Through the Teaching Council website you can fill in their application form to apply for an exemption/reimbursement of your Practising Certificate.
Those eligible are those who have signed either an 'Area School Principals' Agreement' or the 'Secondary Principals’ Collective Agreement'.
Please find the form here or call Teaching Council direct for further information: 04 471 0852.
Members of SPANZ Union will automatically receive pay increases (and back payments where applicable) when they occur.
If you are not a SPANZ Union member please contact your board as they will have received information around the pay increase via the Ministry or NZSTA. As a principal you will be required to sign an IEA (independent employment agreement) to access the increase.
Please refer to our President's Comments for any updates to members.
You are welcome to join the SPANZ Union if you work under the Secondary Principals’ Agreement.
SPANZ Union works on behalf of those principals in the Collective to negotiate pay and working conditions. Unfortunately this does not currently extend to other agreements.
Employment relationship problems are very specific and therefore require specific legal advice.
The legal adviser will need a sound understanding of employment law and the particular facts surrounding your problem. It is recommended you seek advice from SPANZ legal if you are a member or your own legal adviser.
SPANZ Union will be able to advise you about the terms and conditions of your collective employment agreement or individual employment agreement including obligations to your employer and entitlements.
Yes SPANZ Union will undertake to survey SPANZ members on salary and conditions of work. This data will be used in negotiating the collective agreement.
The bargaining team appointed by SPANZ Union will take any reasonable offer from the Ministry of Education back to the membership for ratification.
No the SPANZ Union will work within the umbrella of SPANZ. It will be responsible to SPANZ Executive.