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500 new te reo Māori champions in our classrooms
The Government aims to integrate te reo Māori into education by 2025, with over 500 teachers and support staff already…
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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…
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uLearn19 teacher wins 3-night stay!
More than 200 hardworking teachers entered our draw last week...
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Comic explainer: young disabled New Zealanders on the barriers to a better life
We measured and asked them about factors that enabled or constrained their opportunities to fully participate in community life, including…
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Juggling innovative ways to help students learn
Peter Bier’s unorthodox teaching methods of juggling and riding a unicycle while delivering lectures serve a serious purpose - his…
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Fountain of bliss for lucky prize-winning school
Tokirima School can finally replace its existing fountain, which the students told us was 21 years' old and pretty leaky!
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Case Study: Geraldine High School to break a school solar record
Geraldine High School (GHS) in rural South Canterbury is set to save power, money and break records with its recent…
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School portraits more than a mother can love
It’s an annual event that teachers don’t have to dread.
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Auckland Year 13s cook up a storm for children with cancer
The unique initiative will see Year 13 students from MAGS, Papakura High School, Lynfield College, Aorere College, Tangaroa College and…
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NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes gov’s education spending sig
The Finance Minister signalled the spending while announcing a $7.5b surplus in the year to June earlier today.
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Lessons from uLearn ahead of 2020
We are at the conference to report back on key takeaways!
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Why it’s time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country’s history
Each generation reinterprets the same facts, remembers new ones and forgets others. Teaching history at school, even to primary school…
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The cost of ‘noise’ in education
70 to 75 decibels is the safety limit for children, which is the equivalent to the loudness of a vacuum…
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10 ways to get the most out of silent reading in schools
We regularly hear from teachers and teacher librarians who are concerned about the state of silent reading in schools.
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More curriculum changes around the corner
The new process will be agreed with the sector and will make it easier for teachers and kaiako to design and deliver…
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School deciles gone in two years, says Education Minister
Bold words from Chris Hipkins this week that accompany a huge school funding shake-up!
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Creative learning projects in schools and kura next year
The projects will benefit both students and artists, enhancing students’ well-being, improving skills in communication, collaboration and creative thinking and…
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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…
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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…
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Five tips for using memory techniques in the classroom
Indigenous cultures the world over have memorised vast amounts of practical knowledge about animals, plants, navigation, laws, ethics, history, genealogies,…
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NZ history overhaul by 2022 sparks discussion
“In 2040 we will mark the 200th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Over the next 20…
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Physical activity as homework works, new study shows
Auckland and Dunedin primary schools implemented Healthy Homework, an eight-week programme of applied homework and in-school teaching designed to increase…
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Small declines in secondary student attainment, MoE reports
Attainment for Māori students in Māori-medium education increased in 2018 by 3.2 percentage points at Level 2
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Teacher-student relationships crucial to student engagement
Just one positive relationship with a teacher can be enough to engage students
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