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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 >>
Public consultation better than secrecy
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 6:11 pm | PPTA
The government’s decision to make public its initial offer in the latest round of General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) negotiations is a positive step away from the traditional secrecy surrounding international trade negotiations, PPTA president ... More >>
Ministerial Taskforce begins work
Thursday, 6 March 2003, 4:09 pm | PPTA
PPTA hopes a ministerial taskforce investigating secondary teaching issues will come up with long term solutions to the recruitment, retention and workload challenges the sector is facing, president Phil Smith said today. More >>
Submission on GATS Consultation Document
Monday, 3 March 2003, 10:42 am | PPTA
Recommendations: That New Zealand insist that a thorough review be conducted of the impact of GATS on development, democracy, environmental sustainability, health and human rights in member states... More >>
PPTA calls on government to delay GATS
Monday, 3 March 2003, 10:39 am | PPTA
The New Zealand government should abandon the March 31 deadline to conclude initial negotiations under the General Agreement of Trade in Services (GATS) until a review into the impact of the agreement on New Zealand’s public education system is undertaken, ... More >>
Wave knowledge goodbye
Wednesday, 19 February 2003, 11:53 am | PPTA
New Zealand’s drive towards a knowledge economy will only become a reality when the government recognises the importance of teachers in so-called knowledge wave subjects such as technology and ICT, PPTA president Phil Smith said today. More >>
Phil Smith takes up presidency
Tuesday, 28 January 2003, 5:42 pm | PPTA
The worsening crisis in secondary teacher staffing is one of the major challenges for Phil Smith who today took up his position as PPTA president. More >>
Teacher shortages worst on record
Tuesday, 28 January 2003, 5:37 pm | PPTA
Secondary schools will open their doors this week facing the worst teacher shortages in recent history, according to figures in the latest Education Gazette. More >>
Phil Smith takes up PPTA presidency
Tuesday, 28 January 2003, 5:14 pm | PPTA
The worsening crisis in secondary teacher staffing is one of the major challenges for Phil Smith who today took up his position as PPTA president. More >>
Teacher shortages worst on record
Tuesday, 28 January 2003, 5:10 pm | PPTA
Secondary schools will open their doors this week facing the worst teacher shortages in recent history, according to figures in the latest Education Gazette. More >>
