Education
Gain valuable insights into the New Zealand education sector through informative articles.
Discover the unique characteristics of the country’s educational system, including its teaching methods, curriculum frameworks, and student support initiatives.
Whether you are an educator, parent, or interested in the field of education, these articles provide a comprehensive overview of New Zealand’s commitment to promoting knowledge, creativity, and cultural diversity in its schools.
The articles below allow you to explore the challenges and successes of the education sector, and gain a deeper understanding of the factors that contribute to New Zealand’s reputation for excellence in education.
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Education
Green School gaining momentum in New Zealand
The non-profit New Zealand school will be founded by Taranaki couple Michael and Rachel Perrett, who experienced first-hand the success…
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Administration
After 10,000+ quakes, how do we help our tamariki?
How do we improve learning and behaviour of school children after a natural disaster?
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Education
Māori history curriculum already available
The New Zealand School Trustees Association supports the teaching of New Zealand history in schools but is bewildered by calls…
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Events
Creating a Maori and Pasifika Context for STEM Subjects
Maori and Pasifika community educators are gathering at their annual Hui Fono at the Wharewaka in Wellington, which is running…
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News
Teaching CPR in schools should be compulsory, right?
By 2020, basic first aid will be compulsory in state-funded British schools. Should New Zealand be moving in the same…
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Administration
Five key values of strong Māori leadership
Finding Māori leaders is no easy feat. Not because we lack leaders, but because they are reluctant to stand up…
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Administration
Upskilling and professional development for teachers in 2019
You must have heard that the approach to professional learning and development (PLD) has changed.
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Profiles
Mahi and aroha rebuilds self-belief for kids, whanau and community
Previously under statutory management our school had a falling roll, results of varying standards, the property was in disrepair, and…
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Administration
Public desire for change: the future of NCEA
Over 16,000 people engaged directly in the NCEA Review, with over 8,000 filling in a survey or detailed submission and…
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Administration
Not on your watch: security over the school holidays
In the last school holidays, three Taupō primary schools were hit up by vandals.
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Industry Voices
Secondary principals struggling with teacher shortages
“The findings of this report are dire; older teachers want to retire but can’t, principals are having to make compromised…
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Education
Waikaretu School celebrates edtech success
To participate in the Promethean Grant, schools were encouraged to submit a video entry to explain why they would benefit…
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Administration
If you don’t lead with small data, you’ll be led by Big Data
Pasi’s key warning here is “Don’t confuse correlation with causation”. Just because the data can be construed to reveal certain…
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Administration
Wilson School leading the way in special education
Our school environment is designed for learners aged five to twenty-one who have additional learning needs across a range of…
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Administration
Students designing the future with lasers and CNC routers
The machines now used in schools to help students create artful design masterpieces are quite different from that particular tool…
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Administration
7 positions on Teaching Council Board are wide open: nominate now
In September, the Government passed legislation changing the organisation’s name from the Education Council to the Teaching Council, and returning…
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Education
$23m boost for in-school cycling programmes
New funding for Bikes in Schools will be increasingly targeted towards low-decile primary schools.
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Administration
Concerned education unions consider joint action
Elected leaders of 48,000 principals and teachers from PPTA Te Wehengarua and NZEI Te Riu Roa have met and agreed…
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Administration
Ministry pushes foreign recruits to fill teacher vacancies
"Our recruitment drive to attract teachers to New Zealand is already helping to cover the extra 850 primary and secondary…
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Administration
High school students build tiny houses!
“At the start I had no idea what I was doing…it was all pretty challenging to be honest, but I…
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Administration
Spreydon School Christchurch, an accredited SharpReading School
The consequence of successfully implementing the SharpReading programme has not just been about producing confident readers; students are also more…
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Administration
Government comp rallies student awareness on dangers of antibiotics
Antibiotics are not always the answer. That’s the message from 12-year-old Libby Thompson from Cust School in Rangiora, winner of…
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Activities
Beyond Gallipoli: 10 WW1 insights to share with students on Armistice Day
November 11 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War (1914-1918) and schools around the country will…
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Education
New plan to create 600 fully-funded learning support roles boosts parent-teacher morale
The government has announced that it will introduce the fully-funded roles to schools from 2020, with the 600 roles being the…
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Education
Deaf education to be reassessed with new research
The Ministry of Education’s inclusion model and technology changes have fed increased mainstreaming but is it the best option for…
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