News stories - School of Education

Te Maiea o te Rangi; the sun rises on a new opportunity for te reo (11 November 2022)

A new opportunity to take te reo to the world has risen at the University of Waikato as the Māori Medium Education Programme, Te Maiea o te Rangi opens to school leavers and career changers with a passion for te reo Māori and teaching.
University of Waikato researchers honoured at Royal Society Te Aprārangi awards (10 November 2022)

Two University of Waikato academics were honoured at the Royal Society Te Apārangi awards held in Hamilton last night.
Picturing a better future for children with ADHD (29 September 2022)

A University of Waikato PhD student is designing picture books for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to enhance their reading engagement.
Teacher aide course fills the gap (12 September 2022)

A new online course is supporting teacher aides to work with Covid-impacted school students
Tauranga teaching student wins adult learner award (27 August 2022)

Covid-19 gave Jasmine Campbell (Ngāpuhi) the push she needed to change careers and enrol at university.
Alumna passionate about education (5 May 2022)

University of Waikato alumna, Annette Tofaeono’s expertise is in adult literacy, with a strong focus on people with learning difficulties. The University of Waikato masters graduate is Senior Advisor Foundation Learning at Ako Aotearoa – the National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence
Inaugural Images of Research exhibition launches (8 April 2022)

An exhibition that showcases and celebrates the “depth and breadth” of educational research at the University of Waikato has just launched.
For the love of books (31 March 2022)

Wayne Mills MNZM travels the world asking children questions about books and rewarding them for their literary knowledge. The former primary school teacher and University of Waikato student and lecturer is the man behind the Kids Lit Quiz, which he started 31 years ago in Hamilton.
Waikato researchers recognised as Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellows (21 March 2022)

Two University of Waikato Professors have been named Fellows to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi acknowledging the impact of their research at both a national and international scale.
Artemis Scholarship supports two worthy students (18 March 2022)

This year’s Artemis Foundation Scholarship has gone to two recipients; teaching student Lauren Dexter and environmental planning student Penny Wallis.