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Secondary Principals' Council
Teachers talk about NCEA (2005)
(2005) The report focuses on the voices of secondary and area school teachers, hence its title ‘Teachers talk about NCEA’. It portrays a profession which is engaged on a hugely…
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June 28, 2021
28/58/2021
Teachers talk about NCEA - Summary (2005)
(2005) Research conducted by Judie Alison (NZPPTA) This is a summary version of a much larger report of the same name. This version does not contain the voices of…
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June 28, 2021
28/57/2021
Teachers the new targets of schoolyard bullies (2004)
Benefield, J. Despite a wealth of anecdotal evidence, there is currently very little research data available on the prevalence or impact of the various forms of physical…
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August 17, 2020
17/48/2020
Teaching the Aotearoa histories curriculum in a culturally and environmentally sustaining integrated science and social studies programme
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May 22, 2025
22/19/2025
Teaching-Council-fees
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August 17, 2020
17/54/2020
Teaching-Council-Webinar.pdf
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March 24, 2022
24/48/2022
Technology; theory without practice?
(2006) PPTA conducted this research in 2005 in response to the concerns of technology teachers.
Post script: while there have been some positive changes since this report- such as the offer…
Post script: while there have been some positive changes since this report- such as the offer…
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August 17, 2020
17/49/2020
Template - PUM letter from branch chairs to BOTs
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August 17, 2020
17/53/2020
Template-for-PGC-and-Wellbeing.docx
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September 14, 2023
14/53/2023
Template-letter-for-MPs-re-strike-day.docx
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March 14, 2023
14/26/2023
Terms and pay gaps between ASTCA and STCA since 2004
(May 2017) Prepared for union meetings with members covered by the Area School Teachers' Collective Agreement Pay gaps between ASTCA and STCA 2002 - 2016, …
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August 17, 2020
17/51/2020
Terms of Reference: Secondary Teacher Supply Working Group
Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement (STCA) 2015-2018 Terms of Settlement
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August 17, 2020
17/49/2020
The changing role of distance education in New Zealand (MoE paper OIA response)
PPTA made an Official Information Act request to access this paper from the Ministry of Education. (Note: 60 pages)
It is more about 'opening up the market' than education.
It is more about 'opening up the market' than education.
1.6 MB
August 17, 2020
17/50/2020
The cost of change: PPTA survey on NCEA workload 2010
The NCEA changes implemented from 2011 to 2013 presented some major challenges for all teachers, and teachers in some subjects, roles and schools felt these challenges disproportionately. The…
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August 17, 2020
17/49/2020
The Future Shape of the Special Schools Network in Greater Christchurch: Submission June 2014
PPTA maintains that it is essential to retain special and residential schools
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August 17, 2020
17/50/2020
The middle leadership problem (2016)
2016 Annual conference paper. This paper updates members on continued work by the Middle Leadership Taskforce since their report to Annual Conference 2015. It includes a summary of findings from…
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August 17, 2020
17/50/2020
The New Zealand principal’s experience of the school board as employer
(2009) Survey report to NZ Secondary Principals Council and New Zealand Principals Federation. Author: Carol Anderson
This survey sought principals' observations of the way in which the board-principal employment relationship…
This survey sought principals' observations of the way in which the board-principal employment relationship…
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August 17, 2020
17/50/2020
The New Zealand principal’s experience of the school board as employer - appendices
(2009) Appendices to the New Zealand principal's experience of the school board as employer: Survey report to NZ Secondary Principals Council and New Zealand Principals Federation,
Author: Carol Anderson
Author: Carol Anderson
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August 17, 2020
17/50/2020
The New Zealand principal’s experience of the school board as employer - summary
(2009) Summary of The New Zealand principal's experience of the school board as employer: Survey report to NZ Secondary Principals Council and New Zealand Principals Federation. Author: Carol Anderson.
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August 17, 2020
17/50/2020
The personal price of school cyber security measures
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May 17, 2023
17/22/2023
The resourcing constraints of timetabling: About Time toolkit
Section 3. Ideally a school’s timetable would be driven entirely by students’ learning needs but the reality is that it is necessarily limited by the resourcing and facilities available.
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August 14, 2024
14/48/2024
The School Guidance Counsellor: Guidelines for Principals, Boards of Trustees, Teachers and Guidance Counsellors
(2015) Guidance counsellors have traditionally been trained and registered teachers who have additional specialist qualifications in counselling. Guidance counselling has always been regarded as a specialist teaching role,…
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August 17, 2020
17/48/2020
The timetabling policy: About Time toolkit
Section 4. The requirement that a school must have a timetabling policy and are required to consult with its teaching staff over its timetabling policy was first introduced in 2001-02…
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August 14, 2024
14/49/2024
The Tomorrow's Schools Review (2018)
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August 17, 2020
17/52/2020
The-end-of-streaming-2023.pdf
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August 24, 2023
24/34/2023