: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Board vows to challenge looming closure after Govt confirms it is cancelling its registration Gloriavale School is to be shut down after a string of failed audits and serious concerns, with the Ministry of Education declaring it not an “emotionally and physically safe”…
: | NewstalkZB | Ryan Bridge | Liz Gordon: Education researcher on the cancellation of Gloriavale school’s licence It’s thought the closure of Gloriavale school is more complicated than just finding a new school. The Secretary for Education has cancelled the Christian sect school’s licence, forcing it closed from January.…
: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Homeschooling families in Gloriavale have failed a recent review by the Education Review Office, it is understood. About half of the 224 school-aged children living in the Gloriavale community are home-schooled, nearly 40% are enrolled at the Gloriavale School – which has had…
: | NewstalkZB | A push for the Government to use its powers to begin dismantling Gloriavale. The Secretary for Education has cancelled the Christian sect school’s licence, forcing it closed from January. The call comes just a week after former leader Howard Temple was sentenced to more than two…
: | RNZ | Morning Report | Gloriavale’s leaders have announced they’ll challenge the forced closure of its school. Liz Gregory from the Gloriavale Leavers Supporter Trust spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.…
: | NewstalkZB|Brian Henry| Gloriavale’s private school has been ordered to close its doors, leaving a lawyer wondering how it ever managed to exist. The Education Review Office highlighted ongoing safety concerns in July, and the Ministry put the school on notice in October. The Ministry’s confirmed it’s cancelling the school’s…
: | RNZ | Checkpoint | The school in the secretive west coast christian community, Gloriavale, is effectively being closed down.The Secretary for Education anounced she is cancelling Gloriavale Christian School’s registration effective from the 23 of January. Lawyer Brian Henry, who has represented Gloriavale leavers and called for the school…
: The Gloriavale Christian School is deeply disappointed by the Ministry of Education’sdecision to cancel our registration as a private school. We believe this decision is unjustand does not reflect the significant efforts we have made to address concerns raised.The position taken by the Ministry is not accepted and will be…
: | Media Release | Serena Pilgrim | “Great news.” That from one Gloriavale leaver after it was announced this afternoon that the school at the West Coast community is to close. However, Serena Pilgrim also says the wellbeing of the children who will now be schooled outside Gloriavale must remain…