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Op-Ed: Inattentive ADHD, and why it’s so difficult to spot
It is Inattentive ADHD children who often struggle most, so learning the common indicators of the condition is important for…
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How financial service providers help schools
Given this year is a School Board election year, we asked for some industry expertise on how incoming members might…
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CASE STUDY: Cultural pride, durable paints for Ōhope Beach School
The striking renovation was recognised as a finalist for Best Commercial and Multi-Residential Exterior at the 2020 Dulux Colour Awards
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Principal Leanne Otene: We must mentor future principals differently, but how?
I have been a principal for nearly three decades. In all that time, I never dreamed that this role would…
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Lukewarm response to learning support budget announcement
NZEI Te Riu Roa said that the Budget 2023 will need to unlock sufficient funding to address inequitable access, understaffing…
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Ārahi Programme Success at Nelson College for Girls Te Kura Tamawähine O Whakatü
The programme was a finalist in the category of Excellence in Wellbeing Education at the 2021 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence…
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Teachers and tamariki at the centre of attendance crisis
“Properly funding learning support, including much greater numbers of teacher aides and learning support coordinators or SENCOs in every school…
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Children are missing school more in New Zealand than other countries and it is getting worse, new research finds out why
"Missing school adds up. If students miss a week of school each term by the time they are 16 they…
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Union action over next three weeks to discuss employment offer
Tens of thousands of principals and teachers working in primary, area schools and kindergartens up and down Aotearoa will attend…
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Gov ignores its own evaluations on Learning Support Coordinators, says PPTA
The most recent evaluation report shows that for Learning Support Coordinators to be more effective there needs to be a…
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Opinion: ‘Global Perspectives’ subject creates better learners
Nearly 28 years into my teaching career, from primary through intermediate and girls’ secondary school, I am observing a major…
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What makes tremendous overseas education tours?
Confidence restored, schools around the country have begun planning incredible overseas educational tours one more. We spoke with two founding…
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12 South Island schools impress at short film awards
"Maybe it’s symptomatic of our pandemic times but there were a lot of rather bleak stories involving horror, nightmares, and…
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Tamariki need more learning support roles, new findings reveal
Learning Support Coordinators (LSCs) are an in-school roles that ensure learners with disabilities, neurodiversity and other additional learning needs get…
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School attendance problems are complex, and our solutions need to be as well
Millions of students across the world missing varying amounts of school raises concerns about students’ learning loss and mental health…
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Schools receive a C+ report card for youth PE
Just over half of secondary school students reported that they meaningfully participate in school sport(s), the report findings illustrate, and…
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Pūhoro STEMM expansion for Te Tai Tokerau
Pūhoro was established in response to low engagement of Māori in STEMM related career pathways. It supports rangatahi Māori with a…
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Happily ever after? A new chapter for traditional fairy tales
The review outlines many benefits of fairy tales for modern learning – from understanding the structure of a compelling tale,…
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South Wairarapa schools tackle vaping
Behind the Scenes was developed with input from students, trialled in selected schools during Term 1 before being rolled out…
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Up to 79% pay rise for edu sector, union celebrates
An amendment to the Equal Pay Act was the catalyst for more unions to raise pay equity claims for female-dominated…
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NZ’s key teacher unions now reject classroom streaming. So what’s wrong with grouping kids by perceived ability?
If streaming and ability grouping is to be removed from our schools, then something needs to be put in its…
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‘They phone you up during lunch and yell at you’ – why teachers say dealing with parents is the worst part of their job
Teachers are already working overtime (literally) to educate their children – they don’t need abuse from parents on top of…
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Support Sweep: MoE resource and funding announcements this month
“Schools and kura in Te Tai Tokerau have the biggest average increase of around $223.11 per pupil. At the other…
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40% of NZ schools now Healthy Active Learning
The Government has invested $47.6 million into the Healthy Active Learning initiative between 2020 and 2024 and has recently committed…
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What happens when your classmates keep leaving? The impact of school transience on pupils ‘left behind’
Non-transient children attending highly transient schools struggle to forge healthy social relationships, feel connected to their peers or schools, behave…
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