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Massey University Cuts Funding To Aotearoa’s First Co-Governed Students’ Association
Friday, 22 November 2024, 7:58 pm | Massey University Students Association
Massey University’s decision to cut funding for Te Tira Ahu Pae, Aotearoa’s first co-governed students’ association, has provoked outrage among students, who see it as another example of the university disregarding their voices. Many are calling ... More >>
Reading Helps Children Face A Difficult Future
Friday, 22 November 2024, 8:49 am | Auckland University of Technology
The AUT-led study Relationships Between Reading For Pleasure And Children’s Wellbeing In Aotearoa New Zealand looked at the pandemic lockdown experience of 2421 children from the Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) study who were 11 years old at the time. More >>
Social Investment Approach Welcomed
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 6:36 pm | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
The government places significant emphasis on achieving strong educational outcomes in primary schools. However, these outcomes are less likely when children lack access to quality early childhood education (ECE) or experience smooth transition into school," ... More >>
Pounamu Jade Aikman Named As 2025 Emerging Māori Writer In Residence
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 11:15 am | Victoria University of Wellington
During his three-month residency at the IIML, Pounamu will work on a book of essays titled "Whose Knowledge Counts? From Warp Drive to Waka Huia". More >>
Schools For Safety: Air New Zealand Invites Kiwi Kids To Put Their Own Playful Spin On Safety
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 9:26 am | 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 >>
Victoria University Of Wellington Student Has Been Selected As One Of The 2024 Emerging Practitioner Award Recipients
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 11:56 am | Acorn Foundation
Singer, actor, dancer, and writer Lizzie Bysouth is this year’s recipient from Victoria University of Wellington. Lizzie is a remarkably multi-talented performer, with an abiding passion for the world of theatre. More >>
Announcing The Inaugural Winners Of The ACC Scholarship
Monday, 18 November 2024, 4:57 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Two students—Hana Sikma and Merrick Rodrigues—have been awarded full scholarships worth $15,000 each. Four students—Merope Griffin, Luke Hollis, Reghan Laurie, and Adrian Pretorius—have been awarded partial scholarships of $7500 each. More >>
Ministers Move Won’t Lead To Lower Standards
Friday, 15 November 2024, 4:14 pm | PAUA Early Childhood Home Based Care Service
Raewyn Overton-Stuart, President of the NZ Homebased Childcare Association said today that it was nonsensical to suggest that this announcement would mean Educators would not engage in, nor complete their formal training. More >>
ECE Clarifications Welcome, But There’s More Work To Do In The Regulation Review
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 5:57 pm | Early Childhood Council
‘Misconceptions in ECE can perpetuate when Ministry of Education officials make their own interpretations of the regulations, when in fact the system allows ECE centres a good level of flexibility in how they could comply. It’s great to see ... More >>
Kindergartens Aotearoa Opposes Lower Standards For Homebased Services
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 3:58 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
The change was announced last week and promoted as an improvement, as everyone needs to enrol in a course within six months of engagement as a home-based educator, however engaging or completing the course are not requirements. More >>
Te Kete Hono Announces Winding Down, Passes The Baton To New Global Owner, And Celebrates Legacy
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 2:43 pm | Te Kete Hono
This transition comes amidst significant changes within the New Zealand education landscape, including recent policy adjustments, curriculum changes, and funding constraints affecting Professional Learning and Development (PLD) providers across the sector. More >>
“Uncle Scrooge” Allowed To Save Millions At The Cost Of Our Kids Puku’s!
