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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 >>
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 >>
