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Events
Rosie ClarkeMonday, June 3, 2019
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Not good enough: strikes & negotiations to continue
Following the mega-strike: PPTA announced rolling strikes for the foreseeable future, NZEI has yet to announce its next move (but …
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News
Lacey OwenTuesday, May 28, 2019
647
To teachers, with love
Very soon you’ll be striking. Thank you for being not only her teacher, but mine. For providing knowledge and enabling…
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Administration
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, May 28, 2019
2,333
How Spotswood College built a school programme to challenge the system
2019 is the year that principal Nicola Ngarewa will revolutionise the high school timetable.
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News
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, May 28, 2019
1,234
Mega-strike calls government money bluff
Teachers, families and low-income workers agree teachers should earn a fair wage. Can the biggest teacher strike ever achieve this?
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Education
School NewsTuesday, May 28, 2019
771
Education minister grilled on mega-strike, ‘no more money’, Francis Report
As negotiations relaunch, this groundbreaking mega-strike has the nation on the edge of its seat.
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Education
School NewsTuesday, May 28, 2019
364
NZEI Te Riu Roa supports student action on climate change
"The disappointing thing is young people are only having to take such a strong stand on climate change because the…
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News
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, May 28, 2019
834
Changing minds about mathematics
So how can schools put together a programme that combines real-world innovation and creativity with emphasis on mastering foundational maths…
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Administration
School NewsTuesday, May 21, 2019
1 1,019
NCEA shake-up: Mixed feelings over external assessments
"As much as it sounds like a simple solution to push half of the assessments to external to deal with…
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Administration
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, May 21, 2019
1,255
Will NZEI Te Riu Roa return to facilitation with MoE?
The union has urged the Ministry to pick up the phone and make a better offer.
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Education
School NewsTuesday, May 21, 2019
489
Youth voting rolled out in Auckland schools
The Youth Voting programme provides students with as close to a ‘real life’ experience of voting in a formal election…
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Education
School NewsTuesday, May 21, 2019
779
Winning schools announce big STEM plans
Otamatea High School will use its solar equipment package to integrate STEM learning across as many subject areas as possible.
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Education
School NewsTuesday, May 14, 2019
771
Ministry of Education seeks facilitated bargaining
The Ministry has responded to the latest strike action in a new statement from Iona Holsted, Secretary for Education.
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Health & Safety
Ara SimmonsTuesday, May 7, 2019
1 1,735
Wellbeing: What’s it about?
We need to be mindful that giving everything for others and leaving nothing in the tank for ourselves can leave…
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Education
Cathy BunttingTuesday, April 30, 2019
937
What’s so hot about STEAM?
One of the challenges facing the STEAM movement is the many different conceptions of what STEAM learning might look like.
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News
School NewsTuesday, April 30, 2019
579
One in three high-school students spends too much time on social media
The insight comes from CensusAtSchool TataurangaKiTeKura, a non-profit, online educational project that brings statistics to life in both English and…
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Education
School NewsTuesday, April 30, 2019
534
Secondary schools need more support for student wellbeing
School-based supports may include in-school counsellors, Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB), and health professionals based at schools.
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Activities
School NewsTuesday, April 30, 2019
531
Game changer for learning our history?
The game will be used in teacher trainee classrooms at the Faculty of Education and Social Work with a view…
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Education
School NewsTuesday, April 23, 2019
673
Waikino School celebrates $10K solar STEM prize win
“We’ve installed a kitchen powered by solar panels and the children can use the data from the solar panels to…
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Administration
School NewsTuesday, April 23, 2019
500
Building capability in teachers’ Te Reo welcomed
A $12.2 million pilot programme to assist teachers and support staff use te reo Māori has been rolled out.
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Education
School NewsTuesday, April 23, 2019
389
Teacher Supply update: more teachers in our classrooms
Ellen MacGregor-Reid, Ministry of Education Deputy Secretary for Early Learning and Student Achievement, said the Ministry of Education 2018 data…
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Education
School NewsTuesday, April 23, 2019
2,283
Vocational reform threatens Māori education taonga
“Māori will be disproportionately affected by Minister Hipkin’s proposed reforms – radical reforms that will completely overhaul vocational training in…
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Administration
Carla McNeilTuesday, April 16, 2019
844
Because learning differences exist
Why do we hold so dearly and continue to fund reading recovery when the research this was founded on has…
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News
School NewsTuesday, April 16, 2019
831
How schools lift achievement in literacy
While the six primary schools in the study each took a different approach, the analysis identified three common elements.
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Administration
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, April 2, 2019
514
Boosting mental health and skyrocketing resilience
Last year, a group of five students from Whanganui High School won the most demanding level of achievement for young…
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Administration
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, April 2, 2019
2,007
Dyslexia and beyond: Understanding different learning styles
Teachers have been tasked with identifying these students and modifying their learning environment but how? Brains are fascinating, mysterious things…
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