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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kia ora te reo – Let the Māori language live
Te Reo Māori is the waka that carries the tikanga. It’s Te Wiki o te Reo Maori (Maori Language week). This year’s theme is Kia ora te reo - Let the Māori language live. Here JODY HOPKINSON looks at three education initiatives aimed at doing just that.
Urespa and Ārahitanga – Māori leading the way for indigenous groups around the world
The Urespa Project, which aims to revitalise Japan’s indigenous Ainu’s culture and language wants to learn how Māori are revitalising their language.
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