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Open Polytechnic Staffer’s Blooming Floristry Skills On Display At Graduation
Friday, 30 May 2025, 3:59 pm | Open Polytechnic
“It’s an excellent opportunity for me to give back to Open Polytechnic and hopefully my floral arrangements inspire new learners to take up studying floristry,” award-winning Academic Staff Member in floristry, Megan Parker says. More >>
Science Kits Launched, Curriculum Overhaul To Come – Expert Reaction
Friday, 30 May 2025, 3:45 pm | Science Media Centre
The 2025 Budget included almost $40 million over four years on science kits for Year 0 to 8 students, which the Education Minister today announced will “support teachers to confidently deliver practical science learning, aligned with the new science curriculum.” More >>
Parents Could Be Prosecuted For Truancy, But Principals Say It Won't Work
Friday, 30 May 2025, 12:37 pm | RNZ
The Ministry of Education is now poised to take legal action against parents who fail to send their kids to school, David Seymour says. More >>
A Dark Future Ahead For ECE
Friday, 30 May 2025, 11:42 am | Early Childhood New Zealand
While an ECE funding review has been approved, it is going to take two years to see any benefit, so we urge the Associate Minister for Education to urgently provide interim investment or another form of financial relief until the review is complete. More >>
Teaching Council Urges Caution — Qualified Teachers Are The Heart Of Quality Early Childhood Education
Friday, 30 May 2025, 11:09 am | Teaching Council of Aotearoa NZ
This comes in the wake of changes to the pay parity opt-in scheme for education and care services that have raised concerns from the profession. More >>
PPTA Members Polled On Additional Pay Claim To Recognise Pay Equity Loss
Friday, 30 May 2025, 8:20 am | PPTA
“The shocking changes made recently to the Equal Pay Act have not only extinguished our members’ claim for pay equity, but they also prevent us from making a claim in the future,” says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president. More >>
Big Brothers Big Sisters Wellington Hosts Minister For Children And MP For Hutt South
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 7:58 pm | Big Brothers Big Sisters
“These visits were about demonstrating the real and lasting impact of mentoring. We’re incredibly grateful to Minister Chhour and MP Bishop for taking the time to hear directly from our mentors and mentees,” Ashleigh Stallard, Programme Manager ... More >>
Global Creatives To Guide UC’s Digital Screen Programme
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 10:35 am | University of Canterbury
The Advisory Board’s role will be pivotal in ensuring UC’s offerings are future focused, industry-connected, and globally relevant, as well as supporting the growth of the University’s Kōawa Studios, a purpose-built creative production hub. More >>
Teachers Are Paying The Price For Lack Of ECE Funding In The Budget
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 5:32 pm | Office of Early Childhood Education
The OECE’s chief advisor Dr Sarah Alexander says the message this sends to educators and employers alike is clear: “ECE teachers and their families are the ones that must self-sacrifice to keep ECE service financial margins up”. More >>
Open Polytechnic Celebrates Its Graduates Across The Country
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 10:42 am | Open Polytechnic
Ākonga (learners) graduated with a variety of diplomas and degrees, including early childhood education, primary and secondary education, business, applied management, funeral directing, legal executive studies, library and information studies, human ... More >>
Kaikōura Schools Vow To Work Together Despite Funding Cut
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 8:03 pm | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
Kaikoūra schools have responded to news the Kāhui Ako funding has been cut in Budget, in favour of funding for learning support co-ordinators and teacher aides. More >>
Japanese University Marks 15th Study Tour To Wintec
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 11:26 am | Wintec
16 students participated in the academic trip, where they gained valuable insights into the New Zealand health sector, developed their language abilities, and experienced New Zealand culture first-hand. More >>
BestStart Named New Zealand’s Most Trusted Childcare – For The Fifth Year!
