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Govt Delivers Consistency For Assessing Kiwi Kids
Wed, 3 Jul 2024 10:41:03 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The Coalition Government is delivering consistency in student assessment, giving parents certainty on how their child’s doing at school, Education Minister Erica Stanford says.More >>
First Professional Qualification Announced For Aotearoa NZ
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 08:59:07 +1200 | FASD-CAN
FASD-CAN and Toitu te Waiora are pleased to announce that NZQA have approved the Support a person with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and two associated skill standards.More >>
Start Collecting ECE Invoices
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 16:23:34 +1200 | Inland Revenue
FamilyBoost is a new childcare payment administered by Inland Revenue to help parents and caregivers with the cost of ECE. More >>
Rushed Consultation On Charter Schools Shows Government’s Complete Disconnect From Communities
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:04:51 +1200 | PPTA Te Wehengarua
The Government’s decision today to fast track public consultation on proposed charter schools legislation shows it is out of touch with parents and local communities, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.More >>
Improving Educational Choice For Families And Students
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:11:29 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The Education and Training Amendment Bill, which will set up charter schools, encourage more early learning centres to open, and provide increased transparency on school attendance, has been introduced for its first reading in Parliament, says Associate ...More >>
Charter Schools Legislation Contains Unpleasant Surprises
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:45:24 +1200 | Post Primary Teachers' Association
New charter schools legislation, introduced to Parliament last night, contains some unpleasant details that the Government has deliberately not been upfront about, says Chris Abercrombie, PPTA Te Wehengarua president.More >>
Parliament Needs To End The Charter Schools Experiment And Properly Fund Public Schools
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:32:29 +1200 | Aotearoa Educators Collective
AEC challenges all political parties to vote against the Education and Training Amendment Act legislation that has been introduced to Parliament. The legislation not only allows for charter schools, but also for parent voice to be taken away from ...More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Opposes Expensive Charter School Experiment
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:51:15 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa opposes the Education and Training Amendment Act legislation introduced to Parliament today which makes provisions for charter schools and allows the Minister to force public schools to convert to charter schools.More >>
Report Demonstrates ECE Centres Prioritising Quality Education
Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:24:53 +1200 | Early Childhood New Zealand
For the first time the Ministry has reported on adult:child ratios in the sector while using an evaluation framework that tracks progress towards the three goals of Raising Quality, Improving Equity and Enabling parental choice.More >>
Principal Expects ‘Amazing Results’ Under New Literacy Approach
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:14:22 +1200 | David Hill - Local Democracy Reporter
Kaiapoi High School has been working with local primary schools to lift literacy and numeracy standards. More >>
School Attendance Increases
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:08:45 +1200 | New Zealand Government
School attendance data released today shows an increase in the number of students regularly attending school to 61.7 per cent in term one. This compares to 59.5 per cent in term one last year and 53.6 per cent in term four.More >>
Standardised Testing In New Zealand Schools – Expert Q&A
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:57:15 +1200 | Science Media Centre
An advisory group for the Minister of Education recommends that students take “checkpoint” tests every year to assess their progress in maths and reading. More >>
Kiwi Students Up With The Top In International Assessment Of Creativity
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:22:56 +1200 | PPTA Te Wehengarua
Aotearoa New Zealand students’ performance is up among the top in an OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of creativity, results released this week show.More >>
The Curriculum MAG’s Evidence Base Falls Short
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:36:23 +1200 | Aotearoa Educators Collective
This report points to a significant shift in curriculum for teachers and principals and in Aotearoa. The size of this change needs to be underpinned by a strong and robust research base. This report is not that.More >>
Why Choice In Education Really Is Choice
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:56:28 +1200 | Maxim Institute
Who profits when independent schools are shut out? More >>
Hegemony, Meaning And Ideology Through Structured Literacy In New Zealand Education System
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:45:49 +1200 | Ian Powell
Ian Powell discusses the imposition of ideologically based ‘structured literacy’ into New Zealand’s education system in the context of hegemony and meaning. More >>
New Research On The Opportunities And Risks Of Generative Artificial Intelligence For Education
Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:18:55 +1200 | The New Zealand Initiative
The report, Welcome to the Machine: Opportunities and Risks of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Education, written by Senior Fellow Dr Michael Johnston, will help educators and policymakers navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI in education.More >>
Teachers’ Unions Need To Stop Prioritising Politics Over Pupils
Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:29:33 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that the teachers’ unions are once again prioritising politics over pupils and opposing the recommendations made by the government’s Ministerial Advisory Group, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy said: “Every ...More >>
Advisors Urge Annual Literacy And Numeracy Tests, Cursive Handwriting Lessons For Students
Sun, 16 Jun 2024 17:58:41 +1200 | RNZ
Proponents say the curriculum updates could case a "step-change" for education, but will fail without good teacher training. More >>
Government Commitment To Specialist Schools is Concerning For Building An Inclusive Education System
Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:40:27 +1200 | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
The Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) Committee has made it clear that education of disabled students should not be provided in separate environments in isolation from students without disabilities.More >>
