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Secondary Principals' Council
Timetabling Framework: About Time toolkit
Section 2 . The prerequisites on schools in terms of timetabling arise from legislation and the collective agreements and are longstanding and well understood. New constraints or requirements can arise…
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August 14, 2024
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Timetable policy (Secondary): About Time toolkit Appendix 8
A sample policy that branches and management could use as a framework for developing or adapting their school policy. (STCA)
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July 15, 2024
15/53/2024
The timetabling policy: About Time toolkit
Section 4. The requirement that a school must have a timetabling policy and are required to consult with its teaching staff over its timetabling policy was first introduced in 2001-02…
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August 14, 2024
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The School Guidance Counsellor: Guidelines for Principals, Boards of Trustees, Teachers and Guidance Counsellors
(2015) Guidance counsellors have traditionally been trained and registered teachers who have additional specialist qualifications in counselling. Guidance counselling has always been regarded as a specialist teaching role,…
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August 17, 2020
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The resourcing constraints of timetabling: About Time toolkit
Section 3. Ideally a school’s timetable would be driven entirely by students’ learning needs but the reality is that it is necessarily limited by the resourcing and facilities available.
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STCA Part 5 Hours of work: It's About Time toolkit Appendix 3
Secondary Teachers Collective Agreement (STCA) Part Five Hours of Work
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August 14, 2024
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Stages of Timetabling: About Time toolkit
Section 6 . The timetable should not be the responsibility of one or two teachers working in isolation. While the process of setting up an option grid and allocating learning…
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July 15, 2024
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Some PPTA policies related to timetable policies: About Time toolkit
Section 8. The ‘trained and qualified policy’ - all teachers should hold a tertiary level qualification appropriate to the position, and have completed teacher training. An extension of this…
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August 14, 2024
14/50/2024
Secondary specialist technology teachers (‘manual’ teachers): About Time toolkit
Appendix 6: The provisions of the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA) also apply to PPTA members in approved manual training establishments, where the board is bound by that collective (eg…
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Secondary School Staffing Group: About Time toolkit Appendix 2
Findings of the Secondary School Staffing Group 2012: The Secondary School Staffing Group (SSSG) found that larger and junior high schools are disadvantaged by the existing staffing formula and recommended…
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Sample timetable policy (Area School): About Time toolkit Appendix 9
A sample policy which branches and management could use as a framework for developing or adapting their school policy. ASTCA
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July 15, 2024
15/5/2024
Safety in schools toolkit (2019)
Practical resources for dealing with and preventing bullying, harassment and assault
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August 17, 2020
17/48/2020
Professional learning and development (PLD) toolkit
(2011) A toolkit comprising information and an audit process that can be used to support improved practices and outcomes for teachers and learners in New Zealand secondary and area schools.
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August 17, 2020
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Principals performance appraisal
This document provides guidance on the process boards of trustees should follow in conducting the annual performance appraisal of principals.
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August 17, 2020
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Part-time teachers non-contact: About Time toolkit Appendix 7
A Part time teacher may not be employed for more than 0.89 FTTE (22.25 hours per week); and no part time teachers can be used for more than for more…
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June 13, 2024
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New Teachers' Handbook
(2019) The beginning and new teachers' handbook is a quick reference for new and beginning teachers in New Zealand secondary schools.
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March 22, 2021
22/49/2021
MoE Decision tool for schools responses to Covid 19
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August 17, 2020
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Member-response-to-call-to-take-RATS-and-return.docx
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March 10, 2022
10/16/2022
Meeting Procedures
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February 28, 2024
28/30/2024
Meaning of Consultation: About Time toolkit Appendix 5
“(1) The word ‘consultation’ does not require that there be agreement.
“(2) On the other hand it clearly requires more than mere prior notification.
“(3) If there is a proposal to make…
“(2) On the other hand it clearly requires more than mere prior notification.
“(3) If there is a proposal to make…
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Letter-for-Branch-Chair-to-Principal-over-exemptions-DRAFT.docx
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March 10, 2022
10/3/2022
Letter-for-Branch-Chair-to-Principal-over-exemptions-DRAFT.docx
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March 10, 2022
10/15/2022
Join PPTA flyer
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September 5, 2022
5/50/2022
Its About Time (Handbook)
Handbook to timetabling, non-contact time and class-size provisions in the Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement (STCA)
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March 19, 2025
19/9/2025
Guidelines to assist boards of trustees to meet their good employer obligations to Maori
Updated guidelines developed as a result of the Memorandum agreed between New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) PPTA Te Wehengarua to assist boards of trustees (“boards”) to meet their…
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August 17, 2020
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