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Media releases 2024
Cuts to te reo Māori programme disappointing and short-sighted
The Education Minister’s decision to axe a te reo Māori teacher professional development programme and use the funds for new primary school Mathematics workbooks is extremely disappointing, concerning and short-sighted, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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Media releases 2024
Education leaders unite against Government's moves to downgrade place of Te Tiriti in education
National education leaders say they are committed to continuing to improve the education system to realise the promises of Te Tiriti.
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Media releases 2024
Failure to manage teacher supply shortchanges young people massively
The ad hoc response to the chronic teacher shortage, announced by the Minister of Education in an email to principals last Friday, means that thousands of young people will not be taught by trained and qualified subject specialist teachers, say Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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Media releases 2024
Charter schools will leave students vulnerable and undermine teaching profession
The prospect of a large number of unregistered teachers employed by charter schools would leave students vulnerable and undermine the teaching profession, says Kieran Gainsford, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president.
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Media releases 2024
Rushed consultation on charter schools shows Government's complete disconnect from communities
The Government’s decision today to fast track public consultation on proposed charter schools legislations shows it is out of touch with parents and local communities, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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Media releases 2024
Charter schools legislation contains unpleasant surprises
New charter schools legislation, introduced to Parliament this week, contains some unpleasant details that the Government has deliberately not been upfront about, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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Media releases 2024
Kiwi secondary school students up with the top in international assessment of creativity
Aotearoa New Zealand secondary school students’ performance is up among the top in an OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) appraisal of creativity, results released this week show.
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Media releases 2024
Ombudsman investigates charter schools OIA request complaint
A complaint by PPTA Te Wehengarua about the Government’s refusal to release a range of information about its plans for charter schools, is being investigated by the Ombudsman.
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Media releases 2024, Charter schools
Charter schools’ lack of transparency and accountability seriously concerning
The Government is planning to keep secret huge amounts of information about how charter schools will operate, a recently released cabinet paper shows.
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