How safe is your school’s water supply?

How safe is your school’s water supply?

9 years ago

In New Zealand, we tend to take for granted our access to clean drinking water. But contamination does happen -…

Peddling to success via the school bike track

9 years ago

A bicycle is so much more than a frame and wheels. Cycling is life-enhancing -  a fun form of exercise…

Using mindfulness to build resilience

9 years ago

There is a lot of talk about New Zealand’s appalling rate of youth suicide, currently the worst in the developed…

Principals look to Hipkins to relieve pressure on schools

9 years ago

Much of the pressure on school principals could be relieved by three changes, says president of the New Zealand Principals'…

Principals say they’re bogged down in paperwork

9 years ago

Principals of primary and intermediate schools says they want to spend less time on administration and paperwork, and 75 per…

School resources insufficient, regardless of decile

9 years ago

Only eight per cent of primary and intermediate principals consider their school operational funding to be sufficient - regardless of…

Give us more teaching time, say schools

9 years ago

Teachers' union NZEI Te Riu Roa says new national educational surveys confirm claims that teachers and principals are being denied…

Storylines tour takes in 19,000 young readers

9 years ago

Organisers of the new-look Storylines National Festival say the tour has been a resounding success with more than 19,000 students…

Te Akau ki Papamoa – where everyone is winning

9 years ago

From the outside, Te Akau ki Papamoa is indistinguishable from most other state primary schools in New Zealand. It’s once…

Principal expresses sympathy for National Standards’ supporters

9 years ago

The President of Te Tai Tokerau Principals' Association has expressed sympathy to those employed in the Ministry of Education, who…