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Research, guides, information and policies published by PPTA Te Wehengarua
Flexible Learning Spaces: an experiment on our education system (2017)
2017 Annual conference paper. This paper outlines some of the issues with the current move to build and rebuild schools as flexible learning spaces. The lack of evidence from research…
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NCEA review 2018: an opportunity for change (2017)
2017 Annual conference paper. Between October 2017 and December 2018, there will be a major review of the design of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) conducted by the…
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Communities of learning: the slippage between planning and implementation (2017)
2017 Annual conference paper. This paper considers the expectations underlying the implementation of Communities of Learning and the experience of implementation in practice. It finds a gap between the two…
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Day relief teachers - Victims of casualisation (2017)
2017 Annual conference paper. This paper outlines the issues faced by day relief teachers, including their terms of employment, their difficulties in gaining a school’s agreement to act as lead…
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Careers services in danger (2017)
2017 Annual conference paper. This paper highlights a number of current threats to the provision of adequate careers services in secondary schools, caused by the absorption of Careers New Zealand…
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Publishing student work
(July 2017) PPTA ICT Advisory Committee guidance for teachers intending to publish student work.
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2017 August PPTA News party education policies
PPTA News asked political parties how they would respond to the big issues in education as part of a government.
This table is shows PPTA’s summary of longer answers provided…
This table is shows PPTA’s summary of longer answers provided…
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2017 PPTA News August (vol.38 no.5)
The August edition of PPTA News: the magazine for New Zealand secondary teachers.
Table of contents:
Working with the people who matter most - President's viewpoint p.3;
Albany Senior High…
Table of contents:
Working with the people who matter most - President's viewpoint p.3;
Albany Senior High…
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Party policies on education - 2017 general election
(August 2017) PPTA News asked political parties how they would respond to the big issues in education as part of a government.
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Photographing / filming students in the classroom and at school
(August 2017) Guidance from the PPTA ICT Advisory Committee on taking images, both photographs and video, of students and teachers in the classroom. The key legislation that provides advice…
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Candidate-report-card
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NCEA Monitoring System Report (2003)
2003 Annual conference report. There is no doubt that there are implementation issues remaining, and issues which have been raised with the President or Executive members or directly with National…
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NCEA - Result: Not Yet Achieved (plus Supplementary paper) (2002)
2002 Annual Conference Paper. This paper summarises PPTA’s policy positions on qualifications as they have evolved from the early 1990s, then looks in detail at the problems which have arisen…
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Strategy to prevent suicide in New Zealand: Submission June 2017
PPTA submission on the draft Suicide Strategy 2017
This submission drew largely on policies and positions in terms of Rainbow Taskforce work, and also our work with guidance counsellors.
This submission drew largely on policies and positions in terms of Rainbow Taskforce work, and also our work with guidance counsellors.
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Equal pay case: Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
(5 Jul 2017) Frequently asked questions relating to PPTA’s equal pay (pro rata non-contact time) case for part-time teachers.
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NZSPC Newsletter July 2017
(July 2017) Update from the latest NZSPC meeting
The New Zealand Secondary Principals’ Council met in Wellington on 21 and 22 June and covered a number of current issues, as well…
The New Zealand Secondary Principals’ Council met in Wellington on 21 and 22 June and covered a number of current issues, as well…
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2017 PPTA News July (vol.38 no.4)
The July edition of PPTA News: the magazine of New Zealand secondary teachers.
Table of contents
Education isn't an island - President's viewpoint p.3;
Mental health teaching resources to receive upgrade p.4-5;
Joint…
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Education isn't an island - President's viewpoint p.3;
Mental health teaching resources to receive upgrade p.4-5;
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Secondary school staffing survey report 2017
(June 2017) The trend is for deterioration across the measures of secondary teacher supply and a number of measures in the report are the worst recorded by PPTA since the…
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Panui 2 - National Whakataetae mō Ngā Manu Kōrero 2017 ki Aotea
(19 June 2017) Panui Tuarua Nga Manu Korero speech competitions
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Secondary Teacher Workload Working Group Report (2017)
(June 2017 released to public) The Secondary Teacher Workload Working Group (the Working Group) was established as part of the settlement for the 2015-2018 Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement. It recognised…
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PPTA position on Online Schools (2017)
(February 2017) PPTA Executive formalised this policy in response to 'COOLs’, the new online school institution that would be permitted under the Education (Update) Amendment Bill. The position was developed…
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2017 PPTA News May June (vol. 38 no.3)
Contents include:
Raising the status of teachers - President's viewpoint p.3;
Teaching teens to take part in political decisions (civics education) p.4;
An education wish-list for election 2017 p.5;
Looking Forward, Looking Back…
Raising the status of teachers - President's viewpoint p.3;
Teaching teens to take part in political decisions (civics education) p.4;
An education wish-list for election 2017 p.5;
Looking Forward, Looking Back…
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Panui 1 - National Whakataetae mō Ngā Manu Kōrero 2017 ki Aotea
(May 2017) National Whakataetae mō Ngā Manu Kōrero 2017 ki Aotea - “Manawanui Piharau” panui tuatahi / 1
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Registration form - National Whakataetae mō Ngā Manu Kōrero 2017 ki Aotea
(May 2017) National Whakataetae mō Ngā Manu Kōrero 2017 ki Aotea - “Manawanui Piharau” registration form.
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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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