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Secondary teachers reject collective agreement offers
PPTA Te Wehengarua members have voted overwhelmingly to reject the Government's recent offers for settlement of the secondary and area school teachers' collective agreements.
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Latest Ministry offer still below cost of living increase
PPTA Te Wehengarua has received an offer for settlement of the secondary teachers’ collective agreement that will be considered by the national executive when it meets later this week.
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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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Secondary teachers take more industrial action as new term begins
A new school term begins tomorrow (Monday 24 April) and secondary teachers are set to take more industrial action in support of their collective agreement negotiations.
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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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Secondary teachers welcome new timeline for NCEA changes
Secondary teachers are pleased the Minister of Education has listened to some of their concerns about the need for more time to implement changes to the NCEA successfully, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president.
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Secondary and area school teachers plan more industrial action
Secondary and area school teachers around the country have voted overwhelmingly in favour of more industrial action, including a one day national strike next Wednesday, in support of their collective agreement negotiations.
2023 Teacher Only Days
Previously eight additional teacher only days were allocated in the Accord between the Ministry of Education, NZEI Te Riu Roa, and PPTA Te Wehengarua. The last…
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