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Senior Researcher, NZCER A sense of wellbeing is vital for students’ success at school and in life. The importance of students’ wellbeing is acknowledged in the vision of the New Zealand Curriculum, and the need for schools to provide a safe physical and emotional environment is enshrined in the National Administration Guidelines. However, New Zealand […]
Are Phonic Spelling Program Likely to be Effective? Cedric Croft There are three important features of written English which provide a context for considering the effectiveness of phonic spelling programmes. 1. English Spelling English is not a regular phonetic language. In simple terms this means there is little one- to- one correspondence between many graphemes […]
‘Learner agency’ – Is it really as simple as all that? Jennifer Charteris Dianne Smardon Jennifer Charteris and Dianne Smardon University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia Whether you are in a school that is retaining single cell spaces, have remodelled, or purpose built an innovative learning environment, student ‘agency’ has gained traction as a […]
Wellbeing In Education Making time for wellbeing in NZ schools Dr. Denise Quinlan Specialist in Individual and Organisational Wellbeing, denise@drdenisequinlan.com -ON BOO ITE KS wit er h answ s NZ’s Best Selling Write-on Workbooks SIGMA WR ‘We’d love to do more for wellbeing – but where will we find the time or money?’ Principals and […]
are the Keys to Success in the Hawke Partnership Kirsty Jones Eastern Institute of Technology Teacher quality is most commonly defined by the various teaching contexts. The programme has now been running outcomes learners achieve and is used to indicate the critical as a three-year degree since 2013 and 2015 saw the first cohort influence […]
How are they playing out in schools now? Dr Linda Bonne Senior Researcher, NZCER Nearly seven years after National Standards became focusing on these students, up from 47 per cent in our 2013 mandatory, are they driving what is happening in our schools, survey. While this may seem a positive change in itself, concern or […]
those who are presently controlling the system! – need to face that most Finnish teachers had master’s degrees. So they decided up to and accept as major causations of underachievement. Dr that all teachers in England should have a master’s degree too. Johan Morreua’s message is consistent with numerous others, And so the simplistic ball […]
Leading change in ILE: Buildin leadership capacity Dianne Smardon and Jennifer Charteris University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia For many years we have been interested in the engine room of school improvement – the practices that strengthen organisational capacity and leadership at all levels of schools. Today there is immense transformation underway in Aotearoa […]
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Why is the work and influence of New Zealand educationalist CE Beeby back in the international spotlight 50 years on? Sarah Boyd explains. Sarah Boyd Communications Director, New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) Fifty years ago this year, CE Beeby published a book called in developing countries all over the world. He worked with […]
Are you on board the ‘change Principal perceptions of Inves Educational Success Dianne Smardon and Jennifer Charteris University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia Are you change-invigorated, change-weary or just pedalling to keep up with recent Ministry of Education (MoE) moves? However you are travelling, it must be apparent that Aotearoa/New Zealand school administration is undergoing […]
Why Are We Squandering $359 Million on Misguided Education Policies? Professor Emeritus Warwick Elley Now that the Ministry of Education is reconsidering, with in recent years. Bias or shoddy scholarship? primary teachers, the shape of its keynote plan ‘Investment in There may be merit in forming ‘Communities of Schools’ Education Success’ (IES), we should examine […]
