Along with a salary increase of $4000 from 1 December 2022 and a three percent increase from 1 December 2023, the new agreement focuses on improving principals’ wellbeing with a $6000 allowance for professional coaching and support for principals in their leadership roles, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ Council. “I’m very pleased ...
In her first year as a secondary teacher, Louise Ryan was shoulder tapped and encouraged to get actively involved in PPTA Te Wehengarua – and she hasn’t stopped. Louise is Head of Media Studies at Western Springs College Ngā Puna o Waiōrea. “I’m incredibly lucky to currently work at a school where the support of ...
The huge changes that lie ahead for secondary education have exciting potential and are absolutely necessary to improve education for kaiako and ākonga alike but we need to take a pause on some aspects to ensure we get the best possible outcomes long term, PPTA Te Wehengarua national executive member, Louise Ryan, told Annual Conference. ...
When Daniel Hāpuka’s son was in his last year of high school in 2015, he was told he was not a suitable candidate for NCEA Level 3 Maths and Science, despite having passed Levels 1 and 2. “My wife and I kept fighting for this young Māori lad who was ours and we ended up ...
PPTA Te Wehengarua members have re-elected Melanie Webber as their president for a third term. Melanie, a media studies teacher at Western Springs College Ngā Puna o Waiōrea, says one of her key goals for 2023 is to get a satisfactory settlement of the secondary teachers’ collective agreement. “We desperately need to stem the tide ...
According to the survey, carried out in March this year, 30 percent of secondary and area school principals reported having to cancel or transfer classes because specialist teachers could not be found. On average, one in every four schools that responded to the survey cancelled classes and one in every two schools had to transfer ...
Commenting on the Term 4 school attendance results, released this week by the Ministry of Education, Kate Gainsford says the results are concerning but not unexpected after three years of upheaval. “School attendance rates were dropping before COVID but the pandemic has exacerbated the situation, with coordination between these groups being tested, young people leaving ...
“The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) decision issued today has correctly identified that pay is one of the key areas of concern for our members. Facilitation will continue the negotiating process and we hope that having an independent person in the room will be helpful.” In the decision, the ERA aknowledged PPTA’s position that the Ministry’s ...
This Thursday PPTA Te Wehengarua secondary and area school members will be striking in protest at the lack of support in our collective agreement negotiations. Huge thanks to regional and branch officers who have been organising activities in your communities on the day. The schedule of what is happening around the motu is here Strike ...
Chris Abercrombie, acting president of PPTA Te Wehengarua, says more school attendance officers are a welcome addition but schools need more pastoral and guidance staff to be the ambulance at the top of the cliff. “We desperately need more pastoral and guidance staff in our schools to help identify the students who are struggling, for ...