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Urgent Action Needed To Restore Schools’ Confidence In Online Exams
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 2:00 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Recommendations of the review into major glitches with some NCEA online exams last year need to be implemented urgently to ensure schools’ confidence in the system, says Kate Gainsford, Chair of the Secondary Principals’ Council. More >>
Resolution Expected For NZ ECE Teacher Median Wage Issue, But When?
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 8:10 am | Early Childhood Council
MBIE’s adjustments to the Median Wage don’t align with similar adjustments to the funding rates all ECE centres are paid, so inflated salary costs must either be absorbed or passed on to parents through increased childcare fees. More >>
Secondary Teachers Applaud Continued Funding Of School Lunch Programme
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:37 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Ka Ora Ka Ako not only benefits students by ensuring they have at least one nutritious meal five days a week and are in a better frame of mind to learn, but it also provides employment for people in the local community. More >>
Otago Polytechnic Achieves Rainbow Tick Reaccreditation
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 5:28 pm | Te Pukenga
Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga is proud to have achieved Rainbow Tick reaccreditation, acknowledging that it values people in the workplace, embracing the diversity of sexual and gender identities. Otago Polytechnic Executive Director Dr Megan Pōtiki ... More >>
Understanding Food Waste Behaviour In Student Households
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 5:14 pm | University of Canterbury
Unique UC behavioural research has revealed the extent of food waste produced by university students living in shared accommodation. More >>
Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Calls On Teen Innovators To Tackle Aotearoa’s Greatest Challenges
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 5:07 pm | Samsung Electronics NZ
Due to demand, the competition has been extended to students in years 7-10 AND years 11-13. More >>
Peace Action Wellington Statement On Student Occupations
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 3:50 pm | Peace Action Wellington
Peace Action Wellington extends our solidarity and gratitude to students and staff of the University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau who sought to establish an encampment upon the University grounds. More >>
Secondary Students Connect To Infrastructure Careers
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 1:23 pm | Connexis
Throughout May and June, female secondary school students from around the country will take part in industry experience days, onsite with companies in the civil infrastructure, electrical supply and water industries, and at some of the country’s major infrastructure ... More >>
Could The School Phone Ban Work?
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 9:14 am | The Conversation
The cellphone ban in schools came into effect this week, and so far there don’t appear to have been audible howls of anguish from the nation’s playgrounds. That’s not to say every student will be thrilled, just that some might even welcome an enforced ... More >>
Experience The University Of Auckland MBA Via Exclusive Taster Class
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 8:09 am | University of Auckland
For the first time, the University of Auckland’s internationally renowned MBA is going online – and those based in Ōtautahi Christchurch can get a preview of the MBA experience with an exclusive taster session held in person on 14 May. More >>
Free Speech Union To Hold Panel Discussion On Free Speech If Victoria University Doesn’t
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 8:32 pm | Free Speech Union
The Free Speech Union has written to the Council of Victoria University to advise them that they will hold the postponed panel discussion on free speech if the university doesn’t, says Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union. “As ... More >>
SAE Auckland Opens 2025 Applications
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 8:30 pm | SAE Creative Media Institute
SAE Institute Auckland (SAE), a leading institution in creative education, is pleased to announce that student applications for the academic year 2025 are now open. Aspiring students who are passionate about pursuing a career in the music, audio, film or ... More >>
Attract, Retain And Celebrate Our Teachers
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 5:18 pm | Early Childhood New Zealand
“It was reassuring to hear the Minister of Education signalling that there may be incentives for training more teachers in the May Budget,” says Te Rito Maioha Chief Executive Kathy Wolfe. More >>
NCEA Results A Symptom Of Troubling Times
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 5:01 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The NCEA and University Entrance final attainment results for 2023, released today, are disappointing and symptomatic of the continuing effects of a serious pandemic and a worsening shortage of subject specialist teachers, says Chris Abecrombie, PPTA ... More >>
Secondary Teacher Shortage Shortchanges Young People – And Aotearoa
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 4:57 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The numbers of secondary teachers teaching subjects outside their specialist areas is at record highs, according to an annual survey. The survey, carried out in March 2024, found that 56% of schools had teachers working in non-specialist areas because ... More >>
Educators Brace Themselves For A Radical Swing In Curriculum
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 2:48 pm | Aotearoa Educators Collective
Radical swings in curriculum do not work for students. More >>
Community Support For House Of Science Is Vital
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 2:24 pm | TECT
The success of House of Science is a testament to the power of community support. Sponsors' and volunteers' time and resources have helped this charitable trust grow from its Western Bay of Plenty roots and spread its impact throughout the country. More >>
Education Again Driven By Those Who Think They Know All!
