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Education
School NewsMonday, November 4, 2019
489
More work needed on workload to fix teacher shortage
There is still likely to be a shortfall of 1,020 teachers in 2020
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Education
School NewsTuesday, October 29, 2019
545
The problem with Snow White, and what Scandinavia can teach us about it
How Scandinavian schools normalised gender neutral education for its children...
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Education
School NewsTuesday, October 22, 2019
583
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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Education
School NewsTuesday, September 24, 2019
1,556
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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Administration
School NewsTuesday, September 24, 2019
1,140
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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Activities
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, September 10, 2019
7,347
Download our free te reo Māori resource for your classroom
School News worked closely with special contributor and te reo Māori advocate, Alice Patrick, to create these free, downloadable resources.
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News
Ara SimmonsTuesday, September 3, 2019
1,418
Leveraging strengths: supporting teachers to flourish
Flourishing individuals experience positive emotions more frequently. Here's how to do it:
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Administration
Mandy ClarkeMonday, August 26, 2019
537
Case Study: Auckland school overhauls library software
Busy teacher librarian, Patria Davis spoke exclusively with School News about the installation of Access-It Version 9 software in her…
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Education
Rosie ClarkeMonday, August 12, 2019
435
Op-Ed: Teach kids the value of their data
Facebook has been buying personal data from 13-year-olds for $20 per month: teenagers need to be better informed.
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News
School NewsTuesday, August 6, 2019
2,208
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.
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News
School NewsTuesday, April 16, 2019
758
How schools lift achievement in literacy
While the six primary schools in the study each took a different approach, the analysis identified three common elements.
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Health & Safety
School NewsMonday, April 8, 2019
1,778
Socio-economic data shows low decile schools holding own
"About 85 percent of [schools] are doing a really good job and a comparable job so all the differences come…
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News
Ministry of EducationTuesday, April 2, 2019
844
Self-directed play inspires rich learning
“Play that is open-ended nurtures so much more of a child’s holistic learning than instructional, teacher-driven activity for this age…
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Administration
School NewsTuesday, April 2, 2019
573
Should screen-use be legislated in schools?
Some New Zealand primary schools have near full digital immersion, with one-to-one iPad initiatives starting even as early as Year…
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Activities
School NewsTuesday, March 26, 2019
375
Schools to Benefit from Million Dollar Grant to Community Programmes
Schools such as Titirangi Primary School and Waterview Primary School received funding to improve infrastructure which allowed them to teach…
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For Fun
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, March 12, 2019
904
The future of education in a tiny fruit sticker
The YES programme challenges students to create their own product or service and bring it to market.
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News
School NewsMonday, March 4, 2019
691
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
School NewsMonday, March 4, 2019
447
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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Administration
School NewsMonday, March 4, 2019
590
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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Education
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, February 19, 2019
805
Proud Auckland principal as student tops New Zealand
"He gives his time freely, tutoring younger students at lunchtime, too. He really is an all-round high achiever," said principal…
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Administration
School NewsTuesday, February 19, 2019
707
27% school leaders working more than 61 hours pw
An NZEI phone survey of 500 principals in the first two weeks of term found that 10% of schools were…
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Education
School NewsTuesday, February 19, 2019
1,883
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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Education
School NewsTuesday, February 12, 2019
759
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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News
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, February 12, 2019
786
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
School NewsTuesday, February 5, 2019
2,994
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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