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Schools For Safety: Air New Zealand Invites Kiwi Kids To Put Their Own Playful Spin On Safety
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:26:02 +1300 | Air New Zealand
Building on the excitement of Air New Zealand’s 23rd Safety Video, Every Point Counts, launched last week, ‘Schools for Safety’ is a nationwide campaign inviting primary schools across Aotearoa to showcase their own take on safety – something ...More >>
“Uncle Scrooge” Allowed To Save Millions At The Cost Of Our Kids Puku’s!
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:22:57 +1300 | TTPA
The portions at this price will be that small, that the scheme will fold through attrition as I suspect, is Uncle Scrooge’s intention,” he said. More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Joins Calls To Restore Cut To Pasifika Early Literacy Project
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:24:00 +1300 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Tute Mila, incoming NZEI Te Riu Roa General Membership Representative, says that the Pasifika Early Literacy Project has been crucial in helping Pasifika learners thrive in their education and maintain their cultural identities.More >>
UC Childhood Literacy Expert To Advise National Commission
Fri, 8 Nov 2024 17:33:22 +1300 | University of Canterbury
Professor Gillon (Ngāi Tahu iwi) is Director of the Child Well-being Research Institute at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) and a world-leading expert in children’s speech, language and reading development.More >>
Meaningful Changes For Home-based ECE Providers Welcomed By ECC
Wed, 6 Nov 2024 11:09:52 +1300 | Early Childhood Council
“Home-based services were shackled with impractical and illogical new teacher qualification standards by the previous Government, but today’s announcement will provide them with relief,” said ECC CEO Simon Laube.More >>
Union Submits Complaint About Charter School Legislation Employment Violations To International Labour Organisation
Tue, 5 Nov 2024 10:32:59 +1300 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Stephanie Mills, National Secretary of NZEI Te Riu Roa, says the new legislation prioritises profit-making over children's education and teachers’ work rights. More >>
Save The Children Welcomes Announcement Of Remodelled Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches Programme
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 06:55:23 +1300 | Save The Children
The new model will continue to provide free healthy school lunches to 242,000 primary and secondary students and an additional 10,000 preschoolers. More >>
ECE Sector Welcomes ECE Food Programme
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:14:02 +1300 | Barnardos
Kelly Seaburg, Advocates for Early Learning Excellence, says “by investing in tamariki, we’re building a better future for everyone. We want to provide lifelong experiences that benefit our children’s wellbeing and their long-term ability to positively ...More >>
Speech To Institute Of Public Administration New Zealand
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:38:35 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Together, we have an opportunity to reduce welfare dependency, improve health, raise educational achievement, lower rates of offending and address increasing rates of inequality. Without adding to the spaghetti of bureaucracy.More >>
Tipu Ake: Empowering Ākonga Māori Through Carving, Culture, And Connection Largest Ever Cohort Graduating Today
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:12:44 +1300 | Te Kohao Health
Master Carver Matua Rei Mihaere and Marie Bramley, Principal of Hillcrest Normal School saw the power of the programme and encouraged many of the schools in the Hillcrest Kāhui Ako to be involved to see more ākonga Māori empowered.More >>
Sister City Exchange 2025 Applications Open
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:13:32 +1300 | Marlborough District Council
This is the first sister city exchange post-Covid. Any practising and registered pre-school, primary or secondary teacher is also invited to apply to accompany the students.More >>
Kindergartens Decry Government Moves To Cut Pay
Tue, 1 Oct 2024 17:52:07 +1300 | Kindergartens Aotearoa
The Early Childhood Council which represents private centres says the change will encourage teachers to return to permanent jobs but Kindergartens Aotearoa says the opposite is the case.More >>
Shortage Of Male Teachers In Early Education
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:07:37 +1200 | Office of Early Childhood Education
Chief advisor to the Office of ECE, Dr Sarah Alexander said that girls often aspire to be early childhood teachers but not boys. More >>
Supercharging Schools To Teach Maths
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:12:06 +1200 | New Zealand Government
From October 21, primary schools will be able to choose the maths resources and supports from a range of approved suppliers that best suit them and their learners. Resources will be sent to schools for the start of Term 1 next year.More >>
Pay Parity - Early Childhood Council Cautioned
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:56:33 +1200 | Early Childhood Education
It wants funding to be increased. It does not support paying ECE teachers at least at the level of pay parity set by the Ministry of Education, which is currently still less than what kindergarten teachers earn. It says that pay parity has caused its ...More >>
Parents Overwhelmingly In Favour Of Pay Parity For Early Childhood Teachers, Survey Finds
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:36:39 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
More than 90% showed concern for children’s safety should teacher-child ratios be increased. Almost 87% of parents and caregivers agreed that regular safety measures, such as sleep checks, room temperature checks, nappy checks, and food safety, were ...More >>
Landmark Phonics Check In Te Reo Māori
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:39:53 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Students will be checked on how they’re progressing with identifying sounds, letters and words, if they can write words from a dictated sentence and whether they can read continuous texts. Checks will happen at 20, 40 and 55 weeks of schooling.More >>
A Response To The ECC’s Call For Lower Education Standards
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:04:27 +1200 | Office of Early Childhood Education
The OECE has called for regulations and requirements to be strengthened including for ratios, improved support for ECE qualified teachers, and the introduction of regulations for group or class size to reduce overcrowding and improve educational, ...More >>
ECE Regulation Review At Risk Of Being Captured By One Vested Interest
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:27:22 +1200 | Early Childhood New Zealand
“There’s a real difference between a ‘regulations review’ which looks to remove excessive red tape and strike an improved balance between quality ECE and safety, and the proposal to remove the educational component from ECE after six hours,” ...More >>
Innovative Post-Disaster Emergency Telecommunications Implemented At Naenae Community Emergency Hub
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 23:19:38 +1200 | Wellington Region Emergency Management Office
After a major disaster like an earthquake or storm, damaged infrastructure and power outages can make it hard for people to stay connected with loved ones and services. This can impact community well-being, as well as response and recovery efforts.More >>
