Welcome to the blog of the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association / Te Wehengarua (PPTA), .... A blog that's not afraid to ruffle some feathers
PPTA president Robin Duff responds to the challenge of PPTA being 'dreamers' if we really think politicians of all stripes can work together for a better future for New Zealand students and our education system.
"Dream on"
Firstly, 'dream on' is quite a perceptive comment in that I believe that much of my work has, is and perhaps always will be based on 'dreams' for education as much as it was/is for other areas of my life.
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.
