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Op-ed
Why aren’t we teaching NZ history?
The History Teachers' Association claims we lag behind most other countries in one particular aspect: we do not, in any…
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Education
Police Studies now offered at 3 Kapiti-Mana high schools
The course will cover the context of policing in New Zealand, Mātauranga Maori and Police, leadership in Police, diversity of…
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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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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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Administration
High school students build tiny houses!
“At the start I had no idea what I was doing…it was all pretty challenging to be honest, but I…
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Administration
Lack of Vulnerable Children Act 2014 compliance
In May 2018, Regan Cunliffe discovered that the school at which three of his children attended, Helensville Primary, did not…
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Administration
Final decision to cancel Hato Petera integration agreement
“Despite all efforts to find a way of keeping the school going, the reality is that it is no longer…
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Industry Voices
STRIKE DAY: first educators’ strike in 24 years
29,000 primary teachers, principals and their supporters take to the streets in public events
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Administration
STRIKE NEWS: Secondary teachers engage in government discussions
PPTA has presented a claim to turn around secondary teacher shortages and ensure schools can attract and keep great teachers.…
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Education
It’s smart to get kids moving but how smart are your facilities?
Along with a long list of other health benefits, it has also been shown that kids who are more active…
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Administration
Ministry & NZEI Te Riu Roa clash over ‘teacher shortage’ claims
Responding to the NZEI Te Riu Roa's claim that the teacher shortage is "swiftly moving from a crisis to a…
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Education
How welcoming are your school environments?
Have you ever walked through your school and asked yourself, “Who would feel welcome and comfortable here?” I am sure…
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Administration
It worked: school principal coalition welcome change after sit-down with Education Minister
The Principals NCEA Coalition was formed ten days ago in protest at the Minister of Education’s NCEA Review. The Principals…
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Education
School principals launch full-page ad against Minister of Education
Nearly forty secondary school Principals have formed a coalition to challenge the Minister of Education, Chris Hipkin’s review of NCEA.
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News
Enviroschool journey: It all started with a worm farm…
In 2015, one very special school embarked on three-year-long journey to become an Enviroschool. School News spoke to Discovery School’s…
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Administration
Principals’ unmanageable expectations a concern for Trustees
Despite inflammatory language being used in media coverage, NZSTA says it is not suggesting that principals should "be dumped" from…
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Food & Beverage
Rising school-age obesity rates reverse promising preschool trend
Auckland’s level of obesity in under-fives has continued to fall for the third year in a row but new data…
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Education
Teachers react to Ministry’s pay offer
Workload issues have also been largely ignored, as had the request to fund a Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCO) in…
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News
Bomb threats & earthquakes: schools need to improve emergency preparedness
Research included three true-life case studies of Wellington schools that had experienced a bomb threat, flood and earthquake respectively to…
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News
Teacher shortages worst since surveys began
An annual survey of secondary school principals has found that schools right around the country are experiencing significant teacher shortages,…
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News
Change is afoot with dyslexia
Choosing to flag difficulties through screening puts the control back into the hands of the school...
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News
Principals and teachers address education crisis
A survey of NZEI members found that the overwhelming majority agreed with the need for a major pay jolt to…
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News
Got something to say? School News is listening
We are always looking for stories and opinions to feature from within the education sector. If you're a teacher, librarian,…
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News
Global innovation leader visits NZ to cultivate creativity
Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talks on creativity and education have been viewed by 400 million people in over 160 countries.…
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News
On NZ schools developing firearms policy…
The ministry of education says it does not support the unsupervised access of firearms in schools. However...
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