Teachers@ PPTA

Nau Mai, Haere Mai to all our delegates. #pptaannualconf Day 1| Tahi

Secondary principals and teachers agree with significant changes, announced by the @EducationGovtNZ on Friday, to the timeline for implementation of new NCEA Levels 2 and 3 qualifications. ppta.org.nz/news-and-media…

'A big overreach' — Govt's sick kids' truancy suggestion slammed @NZPPTA President @chrisabercromb7 has hit out at the Government's suggestion it could target sick kids skipping school as part of its upcoming anti-truancy package. 1news.co.nz/2024/04/04/a-b… @1NewsNZ

“The new histories curriculum has a big focus on New Zealand and Māori history – something which was missing for more than 160 years,” says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president. @EducationRevNZ ppta.org.nz/news-and-media…

More investment in schools and young people needs to be a Government priority Schools and communities need more help to manage increasing incidents of challenging behaviour in our classrooms, say secondary principals and teachers. ppta.org.nz/news-and-media… #education

It not too late to support the Ka Ora, Ka Ako petition Ka Ako, the healthy school lunches programme. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/save…

@chrisabercromb7 President of the @NZPPTA spoke to AEU Federal Conference about the wins secured my teachers in the last enterprise agreement, and the current issues they are having under a new conservative government.

The Govt is planning to enable local state schools to convert to privately run charter schools – with huge cost and implications – yet it is refusing to release information or consult with those communities who will be directly affected. ppta.org.nz/news-and-media…

Celebrating our differences A new network and advisory committee will be set up to recognise and support the strengths and abilities of neurodiverse kaiako. ppta.org.nz/news-and-media…

Call for taskforce on flexible learning spaces PPTA Te Wehengarua Annual Conference has decided to set up a taskforce to work through and make progress on members’ serious and long standing concerns about flexible learning spaces. ppta.org.nz/news-and-media…

Modern learning environments, support for neurodiverse teachers and AI - are all up for debate at PPTA Te Wehengarua annual conference starting today. Get amongst it online! ppta.org.nz/events/annual-…

The Government's plans to legislate how teachers teach is seriously concerning ppta.org.nz/news-and-media…

Hosted by @oxfamnz Aotearoa and the @SalvationArmyNZ with the Fair Tax Coalition. @bettertaxnz - how a better tax system can help solve these problems we face as a country Tonights webinar | Registration: bettertaxes.nz/inequality-pov…

@chrisabercromb7 - Teaching will consume your life if you let it: be sure you have extracurricular interest. - Find a mentor. - No one will tell you if you're working too much. You need to manage your own workload. - Know your rights. Get a hobby. Find your people. - It gets easier! #PCT2023PPTA

@chrisabercromb7 The panel discuss covid: It's increased the expectations of what kaiako can do. As well as the classroom kids I provided pastoral care for, during covid there were 150 extra kids I had to check in with. We had to ramp everything up, & we haven’t yet dialled it back. #PCT2023PPTA

What do you wish you'd known as a PCT? What knowledge do you wish you could pass on to other early career teachers? How do you manage burnout, especially after covid? Chaired by PPTA Acting President @chrisabercromb7, the panel answers these questions and more. #PCT2023PPTA

@AoteaCollege Some students are disengaged from their own marae so the kura is an important conduit to Māori culture. Matua Anthony: "I use the pōwhiri concept to set the classroom learning environment and behaviours for students to be the best versions of themselves." #PCT2023PPTA

Day 2 of the Provisionally Certificated Conference opens with a keynote address from Matua Anthony Urwin (@AoteaCollege) on tikanga and kawa in the classroom. "If the tikanga are right then you get confidence, attitude, affirmation and achievement in the rangatahi." #PCT2023PPTA

This type of learning enables subject specialist teachers to focus on deep learning; is built on culturally empowering pedagogies and concepts such as whanaungatanga and other uara, ako, whānau and mahi tahi; and helps students understand their roles in society. #PCT2023PPTA

Next up, Hagley College kaiako Nik Densem and Tamara Yuill Proctor lead an engaging, discussion-rich workshop on connected learning, a teacher and student agentic, culturally empowering style of teaching that uses a variety of pedagogical approaches. #PCT2023PPTA