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- Apr- 2020 -7 April
Learning at home: start with relationships
Ākonga and whānau will look to you for guidance and support as they adjust to thinking about learning at home,…
Read More » - Mar- 2020 -31 March
Checklist for successfully implementing remote learning in NZ schools
There are multiple considerations and issues at play – from the level of access students have to the internet and…
Read More » - 17 March
PM Jacinda Ardern explains new measures to tackle coronavirus
"If you close schools, where do children go? They go to their grandparents, or other caregivers. So we have to…
Read More » - 10 March
Children’s agency, a champion, and a model for advocacy
There is unprecedented interest in two big ideas: child agency and child voice. What facilitates a rights-based learning setting? What…
Read More » - 3 March
More teachers staying in the classroom into their 70s
"My school has been just like every other school, we have absolutely relied on retired staff to come back and…
Read More » - Jan- 2020 -28 January
Op-Ed: A deeper look at the new Climate Change Resources
What good teacher would want to ban Thunberg from the classroom materials? If we want to empower children to respond to the…
Read More » - 28 January
How a year of trying to buy nothing made me a smarter shopper and a better teacher
It started as a New Year’s resolution driven by guilt and a touch of sibling rivalry – but by the…
Read More » - 21 January
Education workforce: What does NZ need?
What about the valuable pool of older, talented teachers who could be encouraged to return but have been put off…
Read More » - 21 January
Does integrating school curriculum areas work?
Maths was especially difficult to integrate, and many teachers chose to continue teaching this as a single learning area...
Read More » - 21 January
Teacher-led research set to improve learner outcomes with $1.7 million
Projects explore mana as a wellbeing contributor, investigate the Digital Technologies curriculum, enhance Māori engagement through pedagogy, explore the relationship…
Read More » - Dec- 2019 -10 December
Teacher aides welcome pay equity negotiations
"These negotiations will give us the opportunity to build on the offer last week of a Living Wage as the…
Read More » - 2 December
Education workforce: What does NZ need?
Not only to bolster the education workforce but to ensure we have the teachers we want and need for the…
Read More » - 2 December
School support staff to consider new collective agreement
School support staff who are members of NZEI Te Riu Roa will vote on a new collective agreement offer from…
Read More » - Nov- 2019 -12 November
Principals struggle to obtain help for children
"Help needed to deal with the results of trauma and abuse of the kids in our schools..."
Read More » - 4 November
More work needed on workload to fix teacher shortage
There is still likely to be a shortfall of 1,020 teachers in 2020
Read More » - Oct- 2019 -15 October
uLearn19 teacher wins 3-night stay!
More than 200 hardworking teachers entered our draw last week...
Read More » - Sep- 2019 -17 September
Five tips for using memory techniques in the classroom
Indigenous cultures the world over have memorised vast amounts of practical knowledge about animals, plants, navigation, laws, ethics, history, genealogies,…
Read More » - 10 September
Teacher-student relationships crucial to student engagement
Just one positive relationship with a teacher can be enough to engage students
Read More » - 10 September
Te Reo revitalisation for next generation
New resources, activities and events are all part of a nationwide language-learning push that could take 20 years to become…
Read More » - 3 September
Principals oppose NCEA tests for primary school children
Now the Ministry of Education is asking if children as young as Year 7 (about 11-years-old) should be allowed to…
Read More » - 3 September
Leveraging strengths: supporting teachers to flourish
Flourishing individuals experience positive emotions more frequently. Here's how to do it:
Read More » - Aug- 2019 -20 August
Primary and intermediate principals vote to accept new offer
The settlement will ensure primary, intermediate and secondary principals of similar-sized schools will receive the same base salary, across key…
Read More » - 20 August
Weaving wellbeing into your school
Because your school has its own unique culture and community, there is no one ‘copy and paste’ template to embed…
Read More » - 12 August
Student wellbeing trumps the economy
The Wellbeing Budget hits a nerve that schools have been tackling for years...
Read More » - 12 August
Last min offer for primary principals
Could this be the winner? A union vote will decide by August 26.
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