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 .
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 .
The numbers of secondary teachers teaching subjects outside their specialist areas is at record highs, according to an annual survey. The survey, carried out in March 2024, found that 56% of schools had teachers working in non-specialist areas because .
The Government can have all the education priorities in the world but they will be meaningless if schools don’t have enough teachers in the first place, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.
Secondary teachers appreciate the fundamental importance of students’ basic literacy and numeracy skills but have serious concerns about the Government’s plans to legislate how teachers teach, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president. .