Latest Primary Education Headlines
Government Releases Education Report Card
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:57:18 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata says releasing comprehensive data on how New Zealand children are doing at school is an important part of this Government’s approach to raising the achievement of all our kids in education.More >>
School entranceway wins global award
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 14:18:54 +1200 | University of Auckland
An architectural project focusing on the promotion of healthy and sustainable eating has won an international award. Melanie Pau, Yusef Patel, and Stefan Panovski from The University of Auckland were awarded a 2013 Bentley Student Design Award for their ...More >>
NZ VEGEMITE Spelling Bee – Regional Competitions Are On
Wed, 7 Aug 2013 16:34:24 +1200 | Vegemite Spelling Bee
Year 9 and 10 spellers who placed among the pool of the top 200 spellers from around the country will be competing in Regional Spelling Bee competitions this month, with the first of the Spelling Bees kicking off in Christchurch on Tuesday 13 August. ...More >>
Sports stars and local community join to help fight diseases
Wed, 7 Aug 2013 15:02:36 +1200 | Joint Press Release
Vodafone Warriors players made a surprise appearance at Glen Innes Primary School to help launch Auckland DHB’s new rheumatic fever prevention programme that aims to reduce the incidence of the disease in some of central Auckland’s most vulnerable ...More >>
Mid, Far North schools collect $8400 NRC environmental award
Wed, 7 Aug 2013 13:39:11 +1200 | Northland Regional Council
Pakaraka School has become one of the first mid-North schools to receive its funding from this year’s $20,000 Northland Regional Council Environmental Curriculum Awards (ECAs). More >>
School Milk on the Moove to the Bay of Plenty And Gisborne
Fri, 2 Aug 2013 17:22:54 +1200 | Fonterra
Children in the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne regions are being treated to their first school milk packs from this week as Fonterra celebrates its fifth regional launch as part of the nationwide rollout of Fonterra Milk for Schools.More >>
Unveiling Female Muslim Teachers So Students See Their Lips
Fri, 2 Aug 2013 11:15:04 +1200 | Richard S. Ehrlich
The Philippines, Asia's only Catholic-majority country, has ordered Muslim women to remove their facial veils when teaching the government's experimental curriculum of Arabic language and Islamic values, because students benefit by "seeing the teacher's ...More >>
Youthtown encourages film-stars of the future with new clubs
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:43:55 +1200 | Youthtown
Budding young TV and film stars now have the opportunity to hone their acting, filming and production skills, with the launch of Youthtown Central’s new after school programme clubs today.More >>
Ministry expects schools to reopen following earthquakes
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:49:24 +1200 | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education expects schools in Wellington and Marlborough to be able to re-open as scheduled next week following Sunday’s earthquake. More >>
Ministry of Education Wellington Earthquake update
Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:50:14 +1200 | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education has today started assessing damage to schools and other education facilities following Sunday’s earthquake. More >>
Social workers in an extra 385 schools
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 11:45:39 +1200 | New Zealand Government
All low decile primary schools will have social workers to help protect and support children, by the end of the next school term. More >>
Another pointless and costly National Standards exercise
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:23:26 +1200 | NZEI
The publication of unreliable National Standards data by region today is an expensive distraction that risks creating an unhealthy competition between regions but will do nothing to help lift the educational achievement of students.More >>
Regional education information good step forward
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:15:41 +1200 | Business New Zealand
The release of regional education achievement information today on the Ministry of Education’s website ( www.educationcounts.govt.nz ) has been welcomed by BusinessNZ. More >>
National focused on labelling – not lifting achievement
Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:33:01 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
Labelling a third of Year 8 students as failures will do nothing to lift achievement and highlights many of the problems with the National Government’s approach, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins.More >>
School trialling latest multi-touch system
Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:54:50 +1200 | West Coast ICT Facilitator
Whataroa pupils had a taste of the future recently when they trialled a new multi-touch display. Dubbed the 'giant ipad' by students, the 40 inch multi-touch display runs three operating systems simultaneously - Android, Mac and Windows, along with an ...More >>
Minister thanks New Brighton schools for feedback
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:28:41 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata has thanked the three New Brighton schools in greater Christchurch for providing feedback on the new proposals announced in May. More >>
David Street School – serious about caring for environment
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 16:15:02 +1200 | Conservation Volunteers
David Street School take their role as care takers of the environment very seriously. Tomorrow 150 9 and 10 year olds, their teachers and some parents, will take part in a ‘Let’s Keep New Zealand Beautiful Together’ litter clean-up which will ...More >>
Strengthening home-based early childhood education
Fri, 5 Jul 2013 10:48:23 +1200 | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education says it is working closely with the home-based Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector to ensure all children get the best start in education. More >>
‘Pirate Academy’ – Pirates are Sailors too!
Thu, 4 Jul 2013 14:44:50 +1200 | Voyager NZ Maritime Museum
Children who attend ‘Pirate Academy’ will learn the skills of a sailor, because Pirates are Sailors too. The programme will run from Monday 15 July – Sunday 28 July, 9.30am to 3.30pm daily and is designed for children aged 5 -12 years.More >>
Minister thanks Aranui schools for their feedback
Wed, 3 Jul 2013 16:33:28 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata has thanked the five Aranui schools in greater Christchurch for providing feedback on the interim decision announced in May. More >>
