Addressing social challenges in education remains our biggest priority
Addressing the social and cultural challenges confronting our education system is still top of the list before any real traction can be made with other issues begging for educators’ attention. That was one of the main messages to emerge from the Education Leaders Forum in Rotorua this week.
Māori students gain from different teaching style
Māori students do better in schools that teach in a different way - but the language by itself is not enough.
New research shows boys do better at single-sex schools
New research shows that over the period from 2013 to 2016, young men from single sex boys’ schools have gained NCEA qualifications, University Entrance and New Zealand Scholarship passes in greater proportions than their counterparts at co-educational schools.
The big debate: should te reo be compulsory in our schools?
JUDE BARBACK looks at the arguments for and against making te reo Māori compulsory in New Zealand schools.
Te reo Maori to be taught to kids in Sydney from Otangarei
From small town Otangarei a local teacher could be teaching te reo to a group of Maori students across the ditch.
Boarding school aimed at Māori boys has outdoor education emphasis
Taupo is to get a charter school - a boarding school aimed at Maori boys in Years 11 to 13 with an emphasis on outdoor education.
New site for Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Wānanga Whare Tāpere o Takitimu,...
A new site has been purchased for Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Wānanga Whare Tāpere o Takitimu in Hastings, Education Minister Nikki Kaye and Associate Education Minister Tim Macindoe announced today.
Far North intermediate school uses ‘forbidden’ name linked to child tragedy
A Far North school is under fire for naming a classroom after a tragedy in which multiple children died.
Improving Māori student achievement through effective use of data
Research out of the University of Auckland highlights just how important the effective use of quality data in schools is in helping to raise Māori student achievement.
Education Matters to Me: detailed reports published
A series of six more detailed reports have been published following the release of Education Matters To Me, a study conducted jointly by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner (OCC) and the New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) which sought to examine how students feel about education in New Zealand.
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