Teaching Resources
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Jul- 2023 -21 July
Let students take centre stage
From developing confidence to honing performance skills and team building, we look at the benefits of theatre and live performance…
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Mar- 2023 -24 March
STEAM: Creating future problem solvers
Flexible thinking, innovate mindsets and social and cultural awareness make STEAM education important for students of all ages.
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7 March
Positive wellbeing tools for schools in 2023
How can you promote, integrate and track positive wellbeing for staff, students and the general community in your school or…
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Nov- 2022 -22 November
‘What am I supposed to do about all this really bad stuff?’ Young people identify 7 ‘superpowers’ to fight climate change
Workshops find out what resources children and young people themselves want, to support them in facing climate change
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Sep- 2022 -19 September
Laser focused purchasing decisions
Decades after Thomas Maiman made the first synthetic ruby laser, schools have added this technology to their toolkits and are…
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Aug- 2022 -9 August
Sowing seeds on stage
Former Westlake Girls’ teacher, Julie Collis found herself in all these crazy-good scenarios for real.... And her acting career, as…
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Jun- 2022 -20 June
Navigating support for Pacific learners
“Tapasā is quite unique in that it goes right across from early childhood into secondary school and also from student…
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14 June
New video resource puts spotlight on vaping
"To curb the youth vaping epidemic, education is just one part of the picture." - CEO, Asthma & Respiratory Foundation…
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7 June
Te reo, te aroha – love, learning and cultural capability
Never have there been as many resources and support more widely available to all teachers / Kaiako for te reo…
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May- 2022 -24 May
Insights from the staffroom: Be the light in the dark
"Teachers being encouraged to look at their colleagues for inspiration; teachers being each other's role models - the excitement was…
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Mar- 2022 -22 March
New financial education for Year 9s & 10s
The new taxation module will be taught across the NZ curriculum and Māori Medium Education (in te reo), providing real-life…
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7 March
Voting initiative for Years 7 -10 launched ahead of local elections
A new Youth Voting Initiative aims to replicate, in classrooms, the local authority elections taking place across the motu this…
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1 March
World Book Day turns 25 on March 3 – Resources
Global charity World Book Day has a particular focus on reaching children from disadvantaged backgrounds with its theme 'You Are A…
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Nov- 2021 -22 November
Beam a Kiwi author into your classroom
Perhaps having an exciting Kiwi author / illustrator beaming into your classroom via livestream for a chat could be one…
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Aug- 2021 -17 August
Well-supported long-term digital technology opportunity for 2022
Schools / kura have until mid-October to register to participate in a fully funded digital technology programme for socioeconomically disadvantaged…
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17 August
New mental health resources launched following teacher survey
We Bounce Back was unveiled this week as the latest campaign from The Voices of Hope mental health charity, led…
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Jul- 2021 -26 July
Young, Māori and Queer: Research into rangatahi takatāpui
The experiences of ākonga Māori who identify as rangatahi takatāpui – members of the LGBTQIA+ community – have been highlighted…
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May- 2021 -17 May
Aotearoa histories books for schools and kura
Books for schools that aim to stimulate interest in Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories are available to order from Monday 24…
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Mar- 2021 -2 March
Full Steam ahead!
We asked and you answered! STEAM, it seems, is everywhere. Here's what schools around the country are doing with their…
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Feb- 2021 -2 February
Effective support for culturally responsive teaching
Released this week by the Ministry of Education, Rongohia te Hau Learning from Māori Expertise comes off the back of…
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Dec- 2020 -15 December
Learn and share te reo Māori in 2021
School teachers, principals and support staff are now able to register for Te Ahu o te Reo Māori – a…
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1 December
Kirihimete end of term resources
Check out these awesome resources for some festive classroom creativity and learning.
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Nov- 2020 -10 November
Tomorrow’s engineers are our pandemic heroes
The flexibility and speed of router and laser technology, and the variety of ways it can be used to solve…
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Jul- 2020 -21 July
Bringing local histories to life through te reo Māori resources
Applications have opened for round four of Te Aho Ngārahu, a fund that enables Māori storytellers to develop quality localised te reo…
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Apr- 2020 -28 April
Nanogirl teams up with teachers and TVNZ to broadcast free STEM lessons
Free teacher notes to plan lessons in advance for Year 4 – 8 students school children have been developed in…
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