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Research fund won’t address shortage in sciences
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 3:02 pm | PPTA
Government plans to pump nearly a quarter of a billion into scientific research will not work without the scientists, PPTA president Robin Duff says. More >>
Beginning teachers need support – PPTA
Friday, 7 March 2008, 2:09 pm | PPTA
Mr Duff is concerned about what he sees as the “constant berating” of new secondary teachers in government reports and reviews. More >>
OECD report useful but flawed – PPTA
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 3:43 pm | PPTA
The OECD report released today on jobs for New Zealand Youth will help add to the debate over the future of education in this country – but it also has some serious flaws, PPTA president Robin Duff says. More >>
Schooling system inquiry irrelevant – PPTA
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 11:03 am | PPTA
A select committee inquiry into New Zealand’s schooling system has produced results that are almost “cosmically irrelevant”, PPTA president Robin Duff says. More >>
Katherine Rich sad loss to National – PPTA
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 2:52 pm | PPTA
The resignation of National MP Katherine Rich will be a sad loss to the education sector, PPTA President Robin Duff says. More >>
Schools not set to become prisons
Thursday, 31 January 2008, 4:50 pm | PPTA
Suggestions that secondary schools are set to become prisons with students shackled to their desks until they turn 18 are simply ludicrous, PPTA president Robin Duff says. More >>
Realising Youth Potential a positive step
Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 5:15 pm | PPTA
Helen Clark’s positive attitude towards youth development is welcome but structural problems need to be addressed for it to work effectively, PPTA president Robin Duff says. More >>
John Key needs to do his homework – PPTA
Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 4:41 pm | PPTA
John Key’s State of the Nation speech shows the National Party leader needs to do some serious homework on the educational programmes already available, PPTA president Robin Duff says. More >>
Students Start New Year in Crammed Classrooms
Monday, 28 January 2008, 4:40 pm | PPTA
Many parents relieved to be sending their kids back to secondary school may be less pleased to find them in classes of more than 30. More >>
Resources needed to back transgender findings
Friday, 18 January 2008, 2:55 pm | PPTA
PPTA president Robin Duff welcomes the release of the Human Rights Commission’s transgender inquiry and hopes government resources will be provided to help implement its findings. More >>
Fears for the future of New Zealand music
Friday, 11 January 2008, 11:06 am | PPTA
With the future of an iconic secondary school music program uncertain, the Government needs to put its money where its mouth is, PPTA president Robin Duff says. More >>
Prompt action needed on staffing review
Saturday, 15 December 2007, 1:09 pm | PPTA
PPTA president Robin Duff welcomes government plans to conduct a review of secondary school staffing but says action needs to be taken now if it is to have any impact. More >>
Settlement recognises complex principals’ job
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 11:15 am | PPTA
Secondary principals yesterday ratified a settlement that at last recognises the complexity of their jobs, New Zealand Secondary Principals’ Council chairperson Arthur Graves says. More >>
Take2 - PPTA supports new discipline initiative
Sunday, 9 December 2007, 3:24 pm | PPTA
PPTA president Robin Duff is backing a new initiative by Timaru secondary schools to deal with disciplinary issues. More >>
Low staff could bring an end to technology classes
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 4:55 pm | PPTA
If the current shortage of technology teachers is not realistically addressed, more schools could be forced to drop the subject from their timetables. More >>
PISA: Impressive result for NZ science teachers
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 5:26 pm | PPTA
The latest international survey results show New Zealand students are getting excellent value out of their secondary science teachers, PPTA president Robin Duff says. More >>
Secondary principals welcome realistic response
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 4:40 pm | PPTA
New Zealand Secondary Principals’ Council chairperson Arthur Graves has welcomed a realistic response from the Ministry to the secondary principals’ collective agreement claim. More >>
Survey shows serious secondary staffing shortage
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:43 am | PPTA
Secondary schools are having serious troubles attracting and retaining qualified staff- a situation PPTA president Robin Duff can only see getting worse. More >>
Minister must act to rescue school
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 2:21 pm | PPTA
The high level of public concern over a decade of ill-conceived changes at the Correspondence School – including a select committee inquiry – mean the Minister must step in and stop the latest attempt at restructuring, PPTA president Robin Duff said today. More >>
Heads roll at New Zealand’s largest school
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 10:30 am | PPTA
The Correspondence School PPTA branch says the school’s latest restructure which sees the sacking of all eleven secondary heads of departments has destroyed the teaching fabric of New Zealand’s largest secondary school and will result not in expected ... More >>
