Summer 202021 Feb 2020
Sign language and support systems
The landscape of Deaf education in New Zealand has changed a lot over the last 20 years. We look at the options now available to deaf children who are starting primary school.
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Winter 201925 Jul 2019
People power
School principals from around the country explain how strong communities of staff bring crucial benefits for children and whānau, from South Auckland to Southland.
Winter 201925 Jul 2019
Building bridges: from community to ECE to primary
The importance of whānau and community doesn’t lessen just because a child starts school, but it can be hard for educators to maintain these strong connections once a child leaves early childhood education. Jane Blaikie and Jane Arthur talk to educators across the country about the challenges they face when trying to build bridges between the child and their community.
Winter 201925 Jul 2019
Working together effectively and consistently
Children do not exist in isolation; their lives are embedded in families, communities and societies. Nested within these communities are the schools and early childhood education (ECE) services children attend.
Summer 201928 Jan 2019
Seeing the difference
Inclusivity in ECE is increasingly seen as an opportunity to improve teaching practices and engage children’s learning.
Winter 201816 Jul 2018
Recipes for Messy Play
A review of Recipes for Messy Play, from New Shoots Publishing.
Winter 201816 Jul 2018
Two books: A review of Te Whare and Ko Kiwi Mā
Reviews of Te Whare and Ko Kiwi Mā, two books by Ngaere Roberts and Christine Dale.
Alex Gunn, ECE, Kura, NZ Curriculum, Te Whāriki, University of Otago, Video, Winter 201816 Jul 2018
Thinking Curiously: Critical Theories and Te Whāriki
Dr. Alex Gunn thinks curiously about the place and possibility of critically oriented curriculum from early childhood education me ngā Kōhanga Reo into kura and school.