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New principals’ success is everyone’s responsibility
Making sure that new principals can succeed and thrive in their role is the responsibility of the entire school community, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ Council.
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PPTA Te Wehengarua agrees on arbitration process – industrial action called off
PPTA Te Wehengarua national executive voted this afternoon to approve an arbitration process aimed at resolving the industrial dispute between secondary teachers and the government.
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Secondary teachers will enter arbitration process but need government commitment
PPTA Te Wehengarua, the secondary school teachers’ union, will enter independent arbitration as a means of resolving the dispute over the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA), as long as the government publicly commits to the outcome.
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PPTA executive to consider facilitator's recommendations on dispute
PPTA Te Wehengarua and Ministry of Education negotiators met yesterday (Friday 16 June) for facilitated bargaining on the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement.
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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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