“Ensuring that rangatahi have the knowledge, skills, agility and resilience they need is at the heart of Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 recovery and its future. It’s a hugely exciting and demanding ask. Teachers need to be well supported and rewarded – invest in teachers, invest in Aotearoa,” says Melanie Webber, PPTA Te Wehengarua President. Melanie ...
“Hundreds of thousands of rangatahi have had their most critical years at high school severely disrupted because of COVID and through no fault of their own. These credits are the boost they need to ensure they can get on to the tertiary pathway of their choice or move to where they deserve to be in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Despite being a ‘super Pollyanna’, PPTA Te Wehengarua President Melanie Webber says she is struggling in the face of the huge challenges facing secondary education at the moment. Speaking at the launch in Tāmaki Makaurau of PPTA’s Collective Agreement campaign, Invest in Teachers, Invest in Aoteaora, Melanie Webber said teachers’ workloads are increasing. “Wellbeing is ...
I completely understand the reluctance to use your personal device for school purposes …. however, I heard all about cyber-attacks in schools and that feels like even more of a risk. – Melanie Webber, PPTA President Cyber crime does not know boundaries and cyber criminals do not look for victims, they look for opportunities.[1] In ...
Hon. Aupito William Sio at the Pasifika Fono “As a matai I have a clear vision of what I want our children to achieve. I’m calling on you to Tū Toa, stand strong as warriors and learn from your ancestors to help you navigate the challenges you face.” That was the message from Hon. Aupito ...
Secondary teachers have a vital role to play in steering students away from violent extremism Critical thinking is a crucial element towards reducing violent extremism and secondary teachers’ role is vital, Rebecca Kitteridge, Director of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) told participants at the recent PPTA Te Wehengarua National Leadership Summit. “Having a ...
WOMEN WILL RISE! – Recalling the Working Women’s Charter Eds. Gay Simpkin and Marie Russell 2022 (Steel Roberts Aotearoa) As I watched a large march heading towards the American Embassy in Wellington at the beginning of July, protesting at the US Supreme Court’s overturning of the right to legal abortion, enshrined for the last 50 ...
There are around 1200 adult and community education and out of hours music and art staff working in Aotearoa New Zealand. Adult and community education workers usually teach night classes and out of hours music and art staff teach younger students, usually on Saturday mornings. Melanie Webber, President of PPTA Te Wehengarua, said the offer ...