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Gloriavale teacher’s practising certificate suspended for 3 months: 1News

May 26, 2022: By Ryan Boswell | 1News | A teacher at Gloriavale Christian School has had his practising certificate suspended for three months after endorsing a colleague he knew had sexually abused a child. Faithful Pilgrim was the principal of the school between 1995 and 2020. He has been a teacher for…

Articles, Education

Gloriavale principal kept quiet about teacher’s sexual abuse of 9yo girl: NZ Herald

May 26, 2022: by Dubby Henry | NZ Herald | The former principal of Gloriavale Christian School has been banned from leading a school for three years after failing to report a teacher’s sexual abuse of a 9-year-old girl. Faithful Pilgrim has admitted he “failed dismally as a principal” when he did not…

Articles, Audio, Education

Dr Liz Gordon: Former MP and educational researcher strongly pushes for change in Gloriavale Newstalk ZB

May 11, 2022: | Newstalk ZB | John MacDonald | Dr Liz Gordon is a former MP and is currently an educational researcher. For 25 years she has been pushing for the closure of the school within Gloriavale, and to make public education possible for its residents. She spoke to Newstalk ZB Canterbury…

Articles, Education, Legal: Criminal Court

Gloriavale teacher convicted of assaulting children hopes to teach again: Stuff

January 14, 2022: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A man working as a teacher at Gloriavale Christian Community who assaulted and verbally abused children in his care hopes to teach there again. Vigilant Standtrue, 39, pleaded guilty in the Greymouth District Court in November to three charges of assaulting three boys aged…

Articles, Education

Gloriavale teacher pleads guilty to assaulting children: Stuff

November 23, 2021: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A man working as an unregistered teacher at Gloriavale Christian Community assaulted and verbally abused children in his care Vigilant Standtrue, 39, pleaded guilty in the Greymouth District Court last week to three representative charges of assaulting three boys aged between 9 and 11.…

Articles, Education

Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Gloriavale teachers get vaccine shots: NZ Herald

November 20, 2021: By Laura Mills | Star News | Additional Reporting by Dubby Henry NZ Herald Gloriavale Christian Community school teachers have joined the community’s midwives and accepted their Covid vaccinations. Under the Government mandate, the teachers would have had to have been stood down yesterday if they were not vaccinated. Gloriavale…

Articles, Education

Gloriavale teachers and midwives get first dose of Covid-19 vaccine:

November 17, 2021: By Joanne Naish – Stuff Teachers and midwives at Gloriavale Christian Community have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The move came as the leaders of the church, which was traditionally against vaccinations, began to actively encourage their members to get vaccinated. The community of between 500 and 600 people at Lake…

Articles, Education

Gloriavale Christian community faces education conundrum over anti-vaccine stance: NZ Herald

November 4, 2021: By Georgia O’Connor-Harding – NZ Herald – 04/11/2021 Christian community Gloriavale will likely be forced to turn its back on its long-held anti-vaccine beliefs. A source close to the community has said it is understood they are considering asking the Government for an exemption for the vaccine mandate for its…

Articles, Education

‘The Lord is helping me’: Gloriavale teacher facing assault charges declines having lawyer: Stuff

October 20, 2021: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A Gloriavale teacher accused of allegedly assaulting four children has once again declined to have a lawyer representing him saying “the Lord is helping me”. Vigilant Standtrue, 39, appeared in the Greymouth District Court on Wednesday on seven charges of assaulting children between 9…

Articles, Education, Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust

Young Gloriavale leavers face another hurdle – in education: Stuff

September 17, 2021: By Esther Ashby-Coventry – Stuff – 17/09/2021 Some schools are being provided with extra Ministry of Education support to resettle former Gloriavale students into their new classes. Timaru-based Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust manager Liz Gregory said she was familiar with the difficulties of children, who have left the religious West…

Gloriavale teacher’s practising certificate suspended for 3 months: 1News

Gloriavale principal kept quiet about teacher’s sexual abuse of 9yo girl: NZ Herald

Dr Liz Gordon: Former MP and educational researcher strongly pushes for change in Gloriavale Newstalk ZB

Gloriavale teacher convicted of assaulting children hopes to teach again: Stuff

Gloriavale teacher pleads guilty to assaulting children: Stuff

Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Gloriavale teachers get vaccine shots: NZ Herald

Gloriavale teachers and midwives get first dose of Covid-19 vaccine:

Gloriavale Christian community faces education conundrum over anti-vaccine stance: NZ Herald

‘The Lord is helping me’: Gloriavale teacher facing assault charges declines having lawyer: Stuff

Young Gloriavale leavers face another hurdle – in education: Stuff

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