If the NZ government wants to improve student outcomes, it needs to invest more in school-based healthcare
- Written by: Sarah Williams, Senior Lecturer (Nursing), School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand’s school achievement is currently front and centre with the government’s plans to invest NZ$67 million into structured literacy. But what has been largely missing from the discussion on education is the impact health can have on learning and academic achievement.
In New Zealand and elsewhere, increasing numbers of children...
