Teachers to use digital atlas of original Māori names in lessons
Ngāi Tahu's digital atlas of the original Māori names for the South Island can now be used to teach intermediate and early secondary school students about colonisation.
The digital atlas Kā Huru Manu was launched...
Coronavirus fears throws ‘spanner in works’ for teacher recruitment
A recruitment agency has called for a halt on hiring overseas teachers because of the risk of bringing in more coronavirus cases.
Talk Recruitment managing director Mike Jones has written to Education Minister Chris Hipkins...
Wagging warning to parents: Take school attendance seriously
Fewer students are attending school regularly as figures reveal "patterns of absences".
And the Government is warning parents to take their child's school attendance more seriously.
Data taken from Term 2 last year showed there was...
Online or onsite education: how do you choose?
There are so many reasons for choosing e-learning. You can study when and where you choose, thereby slotting it in around commitments of work and home. There is no cost attached to opening a...
Million dollar Government boost to get school students into trades
A Government cash injection of more than $1 million will go towards trades-based events at New Zealand schools.
More than 340 schools will receive $3000 each to run the expo-style experiences this year, most in...
NCEA’s big revamp
A shake-up of New Zealand’s major school leaving qualification is underway. The government is making changes to the NCEA exam system, first introduced in 2002. The changes include strengthening literacy and numeracy requirements, having...
Learning life skills in school time prepares students for the real world
Writing CVs, applying for mortgages and enrolling to vote are all important life skills but most people have to learn how to do them on their own.
However, students will now be able to learn...
In pursuit of excellence: the rise of academies in high schools
The word ‘academy’ has two definitions –
‘a place of study or training in a special field’, and ‘a society or institution of distinguished scholars and artists or scientists that aims to promote and maintain...
Whitecliffe Manukau: Finding your passion after high school
Delaney didn’t buy it
The bright 19-year-old completed Art History, Classics, French, English and History in her last year of high school at Long Bay College – but couldn’t stand the idea of walking straight...
History in the making: the push to change the curriculum
Teachers have made another push to make New Zealand’s history a mandatory part of the school curriculum.
The New Zealand History Teachers’ Association has urged the Government to ensure schools “teach our own past” to...
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