PPTA

(April 2012) Table of contents: President's viewpoint - Boffin on a soapbox p.3; Questions and answers - Performance pay p.4; A principal's view: Jude Brown, acting principal, Otumoetai College (Performance pay) p.4; Percolating global ideas (Barista course Lynfield College) p.5; Wear pink to make them think (Pink Shirt Day) p.5; Pasifika tones (Pasifika conference) p.6; Disparate islands (Alisi Fusi Wightman scholarship) p.7; More educational experimentation anyone? (Charter schools) p.8; The charter school: a Trojan Horse? p.9; The perennial standards debate (Book review - Are Our Standards Slipping) p.10; Medical retirement - Field officers' advice p.12; Teachers Council releases new registration policy p.12.

(March 2012) Table of contents:President's viewpoint - Careless chalk p.3; New look Avonside (Canterbury) p.4;Heroes in a situation that should have been avoided (Canterbury) p.5;  Messages and gifts much appreciated (Canterbury) p.5; The battle of ideas (Charter schools - Peter O'Connor) p.6; NZ already has what US charter schools offer p.7; Making a difference to a whole lot of lives (Guy Allan Award) p.7; Breaking the silence p.8;Report recommends staffing forumla review (class size) p.9; Letter - Teach First NZ recruiting p.10; Letter sent to Hekia Parata re class size p.10; Teach First NZ "Outstanding" p.10; PPTA questions Teach First "participants" contact time p.10; Educational success? don't look to the US - Book review p.11; Focus on NCEA alignment p.12.

(February 2012) PPTA News is the newsletter of the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association / Te Wehengarua (PPTA).  PPTA News v.33 (1) February 2012Table of contents:  President's viewpoint - The wages of spin is death p.3;  Charter schools — a cheap and mean step back p.4;  Some lessons learned, some not (Canterbury) p.5;  Fast-track to who knows where? (Teacher education) p.6;  Professional issues consultation p.7;  Principals under pressure p.8;  Confusion reigns over PLD changes p.9;  Book review: Teaching the ministry a lesson (Finnish Lessons) p.10;  Why doesn’t the STCA refer to units? - Field officers' advice p.11;  MoE must take leadership of part-time non-contact anomaly (Letter) p.11;

(January 2012) President's viewpoint - Audits come before plaudits p.3; Teachers online: where do we separate the personal from the professional p.4; Consultation is the key to school wide PB4L p.6; Part-time non-contact inequities need resolution p.7; Rainbow Taskforce well-being workshops p.7; Changes at NZQA p.8; Letter: Ex-pat UK teachers' pension concerns in NZ p.8; A big thank you from Canterbury p.9; Ongoing assistance for members in Canterbury p.9; Capna and surplus staffing specialists - Field officers' advice p.10; PPTA activist joins staff p.11; Building cooperatives in South India p.11.

(November 2011) The gateless gate - President's viewpoint p.3; Calls for collaboration and class size campaign - Annual conference p.4; School ad puts Bill English on the back food - Annual conference p.4; Minister upbeat but avoids tough issues - Annual conference p.5; Strong ideas but the devil will be in the detail - Annual conference p.5; Greens get behind secondary teacher cause - Annual conference p.6; Government painting a deceptive narrative - Annual conference p.6; Signing off with deep gratitude (Karen Sewell stands down as Secretary for Education) p.7;Party policy sweep p.8; Raising support by and for principals - Annual conference p.10;Phillip Capper obituary p.10; Nothing guaranteed (Youth guarantee) p.11; Quarterly funding shaves school budgets p.11; YANTs weaved into NETs p.12; PPTA set to launch membership card p.12; Press Council upholds PPTA complaint p.13; Focus on NCEA alignment p.13;Health and safety standards assist victims of violence - Field officers' advice p.14; Youth'12 surveys well-being of secondary students p.14; Letter: Wainuiomata High School "positive and safe" p.15.

(November 2011) PPTA News quizzes eight political parties on their education policies.

