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Report Reflects Teachers’ Concerns About Shambolic Implementation Of NCEA L1
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 8:29 am | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The current Government needed to shoulder some responsibility for the implementational shambles this year. “Their requirement for public sector cuts saw almost all specialist support for NCEA implementation removed from the Ministry through a chaotic restructuring ... More >>
International Condemnation Of NZ Charter Schools Law
Friday, 4 October 2024, 1:40 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, told the Ministers that ‘your lack of support for the workers of the PPTA who provide so much to their students shows a lack of leadership on your part. More >>
PPTA Te Wehengarua Will Cover Members In Charter Schools
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 1:53 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
Today’s decision by annual conference means that PPTA Te Wehengarua decides who can be members, not the Associate Education Minster and his hand-picked authorisation board. More >>
NCEA Survey Shows Serious Concerns About Rollout Of Level 1 Changes
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 2:49 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
Eighty-three percent of respondents said resources were arriving too late, and 80% were concerned about the availability and usefulness of resources. More >>
Associate Minister’s School Attendance Statement Perplexing
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 2:56 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
Chris Abercrombie said Mr Seymour’s statement about teacher only days only being allowed to be held in term time with the Minister’s permission, was technically incorrect. More >>
Cuts To Te Reo Māori Programme Disappointing And Short-sighted
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 12:09 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
“The programme had a very good uptake among teachers and helped them meet the Teaching Council expectations around te reo Māori skills.” More >>
More Teachers Needed To Keep Te Reo Māori Alive
Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 11:01 am | PPTA Te Wehengarua
Tē tōia, tē haumatia (Nothing can be achieved without a plan) More >>
Government Failure To Manage Teacher Supply Shortchanges Young People Massively - PPTA
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 3:21 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The Minister’s response is evidence of a systemic failure to recognise and value teaching, and ensure that teachers are retained and new teachers are attracted to the profession. More >>
Charter Schools Will Leave Students Vulnerable And Undermine Teaching Profession
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 1:38 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
PPTA Te Wehengarua recommended in its submission that the ability for state schools to be converted to charter schools be removed from the proposed legislation. More >>
Government Desperately Trying To Patch Up Charter School Model Even Before It’s Started
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 12:58 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
“Cabinet’s decision to allow charter schools to have access to the same level of teaching resources as state schools, is an acknowledgement that the charter school model of state funded private schools is unworkable. More >>
Rushed Consultation On Charter Schools Shows Government’s Complete Disconnect From Communities
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 3:04 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The Government’s decision today to fast track public consultation on proposed charter schools legislation shows it is out of touch with parents and local communities, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president. More >>
Kiwi Students Up With The Top In International Assessment Of Creativity
Wednesday, 19 June 2024, 2:22 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
Aotearoa New Zealand students’ performance is up among the top in an OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of creativity, results released this week show. More >>
Ombudsman Investigates Complaint Re Charter Schools OIA Request
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 12:42 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The complaint from PPTA Te Wehengarua relates to its request in March for information about the Government’s policy, advice and costings for the re-introduction of charter schools. More >>
Excluding Teachers From Curriculum Processes Is Risky - PPTA
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 4:10 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
It is becoming clear that last week’s revelation, via RNZ, that there was a secret group re-writing the English curriculum is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the deliberate exclusion of teachers from critical curriculum changes and processes, ... More >>
Charter Schools’ Lack Of Transparency And Accountability Seriously Concerning
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 10:44 am | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The Government is planning to keep secret huge amounts of information about how charter schools will operate, a recently released Cabinet paper shows. More >>
High Standard Of Training And Support Critical For New Teachers
Monday, 13 May 2024, 5:10 am | PPTA Te Wehengarua
A high standard of training and support for new teachers will provide a firm foundation from which both kaiako and ākonga will flourish, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president. More >>
Secondary Teachers’ Charter School Meetings Begin Tomorrow
Sunday, 12 May 2024, 2:00 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The return of charter schools and the Government’s position on Te Tiriti will be the focus of paid union meetings attended by more than 21,000 secondary and area school teachers, starting tomorrow (13 May). More >>
Disbanding Of Pay Equity Taskforce Seriously Backward Step
Friday, 3 May 2024, 11:22 am | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The disbanding of the Public Service Commission’s pay equity taskforce takes Aotearoa New Zealand workers back at least a decade and shows an utter disregard for fairness at work and the value of women’s work, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua ... More >>
NCEA Results A Symptom Of Troubling Times
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 5:01 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The NCEA and University Entrance final attainment results for 2023, released today, are disappointing and symptomatic of the continuing effects of a serious pandemic and a worsening shortage of subject specialist teachers, says Chris Abecrombie, PPTA ... More >>
Secondary Teacher Shortage Shortchanges Young People – And Aotearoa
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 4:57 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The numbers of secondary teachers teaching subjects outside their specialist areas is at record highs, according to an annual survey. The survey, carried out in March 2024, found that 56% of schools had teachers working in non-specialist areas because ... More >>
