News/Media
For media enquires contact Philippa Lagan (plagan@ppta.org.nz) or call 021 548 357.
Media is monitored during normal business hours.
Subscribe to receive the PPTA News
As a PPTA member, you will be automatically subscribed to receive the "Collective News" fortnightly. If you choose to unsubscribe, you will be removing yourself from all membership engagement, e.g. Rainbow newsletters, NETS newsletter etc.
Documents
Media releases 2024
Hundreds of millions needed for local state schools – not charter schools
All students in Aotearoa New Zealand have a right to a high quality education at their local state school.
Read more
Media releases 2024
Secondary teachers welcome continuation and expansion of school lunch programme
“We are pleased the Ka Ora Ka Ako school lunch programme will continue in its current form for the rest of the year, and will be expanded to include thousands of two to five year olds next year,” says Chris Abercrombie PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
Read more
Media releases 2024
Charter schools and Te Tiriti focus of secondary teachers’ meetings
The return of charter schools and the Government’s position on Te Tiriti will be the focus of paid union meetings attended by more than 21,000 secondary and area school teachers next month.
Read more
Media releases 2024
Disbanding of pay equity taskforce seriously backward step
The disbanding of the Public Service Commission’s pay equity taskforce takes Aotearoa New Zealand workers back at least a decade and shows an utter disregard for fairness at work and the value of women’s work, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
Read more
Media releases 2024
Urgent action needed to ensure schools’ online exams proceed without hitches
Recommendations of the review into major glitches with some NCEA online exams last year need to be implemented urgently to ensure schools’ confidence in the system, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ Council.
Read more
Media releases 2024
Secondary teachers applaud continued funding of school lunch programme
“We are delighted that Associate Education Minister David Seymour has decided to save the Ka Ora Ka Ako lunches in schools programme – it’s a very sensible and welcome move,” says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
Read more
PPTA News: the Magazine
Benefits of belonging
Belonging to your subject association is a great way to keep up to date with developments in your subject area and make valuable connections
Read more
Media releases 2024
NCEA 2023 results a symptom of troubling times
The NCEA and University Entrance final attainment results for 2023, released today, are disappointing and symptomatic of the continuing effects of a serious pandemic and a worsening shortage of subject specialist teachers, says Chris Abecrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
Read more
Media releases 2024
Secondary teacher shortage shortchanges young people – and Aotearoa
The numbers of secondary teachers teaching subjects outside their specialist areas is at record highs, according to an annual staffing survey carried out by PPTA Te Wehengarua.
Read more