10 October 2019
As the number of English language learners in our schools continues to grow, a scholarship aims to help more teachers gain tertiary TESSOL qualifications
10 October 2019
Language weeks in schools are an opportunity for students from different ethnic groups to be loud and proud about their cultural identities.
30 May 2019
Each morning as students walk through the entrance of Kaiwaka School in Kaipara, Northland, they pass a waka – Te Waka Rangimarie o Kaiwaka
2 May 2019
A student-led sign language club is helping Wellington students communicate while also raising awareness of one of New Zealand’s three official languages.
25 January 2019
A shared commitment to great curriculum learning outcomes for students saw educators from around the country getting together in 2018.
22 November 2018
The Pasifika PowerUP Plus programme is helping Pacific parents and adult family members navigate the education system
8 November 2018
You might think that speaking or studying four languages would be enough for a student in intermediate school, but an Auckland student has proved he can handle
24 September 2018
Using Mandarin vocabulary in class and in a cultural context helps Cambridge students create a deeper understanding of the language.
24 September 2018
Mandarin Language Assistants are helping to bring Chinese language learning to life in New Zealand schools.
24 September 2018
An Auckland teacher learning Mandarin at a school where almost all the children are bilingual, and most are from Asian families
24 September 2018
Mandarin language learning is opening up opportunities for students and staff at Tarawera High School.
24 September 2018
By participating in an exchange project, students are helping to consolidate a new sister-city relationship between Nelson and Yangjiang, China.
27 August 2018
Learning another language helps students gain the knowledge and skills they need in order to live, work and learn globally.
27 August 2018
Hindi Language Week is one of many opportunities schools have to celebrate diversity.
30 July 2018
Valuing Cook Islands Māori could be the key to unlocking wellbeing for children of Cook Islands descent.
30 July 2018
Tata Ru, a 40-year veteran of the Public Service, reflects on his mother tongue, the Cook Islands Māori language, and what he hopes for the language in the futu
16 July 2018
Learning English as an adult is hard work, especially for people who have never been to school before, but it is a challenge that former refugees are happy to
25 June 2018
This year’s theme for Māori Language Week, running from 10 to 16 September, is “Kia kaha te reo Māori” – “To make the language strong”.
28 May 2018
In honour of Sāmoan Language Week (27 May–2 June), one Sāmoan New Zealander talks about the importance of language, while a Wellington school reflects on their
26 February 2018
2017 NCEA and NZ Scholarship results were eagerly received in January, with more prestigious education awards and events on their way in the next few months.
29 January 2018
In its second year, the South Australia and New Zealand Principal Exchange offers principals unique professional development.
29 January 2018
In late 2017 the Government made a series of key education announcements. The Education Gazette summarises them here.
29 January 2018
A set of digital curriculum planning tools designed to help Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako get up and running with their learning design for the new year i
13 November 2017
The Ministry of Education is working with the Government on its policy to replace National Standards and Ngā Whanaketanga Rūmaki Māori
13 November 2017
NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship examinations began last week, with approximately 143,000 students throughout the country entered for one or more examinations.
