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Vanguard first to apply to become designated character school
The Auckland military school is the first of 11 charter schools currently operating to put its application in to establish…
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Proposed Education Bill could be disastrous for disadvantaged children
Child Poverty Action Group says that, if passed, it could put schools serving income poor and materially deprived communities at…
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1 week left for schools to win $50,000 in tech prizes
Schools have until 5pm on Monday 2 April to gather as many votes as possible to win $50,000 in prizes,…
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Research throws new light on school-entry age
New research suggests that a child’s age on entry to school, be it around 5 years or later at 6,…
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Educators urged to take part in Road Safety Week 2018
Road Safety Week 2018 takes place May 7-13, and teachers and child-carers are being encouraged to plan activities and take…
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School marae and ‘success as Māori’
With over 99 marae-ā-kura across the country, and more being built, the term describes complexes established to create Māori teaching…
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Change is afoot with dyslexia
Choosing to flag difficulties through screening puts the control back into the hands of the school...
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Do schools need to improve policies on violence?
Three assaults took place over the course of several weeks and, although the students were suspended, they have people questioning…
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Social media campaigns help Kiwi schools & charities raise $1m in 13 days
The 32 charities, schools, and community groups will receive their funds at a special giving back ceremony held in May…
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School students asked tough questions about education
Find out what they said. Children and young people’s ideas for making schools better encompassed the physical environment in the…
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Are you more Miss Trunchbull or Albus Dumbledore?
It's coming up to World Book Day, so let's find out. Somehow, the nuanced human experience of a teacher slides…
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How does school sex-ed need to evolve?
Programmes are under-resourced and under-valued and research shows that the curriculum struggles to make itself relevant and meaningful to young…
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The future of schools: Sir Ken Robinson explains what “was never true”
Education is more like gardening than manufacturing: the thing is that gardeners know that there are conditions under which plants…
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Principals and teachers address education crisis
A survey of NZEI members found that the overwhelming majority agreed with the need for a major pay jolt to…
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Know some gifted young Kiwis? Charity offers $5000 scholarship opportunity
The Variety Gold Heart Scholarship programme is open to young people up to the age of 18 and makes up…
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Christchurch to host Australasian Learning Environments conference
Focusing on design and use of engaging and innovative learning spaces and programs...
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New Zealand’s best teachers speak out
Six teachers spanning Early Childhood, primary and secondary education received awards this week and spoke about their teaching motivations... Here…
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VIDEO: School edible garden comp plants the seed
With a prize of $500 worth of garden centre vouchers, the competition aims to encourage the establishment of (or the…
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Got something to say? School News is listening
We are always looking for stories and opinions to feature from within the education sector. If you're a teacher, librarian,…
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Vote for education charities to benefit from $1m fund
Anyone can vote for the cause or school of their choice each day, with $5 provided by the fund for…
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Global innovation leader visits NZ to cultivate creativity
Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talks on creativity and education have been viewed by 400 million people in over 160 countries.…
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On NZ schools developing firearms policy…
The ministry of education says it does not support the unsupervised access of firearms in schools. However...
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Life skills centre stage with school performances
What sort of AV equipment is required for a school to put on quality performances? What are the legal considerations…
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Learning outside the box…
But above and beyond the actual subject and content of an EOTC experience, students also have the opportunity to demonstrate…
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Op-Ed: Technology Enhanced Learning for teachers and students (part one)
Uncertainty on the part of many teachers is one problem – most especially, confusion about what TEL actually is. For…
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