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Posted by: PPTAweb
on 09, Feb, 2012
Tagged in: teaching , teachers , students , research , privatisation , PPTA , MOE , Ministry of Education , John Banks , Hekia Parata , Class size , ACT Party
Everyone seems to be back to their 'usual' lives. Teachers and students back at school, workers back at work, including me, so that means update the blog - as no elves updated it for me during my own summer(?) break.
Politicians are back prevaricating and obfusticating and some of their advisors advice appears to do the same. The announcements on charter schools, and class size - and the Ministry of Education briefing to the incoming Minister - are depressing examples.
So to advice from Bertrand Russell and the Skepticblog and referenced in the title of this blog - don't take people's (politicians in particular) word and check everything twice:
Posted by: PPTAweb
on 10, Oct, 2011
Tagged in: teaching , teachers , students , student achievement , secondary schools , PPTA , Performance pay , MOE , Ministry of Education , learning , education spending , education politics , education , Class size , annual conference
Sitting on the train wondering where to begin with this week's blog. Class size seems a good place to start as Kate Gainsford, PPTA vice president, was on breakfast TV yesterday morning discussing class size - and in the twitterverse a couple of commentators suggested performance pay for teachers would be better value for money in improving student achievement.
Posted by: PPTAweb
on 21, Jul, 2011
Tagged in: teaching , teachers , students , secondary schools , professional learning and development , profession , Principals , Ministry of Education , equity , education spending , education politics , change
The first sentence was too long to Tweet :) - so I thought I'd blog.
At the MIT seminar Mon/Tues there were comments that the secondary sector is 'change averse', this wasn't intended as a compliment, ... although it could be.
Being change averse can be an entirely appropriate strategy when unproven initiatives are constantly being thrown at you in an environment of continuous policy churn.
Posted by: PPTAweb
on 07, Jun, 2011
Tagged in: working conditions , schools , school support staff , power , pay , NZEI , Ministry of Education , education spending , education politics , education , conditions , collective agreement , bargaining
The Wellington High School PPTA branch unanimously passed the following resolution today:
"That the WHS PPTA branch supports the NZEI Support Staff claim against the Ministry of Education's offer."
Support staff are grossly underpaid and their skilled work allows us to focus on the learning needs of our students. Support Staff do not get paid during any of the school holidays and very few get any school time for professional development. They are largely expected to do it in their own time.
WHS would like other schools to support our colleagues and write to the Minister, Ministry of Education and NZEI as we are doing.
NZEI Fair Deal for Support Staff campaign
(posted on behalf of WHS PPTA branch)
Posted by: Cynic
on 02, Dec, 2010
Tagged in: unions , teachers , STCA , secondary schools , salary , PPTA , pay , NZEI , negotiations , MOE , Ministry of Education , industrial action , Entrenchment , Employment Relations Act , education spending , education politics , conditions , collective agreement , bargaining
Entrenchment refers to a clause in the NZEI primary teachers' collective agreement. This clause is an agreement between NZEI and the MoE, it means that any increases in pay made to PPTA members will also be offered to NZEI members.
If NZEI members accept the offer, being taken out to them by their executive, they will receive an immediate pay-rise.
PPTA members have rejected the miserly mixed up offers of the Ministry - and have said they will continue to fight for improved teaching and learning conditions in secondary schools.
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