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ERO Publications Over the last few months; actually since the start of this year, I have noticed a definite increase in propaganda…I mean… publications from our beloved at the Education Review Office (the independent reviewer of schools that is run…
Porirua children get homework help from a group of Wellington lawyers. Source: Porirua children benefit from lawyers helping with homework | Stuff.co.nz I actually can’t think of why such initiatives haven’t been encouraged or set up prior to this.…
Post Mortem: UK public schooling. Family: UK Government – related to: US, NZ. Death: Terminated by family. Age: 100 years of publicly funded education References: General Body Condition: Diminished frame with minimal experts. Main organs shut down. Donors needed. CLINICAL…
But they do their work. They get on well enough with others. They coast through the year, and by the end of the following year you’ve already forgotten them. This here is a story of what I would consider one…
Families struggle to afford the rising cost of back-to-school requirements Free Education Firstly, I want to point out that this is purely my thoughts on this, and only using my view as a teacher and educator in my opinions of…
Rangiora High School’s principal alleges ”sustained bullying” by the school’s commissioner. Source: Rangiora High principal ‘bullied’ This follows on from this ongoing saga for this school and this principal that has been happening since the start of last year. Finally…
Below is my submission to the Education Act changes. I’ve taken the time to write down my thoughts and views as best I can. In no way am I suggesting I have all the answers, nor that my answers are…
Earlier this month, the Minister released a public document surrounding the public having their say on the updates this government are wanting to make to the Education Act. In it, they outline what they need to do to change the…
In the last five years there has been a dramatic shift in Education. Since this government (National) came into power in 2009, they have been non-stop in making wholesale changes across the sector. There is an old Māori whakataukī that…
Over the next few weeks, primary teachers are meeting to discuss the proposed changes to the IES (Investing in Educational Success) announced last year. The changes are, to some, significant and, before I get too cynical, NZEI have done a…