In this issue#

This issue, we look at learning that’s been happening beyond the classroom walls.

We visit schools that are planting gardens, connecting communities and age groups through art and culture, and head into the school library to highlight the magic librarians weave into these special environments every day. 

If you’re in need of summer reading inspiration, Hauroko Valley Primary School has published a book about pets with local author Ruth Shaw that celebrates literacy, identity and rural life. 

Learning opportunities are everywhere, early learning educator Helen Upson reminds us, hoping to inspire those kaimahi who will continue to teach throughout the warm weeks of summer. 

We also feature two Rangi Ruru manukura in Ōtautahi Christchurch as they reflect on the lessons and opportunities that come with student leadership and their futures beyond school. Our own leaders, too, offer their thoughts on 2025 and the power that purposeful leadership has in shaping thriving learning communities. 

Next year the Gazette will look a little different. We’re removing third-party advertising, leaving more room for the voices and images of our kura, kaimahi and ākonga to shine. 

You can still find and list vacancies, notices and professional development opportunities on the Education Gazette website. 

Thank you for your continued support of Education Gazette | Tukutuku Kōrero this year.

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Read individual articles#

You can also read and enjoy individual articles on the Education Gazette website:

• Message from the Secretary of Education
• Insights to inspire: Leadership advisors look back on 2025
• Leading through language, culture and identity at Rangi Ruru
• Printmaking project bridges classrooms and communities in Auckland
• Ako Mātātupu building teachers, lifting rangatahi 
• For the love of books: Whangārei schools celebrate reading, belonging and imagination 
• Tails, tales and tuakana-teina learning brings Hauroko Valley Primary’s stories to life 
• School gardens sprout new connections to learning 
• Ākonga become stream scientists in hands-on Porirua restoration project 
• The everyday items that make learning magical for tamariki
• Input sought for future of ECE funding system
• Part detective, part engineer: A day with N4L’s security analysts 
• Tahatū Career Navigator empowers students to think big about their future 
• 2025 Education Gazette quiz! 

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