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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 >>
Principals to vote on MoE pay offer
Monday, 25 August 2003, 4:23 pm | PPTA
The PPTA Principals Council has stopped short of recommending the Education Ministry’s latest offer to settle the secondary principals pay claim despite putting it to secondary principals for ratification. More >>
Reviews will destabilise secondary schools
Monday, 18 August 2003, 1:13 pm | PPTA
Secondary schools battling assessment reform and struggling to attract enough teachers should be spared the disruption that the new round of school reviews will inevitably create, PPTA president Phil Smith said today. More >>
Reviews will destabilise secondary schools
Monday, 18 August 2003, 12:55 am | PPTA
Secondary schools battling assessment reform and struggling to attract enough teachers should be spared the disruption that the new round of school reviews will inevitably create, PPTA president Phil Smith said today. More >>
PPTA favours earlier transitions
Friday, 1 August 2003, 5:17 pm | PPTA
PPTA believes a secondary system commencing at year 7 (form 1) will improve student achievement more than one with middle schools from years 7-10. More >>
PPTA slams school housing changes
Friday, 1 August 2003, 9:54 am | PPTA
Rural secondary schools will face a crisis if the Education Ministry proceeds with proposed changes to school housing, according to the PPTA. More >>
PPTA welcomes BES findings
Tuesday, 29 July 2003, 1:38 pm | PPTA
PPTA welcomes the release today of three reports which confirm the importance of quality teaching, but which also recognise the importance of family, community and peer influences on student achievement. More >>
Maori Teachers Conference, 7-9 July 2003
Friday, 4 July 2003, 4:33 pm | PPTA
This year’s ninth annual PPTA Maori Teachers Conference, Ko Ngä Tamariki te Pütake o te Kaupapa – our children matter, opens in Taupo on Monday. More >>
Any violence in schools unacceptable
Wednesday, 2 July 2003, 9:43 am | PPTA
Violence of any kind against teachers and students is unacceptable, PPTA president Phil Smith said today. More >>
Budget 2003 a mixed bag
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 5:46 pm | PPTA
Secondary teachers will have mixed feelings about Budget 2003, PPTA president Phil Smith said today. More >>
More staffing = less headaches for schools
Tuesday, 29 April 2003, 2:49 pm | PPTA
Education Minister Trevor Mallard’s budget decision to fund extra secondary teacher positions will come as a major relief for many secondary schools next year, PPTA president Phil Smith said today. More >>
Improving conditions will improve staffing
Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 3:20 pm | PPTA
The Education Ministry’s annual staffing survey results illustrate the need to continue improving conditions in the secondary sector so more people enter secondary teaching, and those already teaching stay in the profession, PPTA president Phil Smith said ... More >>
