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PPTA News: the Magazine
Introducing the Senior Positions Advisory Committee
Associate and Deputy Principals have their own voice within PPTA Te Wehengarua, representing their views and concerns at the national level.
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Standing up for public education
Grassroots, branch-based campaigns will be needed with the likely return of a charter schools policy
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PPTA News: the Magazine
Celebrating our differences
A new network and advisory committee will be set up to recognise and support the strengths and abilities of neurodiverse kaiako.
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PPTA News: the Magazine
Call for taskforce on flexible learning spaces
PPTA Te Wehengarua Annual Conference has decided to set up a taskforce to work through and make progress on members’ serious and long standing concerns about flexible learning spaces.
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Public education should be the focus of government investment
Charter schools are an expensive distraction from the important work of public education in Aotearoa New Zealand, says PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president Chris Abercrombie.
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PPTA seeks urgent meeting with NZQA about exam issues
PPTA Te Wehengarua is seeking an urgent meeting with the NZ Qualifications Authority (NZQA) to express teachers’ serious concerns about the issues with this year’s exams so far.
Secondary principals survey an accurate reflection of top concerns
A national survey of secondary principals which found the top issues facing schools were providing support for vulnerable students and recruiting quality teachers, is an accurate reflection, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ Council.
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Greater support needed for aspiring secondary school wāhine Māori leaders
Robust, tailored mentoring programmes, innovative ‘apprenticeship’ models and more professional development opportunities are needed to support wāhine Māori who are or want to be school leaders, a new report has found.
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Initial Teacher Education report more about ideology than genuine solutions
The NZ Initiative report into Initial Teacher Education is more about promoting its ideological views on education and less about genuinely exploring ways to improve Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in Aotearoa New Zealand, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president.
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