Education
Gain valuable insights into the New Zealand education sector through informative articles.
Discover the unique characteristics of the country’s educational 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.
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Education
MoE support for schools post-Christchurch attack
"While we remain very focused on Christchurch schools, kura and early learning services, we know children and young people around…
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News
CensusAtSchool: a statistical experience for students
“Students get the whole statistical experience – from filling in the survey to delving into the data to gain valuable…
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Administration
Taskforce gathering intel on future schooling system
Is our current education system still relevant? Does it work for those that are parents, school board members or educators?
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Education
$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…
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Administration
Secondary teachers hoping for realistic government offer
National action has been pencilled in for April 3, the Post Primary Teachers' Association has revealed.
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Administration
NZ Maori Council launches National Taskforce on Education
"Just because you might study or teach at a small rural school does not mean to say you should be…
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Education
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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Administration
After 10,000+ quakes, how do we help our tamariki?
How do we improve learning and behaviour of school children after a natural disaster?
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Education
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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Events
Creating a Maori and Pasifika Context for STEM Subjects
Maori and Pasifika community educators are gathering at their annual Hui Fono at the Wharewaka in Wellington, which is running…
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News
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…
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Administration
Five key values of strong Māori leadership
Finding Māori leaders is no easy feat. Not because we lack leaders, but because they are reluctant to stand up…
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Administration
Upskilling and professional development for teachers in 2019
You must have heard that the approach to professional learning and development (PLD) has changed.
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Profiles
Mahi and aroha rebuilds self-belief for kids, whanau and community
Previously under statutory management our school had a falling roll, results of varying standards, the property was in disrepair, and…
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Administration
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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Administration
Not on your watch: security over the school holidays
In the last school holidays, three Taupō primary schools were hit up by vandals.
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Industry Voices
Secondary principals struggling with teacher shortages
“The findings of this report are dire; older teachers want to retire but can’t, principals are having to make compromised…
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Education
Waikaretu School celebrates edtech success
To participate in the Promethean Grant, schools were encouraged to submit a video entry to explain why they would benefit…
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Administration
If you don’t lead with small data, you’ll be led by Big Data
Pasi’s key warning here is “Don’t confuse correlation with causation”. Just because the data can be construed to reveal certain…
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Administration
Wilson School leading the way in special education
Our school environment is designed for learners aged five to twenty-one who have additional learning needs across a range of…
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Administration
Students designing the future with lasers and CNC routers
The machines now used in schools to help students create artful design masterpieces are quite different from that particular tool…
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Administration
7 positions on Teaching Council Board are wide open: nominate now
In September, the Government passed legislation changing the organisation’s name from the Education Council to the Teaching Council, and returning…
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Education
$23m boost for in-school cycling programmes
New funding for Bikes in Schools will be increasingly targeted towards low-decile primary schools.
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Administration
Concerned education unions consider joint action
Elected leaders of 48,000 principals and teachers from PPTA Te Wehengarua and NZEI Te Riu Roa have met and agreed…
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Administration
Ministry pushes foreign recruits to fill teacher vacancies
"Our recruitment drive to attract teachers to New Zealand is already helping to cover the extra 850 primary and secondary…
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