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File photo. Photo: 123RF Some teachers and parents dont like the open-plan classroom blocks known as modern or flexible learning environments and independent post-occupancy assessments of the buildings have relied heavily on staff and student surveys. Now the ministry will use electronic equipment to monitor new builds and provide hard data on their performance. The principal of a recently-constructed school, Heath McNeil from Ormiston Primary School in Auckland, said electronic monitoring wa...

Luck, timing, and a deadly virus: How Hawkes Bays teaching shortage solved itself 4 Feb, 2021 09:42 PM 8 minutes to read Covid-19 has caused huge upheaval for education in Hawkes Bay, but its also eased one of its biggest problems. Shannon Johnstone reports. Teacher Richard Fenwick knew he and his family wanted to come back from Zimbabwe to Hawkes Bay. Life, and the timing of a deadly virus, nearly got in his way over the course of a chaotic seven-day journey to get home. Has...

National Partys Paul Goldsmith slams Aotearoa NZ Histories curriculum as lacking in balance 3 Feb, 2021 02:43 AM 8 minutes to read Koro Nicholas of Tauranga Moana plays the pūkāea (trumpet) at the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Ruapekapeka last month; students will now learn about the battle. Photo / Peter de Graaf. Koro Nicholas of Tauranga Moana plays the pūkāea (trumpet) at the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Ruapekapeka last month; students will now learn about the battle. Photo ...

If nothing was done the cost to society would be "astronomical", harming peoples ability to distinguish facts from lies and fuelling irrational beliefs such as the anti-vax movement, Duggan said. "With the power of social media now its so easy for people to put semi-truths or false truths out there. "And if we have lost the ability to be a little bit cynical and to question things then were in deep trouble." Duggan said she did not know why the MoE was not doing more to stop the decline. Associ...

Photo: 123RF The Principals Federation says achievement in maths and science in particular should be ringing alarm bells and schools need more direction on what they should be teaching and the best ways to teach it. In a letter to the secretary for education, Iona Holsted, the federations president, Perry Rush, said New Zealands falling scores had not provoked an urgent response and the lack of "thought leadership" was a serious weakness. Holsted responded with a letter that said the Ministry o...

The first day: Whanganui pupils, teachers and parents prepare for new school year 29 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 8 minutes to read Billy Butlin 11, is following generations of family footsteps as he begins his intermediate education at Rutherford Junior High in Whanganui. Photo / Lewis Gardner Whanganui Chronicle Schools back this week and many pupils will be starting a new school or starting school for the very first time. Liz Wylie and Logan Tutty speak to pupils, parents and teachers about making the...

New Zealands bad results in an international maths and science test are being blamed on factors including grouping children by their ability and the previous governments national standards in reading, writing and maths. Scores for New Zealand nine and 13-year-olds fell in both subjects in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, with the 13-year-olds recording their worst results ever - 482 for maths and 499 for science. That was significantly lower than countries New Zealand ...