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Secondary Principals' Council
Policing (Cost Recovery) Amendment Bill: Submission April 2015
In drafting this submission, we have reviewed the context and the policy-development process that the New Zealand Police (“Police”) went through for the proposals in the Bill.
PPTA strongly opposes…
PPTA strongly opposes…
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Productivity Commission Inquiry into More Effective Social Services: Submission December 2014
PPTA perspective on education in this inquiry
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Productivity Commission Social Services Report: Submission April 2015
PPTA response to the Draft Report of the Productivity Commission "Effective Social Services" 2015
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Review of STAR and Gateway: Submission September 2013
PPTA has had a long-standing concern about the interface between school and employment, training and further education, in which these two programmes play a very significant part. We have completed…
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The Future Shape of the Special Schools Network in Greater Christchurch: Submission June 2014
PPTA maintains that it is essential to retain special and residential schools
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Parental Leave and Employment Protection ... Bill: Submission November 2015
PPTA's submission to the Government Administration Committee on the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months Paid Leave and Work Contact Hours) Bill
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Examination of the TPPA: Submission March 2016
PPTA Submission to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee
on the International Treaty Examination of the TPPA.
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PPTA has expressed concern at elements of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement during…
on the International Treaty Examination of the TPPA.
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PPTA has expressed concern at elements of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement during…
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Vulnerable Children Bill: Submission October 2013
Submission to the Social Services Select Committee on the Vulnerable Children Bill. Outlines the context in which the proposals in the Bill are being made, including our international obligations,…
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Draft Code of Professional Responsibility and Standards for the Teaching Profession: Submission April 2017
(April 2017) Submission to the Education Council on the Draft Code of Professional Responsibility and Standards for the Teaching Profession.... The Standards Working Group talked at length about how these…
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Domestic Violence Victims Protection Bill: Submission April 2017
(April 2017) Submission to the Justice and Electoral Committee.
... As the organisation representing secondary teachers, our interest is in the benefits that these policies will have not just for teachers…
... As the organisation representing secondary teachers, our interest is in the benefits that these policies will have not just for teachers…
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Employment Relations (...contract out of Personal Grievance Provisions) Amendment Bill. Submission May 2017
(May 2017) The National Party want to change the law so that people employed on an individual agreement who earn over $150,000 can contract out of the protections / recourse…
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University Entrance review discussion document. Submission April 2017
PPTA wishes to put on record here its concern that the universities continue to have so much influence over the curriculum in the senior school by their position on University…
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Education Update Amendment Bill SOP 250 (seclusion and restraint). Submission April 2017
PPTA have concerns about how broad the drafting of the SOP is, and believe that it will lead to unintended consequences that go beyond stopping the use of seclusion, and…
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Consultation on the draft Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill. Submission May 2017
While there are good parts in the Bill, including negotiating with the State Services Commission rather than the Ministry of Education, we have also raised concerns with:
• Areas of the Bill…
• Areas of the Bill…
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Education Council fees increase. Submission May 2017
Consultation on possible changes to Education Council fees
The consultation document makes it clear that the bulk of the cost the Council is seeking to recover through registration fees is to…
The consultation document makes it clear that the bulk of the cost the Council is seeking to recover through registration fees is to…
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Secondary Teacher Workload Working Group - PPTA Submission August 2016
(August 2016) When secondary teachers raise issues about their workload they are not complaining about working hard, rather they are referring to excessive demands and unproductive tasks which form an…
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2018-05-28 Submission to the Tax Working Group on the Future of Tax April 2018
PPTA's submission to the Tax Working Group about education, the economy and the tax system.
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PPTA submission on MBIE consultation on immigration settings for international students
PPTA made a submission on the consultation about changes to international student visas, as this will have an impact on secondary initial teacher education student numbers and the ability of…
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2018-08-09 PPTA NCEA Review submission
The PPTA's submission to the Ministry of Education on "NCEA Review – Big Opportunities", 2018-08-09
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NZSPC Tomorrows Schools review submission
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2018-08-18 PPTA Tomorrow's Schools review submission
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2018-11-09 Education Amendment Bill No2 submission
This submission will concentrate on two aspects of the Education Amendment Bill (No 2) (the Bill), protecting the public interest in Teaching Council decision-making and the repeal of the COOL…
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2018-11-29 Curriculum Progress and Achievement submission
PPTA was not in favour of the National Standards introduced under the last government, and have been watching with interest and concern to see what would replace them. The Conversation…
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2018-10-24 Essential Skills in Demand submission 2018
PPTA's submission to the MoE's "Essential Skills in Demand" review
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2018-10-19 Reform of the Residential Tenancies Act submission
2.1. PPTA supports a reform of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (RTA). An unrestrained and unbalanced housing market has meant that many people who would normally choose to buy houses have…
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