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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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Teacher Supply Summit and The Education Sector Groups
Victoria University |Te Herenga Waka has hosted several meetings of a steering group in 2024 to begin to address teacher shortage. Representatives from Council of Deans…
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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
Joint statement on proposed changes to oversight of Initial Teacher Education
PPTA Te Wehengarua, NZEI Te Riu Roa, NZ Principals Federation and Te Akatea have issued the following statement in response to a proposal by the Ministry of Education to move the oversight and approval of initial teacher education from the Teaching Council to the Ministry of Education.
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Options to extend the school strike notification period in the Education and Training Act 2020
Recently the Ministry of Education opened consultation on a proposal to extend the required notice period for strikes in schools, you can find information about the…
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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
Government desperately trying to patch up charter school model even before it’s started
Changes to proposed charter school legislation, announced today, show that the Government is desperately trying to patch up a model that clearly doesn’t work, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua 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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