Educators have mixed reactions to new parent portal

Educators have mixed reactions to new parent portal

1 month ago

A new parent portal from the Ministry of Education aimed at engaging parents and whānau has garnered mixed reactions from…

Government to pay teaching registration and practising certificate fees

1 month ago

The announcement of $53 million to cover teachers’ registration and practising certificate fees has been welcomed by educators.

Low interest in charter school conversions

1 month ago

Interest in charter school conversions remain low, despite strong interest for opening new schools under the model.

The UK wants to screen Netflix’s Adolescence in schools. Should you watch it with your child?

1 month ago

Will watching the Netflix drama Adolescence help us have hard conversations with young boys and men? A digital wellbeing expert…

What transferable life skills should we be teaching?

1 month ago

Many students lack basic practical life skills like budgeting, letter writing, and preparing for a job interview.

Teaching enrolments decline, renewing shortage concerns

2 months ago

Educators and politicians are trying to address the current teaching shortage through different policy settings. Will it work?

Educators farewell past union leader Melanie Webber

2 months ago

Melanie Webber was the president of the secondary school union PPTA Te Wehengarua from 2021 to 2022. She passed away…

Paediatric wait-times could be burdening the education system

2 months ago

Wait times for paediatric care is having an impact on young people’s education and the wider system, says one RTLB…

Why do we ban books in a free society?

2 months ago

Home of the brave, land of the free… except when it comes to books for kids.

Boys not only perform better in maths, they are also more confident about the subject than girls

2 months ago

Could a gender achievement gap in maths be due to confidence? Sarah Buckley from the Australian Council for Educational Research…