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Education
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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Administration
Primary teachers and principals reject latest offers
“We will be going straight back to talk to the Government with that message - that it’s time to get…
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Administration
5 self-care tips for grieving teachers
Make sure your own ‘oxygen mask’ is firmly in place before you try to help anyone else.
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Events
Inspirational teachers recognised around country
In a 22-year first, one South Auckland secondary school teacher has won top honours at this year’s ASG National Excellence…
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News
Why we are quitting: teachers reveal all
"Far too much teaching for assessment rather than for learning and critical thinking. Endless administration, pointless meetings and increasingly unreasonable…
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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
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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Health & Safety
Abuse survivors encouraged to speak as inquiry scope widens
"We need to stand up and be counted because until today, it was looking really, really dire because we were…
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Administration
New plan to address teacher shortage
The Coalition Government is ramping up efforts to attract over 850 additional teachers to meet an expected shortfall next year...
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Education
What the PPTA president had to say to members last week
Jack Boyle addressed an audience of more than 100 last week at the PPTA conference ahead of the latest vote.…
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News
Unions applaud post-primary vote to reject
"We desperately need more teachers across New Zealand, and we need to retain skilled educators in the profession as well."
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Education
Educators call for universal screening for gifted
“The draft plan is yet another Ministry initiative that aims for a fully inclusive education system, yet excludes full participation…
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Administration
Ministry of Education addresses teachers’ key concerns
The Ministry of Education has offered primary principals and teachers a 9.3 per cent wage increase to settle their collective…
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Education
If you were the boss of education in NZ, what would you do?
The government’s multi-pronged conversation about the future of education is providing an opportunity for people of all ages to share…
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Administration
Fresh compost sickens school children
After it was dropped on campus, children began to fall ill within 20 minutes. Safety processes are now being put in…
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Administration
Here’s the brutal (but fair) rejection feedback I got from Cambridge University
Once upon a time... As an eager grade 12 student and zealous literary nerd I challenged Cambridge to hold me…
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Education
Primary school leaders displaying symptoms of PTSD
“Teacher supply issues are directly impacting principals’ ability to lead learning and manage the day-to-day operation of their schools."
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News
The darker the uniform, the meaner the team?
There’s some interesting psychology surrounding sports uniforms...
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Administration
Meet the primary & secondary school teachers inventing their own tools
From a group of Taupo teachers developing a programme to encourage young Māori women to enrol in STEM subjects, to…
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Industry Voices
Education Minister under fire from Māori leaders
Leading Māori educators claim closure of Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua is in breach of the Treaty of Waitangi, the…
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Education
Low decile students outperforming higher decile schools
A cluster of low decile Northland schools is on track to outperform many higher decile schools around New Zealand through…
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Education
Teachers react to Ministry’s pay offer
Workload issues have also been largely ignored, as had the request to fund a Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCO) in…
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News
There’s no maths problem quite like student engagement…
Perhaps more than ever before, mathematics is an interdisciplinary subject. We are seeing digital evolution manifest across all industries and…
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News
“Alarming number of young NZers leave school and go on to do nothing,” says Chris Hipkins
On the issue of pay the Minister told Q+A’s Corin Dann, "there’s a bargaining round coming up. I think teachers…
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News
Educators clap back at budget announcement
Should the government be doing more? Many people, from teachers and teaching aides, to associations and education groups have voiced…
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