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 11:22 am | 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 >>
Three Outstanding Aotearoa New Zealand Students Awarded Rhodes Scholarships
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 10:56 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
The Rhodes Trust is proud of the diversity of its Scholars in terms of background, academic focus, involvement in local community, religion, ethnicity, and gender identity selected from more than 60 territories across the globe. More >>
UCOL Awards Multiple Scholarships To Support Revitalisation Of The Māori Language And Culture
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 9:40 am | UCOL
Scholarship recipients from all four of UCOL’s campuses attended the event, expressing their gratitude to generous donors who have made their educational journeys possible. The evening was marked by celebrations with whānau & friends, highlighting sense ... More >>
800 Mathematicians Set To Converge On Auckland
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 3:38 pm | University of Auckland
Post-quantum cryptography, maths communication, AI, and industrial maths are just some of the topics which will feature at the conference, along with a special session on maths education. More >>
Village Experience Helps Teachers Connect With Pacific Culture
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 11:27 am | University of Canterbury
A long-running education initiative that has given hundreds of Kiwi teachers the chance to experience life in a Samoan village is now the subject of new research. More >>
Understanding Roman Society Through Māori Values
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 10:47 am | University of Canterbury
Bicultural competency in education is fundamental, but what does that look like when you teach a subject focused on a society nearly 3000 years old? More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa Joins Calls To Restore Cut To Pasifika Early Literacy Project
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 8:24 am | 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 >>
NZQA Defends Difficulty Of Exams Students Say Were 'Ridiculous'
Saturday, 9 November 2024, 7:02 pm | RNZ
'Excellence' grade questions are supposed to be hard, officials say, as students launch a petition. More >>
Free Speech Union Launches Professional Memberships For Teachers To Defend Free Speech In The Classroom
Saturday, 9 November 2024, 3:42 pm | Free Speech Union
Our industry-specific memberships allow individuals to be united with those working in similar environments so that they’re not alone when they choose to speak on issues important to them. More >>
UC Childhood Literacy Expert To Advise National Commission
Friday, 8 November 2024, 5:33 pm | 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 >>
STEMFest Taranaki Primary Schools Science And Engineering Fair 2024
Friday, 8 November 2024, 3:54 pm | Energy Resources Aotearoa
This year’s STEMFest saw an exciting array of projects covering a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines, from environmental sustainability and robotics to health science and engineering design. More >>
Injury Gives Promising Rugby Player Time To Focus On EIT Studies
Friday, 8 November 2024, 3:07 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Tino is originally from the small islands of Wallis and Futuna Islands, a French territory in the South Pacific between Fiji and Samoa. Growing up there he spoke Futunian and French and spoke no English when he arrived in New Zealand as a 14-year-old. More >>
More Options For Whānau: Barnardos Welcomes Changes To Home Based Early Learning Legislation
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 5:34 pm | PAUA Early Childhood Home Based Care Service
"This change will ensure tamariki receive quality Early Learning from trained educators, ensure choice for families in their local community, as well as support providers to stand strong within the Early Childhood sector.” More >>
University Researchers Receive Marsden Funding For Ten Groundbreaking Projects
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 1:52 pm | University of Waikato
The University secured its second-highest allocation to date from the Marsden Fund, administered by the Royal Society Te Apārangi, receiving $7.4 million to support ten groundbreaking research projects. More >>
More Options For Whānau: Barnardos Welcomes Changes To Home Based Early Learning Legislation
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 11:39 am | Barnardos
In the new year, 100 percent of educators will need to be either fully qualified, or training towards a qualification within six months of their employment. More >>
Marsden Fund Invests In New Cutting-Edge Research
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 11:14 am | Marsden Fund
“Through the 30 funding rounds, we have continuously refined our assessment processes to ensure best practice. International peer-review means that these novel ideas have been tested on the global market and that the projects are of true world-class standard,” ... More >>
Cutting-Edge Glass Tech Project Gains Marsden Funding
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 11:07 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury research developing a new type of high-strength glass that could revolutionise LED lighting and solar energy has won a $941,000 funding boost. More >>
Aotearoa New Zealand Teams Excel At Tournament Of Minds International Final In Sydney
