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School attendance initiatives welcome – but more is needed

February 21, 2023

Initiatives announced by the Government today to help get young people back to school are steps in the right direction but even more assistance is needed, say secondary teachers.

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Secondary teachers set date for first national strike

February 10, 2023

Secondary teachers have decided that if there is still no satisfactory progress with their collective agreement negotiations over the next five weeks, they will hold a national one-day strike on Thursday 16 March.

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Secondary school principals ratify new collective agreement offer

February 9, 2023

Secondary school principals have voted to accept the Government’s latest offer for a new collective agreement.

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Introducing your representative in a range of professional fora

December 20, 2022

Meet Louise Ryan, who represents PPTA Te Wehengarua members in various national educational and union-based advisory groups

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Pressing pause on RAS

December 20, 2022

Annual Conference has called for a pause on the Review of Achievement Standards (RAS) to enable curriculum changes to align better with NCEA changes

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End of academic streaming in sight

December 20, 2022

Annual Conference decided to advocate for the abolition of streaming in secondary schools by the end of 2030

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Your 2023 Presidential Team

December 20, 2022

Results are in for the 2023 PPTA Te Wehengarua presidential elections.

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A new year of discontent

December 20, 2022

Next year is shaping up to be one in which secondary teachers will need to fight for ourselves,, the future of our profession and the futures of the young people we teach, writes Melanie Webber

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Ministry’s teacher supply model over optimistic – PPTA

December 15, 2022

Projections of secondary teacher supply, released by the Ministry of Education today, seem over optimistic and the extent of the secondary teacher shortage over the next three years will most likely be worse as pay and working conditions continue to deteriorate, says Melanie Webber, President of PPTA Te Wehengarua.