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We are hiring – Senior Subject Advisor
Physical Education New Zealand Te Ao Kori Aotearoa Subject Advisor Role We are seeking a highly motivated and knowledgeable Subject Advisor years 9-13 to join our team at Physical Education New Zealand Te Ao Kori Aotearoa. The successful candidate will be responsible...
Movewell – it’s a wrap!
MoveWell is a games resource to support Physical Education teaching, aimed at primary and intermediate school teachers. Each primary and intermediate school received a number of copies of the resource in 2021. Developed by a number of agencies, includng Physical...
Ngā Taonga Tākaro – A workshop with Harko Brown – Wellington
Physical Education New Zealand is excited to host this one-day workshop with teacher and Māori games expert, Harko Brown, for Year 7-10 teachers in the Wellington region on Wednesday 8th March 2023. This full day workshop will provide teachers with culturally...
Ngā tāonga tākaro
Ngā tāonga tākaro Last week thirty teachers spent a day immersed in professional learning based on Māori traditions, pastimes, stories and tikanga led by Harko Brown. They engaged in the protocols, experienced a range of co-operative activities and games considered...
2022 Student Award Winners
2022 Student Award winners Physical Education New Zealand is proud to announce the winners of the two student awards for 2022.The 2022 winner is Hannah Stow, a second-year student at the University of Auckland, studying to be a Physical Education and Health teacher....
Ngā Taonga Tākaro – A workshop with Harko Brown
Physical Education New Zealand is excited to host this one-day workshop with teacher and Māori games expert, Harko Brown, for Year 7-10 teachers in the Waikato region on Friday 4 November 2022. This full day workshop will provide teachers with culturally responsive,...
Welcome to a new member of the team!
We are thrilled to welcome Melissa Marks to the team. Melissa’s role is focused on supporting quality physical education at the primary and intermediate school levels. Melissa has worked for many years at the University of Otago, College of Education with primary...
Tikapa Moana Youth Explorer and Hine Moana
Tīkapa Moana Youth Explorer and Hine Moana5-day sailing and kayaking programmes for 15-17 year olds Two school holiday programmes are offered by two respected organisations, the NZ Sailing Trust and Auckland Sea Kayaks, working in partnership to be the nation's...
Learn to Survive, thrive, and save lives
Learn to Survive, thrive, and save lives YSAR is the youth training organisation to Search and Rescue and Emergency management organisations. They were a supporter of the 2022 Embracing Change Secondary teachers PLD event in July. Applications for their 2023...
Working through Kahui Ako to support beginning years teachers
Last week Marisa (Primary and Intermediate advisor) was invited to facilitate a workshop for the Howick Coast Kāhui Ako in East Auckland. She worked with a group of 14 first and second year PRT’s as part of their PCT programme lead by their Across School Leads. The...
Rosalie Mitchell – The Sir Alexander Gillies Medal Award winner 2022
Rosalie Mitchell was awarded The Sir Alexander Gillies Medal Award at a small ceremony in Auckland on 4 August 2022. Rosalie has made significant contributions to the practical, scholarly, and philosophical foundations of contemporary Physical Education in New...
Smithells Memorial Lecture 2022
Smithells Memorial Lecture Wednesday 10 August 2022 5pm "Educating for Equity and Social Justice in HPE – a fool’s errand?" Presented by Wayne Smith. Wayne retired from the Auckland University Faculty of Education recently after a 40-year career of working in...