Friday 30 October 2015

School opened in key Auckland growth area - Auckland stuff.co.nz
a seamless transition between all the schools in this area." The terminology used at Ormiston Primary is unconventional. Students are referred to as learners, teachers as learning coaches, the principal as the leader of learning and classrooms as ...

Opposition say Maori Language Commission is gone
Known to many as the language police, Te Taura Whiri or the Maori Language Commission has dutifully promoted the use of Te Reo Maori for nearly 30 years.

Kids wait months for help to learn
Almost half of preschoolers referred to a government service because of learning or behavioural difficulties are not getting help quickly enough.Children with a development or learning delay, a disability or behavioural difficulty...

School watchlist hits new low, concerns remains
The number of schools on the government's poor performance watchlist is at a new low - but has the system actually improved?

Waitoa School to close after 111 years
The school bell will ring for the last time at Waitoa School, near Te Aroha, on December 16.