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Concerned education unions consider joint action

PPTA Staff - November 19, 2018

The future of New Zealand children’s education hangs in the balance if the crisis in education is not fixed, teachers and principals say.

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Secondary teachers disappointed with half-hearted offer

Matt Maguire - November 7, 2018

Secondary teachers yesterday received a second offer from the government. It was discussed last evening with the executive of the PPTA, who, after a careful analysis, passed a recommendation that...

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Repeal of charter school law welcomed by secondary teachers

Liz Robinson - October 18, 2018

The government’s support for quality public education has been demonstrated today with the passage of the bill repealing charter schools.

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If you don’t count it, you can’t fix it

Liz Robinson - October 18, 2018

Maths and statistics teachers around the country will be baffled by the government’s latest forecast of teachers required out to 2025. Instead of quantifying the shortage, the Ministry of Education has done its sums under the assumption that there were the correct number of secondary teachers in 2017. Secondary teachers know this is not correct.