Annual Report 2015 – 2016 Published by: New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association Te Wehengarua PO Box 2119 Wellington 6140 ISSN 2382-2058 (print) ISSN 2382-2066 (online - http://www.ppta.org.nz) 0 Contents PPTA constitution ................................................................................................................. 1 PPTA President Angela Roberts’ overview on 2015-2016 year ............................................. 2 Foreword to the 2015-2016 annual report: ............................................................................ 4 PPTA General Secretary, Michael Stevenson ....................................................................... 4 PPTA decision-making structures 2015-2016 ....................................................................... 5 Membership of PPTA Executive and PPTA groups for the 2015-2016 year .......................... 6 PPTA industrial activity 2015-2016 ........................................................................................ 9 Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA) .................................................... 9 Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreement (ASTCA) ............................................... 9 Secondary Principals’ Collective Agreement (SPCA) ................................................... 9 Area School Principals’ Collective Agreement (ASPCA) .............................................. 9 Adult Community Education Collective Agreement .................................................... 10 Investing in Education Success (IES)......................................................................... 10 Ongoing Industrial Issues ........................................................................................... 10 Part-time non-contact ........................................................................................ 10 Teach First New Zealand .................................................................................. 10 Workload .......................................................................................................... 11 Secondary school staffing ................................................................................................... 12 Secondary staffing report 2016 .................................................................................. 12 Supply Working Group ............................................................................................... 12 Surplus Staffing ......................................................................................................... 13 School funding ........................................................................................................... 13 Political Issues .................................................................................................................... 14 The Education Council ............................................................................................... 14 Charter Schools ......................................................................................................... 14 Legislation and submissions ...................................................................................... 15 Education Act Update ....................................................................................... 15 Education Legislation Amendment Bill .............................................................. 15 Select Committee inquiry into special needs students ....................................... 16 The Employment Standards Bill ........................................................................ 16 Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act (Six months leave) ................. 16 The Vulnerable Children Act ............................................................................. 16 Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 ................................................................. 16 i PPTA response to the Productivity Commission issues paper: New models of tertiary education .............................................................................................. 16 Supplementary Order Paper 176, Education Legislation Bill (Teach First) ........ 17 Submission on Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) ........................... 17 PPTA Professional Activity 2015-2016: Curriculum and Assessment ................................. 18 NCEA ......................................................................................................................... 18 Vocational Pathways .................................................................................................. 18 Positive Behaviour For Learning (PB4L) .................................................................... 18 Special Education ...................................................................................................... 18 Safer schools ............................................................................................................. 19 Middle leaders ........................................................................................................... 19 PPTA Professional Activity 2015-2016: Professional Activities ............................................ 20 The Education Council ............................................................................................... 20 Initial teacher education ............................................................................................. 20 Meetings with teacher educators ................................................................................ 20 Professional learning and development (PLD) ........................................................... 20 Well-Being in Schools ................................................................................................ 21 Subject Associations .................................................................................................. 21 Research ................................................................................................................... 21 PPTA Membership Activity 2015 2016 ................................................................................ 22 Nationally-based membership activities ..................................................................... 22 PPTA Annual Conference ................................................................................. 22 Māori Teachers’ Conference ............................................................................. 22 Komiti Pasifika .................................................................................................. 23 PPTA Service Awards ....................................................................................... 23 National Student Teacher Summit .................................................................... 23 Regional and Branch Activities ................................................................................... 23 Issues and Organising Seminar ........................................................................ 23 Auckland Activism ............................................................................................. 24 Supporting members in Canterbury .................................................................. 24 Network Reviews .............................................................................................. 25 Membership education ............................................................................................... 25 Health and Safety ............................................................................................. 25 Communications ............................................................................................... 25 Kaupapa Māori: PPTA 2015-2016....................................................................................... 26 Te Huarahi ................................................................................................................. 26 ii PPTA Executive Ethics Committee Activities for the year to 30 June 2016 ......................... 27 External Links ..................................................................................................................... 28 Union and Other Agencies ......................................................................................... 28 Liaison with Other Education Groups and Networks .................................................. 28 Principals' Representation.......................................................................................... 28 International Union Links ..................................................................................................... 29 Education International (EI) ........................................................................................ 29 Council of Pacific Education (COPE) ......................................................................... 29 UnionAID ................................................................................................................... 29 Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2016 .............................. 30 iii PPTA constitution All PPTA activity is guided by a constitution with the following objectives: 1. To advance the cause of education generally and of all phases of secondary and technical education in particular. 2. To uphold and maintain the just claims of its members individually and collectively. 3. To affirm and advance Te Tiriti O Waitangi. PPTA's activities include: Negotiating