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The Big Sing is back!
After a 2020 hiatus, students are back in full song once again for New Zealand's national choral competition for secondary…
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Learn more about Matariki – free online seminar
How much do you know about Matariki? A free seminar aims to increase your knowledge ahead of the Māori New…
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Teens warned: Don’t get sucked into vaping
Extensive national media coverage on the high school vaping epidemic has prompted an education push warning teens not to get…
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Register to learn Te Reo Māori – nationwide providers announced
Teachers and kaiako can register their interest in the nationwide Te Ahu o Te Reo Māori programme to learn te…
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Next steps for international education rebuild
Key priorities for the international education rebuild have been set out by Minister of Education, Hon Chris Hipkins, in a…
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Absent principal resigns from St Peter’s
The St Peter's College principal who has been mysteriously absent from the Cambridge school has resigned.
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$100K in scholarships for Māori students – recipients announced
This year's Te Ara a Kupe Beaton Scholarships to assist Māori in accessing some of the world's top universities have…
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We need to prioritise teachers and staff for COVID vaccination
"We strongly argue snap lockdowns shouldn’t automatically include schools." - Learnings from the latest Victoria lockdown.
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School closures across flood-striken Canterbury
Any closures of schools and early learning services, due to heavy rainfall and flooding in Canterbury, are a matter for…
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Science classroom safety design
What design and safety considerations do state-of-the-art school science rooms need?
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Budget 2021: The details for schools
The detail: Budget 2021 figures on specific initiatives aimed at schools.
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Principals’ Federation ‘heartened’ by Budget 2021
New Zealand Principals' Federation reacts to Budget 2021, commending over $40million in intensive support for at risk children.
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Budget reaction: No silver bullet, but good start – NZSTA
The New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) has welcomed Budget 2021, citing increased support in student wellbeing and learning support as…
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Education scores over $2billion in Budget 2021
Budget 2021 contains a raft of funding for the education sector with approximately $1.9 billion in new operating funding, and…
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Beleaguered private school reopens amid principal silence
A private school in the national media spotlight after a bomb scare and bullying claims has reopened but remains tight-lipped.
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Everyday literacy, numeracy use surveyed for OECD report
A survey on literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills and their use in everyday life is underway in Aotearoa as part…
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Why NZ’s public sector wage freeze ignores the lessons of history
With the government facing a serious backlash over its public sector wage freeze policy, that sound you hear could be…
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Aotearoa histories books for schools and kura
Books for schools that aim to stimulate interest in Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories are available to order from Monday 24…
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Teachers asked to lead change to ‘Unteach Racism’
Unteach Racism has been launched giving teachers the tools and support to identify, confront and dismantle racism.
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ERO praises Christchurch schools’ collaboration
The Education Review Office (ERO) has launched a report showing innovation and collaboration among seven Christchurch schools.
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OECD’s survey of skills underway
Surveying is underway in Aotearoa New Zealand on literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills and their use in everyday life and…
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$70 million investment in Central Otago schools
Over $70 million is being spent on delivering new schools, classrooms and refurbished buildings across Central Otago
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Enrolment zone changes
A review of enrolment zones is part of the plan to cater for 60,000 more schoolchildren in Auckland by 2030.
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Rangatahi Māori changing the STEM narrative
Minister Kelvin Davis met with the founders and students of the Pūhoro STEM Academy to announce a $2.97m funding boost.
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Groundbreaking kawenata signed with Ngā Iwi
The Associate Minister of Education (Māori Education) the Ministry of Education, Tūwharetoa, Raukawa and Waikato-Tainui (Ngā Iwi) have signed a…
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