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The Enigma that is the New Zealand Education System NZ education statistics are not just appalling with regard to wealth. For ethnicity 61% of Asian students leave school with UE, 43% of European, 24% of Pasifika and 19% of Maori. Girls also exceed boys by significant margins. NZ has many issues to tackle in terms of education. One is the political malaise. Of the last 18 years 12 have been National Party led and 6 Labour Party led. National typically makes a lot of noise but fundamentally change very little. The current government has typified that. They also create large divisions and govern for the middle/upper class.

When a Plant Spoke of People A laboratory experience that turned a Biology experiment into an opportunity to reflect, through scientific methodology, on the normalization of alcohol consumption in adolescence.

Australia Sets the Standard for Standards Students problem solve their way to international success in Standards Olympiad.

English Beats Maths in the Employability Stakes Australia’s most employable school subject is English.

Have We Been Designing Behaviour Frameworks Around Different Theories of Change? Our conversation about behaviour begins one step too late.

Why Empowering Teachers is the Most Powerful Form of School Leadership Moving away from a purely top-down model of leadership towards one grounded in empowerment.

When Stress Walks into the Classroom - Understanding the Emotional Relationship Between Teachers and Teenagers Educators are recognising the importance of understanding adolescent behaviour through developmental and relational lenses.

Rescue Robots Underground Farming in CBD - National Science Week is Live National Science Week Events in person and online.

A Linguist Takes on Literacy Teaching Lyn Stone has written a book on teaching reading and writing that grew from witnessing children struggle firsthand.

School Plans for Growth in Booming Maitland How one regional school is planning for an influx of students without compromising learning.

The Power of Literacy: Twinkl Partners with CBCA for Children’s Book Week 2026 Children’s Book Week is a cultural phenomenon woven into the fabric of Australian education.

Schools Need an AI Workload Receipt Before They Call it Time Saved The missing measure is not adoption. It is net workload.