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  • Collective Agreements Puka Whakaaetanga
    • Our collective agreements provide the terms and conditions of employment for PPTA Te Wehengarua members in state and integrated secondary schools

    • Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement (STCA) Area School Teachers' Collective Agreement (ASTCA) Secondary Principals' Collective Agreement (SPCA) Area School Principals' Collective Agreement (ASPCA) Community Education Collective Agreement (CECA)
  • Advice Kupu Āwhina
    • PPTA Te Wehengarua advice and information on topical and current education and teacher employment issues.

    • *Frequently Asked Questions* Appointments to teaching positions in secondary schools Behaviour management Certification Community Liaison Trial Changes starting in 2025 Day relievers Estimating hours of work for additional payment duties Fast track teacher education (Teach First NZ) Fixed-term agreements Health and Safety Kāhui Ako Mypage / Delegate Rollout NCEA Parental provisions Part-time teachers Pay Practising Certificate Professional growth cycle Professional learning and development (PLD) Registration and certification Sick leave Study awards, sabbaticals and study support grants Surplus staffing and reorganisation Teacher supply Teaching Council of Aotearoa NZ Tomorrow's Schools review Workload (hours of work)
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    • HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NCEA CHANGES Standing For Public Education OOHMA - Don't Stop the Music Ending Streaming in Aotearoa Toitū Te Tiriti Charter Schools - Standing for Public Education Living Wage Schools Pay Equity Our Promise to New teachers Needs-based Staffing for Secondary Community Education – We’re with you
  • Events He Takunetanga
    • New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association Te Wehengarua events and meetings.

    • Past events Ngā Manu Kōrero 2025 Māori Teachers' Conference 2025 Mahi Tika: Learning to make a difference Ending Streaming in Aotearoa 2025 - Regional Wānanga Series Pasifika Fono 2025 - Activate! The Provisionally Certificated Teachers’ Conference 2025 Network of Establishing Teachers Conference 2025 The National Secondary Education Leadership Summit 2025 Reimagining Aotearoa WorksafeReps H&S Training Subject Associations’ Forum 2025
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    • The PPTA Te Wehengarua communities may be local, regional and/or national networks. These pages provide an opportunity for teachers to find out more, be involved and share information and resources.

    • Area Schools Advisory Committee Community Education (ACE and OOHMA) Guidance Counsellors Housing Taskforce ICT Advisory Committee Itinerant Teachers of Music Men’s Network Network of Establishing Teachers Neurodivergent Kaiako Advisory Committee Pasifika Teachers Rainbow Teachers Secondary Principals' Council Senior Positions Advisory Committee Specialist classroom teacher (SCT) Subject Associations Tāngata Whenua Women's Network
  • Learning & Development Whakapakaritanga
    • PPTA Te Wehengarua is committed to the ongoing development of the education sector and, most importantly, the professionals working within it. Kaiako need more than just time to excel at their jobs; they must be supported by learning and development opportunities that professionally enrich them.

    • PPTA Te Wehengarua National Education Leadership Summit 2025 The Provisionally Certificated Teachers’ Conference 2025 Micro-credentials - Secondary Teacher Career Pathway Qualification Grant to attend Subject Association conferences Hear from our Kaiako
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Toitū te Mātauranga, Toitū ngā Kura | Standing for Public Education

PPTA Te Wehengarua’s campaign to support the public education system and the kaiako who teach in it.
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