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Education Job Cuts Short-sighted With Serious Implications
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:37 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
The axing of more than 500 positions at the Ministry of Education is short-sighted, makes no sense, and will have serious implications in the long term, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president. More >>
Principals And Teachers Agree Changes To NCEA Timeline Necessary
Friday, 5 April 2024, 4:48 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Secondary principals and teachers agree with significant changes, announced by the Minister of Education today, to the timeline for implementation of new NCEA Levels 2 and 3 qualifications. “Delaying the implementation of Levels 2 and 3 is a sensible ... More >>
New Histories Curriculum On Right Track – More Support Needed
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 5:14 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
“This new curriculum is a huge improvement on what we were teaching previously. Clearly there is a need for more support for teachers to ensure that the curriculum content is covered in full. More >>
Secondary Teachers Urge David Seymour To Get A Reality Check On School Lunches
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 10:54 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Secondary teachers are urging Associate Education Minister David Seymour to visit some of the schools currently offering free healthy lunches, so he can get a more informed picture. “The Associate Minister says the programme could be more efficient ... More >>
Te Tiriti Must Continue To Be Honoured And Advanced In Our Secondary Schools
Monday, 5 February 2024, 12:56 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
On the eve of Waitangi Day, secondary teachers are urging the government to continue affirming and advancing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in education. “Honouring our Te Tiriti obligations has resulted in huge improvements in ākonga Māori achievement,” says ... More >>
Repealing Smoke-free Legislation Huge Step Backwards For Schools And Students
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 12:58 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Repealing Aoteraoa New Zealand’s ground-breaking smoke free legislation is a huge step back for schools and students, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president. “We wholeheartedly support the protest being held today against the ... More >>
Secondary Teachers Urge Government To Keep Fair Pay Agreements
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 11:34 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
If the government really cared about people who were struggling or squeezed financially in Aotearoa New Zealand, it would keep the Fair Pay Agreement policy, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president. Secondary teachers support today’s protest ... More >>
PISA Results Continue To Show More To Be Done For Equity In Education
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 7:17 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results released show a widening gap between students who are advantaged and students who are disadvantaged, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president. “The main result PISA ... More >>
Principals Survey An Accurate Reflection Of Top Concerns
Friday, 3 November 2023, 11:55 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
A national survey of secondary principals which found the top issues facing schools were providing support for vulnerable students and recrutiing quality teachers, is an accurate reflection, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ ... More >>
Low Participation Decreases Meaningfulness Of International Education Results
Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 1:46 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
New Zealand students’ low participation rates in the latest international reading, maths and science assessments shows its increasing irrelevance to many countries, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president. He was commenting in ... More >>
Greater Support Needed For Aspiring Secondary School Wāhine Māori Leaders
Monday, 2 October 2023, 1:05 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Robust, tailored mentoring programmes, innovative ‘apprenticeship’ models and more professional development opportunities are needed to support wāhine Māori who are or want to be school leaders, a new report has found. The report, Me aro ... More >>
Secondary Teachers Ratify New Collective Agreement
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 8:53 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Secondary teachers have ratified – overwhelmingly – the settlement of a new collective agreement. “I’m delighted that PPTA Te Wehengarua members have shown such strong support for our new collective agreement,” says Chris Abercrombie, ... More >>
Secondary Teachers To Vote On Offer For New Collective Agreement
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 1:03 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Now that the Government has accepted the arbitration panel’s recommended settlement of the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA), PPTA Te Wehengarua national executive will recommend an offer, based on the recommendations, to members next ... More >>
New Principals’ Success Is Everyone’s Responsiblity
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 11:15 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Making sure that new principals can succeed and thrive in their role is the responsiblity of the entire school community, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ Council. Responding to an Education Review Office report, released today, about principals ... More >>
Secondary Teachers Will Enter Arbitration Process But Need Government Commitment
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 1:01 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
PPTA Te Wehengarua, the secondary school teachers’ union, will enter independent arbitration as a means of resolving the dispute over the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA), as long as the government publicly commits to the outcome. “We ... More >>
Primary School Teachers Reject 3rd Offer
Friday, 12 May 2023, 12:41 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Primary school teachers have voted to reject their 3rd offer from the Ministry of Education. Lead negotiator for the Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement negotiation team, Barb Curran, said the vote reflected primary teachers’ frustration ... More >>
Secondary Hold Rolling Strikes Throughout Aotearoa New Zealand
Monday, 8 May 2023, 11:58 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
More than 20,000 secondary teachers will hold rolling strikes around the country this week, starting with the entire South Island tomorrow. The strikes are in protest at the lack of progress in negotiations for a collective agreement that meets the ... More >>
Secondary Teacher Shortage Forces Increasing Number Of Classes To Be Cancelled
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 1:36 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Increasing numbers of secondary schools are having to cancel classes or transfer them online or to other providers because of a shortage of subject specialist teachers, the PPTA Te Wehengarua annual staffing survey has found. According to the survey, ... More >>
Secondary teachers welcome new timeline for NCEA changes
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 5:11 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
19 April Secondary teachers are pleased the Minister of Education has listened to some of their concerns about the need for more time to implement changes to the NCEA successfully, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president. “We ... More >>
School Attendance Initiatives Welcome - But More Is Needed
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 10:25 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
School attendance initiatives welcome – but more is needed Initiatives announced by the Government today to help get young people back to school are welcolme steps in the right direction but even more assistance is needed, say secondary teachers. ... More >>
