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Bullying-Free Week 2024
Bullying contributes to poor wellbeing and absenteeism in New Zealand. Discover how you can address bullying this Bullying-Free Week 2024.
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Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches set to continue under new model
Free school lunches will continue under a modified model which will reportedly see $107 million in cost-savings – what's the…
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Daily attendance portal rolled out
A new interactive website showing daily attendance figures was launched last week as part of the government's new Attendance Action…
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MoE reports reveal insight into structured literacy approaches
Two reviews of early literacy approaches and an accompanying Ministry of Education commentary show promising initial results.
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NZ education scores must improve – but another polarising ideological pivot isn’t the answer
We must have bipartisan decision-making for education, says academics Bronwyn E. Wood and Taylor Hughson in an article for The…
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Education a priority for New Zealand, says OECD
The OECD’s new report makes several policy recommendations for our education sector in the hopes of strengthening our future economy.
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Government’s “fundamental” changes to education draws concern from educators
The announcement of six new education priorities will signal a “fundamental” change in education says the government.
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The end of modern learning environments?
Modern learning environments may be taken out of design guidelines for schools due to a lack of evidence, signals Luxon.
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NZQA jobs to go as Government education cuts roll on
PRESS RELEASE: The Public Service Association announces jobs at NZQA are set to be cut in the latest round of…
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The government is basing its school truancy response on data – but by-the-numbers solutions aren’t enough
Claire Breen from the University of Waikato explains why the government's truancy response doesn't get to the heart of the…
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Ministry of Education announces sweeping changes
Over 500 jobs will be cut at the Ministry of Education, and PLD priority changes have recently been announced.
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EDUCATION – Where there are things that other countries have done well, we should steal it!
Claire Amos unpacks Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's claim that we should "steal" models of education from other countries.
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Aotearoa New Zealand Histories going well but not great, reports ERO
ERO’s new report on the progress of the Aotearoa New Zealand Histories curriculum finds certain areas lacking.
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School Attendance, School Lunches and Bus Transport – is there a link?
In a press release, NZPF President Leanne Otene interrogates the coalition government's proposed attendance action plan.
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Schools are using research to try to improve children’s learning – but it’s not working
What happens when the evidence isn't borne by reality? Sally Riordan, from University College London, explains.
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What’s in the attendance action plan?
Strategies for raising attendance have been announced by Associate Education Minister David Seymour and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
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Changes to the NCEA timeline garner mixed reactions
Some educators are positive about the delay to NCEA changes, whereas some are concerned at the government’s change of direction.
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Effective classroom management practices
NZ students’ bad classroom behaviour has recently made headlines - how can teachers effectively manage student classroom behaviour?
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Attendance among education targets on government’s new priority list
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced new targets for the government to achieve by 30 June, including key education policy.
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Immersing students in the wonders of EOTC
In Aotearoa New Zealand, we have a long history of EOTC, and it is still regarded as a cornerstone of…
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Encouraging collaboration and creativity with AV solutions
Appropriate audio-visual equipment in schools can help foster collaboration, interactivity, communication and creativity.
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We looked at all the recent evidence on mobile phone bans in schools – this is what we found
All the recent evidence on mobile phone bans reviewed by Marilyn Campbell and Elizabeth J Edwards from The University of…
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Aotearoa Educators Collective launches with panel on the “real crisis” in education
The new bipartisan educator's collective is aiming to provide a platform to promote progressive, evidence-based education policies.
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Principal Speaks: Stories, not statistics
Principal Paul McDowall of Roxburgh Area School on how teaching is about knowing the people in front of you.
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The digital native myth
The assumption of students' digital fluency in the modern age may do more harm than good, writes Grok Academy's Marnie…
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