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Education
NZEI Te Riu Roa supports student action on climate change
"The disappointing thing is young people are only having to take such a strong stand on climate change because the…
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Industry Voices
NZ Parents stand strong in support of teachers’ strike
A number of parents on the group have children with additional learning needs and have expressed their concern about the…
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Administration
Bullying behaviour won’t thrive in positive school environments
It’s a chance for every child and young person to celebrate what makes them and others unique, whether that’s talents,…
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Education
Free state education a step closer with NCEA changes
The kiwi ideal of free state education is a step closer with the announcement that NCEA will be free of…
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Health & Safety
Wellbeing: What’s it about?
We need to be mindful that giving everything for others and leaving nothing in the tank for ourselves can leave…
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News
Planning a new playground or upgrade?
Older children, too, will jump at the chance to explore an obstacle course-style playground designed and reinforced for use by…
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News
One in three high-school students spends too much time on social media
The insight comes from CensusAtSchool TataurangaKiTeKura, a non-profit, online educational project that brings statistics to life in both English and…
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Activities
Game changer for learning our history?
The game will be used in teacher trainee classrooms at the Faculty of Education and Social Work with a view…
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Administration
Growing young Māori leaders in Te Tai Tokerau
Te Kawa Matakura will be a three year extension programme available to 15-25 year olds skilled in te reo and…
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News
Government invests in additional classrooms for 300 students
Minister of Education Chris Hipkins has announced $9 million to build more classrooms at six schools around the country with…
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Education
The importance of sports in recovery from trauma: lessons from and for Christchurch
In contrast to competitive sports, informal sports like parkour, skateboarding and surfing offer participants an opportunity to gain a sense…
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Education
A guide for teachers: what to do if a teenager watches violent footage
Students are finding and watching disturbing footage of the Christchurch Mosque attack. There are a few things we know about…
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Activities
Aspirations of Māori students boosted by Waikato initiative
Experiencing subject learning in a workplace context is having “positive and profound” effect on secondary school students throughout Waikato, with…
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Events
Sports Day planning: everyone’s chance to shine
Love it or hate it, bring the eggs and spoons, rally up the rounders team and oil up the wheelbarrows.…
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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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For Fun
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
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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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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Industry Voices
Vocational education reform: Keep the baby, change the bath
Will the Minister’s vision for vocational education lead to equally learner-centric solutions? No. My belief is that the vital relationships…
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Education
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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Education
Making up their minds: students need executive function
Teaching children how to cope with stress provides tools they can use to overcome wider problems. Study skills could be…
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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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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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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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