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 6:44 pm | Tournament of Minds NZ
Among the highlights, St Mark’s School received first place in the Primary Language Literature category. At the same time, Papatoetoe High School received Honours in Secondary Arts, competing against multiple other teams in their respective categories. More >>
Students Rally Against Funding Cuts To Massey University Students’ Association
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 5:25 pm | Massey University Students Association
The university’s proposed funding cut would transfer the management of these services to university administration, potentially undermining Te Tira Ahu Pae’s autonomy. Supporters of the petition argue this move could affect the quality of advocacy and ... More >>
Meaningful Changes For Home-based ECE Providers Welcomed By ECC
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 11:09 am | 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 >>
Wintec Adult Ākonga Aces Accounting
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 10:45 am | Wintec
Rebecca Hoani, Wintec graduate and practicing account (Photo/Supplied) Rebecca Hoani has always been good with numbers, but never thought she would have an accounting degree, that seemed far too scary. But the 29-year-old mama of two has not only completed ... More >>
Union Submits Complaint About Charter School Legislation Employment Violations To International Labour Organisation
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 10:32 am | 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 >>
PPCB Signs A Variation To Their Collective Contract
Monday, 4 November 2024, 8:02 pm | Primary Principals Collective Bargaining Union
Primary Principals’ Collective Bargaining Union is pleased to support our principals to lead their school communities to ensure the best outcomes for tamariki. More >>
200 Years Of Braille
Monday, 4 November 2024, 5:53 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
Across Term 4, BLENNZ ākonga (students) and staff are involved in a variety of activities to celebrate 200 years of Braille. Adult Braille readers from across the mōtu will also be invited to join the celebrations. The theme for the term is ‘Braille is ... More >>
MoU Signed To Tackle Primary Care Workforce Shortages
Monday, 4 November 2024, 3:47 pm | University of Waikato
The agreement is set to drive collaboration in health education between the University, Pinnacle Incorporated, Hauraki PHO and National Hauora Coalition, drawing on each party’s expertise in teaching, research and innovation in primary care. More >>
Effective Leadership In Education
Monday, 4 November 2024, 3:31 pm | Early Childhood New Zealand
The education sector is currently undergoing significant change, and ‘Effective Leadership in early childhood services and primary school education in Aotearoa’ demonstrates the importance of leadership in an educational context. More >>
Free Talk: The Better Start Literacy Approach Success Story
Monday, 4 November 2024, 10:10 am | University of Canterbury
“Structured literacy approaches are based on the ‘science of reading’ or years of cumulated knowledge from robust scientific studies as to the critical foundation skills that support children’s reading and writing success,” says Professor Gillon. More >>
8 Trust Fund Awards To Commemorate 80th Anniversary
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 6:21 pm | Ogonowska Education Charitable Trust
Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the arrival of 733 Polish refugee children in New Zealand, the Trustees of the Ogonowska Education Charitable Trust (Halina Ogonowska-Coates, Gordon Noble-Campbell and Jenny Gordon MNZM) are pleased to announce the Trust’s ... More >>
Waikato School Board Fires Teacher For Alleged Serious Misconduct, Steps Down
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 5:37 pm | RNZ
The Onewhero Area School parent representatives say they have been threatened and accused of racism over their decision. More >>
Counties Energy Launches New Solar Cars Grand Prix Education Programme For Local Schools
Friday, 1 November 2024, 12:17 pm | Counties Energy
Aimed at reaching 4,800 students across 120 classrooms this year, the programme is targeted at Year 4 to Year 10 students in primary, intermediate and high schools. Students build wooden cars from scratch and attach solar units to the roof, learning ... More >>
Wintec To Celebrate 100 Years Of Vocational Education In The Waikato
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 6:57 pm | Wintec
To celebrate its rich history and bright future, Wintec is holding a number of special events with kaimahi (staff), ākonga (students), mana whenua, and stakeholders this Friday, 1 November. More >>
Big Buddy Launches New Programme To Make It Easier For More Men To Step Up And Help More Boys
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 7:30 am | Big Buddy
New programme launched by Big Buddy to help ease their waiting list of boys - with case study of early success story. More >>
First FAME Year 13 Performing Arts Scholarship Recipient Selected
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 6:36 am | Acorn Foundation
25 October 2024 The Acorn Foundation and the trustees of the FAME Trust, in conjunction with Creative Bay of Plenty, are pleased to announce the selection for the 2024 FAME Performing Arts Scholarship. This is a new award valued at $5,000 that will be awarded ... More >>
Is Distance Learning Essential Or Hopeless?
