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New Zealand history: what stories should we be telling?
With New Zealand history becoming compulsory in high schools by 2022, which stories will make the grade, and from whose…
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Sense of belonging at school key to LGBT students’ success
These students are also more resistant to the negative effects of bullying on achievement than their heterosexual peers.
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Big changes sweep education sector, unions celebrate
The Government’s reform of the Tomorrow’s Schools system is "a watershed moment in education"...
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Principals unimpressed by child mental health service
Research by the Principals Association showed that 70% of Principals in Te Tai Tokerau gave the service a negative rating.
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Case study: Cutting technology at Auroa School
“Our DPE program is based around the concept of reverse engineering, where we provide students with a variety of projects…
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Future-proofing new leaders: overseas tour magic
To explore what tours are now possible and uncover how far ahead schools should plan, we interviewed two...
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Recognising authentic context in digital technologies
Earlier this year while wandering through the toy aisle at a store an item caught my attention. The toy, reacted…
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One teacher at a time – overcoming a crisis in STEM
Year 8 teacher Tina McKenzie has taught 12-year olds how to extract DNA from a tomato and how craft can…
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School support staff to demand fair pay in week of action
Ally Kemplen, an Auckland teacher aide on the NZEI Te Riu Roa pay equity negotiation team, said the mood amongst…
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Principals struggle to obtain help for children
"Help needed to deal with the results of trauma and abuse of the kids in our schools..."
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Why it’s important to teach the teachers
The government has long championed the idea of shaping teacher development to ensure it benefits students across priority learning areas...
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2019 New Zealand Spelling Bee champion crowned
Year 10 student Sarah Wong has today triumphed over hundreds of students from more than 100 schools to win the…
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Securing your school perimeter against vandals
Before you install a new system, check out what works for other schools...
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Free literacy programme brings blogging to schools
Blogging at least twice a week has completely eliminated the summer literacy slump for the children who took part in…
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More work needed on workload to fix teacher shortage
There is still likely to be a shortfall of 1,020 teachers in 2020
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Appreciative inquiry: Searching for the best in people
The cycle of appreciative inquiry supports the individual/team/organisation to discover what strengths, talents and positives already exist and build upon…
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The perks of outsourcing school accounting
Worrying about the finances can keep principals and school leaders from investing in the passions of their learners and learning…
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The problem with Snow White, and what Scandinavia can teach us about it
How Scandinavian schools normalised gender neutral education for its children...
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How can schools support trans and non-binary students?
New data questions how well schools safeguard trans and non-binary students.
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School board sentenced after teacher & student injured on scaffold
“With no safe systems in place students and staff were exposed to a very real risk of injury and this…
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Free workshops teach financial literacy to students
Class visits from banks left students disengaged because of how irrelevant the content was to their lifestyle: students teach students…
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Social media may not be as bad for us as we thought
The results showed a small positive association between social media and psychological distress...
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27 percent increase in Trades Academy places
Two secondary-school initiatives are being expanded for more young New Zealanders take up a trade to help close the skills…
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500 new te reo Māori champions in our classrooms
The Government aims to integrate te reo Māori into education by 2025, with over 500 teachers and support staff already…
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School support staff begin union meetings over pay equity and collective agreements
90% of teacher aides earn less than the Living Wage of $21.15 an hour and have very insecure employment, sometimes…
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