(October 2011) PPTA News v.32 (8) October 2011 - Table of contents:Prurience and ping-pong - President's viewpoint p.3;  Life in limbo-zone (Christchurch) p.4;Lifting the cloak on bullying p.5;  Presidential team elections p.6;  The truth about registered teacher criteria p.9;  Arguing all the way to the top (salary and allowances) - Field officers' advice p.10;  Letter: Cuts unrelated to denail of PPTA member's claim - ACC p.10;Focus on NCEA alignment p.11.

(September 2011) PPTA News v.32 (7) Aug 2011. Comings and goings - President's viewpoint p.3; Preferred partner (queer youth) p.4; Support for schools with quake-risk buildings p.6;Downloading rough justice (Copyright law) p.7; Grin and beard it p.9; Long service may be longer than you think - Field officers' advice p.10; New field officer hits the ground skating p.10;Workers protest outside Fiji High Commission p.11; Limping little crabs p.11.

(August 2011) Contents: Performance pain - Ruth Chapman (PPTA president 1988-89) p.3;  The human cost of ACC cuts p.4-5;  Ministry “perks” justify Tomorrow’s Schools review p.6;  Practices and values at the heart of education (Maori Teachers' Conference) p.7;  Australian union tackles Aboriginal issues in education (Maori Teachers' Conference) p.8;  Divine inspiration (Maori Teachers' Conference) p.8;  Libraries belong at the hub of schools p.9;  Cathedral College gets back on track p.10;  Still some uncertainty about jobs and schools p.11;  PPTA general secretary elected to international teachers’ body p.12; Helping parents get to grips with the system (book review Understanding NCEA) p.12;  Minister invites RTLB teachers to leap into precarious employment p.13;  Petition a rallying call for Pasifika peoples p.13;  Sickness at home leave and EBS benefits - Field officers' advice p.14;  Extending national standards to year 9 and 10 would've hastened a teacher meltdown p.14;

(July 2011)  Table of contents: President's viewpoint - A latte and a lie down p.3; Addressing the exuberance of troubled youth p.4; On stage, standing up, speaking out p.5; Getting to grips with PB4L p.5 Christchurch schools need certainty p.6; Canterbury quake tales p.6; Infamous comments just plain wrong p.7; Two teacher only days for NCEA announced p.8; Secondary won't face burden of national standards p.11; Public education in focus - what parents had to say p.9; New group to report on class size in October p.9; Ministry still giving RTLBs the run-around p.9; Valuing the role of short term relievers - Field officers' advice p.10; Nationwide tour against bullying p.14.

(June 2011) Table of contents:  President's viewpoint - It's not called a zero budget for nothing p.3;  Double bunking (Canterbury quake) p.4;  Thinking ahead (Quake support) p.6;  Member assistance fund goes to recipients in need (Quake support) p.6  Mercy Dash (Canterbury quake) p.7;  Debt and why the government is different p.8;  Government moves ahead on PPP schools p.10;  "Needs analyses" gives RTLB transformation a dark edge p.11;  Teachers need time to look before they leap (PB4L) p.11;  Letter - "Pressure cooker" scheme meets urgent need (Graeme Aitken) p.12;  Area school teachers ratify a new agreement p.12;  Guy Allan Award p.13;  Complainants' anonymity not a given right - Field officers' advice p.14; Nationwide tour against bullying p.14.

(May 2011) Table of contents: President's viewpoint - Liar, liar pants on fire p.3; Back to the 1950's we go (Teacher training) p.4; Youth art to hang with Banksy p.5; Ideas making landfall (Edscapes) p.6; The power of pink p.8; Polyfest 2011 - diversity in action p.9; Government mute over language strategy p.9; New STCA ratified but tough work continues p.10;Schools team up with Christchurch "buddies" p.10;  Chch library aids students of damaged schools p.11; Teachers take the time to get lost p.11; NZQA heeds call to address NCEA workload p.12; PPTA farewells tireless and meticulous advocate ... ... and welcomes a new Auckland field officer p.13; A familiar face appointed to a new role p.13; Maternity matters - Field officers' advice p.14.