Education

Relief teacher shortage forces drastic measures

Rural schools have struggled to find enough relief teachers during the winter flu season with at least one sending students home because of a lack of staff. Official... Read More

Cigna supports mental health for Kiwi kids

Cigna New Zealand has partnered with Life Education Trust to support mental health education in schools. The children's mental and physical health charity is... Read More

Game on for teachers at upcoming national event

It's game on for the more than 500 teachers and school support staff who have registered for the upcoming Teachers' Games, September 30 to October 3 in Mt Maunganui. The... Read More

Fruit and vegetables improving students’ lives

New research into the impact of Fruit and Vegetables in Schools has found it is the widest-reaching health initiative for low decile schools in New Zealand, vastly... Read More

Promoting Sustainable Living at Toi Ohomai Market

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, in collaboration with the Department of Conservation, will be hosting its first Sustainability Market as part of Conservation... Read More

Principals fear future of flagship policy

Growing pressure on education spending is raising expectations the government will bankroll its education plans by trimming some of the $150 million-a-year set... Read More

BOP students earn almost $2 million

Student Job Search - New Zealand's employment service for tertiary students and employers - has pumped almost $2 million into the Bay of Plenty student economy... Read More

Tauranga Primary School’s new mural unveiled

The more you look at it, the more you see and if you look close enough you might see Where's Wally. Tauranga Primary School's new mural got unveiled today and... Read More

Primary school teachers consider new pay offer

Primary school teachers and principals are considering a new pay offer from the Ministry of Education of three per cent a year for three years. The New Zealand... Read More

Kindergarten committee cooks up clever funding

When Te Puna Kindergarten committee members heard their centre would have to move, they decided not to dwell on it, but to get proactive. Seven mothers from the... Read More

New school on track for 2019

Excitement is building in Pyes Pa and The Lakes as the community gets set to welcome a new primary school in February. While the buildings of Taumata School are... Read More

Living a life without plastic

If you've already ditched the plastic bags and want to look for other ways to reduce the plastic in your life, a group of Otumoetai College students have come... Read More