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Research, guides, information and policies published by PPTA Te Wehengarua
National Standards: Report on assessment workload survey (2011)
Many PPTA members who teach and assess in Years 7 and 8, either in a Year 7-13 or 7-10 school or in an area school, are experiencing negative impacts on…
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PPTA position on National Standards (2010)
Research evidence shows that National Standards will not lead to improved outcomes for students.
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Middle leadership in secondary schools: 2016 survey report
This report details one aspect of the investigation work of PPTA’s Middle Leadership Taskforce, a survey of members conducted in early 2016.
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New Zealand school decile system 2013
PPTA Te Wehengarua background paper on the decile funding system. The decile funding mechanism is used by the government to target resourcing to New Zealand schools
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ASTCA workload entitlements pamphlet (2013)
The terms and conditions of employment for PPTA Te Wehengarua members in area schools, are set out in the Area School Teachers Collective Agreement (ASTCA). These terms and conditions…
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Maximum contact time calculator (2013)
The calculator will help you work out your contact time entitlements.
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Timetabling Framework: About Time toolkit 2013
Section 2 . The prerequisites on schools in terms of timetabling arise from legislation and the collective agreements and are longstanding and well understood. New constraints or requirements can arise…
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The resourcing constraints of timetabling: About Time toolkit 2013
Section 3. Ideally a school’s timetable would be driven entirely by students’ learning needs but the reality is that it is necessarily limited by the resourcing and facilities available.
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Stages of Timetabling: About Time toolkit 2013
Section 6 . The timetable should not be the responsibility of one or two teachers working in isolation. While the process of setting up an option grid and allocating learning…
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Developing further policy components: About Time toolkit 2013
Section 5 of toolkit. Schools have developed different frameworks to deliver student learning programmes. Most, because of limited school resourcing and facilities, and community needs and expectations, are variations…
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Some PPTA policies related to timetable policies: About Time toolkit 2013
Section 8. The ‘trained and qualified policy’ - all teachers should hold a tertiary level qualification appropriate to the position, and have completed teacher training. An extension of this…
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A policy development or review process: About Time toolkit 2013
Section 7. The following steps should assist in situations where a school either has no timetabling policy – or it is undergoing a review.
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Branch Audits: About Time toolkit Appendix 1
Branch audit process on timetabling, for schools covered by the Secondary School Teachers' Collective Agreement (STCA) and the Area School Teachers' Collective Agreement (ASTCA)
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Secondary School Staffing Group: About Time toolkit Appendix 2
Findings of the Secondary School Staffing Group 2012: The Secondary School Staffing Group (SSSG) found that larger and junior high schools are disadvantaged by the existing staffing formula and recommended…
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Meaning of Consultation: About Time toolkit Appendix 5
“(1) The word ‘consultation’ does not require that there be agreement.
“(2) On the other hand it clearly requires more than mere prior notification.
“(3) If there is a proposal to make…
“(2) On the other hand it clearly requires more than mere prior notification.
“(3) If there is a proposal to make…
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ASTCA Part Four Hours of Work: About Time toolkit Appendix 4
Area School Teachers' Collective Agreement Part Four - Maximum Timetabled Classroom Teaching Time
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Part-time teachers non-contact: About Time toolkit Appendix 7
A Part time teacher may not be employed for more than 0.89 FTTE (22.25 hours per week); and no part time teachers can be used for more than for more…
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Secondary specialist technology teachers (‘manual’ teachers): About Time toolkit
Appendix 6: The provisions of the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA) also apply to PPTA members in approved manual training establishments, where the board is bound by that collective (eg…
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Sample timetable policy (Area School): About Time toolkit Appendix 9
A sample policy which branches and management could use as a framework for developing or adapting their school policy. ASTCA
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Teachers the new targets of schoolyard bullies (2004)
Benefield, J. Despite a wealth of anecdotal evidence, there is currently very little research data available on the prevalence or impact of the various forms of physical…
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Frequently asked questions: About Time toolkit Appendix 10
FAQs - contact time. Timetabled contact and non-contact time Questions 1-12, Average class/group size Questions 13-31, Part time non-contact Questions 32-35
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Best practice behaviour management: A view from the literature
(2007) Written by Patty Towl for the NZPPTA
While this review is a small study by one researcher over six weeks, it found general agreement across…
While this review is a small study by one researcher over six weeks, it found general agreement across…
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Guidance counsellors key to positive outcomes
PPTA walked away from consultation on the Children’s Action Plan after it threatened to thrust 44 pages of unrealistic standards between school staff and vulnerable children(see PPTA News November/December 2015…
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Its about time (2013 handbook)
Handbook to timetabling, non-contact time and class-size provisions in the Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement (STCA)
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The School Guidance Counsellor: Guidelines for Principals, Boards of Trustees, Teachers and Guidance Counsellors
(2015) Guidance counsellors have traditionally been trained and registered teachers who have additional specialist qualifications in counselling. Guidance counselling has always been regarded as a specialist teaching role,…
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