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Advice and issues

Valid reasons for fixed-term appointments

Matt Maguire - November 26, 2019

PPTA advice on what constitutes legitimate fixed-term appointments

Advice and issues

Union delegate time

November 26, 2019

A change to the Employment Relations Act

PPTA News: the magazine

New entitlement recognises the benefits of union representation

November 26, 2019

Union delegates are now entitled to paid time for undertaking union activities

PPTA News: the magazine

Paid union delegate time – what you need to know

November 26, 2019

A series of frequently asked questions about delegate release time.

PPTA News: the magazine

Removing appraisal – a workload reduction win

November 18, 2019

Removing teacher appraisal is a key workload reduction win from the settlement of the teacher collective agreements this year.

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PPTA News: the magazine

Against hatred we send love

March 19, 2019

Messages from PPTA members to their Christchurch colleagues and the Muslim community

Class size, average class size, and pupil-teacher ratio; truth, lies and government statistics

Rob Willetts PPTA Advisory Officer - September 15, 2017

The OECD reports the ratio of teachers to students in New Zealand secondary schools as 1:14. Rob provides some explanations of the measures of class size - the number of students in a class.

Are we doing enough to make our schools safe?

May 18, 2017

Instances of student violence, bullying and harassment appear to have become all too frequent in our media of late – but do such stories stand out because they buck the general trend for our schools and communities, or are they just the tip of the iceberg?