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Free state education a step closer with NCEA changes
Monday, 13 May 2019, 4:17 pm | NZSTA
The kiwi ideal of free state education is a step closer with the announcement that NCEA will be free of charge to students, while the overall emphasis on making NCEA more accessible and easier to understand, begins to place students back at the centre ... More >>
Education Workforce Advisory Group needs to deliver
Thursday, 2 May 2019, 2:08 pm | NZSTA
The sector working group announced by Minister Hipkins this morning has been given a hugely important job to do with a tight timeline. It’s a challenge, but it’s definitely do-able according to NZSTA President and working group member, Lorraine ... More >>
Support boards of trustees, don’t replace them
Monday, 8 April 2019, 9:06 am | NZSTA
School governance in New Zealand is not broken. School boards of trustees have been the most cost-effective part of the education system for the past 30 years, in spite of the lack of adequate support for the role over most of that period. Self-governance ... More >>
How to support parents or caregivers in sensitive situations
Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 3:18 pm | NZSTA
Jude Barback’s article (Education Central, 16 Jan) has raised a considerable range of challenges on the interactions across the education system and the roles of parents, teachers, principals, boards, the Ministry and other agencies. More >>
School boards of trustees cost-effective and under-valued
Friday, 14 December 2018, 4:19 pm | NZSTA
School boards of trustees have been the most cost-effective part of the education system for the past 30 years, says the New Zealand School Trustees Association. More >>
Effective co-governance the key to success
Friday, 7 December 2018, 2:16 pm | NZSTA
Proposed changes to school governing structures recommended by the Tomorrow’s Schools taskforce will take some time to work through, however NZSTA is delighted to see that the report recommends community-led school boards of trustees retain ... More >>
Trustees disturbed by extent of principals’ suffering
Tuesday, 11 September 2018, 2:43 pm | NZSTA
The extent of principals’ distress shown in the latest NZEI principals’ wellbeing survey is disturbing, says NZSTA President Lorraine Kerr. Although it comes as no surprise for boards of trustees generally that school principals are often under ... More >>
Trustees worry about unmanageable expectations
Friday, 22 June 2018, 4:00 pm | NZSTA
Despite the inflammatory language being used in media coverage, NZSTA is not suggesting that principals should "be dumped" from school boards of trustees. More >>
Budget builds strong foundations for the future of education
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 4:04 pm | NZSTA
Budget 2018 is an excellent one for schools, but the best thing about it is the joined-up approach to improving outcomes for children and families. More >>
NZSTA confident Tomorrow’s Schools Panel up to the job
Wednesday, 4 April 2018, 5:15 pm | NZSTA
NZSTA has extended its congratulations to the Tomorrow’s Schools Review Panel named by Minister Hipkins today. More >>
Draft guidelines on firearms in schools
Monday, 5 March 2018, 2:10 pm | NZSTA
It is important that boards of trustees and their school communities provide feedback on the draft guidelines for schools on the safe use and storage of firearms, released today by the Ministry of Education. More >>
Enthusiastic response to government work plan from Trustees
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 10:51 am | NZSTA
The government’s work plan for education, released yesterday, presents some exciting opportunities to progress issues that boards of trustees have been concerned about for some time says NZSTA President, Lorraine Kerr. More >>
Focus on students main thing in Partnership Schools debate
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 4:35 pm | NZSTA
2018 promises many changes for the school sector, including changes to the status of Partnership Schools which is currently before parliament. More >>
Children and young people share their experiences of school
Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 9:47 am | NZSTA
"I am a library, quiet but filled with knowledge - it’s dumb [that I’m not asked]." More >>
An exciting time for boards of trustees, says NZSTA
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 8:43 am | NZSTA
The New Zealand School Trustees Association is looking forward to working with the new government to refresh and revitalise the education system for all our children and young people. The incoming government has a strong focus on education, and a ... More >>
Improvements for schools running board elections
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 3:01 pm | NZSTA
The Ministry of Education (Ministry) and the New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) are trialling a new way of running board of trustee elections to streamline the process and reduce the workload on individual schools More >>
New dawn for Māori history in schools
Monday, 18 September 2017, 1:01 pm | NZSTA
Implementation of the New Zealand history curriculum resource, Te Takanga o te Wā was launched in style at Te Papaiouru Marae in Rotorua on Saturday. More >>
The conversation we need to have about school equity funding
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 10:21 am | NZSTA
The announcement that the government is moving to target equity funding to students instead of schools is "really exciting stuff", says NZSTA President Lorraine Kerr. More >>
School board trustees descend on Dunedin
Friday, 14 July 2017, 3:31 pm | NZSTA
Despite the storm moving over the country and causing major travel delays, the 28th annual New Zealand School Trustee Association (NZSTA) conference, has kicked-off this morning in Dunedin. More >>
Community-led school governance working well
Monday, 10 July 2017, 3:09 pm | NZSTA
Community-led boards of trustees are governing their local schools well, actively improving their governance practices and focussed on the outcomes their schools deliver for students, according to the NZCER national survey of primary and intermediate ... More >>
