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Why aren’t we teaching NZ history?
The History Teachers' Association claims we lag behind most other countries in one particular aspect: we do not, in any…
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Police Studies now offered at 3 Kapiti-Mana high schools
The course will cover the context of policing in New Zealand, Mātauranga Maori and Police, leadership in Police, diversity of…
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Hundreds of teacher vacancies as schools reopen
Some principals said they had been forced to take measures such as hiring retired teachers, using several part-timers to cover…
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1000 international teachers urged to interview for school vacancies
Of these 220 have so far accepted roles across New Zealand.
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Why we are quitting: teachers reveal all
"Far too much teaching for assessment rather than for learning and critical thinking. Endless administration, pointless meetings and increasingly unreasonable…
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Why early diagnosis of autism should lead to early intervention
New Zealand takes an inclusive approach to education. The main goal of the research programme therefore is for children with…
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Education needed to reduce impact of pornography on youth
“Young people themselves have said they need better education to support critical thinking around sex and sexuality rather than allowing…
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Aspirations of Māori youth focus of Lincoln summit
Developed for Māori students between the ages of 16 and 24, the Taiohi Summit provides a forum to discuss key…
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Tomorrow Schools report ticks the right boxes for edu bodies
"Our young Māori people will now be educated in a way that is consistent with their cultural beliefs and practices..."
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Floor your competitors with quality sports gym design
From ball response to shock absorption, maintenance demand, price-point and visual design, there’s a lot to think about with gymnasium…
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Choosing the right shade structures to meet need
The Ministry advises that schools carefully consider whether an open-sided structure will serve your school’s requirements.
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“Thanks but no thanks”: teachers reject another Ministry offer
Union representatives on the negotiating team simply did not believe that the latest offer was good enough to take out…
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Public desire for change: the future of NCEA
Over 16,000 people engaged directly in the NCEA Review, with over 8,000 filling in a survey or detailed submission and…
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Not on your watch: security over the school holidays
In the last school holidays, three Taupō primary schools were hit up by vandals.
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The benefits of outsourced school accounting
“The problem is that differing systems don’t ‘talk’ to each other, so when switching internal systems it is often a…
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Secondary principals struggling with teacher shortages
“The findings of this report are dire; older teachers want to retire but can’t, principals are having to make compromised…
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Waikaretu School celebrates edtech success
To participate in the Promethean Grant, schools were encouraged to submit a video entry to explain why they would benefit…
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If you don’t lead with small data, you’ll be led by Big Data
Pasi’s key warning here is “Don’t confuse correlation with causation”. Just because the data can be construed to reveal certain…
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Managing mental health in primary vs. secondary students
By using simple techniques that can be implemented anywhere and at any time, teachers can help to set up life-long…
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Wilson School leading the way in special education
Our school environment is designed for learners aged five to twenty-one who have additional learning needs across a range of…
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Students designing the future with lasers and CNC routers
The machines now used in schools to help students create artful design masterpieces are quite different from that particular tool…
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7 positions on Teaching Council Board are wide open: nominate now
In September, the Government passed legislation changing the organisation’s name from the Education Council to the Teaching Council, and returning…
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Faculty rocks: battle of the bands comp for teachers only, kicks off Friday
Teachers from around the country are joining Mike Chunn to jam for a great cause.
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$23m boost for in-school cycling programmes
New funding for Bikes in Schools will be increasingly targeted towards low-decile primary schools.
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Resource for teaching stats investigations receives funding
Mathematics and statistics educator Dr Pip Arnold’s winning proposal is for a resource to support statistics teaching and learning in…
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