Monday, 26 May 2025, 10:47 am | BestStart
Tony Ryall, BestStart Chief Executive says, this recognition belongs to our amazing centre teams across the country. Their passion, care, and dedication create the strong relationships that build trust in our centres. More >>
School Lockdowns ‘The New Normal’: Kiwi School Communities Urged To Prepare Ahead Of Emergency Events
Monday, 26 May 2025, 10:37 am | Skool Loop
From security threats to natural disasters, today's educational institutions face a challenging reality: emergency situations are no longer unexpected events. They are regular occurrences that require systematic preparation. More >>
Budget 2025: Māori Educators Say Boost Won't Fix Poor School Buildings
Sunday, 25 May 2025, 2:32 pm | RNZ
Māori Medium schools received funding in the Budget for approximately 50 new teaching spaces. More >>
‘Kids Do Dumb Things’: Principal Speaks Out Against Keyboard Warriors
Saturday, 24 May 2025, 3:50 pm | 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 >>
Schools Risk Losing Teaching Talent
Saturday, 24 May 2025, 3:30 pm | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
North Canterbury schools are bracing for staffing headaches, following confirmation the Kāhui Ako will be axed at the end of the year. More >>
Cessation Of Funding For The National Centre For Tertiary Teaching Excellence And Literacy And Numeracy For Adults
Friday, 23 May 2025, 4:31 pm | Ako Aotearoa
The Government has announced that funding for Ako Aotearoa, the National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence (NCTTE) and Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Cultural Capability (ALNACC) will cease on 30 June 2025 and 31 December 2025 respectively. More >>
Welcome Budget Increases Number Of School Onsite Teacher Training Positions
Friday, 23 May 2025, 3:26 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
The increased funding announced in the budget by Minister Stanford to fund a further 530 places is a very welcome move, with those teacher trainees being offered a stipend and a contribution towards their tuition fees from the government. More >>
Budget 2025: 'Underperforming' Areas Cut To Pay For 'Seismic Shift' In Education
Friday, 23 May 2025, 11:50 am | RNZ
The 2025 Budget puts the handbrake on annual growth in education spending, as past splurges on school buildings run out in the next few years. More >>
The Growth Budget That Starves Early Childhood Education!
Friday, 23 May 2025, 10:00 am | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Investment in education is vital for the wellbeing of everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand, so for ECE to receive a 0.5% funding increase while inflation runs at 2.5% is nothing less than a funding decrease at the worst possible time. More >>
Principals Describe Budget As Bitter Sweet
Friday, 23 May 2025, 8:06 am | NZ Principals Federation
"For schools, this Budget has delivered a breakthrough. The Government has recognised the intense pressures teachers and principals are under with minimal support," said Leanne Otene, President of the New Zealand Principals' Federation. (NZPF). More >>
Learning Support Funding Welcomed But Something’s Got To Give For ECE
Friday, 23 May 2025, 7:29 am | Early Childhood Council
“After Budget 2024 we were told there would be real cost relief through the ECE Regulatory Review, but any changes are still unclear and 14-18 months away,” said Early Childhood Council CEO Simon Laube. More >>
Budget Investment For ENRICH Education Programme
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 6:30 pm | Methodist Mission Southern
ENRICH focuses on strengthening oral language skills, communication skills and early maths competencies – all critical foundations for future learning and long-term life success. More >>
'We just awhi them': Iwi-led initiative tackles school attendance crisis
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 4:45 pm | Moana Ellis - Local Democracy Reporter
The initiative helped to re-engage more than 250 children with education last year. More >>
Kindergartens Welcome Learning Support Spending But Criticise Effective Cut In Base Funding
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 4:36 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
The government has announced $2.5 billion over four years for Learning Support services, most of which is targeted at schools. However, the base funding for early childhood services has been increased by less than inflation, so it amounts to a cut. More >>
Budget Initiatives Come At The Expense Of Working Women
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 3:46 pm | 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 >>
Funding For ECE Going Backwards, As Budget Cost Adjustment Lags Miles Behind Inflation
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 3:37 pm | Office of Early Childhood Education
The 0.5% cost adjustment for early childhood education funding lags far behind the level of inflation New Zealand has seen in the last year (2.5%), meaning funding has essentially been cut. More >>
