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Investing in Educational Success11 November 2014
The Teacher-led Innovation Fund is now live. Teachers are able to apply for funding for research projects online.The fund is part of the Investing in Educational Success programme and is designed to help teachers come up with and test new ways of raising educational achievement. $10m is available over the...
Fund for Asian languages16 October 2014
Further details available online.
Ka Hikitia in Action16 October 2014
Ka Hikitia in Action showcases the critical role parents, whānau and communities play in helping their children to learn. It illustrates that Māori educational success can be achieved when communities, iwi, schools, early learning centres, or the Ministry work in collaboration – mahi tahi.An online copy of this publication is available to download....
Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards 201524 September 2014
Entries are now open for the Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards 2015, which will be presented at the 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers in the Bahamas in June next year.The awards seek to recognise positive and promising practice in education from any of the Commonwealth member countries. Specifically, the...
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Connected Educator Month 23 September 2014
October is Connected Educator Month, a global initiative designed to support and promote networked approaches to educational professional learning. Leaders and teachers are invited to engage in this month-long event from October 1, 2014. Thousands of educators, in NZ and beyond, will be connected to free professional learning events, communities and...
Secondary Teachers' Study Support Grant01 September 2014
A Secondary School Teachers’ Study Support Grant is a time allowance available to a teacher, providing the opportunity to undertake study and/or research while continuing to teach. 2015 applications are now open.
Youth Guarantee: Workshop dates05 August 2014
Find upcoming workshop dates for the Youth Guarantee initiatives online
Term 3 national e-newsletters now available29 July 2014
Term three e-newsletters for New Zealand secondary middle leaders are now available. The newsletters contain guidelines for effective teaching and learning strategies, subject-specific literacy strategies, the latest information on standards alignment, useful links for resources and exemplars, feedback from national moderators, links to relevant readings, plus information about upcoming regional...
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FREE financial capability workshops for year 1 - 10 schools 29 July 2014
Free financial capability workshops for school leaders and teachers are being held across the North Island during terms three and four. During the workshops participants will explore the purpose of financial capability in The New Zealand Curriculum, examine the financial capability online resources, and discuss strategies for integration of the...
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New NZSL achievement standards in development29 July 2014
By 2017, standards in NZSL for NCEA levels 1 to 3 will be available to all secondary schools. The achievement standards will align with The New Zealand Curriculum and further enable students to gain the NCEA credits needed to study NZSL at university or develop a career using sign language.NZSL teaching resource...
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