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Media releases 2025
Secondary principals urge Education Minister to reverse Te Tiriti decision
The Secondary Principals’ Council Aotearoa has written an open letter to Education Minister Erica Stanford, asking her to reverse her decision to remove from law the requirement for school boards to uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
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Media releases 2025
Update on collective bargaining negotiations for secondary teachers
Following a week of facilitated bargaining, a proposed settlement of the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement has been reached and is to be put to the PPTA membership for a vote.
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Media releases 2025
Please explain, Minister
The Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) is urging Education Minister Erica Stanford to address serious concerns about the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill, which proposes sweeping changes to curriculum governance.
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Media releases 2025
National education coalition unites against changes to Education and Training Act
The National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF), supported by a coalition of national education organisations, has launched a petition against the Government’s removal of the requirement for school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi by repealing section 127(2)(e) of the Education and Training Act 2020.
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Media releases 2025
Opposition to gutting the independence and core functions of the Teaching Council
An open letter to the Minister of Education from PPTA Te Wehengarua, , NZEI Te Riu Roa,New Zealand Principals’ Federation, New Zealand Area Schools Association, Aotearoa Educators Collective, Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand, He Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens, Catholic Education Office, Montessori Aotearoa New Zealand, New Zealand Pasifika Principals’ Association, and New Zealand Area Schools Association.
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Media releases 2025
Facilitation to occur for secondary collective agreement negotiations
The Employment Relations Authority has referred the PPTA Te Wehengarua and the Public Service Commissioner to facilitation for the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement negotiations.
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Education Minister’s bombshell takes us back to the future
The Education Minister’s shocking decision to remove the requirement for school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi marks another step in this Government’s apparent drive to take Aotearoa New Zealand back 50 years, says Te Aomihia Taua-Glassie, PPTA Te Wehengarua Māori vice president.
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Unprecedented political interference in the role of the Teaching Council
Proposed changes announced today by the Education Minister would remove the Teaching Council’s independence and undermine teachers’ professionalism, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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Secondary teachers’ initial impressions of new curricula raise questions
Initial anecdotal feedback from secondary teachers about the new Year 0-10 curricula is concerning, says Kieran Gainsford, PPTA Te Wehengarua vice president.
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