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International education forum for Wellington
The Education Council has been successful in its bid to host the next meeting of the International Forum of Education…
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New site agreed for adjoining Christchurch high schools
Two Christchurch principals are celebrating a major step towards a new campus for their schools, Avonside Girls’ and Shirley Boys’,…
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New app for NCEA credit tracking
An app has been developed to help students track their NCEA progress.
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Careful data analysis helps to lift Maori achievement
An independent authority has confirmed that using education data well can really help to lift the achievement of Māori students.
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Bitter disappointment at government closure of special ed school
The news of the government's closure of Salisbury School in Nelson is "unsurprising, but none the less devastating", says school…
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School support staff overlooked in funding review
Educators are concerned that support staff – representing a third of the education workforce - have not received a single…
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Online guide helps schools utilise teacher aides
Education minister Hekia Parata has welcomed the creation of an online guide to help schools make the best use of…
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Funding for innovative teaching projects extended to 2020
A fund supporting teachers to develop innovative practices will be extended for an extra two years.
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Hiring unqualified teachers “absolutely inappropriate”
A government plan to allow “trainee teachers” to “learn on the job” in schools has appalled educators, who will fight…
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Learning about diversity through cooking
When the lunch bell rings on Wednesdays at Parakai School, eight students head straight for the gate, cross the road…
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Gifted learners need to be valued, say support groups
New Zealand’s three nationwide charitable organisations supporting giftedness are joining forces to promote the focus of belonging in this week’s…
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Low decile primaries sign up to tackle obesity
Primary schools are making good progress in adopting healthy eating education, according to health minister Jonathan Coleman and education minister…
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Maori businesses give students job-hunting tips
Māori businesses are giving rangatahi (youth) an inside look at what skills they will need to be part of New…
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Digital tools for interactive teaching
One of the phrases we hear a lot in education today is “interactive teaching”. A bit like organic food, it…
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Transient levels “remain steady” despite housing crisis, says MOE
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has responded to publicity about the plight of children living in cars, saying that levels…
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Time to make bullying a thing of the past
Bullying is an issue for all schools, and 94 per cent of teachers in New Zealand admit that they are…
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Criminologist searches for cyber safety answers
A New Zealand criminologist is embarking on research to unearth new ways to keep children safe online. Dr Claire Meehan,…
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Kiwis taking NZ teaching methods to the world’s most deprived children
Teaching methods from New Zealand classrooms will soon be helping children in war-torn and tsunami-battered Sri Lanka to pursue a…
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School News term two issue now online
Our term two issue is now in print and it is packed with stories about the fantastic work going on…
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Ambitious high school students win all-expenses paid trip
Fourteen secondary students have landed an all-expenses paid, five-day trip to Lincoln University in Canterbury.
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Teacher morale up, principal morale down says NZCER survey
Morale amongst secondary school teachers is up, but principal morale is down, according to results of a survey released by…
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Entries open for Canterbury DigiAwards
Entries have opened for the Canterbury DigiAwards, a competition in which primary and intermediate school children can put their digital…
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Audio and film students invited to SAE open day
Teachers of creative media are invited to take students to an open day at SAE Creative Media Institute in Parnell,…
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Kiwi invention designed to tackle childhood inactivity
A New Zealand invention created by sports science academics and an award winning local exporter is set to help address…
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Junior High School officially opens in Hamilton
The doors of another school have been officially opened, this time in Hamilton’s fast-growing northeast.
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