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New Zealand Men Main Reason For Bad Slump In Literacy, Numeracy Test
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 9:01 pm | RNZ
And an educator says she is not surprised. More >>
STAND Tū Maia An Essential Service, Say School Principals
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 4:06 pm | NZ Principals Federation
"The number of whanau, children and schools that have benefitted from STAND Tū Maia is immeasurable," said Leanne Otene, President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation. More >>
Resist Gender Education Welcomes ERO’s Recommendation That Relationships & Sexuality Education Curriculum Be Reviewed
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 9:42 pm | Resist Gender Education
Although the ERO Report contains much useful information about the education needs of students in this era of online abuse and pornography, it also perpetuates some of the confusion and misrepresentation that has led to the current crisis and parental ... More >>
UC Challenge Helps Students Turn Waste Into Wonderful
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 7:24 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury’s annual ‘Redesign with Waste Challenge’ inspires students to transform waste into innovative opportunities. More >>
Valuing Education Workers Is Key To Reducing Industrial Action, Says Union
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 4:34 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
“It's a pity Governments haven't valued teaching enough to make decent pay offers and that it takes educators having to take industrial action to really shift conditions in which tamariki learn.” More >>
NZARE Responds To Marsden Fund Announcement
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 3:34 pm | NZARE
The Marsden Fund is already one of the only funding opportunities for research in education in this country. More >>
Young Professional Foresters’ Exchange Programme: Meet The 2025 Candidates
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 10:54 am | New Zealand Institute of Forestry
From March to May 2025, these young professionals will bring their expertise, curiosity, and passion to their host organisations. In turn, the host employers will gain fresh perspectives and insights from these emerging leaders in forestry. More >>
New Christchurch Charter School Announces Principal
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 10:52 am | Christchurch North College
With a career spanning nearly two decades in leadership roles, Justin brings a wealth of experience, a passion for pastoral care, and a proven ability to re-engage students with learning. Notably, he served as Deputy Principal – Pastoral Care at Catholic ... More >>
Review Of Relationships And Sexuality Education Significant And Welcome
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 9:18 am | Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa
The RSE curriculum was last reviewed in 2007 and much has changed since, particularly with the rise of social media, pornography, bullying, and cyber bullying. And what tamariki, rangatahi, and their whānau need and want to know has changed too. More >>
Funding Awarded To Six Educational Research Partnerships
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 9:17 am | Teaching and Learning Research Initiative
This project will hear from tauira Māori fluent in te reo attending wharekura and then university, about opportunities to maintain te reo Māori in higher education. More >>
New ERO Research Finds Relationships And Sexuality Education Too Inconsistent, Impacting Students
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 8:51 am | Education Review Office
"Relationships and sexuality education plays an important role in teaching students to identify and reject misinformation and harmful attitudes. Nearly all parents and students want relationships and sexuality education taught in New Zealand’s schools." More >>
Review Of Relationships And Sexuality Education Welcomed
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 8:43 am | PPTA
“In an increasingly fractured and online world, it is important that parents and whānau know what their rangatahi are learning at school. Nowhere is this more important than in relationships and sexuality education.” More >>
Skewing Marsden -- QPEC Response
Monday, 9 December 2024, 9:46 pm | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
The Minister's policy suggests a disturbing Government outlook that seriously undervalues the benefit of critical social sciences and humanities across the range of human activity. We urge the Minister to reverse her decision. And we urge other organisations ... More >>
It’s All About Maths This Week In Auckland
Monday, 9 December 2024, 10:23 am | University of Auckland
The 9-13 December event is a joint meeting of the New Zealand, Australian and US maths societies. More >>
Old Boy Appointed As Headmaster At Westlake Boys High School
Monday, 9 December 2024, 9:44 am | Westlake Boys High School
Paul Fordham succeeds David Ferguson who served as Headmaster for 15 years and is taking on a long-signalled new role as CEO of the newly founded The Teachers Institute in the New Year. More >>
Te Tumu Herenga Waka, The Oldest University Marae In Aotearoa, Reawakened After Years-long Closure
Sunday, 8 December 2024, 8:51 pm | RNZ
The marae will again provide "shelter and warmth" to students, as it has done for nearly four decades. More >>
The BUSY School Announces New Campus In Auckland
Saturday, 7 December 2024, 8:40 pm | The BUSY Group
The new campus will provide young people with an alternative to traditional schooling, re-engaging students who have struggled in mainstream settings. More >>
Scholarships Empower Future Business Leaders
Saturday, 7 December 2024, 8:37 pm | University of Canterbury
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) scholarship offering like no other in New Zealand has been awarded to three emerging Canterbury business leaders. More >>
Christmas Bypass For School Principals
Friday, 6 December 2024, 10:31 am | TTPA
While in hospital awaiting a triple bypass operation, TTPA President, (Brendon Morrissey, can’t help but wonder what end of year announcements await the education sector this coming week. He says “It’s become a pattern in recent years for the government ... More >>
Minister Seymour’s ECE “Achievements” In His First Year
Friday, 6 December 2024, 9:28 am | Office of Early Childhood Education
Chief advisor to the OECE, Dr Sarah Alexander said that Minister Seymour had been effective in encouraging ECE operators and groups who don’t prioritise the well-being of children to come out of the woodwork. More >>
Deans Condemn Minister’s Cut To Humanities And Social Sciences Research Funding
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 9:15 pm | DASSH
The Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities represents 44 universities from Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia and is calling for an immediate reversal of the decision to disband the Humanities and Social Sciences Panels. More >>
New Zealand Schooling System Should Provide For All, Not The Chosen Few
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 4:29 pm | PPTA
“A two-tier system of schooling, where one tier is desperately under-funded and under-resourced, while another tiny tier is funded to succeed, is not the way we do things, and not what most New Zealanders want for our public education system”, ... More >>
New Charter Schools Announced
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 4:18 pm | Ministry of Education
"This is a huge day for education in New Zealand and recognition that diverse learning options have a place in our communities," Ms Lee says. More >>
Life Saved One Day After Attending Training Event
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 10:19 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
For four days, the 19 lifeguards participated in advanced rock rescue training, specialised Inflatable Rescue Boat driving skills and the latest critical care first aid techniques. More >>
New Research Highlights The Critical Role Of Whānau In Kōhanga Reo
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 10:00 am | NZCER
This research highlights the way kōhanga reo do things. How everyone works together to give expression to the mana of mokopuna, and where whānau are recognised as ‘experts in their own right’. It’s a Māori way of doing and being that represents the ... More >>
Marsden Fund Changes Disgraceful
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 6:00 pm | NZTEU
Tumu Whakarae – Tiriti | National President – Tiriti Dr Julie Douglas says “this is an extremely shortsighted move that belies a harmfully narrow world view of what does and doesn’t add value to society.” More >>
New Māori Education Action Plan Light On Detail
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 4:58 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The plan looks very much like a mirroring of the new English medium literacy and structured mathematics curricula. We cannot see a focus on pūtaiao science or Aoteraoa histories, both important subjects for Māori ākonga, says Ripeka Lessels, the incoming ... More >>
UCOL Lecturer Honoured With Prestigious International Award
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 2:17 pm | UCOL
The international accolade from the London Institute of Skills Development recognises Dr. Nathan's outstanding contributions to education, research, and innovation in multiple countries, including Malaysia, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, Australia, the ... More >>
Youth Voices Central To Project Aimed At Better Well-being
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 11:54 am | University of Auckland
Led by researchers at the University of Auckland, the project wants to inform policies and services that will improve young people’s lives, with the added authenticity of having been co-designed by young people themselves. More >>
ECE Sector Praises Minister’s Openness To New Ideas And Willingness To Listen
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 6:03 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
“As a sector we recognise that we all have different philosophies, however we are bound by our quest for teacher-led, quality ECE that celebrates the rich diversity of our sector,” says Kelly Seaburg, Director of Advocates for Early Learning Excellence. More >>
From Delivery Room To Wintec: Janet Taiatini's Māori Midwifery Legacy
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 11:03 am | Wintec
From her early days as a nurse in 1982 to becoming one of the longest-registered Māori midwives in the country, Janet's journey reflects not just her personal growth, but also the evolution of midwifery care in New Zealand. More >>
New Zealand Ranks Highly In Most Popular University Destinations For Students From Cambridge Schools
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 11:02 am | Cambridge International
For Kiwi students, domestic fees paid for Australian universities were a drawcard. Globally, over a third of schools surveyed say more of their students heading overseas. More >>
Te Wānanga O Aotearoa Appoints Evie O’Brien As New Chief Executive
Monday, 2 December 2024, 11:32 am | Te Wananga o Aotearoa
Ms O’Brien has had an extensive career in leadership roles in tertiary education, most recently as Executive Director at the Atlantic Institute, based at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. More >>
Kiwi Kids’ STEM Education At Risk
Monday, 2 December 2024, 9:53 am | Engineering New Zealand
Funding for STEM initiatives that boost the core curriculum has significantly declined in recent years, and STEM education providers are closing or facing uncertain futures due to a lack of financial support. More >>
Empowering Pasifika Students To Shine With New Scholarship And Dedicated Space
Friday, 29 November 2024, 12:53 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Te Herenga Waka and the Fale Malae Trust, supported by Grant Thornton, have launched the 2025 Fale Malae Development Scholarship, offering Pasifika undergraduate students an opportunity to apply for six $15,000 scholarships to pursue postgraduate study. More >>
Principals Honour The Legacy Of Angus Hikairo Macfarlane (CNZM)
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 7:58 pm | NZ Principals Federation
As a professor and leader in educational psychology, Angus contributed an enduring body of research, including his renowned Educultural Wheel, a framework blending cultural and pedagogical practices to empower both teachers and learners. More >>
NZ’s GeoHealth Lab: 20 Years Of Impactful Research
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 3:35 pm | University of Canterbury
Since 2004, Te Taiwhenua o te Hauora | GeoHealth Laboratory at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury has combined geospatial science and public health research to address societal health challenges across Waitaha Canterbury and Aotearoa ... More >>
Book Empowering Children’s Voice To Be Gifted To Every New Zealand Primary School
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 3:17 pm | Save The Children
Supported by Life Education Trust and Save the Children, ‘The Wolf and the Hocus Pocus’ is the latest story from Avril McDonald, the award-winning author, which aims to give all children access to tools that help them manage tough emotions and ... More >>
New Hearings Report Backs ‘Child-Centred’ Vision For ECE
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 10:31 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The hearings report backs a child-centred vision of early education that ensures culturally responsive learning for tamariki Māori and Pasifika, prioritises the health and safety of all tamariki, and provides enough additional learning support. More >>
ASCC Hosts Site Visit By ACCJC Vice President
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 11:26 am | American Samoa Community College
Over the course of three days, Ms. Schiel had the opportunity to become acquainted with the many ongoing programs offered by ASCC, and to meet firsthand with its leaders. More >>
ECE Teachers' Action To Call For Children To Be At Centre Of Decisions About Sector's Future
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 8:48 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
“The majority of submitters to the review supported what we, as early childhood kaiako and teaching professionals, are calling for: good ratios of teachers to children, qualified teachers in the classroom, and paying teachers enough to address and reduce ... More >>
ERO Report Confirms NCEA Level 1 Concerns - School Boards Association
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 3:15 pm | NZSTA
President of Te Whakarōputanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa | New Zealand School Boards Association, Lorraine Kerr MNZM, says the report confirms what has long been known about the inadequacies of the system. More >>
Zero Pay Offer To Most Teacher Aides And Other School Support Staff
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 12:53 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
"A zero percent pay increase and no offer on our other claims for better sick leave and job security clearly says the Government is not willing to step up and commit to improving our working lives and those of the tamariki we support.” More >>
ERO Calls For Reform Of NCEA Level 1
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 8:43 am | Education Review Office
"Three in five teachers and almost half of school leaders told us that NCEA is an unreliable measure of knowledge and skills" says Ruth Shinoda, Head of ERO’s Education Evaluation. More >>
Report Reflects Teachers’ Concerns About Shambolic Implementation Of NCEA L1
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 8:29 am | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The current Government needed to shoulder some responsibility for the implementational shambles this year. “Their requirement for public sector cuts saw almost all specialist support for NCEA implementation removed from the Ministry through a chaotic restructuring ... More >>
The New Zealand Centre For Global Studies To Continue Work Of The Centres Of Asia-Pacific Excellence
Monday, 25 November 2024, 10:14 pm | NZ Centre for Global Studies
The Centre will establish a hub of excellence in global citizenship, prioritising New Zealand and our Pacific region. More >>
