Education news
Keep the fun in reading for pleasure
Education
09 Feb, 2023
Until now, the New Zealand Curriculum has focused on the development of technical reading skills. Simply reading for pleasure hasn’t been a priority.
Positive impact in education recognised
Education
13 Dec, 2022
Bachelor of Arts in Education student Emeline Latu was recently awarded The Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Award for Education and Teaching.
New professors and associate professors
17 Nov, 2022
AUT is delighted to announce the promotion of 15 of its academics to the position of Professor and 30 to Associate Professor.
12 Oct, 2022
AUT has claimed its highest-ever place among New Zealand universities in the latest global rankings.
Taking care seriously in education
Education
29 Sep, 2022
The government is in year three of a 10-year plan to build a ‘planned and coherent’ education ecosystem – but it has failed to make any tangible progress.
Canadians study at AUT to be teachers
Education
09 Aug, 2022
Blake Wilson is one of 67 initial teacher education students from Canada among the international students who were welcomed onto AUT’s marae.
Meet our staff: Tafili Utumapu-McBride
Education
01 Aug, 2022
What she loves most about her work is developing a rapport with students, says Dr Tafili Utumapu-McBride who is a senior lecturer in education.
NZ histories curriculum at AUT
26 May, 2022
The Auckland University of Technology is meeting the needs of teachers with the implementation of the new school history curriculum from 2023.
Kiwi kids who read for pleasure do well
Education
03 Dec, 2021
Encouraging children to read for pleasure – which is different from it being a school task – has all kinds of benefits.
Is school ‘hot desking’ beneficial?
Education
09 Nov, 2021
In recent years some schools have replaced individual desks with circular booths and shared tables for collaborative work.
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