The bargaining team appointed by SPANZ Union will take any reasonable offer from the Ministry of Education back to the membership for ratification.
Will SPANZ Union act as a completely separate entity to SPANZ?
No the SPANZ Union will work within the umbrella of SPANZ. It will be responsible to SPANZ Executive.
Should I stay a member of PPTA?
As a principal you have choices, and we invite you to review what all associations have to offer. You are able to continue being a member of PPTA/SPC as well as SPANZ.
What do I do when I have a Union Query?
Please contact the SPANZ office and we will be happy to help you.
I am not a SPANZ member, can I attend Conference?
All NZ Secondary Principals are eligible to attend, as well as previous SPANZ members who have since retired/resigned as a principal.
There is a non-member registration component to the form which you can select at time of registration.
For retired/resigned principals who were SPANZ members we invite you to use the SPANZ member registration component.
I'm moving schools - what happens with my membership?
If you are moving from one school to another as principal, you take your membership with you.
Please notify us in the office with your updated contact details so that we can update our records accordingly.
Do I receive 24 hour support with this membership?
Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 3.00pm during school term.
Outside of these hours we welcome you to contact our Executive Manager, Jo Hickey on 021 345344, jo@spanz.school.nz
How do I go about becoming a member?
You are welcome to contact the office for a membership form or alternatively fill in the form online under Membership and submit to the office, from here we will forward through an invoice and welcome you to the Association.