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Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines

December 5, 2023

Secondary teachers are mystified by the reasons given by the Prime Minister for the need to remove and replace the relationship and sexuality education guidelines, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president.

Greater support needed for aspiring secondary school wāhine Māori leaders

October 2, 2023

Robust, tailored mentoring programmes, innovative ‘apprenticeship’ models and more professional development opportunities are needed to support wāhine Māori who are or want to be school leaders, a new report has found.

Teaching profession best equipped to improve numeracy and literacy

August 21, 2023

Secondary teachers appreciate the fundamental importance of students’ basic literacy and numeracy skills but have serious concerns about the Government’s plans to legislate how teachers teach, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president.

Area school teachers vote to accept new collective agreement

August 21, 2023

Area school teachers have voted to accept the latest Ministry of Education collective agreement offer.

Secondary teachers ratify new collective agreement

August 9, 2023

Secondary teachers have ratified – overwhelmingly – the settlement of a new collective agreement.

New principals’ success is everyone’s responsibility

July 13, 2023

Making sure that new principals can succeed and thrive in their role is the responsibility of the entire school community, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ Council.

PPTA Te Wehengarua agrees on arbitration process – industrial action called off

June 21, 2023

PPTA Te Wehengarua national executive voted this afternoon to approve an arbitration process aimed at resolving the industrial dispute between secondary teachers and the government.

Secondary teachers will enter arbitration process but need government commitment

June 20, 2023

PPTA Te Wehengarua, the secondary school teachers’ union, will enter independent arbitration as a means of resolving the dispute over the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA), as long as the government publicly commits to the outcome.

PPTA executive to consider facilitator's recommendations on dispute

June 17, 2023

PPTA Te Wehengarua and Ministry of Education negotiators met yesterday (Friday 16 June) for facilitated bargaining on the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement.