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Teaching young New Zealanders practical financial skills

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SunLive - Should 16- and 17-year-olds get to vote? - The Bay's News First

SunLive - Should 16- and 17-year-olds get to vote? - The Bay's News First
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Lowering the voting age in New Zealand: Rotorua students, young councillor share views on debate

One says she can drive, so she should be able to vote. Another says 16 is too young.

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Making the Grade: Should schools teach budgeting, driving and civics?

'If they can't get them from Mum and Dad, they need to get them from school.'

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Making the Grade: Young workers lack literacy, numeracy and communications skills, employers say

An employer asked an apprentice to sweep the workspace. They said no and phoned their dad.

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Youth MPs call for improved civics education in NZ schools

Youth MPs part of joint international call to governments for provision of better access to civics education for youth.

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Community Scoop » Improved Online Visibility Of Parliament's Proceedings Is Strengthening Open Government In NZ

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Students want personal finance as Level One Accounting bites the dust

Students want personal finance as Level One Accounting bites the dust
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A survey has revealed high school students want the opportunity to learn skills like mindfulness and personal finance after it was revealed Level One accounting will be combined into a general commerce subject
First they came for Latin.
Then it was classics and art history.
Recently, it has been revealed NCEA Level One Accounting will be combined into a general commerce subject along with economics and business studies in a move teachers are calling sad and disappointing.
A recent survey of more than 2000 high school students has shown many of the students are joining the teachers in their dismay - they want more variety, and the opportunity to work on skills using psychology and personal finance.

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Civics education experts 'dumbstruck' by lack of consultation on new curriculum

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May 27, 2021
New civics education resources have been developed as part of the School Leavers’ Toolkit to help prepare young people for life beyond school. (Photo: Tina Tiller)
Civics education experts ‘dumbstruck’ by lack of consultation on new curriculum
Justin Latif | Local Democracy Reporter, South Auckland
When Labour was first elected in 2017 it promised to
into high schools. The promise was kept, but civics education experts are dissatisfied about the way it’s been rolled out.

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Civics and citizenship education being left to chance - academic

A civics and citizenship curriculum should be cemented in New Zealand schools because knowledge students are entitled to is being left to chance, says a leading academic.

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