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Maori language petition

PPTA News: the Magazine

Te Petihana Reo Māori celebrations

November 2, 2022

A petition delivered to Parliament half a century ago was the catalyst for a range of school-based initiatives for the revitalisation of Te Reo Māori

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PPTA News: the Magazine

Catering for ākonga by ākonga

November 2, 2022

Manurewa High School’s in-house healthy lunch programme has whet the Prime Minister’s appetite

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PPTA News: the Magazine

It’s time to fix the secondary teacher shortage

November 2, 2022

The teacher shortages that have been plaguing secondary schools for more than a decade need effective, meaningful solutions now

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Improvements needed to make the most of Learning Support Coordinators

October 28, 2022

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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PPTA News: the Magazine

Negotiations in full swing

October 25, 2022

Bargaining is now under way for all of the collective agreements that PPTA Te Wehengarua negotiates. Here is an account of where the various agreement negotiations are at

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Literacy and numeracy pilot results show need for sharper focus

October 21, 2022

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

October 19, 2022

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

October 19, 2022

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

October 14, 2022

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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