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The Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) says it is concerned about how teachers will continue to access professional learning and development (PLD) once it is managed by the Education Council.

Schools throughout the country are being asked to pledge their support to the next generation of teachers by not using illegal temporary contracts.

Schools are being urged to review their policies to ensure that all students feel safe and welcome, no matter what their gender or sexuality. This includes providing non-binary uniform options.

Secondary teachers who were hopeful for an education budget that looked to and planned for the future, for children and for teachers were disappointed by the Budget, says PPTA president Jack Boyle.

The second charter school report is more of a public relations exercise than rigorous evaluation, claims the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA).

The government has ignored children, parents, teachers and other education experts by only making minor and technical changes to the Education (Update) Amendment Bill. This is not a good way to create legislation, and is a lost opportunity to take proactive steps to improve schools and education for New Zealand’s young people.

NZEI president Louise Green and PPTA president Angela Roberts say taking bulk funding off the table is a big win for public education and for the thousands of teachers and school support staff who united in unprecedented numbers at more than 50 union meetings around the country in September.

Education minister Hekia Parata has welcomed the report from the Funding Advisory Group and acknowledged the finding that six out of seven of the Funding Review proposals should go forward for further work.

Unprecedented combined meetings of 60,000 PPTA and NZEI Te Riu Roa members have begun around New Zealand.