Students champion diversity and belonging
12 September 2019

‘Celebrating Being Us! Whakanuia Tō Āhua Ake!’ was the theme of Bullying-Free NZ Week this year
12 September 2019
‘Celebrating Being Us! Whakanuia Tō Āhua Ake!’ was the theme of Bullying-Free NZ Week this year
2 August 2019
Research in NZ and overseas has shown that young people who identify as part of the rainbow community are more likely to experience bullying and mental health.
2 August 2019
Auckland teacher Paul Stevens is heartened when he sees young rainbow students standing up in their schools.
2 August 2019
Students and teachers will be silent for a day to make a big noise about the silencing effect of homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying and harassment in
2 August 2019
Books by rainbow authors, with rainbow themes and characters, feature in an online resource.
1 August 2019
Family Planning offers teachers a range of support and resources around the relationship and sexuality part of the curriculum.
22 July 2019
Guidance counsellors in Otago schools are using a range of initiatives, such as mindfulness exercises and peer support
22 July 2019
Now in their third year, the New Zealand Teachers’ Games are a great opportunity for teachers from around New Zealand to test their skills at sports like futsal
27 June 2019
Students from St John’s College have received a slew of awards, media coverage and considerable learning from their involvement in the college’s social enterpri
13 June 2019
A Hamilton primary school is taking a whakawhanaungatanga / manaakitanga approach to all its learners.
4 June 2019
In New Zealand approximately 23,000 children and young people have a parent in prison. An early childhood teacher travelled to six countries
4 June 2019
The coordinator of a prison programme designed to help literacy, wellbeing and whānau connection discusses the Bedtime Stories programme.
4 June 2019
Manawatū’s Dads & Books programme aims to maintain connections between children and their fathers in prison, while also increasing literacy.
4 June 2019
A Central Otago primary school is releasing a teacher for a role similar to that of counsellors in secondary schools.
2 May 2019
Asthma emergency awareness is being brought to schools through free activity packs this May.
2 May 2019
Learning how to understand those who are different from oneself is at the heart of Te Awa School’s bullying prevention culture.
8 April 2019
More than 6,000 young Kiwis have identified in a recently released report what wellbeing means to them.
25 February 2019
Behind prison walls, a team of young men has created an award-winning resource to start conversations about an important issue.
25 February 2019
Tramps, kayaking and rat trapping are all part of the local curriculum at Tapawera Area School, south of Nelson.
25 February 2019
A Hamilton ELC gives children daily opportunities to interact with a variety of animals and other livings things, such as worms and insects
11 February 2019
Like many parts of the West Coast, the Greymouth community has been through tough times.
25 January 2019
A shared commitment to great curriculum learning outcomes for students saw educators from around the country getting together in 2018.
25 January 2019
By following their children’s interest in birds and bugs, kaiako at Picton Kindergarten are helping children learn about conservation, whanāungatanga and kaitia
22 November 2018
A comprehensive book on mental health education launched this month is a practical ‘pick up and go’ resource to support busy teachers
12 November 2018
By focusing on the quality of learning, rather than the quantity of assessment, PE teachers at Central Hawke’s Bay College are helping students to gain a deeper