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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 >>
Paid union meetings called over EDUCANZ attack on profession
Thursday, 20 March 2014, 1:07 pm | PPTA
PPTA members will be holding paid union meetings (PUMs) next month as preparation for making submissions on legislation that attacks the teaching profession. More >>
Collaborative strategy good news for schools– PPTA
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 2:30 pm | PPTA
Government plans to put resources into teaching and learning rather than finance and administration are being greeted with optimism by PPTA. More >>
Govt ignores advice and PISA rankings drop
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 9:47 am | PPTA
The government knew back in 2009 what it would take to keep New Zealand on an educational footing with the rest of the world, but chose to ignore international advice. More >>
Govt can stop students going to exams hungry – PPTA
Monday, 11 November 2013, 9:44 am | PPTA
This week there will be students going in to their NCEA exams hungry, something the government has the opportunity to fix. On Wednesday the Feed the Kids Bill will have its first reading, and PPTA urges all parties to support it to go to Select Committee. More >>
PPTA standing firm against charter schools
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 3:49 pm | PPTA
Members voted to support a paper presented at today’s PPTA annual conference that will give them the strength to see off the charter school threat. More >>
Professional development pounded out of existence
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 4:58 pm | PPTA
The most effective system intervention to raise student achievement has been privatised, restructured and pounded out of existence, says PPTA president Angela Roberts. More >>
Fighting poverty through schools as community hubs
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 9:47 am | PPTA
Equipping schools to fight poverty by making them the centre of their communities is a very real way of addressing the achievement gap between rich and poor students, says PPTA president Angela Roberts. More >>
Teachers council overhaul a major assault on the profession
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 3:14 pm | PPTA
An overhaul of the New Zealand Teachers Council at the whim of the education minister could see a major assault on the teaching profession, says PPTA president Angela Roberts. More >>
PPTA annual conference – finding answers; fighting back
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 12:22 pm | PPTA
PPTA members will be exploring solutions to threats “aimed squarely at the heart of public education” during the association’s annual conference this week. More >>
