Education

Fears border closure will worsen teacher shortage

Principals want foreign teachers exempted from the border ban so they can plug staffing gaps caused by the teacher shortage. Foreign-trained teachers have been... Read More

STEMFest wins event excellence in community awards

Tauranga STEM Festival (STEMFest) has been announced as the winner of the Event Excellence Award in the TECT Community Awards. The first event of its kind to... Read More

Principals think too much asked of schools

New research shows 72 per cent of primary school principals think too much is being asked of schools. Results from the NZ Council for Educational Research shows... Read More

Principals think too much is being asked of school

New research shows 72 per cent of primary school principals think too much is being asked of schools. Results from the NZ Council for Educational Research shows... Read More

Countdown calls it what it is. Period.

Countdown is now calling products like pads, tampons and menstrual cups exactly what they are across its online shopping platform, re-naming the ‘personal... Read More

Outside the comfort zone

Losing a job is ‘terrifying' and ‘exciting' at the same time, says Tauranga recruitment specialist Bernadette Ryan-Hopkins. The Weekend Sun... Read More

Toi Ohomai manager appointed

Toi Ohomai Head of Youth and Community Engagement Olivia Dhanjee has been appointed to the Bay of Plenty Regional Skills Leadership Group - a new Government... Read More

This is Us – he waka eke noa

The unveiling of a beautifully painted seven-metre long waka at the Historic Village on Saturday, June 27, marks the beginning of a creative response designed... Read More

Teacher training enrolments stall amid shortages

Enrolment figures show the number of new students training to be school teachers has been falling despite ongoing shortages and good pay settlements last year. Education... Read More

New money lessons help students gain NCEA

Secondary students can gain credits toward NCEA by learning about money thanks to a new collection of learning materials developed by the Commission for Financial... Read More

Support for apprentices will help build careers

Hard-hit service sector employers and their apprentices will greatly benefit from the government's new Apprentice Boost scheme, says Andrew McSweeney, Chief Executive... Read More

BOP teacher aides benefit from pay equity deal

Teacher aides' lives are going to be a lot easier after voting for an historic pay equity settlement, says a teacher aide at Tauranga Special School. Marcia... Read More