Latest Post Primary Education Headlines

Students Step Into Council Careers With ‘Day In The Life’ Programme

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:03:06 +1200 | Gisborne District Council

The initiative gave Year 11–13 students the opportunity to shadow Council staff across a range of departments – from health and safety and monitoring and compliance to theatres and Kiwa Pools.More >>

PPTA Members Support Additional Salary Claim

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:05:15 +1200 | Post Primary Teachers' Association

The claim, along with others, will be presented by PPTA when negotiations for the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement begin next Wednesday 18 June. More >>

Declining School Tech-Course Offerings Cause For Concern

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:12:36 +1200 | Mission Ready HQ

Participation in tech-careers and courses among school leavers is declining, at a time when workforce demand for tech roles is rapidly increasing. More >>

Tauranga Boys’ College Wins 2025 Enviro Challenge

Thu, 5 Jun 2025 19:54:01 +1200 | Sustainability Options

Tauranga Boys’ College won the Enviro Challenge Award, and Whakatāne High School received the Rising Star Award for their creativity and emerging leadership. More >>

Govt Retains Funding For ‘Crucial’ Out-of-School Classes

Tue, 3 Jun 2025 18:21:44 +1200 | Max Frethey - Local Democracy Reporter

Despite months of angst about the future of Enriching Local Curriculum funding, Nelson Tasman providers have welcomed the funding’s retention. More >>

Louise Ānaru Takes The Helm At Secondary Principals Association

Tue, 3 Jun 2025 11:59:40 +1200 | SPANZ

Louise is of Ngāpuhi and Te Rarawa descent and is the principal of Kaitāia College. Ānaru has been on the SPANZ executive board for the last six years and takes over from outgoing President, Vaughan Couillault.More >>

Kāhui Ako Decision Insults Teachers

Wed, 28 May 2025 13:14:38 +1200 | PPTA

Defunding Kāhui Ako is an insult to the professionalism of teachers and their aspirations to be more effective and to have careers as outstanding classroom teachers and mentors of colleagues for classroom teachers.More >>

Streamside Education A Hit With Porirua Schools

Wed, 28 May 2025 10:26:01 +1200 | Porirua City Council

The Streamside Education programme, run by Porirua City Council Parks Education Advisor Natalie Packer, is flexible and can support what students are learning in the classroom. Since launching the programme in 2023, Natalie has worked with students of all ages ...More >>

Hundreds Of School Students Receive Laptops Through Spark Partnership With Quadrent’s Green Lease

Wed, 28 May 2025 09:20:22 +1200 | Spark

Through the arrangement with Quadrent’s Green Lease, Spark leases the laptops its employees use. Once the lease has ended, the laptops are then donated to schools, helping to bridge the digital divide for students without access to essential learningMore >>

‘Kids Do Dumb Things’: Principal Speaks Out Against Keyboard Warriors

Sat, 24 May 2025 15:50:49 +1200 | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter

Schools speak up on "challenging student behaviour" in the wake of an incident at Oxford Area School this week. More >>

'We just awhi them': Iwi-led initiative tackles school attendance crisis

Thu, 22 May 2025 16:45:57 +1200 | Moana Ellis - Local Democracy Reporter

The initiative helped to re-engage more than 250 children with education last year. More >>

Budget Initiatives Come At The Expense Of Working Women

Thu, 22 May 2025 15:46:02 +1200 | Post Primary Teachers' Association

PPTA Te Wehengarua president Chris Abercrombie said it was not surprising – due to numerous leaks – but still deeply concerning to see the Government doing away with kāhui ako, or communities of learning in order to fund other initiatives.More >>

Venture Taranaki Launches New Platform To Connect Students And Teachers With STEM Learning Experiences

Tue, 13 May 2025 20:10:26 +1200 | Venture Taranaki

STEM Outreach Experiences supports a locally relevant curriculum that taps into the wealth of industries and experts that our region already has to offer. More >>

Maths Support Funding A Mixed Bag Say Principals

Tue, 13 May 2025 12:09:04 +1200 | NZ Principals Federation

The funding is intended for early intervention - $4million for maths checks at year 2 - $56 million for 143 full time maths intervention teachers for targeted support for years 0 - 6 students, and $40million for small group tutoring for up to 34,000 ...More >>

Gisborne Mayor Invites Act Leader David Seymour To Witness Mayors’ Role In Schools And Community

Fri, 9 May 2025 20:41:09 +1200 | Zita Campbell - Local Democracy Reporter

Stoltz has participated in a campaign promoting school attendance with posters being put up at most schools and around town. More >>

Principals At Odds Over New Relationships And Sexuality Framework

Fri, 9 May 2025 17:46:18 +1200 | RNZ

Consultation on the draft relationships and sexuality framework for school is closing, and some primary principals worry it is too explicit for their pupils. More >>

Secondary Teachers Initiate Bargaining Amidst Teacher Shortage And Pay Equity Tensions

Wed, 7 May 2025 13:01:11 +1200 | PPTA

More than a third of schools that responded to the survey have teachers working in subjects they are not specialists in because they simply cannot find the teachers. The survey was responded to by almost 150 principals of state secondary and areaMore >>

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