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Resources to help teachers prepare for Māori Language Week and to normalise use of Te Reo in the classroom.

Entries have opened for the first Young Gardener of the Year Awards, and all Garden to Table schools are being urged to enter. 

West Auckland's Avondale College has again demonstrated its prowess for digital technology with four top ten placements in the recent Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in California.

Education minister Nikki Kaye has announced a $3 million package to help increase teacher numbers, particularly in Auckland.

Schools can gather practical ideas to enhance student well-being and reduce levels of aggressive and bullying behaviours from a new  report released by NZCER (New Zealand Council for Educational Research).

Teachers who want to improve delivery of school sports programmes can compete, play and learn at this year’s inaugural New Zealand Teachers’ Games. Sport is a huge part of the educational landscape in New Zealand schools – and not only because of its physical benefit. Research consistently links participation in …

The Government's decision to roll out reform of learning support to newly formed groups of school (Communities of Learning) rather than every school is abdicating its responsibility to support every child in every school, according to teachers' union, NZEI Te Riu Roa.

In October 2017, more than 1,500 educators will descend upon Hamilton's Claudelands Events Centre to explore the impact of digital technologies on learning, as part of uLearn17's 'Learning digitally/Te ako ā-matihiko’ conference strand. 

Around $18 million will be invested to build more new classrooms in Auckland, say education minister Nikki Kaye.

Scrapping the decile funding system and replacing it with a targeted approach must come with significant additional funding if it is to reduce the financial stress on struggling schools, warns the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).