Shakespeare experience awaits student actors and directors
Witches, fairies and soldiers will fire up the stages in the culminating performances at Pipitea Marae on 5 October and the Legislative Chamber at Parliament on 6 October by the 46 young actors and...
Low decile students need greater access to sporting events
The results of the University of Auckland and National Institute for Health Innovation research which analysed perceptual data from more than 2,400 New Zealand parents, found families from lower socio-economic areas were more likely...
Secondary principals ratify deal
Secondary principal’s council chair James Morris is pleased that principals now have an agreed collective agreement."We can now focus on what matters; supporting each of our students to reach their full potential.”“The main components...
Executive Director of NZ Institute of Skills & Technology announced
Murray Strong has been named the interim Executive Director of the New Zealand Institute of Skills & Technology.
Boost for literacy and numeracy training in the workplace
The Government's funding injection into literacy and numeracy workplace training will help more employers like Porirua City Council, upskill their staff.
SpeedMeets get students face to face with employers
In a series of SpeedMeets events students will have an opportunity to be interviewed by employers - speed-dating style.
Secondary principals to vote on offer
Mediation yesterday between secondary principals and the government has resulted in a deal that the principals' negotiating team is recommending to its members.
Engineering students to help Vanuatu community
The 16-strong contingent of Otago Polytechnic Engineering students will spend 10 days on the small island of Paama, one of 83 islands that comprise the nation of Vanuatu, where they will work on a...
Quality of early childhood education services under scrutiny
Researchers have called into question the quality of the education of our youngest learners during a recent seminar. Rebekah Fraser speaks to early childhood education experts about the state of the sector.
Students’ international STEM project brings global citizenship to life
In 2018, four students from the Accelerator STEM Programme at Ormiston Junior College travelled to Honolulu, Hawai’i as part of a project investigating ancient Hawaiian fish ponds called Loko’Ea, which are simple yet highly...
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Teenagers warned to turn the music down or risk loss of...
Teenagers cranking up the music on headphones and other personal devices are being warned that they risk losing their hearing if they do not...
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