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Bring back Tiriti-based, inclusive Relationships & Sexuality Education in schools The importance of effective violence prevention cannot be overstated: for example, around a third of women in Aotearoa NZ have experienced sexual violence [8] and many more experience non-sexual relat...

This cause is important for all young New Zealanders- please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/br...

Timeline Unpacking the Draft HPE Curriculum: A PENZ Perspective Heemi McDonald

Why the secrecy and lack of involvement, despite PENZ (Physical Education New Zealand) subject association's requests? aecnz.substack.com/p/timeline-u...

PE is more than just sport and uses a wider context physical activity ( that includes sporting contexts) to teach in through and about movement. This draft curriculum focuses mostly on “in movement.” Something the NZPE community has worked hard to address to ensure all students are included.

PE also not great. Reduced to a narrow performative approach based around traditional sport. Will be exclusive focusing on those who like and are good at sport. There is a phrase that comes to mind that we hoped had gone. If it moves, measure it

Important and wise words. "Your life does matter." "You have it in your power to make a difference. Don’t give up. There is a future for you. Do your best while you’re still on this beautiful Planet Earth that I look down upon from where I am now." Transcript. janegoodall.ca/our-stories/...

Well worth a watch and listen. Echoing others comments, miss her leadership but really happy she is following a path that still adds value to our world.

Stop the Government taking away Outdoor Education Outdoor Education gives young people opportunities they can’t always get in a classroom. It builds resilience, confidence, leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. It keeps students engaged i...

As an ex-physical educator, I saw the huge positive impact that Outdoor Education had on students. Allocating different value to school subjects is not useful and begins to narrow curriculum in a world where we need innovative thinking and action. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ke...

Save NCEA - Strengthen, Don’t Replace it! There has been little genuine consultation with schools, whānau, or iwi about what is a major change to what and how we assess. Any changes of this scale needs to be informed by the diverse communitie...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/sa...

Playful or harmful? David Seymour’s posts raise questions about what’s OK to say online

NZ Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says his Victim of the Day posts are ‘a bit playful’. Yet not so long ago, he was demanding apologies for similar ‘jokes’.

Looking forward to following posts about conference sessions and discussions from the other side of the world. Always grateful to those who make time to do so. 😁

An important read to give voice to Alex and his life. I have requested that @rnzrss.bsky.social take the article down, not expecting that they will but needed to push back in some small way. A young persons life matters - but needs to be their authentic life.

Thank you @davidfarrier.bsky.social for giving voice to Alex. So very necessary to represent the trans community authentically and empathetically.

"Its about you and about us" ❤️

I said what I said. And I’m sorry... sort of OPINION: Choreographed fragility and weaponised offence from female MPs over my use of a rude word has served as a distraction from their own actions.

OPINION: I’m sorry that politicians and the media spent last week focusing on my potty mouth and not the terrible injustice that is being done to care-workers, nurses, teachers and other underpaid women, Andrea Vance writes.

Anne Salmond: She won't be right, mate Having declared war on the environment, the Government is now declaring war on women.

This ⬇️ newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/09/a...

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Every little bit will help. 🥰

#BHN Dr Gary Payinda on censoring Doctors, "I'm not going to tolerate any of this anymore" YouTube video by DOC Studios

Public health doctors in fact any doctor must have the ability to speak out on matters that affect our health without any threat of reprisal. youtu.be/qKTrdPSgeAg

#2 They were a well-researched, co-constructed, with young people set of guidelines. Schools needed to consult with the community about what was being taught. Does Winstone think he knows better than parents of young people and young people themselves?

Winston's war on woke moves into the classroom The NZ First leader has claimed victory as sex-ed guidelines are removed, while the Opposition says his focus on diversity and relationships imitates the US president.

How does a party/person who received 6% of the vote in the 2023 election get to say what can and cannot be taught in schools? They are not sex-ed guidelines- they are Relationships and Sexuality guidelines. Shows a lack of media investigation. Do better Stuff www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

Nutritionist finds list of issues after visiting Auckland schools delivering lunch programme Checkpoint obtained an email that was sent to Ministry of Education officials by a Ka Ora, Ka Ako Nutritionist after they visited some Auckland schools.

We endorse the comments by nutritionists and others that are critical of the new school lunch menu. Good food choices lead to better health outcomes. Food literacy for rangatahi is an important part of growing into healthy adults.

Ahh this. Was waiting for this and I’d like to see more of it.

‘Where’s the line? It’s an absurd line’: towards a framework for acceptable uses of AI in assessment As higher education grapples with ensuring assessment validity in an increasingly AI-populated time, institutions and educators are working to establish appropriate boundaries for AI use. However, ...

New paper from Thomas Corbin & others on navigating the boundaries of acceptable AI use in assessment.
“As far as is possible, assessment design should eliminate GenAI ambiguity by embedding clear, actionable expectations for AI use into the tasks themselves”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Loving the image - is it available to use and if so attribution??

Gorgeous morning in Auckland NZ ☀️Sorry northern hemisphere. #LTHEchat

Anne Salmond: Hunger Games in the Beehive Comment: Radical libertarian ideologies are generating extreme inequality and ripping the social fabric of NZ, writes Anne Salmond. Don’t we want to be a place where talent wants to live?

“The National Party seems to have lost its sense of decency, and any idea about how to run the country for all New Zealanders.”

Another clear, concise and impassioned opinion piece by Dame Anne Salmond.
She rightfully hones in on the hijacking of the country by ACT

newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/04/a...

When medals matter most: High-performance sport funding risks a return to the 'win at all costs' model Analysis - High Performance Sport New Zealand's new funding model will put athletes under even more pressure, Holly Thorpe writes.

Is the value of sport being lost to medals alone and potential impact on athlete wellbeing? www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/5...

TEQSA just released their #GenAI for #HE toolkit that summarises best practices from the Request for Information. Responses from 202 Australian institutions, organised into three sections: Process, People and Practice. www.teqsa.gov.au/guides-resou...

I am a Learning Designer and believe I am a 3rd space practitioner as we work with academics but we are contractually professional staff. I see it as walking the space between.

I am a learning designer and believe I am a 3rd space practitioner as we work with academics but are contractually professional staff. The more I read about the 3rd space - the more I understand about the term - I see it as walking the space between