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‘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 >>
PPTA Calls On Minister Stanford To Come Clean On Kāhui Ako
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 11:09 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Kāhui Ako provide an alternative and greatly valued career path for about 4000 teachers around the motu and they need clarity about their future, says Chris Abercrombie PPTA Te Wehengarua president. More >>
Proposed Changes To Relationships And Sexuality Education Will Put Children At Risk
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 10:11 am | Queer Endurance in Defiance
By removing reference to our existence, the government is actively putting gender-diverse children at risk of abuse. This is a deliberate choice that has been made to put children in harm’s way, and it has been done because the government does not care. More >>
More High-Achieving Teens Heading Overseas After Finishing School
Monday, 5 May 2025, 4:17 pm | RNZ
"It's a pity that our very top students are going overseas, and I think sometimes it's more perception than reality," one principal says. More >>
‘Focus On The Basics’: Whanganui Mayor Pushes Back On Education Minister’s Truancy Appeal
Friday, 2 May 2025, 8:35 pm | Moana Ellis - Local Democracy Reporter
“To ask councils to get involved in tackling truancy is a contradiction to the directive we have been given,” Whanganui mayor Andrew Tripe said. More >>
Mayors: School Attendance Isn’t Our Job
Friday, 2 May 2025, 7:57 pm | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
Ashburton's mayor says as a community leader, keeping children in education has better outcomes - but it isn't his job. More >>
Commissioner To Lead Bargaining With Education Sector
Friday, 2 May 2025, 4:26 pm | Public Service Commission
The Commissioner will work alongside the Secretary for Education, Ms Ellen MacGregor-Reid, and other Ministry staff, who will remain actively involved in the negotiations. Their advice and expertise will be central to his decisions. More >>
Ara Students Design Kids’ Activities For Open Christchurch
Friday, 2 May 2025, 3:05 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd
The Monster Architecture Treasure Hunt and Colour Me Mountfort colouring-in pages have been created to encourage children to learn more about many of the central city buildings featured in the 2025 festival programme. More >>
Mākereti Papakura, The First Indigenous Woman To Study At Oxford, To Be Awarded A Posthumous Degree
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 8:06 pm | Te Wananga o Aotearoa
The degree will be awarded at a ceremony presided over by the University’s Vice-Chancellor later this year in Oxford’s Sheldonian theatre. Members of Mākereti’s family and representatives of the Māori community are expected to attend. More >>
Kaiapoi School At Capacity Just 7 Years After Redevelopment
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 5:22 pm | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
Kaiapoi High School is continuing to grow, prompting calls for new classrooms. More >>
Kindergartens Aotearoa Supports Government Move To Pay Teacher Registration Fees
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 1:47 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Education Minister Erica Stanford announced that $53 million in budget 2025 will pay Teaching Council fees for early childhood, primary and secondary teachers through to 2028. More >>
Students Unite As One - Speaking Up For Unity In Aotearoa - Race Unity Speech Awards And Hui 2025
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 11:15 am | Race Unity Speech Awards
Twenty one regional representatives ranging from Years 11 to 13 (ages around 15-18) will come together for the Speech Awards semi-finals, final and a hui at Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae, Manukau Institute of Technology, Ōtara Campus. More >>
University Rocks Geology Education With New Garden
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 12:54 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury is bringing local geology to life with a new garden featuring over 200 rocks, ancient fossils and a mini volcano. More >>
Minister Takes Steps To Support Teachers
Monday, 28 April 2025, 8:29 pm | Early Childhood New Zealand
We hope this announcement forms part of a larger education workforce strategy to encourage teachers to choose this profession, and for others, to remain in the profession. More >>
Teacher Registration Funding Is A Positive Step
Monday, 28 April 2025, 3:47 pm | Early Childhood Council
This initiative addresses the ECC’s concerns about the Teaching Council’s impending registration fee increase. More >>
Principals Welcome Government Teacher Registration Relief
Monday, 28 April 2025, 3:12 pm | NZ Principals Federation
"Principals welcome this initiative," said Gavin Beere, who heads up the NZPF Executive Pou on policy. More >>
