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Pregnant Australian music teacher charged with multiple child sex offences

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A pregnant West Australian music teacher has been charged with a series of serious child sex offences following an investigation by specialist police detectives. 33-year-old...

The myth of significant change/improvement in education under the coalition

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After 34 years of working in Education in New Zealand I am desperate for Erica Stanford to make truly meaningful and substantial change. I want...

Deputy principal temporarily reinstated after ERA finds flaws in dismissal process

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A deputy principal dismissed over alleged misuse of school funds has been temporarily reinstated after the Employment Relations Authority found significant procedural shortcomings in...

Gloriavale Christian School to lose registration

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The Secretary for Education has decided to cancel the registration of Gloriavale Christian School, citing alleged persistent non-compliance with private school requirements and unresolved...

Teaching Council interim chief resigns from board after legality questions

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The Teaching Council’s interim chief executive, Tom Gott, has resigned from the council’s governing board following state media scrutiny over whether his appointment breached...

Strong support for KidsCan-delivered meals in Early Childhood Centres – Seymour

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A Ministry of Education survey has found strong support among early childhood education (ECE) centres for KidsCan’s role in delivering taxpayer-funded meals to children...

Two killed, eight wounded in shooting at U.S university

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At least two people have been killed and eight others critically wounded following a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, during...

Investigation finds school’s mix-up likely cause of mouldy lunches

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New Zealand Food Safety has found no ongoing food safety risk with the government’s school lunch provider after an investigation into mouldy meals at...

Secondary principals agree to new collective agreement

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Secondary school principals have reached a new collective agreement that delivers pay rises of 2.5% this week and 2.1% next December, plus a $15,000...

Principal defends $18K Queenstown trip as ‘professional development’

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Haeata Community Campus principal Peggy Burrows has rejected claims that public money was misused on an $18,500 Queenstown trip for six senior staff, insisting...

All seven injured in Christchurch kindy chemical incident discharged from hospital

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Seven people, including five children, have been discharged from hospital after a chemical mix-up at Kindercare in Woolston caused burns during a slip-and-slide activity. Staff...

The habitual damage that the Ministry of Education does to NZ students

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There are a couple of pieces of reported progress with education recently. They are anecdotal but are at least in the right direction. The...

Secondary teachers accept latest pay deal

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Secondary teachers have voted to accept the government’s new collective agreement, securing a 4.6% pay rise over two years, increased allowances for management and...

Irish teacher at the centre of trans controversy to remain in jail over Christmas

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Irish schoolteacher Enoch Burke will spend Christmas behind bars in Mountjoy Prison unless he agrees to 'purge his contempt of court'. Burke has been incarcerated...

Burnout and shortages drive surge in school principal resignations

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New Zealand schools are facing a leadership crisis, with 967 principals quitting in the past three years as rapid curriculum changes, severe teacher shortages...

Principal rejects claim mouldy school lunches were leftovers from previous week

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Haeata Community Campus principal Peggy Burrows is disputing NZ Food Safety’s (NZFS) suggestion that rancid school lunches served on Monday were leftover meals delivered...

Seymour says Compass ‘smeared’ as rotten meals likely left unrefrigerated at school

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NZ Food Safety says rancid lunches served to students at Christchurch’s Haeata Community Campus were most likely meals delivered the previous Thursday, left unrefrigerated...

Seymour questions responsibility for mouldy lunches at Christchurch school

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Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour is pushing back on claims that a food supplier is to blame for mould-covered lunches served to Christchurch students,...

Rancid school lunches spark Christchurch safety scare

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Haeata Community Campus in Christchurch halted its government-funded school lunch programme on Monday after teachers discovered that meals supplied by Compass Group were rancid,...

Takapuna Grammar mourns teacher after fatal diving accident

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Takapuna Grammar School on Auckland's North Shore is grieving the death of much-loved maths teacher Kevin Hu, who died in a diving accident, understood...

Teaching Council probe sparked by claims CEO’s husband’s firm won major contracts

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A whistleblower’s letter alleging the Teaching Council spent between $400,000 and $800,000 of public money on contracts with Clemenger BBDO, the advertising firm run...

Wesley College Trust Board removed

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The Methodist Church has dissolved the entire Wesley College Trust Board and commissioned an independent review following escalating concerns over student safety and a...

Asbestos-contaminated ‘Magic Sand’ triggers major recall at Kmart and schools

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New Zealand’s recall of coloured play sands has expanded after asbestos was found in four Kmart Magic Sand products, including a sandcastle kit and...

Different ways of motivating students to achieve

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Young people need a mix of extrinsic motivators and support for their intrinsic motivation. I have been working with a range of high schools to...

New school lunch programme to deliver ‘low-cost nutritious meals’ from 2026

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Associate Education Minister David Seymour has announced that from Term 1, 2026, a new nationwide school lunch programme will provide affordable and nutritious meals...

Teachers accuse government of “power grab” over Teaching Council plan

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Teachers’ unions have condemned the government’s plan to reduce and restructure the Teaching Council, calling it a “blatant power grab” that undermines teacher independence. Education...

Government to drop Treaty of Waitangi obligation for school boards

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The Government will remove the legal requirement for school boards to “give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi,” saying it is unfair to expect...

Wesley College fights to delay hostel closure after Ministry suspends licence over safety concerns

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Wesley College is appealing to keep its boarding hostels open until the end of the year after the Ministry of Education ordered their closure...

Wellington students told to stay home over measles alert

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Wellington Girls’ College has directed about 900 students in years 9 to 11 to stay home after a student with measles attended classes and...

Teaching Council CEO on leave amid conduct and procurement investigations

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Teaching Council chief executive Lesley Hoskin has taken agreed leave while an independent investigation examines allegations about her conduct. Council staff were notified this week,...

Teacher deregistered after falling pregnant to vulnerable ex-student

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A 35-year-old teacher at a school which serves vulnerable teens with health or youth justice issues, has been fired and deregistered after becoming pregnant...

The Fish-Hooks with the recent Charter School announcements – in point form

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The Charter School model is about improving opportunities / outcomes for “underserved” communities. The schools currently being approved in the NZ system would...

Teen stabbed in broad daylight outside Hamilton school

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A Hamilton mother is fearing for her family’s safety after her 16-year-old son was attacked and stabbed outside Fraser High School by a group...

How ‘sex became gender’ and why New Zealanders need to know

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The pervasive influence of gender ideology In New Zealand brought to light. A disturbing push to redefine human rights laws, and create frameworks for education...

New charges laid in ongoing Dilworth School sex abuse investigation

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Further charges have been laid following Operation Beverly, the investigation into alleged historical sexual offending at Dilworth School. "This week, detectives charged another man as...

Sports-focused Charter School to open in 2026 for aspiring athletes

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Associate Education Minister David Seymour has announced that the New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa (NZPAA) will open in Term 1 2026 as a new...

Collins accuses unions of orchestrating politically driven strike

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Public Service Minister Judith Collins has accused unions of orchestrating a politically motivated strike ahead of Thursday’s nationwide industrial action by teachers and medical...

Primary school principals accept two-year pay rise deal with MOE

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Primary school principals have agreed to a new 26-month pay deal with the Ministry of Education, gaining a 2.5 percent increase this year and...

100,000 workers set to walk off the job next week

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An estimated 100,000 teachers, nurses, and healthcare workers across New Zealand are set to strike next week in what is being called the nation’s...

“Parents should be furious”: Stanford slams timing of teachers strike

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Education Minister Erica Stanford has condemned the Post Primary Teachers’ Association’s (PPTA) decision to begin seven days of rolling strikes starting today, saying “parents...
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