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Principals And Teachers Agree Changes To NCEA Timeline Necessary
Fri, 5 Apr 2024 16:48:09 +1300 | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Secondary principals and teachers agree with significant changes, announced by the Minister of Education today, to the timeline for implementation of new NCEA Levels 2 and 3 qualifications. “Delaying the implementation of Levels 2 and 3 is a sensible ...More >>
New Histories Curriculum On Right Track – More Support Needed
Thu, 4 Apr 2024 05:14:01 +1300 | Post Primary Teachers' Association
“This new curriculum is a huge improvement on what we were teaching previously. Clearly there is a need for more support for teachers to ensure that the curriculum content is covered in full.More >>
Secondary Teachers Moving To New Zealand Fast Tracked To Residence
Wed, 3 Apr 2024 09:13:10 +1300 | New Zealand Government
To attract skilled teachers NZ must be a highly competitive destination for overseas talent so that all schools have the best people with the right experience. To achieve this, the Govt will move secondary teachers from the Green List Work to Residence ...More >>
Polyfest Punters Help Le Va Develop Programmes For Pasifika
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:21:06 +1300 | Le Va
Le Va’s iconic fale-style tent is hard to miss when people arrive at the 2024 ASB Polyfest to immerse themselves in the vibrant sights and sounds of the Pacific at the Manukau Superbowl in Tāmaki Makaurau. Running over four days from March 20 ...More >>
Burnside High School To Close Two Blocks After Seismic Assessment Report
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:13:49 +1300 | Convergence Communications and Marketing
Two of Burnside High Schools’ classroom blocks, I and J block, will close after the school’s board received draft detailed seismic assessments revealing that both buildings are below the minimum level of earthquake rating required under the New ...More >>
Mount Maunganui College Wins Cooney Lees Morgan Bay Of Plenty Regional Schools’ Debating Championships
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 05:48:11 +1300 | NZ Schools' Debating Council
The teams in the Grand Final debated the motion “This House Believes that important decisions about children’s health should be made by medical professionals and not by their parents.”More >>
Unite Union Offers Support To Freyberg Students Facing Disciplinary Action Over Protest
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:51:54 +1300 | Unite Union
Unite Union has offered professional advice and assistance to any Freyberg student facing disciplinary action over the recent protest at the school. “A school strike and protest in 2006 over youth rates drew very similar criticism at the time. In ...More >>
2024 ASB Polyfest Gets Underway Next Week
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:53:43 +1300 | ASB Polyfest
The Manukau Sports Bowl will burst into life in a week’s time with the 49th staging of the ASB Polyfest. From Wednesday, 20 March to Saturday, 23 March the Sports Bowl will reverberate with traditional song and dance from Auckland’s youth. ASB Polyfest ...More >>
Columba College Wins The Otago Regional Schools’ Debating Championships
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:52:03 +1300 | NZ Schools' Debating Council
Columba College has won the Otago Regional Schools’ Debating Championships, which were hosted at the University of Otago’s Hunter Centre over the weekend. The Columba College team of Jessica Mundy, Clara Ballantyne and Emily Roy beat King’s High ...More >>
New Trustees Appointed To The Education Partnership & Innovation Trust Board
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:29:33 +1300 | Education Partnership and Innovation Trust
We welcome four new Trustees to our board - Debbie Burrows, Luella Linaker, Rob McIntosh, and Tim Gander who join existing Trustees Lorraine Mentz, Hana O’Regan and Liz Gibbs. Co-Chair Lorraine Mentz said “the new appointments to the Education ...More >>
New Zealand Children Love Arts, Culture And Recreation - But Still Make Time For Homework And Chores!
Sun, 3 Mar 2024 13:51:08 +1300 | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
New research from Growing Up in New Zealand and Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage found that more than 90% of 12-year-olds regularly took part in recreational activities. The report is the latest from University of Auckland’s Growing Up in ...More >>
The Turnaround Of Auckland Girls' Grammar School
Fri, 9 Feb 2024 15:35:38 +1300 | Auckland Girls' Grammar School
Auckland Girls’ Grammar School has delivered outstanding academic results for 2023. All its numbers have sky-rocketed but the school’s big “boast” number has it pushing 80 percent (78.5 at time of writing) for University Entrance success ...More >>
Minister Congratulates NZQA Top Scholars
Fri, 9 Feb 2024 14:46:55 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Erica Stanford congratulates the New Zealand Scholarship recipients from 2023 announced today. More >>
Leaders Conference paves the way to ASB Polyfest 2024
Sat, 20 Jan 2024 17:48:13 +1300 | ASB Polyfest
The annual Student Leader’s Conference returns this week with guest speakers, cultural workshops, and connecting with more than 150 student leaders who are preparing for another ASB Polyfest season. This year’s leaders conference is sponsored by ...More >>
High Hopes For A Smooth 2024 NCEA Exam Round
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:49:17 +1300 | The Secondary Principals' Council of NZ
As NCEA results are released today for about 140,000 young people in Aotearoa New Zealand, secondary principals are hopeful that this year’s exam round will be completely free of disruptions. “Today will be a very memorable one for thousands of young ...More >>
Government Needs To Address Secondary Teacher Shortage Urgently
Fri, 15 Dec 2023 11:49:58 +1300 | PPTA
The Government needs to go where successive governments have failed – and solve the secondary teacher shortage crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president. “The worsening shortage of secondary teachers ...More >>
NZPF Welcomes New Minister Of Education
Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:12:35 +1300 | New Zealand Principals' Federation
The New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) President, Leanne Otene, congratulates the new Minister of Education, Erica Stanford and looks forward to working with her. "We realise that today’s announcement gives only a taste of the education ...More >>
PPTA Seeks Urgent Meeting With NZQA About Exam Issues
Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:37:03 +1300 | PPTA
PPTA Te Wehengarua is seeking an urgent meeting with the NZ Qualifications Authority (NZQA) to express teachers’ serious concerns about the issues with this year’s exams so far. “Running exams is NZQA’s core business and the issues being experienced ...More >>
Mayoral Scholarship Awarded For 2024
Wed, 8 Nov 2023 18:49:50 +1300 | South Waikato District Council
South Waikato District Council is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Mayoral Scholarship Fund. Maia Putoko from Forest View High School and Shaun-Leigh Davey from Putāruru College were each awarded a $10,000 scholarship towards their studies. ...More >>
Low Participation Decreases Meaningfulness Of International Education Results
Wed, 1 Nov 2023 13:46:46 +1300 | Post Primary Teachers' Association
New Zealand students’ low participation rates in the latest international reading, maths and science assessments shows its increasing irrelevance to many countries, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua acting president. He was commenting in ...More >>
