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New Zealand’s top educators honoured
Five of the country’s top educators have been honoured with ASG National Excellence in Teaching Awards. The recipients of the…
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Students to create soundtracks for e-books
The New Zealand Book Council and Booktrack have teamed up with top Kiwi author Brian Falkner to pilot a new…
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Counsellors back calls for more sexual consent education
The New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC) is backing calls for more sexual consent education in schools. President Robyn McGill…
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PM’s comments astound primary principals
Primary principals are astounded by the Prime Minister’s latest comments about hunger in schools. When questioned in Parliament last Wednesday…
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Students to compete for place at Gallipoli
Students compete to attend centenary commemorations at Gallipoli Registrations have opened for a special 2015 ANZ RSA Cyril Bassett VC…
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NZEI recognises expert teachers
NZEI president Judith Nowotarski Nearly 350 primary teachers around the country have been given special recognition as expert classroom teachers…
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Schools being advised of decile ratings
The Ministry of Education is contacting all schools over this week and next week to let them know the outcome…
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Multi-million-dollar upgrade for The Gardens School
Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye have confirmed a multi-million-dollar upgrade for The Gardens School in…
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Children’s author to launch new collection of sailing stories
Renowned children’s author Tessa Duder and illustrator Bruce Potter have combined to produce a stirring collection of 12 stories about…
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New online tool allows comparison
Principals, teachers, school boards and parents are now able to compare the impact of the Government’s $359 million education initiative…
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Challenge competition winners announced
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced the winners of The Challenge, a creative school competition honouring one of New Zealand’s…
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Tennis star empowers youth through education
Waikato tennis star empowers youth through education When Hamilton-based Hannah Fick was just nine years old, she jumped on a…
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Entries invited for 5+ a Day School Challenge
Schools are invited to take the 5+ A Day School Challenge 2014 and be in to win a $5000 Bosch…
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Hamilton Boys’ High wins ChemQuest again
Students from Hamilton Boys’ High School took out the top prize for the second year in a row at the…
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Entries invited for science experiments project
Entries have opened for the next round of the successful Best 100 Science Experiments competition. Run by the MacDiarmid Institute…
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Ten students to receive Waikato University scholarships
Ten secondary school students are being awarded nearly $40,000 each to study at the University of Waikato. The award is…
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Message from NZ Principals Federation president
Tēnā koe. Welcome to the final term of the year with all that heralds. I hope that things go smoothly and…
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Young minds shine in global maths competition
Four New Zealand secondary school students have taken out honours in the annual Australian Mathematics Competition sponsored by the Commonwealth…
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Clever device helps students master the clarinet
Former Christchurch music teacher Phil Lambert has invented a simple device, which is set to revolutionise the teaching and learning…
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Tour by New Zealand poet celebrates children’s poetry
Well-known poet Paula Green is on A Hot Spot Poetry Tour of New Zealand in October and November to mark…
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New appointment for Partnership School
The Villa Education Trust has appointed Filipo Levi to the role of community liaison manager for the new Middle School…
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Pacific origins inspire student art
Thirty senior secondary students explored their Pacific heritage in art over the term break, carving coconut shell, collaborating on a…
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Mount Albert Grammar scores netball three-peat
The Mount Albert Grammar School netball team is the New Zealand Secondary School national champion for the third consecutive year,…
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Students partner with Starship to help patients
The Year 5 students from Murrays Bay School in Auckland have worked alongside staff at Starship Children’s Heart Ward to…
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Educational app helps kids get creative
A fun, educational app developed by McDonald’s is proving popular with Kiwi kids, with over 17,000 downloads of the app…
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