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Bang for your buck with state-integrated school education, new study finds
“For instance, while the average student at a state school has a 30.5% chance of gaining UE, those at state-integrated schools…
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When English becomes the global language of education we risk losing other – often better – ways of learning
It’s unfortunate so many schools view an English-speaking model as the gold standard and overlook their own local or regional…
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‘Biggest education changes in decades’ enacted
Education Act amendments are officially law. The most significant change to the original Bill is the restoring of restrictions on…
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Real-time reporting: revisiting and rethinking
Real-time reporting has been gaining more and more interest over time. In some educational settings the process change from a…
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Bring on the money! Covid-19 costs covered with new funding announcement
$38 million will help schools cover unexpected costs related to COVID-19.
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$69m online learning cash injection
The package marks a substantial investment in NCEA Online exams from the government.
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Communicate better with paging and PA systems
To hasten the safe return of students to classrooms post-lockdown, certain tasks skipped to the top of the collective to-do…
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Music education win to support NCEA students
One newly funded project will create an online space where students can connect with resources about New Zealand music aimed…
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Primary school counselling support gets green light
or the first time, primary schools will have access to funding for counsellors for their students, says Associate Education Minister…
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Sorely needed funding boost for students with highest learning support needs
The response funding can only be used for teacher aide hours to the end of June 2021. It will enable…
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Returning to school after lockdown: Ten ways to support students’ mental health and wellbeing
Students may show different signs of struggling, depending on their age and developmental stage.
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$199 million education wellbeing package now complete
These new initiatives, along with existing Ministry of Education wellbeing programmes, mean that New Zealand’s learners will soon be able…
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Deeply concerning teacher and principal wellbeing findings
Work-family conflict is still significantly higher for school leaders than the general population, particularly for women. 27% of school leaders…
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$51.6m attempt to stabilise international education post-COVID
$20 million will be given to support state and state-integrated schools for the remainder of 2020 who employ specialist international…
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Achieving pay equity should be easier now
The teacher union says following the new law change, it's hopeful future groups won’t have to go through a three-year…
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Researchers bringing Te Reo to West Christchurch primary students
Te reo is becoming more and more present in schools, however beyond the school gates its integration is more challenging.…
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“Educational transformation” incoming? NZSTA praises new legislation
The New Zealand School Trustees Association has announced support for Hipkins' update to the Education and Training Act 2019 and…
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Addressing Rangatahi education challenges after COVID-19
Of the 668 rangatahi aged between 12 - 17 years – including 217 senior students studying NCEA – more than…
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Maths during lockdown: a testing time
The highly competitive and inequitable education system that has evolved in New Zealand since the 1980s was simply brought into…
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New National Education Service For NZ’s Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Children Launches
Ko Taku Reo Deaf Education New Zealand merges the Kelston Deaf Education Centre in Auckland and the van Asch Deaf Education…
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Innovation meets education
In the midst of lockdown, a group of PhD students identified the need for a safe, inclusive place for children…
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Growing shared leadership and bicultural understandings through whakataukī
"This blog is my story and shares some of my learning and views of leadership and about being a Tiriti…
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Bringing local histories to life through te reo Māori resources
Applications have opened for round four of Te Aho Ngārahu, a fund that enables Māori storytellers to develop quality localised te reo…
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Action Plan for Pacific Education: Supporting Pacific learners’ dreams
“The Action Plan for Pacific Education 2020-2030 is a blueprint for transforming outcomes for Pacific learners and families and is…
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#MeToo and #TimesUp have not changed NZers’ attitude on gender, reveals new survey
While 77% of respondents stated that school lessons should include education on gender diversity, almost one quarter of respondents either…
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