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NCEA changes should benefit students
Tuesday, 29 May 2007, 12:51 am | PPTA
NCEA changes announced today include some welcome design and implementation improvements which will benefit students and teachers, PPTA president Robin Duff said today. More >>
PPTA on Budget 2007: A tick and two crosses
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 4:52 pm | PPTA
Secondary schools will welcome the operations funding catch up but the continuing absence of staffing increases at the secondary level leaves the Minister's goals for personalised learning simply pie in the sky, PPTA president Robin Duff said today. More >>
PPTA claim aims to enhance the profession
Friday, 4 May 2007, 9:54 am | PPTA
Ensuring effective teaching for all students and making secondary teaching a first choice profession are the key goals of PPTA’s Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA) claim lodged with the Ministry of Education. More >>
Teacher-student relationships important
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 12:50 am | PPTA
PPTA believes that positive teacher-student relationships are an important component of student engagement in learning, PPTA president Robin Duff said today. More >>
Time for Minister to get off the fence
Friday, 23 March 2007, 2:38 pm | PPTA
Education Minister Steve Maharey’s criticism of the Cambridge exams is all very well, but he needs to turn recommendations for NCEA improvements into action, PPTA president Robin Duff said today. More >>
PPTA questions commitment to reduce class sizes
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 9:46 am | PPTA
PPTA is seeking assurances from the government that it remains committed to implementing the remaining recommendations of the Staffing Review Group – to reduce teacher: student ratios by two at every year level and provide more staffing for management ... More >>
Behaviour funding ‘too little, too late’
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 3:30 pm | PPTA
The Government’s $4.5 million interim response fund is unlikely to address the array of problems caused by disruptive student behaviour, PPTA president Robin Duff said today. More >>
PPTA presses for technology strategy
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 2:39 pm | PPTA
The Ministry of Education needs to develop a strategy to deliver technology education in secondary schools and a viable recruitment and training model for technology teachers, NZPPTA told the Education and Science Select Committee today. More >>
PPTA to present case for inquiry into technology
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 9:33 am | PPTA
PPTA will be making a submission before the Education and Science Select Committee into the staffing, resourcing and delivery of the technology curriculum in New Zealand schools. More >>
One class size no longer fits all
Tuesday, 30 January 2007, 11:55 am | PPTA
Class sizes in secondary schools urgently need to be reduced if schools are to meet community expectations for a “students’ first” approach to teaching and learning, says new PPTA president Robin Duff. More >>
Time to get more money into classrooms
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 2:33 pm | PPTA
Government reports may show that public schools are managing their finances well, but that doesn’t mean they have enough money, PPTA general secretary Kevin Bunker said today. More >>
PPTA calls for select committee inquiry
Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 10:09 am | PPTA
PPTA is recommending that the Education and Science Select Committee urgently initiate an inquiry into the staffing, resourcing and delivery of the technology curriculum. More >>
PPTA elects new president
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 1:43 pm | PPTA
Making teaching a more attractive and enjoyable profession is among the key goals for PPTA’s president-elect Robin Duff. More >>
Large scale tax cuts would hurt public education
Friday, 13 October 2006, 11:20 am | PPTA
Large-scale tax cuts will lead to static or declining investment in public education at a time when it really needs to increase, PPTA president Debbie Te Whaiti said today. More >>
Violence against teachers a barrier to quality ed
Thursday, 5 October 2006, 11:07 am | PPTA
Violence against teachers around the globe is one of the key barriers to quality education for all, PPTA president Debbie Te Whaiti said today. She was commenting on World Teachers Day, which is celebrated in over 100 countries around the world ... More >>
Technology in schools faces crisis
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 3:01 pm | PPTA
The technology curriculum is in danger of imploding as schools struggle to recruit and retain qualified technology teachers, PPTA Executive member Penney Dunckley said today. Dunckley said interim results from PPTA’s 2006 teachers of technology survey[1] ... More >>
President’s 2006 Annual Conference Speech
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 11:26 am | PPTA
I’d like to welcome you all here today, and to extend an extra special welcome to you if your waka to this hui was an aeroplane. The air around Whanganui-a-Tara can be a little moody at this time of year. More >>
Teachers call for more help for difficult pupils
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 11:24 am | PPTA
The Government must pay more than lip service to addressing deteriorating student behaviour, PPTA president Debbie Te Whaiti said today in her speech to PPTA’s Annual Conference. More >>
Community attitudes to diet and exercise key
Thursday, 21 September 2006, 3:08 pm | PPTA
Government moves to regulate the food sold in school canteens to address growing obesity rates will only succeed if community attitudes towards diet and exercise change, PPTA president Debbie Te Whaiti said today. She said the Government’s package ... More >>
OECD report: need for more investment in public ed
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 12:47 am | PPTA
OECD’s Education at a Glance (E@AG ) report is a clear reminder of the need for governments to invest in public education, but it falls short of actually urging them to boost spending levels, PPTA junior vice president Robin Duff said today. ... More >>
