significant impact on teacher and student wellbeing she said ... More >>
Time to trust our teachers
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 1:36 pm | PPTA
Excessive compliance, a climate of mistrust and too little control over their working lives is undermining satisfaction levels for New Zealand secondary teachers, PPTA president Kate Gainsford says. More >>
‘At risk’ students need support with special needs
Monday, 10 August 2009, 11:57 am | PPTA
Students with serious conduct problems need the same level of support as those with special needs, a new report says. The report by NZCER (New Zealand Council for Educational Research) surveys ‘at risk’ youth in alternative education and shows schools ... More >>
Schools need more support to deal with drugs
Monday, 8 June 2009, 2:46 pm | PPTA
Secondary schools are not getting the support they need when it comes to dealing with students with drug problems. The media spotlight on the use of drug dogs in Wellington secondary schools highlights this, PPTA president Kate Gainsford says. More >>
