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Media releases 2024
International condemnation of New Zealand charter schools law
Two of the largest unions in North America have condemned the New Zealand Government’s charter schools legislation, stating it violates international labour obligations.
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Media releases 2024
PPTA Te Wehengarua will cover members in charter schools
PPTA Te Wehengarua Annual Conference has decided to cover members in charter schools.
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Media releases 2024
NCEA survey shows serious concerns about rollout of Level 1 changes
A ‘pulse check’ on how the new Level 1 NCEA is being rolled out in schools is shocking, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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Media releases 2024
Associate Minister’s school attendance statement perplexing
A statement from the Associate Minister of Education today, about school attendance and when schools are open or closed for instruction, is a little perplexing, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
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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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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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