Healthy Active Learning to rollout in early 2020
The initiative will see the Ministries of Education and Health, and Sport NZ, joining together to support schools, kura and early learning services to improve wellbeing through healthy eating and...
View ArticleKupe Scholarships recognise highly accomplished Māori and Pacific student...
The Kupe Scholarship, worth over $22,000, aims to attract highly accomplished Māori and Pacific students to the teaching profession and support them to become inspiring teachers in early childhood,...
View Article2020 dates for Accord Teacher Only Days for secondary schools and wharekura
All schools and kura will get eight additional teacher-only days between now and 2022 once the Accord is ratified. These eight days will not extend the school year.These days are set aside to support...
View ArticleConsultation has started on changes to person responsible regulations
All licensed early learning services need at least one person responsible for every 50 children in attendance. In ECE centres, they are the person primarily responsible for the day-to-day education and...
View ArticleAttendance and the School Strike 4 Climate
Some of these considerations may include:your existing attendance management plan – is an event of this nature already reflected in your plan?deciding how you will code any absences in your student...
View ArticleReplacing Deciles with the Equity Index
Cabinet has made an in-principle decision to replace school deciles with the Equity Index. The year that the shift will happen depends on the results of upcoming engagement with the sector, and on...
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Toolkit equips school leavers for wider world
The School Leavers’ Toolkit, launched today by Education Minister Chris Hipkins, includes a website for students with self-directed learning about financial literacy, civics education, the key...
View ArticleStrengthening curriculum, progress and achievement for every child and young...
The report of the Curriculum, Progress and Achievement Ministerial Advisory Group aligns with this vision and provides a clear direction for the future of curriculum, teaching and learning.There are...
View ArticleIndividual employment agreements for teachers (non-union members)
These agreements will be available here:Individual employment agreements
View ArticleTemporary increase in discretionary hours for teacher-led centre-based early...
An increase to discretionary hours will apply from 1 October 2019 until 31 May 2020. During this time the Ministry will accept up to 60 discretionary hours per funding period (to maintain current rates...
View ArticleTuia Mātauranga Roadshow kicks off in Tūranga-nui-a-kiwa
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern accompanied by the Associate Minister of Education Kelvin Davis and local MP Kiri Allan opened the roadshow on Sunday 6 October in Tūranga-nui-a-kiwa (Gisborne) as part of...
View ArticleImproving pastoral care for domestic tertiary students
The Code means there will be a consistent approach to the welfare, safety and wellbeing and pastoral care of domestic tertiary students, including higher standards for those in tertiary hostels....
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Students design play space around Māori astronomy
Students Sativa and Kane in the play space.Generally, boards and school leaders manage projects and work with the designers of new facilities. But Papakura Intermediate School principal Bec KauKau...
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Iwi-based kaupapa supports learning
The idea of supporting Māori education achievement through a collaboration between schools, whānau and Iwi was sparked when Bianca Elkington, Iwi education coordinator for learning hub Te Puna...
View ArticleExpanding initiatives to get young people into vocational careers
From next year there will be 2,000 more Trades Academy places, and up to 2,000 more places for Gateway.Trades Academies allow secondary students to take on full-time study that combines school,...
View ArticleConsultation starts on minimising food related choking risks in early...
We expect most services already follow guidelines for minimising food-related choking risks. However, some may need to make changes to the way they do things to meet new minimum standards. The...
View ArticleA further three initiatives announced to fix skills gap
To make sure there are enough skilled workers to fill those roles, the government is tackling the long-term challenge of getting more young people to take up trades and work skills training.A recent...
View ArticleTeacher supply for the 2020 school year
We have observed significant growth in entrants to the education workforce in 2018 and 2019. The total number of teachers increased by 1,000 in 2018 and is expected to increase by a further 1,000 by...
View ArticleMinistry response to news coverage of IDC survey
We take cybersecurity and the protection of data very seriously.In the interests of transparency and to provide assurance that no student or school data has been compromised, we have posted our...
View ArticleVideo series show ‘youth got skills’
The first of the five weekly webisodes went live on Friday 1 November, check it out below:The videos feature students aged 15 to 18 from Manurewa High School in South Auckland and tell the story of how...
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