News/Media
For media enquires contact Philippa Lagan (plagan@ppta.org.nz) or call 021 548 357.
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Documents
Valid reasons for fixed-term appointments
PPTA advice on what constitutes legitimate fixed-term appointments
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Union delegate time
A change to the Employment Relations Act
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PPTA News: the Magazine
New entitlement recognises the benefits of union representation
Union delegates are now entitled to paid time for undertaking union activities
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PPTA News: the Magazine
Removing appraisal – a workload reduction win
Removing teacher appraisal is a key workload reduction win from the settlement of the teacher collective agreements this year.
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PPTA News: the Magazine
Workload and staffing to be raised during accord discussions
PPTA has committed to an accord with the Ministry of Education and NZEI as part of the settlement of the secondary and area school collective agreements.
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PPTA News: the Magazine
Against hatred we send love
Messages from PPTA members to their Christchurch colleagues and the Muslim community
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PPTA News: the Magazine
Women's rights at work - time to join the conversation
WRAW chat - Introducing a new tool to help PPTA women make their workplaces safer and better
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Class size, average class size, and pupil-teacher ratio; truth, lies and government statistics
The OECD reports the ratio of teachers to students in New Zealand secondary schools as 1:14. Rob provides some explanations of the measures of class size - the number of students in a class.
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Are we doing enough to make our schools safe?
Instances of student violence, bullying and harassment appear to have become all too frequent in our media of late – but do such stories stand out because they buck the general trend for our schools and communities, or are they just the tip of the iceberg?
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