There is growing recognition that we need to do more to support student wellbeing and mental health at school. I have been researching in the wellbeing space for a number of years, during which I have ...

PAT Writing is here, and we'd like you to take part! NZCER is looking for schools to test the PAT Tuhituhi Year 3 and 4 assessment with th ...

The study found a slight multi‑year decline in Reading Comprehension. This decline is evident by 2020 (reflecting pre‑pandemic learning) and continues thereafter; Auckland’s COVID‑specific movement is ...

There is increasing recognition that the underachievement and disengagement of students, particularly Māori and Pasifika, in New Zealand schools is in large part a result of systematic factors that ...

From its foundation in 2004, Alfriston College has sought to be a school for the 2lst century. Extensive research and reflection by the foundation staff have resulted in a number of different ...

The overlaps between the requirements of good research and good practice provide both a foundation and a rationale for the development of teachers as researchers. Viviane Robinson examines some of the ...

New Zealand's new school curriculum, which will become mandatory from 2010, will require schools to offer a second-language programme as a curriculum entitlement for students in Years 7-10. This ...

The engagement of migrant families in early childhood education is a strategy pursued by the Ministry of Education in Aotearoa New Zealand. A growing body of research has explored the realities being ...

Increased migration in recent years means that New Zealand classrooms are growing in cultural diversity—and in some communities, the extent and complexity of this has reached levels of “superdiversity ...

Supporting vulnerable students, having too much asked of their school and recruiting quality teachers are among the biggest issues facing secondary schools in Aotearoa, new NZCER research has found.

As schools gear up for Term 1, assessment will be at the forefront of many teachers' minds. NZCER offers many options for assessing literacy and mathematics, from our suite of Progressive Achievement ...

We have been receiving a number of questions this past week regarding the future of the Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs), so I'd like to take a moment to clarify our position. NZCER is the ...