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Primary schools visit Antarctica
Primary school children from all around New Zealand will be able to learn about the work undertaken by Ryan’s team…
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Concerned education unions consider joint action
Elected leaders of 48,000 principals and teachers from PPTA Te Wehengarua and NZEI Te Riu Roa have met and agreed…
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The thing that makes a teacher great and data cannot recreate
In conversation with education innovator Sir Ken Robinson, School News deliberated over misconceptions about great teaching.
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Ministry pushes foreign recruits to fill teacher vacancies
"Our recruitment drive to attract teachers to New Zealand is already helping to cover the extra 850 primary and secondary…
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High school students build tiny houses!
“At the start I had no idea what I was doing…it was all pretty challenging to be honest, but I…
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Spreydon School Christchurch, an accredited SharpReading School
The consequence of successfully implementing the SharpReading programme has not just been about producing confident readers; students are also more…
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Industry experts to show teachers all about tech this week
“It will give teachers an insight into practical application of computational thinking, how computer science principles/topics are relevant in the…
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Abuse survivors encouraged to speak as inquiry scope widens
"We need to stand up and be counted because until today, it was looking really, really dire because we were…
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Ministry of Education Pacific language books recognised
There are 123 flip-books available. Each has a story in either Cook Islands Māori, Tuvaluan, Tokelauan, Tongan or Samoan with…
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Secondary teachers disappointed with last week’s half-hearted offer
“The offer was last-minute and half-hearted. We don’t understand why they bothered; they must have known our members will find…
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Strike heats up as teachers deliberate
Ministry adamant there "won’t be further increases" despite week-long strike. NZEI's question is whether the MoE's latest offer will address…
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Government comp rallies student awareness on dangers of antibiotics
Antibiotics are not always the answer. That’s the message from 12-year-old Libby Thompson from Cust School in Rangiora, winner of…
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Beyond Gallipoli: 10 WW1 insights to share with students on Armistice Day
November 11 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War (1914-1918) and schools around the country will…
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Facilitation week starts with a bang
Facilitation at the ERA is ongoing this week and began on Monday at 10:30am - the rolling strike is still…
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Deaf education to be reassessed with new research
The Ministry of Education’s inclusion model and technology changes have fed increased mainstreaming but is it the best option for…
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Poverty still affecting children’s education
Teachers and principals see the effects of poverty every day in their schools. What would a more child-centred approach in…
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5 spooky, ooky STEM activities for Halloween
Whether you're teaching chemistry to senior schoolers, or want to inspire young primary students with fun STEM activities, here's a…
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Rolling strikes to start November 12
NZEI Principals' lead negotiator Louise Green said the unprecedented level of industrial action by primary teachers and principals showed the…
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111 schools trial government-funded financial capability class resources
Porirua College is helping in a nationwide trial of the first financial capability learning resources to be directly linked to…
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Scam targeting Christchurch school admin staff
Senior Sergeant Nicola Reeves revealed that the recipients of the scam were emailed by a person purporting to be the…
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Ministry of Education & NZEI urgently seek facilitated bargaining
The Secretary for Education has revealed it is being sought for primary principals and primary teachers’ pay talks.
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Scary findings show Kiwis failing at sun protection
The lack of hat-wearing mirrors a recent analysis of sun safety in Wellington primary schools, where less than a quarter…
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Arctic trip of a lifetime for two Auckland students
Two Year 13 students will go kayaking in Antarctica with a kiwi Olympian as part of a new partnership with…
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Showquest is back: schools register interest to showcase student talent
School students can develop a performance from original concept right through to the final show as part of a series of…
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What is the new plan to fix our teacher shortage?
Education minister Chris Hipkins published an optimistic statement this week that has failed to impress education bodies.
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