BYOD: It’s not as compulsory as you think
As a bit of a tech guru, it saddens me to see parents trapped in the psyche that they need to not only “Keep up with the Joneses”, but need to provide their child with a $300+ device to use…
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Parents want teachers parenting
Care provider. Call centre operator. Kitchen hand. Negotiator. Detective. Judge. Medic. Counsellor. Social worker. Psychologist. Personal trainer. Caretaker. Cleaner. Don’t get me started on the numerous things that teachers have to do each and every day. That’s even before they…
Reform ‘high stakes’ primary tests, MPs urge
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…
Coding in the Curriculum
In 2018, the New Zealand Curriculum is destined to have a new addition to its subjects. From the age of five, children will now be taught about coding, logic, problem solving, if-else statements, app making, social media analytics, and probably…
Taillight
Over the last several months, we’ve seen an increase of ‘Principal-related’ jobs that have stacked on-top of the role that Principals already have to play. For one, I know that for many Principals, Novopay was one stress that has turned…
Male teachers outnumber females at Hamilton school | Stuff.co.nz
Male teachers outnumber females at Hamilton’s Rhode Street School, bucking the national trend. Source: Male teachers outnumber females at Hamilton’s Rhode Street School | Stuff.co.nz Those that have been with Unleash Education from the start know that this is an…
John Hattie: It is time to be rid of deciles – Education – NZ Herald News
The decile system was introduced to guide equity funding to schools and in general it has worked very well. But there are two distinct aspects of deciles that need to be looked at separately.Firstly… Source: John Hattie: It is time…
Big drop in teacher graduates getting a job prompting a return to bonding | Stuff.co.nz
Just 15% of first-time teachers are landing permanent posts after graduating. Source: Big drop in teacher graduates getting a job prompting a return to bonding | Stuff.co.nz
Teacher graduates to be bonded to schools | Stuff.co.nz
Labour says “on the job” placements should be a bigger focus across all teacher training courses. Source: Labour is keen for all teacher graduates to be bonded to schools | Stuff.co.nz There is a certain degree of irony as we…
The Property Game – Wellington Schools
It’s been a bit of a rough start to the year for education. If it’s not people complaining about the amount of holiday the teachers get, then it’s the cost of education and how supposedly it is meant to be…