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Secondary teachers welcome bold thinking

Liz Robinson - December 7, 2018

Secondary teachers welcome the Tomorrow’s Schools taskforce report and are excited to see bold and fresh thinking about the education system.

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Teachers reject another inadequate government offer

Liz Robinson - December 5, 2018

Thanks but no thanks.

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Secondary teachers vote to reject government offer

Liz Robinson - November 26, 2018

"We need urgent action"

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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.

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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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Secondary teachers united in their expectations for negotiations

Liz Robinson - June 13, 2018

PPTA members have voted overwhelmingly to approve the main claims they’ll be taking into negotiations with the government later in the year.

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Teacher shortages worst since surveys began

Liz Robinson - May 21, 2018

An annual survey of secondary school principals has found that schools right around the country are experiencing significant teacher shortages, worse than last year’s results and in some cases, worse than ever before.

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Not pouring the foundations yet

Liz Robinson - May 17, 2018

Budget 2018 leaves the big challenges in secondary education for later