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- Last Updated: 21 June 2016
Secondary Principals Council opposes call to deny principals voting rights
Sleight of hand moves by the New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) to eliminate principals’ voting rights from boards of trustees are fuelling concerns of a disconnect between the association and its members.
In its submission on the Education Legislation Bill 2015, NZSTA claimed there were issues with a principal’s dual role as CEO and voting member of the board and suggested voting rights be withdrawn.
Shortly afterwards a Ministry of Education discussion document was circulated with the question “should principals and staff representatives be voting members of boards?”
This has come as a surprise to principals and board members who have told PPTA News the idea was never mentioned during consultation on the bill.
Read more: Why doesn't the School Trustees Association trust our principals?
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- Last Updated: 21 June 2016
This is a one-day course run by PPTA and the NZ School Trustees’ Association to give participants a good understanding of employment issues. The course is workshop based, working with scenarios taken from school situations and delivered by PPTA and NZSTA advisors.
2016 dates
21 July 2016 - Hamilton
18 August 2016 - Wellington
Topics covered
• The legal framework
• Conduct and discipline scenarios
• Dealing with change
Registration and information:
Registration form: Employment relations in state secondary & area schools: A course for principals and those who deputise for them (304.5 KB
The maximum enrolment for each course is 24 participants.