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 11:17 am | TTPA
The arrogance of Wellington who seem to think they know much more about educating children than we who live in the real world do, knows no bounds.. Once again, there's been zero consultation with the wider sector. We just again are done too! Brendan ... More >>
School Boards Welcome Release Of Govt Education Priorities
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 9:57 am | NZSTA
Te Whakarōputanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa (formerly New Zealand School Trustees Association) welcomes the release of the Government’s education priorities. More >>
3rd Annual 'Cyber Comp' Invites Registrations From Schools Nationwide
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 8:39 am | Grok Academy
Beginning on 20 May, the four-week Cyber Comp is part of the Cyber Skills Aotearoa initiative, which has enrolled over 20,000 students since its launch in 2022, equipping them with vital cybersecurity skills. More >>
Alliance Opens Doors For AUT Hospitality Students
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 8:22 am | Auckland University of Technology
AUT has been welcomed into an exclusive alliance with 25 other leading hospitality and culinary schools around the globe. More >>
Secondary Principals Welcome More Learning Support And Leadership Development Priorities
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 7:52 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Secondary teaching needs to be a first choice career that rewards people well, is properly resourced and has clear and dynamic pathways, particularly around leadership development. More >>
No Easy Fixes For Education Without Resourcing To Back It Up
Monday, 29 April 2024, 8:02 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The right approach here will be to broaden access to learning support, not to target it too narrowly. Restricting access to learning support is what is causing the problems now. More >>
New Zealand School Of Music Announces Jazz Composer-in-Residence 2024
Monday, 29 April 2024, 3:53 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī has appointed jazz performer/composer and film composer Andrew Faleatua as the 2024 NZSM/Creative New Zealand Jazz Composer-in-Residence. This six-month position is funded by a Creative New Zealand grant. More >>
Ngā Tohu Reo Māori: TupuOra Double Recognition At Māori Language Awards
Monday, 29 April 2024, 9:13 am | TupuOra
The awards acknowledge the efforts TupuOra have made towards enhancing te reo Māori capability within the education sector and the wider community. More >>
ConCOVE Tūhura to lead UNESCO construction training expert group
Monday, 29 April 2024, 8:32 am | ConCOVE Tuhura
ConCOVE Tūhura has been appointed as Lead Expert for the UNESCO-UNEVOC Bridging Innovation and Learning in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Expert Group (BILT). More >>
Māori Language Award Winners Are Proud To Create Online Safety Resources In te reo Māori
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 6:03 am | Tatai Aho Rau Core Education
The award is for a major project to translate and adapt an online cyber-security course into te reo Māori. Creating these cyber-security resources for kura reflects a commitment to improving digital safety for all learners in Aotearoa. More >>
Following Family Footsteps Into A Defence Career Through School To Seas Camp
Friday, 26 April 2024, 11:44 am | New Zealand Defence Force
With both her mum and dad coming from military backgrounds, life in the Defence Force isn’t an alien concept for Wellington student Grace Fale, but she’s now had the chance to experience first-hand what a career could be like in the Royal ... More >>
Celebrating Our New Teachers
Friday, 26 April 2024, 10:38 am | Early Childhood Education
There were 372 graduates this year at Te Rito Maioha across 11 regional locations. Of those, 262 are now qualified ECE teachers and 30 graduates have graduated as our first ever cohort of primary teachers. More >>
SIT Students Embrace New Opportunity In Rural Nursing
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 5:54 pm | Southern Institute Of Technology
Year 3 Nursing students, Shannon Brooking and Caitlin Sullivan have recently completed a successful five-week programme on the West Coast, in a new opportunity to experience rural nursing. Miss Sullivan describing the five-week programme as “challenging ... More >>
Igniting A Passion For Taranaki To Attract International Students
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 3:28 pm | Venture Taranaki
The once blossoming industry of international education is continuing to recover. Prior to the pandemic, Taranaki was home to over 1,000 international students, however these numbers dropped to under 500 in 2022 due to impacts from lockdowns. More >>
academyEX Launches Scholarship Scheme To Support Those Who Have Been Restructured Or Lost A Job
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 9:23 am | academyEX
Postgraduate education institute academyEX, formerly known as The Mind Lab, has launched a scholarship scheme aimed specifically at candidates who have been impacted by a restructure or reorganised out of their current roles. More >>
Open Letter To Minister Of Education: Mischief-Making By The Mental Health Foundation
