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PPTA President: Charting the Future Conference
Monday, 19 April 2004, 2:22 pm | PPTA
Keynote speakers, international guests, delegates, interested observers, it gives me much pleasure and a great deal of satisfaction to welcome you today, to PPTA’s Charting the Future Conference, where you will be considering the future of secondary ... More >>
Educators to debate secondary futures
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 11:20 am | PPTA
This weekend PPTA will host more than 400 educators who are gathering in Wellington to consider the paths that secondary education in New Zealand could take over the next 10 to 20 years. More >>
Report overlooks resourcing problems
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 5:35 pm | PPTA
An ERO report released today identifies the positive impact of NCEA on many students’ learning but largely overlooks continuing teacher workload problems caused by the under-resourcing of the qualification, according to PPTA president Phil Smith. More >>
PPTA launches billboard campaign
Monday, 1 March 2004, 12:05 am | PPTA
PPTA today launched a nationwide billboard campaign to highlight the need for a new approach to bargaining ahead of this year’s secondary teachers’ collective agreement round. More >>
PPTA rejects English stitch-up claims
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 11:31 am | PPTA
Bill English’s repeated claim that network reviews are a stitch up between education unions and Education Minister Trevor Mallard is utter nonsense, PPTA president Phil Smith said today. More >>
Improve bargaining, PC chair says
Thursday, 19 February 2004, 11:31 am | PPTA
Finding a better way of industrial bargaining and ensuring the needs of rural schools are met are two key objectives of PPTA’s new Principals’ Council chairperson Don McLeod. More >>
PPTA supports scrapping NCEA fees
Wednesday, 18 February 2004, 2:33 pm | PPTA
PPTA is supporting Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) calls for NCEA fees to be dropped to enable all students to achieve national qualifications. More >>
State Sector stealth misses the point
Wednesday, 11 February 2004, 4:32 pm | PPTA
Proposed State Services Act changes are a short-sighted attempt to exact revenge on secondary teachers for the discomfort they caused the Government in 2002 and their timing suggests the Labour Government is manipulating the democratic process. More >>
Taskforce report out: will the Minister deliver?
Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 1:16 pm | PPTA
The recommendations of the Ministerial Taskforce on Secondary Teacher Remuneration provide a sound basis on which future secondary education policy can be developed in a cooperative and constructive manner, PPTA president Phil Smith said today. More >>
The Way Forward for Secondary Education
Tuesday, 9 December 2003, 2:53 pm | PPTA
What is the purpose of secondary education? How should learning at secondary level be organised and delivered? What knowledge and skills do secondary students of the future need? What do the experiences of students tell us for the future? What should ... More >>
State Sector Act amendments miss the point
Wednesday, 3 December 2003, 2:16 pm | PPTA
State Services and Education Minister Trevor Mallard was introducing changes to the State Services Act for all the wrong reasons, PPTA president Phil Smith said today. More >>
Non-contacts essential to address workload
Tuesday, 25 November 2003, 1:40 pm | PPTA
Increasing teacher non-contact time is essential to improving recruitment and retention of secondary teachers and quality education delivery to students, PPTA president Phil Smith said today. More >>
New housing policy threat to rural schools
Tuesday, 11 November 2003, 11:41 am | PPTA
The Education Ministry’s new school housing policy is a kick in the guts for rural schools struggling to recruit and retain teachers, in some cases on top of school reviews, according to the PPTA. More >>
PPTA celebrates 50 golden years
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 11:27 am | PPTA
Prime Minister Helen Clark will join PPTA tonight to launch a book celebrating the Association’s first 50 years. More >>
PPTA welcomes extra money for trainees
Friday, 17 October 2003, 4:21 pm | PPTA
PPTA says the Government’s announcement of extra funding for more secondary teacher trainees in subject shortage areas and for student loan relief for some new teachers will go some way towards solving recruitment and retention problems in secondary ... More >>
Teachers need our support and recognition
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 5:05 pm | PPTA
Teaching is an intellectually challenging, stimulating and rewarding profession and needs society’s ongoing support and recognition so more young people make it their career of choice, PPTA president Phil Smith said today. More >>
Under-funding must be addressed
Friday, 26 September 2003, 4:31 pm | PPTA
Secondary teachers have called on the Ministry of Education to undertake an independent investigation into the true funding needs of schools and to establish a “Red Tape” commission to reduce schools’ compliance costs. More >>
Secondary specific solutions needed
Tuesday, 23 September 2003, 3:08 pm | PPTA
Secondary-specific, rather than one size fits all, solutions are needed to further enhance secondary education in New Zealand, PPTA president Phil Smith said today. More >>
Secondary principals ratify pay offer
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 11:49 am | PPTA
Secondary principals have voted to accept a Ministry of Education pay offer but warn that it still fails to adequately address the complexity of their jobs or solve emerging recruitment and retention problems. More >>
Teachers to play key role in futures project
Thursday, 11 September 2003, 5:40 pm | PPTA
The Secondary Futures Project offers teachers, schools and their communities a great chance to consider the challenges facing secondary schools over the next 20 years as well as highlight the great things they already do, says PPTA president Phil Smith. More >>
