Principals are urging the Government to retain all four core objectives in the Education and Training Act 2020, warning that proposed changes risk narrowing the purpose of education, and undermining the conditions that enable student success. Currently, school boards must meet four equal objectives: achievement, safety, inclusion, and giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
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NZ Principals Federation
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Early childhood education (ECE) is crucial for shaping a child’s future, providing them with the necessary tools and skills to succeed in life.
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Fabric Digital
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The Women’s Rights Party welcomes the announcement that the Relationships and Sexuality Education Guidelines are to be removed as of the end of Term 1 next year.
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Women's Rights Party
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Christchurch — Christchurch North College has appointed a principal.
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RedPR
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New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that there is too much inconsistency in relationships and sexuality education.
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Education Review Office
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The five new charter schools announced today represent the diversity in education choices that will help lift achievement levels, Charter School Agency Chief Executive Jane Lee says.
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Ministry of Education
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New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that NCEA Level 1 needs reform.
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Education Review Office
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New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that chronic absence in students has doubled in the last decade, and that the system for addressing this is ineffective and failing.
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Education Review Office
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The Ministry of Education (the Ministry) needs to collect better information and to improve its understanding of educational inequities, says the Auditor-General in a new report.
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Office of the Auditor-General
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Hamilton — The University of Waikato welcomes the Government's decision to take its proposed graduate entry medical school to the next stage, following the completion of an initial cost-benefit analysis.
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University of Waikato
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Christchurch — The University of Canterbury (UC) has signed a multi-year agreement with the Aardman Academy, the training arm of the Academy Award-winning Aardman Animations studio behind Wallace and Gromit.
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Expert Briefing
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SmartGrass, New Zealand's leading artificial turf specialists, are thrilled to announce their exclusive Gold Business Partnership with the Secondary Schools Principals Association of New Zealand (SPANZ).
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enthuse
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Christchurch — Canterbury Museum is hosting a temporary exhibition entitled 'Bugs at the Museum', which runs from 17 January to 29 January at its pop-up venue at CoCA in central Christchurch.
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Expert Briefing
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The latest term attendance figures for New Zealand schools show that less than half of all students are attending classes regularly, which is disappointing education ministers Erica Stanford and David Seymour.
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Expert Briefing
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The Auditor-General's latest report on school audits has found that just 1% of audit opinions issued to schools were non-standard, but has highlighted ongoing issues with auditor shortages and has made recommendations to the New Zealand Ministry of Education to improve school infrastructure planning and communications.
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Expert Briefing
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The New Zealand Principals' Federation (NZPF) is not surprised by the country's declining reading, writing and mathematics scores in this year's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), given the impact of Covid-19 and significant dropout rates among participants.
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Briefing Bot
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Auckland — Early childhood education is essential in moulding young minds, instilling confidence, and igniting curiosity.
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Fabric Digital
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Auckland - 3rd November 2023 - The Interior Decorating Institute, a New Zealand-based company, is making waves in the world of interior decorating education with its newly launched online learning platform.
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Interior Decorating Institute
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The Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand is looking for land to open a second school for its outdoor education courses - a North Island site with access to wilderness and high 'natural character’ within a three-hour drive of Auckland.
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Joe Public
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School principals were not bursting into song over the Government's Budget announcements for education.
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NZ Principals Federation
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Today’s Budget misses an opportunity to invest in training more New Zealand doctors to meet the country’s future health workforce shortages, particularly in general practice.
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University of Waikato
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The Prime Minister, in conjunction with Education Minister Jan Tinetti, made a pre-budget announcement for funding NZ$300 million explicitly for building classrooms and accommodating additional student attendance.
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Trend Analysis Network
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