Massey University Cuts Funding To Aotearoa’s First Co-Governed Students’ Association
Friday, 22 November 2024, 7:58 pm | Massey University Students Association
Massey University’s decision to cut funding for Te Tira Ahu Pae, Aotearoa’s first co-governed students’ association, has provoked outrage among students, who see it as another example of the university disregarding their voices. Many are calling ... More >>
Reading Helps Children Face A Difficult Future
Friday, 22 November 2024, 8:49 am | Auckland University of Technology
The AUT-led study Relationships Between Reading For Pleasure And Children’s Wellbeing In Aotearoa New Zealand looked at the pandemic lockdown experience of 2421 children from the Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) study who were 11 years old at the time. More >>
Social Investment Approach Welcomed
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 6:36 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
The government places significant emphasis on achieving strong educational outcomes in primary schools. However, these outcomes are less likely when children lack access to quality early childhood education (ECE) or experience smooth transition into school," ... More >>
Pounamu Jade Aikman Named As 2025 Emerging Māori Writer In Residence
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 11:15 am | Victoria University of Wellington
During his three-month residency at the IIML, Pounamu will work on a book of essays titled "Whose Knowledge Counts? From Warp Drive to Waka Huia". More >>
Schools For Safety: Air New Zealand Invites Kiwi Kids To Put Their Own Playful Spin On Safety
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 9:26 am | Air New Zealand
Building on the excitement of Air New Zealand’s 23rd Safety Video, Every Point Counts, launched last week, ‘Schools for Safety’ is a nationwide campaign inviting primary schools across Aotearoa to showcase their own take on safety – something ... More >>
Victoria University Of Wellington Student Has Been Selected As One Of The 2024 Emerging Practitioner Award Recipients
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 11:56 am | Acorn Foundation
Singer, actor, dancer, and writer Lizzie Bysouth is this year’s recipient from Victoria University of Wellington. Lizzie is a remarkably multi-talented performer, with an abiding passion for the world of theatre. More >>
Announcing The Inaugural Winners Of The ACC Scholarship
Monday, 18 November 2024, 4:57 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Two students—Hana Sikma and Merrick Rodrigues—have been awarded full scholarships worth $15,000 each. Four students—Merope Griffin, Luke Hollis, Reghan Laurie, and Adrian Pretorius—have been awarded partial scholarships of $7500 each. More >>
Ministers Move Won’t Lead To Lower Standards
Friday, 15 November 2024, 4:14 pm | PAUA Early Childhood Home Based Care Service
Raewyn Overton-Stuart, President of the NZ Homebased Childcare Association said today that it was nonsensical to suggest that this announcement would mean Educators would not engage in, nor complete their formal training. More >>
ECE Clarifications Welcome, But There’s More Work To Do In The Regulation Review
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 5:57 pm | Early Childhood Council
‘Misconceptions in ECE can perpetuate when Ministry of Education officials make their own interpretations of the regulations, when in fact the system allows ECE centres a good level of flexibility in how they could comply. It’s great to see ... More >>
Kindergartens Aotearoa Opposes Lower Standards For Homebased Services
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 3:58 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
The change was announced last week and promoted as an improvement, as everyone needs to enrol in a course within six months of engagement as a home-based educator, however engaging or completing the course are not requirements. More >>
Te Kete Hono Announces Winding Down, Passes The Baton To New Global Owner, And Celebrates Legacy
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 2:43 pm | Te Kete Hono
This transition comes amidst significant changes within the New Zealand education landscape, including recent policy adjustments, curriculum changes, and funding constraints affecting Professional Learning and Development (PLD) providers across the sector. More >>
“Uncle Scrooge” Allowed To Save Millions At The Cost Of Our Kids Puku’s!
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 11:22 am | TTPA
The portions at this price will be that small, that the scheme will fold through attrition as I suspect, is Uncle Scrooge’s intention,” he said. More >>
Three Outstanding Aotearoa New Zealand Students Awarded Rhodes Scholarships
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 10:56 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
The Rhodes Trust is proud of the diversity of its Scholars in terms of background, academic focus, involvement in local community, religion, ethnicity, and gender identity selected from more than 60 territories across the globe. More >>
UCOL Awards Multiple Scholarships To Support Revitalisation Of The Māori Language And Culture
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 9:40 am | UCOL
Scholarship recipients from all four of UCOL’s campuses attended the event, expressing their gratitude to generous donors who have made their educational journeys possible. The evening was marked by celebrations with whānau & friends, highlighting sense ... More >>
