Articles for author: PPTA
Introducing Jo Brunskill
If Jo Brunskill could wave a magic wand, she’d like the result to be the same as one in the movie, The Princess Bride, when Westley rolls down the hill, shouting ‘As you wish’. “Except in our case, Westley would be the Ministry of Education.” Jo, a former language teacher turned advisory officer, has plenty of ...
Making curriculum connections with mana whenua
The challenges of how to begin engagement with mana whenua for the development of the new Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories curriculum was a hot topic at the recent inaugural national Networks of Expertise summit. Les Hoerara, Kaiatakawaenga at Teacher Development Aotearoa (TDA), told the summit participants they needed to think about how they would enable ...
Taupo-nui-a-Tia teachers treated
Imagine coming to school and receiving each day a message from your Board thanking you for what you do accompanied by delectable coffee, chocolate, icecream and other treats? Well, that was the kind of week that staff at Taupo-nui-a-Tia College experienced earlier this year, as Omicron was breaking out all over the motu. Just like ...
Wellbeing at heart of secondary principals’ collective agreement claim
Cathy Ewing, principal of Nelson College for Girls and member of the negotiating team, says the principals’ claim recognises the impact that workload and demands of the pandemic have had, and continue to have, on principals. “The last three years have been extremely disruptive for school communities – the era before March 2020 seems idyllic ...
