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Health & Safety
Managing food allergies and anaphylaxis in New Zealand schools
There is no cure or treatment for food allergy, and the only way to manage it and prevent reactions, including…
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Bullying-Free Week starts with the launch of ‘Oat the Goat’
A unique digital animation launched by Associate Education Minister Tracey Martin aims to teach children about empathy and acceptance.
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Educators join national movement for pay equity
"NZEI Te Riu Roa is currently pursuing pay equity claims for a number of female-dominated groups of members..."
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Introducing the Music Teacher of the Year Tui
Do you know a 'music teacher of the year'? Nominations are now open, and the award will be presented as…
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First step towards fixing long-term teacher shortage
A new education workforce strategy is the first major step towards tackling a looming teacher shortage that threatens to engulf…
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Fundraising ideas to engage busy parents
As school budgets feel the pinch, the same conditions are putting the squeeze on the resources families have at their…
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Why is this bank providing NZ schools with sanitary products?
One Wellington school principal says the donation supports 250 students....
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Charter schools: an unnecessary option according to principals
Cormick suggested that charter schools had not been open long enough to show any sustainable gains for Māori and no…
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Benefits for non-Māori students: Kapa haka in mainstream schools
Kapa haka provides an avenue for Māori students to access the Māori world and be culturally-connected learners.
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Education
When play is doing what comes naturally
It used to be just called ‘play’ – that glorious time when you’d be outside, splashing in puddles, climbing trees,…
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Major tech competition for school students launches
The Tahi Rua Toru Tech Challenge is part of a broader initiative to help teachers introduce the new digital technologies…
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School toilet controversy: is banning loo roll too far?
This was the measure taken by a primary school in the UK this week. Repeated toilet flooding prompted Oldswinford C…
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New gov’t funding for digital tools
A $6 million ‘All Equity Fund’ aims to give less-advantaged students better access to digital tools, skills and knowledge, Education…
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School kids spend Easter with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
A group of impressive Kiwi kids were nominated to visit Premier House for an Easter egg hunt with Prime Minister…
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Proposed Education Bill could be disastrous for disadvantaged children
Child Poverty Action Group says that, if passed, it could put schools serving income poor and materially deprived communities at…
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1 week left for schools to win $50,000 in tech prizes
Schools have until 5pm on Monday 2 April to gather as many votes as possible to win $50,000 in prizes,…
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Research throws new light on school-entry age
New research suggests that a child’s age on entry to school, be it around 5 years or later at 6,…
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Do schools need to improve policies on violence?
Three assaults took place over the course of several weeks and, although the students were suspended, they have people questioning…
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The future of schools: Sir Ken Robinson explains what “was never true”
Education is more like gardening than manufacturing: the thing is that gardeners know that there are conditions under which plants…
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Global innovation leader visits NZ to cultivate creativity
Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talks on creativity and education have been viewed by 400 million people in over 160 countries.…
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Life skills centre stage with school performances
What sort of AV equipment is required for a school to put on quality performances? What are the legal considerations…
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Op-Ed: Technology Enhanced Learning for teachers and students (part one)
Uncertainty on the part of many teachers is one problem – most especially, confusion about what TEL actually is. For…
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Pomare School children now published illustrators
It's finally here! School News reported back in September that children from decile one Pomare School in Lower Hutt will…
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School urges students to shun social media
School's 'no social media' policy to “encourage kids to have real conversations with each other
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Bring coding to students with ‘Hour of Code’ activities
Students will discover how various AI techniques can teach a robot to explore a new planet — including recognising animals…
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