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Latest Ministry offer still below cost of living increase

May 8, 2023

PPTA Te Wehengarua has received an offer for settlement of the secondary teachers’ collective agreement that will be considered by the national executive when it meets later this week.

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Secondary teacher shortage forces increasing number of classes to be cancelled

May 4, 2023

Increasing numbers of secondary schools are having to cancel classes or transfer them online or to other providers because of a shortage of subject specialist teachers, the PPTA Te Wehengarua annual staffing survey has found.

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Lifting school attendance requires whole-of-community effort

April 28, 2023

Raising school attendance rates requires a combined effort by schools, parents, caregivers, whānau and local government agencies, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ Council.

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Secondary teachers take more industrial action as new term begins

April 23, 2023

A new school term begins tomorrow (Monday 24 April) and secondary teachers are set to take more industrial action in support of their collective agreement negotiations.

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PPTA enters facilitated bargaining

April 19, 2023

PPTA Te Wehengarua will undertake facilitated bargaining for the secondary teachers’ collective agreement, says Chris Abercrombie PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president.

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Secondary teachers welcome new timeline for NCEA changes

April 19, 2023

Secondary teachers are pleased the Minister of Education has listened to some of their concerns about the need for more time to implement changes to the NCEA successfully, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president.