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Teachers’ vote overwhelming
Monday, 30 August 2010, 1:58 pm | PPTA
At paid union meetings last week secondary teachers voted overwhelmingly to: More >>
Key’s Savings Position “Astoundingly Hypocritical”
Tuesday, 17 August 2010, 4:53 pm | PPTA
After taking an axe to Kiwisaver and leaving retiring secondary teachers in the lurch, John Key’s government is now considering making the scheme compulsory. PPTA president Kate Gainsford described the move as “astoundingly hypocritical”. More >>
Secondary teachers to vote on campaign action
Wednesday, 4 August 2010, 3:53 pm | PPTA
Secondary teachers throughout the country will be attending Paid Union Meetings (PUMs) on August 24 and 25 to decide the next step in PPTA’s collective agreement campaign. More >>
PPTA Breaks Down Negotiations
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 3:29 pm | PPTA
PPTA negotiators have walked from the bargaining table after 13 fruitless sessions, president Kate Gainsford said. “The ministry has had a month since members rejected its unacceptable offer and it has come back to the table with nothing new" More >>
Report’s vision a “weird mix”
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 4:58 pm | PPTA
The newly released Vision for the teaching profession report is a “weird mix of gold and dross,” PPTA president Kate Gainsford says. More >>
‘Where’s The Plan? – Online Video Asks
Sunday, 6 June 2010, 2:32 pm | PPTA
A new animated video clip has been added to PPTA’s Dimming.co.nz website. The interactive site was launched earlier this year, highlighting the savage 80% cut to night class funding. More >>
2010 Budget: Staffing threat withdrawn but no real
Friday, 21 May 2010, 3:28 pm | PPTA
Teachers and parents who have been angered by the $50 million staffing cuts signalled in last year’s Budget will be relieved that the threat has been withdrawn, PPTA president Kate Gainsford says. More >>
Secondary teachers scapegoats for NZQA blunder
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 3:52 pm | PPTA
Secondary teachers are being asked to pick up the tab for NZQA’s mistakes – a situation PPTA president Kate Gainsford says is unacceptable. More >>
Work Needed To Bridge Gap Between Claims
Monday, 3 May 2010, 11:14 pm | PPTA
Both PPTA and the Ministry of Education presented claims for the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA) today, but it will take some work to bring the two together, PPTA president Kate Gainsford says. More >>
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 >>
