Wednesday 19 August 2015

Angry 5-yr-olds main concern for educators 

Five-year-olds who are so angry they kick and bite their teachers at the slightest provocation are among the behavioural issues schools are under-resourced to deal with, a Northland principal says.Lack of support for special- and...

The simple idea that made kids smarter and healthier 

After realising the only time he got time to read was on an exercise bike, school counselor Scott Ertl decided to extend the concept to the classroom.Working at a primary school in North Carolina, Ertl pitched the idea to his principal...

Mid-North Island spelling bee to test students

His spelling bee preparation is assiduous, but the word has caught him out before.

No investigation into Gloriavale school

Segregated education at the secretive Gloriavale sect will not be investigated despite concerns for children's rights, a select committee has decided.The Education Review Office was called before the Education and Science Select...

New Partnership Schools Kura Hourua are Go
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Rise Up Academy was featured at length in the Herald's series on Auckland http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11496798. The woman behind the school, Sita Selupe was Next Magazine's Woman of the Year in 2014 and won a ...

Arowhenua Maori School's 'place-based' learning works, says principal

Timaru Herald
National Standards data Education Minister Hekia Parata released in 2013 indicated 68.2 per cent of Maori pupils in New Zealand were at or above expected reading levels, 60.2 per cent passed the writing standard and 63.6 per cent met mathematics ...