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Te Kotahitanga is no silver bullet
Monday, 15 October 2007, 9:23 am | PPTA
The much publicised Te Kotahitanga project espouses high ideals but flaws in the data and in the project’s underlying assumptions need to be resolved for it to have lasting value, according to a PPTA-commissioned report. More >>
PPTA Urges Nats To Boost Public Schools Spending
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 11:47 am | PPTA
Secondary teachers are urging the National Party not to move away from its plans to ditch salaries bulk-funding and to reconsider moves to boost public funding of private schools, PPTA president Robin Duff said today. More >>
Best Practice Behaviour Management
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 1:40 pm | PPTA
At the PPTA Conference in 2006, delegates expressed concern over the increasing incidence of challenging behaviour in New Zealand secondary school classrooms. As a consequence, a resolution was passed at the conference: ‘That PPTA conduct a literature search ... More >>
Technology support long overdue
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 4:15 pm | PPTA
PPTA is pleased the Minister has finally acknowledged the need to support valued trades and technical professionals to make a career change into teaching, PPTA Executive member for Southland Penney Dunckley said today More >>
PPTA: Speech To 2007 Annual Conference
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 12:05 am | PPTA
A very warm welcome to the 2007 PPTA Annual Conference. I see a great many people I know in front of me! And other new faces, perhaps attending conference for the first time. An especially warm welcome to you new folk, because we do depend on and ... More >>
No settlement; negotiations continuing
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 10:54 am | PPTA
Media reports suggesting a settlement has been reached between PPTA and the Ministry are incorrect. The parties are still in negotiations. “The parties are hopeful that a settlement can be finalised soon but speculation that a settlement has been ... More >>
PPTA: Strike action called off
Monday, 10 September 2007, 1:34 pm | PPTA
The PPTA has called off strike action set down for this Wednesday. More >>
Strike Planned for Wednesday 12 September is Off
Monday, 10 September 2007, 11:55 am | PPTA
At a meeting last night the PPTA Executive decided that there had been sufficient improvement in the Ministry offer to continue bargaining. PPTA president Robin Duff said that while most of the substantive issues had been resolved bargaining would ... More >>
More redundancies at NZ’s largest school
Friday, 31 August 2007, 11:23 am | PPTA
The Correspondence School PPTA branch is calling on the Minister of Education to launch a national inquiry into the role of The Correspondence School (TCS) – to establish its core function, provide proper funding and return to a democratically ... More >>
Resourcing not spin
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 1:31 pm | PPTA
More resourcing for secondary teachers and less spin from the Ministry of Education will go along way towards settling the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement, PPTA president Robin Duff said today. More >>
Secondary teachers set to strike on 12 September
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 11:19 am | PPTA
Secondary teachers have today given notice* to the State Services Commissioner of their intention hold a one-day national strike on Wednesday 12 September should there be no substantially improved offer from the Ministry of Education to their pay claim ... More >>
Secondary teachers lodge new claim
Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 1:49 pm | PPTA
Secondary teachers today lodged with the Ministry of Education a new one-year claim for smaller class sizes, improved pay for teachers with additional responsibilities, equitable non-teaching time for part-timers and 7.5% on basic pay. More >>
Fast forward for secondary education
Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 10:03 am | PPTA
Concern over the government’s lack of vision in secondary education has prompted PPTA to release its own plan for secondary education today. The plan is centred around a well resourced and high quality network of public schools led by highly trained ... More >>
Secondary teachers meet to consider pay claim
Monday, 6 August 2007, 1:52 pm | PPTA
Almost 17,000 secondary teachers from Bluff to Cape Reinga will hold regional paid union meetings (PUMs) over the next fortnight to discuss their collective agreement claim. More >>
Govt abandons its commitment to secondary schools
Thursday, 26 July 2007, 3:34 pm | PPTA
Parents, teachers, principals and boards will be disappointed the government’s current offer to secondary teachers will prevent schools from delivering the quality of education expected of them, PPTA president Robin Duff says. More >>
Principals claim fair pay to stay
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 11:20 am | PPTA
“The increased expectations and complexities of a secondary principals’ job have brought recruitment and retention issues to the forefront of this year’s claims for the renewal of the Secondary Principals’ Collective Agreement”, says Arthur ... More >>
Time to reconsider middle schools focus
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 10:06 am | PPTA
PPTA is launching a website to outline its concerns about the education of children in middle schools. The Association is worried by the apparent focus of the Ministry of Education on building new middle schools – with middle schools already planned ... More >>
Parents: it’s time to reduce secondary class sizes
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 11:50 am | PPTA
New research that shows parents of secondary school students want smaller class sizes highlights a desperate need for more staffing and resourcing in the secondary sector. More >>
PPTA supports calls to address technology teacher
Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 12:35 am | PPTA
PPTA is encouraged by National Party leader John Key’s pledge to address the technology teacher crisis, president Robin Duff said today. Mr Duff said Labour's undervaluing and marginalisation of technology teachers prevented many technology teachers from ... More >>
Staffing figures give cause for concern
Friday, 1 June 2007, 10:47 am | PPTA
Making secondary teaching a more attractive profession is essential to stem the flow of teachers from the profession and encourage new graduates into it, PPTA president Robin Duff said today. More >>
