Industry Voices
- Jan- 2020 -21 January
Education workforce: What does NZ need?
What about the valuable pool of older, talented teachers who could be encouraged to return but have been put off…
Read More » - Dec- 2019 -10 December
Teacher aides welcome pay equity negotiations
"These negotiations will give us the opportunity to build on the offer last week of a Living Wage as the…
Read More » - Nov- 2019 -26 November
Voices from the Pacific – Lost in translation
What role as educators do we have in acknowledging the culture of our learners?
Read More » - 26 November
Cutting edge technology preps for life
Amid a huge technological shakeup, NZ schools are responding to the world’s rapidly changing workforce landscape.
Read More » - 26 November
Case study: Acoustic treatments for Westmount School MLE
Westmount School refurbished its Kaipara campus to include a new learning centre designed around modern learning and flexible learning spaces.
Read More » - 12 November
Case study: Cutting technology at Auroa School
“Our DPE program is based around the concept of reverse engineering, where we provide students with a variety of projects…
Read More » - 12 November
Future-proofing new leaders: overseas tour magic
To explore what tours are now possible and uncover how far ahead schools should plan, we interviewed two...
Read More » - 12 November
One teacher at a time – overcoming a crisis in STEM
Year 8 teacher Tina McKenzie has taught 12-year olds how to extract DNA from a tomato and how craft can…
Read More » - 12 November
School support staff to demand fair pay in week of action
Ally Kemplen, an Auckland teacher aide on the NZEI Te Riu Roa pay equity negotiation team, said the mood amongst…
Read More » - 4 November
Free literacy programme brings blogging to schools
Blogging at least twice a week has completely eliminated the summer literacy slump for the children who took part in…
Read More » - 4 November
More work needed on workload to fix teacher shortage
There is still likely to be a shortfall of 1,020 teachers in 2020
Read More » - Oct- 2019 -29 October
The perks of outsourcing school accounting
Worrying about the finances can keep principals and school leaders from investing in the passions of their learners and learning…
Read More » - 22 October
School support staff begin union meetings over pay equity and collective agreements
90% of teacher aides earn less than the Living Wage of $21.15 an hour and have very insecure employment, sometimes…
Read More » - 8 October
Lessons from uLearn ahead of 2020
We are at the conference to report back on key takeaways!
Read More » - Sep- 2019 -24 September
School deciles gone in two years, says Education Minister
Bold words from Chris Hipkins this week that accompany a huge school funding shake-up!
Read More » - 24 September
Teacher aides deserve higher earnings, unions pressure gov
"Teacher aides are highly skilled and have significant responsibilities for students' learning and often their physical care and safety as…
Read More » - 17 September
Make the switch to water (and plain milk) only
Schools that have moved to being water and plain milk only have seen that it benefits behaviour and achievement as…
Read More » - 3 September
Area school principals settle on Ministry offer
All teachers and principals in the compulsory schooling sector have now ratified their collective agreements.
Read More » - 3 September
Trial of free school lunch scheme splits opinion
The free lunch trial announced by the government is a step in the right direction but the government needs to…
Read More » - Aug- 2019 -20 August
Weaving wellbeing into your school
Because your school has its own unique culture and community, there is no one ‘copy and paste’ template to embed…
Read More » - 6 August
Strike action looking likely: primary principals vote next week
With support from teachers, school board chairs and parents, primary principals may strike sooner than the MoE thinks.
Read More » - 6 August
Teachers have been paid below minimum wage, confirms Auditor-General
A full-scale inquiry is not required because the Ministry is taking steps to rectify the situation, according to Auditor findings.
Read More » - Jul- 2019 -22 July
MoE’s latest attempt to fix teacher shortage
Chris Hipkins explains the new initiative, aimed at boosting staff numbers in secondary schools and attracting teachers who speak te…
Read More » - Jun- 2019 -24 June
What you need to know before upgrading your school paging system
If you are thinking of upgrading or implementing a school paging system, you have two broad choices regarding equipment type.
Read More » - 18 June
Teacher speaks out against conditions at impoverished school
In his first year in the profession, the young teacher wished to remain anonymous to avoid repercussions for speaking out.…
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