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Philippa of Māwhera
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She/her. Cis. Creative. Art/Art History Teacher & Geek. Teaches online some of the time. West Coast, Aotearoa NZ.
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Kia ora Santa,
Who am I? I’m an art teacher who loves retro fabric prints, enamel pins, good espresso coffee, vintage teaspoons and much much more. Some of the photos on my timeline indicate my tastes and aesthetic #MWSecretSantaAoNZ
#Oct23Strike In their latest offer the govt is telling us loud and clear how much they value this work. $2500/year and it does not even have to go to PNs. Is this fair compensation for our labour? /3
#Oct23Strike To make it visible I’ve printed off a sample of things I’m expected to act on, organise or be highly knowledgeable about. /2
#Oct23Strike I couldn’t do this in person due to weather & power outages. So here are my speaking points & visual props. I’m the Principal’s nominee @ my school, this means responsibility for all things NZQA. This is often invisible but complex essential work - qualifications literally rely on it /1
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#NZpol

MAKE IT LOUD, AOTEAROA!

Let them know where we stand, it's what Aunty Helen would do if she were here on the #MegaStrike

"The Union forever defending our rights
Down with the blackleg, all workers unite
With our brothers and our sisters from many far off lands
There is power in a Union"

#Oct23Storm
I’m offline until power is restored. Stay safe out there.
Hokitika and Māwhera indoor rallies have been cancelled due to an extended power outage
Hokitika and Māwhera indoor rallies have been cancelled due to an extended power outage
Power cut in Māwhera. Ominous start to the day.
This one is nearly 15 and still surprised by physics (and most things really).
So it’s fine for him to be off work, but I’m deserting my duties?
But it sounds like they have similar issues over there, so 🤷🏻‍♀️. How can I use my skill set and quals elsewhere? BFA (W Hons), Grad Dip Teach, Master’s degree (thesis not paper based) with experience in project management and writing school assessment policy.
I’ve been looking at jobs in Victoria and Tasmania.
The process is largely run on the day by external contractors. Trust me, anything that the PN is responsible for will be squared away well in advance. We are professional organisers.
The minister’s comments about teachers & exams is a nonsense. Only 1 teacher is allowed in exams - the Principal’s Nominee. @ my school that’s me. If there was an exam running pm of the 5th I’d have applied for an exemption or delegated to SLT as I would if sick. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Minister says teacher strikes will impact exams. Teachers disagree. What’s the deal?
Following last week’s rolling strikes, high school teachers will be walking off the job on Thursday in a mega-strike set to involve 100,000 public sector workers.
www.stuff.co.nz
I would have loved to see that.
They have followed with two equally cynical offers (on 5 Sept & 10 Oct), both with unacceptable clawbacks which will worsen our working conditions /7
As for the timing of the collective actions, this is on the government. The PPTA initiated bargaining in early May. We didn’t get the an offer back from the govt until 16 July. It was a deeply cynical offer low balling us at 1% and full of clawbacks no member would willingly accept /6
Not to mention, the govt wants to remove of teachers’ eligibility to claim actual and reasonable expenses for attending call-back days (e.g childcare). /5
This means that we could be asked to be at school AT ANY HOUR before 8:30 am and after 4:30 pm with no limits on the frequency of this. This shows little respect or regard for teachers /4
With no more restrictions on employers requiring teachers to attend school outside of 8.30 am- 4.30 pm during term time. Naturally we’re not thrilled about this /3
The govt’s offer is full of clawbacksE.g., call back days. Currently schools can use up to 5 admin days & 5 PD call back days. Admin days are commonly used for parent teacher interviews, prize giving etc. The govt offer would require call back days to only be used in term breaks /2