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These stories from New Zealand and around the world help point the way to the future of secondary education. They come from media, research and from our own work. You can share your thoughts by using the feedback function on each page.
| Summary of what New Zealanders want from Education in 2028 |
03·June·2008
Our children will need new skills to succeed in 2028. The decisions we make today will create the education system of tomorrow. New Zealand's future depends on...
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| Contact lenses with Terminator vision |
16·April·2008
An electronic contact lens has been developed that will enable maps and videos to be beamed before the wearer's eyes.
The bionic lens has microscopic circuits...
| What is your 'electronic body language' saying? |
16·April·2008
For years, office combat was waged in the open: man-to-man, woman-to-woman, woman-to-man. A boss's crossed arms, raised hand, head nod, or arched back spoke to...
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| ICSEI Conference 2008 - Secondary Futures presentation |
08·April·2008
Secondary Futures' chief executive, Nicola Meek, gave a keynote presentation at the International Congress for Scholling Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI)...
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| Work of Secondary Futures featured in Prime Minister's address on education |
01·February·2008
Prime Minister Helen Clark acknowledged the work of Secondary Futures in her recent address outlining Labour's latest policies on education
| Universal avatars bestride worlds |
15·January·2008
A virtual character, or avatar, for all the virtual worlds in which people play is the goal of a joint project between IBM and Linden Lab.
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| Microsoft buys stake in Facebook |
15·January·2008
Microsoft has paid $240m (£117m) for a 1.6% stake in Facebook that values the hugely popular social networking site at $15bn (£7.3bn).
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| 'Cutting edge' science then and now |
15·January·2008
The Faraday science lecture is being relaunched and expanded in its 80th year, to reach an even wider audience.
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| England Schools 'not closing social gap' |
15·January·2008
The social divide in schools in England shows little sign of closing, says the annual report from Ofsted inspectors.
Chief Inspector Christine Gilbert warned...
| How to get a job in the future: The biggest interview panel |
15·January·2008
Ten internet users have landed film roles after they auditioned on the social networking site MySpace.
Readers of the website chose the movie's director and...
| 'Active' teacher register floated |
15·January·2008
Teachers could be obliged to keep updating their skills to stay on the register of those allowed to work in schools, under possible new plans
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