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 6:17 am | Resist Gender Education
“Resist Gender Education echoes the UK Health Secretary’s demand. The teaching of gender identity beliefs in New Zealand schools must stop now,” says Hickson. More >>
Mataaho Collective Showcases Power Of Indigenous Māori Artists At Venice Biennale
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 3:29 pm | University of Auckland
Mataaho Collective’s major win at the Venice Biennale showcases the power of indigenous Māori artists to the world, says Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland art historian, Associate Professor Caroline Vercoe. More >>
Amidst Ministry Of Education Job Cuts, Change Is Most Urgent At The Top
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 9:51 am | Lifting Literacy Aotearoa
Lifting Literacy Aotearoa has long pointed to serious shortcomings in the leadership, strategy, policy development and policy implementation of the Ministry of Education. More >>
Cuts To Ministry Of Education Backline Learning Support Damaging To Learning Support Needs
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 8:36 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The decision to cut staff at Ministry of Education who help frontline learning support staff will have a detrimental impact on long-term learning support needs, mokopuna, schools and whānau says the country’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
Whitireia And WelTec Celebrate 145 Pacific Graduates At An Event In Porirua
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 7:44 am | Whitireia and WelTec
At an evening event at the Whitireia Porirua campus, 145 graduands of Pacific descent were celebrated for completing their qualifications. “When one Pacific student graduates, the whole family graduates with them - one change makes a big change in ... More >>
Tributes Flow For Much Loved Pacific Leader Melegalenu’u Ah Sam
Friday, 19 April 2024, 12:11 pm | University of Auckland
The acting Principal of Māngere College, Principal Ah Sam passed away earlier this week, she was also lead coordinator for the Polyfest Sāmoan stage for more than 30 years, and was well known by the thousands of youth who have performed at the ... More >>
Ministry Of Education Cuts Will Disproportionately Affect Pasifika
Friday, 19 April 2024, 9:38 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
More than 290 Pasifika early childhood and primary educators meeting in Auckland this week have urged the Government to re-consider proposed cuts to Pasifika staff and programmes at the Ministry of Education and within the wider public service. More >>
Restrengthening Connections Between Māori And Pacific Important Step For Tiriti-based Constitution
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 5:04 pm | University of Auckland
A Pacific law academic says restrengthening connections between Pacific tauiwi (settlers) and Māori is an important step towards transforming Aotearoa’s constitution, to honour te Tiriti o Waitangi. More >>
Scale Of Education Job Cuts Concerning
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:55 pm | Early Childhood New Zealand
“The scale of the job cuts at the Ministry of Education is concerning,” says Te Rito Maioha Chief Executive Kathy Wolfe. “At a time when the government has signalled an increased focus on education, cutting the human resources at the Ministry ... More >>
Whānau Manaaki Supports Regulations To Safeguard Children’s Interests
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:44 pm | Whanau Manaaki Kindergartens
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens is concerned about changes to the early childhood sector that remove the requirements for the person responsible to be a fully registered teacher, and that allow new centres to be set up even where there is no need for ... More >>
Education Job Cuts Short-sighted With Serious Implications
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:37 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
The axing of more than 500 positions at the Ministry of Education is short-sighted, makes no sense, and will have serious implications in the long term, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president. More >>
UC Celebrates Exclusive With Wallace And Gromit Creators
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:29 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) have signed a multi-year agreement with the training arm of Academy Award® winning Aardman Animations. More >>
Royal New Zealand Navy Celebrates Females In Stem Careers At School To Seas Wahine Camp
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 9:44 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Forty female students from across New Zealand are participating in a week-long School to Seas Wahine Camp at Devonport Naval Base. The aim of the camp is to get young women interested in Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) based ... More >>
Early Childhood Regulation Changes: Put Children Not Business First, Says Union
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 7:35 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The Government needs to be putting early childhood teachers, children, and their families first, rather than business, say members of the country’s largest education union NZEI Te Riu Roa. More >>
