“We have been waiting for the release of the report and recommendations for some time, so it’s great that schools have some certainty at last. It’s good to see the concerns of many schools reflected in the report. “We are pleased that a Functioning Chief Executive (FCE) unit is being set up to prioritise school ...
The presidents of the Canadian Labour Congress and the USA National Education Association (NEA) have written to Minister of Education, Erica Stanford, and her Associate Minister, David Seymour, saying the anti-worker, anti-union and anti-labour law contradicts international obligations to respect and protect the fundamental rights at work as contained in the International Labor Organisation (ILO) ...
When charter schools were introduced to Aotearoa New Zealand in 2013, all charter schools were brand new schools and PPTA Te Wehengarua policy was not to cover teachers in them. PPTA’s constitution provides only for coverage of teachers in state and state-integrated schools. This time, the legislation for charter schools enables the conversion of state ...
The survey, carried out last month, was completed by teachers, across more than 200 schools. Eighty-three percent of respondents said resources were arriving too late, and 80% were concerned about the availability and usefulness of resources. Eighty-one percent of respondents said they were dissatisfied with the exemplars – models of assessments – and 75% were ...