Tag: NCLANA

Reflections on Ako Aotearoa Defunding 2025: When the State Forgets Its Tertiary Teachers

May 26, 2025

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Graeme Smith

in Education Policy, Educator voice, Government and Education Policy, Sovereign Systems, Teaching Excellence

Ako Aotearoa Defunding. Government cuts to Ako Aotearoa signal a shift in NZ education. This post explores what was lost — and what educators might build next.
Improve your literacy and numeracy outcomes by thinking more like an entrepreneur

Apr 20, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in 2015, Abstract, ALEC, Conference, Embed, embedded, Graeme, Literacy, NCALNE, NCLANA, Numeracy, Smith, Voc

Here’s my draft abstract for the literacy and numeracy conference later in the year. Tell me what you think or what you’d be most interested in hearing or discussing with this as the general theme (assuming it’s accepted). Literacy and numeracy is a tough business to work in due to the increasing demands of… well,…