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How a focus on oral language boosted achievement rates
As the population of New Zealand continues to diversify, schools are challenged to continually rethink their teaching models to ensure…
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Bikes in Schools Auckland celebrates 25th school at Ranui
Ranui School in West Auckland has become the 25th school in the city to get a bike track and bicycles…
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Wellington school wins global art prize
Samuel Marsden Collegiate School’s artwork ‘Matariki – Māori New Year’ has won the prestigious 2017 Saatchi Gallery (London) Art Prize for Schools,…
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NZEI: Labour’s $4 billion education fix is just what’s needed
Labour's promise of a $4 billion funding jolt for education will start to repair the damage that's been inflicted on…
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Rotorua campus planned for Tauranga college
State-integrated Bethlehem College has won government approval to expand its Tauranga campus and to establish a new base in Rotorua.
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New Christchurch primary school to open in 2019
A new primary school will open in Halswell, south Christchurch, in 2019.
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Educators welcome proposal to put Te Reo on core curriculum
Teachers' union NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed a new report that outlines a plan for Te Reo Māori to become a…
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Education crisis looming for Auckland
A survey of new primary and intermediate teachers in Auckland reveals large numbers are considering giving up teaching, and two…
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McAuley High School: a community united in faith
At McAuley High School in Otahuhu, South Auckland, there’s a big focus on building resilience. Many of the 800 students…
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Why aren’t more school boards entering for awards?
The Prime Minister's Education Excellence Awards was a glittering ceremony held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum last week. Yet…
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Learning programmes to be revamped for “digital fluency”
Some 44,000 teachers in New Zealand schools will soon have access to professional development in order to deliver digital technology…
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PPTA concerned about transfer of PLD to Education Council remit
The Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) says it is concerned about how teachers will continue to access professional learning and…
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“Bloody hard work” reaps South Auckland school top education prize
A decile one school in South Auckland is celebrating its phenomenal, eight year climb from a school on yearly reviews…
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Sustainable use of the school bus
Good management of your school’s investment in transport will go a long way towards saving money - and a great…
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South American schoolchildren campaign to save Māui dolphins
The Māui Dolphin Challenge, a WWF-New Zealand campaign, has 16 passionate young supporters following its work from 12, 000 km…
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We told you so – PPTA on Ombudsmen criticism of post-earthquake school closures
The Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) has been succinct in its response to a scathing Ombudsman report into the Christchurch…
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Gisborne schools trial new life skills programme
The odds have long been stacked against the children of Gisborne, a city with the highest rate of childhood obesity…
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Win trees for your school to plant
As Matariki draws near, Trees That Count is joining the Māori New Year celebrations by offering community groups, schools and…
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Gender inequality hampers students’ progress
A New Plymouth student who applied for an internship at a local engineering company and was told ‘no girls allowed’…
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Fundraising – keeping it simple
Fundraising - it’s the gritty reality of education today, plugging the gap between state funding and the cost of running…
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Avondale College dominates at national Microsoft competition
Avondale College has won every place on the team to represent New Zealand at next month's Microsoft Office Specialist World…
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New teaching approach accelerates bilingual learning
New research from the University of Auckland has shown that pupils in kura kaupapa Māori-language immersion schools who have English…
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Why we need phonics more than ever in the digital age
Modern phonics is about explaining the history of English and how our spelling became the way it is, that there…
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Where are we at with schooling?
I believe there is no profession that can transform lives as effectively as good teaching, or, as I prefer to…
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Schools urged to end use of illegal temporary contracts
Schools throughout the country are being asked to pledge their support to the next generation of teachers by not using…
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