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 8:59 pm | RNZ
Insiders warn the Te Kura system needs an independent review. Families of children enrolled with Te Kura variously describe the national distance education school as essential, hopeless and a lifeline. More >>
Lasting And Integrated Solutions Needed To Improve School Attendance – PPTA
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 10:18 am | Post Primary Teachers' Association
“The issues causing the increase in chronic non-attendance over the last 10 years are complex and varied. If we want to see a long-term reduction in these rates, schools and school attendance services need more staffing, more time and more resources. More >>
An Effective System Tackling Absenteeism Should Have Educators At Its Centre
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 9:30 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa President, Mark Potter, says “the weaknesses identified in the current system are down to either lack of resourcing or socioeconomic factors that contribute to absenteeism like trauma and poverty.” More >>
Chronic Absence In Schools Doubled In Last Decade, Current Model Not Working
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 6:24 am | Education Review Office
ERO found that despite the dedication of schools and Attendance Services, the current system to get these students back to school is not effective and needs substantial reform. More >>
'Invisible' Students: Inquiry Call Over Correspondence School Te Kura
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 10:37 pm | RNZ
Staff claim many pupils are submitting only enough work to avoid being kicked off the correspondence school's roll. More >>
Kids Meals Cost $3.00 A Day. David Seymour’s Costs Are?
Monday, 28 October 2024, 9:02 pm | Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association
Kids have had their lunches slashed to just $3.00 a day by David, hell bent in his obsession with cutting government costs or is it just some government costs? More >>
How A Kiwi Education Shaped Stellar Career Of Malaysia's First Astrophysicist
Monday, 28 October 2024, 12:56 pm | RNZ
The astrophysics field "didn't even exist" in Malaysia in the 1970s: "It was that New Zealand attitude that spurred me on." More >>
Wintec Bakery Students Raise Funds For New Zealand Blind Charity
Monday, 28 October 2024, 12:00 pm | Wintec
The idea for the charity fundraiser came from talented Wintec bakery student Nicky Randell, who is also the first blind culinary student to study with Wintec. More >>
Curriculum Controversy: UK Professor Joins NZ Voices To Criticise 'The Science Of Learning' Approach
Monday, 28 October 2024, 11:23 am | Aotearoa Educators Collective
Guy states, “to try to base whole systems of education on such binary nonsense is not just specious, it is seriously damaging.” More >>
Save The Children Welcomes Announcement Of Remodelled Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches Programme
Saturday, 26 October 2024, 7:00 am | 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 >>
Save The Children Welcomes Announcement Of Remodelled Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches Programme
Saturday, 26 October 2024, 6:55 am | 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 >>
KidsCan Thrilled To Receive Funding To Feed Up To 10,000 More Preschoolers In Hardship
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 8:37 pm | KidsCan
Research shows the preschool years are a crucial period of brain development that set a child up for life. The right food plays a big part, and we’re happy that this funding will mean more children in poverty get the nutrition they desperately ... More >>
New Financial Education Partnership Helps Rangatahi Learn About Money
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 7:25 pm | Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission
Newly designed interactive resource packs on tax and compound interest will be sent to around 13,000 year 9 and 10 students throughout New Zealand over the next 12 months. More >>
New Scholarship For Those Affected By Mosque Terror Attacks
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 6:18 pm | University of Canterbury
A new scholarship initiated by Dame Jacinda Ardern offers educational opportunities to people impacted by the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings. More >>
USP To Serve As Regional Hub For The Newly Launched King’s Commonwealth Fellowships Programme
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 5:51 pm | University Of The South Pacific
It will be delivered in partnership with the Association of the Commonwealth Universities (ACU) members, with The University of South Pacific and University of West Indies serving as regional hubs, and other local and Commonwealth partners such as the Commonwealth ... More >>
Extension Into ECE Centres Of The School Food Programme Raises Issues
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 5:40 pm | Office of Early Childhood Education
Dr Sarah Alexander, chief advisor to the OECE, said there are concerns that some services in the most economically disadvantaged areas may have difficulty participating in the programme, for example if they don’t have enough refrigeration space. More >>
