This report focuses on the perspectives and experiences of 92 ākonga and 52 whānau members associated with these schools. It ...

We will retire the tests currently designed for Year 8 (Test 6) and Year 10 (Test 8) at the end of 2025. Listening ...

The long-running National Survey of Schools project is part of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research’s (NZCER’s) Te Pae Tawhiti programme of research, funded through the Ministry of ...

Liz Patara, principal of Clyde Quay School, Wellington, responds to a question from Mark Bradley of Wellington College: "What advice would you give to someone who is new to teaching in Aotearoa New ...

Exploring children's views on their outdoor experiences in an early childhood education setting was the focus of this article, as well as the parents' and teachers' views on the value and role of the ...

Racial-ethnic identity is a fundamental aspect of an early adolescent's identity. This article, based on data from Māori adolescents in Auckland, shows that racial-ethnic identity is important for ...

The significance of experiences in nature for children's learning and development has been expounded by philosophers and educationalists for centuries. In many contemporary early childhood education ...

A real challenge children face is how to successfully enter collaborative play that is already in progress. Some children achieve this with little trouble, while others struggle to be included.

Relationships lie at the heart of early childhood education principles, curriculum, and pedagogy. Building strong relationships is taken for granted as a capacity all teachers possess; yet this might ...

Why has the Curriculum matauranga project chosen these competencies (of relating to others, managing self, participating and thinking, using languages symbols and texts), why now and what next?

The overlaps between the requirements of good research and good practice provide both a foundation and a rationale for the development of teachers as researchers. Viviane Robinson examines some of the ...