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Secondary teachers set date for first national strike

February 10, 2023

Secondary teachers have decided that if there is still no satisfactory progress with their collective agreement negotiations over the next five weeks, they will hold a national one-day strike on Thursday 16 March.

Secondary school principals ratify new collective agreement offer

February 9, 2023

Secondary school principals have voted to accept the Government’s latest offer for a new collective agreement.

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Secondary teachers meet to respond to Government offer

November 27, 2022

About 20,000 secondary teachers will attend paid union meetings, during school hours, this week to decide how they will respond to the Government’s recent offer for a new collective agreement.

Government’s collective agreement offers rejected by PPTA national executive

November 22, 2022

Offers by the Ministry of Education for settlement of the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement and Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreement have been rejected outright by PPTA Te Wehengarua national executive – ahead of regional paid union meetings being held at the end of November.

School attendance report hugely concerning - more time and resources needed

November 10, 2022

Turning around poor school attendance rates will not happen overnight but with the right solutions, it can happen, says Melanie Webber, President of PPTA Te Wehengarua.

Government ignores its own evaluations of Learning Support Coordinators

November 7, 2022

After three evaluation reports of the Learning Support Coordinator (LSC) position and function in schools the government is still ignoring the recommendations.

Improvements needed to make the most of Learning Support Coordinators

October 28, 2022

A report released today evaluating the effectiveness of Learning Support Coordinators (LSCs) in schools shows a glaring gap between schools that have access to these specialists and those that don’t – and it needs to be addressed, says Melanie Webber, PPTA Te Wehengarua President.

Literacy and numeracy pilot results show need for sharper focus

October 21, 2022

The release of the first pilot of new literacy and numeracy standards shows the urgent need for a pause on the overhaul of NCEA to enable teachers and students to focus more on literacy and numeracy, says PPTA Te Wehengarua national executive member Louise Ryan.

Secondary teachers pencil in paid union meetings

October 19, 2022

Secondary teachers plan to hold two-hour paid union meetings around the country at the end of November to decide the next steps in their collective agreement negotiations.