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Dietitians NZ & The Nutrition Society Of New Zealand Advocate For Safe And Nutritious School Lunch Programs
Thu, 9 May 2024 16:28:37 +1200 | Dietitians NZ
Acknowledging the complexity of providing safe and nutritious food in school settings, Dietitians NZ and the Nutrition Society of New Zealand stresses the need for nutritional oversight and monitoring by qualified and registered nutrition professionals.More >>
CPAG Thrilled Healthy Lunches Stay, But Asks Why So Many Are Going Hungry
Wed, 8 May 2024 17:50:56 +1200 | Child Poverty Action Group
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has applauded the government for retaining school lunches to children in our poorest communities, and urges further action to address increasing food insecurity.More >>
Smarter Lunch Programme Feeds More, Costs Less
Wed, 8 May 2024 13:21:55 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Budget 2024 provides $478 million of funding for the school lunches programme. Funding an interim model which will be put in place for 2025 and 2026 while a full redesign of the programme is implemented, based on commercial experience, data, and evidence.More >>
Secondary Teachers Welcome Continuation Of School Lunch Programme
Wed, 8 May 2024 12:00:12 +1200 | PPTA
“We are pleased the Ka Ora Ka Ako school lunch programme will continue in its current form for the rest of the year, and will be expanded to include thousands of two to five year olds next year,” says Chris Abercrombie PPTA Te Wehengarua president.More >>
Daily School Attendance Data Now Available
Tue, 7 May 2024 13:21:03 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The interactive dashboard will be updated once a week to show a national average of how many students are at school on any given day. Visitors can filter the total number of students by region or day to understand shifts in attendance over time.More >>
New Gender Identity Policy Guide For NZ Schools Suggests ‘Watchful Waiting’ As The Most Caring Approach
Tue, 7 May 2024 08:54:16 +1200 | ETHOS
CEO Alex Penk, who is experienced in law and policy, says since Ethos was established last year, they’ve been contacted by a number of parents and schools with questions about the best way to help children experiencing gender identity questions.More >>
School Lunches Work When They’re More Than Just Nutrition
Sat, 4 May 2024 05:22:50 +1200 | National Science Challenges
In a study funded by the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge, researchers looked at community and school-led meal delivery programmes and their roles in the agrifood sector to understand what makes a programme successful or not.More >>
Early Childhood Teachers Hold Public Meetings Over Concern For Cuts
Fri, 3 May 2024 16:37:52 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Early childhood teachers are calling on their local MPs and communities to support them in their fight to protect their sector from potential pay cuts and further concerning deregulation. The meetings, run by NZEI Te Riu Roa members across Aotearoa, are open ...More >>
Structured Literacy For The Teaching Profession
Fri, 3 May 2024 12:53:18 +1200 | Teaching Council of Aotearoa NZ
The Teaching Council welcomes the commitment of the government to resourcing professional learning for early years teachers, and the resources to support them to teach young learners to read. We agree that more prescription in some areas of our curricula ...More >>
Principals Warn Change Must Slow Down
Fri, 3 May 2024 10:58:45 +1200 | NZ Principals Federation
Principals are increasingly concerned about the pace of change being imposed on our education system, without critical consultation with the sector. First came cell phone bans, next one hour each of reading, writing and maths, then attendance, and ...More >>
Pam Fergusson Charitable Trust & Ministry Of Education Collaborate To Deliver Comprehensive Hybrid Learning Resources
Thu, 2 May 2024 19:36:09 +1200 | Pam Fergusson Charitable Trust
These resources, tailored for English- and Māori- medium schools and kura, are designed to empower school leaders, educators, parents, and communities with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the complexities of modern education.More >>
Transforming How Our Children Learn To Read
Thu, 2 May 2024 18:20:35 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Structured literacy will change the way New Zealand children learn to read - improving achievement and setting students up for success, Education Minister Erica Stanford says.More >>
Mandated Single Approach To Reading Will Not Work
Thu, 2 May 2024 14:49:09 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The Minister of Education, Erica Stanford, has announced that as of Term 1 2025, all teachers in state schools will be required to teach reading using the structured literacy method.More >>
Urgent Action Needed To Restore Schools’ Confidence In Online Exams
Thu, 2 May 2024 14:00:04 +1200 | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Recommendations of the review into major glitches with some NCEA online exams last year need to be implemented urgently to ensure schools’ confidence in the system, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ Council.More >>
Resolution Expected For NZ ECE Teacher Median Wage Issue, But When?
Thu, 2 May 2024 08:10:25 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
MBIE’s adjustments to the Median Wage don’t align with similar adjustments to the funding rates all ECE centres are paid, so inflated salary costs must either be absorbed or passed on to parents through increased childcare fees.More >>
Secondary Teachers Applaud Continued Funding Of School Lunch Programme
Thu, 2 May 2024 07:37:07 +1200 | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Ka Ora Ka Ako not only benefits students by ensuring they have at least one nutritious meal five days a week and are in a better frame of mind to learn, but it also provides employment for people in the local community.More >>
Kiwi Kids Say YES To Keep Ka Ora, Ka Ako, Healthy School Lunches
Wed, 1 May 2024 17:47:43 +1200 | Save The Children
Results from Save the Children’s poll show 95% of the approximately 3500 children aged between 5-17-years surveyed are in support of "keeping" or "expanding" the programme, while just 3% of children surveyed (94 children) are in favour of removing the programme ...More >>
Could The School Phone Ban Work?
Wed, 1 May 2024 09:14:13 +1200 | The Conversation
The cellphone ban in schools came into effect this week, and so far there don’t appear to have been audible howls of anguish from the nation’s playgrounds. That’s not to say every student will be thrilled, just that some might even welcome an enforced ...More >>
School Lunches Work When They’re More Than Just Nutrition
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 23:21:39 +1200 | Our Land and Water National Science Challenge
School meal programmes can feed kids successfully without creating excess food waste when they offer a wide range of foods that students are familiar with and enjoy eating, new research finds.More >>
Attract, Retain And Celebrate Our Teachers
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:18:23 +1200 | Early Childhood New Zealand
“It was reassuring to hear the Minister of Education signalling that there may be incentives for training more teachers in the May Budget,” says Te Rito Maioha Chief Executive Kathy Wolfe.More >>
