PPTA
PPTA worried about hundreds of teacher vacancies
As students head back to school this week, the Post-Primary Teachers Association is worried about hundreds of staff vacancies at schools around the country. According to the Ministry of Education… Audio
Teachers' strike: students caught in an adult dispute
Anger is mounting among parents of high school students missing out due to on-going teacher strikes. The Government and the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) have been in negotiations for… Audio
Secondary school teachers to launch rolling strikes for better conditions
Secondary school teachers nationwide will be striking on March 29. Following that they are planning rolling strikes, where different year levels will not be taught on various days.
The Post-Primary… Video, Audio
Teachers' pay deal: Workload concerns not fixed but 'time to move on'
The union for secondary school teachers says they want to move forward after accepting the government's latest offer on pay and conditions.
Stressed teachers' morale 'at rock bottom'
Auckland's dire teacher shortage will not improve until the government boosts teachers' pay and reduces their workloads, the city's principals say.
Primary and secondary teachers to vote on mega-strike
Primary and secondary teachers will vote next week on whether to join forces and hold a joint strike at the end of this month.
PPTA members voted 'overwhelmingly' in favour of strikes
The Post Primary Teachers Association President Jack Boyle says there is an unprecedented teacher shortage and it is becoming harder to attract people into the profession. Video, Audio
Wellington teachers on strike: 'There probably is more money'
Primary school teachers ended a week of rolling one-day strikes with a march, rallies and school closures in the Wellington region.
Secondary teachers reject 'insulting' pay offer
The government is facing industrial action on two fronts after the Post Primary Teachers Association voted to reject its pay offer.
Principals support union's claim for housing allowance
Auckland principals are backing the PPTA's plan for a housing allowance for teachers working in expensive areas like Auckland and Queenstown. Audio
Politics: Are National Standards degrading Arts and Music education?
Arts and Music education is being diluted – that’s according to organisations within the education sector and some major political parties. The groups say National Standards are preventing children… Audio
Survey finds concerns over Communities of Learning
The secondary teachers' union has surveyed it members on attitudes towards the government's 359 million dollar cornerstone education policy to raise student achievement.The PPTA says fewer than half… Audio
PPTA calls for gender neutral uniforms
The PPTA says children need to feel welcome in their own schools, and that includes allowing students to choose a uniform they feel most comfortable wearing. Audio
Cuts would be 'threat' to small secondary schools
The Post Primary Teachers Association is worried small secondary schools will have their funding cut as part of a government review of school funding.
'Huge' education reforms worry teacher unions
The government's broad change agenda for the education system is worrying school and early childhood unions.
Midday News for 21 November 2014
Serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson will serve an extra six months in jail. A former Malaysian diplomat accused of attacking a Wellington woman pleads not guilty. Audio
Secondary Teachers vote for major tenet of education reforms
Secondary teachers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a major tenet of the government's education reforms. 80 per cent of PPTA members have agreed to include two new teaching roles into their… Audio
PPTA threatens revolt over Teachers Council changes
The Post Primary Teachers Association is threatening a revolt against the body that registers and disciplines teachers. Audio
Increasing number of teenagers going to school hungry
The PPTA says there's a quiet revolution at many High Schools around the country where hungry teenagers are being fed, it's not just about breakfast clubs in primary schools. Poverty is causing an… Audio
