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Media releases 2024
NCEA 2023 results a symptom of troubling times
The NCEA and University Entrance final attainment results for 2023, released today, are disappointing and symptomatic of the continuing effects of a serious pandemic and a worsening shortage of subject specialist teachers, says Chris Abecrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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Media releases 2024
Secondary teacher shortage shortchanges young people – and Aotearoa
The numbers of secondary teachers teaching subjects outside their specialist areas is at record highs, according to an annual staffing survey carried out by PPTA Te Wehengarua.
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Media releases 2024
Secondary principals welcome more learning support and leadership development priorities
Secondary schools will be pleased to hear the Government is prioritising learning support for students with additional needs, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ Council.
Media releases 2024
Sorting the secondary teacher shortage should be Government’s top priority
The Government can have all the education priorities in the world but they will be meaningless if schools don’t have enough teachers in the first place, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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Media releases 2024
More investment in schools and young people needs to be a Government priority
Schools and communities need more help to manage increasing incidents of challenging behaviour in our classrooms, say secondary principals and teachers.
PISA results continue to show more to be done for equity in education
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results released today show a widening gap between students who are advantaged and students who are disadvantaged, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president.
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Secondary principals survey an accurate reflection of top concerns
A national survey of secondary principals which found the top issues facing schools were providing support for vulnerable students and recruiting quality teachers, is an accurate reflection, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ Council.
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Initial Teacher Education report more about ideology than genuine solutions
The NZ Initiative report into Initial Teacher Education is more about promoting its ideological views on education and less about genuinely exploring ways to improve Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in Aotearoa New Zealand, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president.
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Latest Ministry offer still below cost of living increase
PPTA Te Wehengarua has received an offer for settlement of the secondary teachers’ collective agreement that will be considered by the national executive when it meets later this week.
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