PPTA News is the newsletter of the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association / Te Wehengarua (PPTA)
PPTA News v.32 (6) August 2011
Table of contents:
Performance pain - Viewpoiint written by 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;
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