UNDERSTANDING THE PRIVACY ACT

The Education Gazette recently released guidelines for schools around the Privacy Act, Click here to read more.

LOCKDOWN PROCEDURES BEING REVIEWED

The MoE has advised that a full review of lockdown procedures will take place. A reference group from CHCH has been formed with representatives from the education sector, NZ Police and MoE.  Recommendations will come out towards the end of term 2 which will guide schools in developing procedures for lockdowns. Read more here.

SUPPORT FOR GIFTED CHILDREN

The Ministry has introduced a new package to support gifted education. This includes part-funding for one-day schools, awards for gifted students, a programme of events, experiences and opportunities, expansion of online modules and additional guidelines for teachers and kaiako. Read more here.

SCHOOLS' CENSUS

The Schools' Census Survey is an international project designed to enhance statistical literacy.  Teachers can now sign up and resources include workshops, presentations, classroom activities, research papers, interactive data analysis tools, realtime student data sets and essential statistics website link.  This year the 30-question anonymous survey covers subjects such as climate change, social media, feet measurement, the weight of backpacks, and whether student lunches include litter.  Find out more online.

BULLYING-FREE NZ WEEK 13-17 MAY

The School Activity book has been released for Bullying-Free NZ Week, click here to find out more on their website.

TECHWEEK 2019 20-26 MAY 2019

Techweek19 aims to build enthusiasm around new technologies being developed in New Zealand.  A number of Education Technology sector events are being held throughout New Zealand and the whole event itself is an opportunity for schools to look at what the future of work may hold.  Click here for more.