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We're taking a look at the School Journal series and clarifying understanding about its purpose and use in classrooms.

The New Zealand Wars are an important part of New Zealand’s history, and they still shape our culture today. So why do we see articles asking, “Why are they not taught in schools?” Well, they……

Familiar with Edith Amituanai? We published an article about her in the School Journal Level 4, November 2016, ‘The Great Ordinary: The Photographs of Edith Amituanai’. Last year, Edith was invited…

Elsie Locke was a New Zealand writer, historian, and activist. The Elsie Locke Writing Prize is a short story writing project for your year 7 and 8s. Find out what this year's theme is and download…

Alex Collins has always been an expert in finding treasure. These days, he finds it curating content for the New Zealand School Journal. Here's why Alex believes stories are so valuable.

Our CE, Alex, recently reflected on how educational publishing in New Zealand has nurtured a nation of young readers for The Sapling. Check out this excerpt.

Martin Simpson, a long-time collaborator of ours, sadly passed away earlier this month. Martin was a very talented illustrator, and he will be missed.

Editor Susan Paris talks about the School Journal series and how revisiting the same idea in stories can support teaching and learning in classrooms.

This week we unearthed a few old copies of The School Journal from our archives. Take a look inside and read one of the stories New Zealand children read in 1942!

If you’ve got students eager for more war-based content, or you’d like to deepen their understanding of what war is, the Ministry of Education’s Instructional Series has you covered.