Wednesday 24 June 2015

Thursday 25 June 2015

New fund inspires new approaches to learning 
Hekia Parata | Education
“Forty one projects have won funding worth a total of about $2.6 million in the first round of grants from the Teacher-Led Innovation Fund,” says Education Minister Hekia Parata. The projects involve more than 80 schools as well as several early childhood centres. ...

Has competition in secondary school sport gone too far?
Youth sports researcher, Dr Craig Harrison says pressure on young athletes is leading to burn out, drop out and injury. With Dr Craig Harrison, director of the Athlete Development Academy at AUT Millenium; and Rob Nichol, Rugby Players Association CEO.

Principal says vulnerable kids being damaged by delays
As we reported yesterday community agencies in West Auckland says thousands of at-risk children are failing to get the help they need.

Kids as young as 11 being scouted for secondary sports
Principals' groups say schools are going too far to attract the best athletes, and pushing them too hard once they've got them.

Secondary school sports poaching starts at age 12
Children as young as 12 are being actively scouted by secondary schools looking to poach them to play sport years down the track.

Govt to extend youth welfare scheme to all teenagers
Stuff.co.nz
The Government's flagship youth welfare programme has made significant inroads toward lifting educational achievement and reducing benefit dependency. The scheme currently involves providers working directly with about 3000 16 and 17-year-olds who

Reading programme positive for schools
Auckland stuff.co.nz
Summer learning loss is now a thing of the past at nine South Auckland schools. More than 500 year 3 decile one and two school students have been taking part in an annual summer holiday reading programme. Their progress has been tracked over two ...

Vicki Carpenter: Shameful many kids still taught in mouldy classrooms
Inadequate and unsafe facilities for learning are failing hundreds of students; their academic achievement is being severely compromised.The situation in Northland College (decile 1) at Kaikohe, and Clayton Park School (decile 2)...

Mike Fowler to be Hagley College principal
Hagley Community College has promoted one of its own to take over as its new principal.

Decision on North Shore boarding school chair
Auckland stuff.co.nz
The 2014 New Zealander of the Year, 2013 Maori of the year and current Te Whanau o Hato Petera Trust member is a former Hato Petera College student and two of his children attend the North Shore catholic school. He called a meeting on June 21 after ...

Korakanui School uses neuroscience to help learning
Stuff.co.nz
Neuroscience may not normally be associated with schools, but one Waikato primary is hoping to change that. Korakonui School has rethought its approach to learning support and pulled together Brain Gain, which is based on neuroscience research.

Linwood College principal Margaret Paiti resigns
The principal of a Christchurch high school beset by conflict between management and staff has resigned.

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