2010 media releases

2010 media release archive from the Ministry of Education.

02 December 2010: Ministry delighted settlements reached; Secretary for Education Karen Sewell has congratulated NZEI and Ministry advocates for reaching settlement of the Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement and the Primary Principals’ Collective Agreement; Read more
11 November 2010: Cancelled strike a positive sign; The PPTA’s decision to cancel today’s strike action for year 10 students is a positive signal of their commitment to reaching a settlement, Secretary for Education Karen Sewell said today; Read more
09 November 2010: Chances shrinking of settlement this year; The Ministry of Education and the PPTA have almost run out of time to settle the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement by the end of this school year, the Ministry of Education said today; Read more
21 October 2010: Valuable and encouraging information from Ministry survey of principals; The first report of a three-year Ministry of Education-initiated study on the implementation of National Standards contains valuable information about where further support needs to be targeted; Read more
20 October 2010: Ministry wants to meet PPTA priorities; Following the PPTA’s public statement of its three main priorities for secondary teacher bargaining, the Ministry of Education has reiterated its call for the union to come back to bargaining; Read more
20 October 2010: Teachers’ pay will not be docked; The Ministry of Education will not dock the pay of secondary teachers refusing to teach specific year levels on particular days this week; Read more
18 October 2010: Excellent offer rejected; The Ministry of Education is extremely disappointed by the PPTA’s decision to reject its latest offer for secondary teachers and resume industrial action; Read more
12 October 2010: Ministry welcomes postponement of strike; The Ministry of Education has welcomed the PPTA’s decision to postpone its planned strike for this Thursday 14 October; Read more
21 September 2010: Teacher pay figures are correct; The Ministry of Education has released details of how it calculated the total average pay for secondary teachers of $71,110; Read more
15 September 2010: Ministry calls for accuracy; New Zealanders are getting inaccurate, misleading messages about this year’s secondary teachers bargaining, the Ministry of Education said today; Read more
05 September 2010: School closures following Canterbury Earthquake; Schools and early childhood centres in Christchurch, Waimakariri, and Selwyn districts will be closed until Wednesday in response to the earthquake; Read more
30 August 2010: Settlement won’t be reached through a strike; The Ministry of Education will continue to invite the PPTA back to the bargaining table, and urged the PPTA to call off the planned strike by secondary teachers; Read more
19 August 2010: Schools will be open during union meetings; Parents can be reassured that their child’s school won’t be closed during next week’s Paid Union Meetings, the Ministry of Education said today; Read more
10 August 2010: Positive indicators in tertiary education; Young tertiary students are studying at a more advanced level and international student numbers are increasing; Read more
04 August 2010: Bargaining the only way to a ratified settlement; The Ministry of Education will continue to encourage the PPTA to work out its claims at the bargaining table; Read more
27 July 2010: Ministry urges PPTA to continue bargaining; The Ministry of Education has urged the PPTA to come back to the bargaining table and work towards an affordable and realistic settlement; Read more
16 July 2010: Ministry pleased bargaining is underway; The Ministry of Education is please bargaining is underway for the Secondary Principals Collective Agreement; Read more
01 July 2010: Union needs to get on with bargaining; The PPTA should return to the bargaining table and would not succeed in pressing its claims via the media, the Ministry of Education said today; Read more
18 May 2010: No agreement on pilot's success; Statement from the Ministry of Education clarifying comments made today about the Practice Based Attestation pilot in Hawkes Bay; Read more
10 May 2010: 50% increase to teacher pay over past decade; Teachers’ overall pay, including base salary and allowances, has increased by 49.6% since 2000, Secretary for Education Karen Sewell said today; Read more
04 May 2010: 99.6% of teaching positions are filled; Reports of a ‘teacher shortage’ in New Zealand’s schools are inaccurate and alarmist; Read more
03 May 2010: Ministry statement on bargaining; The Secretary for Education announces that the initiation of bargaining for the state and state-integrated teachers and principals’ collective agreements can begin; Read more
10 March 2010: Ministry of Education reviewing support to sector; The Ministry of Education has launched an organisational change programme focussed on lifting student achievement and improving the quality of its services, within existing departmental baselines; Read more
29 January 2010: Ministry finds alternative providers as bus operator’s contract terminated; The Ministry of Education has terminated the contract of Auckland bus operator PBC Party Bus after some of its vehicles failed safety tests; Read more
17 January 2010: Easy Mind Ltd liquidation; Information for parents, family or whānau who may be affected by the liquidation of Easy Mind Limited; Read more

2010 media releases

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