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Work and study, it’s all academic
The raising of standards for vocational studies seems a good idea to some but may make them less accessible. I…
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Relax, we have been here before
When it comes to mergers, unis and TAFEs can calm their nerves by looking at the absorbtion of colleges 25…
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No evidence of improving engagement
Student disengagement is growing and there is no improvement in sight, writes Stuart Middleton. Over the next week or 10…
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Unis are charming suitors
Talented but unsuspecting VET is being dazzled by the promises of a brighter future, only to be let down by…
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Be proud of the blue-collar past
I have been intrigued recently at the emergence of a theme in the discussions of TAFE in Australia over recent…
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Education invisible in NZ election
New Zealand is in the grips of a general election that is anything but gripping. It is a case of…
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If something is broke, don’t wait to fix it.
The education sector can learn a lot from the health area about the faster use of research and technology. I…
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Never mind the score, look at the result
Just seconds after the referee blew full-time in the final of the Rugby World Cup, television showed a brief glimpse…
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Round pegs in square holes
There are plenty of successful people who didn’t fit in with tertiary education, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Peter Jackson,…
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Here’s to the crazy ones!
Students who drop out sometimes step up writes Stuart Middleton. I recently wrote about the loose use of the term…
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One system not for all
The European dual education pathway might give our less academic students a better chance of work success. I have been…
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The dangers of working in a bubble
Rather than pushing governments aside, educators must work with them. By Stuart Middleton. I have heard of all kinds of…
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Get thee to a factory (or office, institution or whatever)
Getting high school students used to the idea of work is critical to career orientation. An interesting report recently released…
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When education fails, it only creates jobs in education
Some of the mythology around Bill Gates talks of how he dropped out of Harvard. Burst through the top would…
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Been there done that… and it did not really work
Twenty years ago when Campus Review was started, I had just returned to the tertiary sector in New Zealand after…
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Mixed marriages a merger of equals
The world of education is a funny place. It remains one of the last bastions of the struggle between the…
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Tongue-tied by language
One of the exciting and challenging ways in which New Zealand and Australia has changed over the past 50 or…
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Surge of energy turns the lights on at last
Here in New Zealand it has been the between-semester break for education institutions, not that educators get a break…
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NZ and Australia need closer education ties
International Education might well have a much stronger brand were it an Australasian brand rather than two separate brands, both…
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Seamless educational journey a must
In the world of DIY there are products which allow you to deal with gaps as they appear or even…
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Equitable access more than a matter of degrees
A shift towards a renewed focus on pathways and linked learnings not only sets students in a direction but gives…
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Access & equity still the biggest challenges we face
Equity is an outcome and a measure of how fair and effective each person’s education has been, writes Stuart Middleton.I…
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Long may the Academy flourish
The impact of a first-in-family graduate is not linear but multi-directional writes Stuart MiddletonThe impact of a first-in-family graduate is…
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Let's put away that cloth-cap insecurity
It’s time we got past this whole sector thing, writes Stuart Middleton I have just returned home from the Australian…
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Choice in education carries a risk
Choosing wisely does not come easily to students so perhaps a little judicious guidance would not go astray. There is…
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