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Vacancy closed – Physical Education Subject Advisor Years 1-8
Vacancy - Physical Education Subject Advisor Years 1-8 Do you have an in-depth knowledge of the Physical Education learning area? Do you know what it takes to develop and teach effective learning programmes, and more importantly, how to support teachers to develop and...
Connectedness
Connectedness by Karen Holder - Secondary Advisor - Physical Education New Zealand Connectedness: “a feeling that you have a link with someone or something or are part of a group” (Oxford Dictionary). We know that feeling part of something and connected to others is...
Online Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility conference
The (free) online Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility conference is being held 7.30pm-9pm Monday 13 June and 6.30pm-8.30pm Tuesday 14 June 2022. The presentations will mostly aimed at primary schools with some interest for secondary school teachers. The...
Thursday Inspiration
Thursday Inspiration will be bite sized professional learning with presenters and conversations that aim to inspire and provide a few wee gems to add to your kete. Tune in live or watch later. You will need to register beforehand to get to Zoom link....
Make sure you are receiving all correspondence from us
-When was the last time you checked your spam or junk email folder? Once in a while, a legitimate email can be sent to your spam or junk folder instead of your inbox. We recommend that you check your spam and or junk folder periodically for legitimate emails that...
Physical education at RED level – Q & A
This paper has been created to assist primary, intermediate, and secondary teachers interpret the Ministry of Education COVID-19 Protection Framework under RED. It's set out as a Q&A, based on the types of questions we have been asked over the last week.Donec...
Physical education at RED level
We have been in touch with the team responsible for updating and communicating the Covid information for schools.Here are a few key points and clarifications based on the types of questions we (Physical Education New Zealand and the Ministry) have been discussing,...
Physical Education New Zealand welcomes a new team member
Physical Education New Zealand is thrilled to welcome Karen Holder to the staff. Karen will be working four days a week, Monday through Thursday. Karen’s role is focused on supporting quality physical education at the secondary level and assessment in NCEA. With over...
Holiday reading to challenge your thinking
Want some holiday reading which will deepen your understanding or challenge you to think critically about a physical education topic? Physical Education New Zealand’s Physical Educator Journals contain research findings, opinion pieces, literature reviews, resource...
November/December Accord Day
November/December Accord Day Suggested activities for secondary school physical education departments These teacher-only days are to support the implementation of changes to NCEA, and the wider strengthening of curriculum, progress and achievement practice. The focus...
The Physical Education Big Ideas
The Physical Education Big Ideas There are four Big Ideas in physical education – one overarching Big Idea (Movement is integral to hauora), and three which explore the central strands of physical education, in, through, and about movement. Learning in, through and...
Vacancy – Physical Education Subject Advisor
Vacancy - Physical Education Subject Advisor Sadly, our subject advisor, Heather Lindsay, is finishing up her part time role with us at the end of this year, to take on more hours next year at her other job, teaching high school physical education. So, we’re on the...