ECE Regulations With Unintended Consequences Need To Be Removed While Retaining Regulations
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 11:43 am | Early Childhood New Zealand
A framework that ensures quality education and safety of tamariki is key. More >>
Moves To Simplify ECE Regulation Will Benefit Centres And Parents
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:52 am | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council says today’s Early Childhood Education regulation announcements and confirmation of a wider regulatory review will help teachers and managers focus on children, not unnecessary compliance. More >>
BestStart Educare Welcomes Network Planning Repeal
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:45 am | BestStart
“BestStart welcomes the announcement by Minister Seymour that they will be repealing network planning and removing the persons responsible changes,” says BestStart Educare Deputy Chief Executive Fiona Hughes. “The network planning process substantially ... More >>
Asia New Zealand Foundation Opens Doors To Singapore's Tech Innovation Hub
Monday, 15 April 2024, 4:11 pm | Asia New Zealand Foundation
The Asia New Zealand Foundation launched its latest tech industry internship, in partnership with SGInnovate, a Singapore government-backed investor and ecosystem builder focusing on deep-technology development. The internship gives students in ... More >>
Selwyn House Boarding House To Close At The End Of Year
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 5:38 am | Selwyn House School
“The Boarding House has been an important and valued part of Selwyn House for the last 89 years. Unfortunately, the Boarding House has run at a significant financial loss for a number of years now, despite an increase in boarding student numbers." More >>
Supporting The Next Generation To Succeed In Agriculture And Horticulture
Friday, 12 April 2024, 10:34 am | AgriFutures
A series of agriculture and horticulture modules created to help secondary school teachers deliver the curriculum and help support students in achieving their goals has been rolled out. Clash of the Colleges is set to hit Auckland! Agri Futures | ... More >>
Supporting The Next Generation To Succeed In Agriculture And Horticulture
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 1:31 pm | AgriFutures
A series of agriculture and horticulture modules created to help secondary school teachers deliver the curriculum and help support students in achieving their goals has been rolled out. Clash of the Colleges is set to hit Auckland! Agri Futures | ... More >>
New Approach To Increase Māori And Pacific University Success
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 8:40 am | University of Auckland
Bold initiative to improve Māori and Pacific University Entrance pass rates and increase success, has been launched by Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. More >>
Minister Wants A Different Set Of Kids To Solve His Problems!
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 1:18 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
Minister Seymour’s wants a different set of kids in NZ schools, but does not say what he wants to do with all the kids that don’t fit his idea of ideal kids! More >>
Big Brother Becomes Youngest Course Recruit For RNZAF
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Kaliomiha Talamahina is the youngest of 61 graduates from this year’s Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) recruit course and says that youthful starting point gave him the drive to succeed. The 17-year-old will parade at RNZAF Base Woodbourne this ... More >>
The Kura – Let’s Do It Campaign Is Making An Impact In The Western Bay Of Plenty, And We Couldn't Be More Thrilled!
Monday, 8 April 2024, 11:44 am | Te Kura
After the first ever successful lauch of the Kura - Let’s Do it campaign in the Western Bay of Plenty, we’re excited to be back in term 2 as it's time for our ākonga in the Bay of Plenty to dust off their school bags and return to school. ... More >>
Minister Using Outdated Information To Justify Cutting School Lunches
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 12:34 pm | Health Coalition Aotearoa
The Associate Education Minister David Seymour is quoting a highly negative Treasury report on the Healthy School Lunches Programme to justify cuts, despite new evaluations that paint a much more positive picture. More >>
SAE Auckland Partners With Rockquest Promotions Ltd (RQP)
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 5:18 am | SAE Creative Media Institute
This collaboration will entail SAE teaming up with RQP on three of their key initiatives: Smokefreerockquest, Smokefree Tangata Beats, and OnScreen - music and filmmaking programmes for high school students nationwide. More >>
Principals And Teachers Agree Changes To NCEA Timeline Necessary
Friday, 5 April 2024, 4:48 pm | Post Primary Teachers' Association
Secondary principals and teachers agree with significant changes, announced by the Minister of Education today, to the timeline for implementation of new NCEA Levels 2 and 3 qualifications. “Delaying the implementation of Levels 2 and 3 is a sensible ... More >>
