Education
Gain valuable insights into the New Zealand education sector through informative articles.
Discover the unique characteristics of the country’s education system, including its teaching methods, curriculum frameworks, and student support initiatives. Whether you are an educator, parent, or interested in the field of education, these articles provide a comprehensive overview of New Zealand’s commitment to promoting knowledge, creativity, and cultural diversity in its schools.
The articles below allow you to explore the challenges and successes of the education sector, and gain a deeper understanding of the factors that contribute to New Zealand’s reputation for excellence in education.
- Mar- 2019 -12 March
The future of education in a tiny fruit sticker
The YES programme challenges students to create their own product or service and bring it to market.
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Beyond the binary: how teaching children about gender could help reduce sexism
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, addressing gender inequality in New Zealand remains a challenge. As the first country…
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Secondary teachers and NZEI support student climate action
“We belong to the successive generations who have made this climate mess, and we are whakamā our young people are…
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Education in schools needed to address gender equality
If boys and girls are virtually the same socially, psychologically and cognitively, there is no need to try and fit…
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Op-ed: The librarian, my students, and I
When I first started teaching research skills I noticed that students, who were supposedly digital natives, did not know how…
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Exploring sustainable school ideas
If anyone has a vested interest in environmental sustainability, it’s today’s youth. Unfortunately, they are growing up in a society…
Read More » - 4 March
Principals seek guidance over students climate strike
The ministry said it would provide schools with information but indicated that the strike could fall within the parameters of…
Read More » - 4 March
$1.27m funding for gifted education starts this term
One-day schools bring gifted children together for one day each week, so they can engage in different types of challenging…
Read More » - Feb- 2019 -26 February
Vocational education reform: Keep the baby, change the bath
Will the Minister’s vision for vocational education lead to equally learner-centric solutions? No. My belief is that the vital relationships…
Read More » - 26 February
Is ‘sex ed’ failing the #metoo generation?
“It is not easy teaching these things. The Ministry of Education is risk averse and doesn’t provide support for professional…
Read More » - 19 February
Proud Auckland principal as student tops New Zealand
"He gives his time freely, tutoring younger students at lunchtime, too. He really is an all-round high achiever," said principal…
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Tipene reopening overwhelmingly popular with parents
Māori mothers are desperate for solution to the education of their boys, says Oldboys Association chair, Joe Harawira.
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27% school leaders working more than 61 hours pw
An NZEI phone survey of 500 principals in the first two weeks of term found that 10% of schools were…
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Green School gaining momentum in New Zealand
The non-profit New Zealand school will be founded by Taranaki couple Michael and Rachel Perrett, who experienced first-hand the success…
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Making up their minds: students need executive function
Teaching children how to cope with stress provides tools they can use to overcome wider problems. Study skills could be…
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Māori history curriculum already available
The New Zealand School Trustees Association supports the teaching of New Zealand history in schools but is bewildered by calls…
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Teaching CPR in schools should be compulsory, right?
By 2020, basic first aid will be compulsory in state-funded British schools. Should New Zealand be moving in the same…
Read More » - 4 February
Why aren’t we teaching NZ history?
The History Teachers' Association claims we lag behind most other countries in one particular aspect: we do not, in any…
Read More » - 4 February
Police Studies now offered at 3 Kapiti-Mana high schools
The course will cover the context of policing in New Zealand, Mātauranga Maori and Police, leadership in Police, diversity of…
Read More » - Dec- 2018 -11 December
Why early diagnosis of autism should lead to early intervention
New Zealand takes an inclusive approach to education. The main goal of the research programme therefore is for children with…
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Education needed to reduce impact of pornography on youth
“Young people themselves have said they need better education to support critical thinking around sex and sexuality rather than allowing…
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Aspirations of Māori youth focus of Lincoln summit
Developed for Māori students between the ages of 16 and 24, the Taiohi Summit provides a forum to discuss key…
Read More » - 11 December
Tomorrow Schools report ticks the right boxes for edu bodies
"Our young Māori people will now be educated in a way that is consistent with their cultural beliefs and practices..."
Read More » - 5 December
“Thanks but no thanks”: teachers reject another Ministry offer
Union representatives on the negotiating team simply did not believe that the latest offer was good enough to take out…
Read More » - 4 December
Public desire for change: the future of NCEA
Over 16,000 people engaged directly in the NCEA Review, with over 8,000 filling in a survey or detailed submission and…
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