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PPTA News, volume 30 number 9, October 2009

PPTA News October 2009 coverTable of contents

President's viewpoint - Testing times ahead 3;
Tolley unaware of the value of guidance counsellors 4;
Educational research - a form of lying? 5;
Tea party of steps of parliament 6;
A night out with the YANTs 6;
ACE protests hit the streets 7;
Annual conference 8;
Teachers, principals must remain united 10;
Students deliver stunning korero 11;
Lagging minimum wage needs a hurry-up 11;
Quite a few things you always wanted to know about vouchers, but were afraid to ask... 12;
Tussles over tenure 14;
Letter to the editor: Marching in a collective spirit (Wellington H.S.) 14;
Letter to the editor: Time for a lab manager allowance? (Patrick Kelly) 15;
Column: The teachers they are a changin' (Nathan Kerr);
Area school teachers meet to discuss next ASTCA 16.

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blogger said:

PPTA supportive of support staff
PPTA members are not responsible for the low wages paid to support staff and, on the contrary, are extremely supportive of the struggle of support staff in all schools. We would like to see their low wages substantially increased and the other pay and employment inequities identified by the Schools PAEE Report, addressed.

Note: You may be interested in an article in the upcoming December issue of the PPTA News 'The complex nature of information' - which looks at the importance of role libraries and librarians play in secondary schools and the need to provide them with proper resources and support.
 
December 01, 2009
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P McKirdy said:

Re: Lagging minimum wage needs a hurry-up
The PPTA membership would do well to consider wages paid to support staff in their own schools. As a library assistant at a secondary school I am paid $13.80 per hour. I work closely with students on reference enquiries/information literacy and reader advisory (finding books for leisure and for wide reading in English). I sometimes have to supervise up to 80 students by myself at lunchtimes. Pay rates in schools are terrible.
 
November 15, 2009
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