Road Safety Week: Speak up and help save lives 6 May 2019 10:00 am | Communities across New Zealand will be calling for safe roads, vehicles and drivers as part of Road Safety Week 2019 (6-12 May).
Teachers at Education Portal workshop plan to boost student agency 2 April 2019 11:00 am | Teachers and health promoters are teaming up to use Education Portal curriculum resources to support students learning about safe active travel.
Games kit challenges young people to become good drivers 28 February 2019 10:45 am | The Drive Community Toolkit makes studying for a licence exciting says a community leader. Find out more.
NCEA Level 3 Health curriculum resource for 2019 12 February 2019 9:00 am | Teachers can freely download the resource, which lets students analyse substance impaired driving as a New Zealand health issue.
Movin’March – Māehe Haere 19 November 2018 11:00 am | Wellington region schools can sign up now. This month-long event celebrates the benefits of walking, scooting and biking to school.
Virtual trip full of in-depth learning 5 November 2018 9:00 am | Secondary students who appeared in a virtual field trip talk about investigating our transport system. (+ videos)
New look Education Portal for New Zealand teachers 17 October 2018 9:00 am | The NZ Transport Agency has streamlined its website for schools and is planning new road safety education resources.
Look out for daytime trains between Picton and Christchurch 9 October 2018 2:00 pm | For the first time since the November 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, daytime freight trains are running on the Main North Line railway between Picton and Christchurch.
Parade celebrates school patrols 28 September 2018 9:00 am | Wellington’s annual Orange Day Parade this month acknowledged the role of students in supporting safer journeys to and from school.
Here comes Rail Safety Week — always look for trains 7 August 2018 9:00 am | Rail Safety Week 2018 gives schools an important reminder to share safety messages within their communities.
Secondary students organise campaign to drive phone-free 25 May 2018 9:00 am | Persistent use of cellphones by drivers prompts students to take a stand on distracted driving, urging New Zealand to Drive Phone Free.
Virtual field trip focuses on design thinking behind transport system 23 April 2018 9:00 am | Term 3 features a LEARNZ virtual field trip with scope to support student inquiry projects and other classroom learning.
NCEA health students study effects of medication on drivers 19 March 2018 9:00 am | A health teacher has created and trialled a NCEA Level 3 assessment to get students analysing the issue of medications that may impair driving.
Virtual reality app for learner drivers 11 December 2017 9:00 am | Young learner drivers now have a virtual reality app to help practise important tasks such as spotting hazards.
Unicycle students learn about cycleways 18 October 2017 9:00 am | Members of a school’s unicycle club are expanding their horizons by learning about urban cycleways.