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LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff Halaevalu Tu’ipulotu Halanukonuka has a passion for maths and voluntarily gives her time to teach to lower decile students from her home in Panmure, Auckland. A decile 10 school in central Auckland says the gap is widening between it and lower decile schools because of the Government’s donation scheme. But the principal of a decile one school in another part of the city disagrees, saying her students are better off under the current arrangement. Since 2020, decile 1-7 schools have had the option to receive $150 per student, per year instead of asking their families for donations. Decile 8-10 schools are excluded. ....
Alfriston College/Supplied The two intruders were seen crawling along the library floor about 1.38am Monday and spent about 30 minutes inside. They made away with 10 of them, McMurray said. She said the incident had left her “disappointed”. “It’s for the children in our community.” Given the alleged offenders knew where the Chromebooks were stored, McMurray “sadly” thought they were either ex-students or knew students at the school. “The Chromebooks only work with school software, so the sad thing is they may dump them, which is such a waste.” Alfriston College/Supplied About 30 Chromebooks were stolen on Monday after two people broke into the library at Alfriston College in the wee hours of the morning, school staff said. ....
Covid 19 coronavirus: Schools preparing emergency lockdown plans 28 Jan, 2021 10:23 PM 3 minutes to read Covid 19 coronavirus update: No new cases in community; MIQ bedroom encounter revealed RNZ By John Gerritsen, of RNZ Schools have not even reopened for the year and they are already preparing emergency plans for dealing with another lockdown. Principals told RNZ the latest Covid-19 cases have reminded them just how important it was to be prepared for a sudden lockdown that forces students and teachers to work from home. Whangārei s Manaia View School principal Leanne Otene said she would have been at school preparing to reopen on Friday next week when she spoke with RNZ. ....
Schools are now revisiting their lockdown plans. Photo: 123RF Principals told RNZ the latest Covid-19 cases have reminded them just how important it was to be prepared for a sudden lockdown that forces students and teachers to work from home. Whangārei s Manaia View School principal Leanne Otene said she would have been at school preparing to reopen on Friday next week when she spoke with RNZ. Instead she was at home after having a Covid-19 test - it came back negative but she was working from home to be on the safe side. She said the local case that emerged earlier in the week had prompted the school to look over its resurgence plan for coping with another outbreak of the disease and she expected the case would also renew many families fears about sending their children to school. ....