Budget 2025 – A Fiscal Hole Filled By Taking From The Most Vulnerable
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 3:23 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Craig Marshall, an Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | The University of Otago, says “it’s regrettable that this should have happened and it illustrates a failure to understand what a proper education ... More >>
Weltec And Whitireia Cuts A Shocking Blow For Their Communities
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 3:59 pm | Tertiary Education Union
These short-sighted moves rob future generations of study options, our future workforce of skilled workers and our future communities and regional economies of people who can build our infrastructure, cook for and entertain us and our future tourists, ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Education And Training (Vocational Education And Training System) Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 3:53 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee
The bill seeks to redesign the vocational education and training system to restore regional decision-making. It also aims to increase industry involvement in vocational education and training. More >>
Open Polytechnic Study Helps ‘To Shape’ Christchurch ECE Graduate
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 1:38 pm | Open Polytechnic
The Christchurch ceremony was the second of three for Open Polytechnic in 2025, with the final ceremony to come in Wellington on 27 May. Including those awarded in absentia, around 1150 graduates will receive their diploma or degree from Open Polytechnic ... More >>
Innovative Student Solutions Shine In Massey University's 2025 Grand Ideas Competition
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 12:24 pm | Massey University
Three standout ideas were ultimately awarded a share of the $10,000 prize pool supported by Massey Enterprise. More >>
Learning Support In Schools At Breaking Point, Report Finds
Monday, 19 May 2025, 6:25 pm | RNZ
Teachers and principals are calling the situation "dire", according to a new report. More >>
Early Childhood Education Sector Confidence Survey Results 2025
Monday, 19 May 2025, 8:00 am | Office of Early Childhood Education
The results of the 2025 confidence survey, which the Office of Early Childhood Education (OECE) conducts annually in the last few weeks before the Budget is released, show that the sentiment in the sector is at an all-time low. More >>
A Life Of Service: Celebrating The Career Of Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban
Saturday, 17 May 2025, 3:31 pm | RNZ
Feature - "I've always been aspirational for others. We, Pacific people, have been brought up that we are the people of the 'we' and not the 'me'". More >>
School Support Staff Protest Outside Erica Stanford's Auckland Office For More Pay
Friday, 16 May 2025, 4:13 pm | RNZ
It comes amidst recent pay equity changes. More >>
Karamū High Champions Kindness With Pink Shirt Day
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 7:36 pm | Karamu High School
This year, Pink Shirt Day in Aotearoa carries the theme “Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Stand Together”, a reminder that stopping bullying requires collective action and a shared commitment to inclusivity and wellbeing. More >>
New Zealand’s First Independent Nurse Training School Approved; First Students In July 2025
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 8:47 am | Healthcare Academy of New Zealand
It is the first time an independent education provider in New Zealand has gained accreditation for a nursing training programme – a milestone that will support more enrolled nurses entering the healthcare workforce, strengthening the sector. More >>
The Office Of ECE’s Response To The Green Party’s ECE Policy Announcement
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 1:40 pm | Office of Early Childhood Education
“Although the Greens’ policy removes the ability for private enterprise to use ECE as a money making endeavour, it’s not foolproof. The policy still leaves room for community organisations running ECE centres to divert public funding to other ... More >>
New Bill Gives Minister Power To Keep Making It Up As She Goes
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 10:06 am | Tertiary Education Union
“This legislation contributes nothing to the financial ‘viability’ of or the quality of education within the system or any individual or federated providers. It provides no certainty to our members, who still have jobs in neglected institutions, ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Launches New Platform To Connect Students And Teachers With STEM Learning Experiences
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:10 pm | 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 >>
Register Your Interest For The Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) UniVol Graduate Programme
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 7:26 pm | Volunteer Service Abroad
