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Fear and loathing over what’s up in New Zealand’s primary schools
THE Government is holding its ground on controversial national standards for primary schools, and on the first day of school next year the rules will be put into action. The NewsWire IN DEPTH team of...
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National standards may hit ESOL students
FORMER international student Pouy Lewis recalls moving to New Zealand at a young age and not speaking a word of English. The 22-year-old (pictured right), who is fluent in English, now works as an...
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Firefighters worry about Makara amateurs
By Jonathon Chilton-Towle and Amie Hickland Professional fire fighters are dampening enthusiastic Makara residents who want to do their own fire fighting. ON FIRE: Ted Comper Smith at the Karori...
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Paekakariki School ‘no’ to National Standards
PAEKAKARIKI SCHOOL is the first on the coast to publicly announce it has withdrawn from the National Standards, rolled out this year. The Paekakariki Board of Trustees announced its decision on...
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New principal the impetus behind change at Tawhai School
MATTHEW Skilton has been quick to make changes in just over a year as principal at Tawhai Primary school. A whanau support group to support Maori achievement is one of the initiatives he set up....
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Petone school begins programme to help pupils learning in te reo
Petone principal Iosua Esera A PETONE principal who has been critical of national standards is hoping a te reo Maori adaptation will better serve his bilingual students. Petone Central School is the...
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National standards don’t reflect student improvement
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT: Pupils at Clyde Quay in Mt Victoria are achieving well. IMAGE: Tess Nichol NATIONAL standards are not an effective way to measure kids’ achievement at school, according to a...
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