Education

Child camp sex abuse avoidable

A New Zealand child abuse organisation says sexual assaults on children at an Eastern Bay of Plenty camp were avoidable. Child Matters spokesperson Amanda Meynell... Read More

Third place in Spanish competition

Year 12 Otumoetai College student Caitlin Busch has finished third at the National Speech Competition organised by the Spanish Teachers Association of New Zealand. ... Read More

Student wins adult learner award

Vicky Taplin is one of four recipients of the annual University of Waikato Vice-Chancellor's Adult Learner Awards, presented this week in Hamilton. She was recognised... Read More

AIMS Games goes international

The NZCT AIMS Games is going international in 2012 with secondary school students from Australia and beyond now eligible for the event. Tournament director Vicki... Read More

Polytechnic launches new website

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic unveiled its new look website today utilising the latest in content management systems. The polytechnic marketing and communications... Read More

Parking rules ignored near schools

Parents picking up their children from schools around Tauranga are being asked not to park in pick-up and drop-off zones, or on yellow lines, due to safety concerns. Parents... Read More

Push for girls’ football growth

Two New Zealand soccer representatives are in Tauranga teaching young girls soccer skills. Sophie Stewart-Hobbs and Olivia Chance have spent the last two days... Read More

Building new lives through film

A new film school is helping young offenders build a positive future. Te Hunga Manaaki Services manager Delice McShane started the course to fill a gap in the support... Read More

One man’s trash is another’s…

Wearable art creations are being showcased at Brookfield Primary School with its Room 11 students modelling their creations today for the first time. Teacher... Read More

Art gallery wins $40k contract

The Tauranga Art Gallery is receiving a $40,000 government contract to boost its education programmes. The contract has been awarded to the gallery as part of... Read More

Teachers get help to deal with drugs

Tauranga teachers will have another weapon in their tool box with newly-released guidelines for the search and seizure of drugs and weapons in schools. Education... Read More

Call for political free education

The education sector is calling on New Zealand politicians to focus on a cross-party approach to education decision making and to leave politics out of it. Western... Read More