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Sick and tired

Karl Goddard - October 9, 2018

Guest columnist Karl Goddard outlines his concerns for the teaching profession.

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Post-study work rights

Liz Robinson - August 10, 2018

We’re very pleased with the decision made by Jacinda Ardern’s government to allow international trainee teachers time to gain registration in New Zealand.

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My perfect PLD world

Anthony Neyland - June 20, 2018

A maths teacher's perspective on cultural relationships and ideal PLD

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TRCC wins new role to support teacher professional development

- June 12, 2018

Information and application details on the Teacher Refresher Course Committee's newly won Contract for National Coordinator of Networks of Expertise

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Some thoughts on researchED Auckland

Tom Haig - June 5, 2018

On the weekend two of us from PPTA national office attended the first researchED conference to be held in New Zealand. A few reflections follow.

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Curriculum wars: coming to Aotearoa?

Tom Haig - April 13, 2018

An unusual alliance, between a radical and polarising academic and a right-wing think tank, may drag New Zealand’s education system into the throes of a debate that’s been raging overseas, but has largely passed us by until now.

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Cucumber vs grapes - behavioural science and teacher pay

Tom Haig - March 8, 2018

The grapes and cucumber experiment is a rare example of behavioural research that has such obvious and wide-ranging implications that it’s crossed over into popular culture.

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Let's bring out the best this year

Jack Boyle - March 6, 2018

A message from PPTA president Jack Boyle

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Supply package – a few drops of water on the parched lawn

Jane Benefield - December 13, 2017

While the package that Hipkins announced this morning as a boost to teacher recruitment will help a bit to address the shortfall of secondary school teachers the length and breadth of the county, it is nowhere near enough.