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Secondary teachers welcome new timeline for NCEA changes
Secondary teachers are pleased the Minister of Education has listened to some of their concerns about the need for more time to implement changes to the NCEA successfully, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president.
Read moreSecondary and area school teachers plan more industrial action
Secondary and area school teachers around the country have voted overwhelmingly in favour of more industrial action, including a one day national strike next Wednesday, in support of their collective agreement negotiations.

2023 Teacher Only Days
Previously eight additional teacher only days were allocated in the Accord between the Ministry of Education, NZEI Te Riu Roa, and PPTA Te Wehengarua. The last…
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PPTA Te Wehengarua Strike Day activities Thursday 16 March 2023
Strike locations for the 16th of March 2023
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School attendance initiatives welcome – but more is needed
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.
Secondary teachers set date for first national strike
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
Secondary school principals have voted to accept the Government’s latest offer for a new collective agreement.
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PPTA News: the Magazine
Introducing your representative in a range of professional fora
Meet Louise Ryan, who represents PPTA Te Wehengarua members in various national educational and union-based advisory groups
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PPTA News: the Magazine
Pressing pause on RAS
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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