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Sad farewell to PPTA activist Robin Duff
Monday, 16 February 2015, 2:28 pm | PPTA
Duff has been a long-time fixture of the association, serving as PPTA junior vice president from 2005 to 2007, president from 2007 to 2009 and again from 2011 to 2013 and senior vice president from 2009 to 2011 and 2013 until 2015. More >>
Battle lines drawn over EDUCANZ – PPTA
Wednesday, 11 February 2015, 9:43 am | PPTA
PPTA members will not stand by idly while democracy is stripped from the teachers council, says president Angela Roberts. More >>
Secondary principals accept IES leadership role
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 4:24 pm | PPTA
Secondary principals have voted to include a community leadership role central to Investing in Educational Success (IES) in their collective agreement. The vote to include the Community of Schools (CoS) Leadership role and a Principals’ Recruitment ... More >>
Support bill changes to keep students safe - PPTA
Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 5:05 pm | PPTA
The government has the opportunity to prevent major teacher opposition to the proposed new teachers council by supporting changes to the Education Amendment Bill (2). More >>
Secondary teachers vote IES into collective
Friday, 21 November 2014, 9:24 am | PPTA
PPTA members have voted to include two teaching roles central to Investing in Educational Success (IES) in their collective agreement. More >>
PPTA's EDUCANZ battle continues
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 5:04 pm | PPTA
The legislation around the government’s EDUCANZ body is so sloppy it is impossible to know what kind of monster will eventually be unleashed, says PPTA president Angela Roberts. More >>
School Funding Failing Vulnerable Students
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 12:02 pm | PPTA
Schools with the greatest needs get too little to meet those needs, says PPTA president Angela Roberts. More >>
Seaworthy ships and stormy seas - PPTA annual conference
Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 12:43 pm | PPTA
Pirates, privateers, seaworthy ships and stormy seas all featured in PPTA president Angela Roberts' nautically themed opening speech to the association's annual conference this morning. More >>
Zoning out – is it time for a review?
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 3:23 pm | PPTA
The last few years have seen rising inequality between schools and the erosion of students’ right to attend their local school. More >>
New charter schools irresponsible
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 3:54 pm | PPTA
By approving four new charter schools the government is being reckless with public money and careless with our kids. More >>
Don’t Let ACT Wreck Our Education System
Sunday, 7 September 2014, 9:20 pm | PPTA
PPTA is launching a campaign today to inform voters in the electorate about ACT’s disastrous charter school policy – with posters and leaflets being distributed (see attached sample). More >>
Voice of profession ignored – PPTA
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 3:19 pm | PPTA
The government is clearly determined to pay only lip service to the hundreds of secondary teachers who gave the Education Amendment Bill (No 2) a resounding “no” through written and oral submissions. More >>
Kiwis want smaller class sizes - survey
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 10:39 am | PPTA
More than eight in 10 New Zealanders - across the political spectrum - want to see secondary school classes at 25 or lower. More >>
PPTA welcomes move to bring back free education
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 11:20 am | PPTA
A free quality public education is one of the key rights of growing up in New Zealand, but sadly for many families it is not always a reality. More >>
Tick for Kids – it takes a child to raise a country
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 11:09 am | PPTA
Parties and candidates vying for our votes over the next three months will be reminded today that it takes a child to raise a country. More >>
Banks verdict gives chance to walk away from charter schools
Friday, 6 June 2014, 11:54 am | PPTA
The guilty verdict handed down against former Act leader John Banks means Hekia Parata can immediately put a stop to further rounds of charter schools. PPTA President Angela Roberts said the schools were introduced by sleight of hand in the National-Act coalition ... More >>
IES: consultation, collaboration, good for schools - PPTA
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 1:14 pm | PPTA
The government’s $359million Investing in Educational Success (IES) program has been a positive example of sector collaboration, says PPTA president Angela Roberts. More >>
Teaching profession steps up – says no to EDUCANZ
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 9:53 am | PPTA
Hundreds of passionate secondary teachers will make time this month to ensure the government hears the voice of the profession. More >>
Novopay - Time for Joyce to put his money where his mouth is
Tuesday, 25 March 2014, 2:49 pm | PPTA
In March 2013 minister for Novopay Steven Joyce dropped money into schools to tide them over while their bungled pay system was being fixed. More >>
PPTA Paid Union Meeting clarification
Monday, 24 March 2014, 4:50 pm | PPTA
We understand there may be some confusion between upcoming PPTA paid union meetings and the meetings being held by NZEI this week. More >>
