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Research, guides, information and policies published by PPTA Te Wehengarua
Better provision for due diligence - Health and safety
(April 2016) A new health and safety act, which came into force this month, will provide paid time and training for staff to ensure their workplace is safe. PPTA News…
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New legislation raises the stakes - Health and safety
(Oct 2015) With employees becoming "workers" and employers now "persons conducting a business or undertaking" (PCBUs) there is much in the new Health and Safety at Work Act 2016 to…
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Consultation on the draft Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill. Submission May 2017
While there are good parts in the Bill, including negotiating with the State Services Commission rather than the Ministry of Education, we have also raised concerns with:
• Areas of the Bill…
• Areas of the Bill…
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Education Council fees increase. Submission May 2017
Consultation on possible changes to Education Council fees
The consultation document makes it clear that the bulk of the cost the Council is seeking to recover through registration fees is to…
The consultation document makes it clear that the bulk of the cost the Council is seeking to recover through registration fees is to…
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Education Update Amendment Bill SOP 250 (seclusion and restraint). Submission April 2017
PPTA have concerns about how broad the drafting of the SOP is, and believe that it will lead to unintended consequences that go beyond stopping the use of seclusion, and…
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Comparison between ASTCA and STCA conditions (2017)
(May 2017) Prepared for union meetings with members covered by the Area School Teachers' Collective Agreement. NB: This is a comparison between ASTCA and STCA only. A large number of…
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Terms and pay gaps between ASTCA and STCA since 2004
(May 2017) Prepared for union meetings with members covered by the Area School Teachers' Collective Agreement Pay gaps between ASTCA and STCA 2002 - 2016, …
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Employment Relations (...contract out of Personal Grievance Provisions) Amendment Bill. Submission May 2017
(May 2017) The National Party want to change the law so that people employed on an individual agreement who earn over $150,000 can contract out of the protections / recourse…
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University Entrance review discussion document. Submission April 2017
PPTA wishes to put on record here its concern that the universities continue to have so much influence over the curriculum in the senior school by their position on University…
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Domestic Violence Victims Protection Bill: Submission April 2017
(April 2017) Submission to the Justice and Electoral Committee.
... As the organisation representing secondary teachers, our interest is in the benefits that these policies will have not just for teachers…
... As the organisation representing secondary teachers, our interest is in the benefits that these policies will have not just for teachers…
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2017 PPTA News April (vol.38 no.2)
Working with the people who matter most - President's viewpoint p.3;
Morning teas a #Winning formula p.4;
Professionals gather to advance public education (Issues and Organising seminar) p.5;
Staunch activist stands up…
Morning teas a #Winning formula p.4;
Professionals gather to advance public education (Issues and Organising seminar) p.5;
Staunch activist stands up…
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Domestic Violence Victims' Protection Bill Q & A
(2017) About the Bill, questions and answers.
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Productivity Gains from Workplace Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence (Snively)
(2014) Employment is a key pathway out of domestic violence. The body of research about domestic violence over the past 30 years finds conclusively that staying in employment is critical…
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Charter schools public survey results (2013)
(May 2013) PPTA survey of the NZ public 18 years and over: Charter schools results.
Survey conducted by MM Research
Survey conducted by MM Research
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Draft Code of Professional Responsibility and Standards for the Teaching Profession: Submission April 2017
(April 2017) Submission to the Education Council on the Draft Code of Professional Responsibility and Standards for the Teaching Profession.... The Standards Working Group talked at length about how these…
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Social class and educational achievement: Beyond ideology (Snook, I)
(October 2009) Discussions of “league tables” of NCEA results in secondary schools and the proposed “national standards” in primary schools have drawn attention once again to what is often called…
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Bulk funding: a retrospective (2002)
(2002) Paper presented at the 2002 Education International Conference (New Zealand).
PPTA Te Wehengarua has been fighting bulk funding since 1989. This paper examines the various manifestations of bulk funding (the…
PPTA Te Wehengarua has been fighting bulk funding since 1989. This paper examines the various manifestations of bulk funding (the…
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Letter to MPs - Education Amendment Bill (No. 2) Education Council
(2014) Letter from the PPTA President to Members of Parliament on the concerns of the teaching profession about the proposal to create the Education Council.
Extracted from PPTA News Nov/Dec 2014.
Extracted from PPTA News Nov/Dec 2014.
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Education Council plans to massively increase fees - Background
(10 April 2017) The Education Council have announced that they are consulting on raising their fees. For example, the practising certificate renewal would go from $220 to $510 per…
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Ngā Manu Kōrero 2017 National Secondary School Speech Contests (judging sheets)
(March 2017)
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Secondary Principals' Council meeting notes March 2017
(5 April 207) Notes of the Secondary Principals' Council meeting held 21 - 22 March 2017 in Wellington.
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2017 Ngā Manu Kōrero speech topics
Ngā Manu Kōrero topics Māori and English
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Ngā Manu Kōrero 2018 National Secondary School Speech Contests (handbook)
This booklet contains background information about organising the 2018 Nga Manu Korero speech contests at school and regional levels, information relating to the national finals and a check-list of key…
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2017 PPTA News February-March (vol.38 no.1)
The cost of change for change's sake - President's viewpoint p.3;
Bulk funding - gone by morning tea time p.4;
Introducing the new faces of PPTA p.5;
Excessive teacher workload is hurting…
Bulk funding - gone by morning tea time p.4;
Introducing the new faces of PPTA p.5;
Excessive teacher workload is hurting…
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Guidelines for the appointment of Community Teacher (within school) role in Area Schools
(2016) These guidelines provide advice about the Community Teacher (within school) role in approved Communities of Schools or Communities of Learning, and have been agreed by the Ministry of Education,…
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