A new episode has been to the Beehave Beehive series of videos on YouTube. A while ago we blogged about Steve and Angel’s campaign to draw attention to the lack of government control in private schools, since then the couple have been busy working away on a series of satirical political programmes. We discovered that…
Since we last posted about Steve and Angel’s campaign to draw attention to the lack of government control in private schools, the couple have been busy working away on a series of satirical political programmes. We’ve discovered that their films have now been published on YouTube, linked to the work they’ve been doing on the…
Another example of a culture of bullying and victimisation has arisen in a New Zealand, a great place to raise kids. A pupil told that she “looked like a slut” by her school dean says she feels unfairly singled out and her parents are furious the school has done little in response to their complaints.…
Yesterday we blogged about year 9 student, Michaela Blaauw, whom is about to go to live with her grandparents in Kwa Zulu Natal to escape bullying at Howick College, a decile 10 school in Auckland. Michaela and her family emigrated from South Africa about 5 years ago. Following De Wet Blaauw’s meeting with the school…
If you are thinking about educating your child in New Zealand, or are considering teaching in the country, you may wish to read the following cautionary blog. Despite New Zealand’s claim to be a ‘great place to raise kids‘ the country has a fierce reputation for being one of the worst countries in the world…
