‘Where’s The Plan? – Online Video Asks

‘Where’s The Plan? – Online Video Asks

A new animated video clip has been added to PPTA’s Dimming.co.nz website.
The interactive site was launched earlier this year, highlighting the savage 80% cut to night class funding.

It was part of an ongoing campaign to draw attention to policy directions that were “less than enlightened,” PPTA president Kate Gainsford said.
The second video clip focuses on the lack of any overarching plan or strategy to deal with the complex issues facing secondary education in New Zealand.

Gainsford said the Dimming website was a way of opening up discussion.
“We are always looking for ways to encourage robust debate around issues that are critical to secondary education and the internet has proved to be an excellent way to do this,” she said.

The second video was born out of concern about the government’s piecemeal approach to education.
“Trade academies will only help a few, youth guarantees and public private partnerships offer little for secondary school students and schools. They do not amount to a plan; they are just bits and pieces.

“There have been some good ideas, but there is no sense of urgency or forward momentum or even certainty about direction,” she said.

Gainsford said the initial Dimming video received a lot of support and positive feedback while encouraging debate.
Members of the public are able to contribute to critical thinking about the issues by leaving comments on the site’s discussion board and a Dimming Facebook page also includes a platform for people’s views.

“It’s a light hearted way of presenting some weighty issues,” she said.
The new video clip can be seen at www.dimming.co.nz

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