The CORE Education Blog

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• Turning disaster into opportunity: giving young people a voice

  For Chris Henderson, winner of the 2011 CORE Education Travel Scholarship, a key role for teachers is to encourage and enable students to think about how the world works and what their part is in it. Teachers, through personal involvement in agencies and organisations, can open up access to people and places that give young… Continue reading »

• Safe and sound? | Strategies for cybersafety

  Educators, parents and community groups alike, are becoming increasingly aware of the issues associated with digital citizenship and cybersafety. Some are observing a growing chasm between what we aspire to and what our students actually do. Online conversations within the secondary school sector have identified specific issues around cyberbullying and the effective use of Facebook.… Continue reading »

• Interviews with education influencers: Cheryl Doig

  Cheryl Doig is a recognised leader in education—previously a highly successful school principal, Teaching Fellow in Educational Management and school reviewer. Under her leadership both Richmond and Fendalton schools received national recognition, including the Goodman Fielder School of the Year. Cheryl has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards including the Beeby Fellowship… Continue reading »

• Leadership in a crisis– cometh the hour cometh the man

  In her recent article in the National Business Review (8 October 2010), Nicki Crauford states that we cannot survive without leadership. She argues that the need to be led is hard-wired into our collective psyche, and that in times of crisis we need that support more than ever. Unfortunately, in the South Island of New Zealand… Continue reading »

• Schools surviving the Christchurch earthquake: Update from Douglas Harré

  Parts of Christchurch do feel somewhat otherworldly at present, so I thought I would take a moment to report on one part of CORE Education’s support for schools in that still somewhat beleaguered city I am back working with the Ministry of Education over the next couple of weeks to assist with getting the ICT… Continue reading »

• Holiday exploring and reading…

  It’s holiday time! Time to relax, rest, take off the pressure, have a complete change, and be recharged. But, recharging doesn’t necessarily mean taking our minds off what to most people in education is a passion! What do you do when you’ve had your swim, gone for your walk, filled up your daily quota of… Continue reading »