The 2013 PPTA Annual Conference will be held at the Brentwood Hotel, Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington from Tuesday 1 October to Thursday 3 October 2013.
Annual Conference is the decision making authority of PPTA.
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PPTA president Robin Duff's address to the 2011 New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association / Te Wehengarua (PPTA) Annual Conference.
Greetings to you all and as I have just said - special greetings to our colleagues from Christchurch, Greymouth and now the Western Bay who continue to struggle with the aftermath of national disasters.
The purpose of this 2011 annual conference paper "There Is Always A Reasonable Alternative (TIAARA)" is to provide New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association / Te Wehengarua (PPTA) members with a platform to advocate for an alternative economic model that promotes the production of equitable wealth and educational opportunities.
There Is Always A Reasonable Alternative (TIAARA); not TINA (There Is No Alternative)
Summary: There Is Always A Reasonable Alternative (TIAARA); not TINA (There Is No Alternative)
The purpose of this paper is to provide PPTA members with a platform to advocate for an alternative economic model that promotes the production of equitable wealth and educational opportunities.
PPTA’s constitution requires us to advance the interests of secondary teachers and secondary schooling. We have long held that the interests of secondary schooling include the interests of our students.
In the past three years, it has become increasingly apparent to the Executive that, in order to fully engage in contesting for those interests, the Association would benefit from providing an economic perspective.
This New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association / Te Wehengarua (PPTA) 2011 annual conference paper "Supporting teachers to do their jobs" considers the reasons why the collective bargaining process for secondary teachers and principals has become so fractious and adversarial. One would think that if all the parties were committed to the best outcomes for students and were informed by the best research about secondary education, common ground would emerge immediately and a settlement would follow soon after.
Supporting teachers to do their jobs: There’s got to be a better way
Summary: Supporting teachers to do their jobs: There’s got to be a better way
The paper examines the reasons why the notion of collaborative educational change with unions as active partners has proved so elusive in New Zealand, except for a brief period (2003 to 2010) when the Ministerial Task Force proposals were in place.
The recommendation calls on PPTA to pressure political parties to develop a more constructive approach to national bargaining.
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