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Original article: National standards should go – teachers The possibility national standards in schools could be scrapped has many Manawatū educators rubbing their hands with glee, and parents relieved. The programme set in place standard measures to decide whether pupils have reached required accomplishments. It was made…
Original Article: Private school parents speak out against “8-year-olds ‘self-directing’ on iPads and Twitter” after half the school’s teachers resign. Families at a prestigious Christchurch private school have complained to its board and some have withdrawn their children amid a protest over modern…
Primary school teachers have today announced they are prepared to strike to get a significant pay hike. A pay deal with the government ends next year, but teachers say they aren’t prepared to accept a raise of between just one…
Primary and early childhood teachers have asked the Government to let them divert money away from expert teachers to provide extra support for needy kids. Teachers’ union, the NZ Educational Institute, has asked the Ministry of Education to let schools…
As we look to the future of education in this country, why is it that we are following the trend and examples from the UK? Yet our Education Minister(s) head over there to see their awesome examples of how to…
Primary teachers and principals have committed to taking action next year in order to give every child more teacher time, and attract more people to teaching. At their annual conference in Rotorua today, members of NZEI Te Riu Roa committed to fighting for pay…
Having had Vane in my class on numerous occasions, I’m delighted he is getting recognition. Incredibly energetic, engaging, and makes connections with the kids almost immediately. A true example of Engage, Inspire, Unleash! Vane Sopoaga knows money matters. The ASB…
Wellington Girls’ College is set to introduce compulsory te reo classes for all year 9 students, after years of obstacles. The scheme, which begins next year, was something principal Julia Davidson said the school had been working towards for the past five…
Children around the country are missing school rather than turn up with no lunch, because their families feel ashamed. People who work with food banks and schools say the problem has widened from beneficiaries to low-income families in which both parents work,…
The principal of a top Taranaki school has resigned after 12 years in the role – and says other school leaders have congratulated him for getting out of an increasingly stressful profession. Charles Gibson is one of five Taranaki principals…