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View ArticleSeeing each other in a new light
Becoming lead principal of Palmerston North East Community of Learning came at an ideal time for Peter.“I’ve been a principal for 10 years and have a great management team at Freyberg. This is a new...
View ArticlePM’s Education Awards winners announced
The Auckland school also took out the award for Excellence in Engaging. The Judging Panel praised Manurewa Intermediate School’s leadership team for its transformative and educational leadership.In...
View ArticleDraft digital technologies curriculum open for consultation
DT | HM will be included in The New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa from 2018.The consultation process will run from 28 June to 31 August. We are particularly keen to hear from the...
View ArticleSchools to start consulting on cohort entry
The recent changes to the Education Act mean schools can fully adopt cohort entry after they’ve consulted with their school staff, the parents of current and prospective students, and local early...
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Matakōkiri ignites young minds
Matakōkiri is an iwi-based pūtaiao | science programme run by Te Taumata o Ngāti Whakaue Iko Ake Trust (Te Taumata) in Rotorua for local students, whānau, teachers and schools where young people have...
View ArticleSharing learning from both sides of the wire
A unique enterprise is bringing students from two very different schools together.Five youth prisoners at Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison are working with boys from St John’s College, Hastings, to complete...
View ArticleSuccessful Teacher-led Innovation Fund (TLIF) projects announced
The latest TLIF projects are part of the third round of the $18 million fund, which for the first time has been opened to teachers from early learning services to directly apply for funding.TLIF is...
View ArticleNew Education Gazette website
The Education Gazette website re-designed comes with improved search and browsing options to provide more targeted searches.Content can be more easily found across all articles, job vacancies, notices,...
View ArticleDraft International Education Strategy for New Zealand to 2025
The strategy was developed with input from the international education sector, including an online survey and a series of workshops in 2016 to identify the future challenges and opportunities of...
View ArticleTwo new Partnership Schools for priority learners in Bay of Plenty
Science, technology and the outdoors are at the heart of the teaching styles of two new Partnership Schools opening in the Bay of Plenty in 2018.The Ministry sought applications from providers who...
View ArticleEnglish-language providers to start submitting automated data
English-language providers are private training establishments that enrol international students and do not receive government funding. These providers run short-term English language courses, mostly...
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Kupe Scholarship Awards
The prestigious scholarships recognise Māori and Pacific achievers and support them to complete their teaching qualification in early childhood, primary and secondary teaching sector.Of the 30...
View ArticleSchools and ECEs affected by flooding should be open tomorrow
While several schools have reported minor issues with leaking or flooding, they have all confirmed they will re-open tomorrow as usual.Parents in areas badly affected by the weekend flooding are...
View ArticleBuilding science and maths enthusiasm in the classroom
Mairi Borthwick is HOD Science at Freyberg High School and Troy Duckworth is a teacher at Russell Street School. Both are one of five across schools teachers in the Palmerston North East Community of...
View ArticleWinners of the Battle of Passchendaele school competition announced
The Battle of Passchendaele competition, which is organised by the Ministry of Education in partnership with the Fields of Remembrance Trust and the Passchendaele Society, saw the winners use digital...
View ArticleGovernment releases response to Productivity Commission report
The Productivity Commission’s report, New models of tertiary education was released in March and is the most extensive review of the sector in more than a decade.Government has taken this opportunity...
View ArticleRisk Index to replace decile funding
The new system will be based on a Risk of Not Achieving Index that will better target funding to need. The change will occur in 2019 or 2020, depending on the outcome of further consultation with the...
View ArticleStrengthening young people’s voice in our education system
Registrations of interest from New Zealand youth, aged between 14 and 18 years, will open here on our website on Monday 14 August and close on Sunday 3 September. More details about the criteria and...
View ArticleConsultation to further strengthen the Code of Practice
As part of efforts to continue supporting education providers to deliver quality education to international students, the Ministry of Education is seeking feedback to further strengthen the Education...
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