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Government ignores its own evaluations of Learning Support Coordinators
After three evaluation reports of the Learning Support Coordinator (LSC) position and function in schools the government is still ignoring the recommendations.
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Improvements needed to make the most of Learning Support Coordinators
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.
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Literacy and numeracy pilot results show need for sharper focus
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.
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Secondary teachers pencil in paid union meetings
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.
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Concerned about school attendance? Support Fair Pay Agreements
Anyone who cares about education should get behind the Fair Pay Agreements legislation, due for its second reading in Parliament today, says Chris Abercrombie, Junior Vice President of PPTA Te Wehengarua.
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PPTA rejects Ministry’s offer for community education collective agreement
PPTA Te Wehengarua national executive has rejected an offer from the Ministry of Education for the settlement of the collective agreement covering adult and community education workers and out of hours music and art workers.
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Call for new way to staff schools – on need not numbers
Secondary principals and teachers are calling on the Minister of Education to introduce a new way of staffing secondary schools that is based on student need, rather than student numbers.
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Secondary teachers call for end to academic streaming
Secondary teachers are calling for an end to academic streaming by 2030 because of the educational harm it is causing to Māori and Pasifika students.
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Secondary teachers welcome investment package but....
The Government’s announcement that it will provide funding for additional teaching and tutoring and more Te Kura summer school places, to help the students worst affected by COVID to catch up on or re-engage with learning, is welcome, says Melanie Webber, PPTA Te Wehengarua President.
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