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Secondary teacher shortage forces increasing number of classes to be cancelled
Increasing numbers of secondary schools are having to cancel classes or transfer them online or to other providers because of a shortage of subject specialist teachers, the PPTA Te Wehengarua annual staffing survey has found.
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Lifting school attendance requires whole-of-community effort
Raising school attendance rates requires a combined effort by schools, parents, caregivers, whānau and local government agencies, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ Council.
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PPTA enters facilitated bargaining
PPTA Te Wehengarua will undertake facilitated bargaining for the secondary teachers’ collective agreement, says Chris Abercrombie PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president.
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School attendance initiatives welcome – but more is needed
Initiatives announced by the Government today to help get young people back to school are steps in the right direction but even more assistance is needed, say secondary teachers.
Secondary teachers set date for first national strike
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.
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Secondary school principals ratify new collective agreement offer
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
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.
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Government’s collective agreement offers rejected by PPTA national executive
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
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.
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