Articles for author: PPTA
Lifting school attendance requires whole-of-community effort
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 ...
Secondary teacher shortage forces increasing number of classes to be cancelled
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 ...
Latest Ministry offer still below cost of living increase
“We have told the Ministry since negotiations began almost a year ago that secondary teachers need a pay increase that matches the cost of living. Unfortunately, this offer is below that, and over the term of the agreement represents a reduction in real terms,” says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president. “It’s clear more ...
