PPTA Te Wehengarua - Latest News [Page 2]
Teaching Profession Best Equipped To Improve Numeracy And Literacy
Monday, 21 August 2023, 1:55 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
Secondary teachers appreciate the fundamental importance of students’ basic literacy and numeracy skills but have serious concerns about the Government’s plans to legislate how teachers teach, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president. ... More >>
PPTA Te Wehengarua Agrees To Arbitration – Industrial Action Called Off
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 5:13 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
PPTA Te Wehengarua Executive voted this afternoon to approve an arbitration process aimed at resolving the industrial dispute between secondary teachers and the government. “We hope an independent arbitration panel will review the matters under dispute ... More >>
Latest Offer To Secondary Teachers Still Below Cost Of Living Increase
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 7:26 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
PPTA Te Wehengarua has received an offer for settlement of the secondary teachers’ collective agreement that will be considered by the national executive when it meets later this week. “We have told the Ministry since negotiations began nearly a year ... More >>
Secondary Teachers Take More Industrial Action As New Term Begins
Sunday, 23 April 2023, 12:54 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
A new school term begins tomorrow (Monday 24 April) and secondary teachers are set to take more industrial action in support of their collective agreement negotiations. “We would much prefer to be beginning the term in a settled environment but after ... More >>
PPTA To Enter Facilitated Bargaining For Collective Agreement
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 6:05 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
PPTA Te Wehengarua will undertake facilitated bargaining for the secondary teachers’ collective agreement, says Chris Abercrombie PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president. “The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) decision issued today has correctly identified ... More >>
Ethnic Diversity Challenges Need Adequate Resourcing
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 6:31 am | PPTA Te Wehengarua
Secondary teachers welcome the Education Review Office report into ethnic diversity in schools and say the challenges need to be resourced adequately. “ERO’s report contains some very concerning information, particularly around bullying and the barriers ... More >>
Secondary Teachers Meet To Respond To Government Offer
Sunday, 27 November 2022, 3:36 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
About 20,000 secondary teachers will attend paid union meetings during school hours this week to decide how they will respond to the Government’s recent offer for a new collective agreement. The first meetings will be held tomorrow (Monday 28 November) ... More >>