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NZ ADHD Awareness Day 30 October 2016

26/10/2016

The ADHD guide provides practical classroom strategies and suggestions that benefit all students, but particularly those with ADHD.

The guide includes links to in-depth resources and specialist support services.

'Get Firewise' resources

21/10/2016

The New Zealand Fire Service offers a range of fire-safety education resources for early childhood, kōhanga reo, primary, and year 7 and 8 students.

The education resources are designed to be delivered by teachers and kaiako. They can be supported by firefighters with a school visit and fire-safety presentation.

Resources are free to schools and can be ordered using the form on this page.

A NZ Fire Services poster [PDF] has five steps schools can take to help minimise the risk of arson. It can be downloaded from the NZ Fire Services website.

What’s the Plan, Stan?

21/10/2016

The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management has relaunched What’s the Plan Stan?, a guide for teaching emergency preparedness in primary classrooms.

The resource explores six impacts students may face in an emergency event and how they can prepare for an emergency situation.

Tokelau Language Week Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau 23–29 October 2016

17/10/2016

This year Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau (Tokelau Language Week) will run from 23 October to 29 October.

This resource page from New Zealand Curriculum Online has ideas and activities to help you celebrate and nurture the language and culture of Tokelau in your classroom and school community.

Improvements to NCEA student app

14/10/2016

Find out from this Education Gazette article about the recently enhanced NCEA student app.

The app has new features including specific assessment information and dates, and is available in English and te reo Māori.

The NCEA student app complements the NCEA guide app, for parents and employers, which was launched by NZQA in 2014.

The apps, which are both free, are available from the iTunes and Google Play stores, along with a range of other student apps.
NZQA encourages students to look at all available options and choose the one that best meets their needs.
More information about both apps can be found on the NZQA website.

LIVE Webinar: NZQA update on digital exams

14/10/2016

Steve Bargh will be presenting a free webinar that looks at digitising external assessments with regard to:

NZQA journey to date
Schools currently trialing digital assessment
Outcomes and feedback so far from trials
Where to from here for the future

When: 15:45 - 16:45, 26 Oct 2016

Venue: Adobe Connect

Register, and find out how to join the webinar on this page.

Vagahau Niue Language Week

12/10/2016

This year Niue Language Week runs from Sunday 16 October 2016 and will end on Saturday 22 October with Niue Constitution Day.

The theme for this year’s Niue Language Week is ‘Ponataki, Tukutaula ke Mauokafua e Vagahau Niue’, which translates into ‘Bind, Anchor to Firmly Uphold the Vagahau Niue’.

This resource page offers ideas and resources to help you celebrate Vagahau Niue Language Week with your students and school community.

DualPathways secondary-tertiary Pilot

26/9/2016

The Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, and the Minister of Education, recently announced DualPathways – a new secondary-tertiary pilot that will run from 2017.

Applications close on 10 October 2016.

DualPathways builds on sector feedback about the Secondary-Tertiary Programme (STP) Pilot, a smaller pilot that finishes in December 2016.

From 2017, the DualPathways Pilot will help students achieve qualifications at Levels 2 and 3 and help them move into employment or further education. About 1200 places will be available nationally next year, and 1500 places in 2018.

DualPathways programmes will be developed through partnerships between schools and tertiary education providers. Industry training organisations can also be involved by linking with a tertiary provider.

DualPathways students will be enrolled part-time in secondary school and part-time in either tertiary education or industry training.

Schools who want to take part in the DualPathways Pilot in 2017 should contact local tertiary providers to discuss programme opportunities.

If a school doesn’t have existing relationships with tertiary providers, Ministry of Education Secondary-Tertiary Leads (click on the region you require to gain their name and contact details) can provide contact details and facilitate discussions and engagement.

Go to information on the DualPathways Pilot on the TEC website .

Email dualpathways.pilot@education.govt.nz with any questions. The answers will be posted on the TEC website .

For more information about the media release, go to the DualPathways Pilot on the Beehive website .