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By Dr Arran Hamilton From learning management systems, intelligent tutoring platforms to completely paperless schools – the use of education...

The key to the success of North-East schools are North-East teachers. These are those teachers, who by a special combination of skills in creating...

North-East teachers are supported by North-East leaders in North-East schools. North-East schools are those where all students are successful. To do...

One of the major questions facing us in education is why educational ‘failure’ and ‘success’  often appears to be differentiated along ethnic,...

Educators need to address educational inequalities by including those currently marginalised from the benefits of education into the conversation...

Student voice tell us who they need their teachers to be. Imagine the impact upon us if we were not able to form positive relationships with our...

Back to basicsDo these sayings sound familiar? Do you cringe thinking back to timed tests we used to do at school? Test yourself now. You have 10...

"There is a huge elephant standing in most math classrooms: it is the idea that only some students can do well in math. Students believe it, parents...

Stories open up worlds and build imagination for our tamariki. They are significant for our children for various reasons: when you are read to you...

You become an educator for a reason, it's a calling, it's in your soul. Whether you stumbled onto this pathway by accident, or pre-planned the...

Developed in collaboration with Emeritus Professor Russell Bishop and Cognition Education, Relationships First is the latest development for...

The First Thread This blog follows on from our initial article titled  5 Voices and 5 learnings from COVID-19, which was based on our three...

As we celebrate moving out of lockdown, we need to take the time to reflect and build on any lessons learnt. We have this window of opportunity to...

To all principals reading this, an apology and a request, please be patient with me. This blog kicks off by painting a bit of a bleak picture, one...

As we move down the COVID-19 Alert Levels our schools will slowly return to being a place where, once again, learners and teachers occupy the same...

Since we heard about the work of Piaget and Vygotsky in the 1970’s there has been a focus on the influence of relationships and culture on learning....

The spread of COVID-19 has plunged countries into lock-down; and is testing the way we live. Digital technology is now becoming the answer to many...

We understand this is a stressful time for you, your learners and your community and we wish to let you know that you have our full support as...

Educational trends come and go and those of us who have been around for long enough, we have seen our fair share of the latest idea, presented as a...

Cognition Consultant, Del Costello shares five key factors that are present in schools well prepared for the implementation of the new Digital...