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Call for new way to staff schools – on need not numbers
Secondary principals and teachers are calling on the Minister of Education to introduce a new way of staffing secondary schools that is based on student need, rather than student numbers.
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Secondary teachers call for end to academic streaming
Secondary teachers are calling for an end to academic streaming by 2030 because of the educational harm it is causing to Māori and Pasifika students.
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Secondary teachers welcome investment package but....
The Government’s announcement that it will provide funding for additional teaching and tutoring and more Te Kura summer school places, to help the students worst affected by COVID to catch up on or re-engage with learning, is welcome, says Melanie Webber, PPTA Te Wehengarua President.
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Invest in teachers, invest in Aotearoa
Secondary teachers are calling on the Government to invest in young people and Aotearoa New Zealand as they launch a campaign today in support of their collective agreement negotiations, which began formally in July.
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Wellbeing at heart of secondary principals’ collective agreement claim
Wellbeing is a major focus for secondary principals as they begin bargaining for a new collective agreement.
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