The UniVol programme places selected graduates into 10-month volunteer assignments with VSA partners across the Pacific and beyond, in a range of areas like education, youth development, conservation, and community engagement. More >>
New Deck Of Cards Designed To Deal Out A Greener Future
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 12:28 pm | University of Auckland
The colourful cards offer prompts for deep discussion, creativity and actions to help turn around the environmental crisis, says Associate Professor Sally Birdsall from the University’s Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society – Ngā Ara ... More >>
Maths Support Funding A Mixed Bag Say Principals
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 12:09 pm | 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 >>
New Research Highlights Gaps In Financial Education For Diverse Learners
Monday, 12 May 2025, 8:19 pm | Massey University
Through surveys and interviews with 87 families, the study sought to understand the values, practices and expectations surrounding financial learning in the home. More >>
The Small Regulatory Shift That Could Have Big Impacts On Mokopuna Māori
Saturday, 10 May 2025, 3:38 pm | RNZ
Teachers say removing requirements to recognise cultural identity in early childhood centres is recolonisation, and a backward step. More >>
Gisborne Mayor Invites Act Leader David Seymour To Witness Mayors’ Role In Schools And Community
Friday, 9 May 2025, 8:41 pm | 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 >>
Kiwi Kids Once Led The World In Reading – This 1950s Primary School Syllabus Still Has Lessons For Today
Friday, 9 May 2025, 6:54 pm | The Conversation
Compared with today’s structured literacy and standardised testing, the 1953 reading syllabus was a remarkably non-prescriptive blueprint for both teachers and pupils. More >>
Principals At Odds Over New Relationships And Sexuality Framework
Friday, 9 May 2025, 5:46 pm | 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 >>
Discovering The True Nature Of Horses
Friday, 9 May 2025, 2:31 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
“It’s a 35,000 year-plus history: watching horses, hunting horses, taming horses, riding horses, cultivating our fields, transporting goods, going to war with horses." More >>
New Pay Equity Law Locks Teachers Out Of Process
Friday, 9 May 2025, 11:49 am | PPTA
“The new legislation has a far narrower set of possible male-dominated profession comparators that can be used to form the basis of a claim. Comparators must be from the same employer, or a similar employer or within the same industry or sector." More >>
Open Polytechnic Celebrates Auckland Graduation
Friday, 9 May 2025, 11:01 am | Open Polytechnic
The Auckland ceremony was the first of three for Open Polytechnic, with the second ceremony to come in Christchurch on 20 May and Wellington on 27 May. Including those awarded in absentia, around 1150 graduates will receive their diploma or degree from ... More >>
VetMAP Students Celebrate Graduation Milestone
Friday, 9 May 2025, 10:28 am | Massey University
VetMAP was introduced in 2020 as an outcome of the PhD research of Professor Eloise Jillings, Ngāti Maru, which explored access to veterinary education for Māori. The initiative is a targeted entry and support pathway offered by Tāwharau Ora School ... More >>
Kaiapoi School’s Creative Solution To Staffing Challenges
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 7:43 pm | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
Increased teacher release time has been a headache for some schools, but Kaiapoi North School has made the most of the extra resourcing. More >>
UC Business School Celebrates Global Recognition
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 12:56 pm | University of Canterbury
Ranked #2 in New Zealand for employment outcomes and employer reputation (QS 2025), UC delivers on its promise to produce highly skilled, work-ready graduates. More >>
Oaklynn Specialist School in New Lynn has closed indefinitely for new enrolments
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 4:59 pm | RNZ
Principal calls for government to prioritise highly vulnerable and complex young learners and their whanau. More >>
Dame Winnie Laban Awarded Honorary Doctorate Recognising Achievements For Pasifika
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 2:38 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The Honourable Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban DNZM, will be awarded an honorary doctorate by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington at the graduation ceremonies this May. More >>
Secondary Teachers Initiate Bargaining Amidst Teacher Shortage And Pay Equity Tensions
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 1:01 pm | 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 area More >>
Leaked Documents Say Kāhui Ako School Programme 'Set To Be Disestablished'
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 2:46 pm | RNZ
Leaked documents suggest the $118 million programme will be axed 'effective from Budget 2025'. More >>
