Tertiary institutions in strong financial position
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education
New Zealand's publicly funded tertiary institutions are generally in strong financial positions and are well-placed for future challenges and growth, says Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce.
He ...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tolley To PPTA Conference - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
 All the buzz in News | Tolley To PPTA Conference Scoop.co.nz (press release) This year we have refocused $45 million to support the roll out of the Positive Behaviour for Learning Action Plan. This was developed by the Ministry and ... |
Actions Speak Louder Than Words Minister - Voxy
 The Daily Post | Actions Speak Louder Than Words Minister Voxy Education minister Anne Tolley will have to put her words into actions if her speech to PPTA's annual conference is to be more than empty rhetoric, ... |
Student leaders convene for next steps - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Student leaders convene for next steps
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Student leaders from universities and polytechnics around the country will converge in Palmerston North this week for the New Zealand Union of Students' ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Student leaders from universities and polytechnics around the country will converge in Palmerston North this week for the New Zealand Union of Students' ...
Union says teachers may be locked out - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | Union says teachers may be locked out Stuff.co.nz Education Minister Anne Tolley dismissed Gainsford's comments. "This is scaremongering and has never been discussed." Speaking at the conference, ... |
Tolley disappointed over letters from students - Stuff.co.nz
 New Zealand Herald | Tolley disappointed over letters from students Stuff.co.nz Students from Alfriston College in Manukau sent nine template letters demanding better pay for teachers to Ms Tolley's office, TV3 reported. ... |
Tolley says locking out teachers unlikely - Stuff.co.nz
Tolley says locking out teachers unlikely
Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Anne Tolley says a lockout of striking teachers is unlikely, but she won't rule it out. Secondary and intermediate teachers held a ...
Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Anne Tolley says a lockout of striking teachers is unlikely, but she won't rule it out. Secondary and intermediate teachers held a ...
Defiant teachers braced for school lockouts
Defiant teachers braced for school lockouts
The secondary school teachers' union is planning industrial action lasting well into next year and has warned members of the possibility of lockouts in retaliation.At the Post Primary Teachers' Association annual conference yesterday,...
The secondary school teachers' union is planning industrial action lasting well into next year and has warned members of the possibility of lockouts in retaliation.At the Post Primary Teachers' Association annual conference yesterday,...
Funding fails to keep pace with university costs - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
 Voxy | Funding fails to keep pace with university costs Scoop.co.nz (press release) However, the increase in student numbers at our universities combined with the increase in university costs during this period means that the TEC figures ... |
Tertiary institutions improve financial position - National Business Review
 Voxy | Tertiary institutions improve financial position National Business Review In 2009 universities had a combined surplus of $98m, polytechnics $70.6m and Wananga $14.2m. The report said the improvements in financial performance were ... |
High marks for tertiary finances - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | High marks for tertiary finances New Zealand Herald But AUT University vice-chancellor Derek McCormack - who is also , chairman of Universities NZ - said the figures were a testament to sound financial ... |
Students will reap the benefits from teachers attending education conference - Southland Times
Students will reap the benefits from teachers attending education conference
Southland Times
"We need to ensure our Southland children have the opportunity to benefit from exciting educational philosophies being developed around the world," he said.
Southland Times
"We need to ensure our Southland children have the opportunity to benefit from exciting educational philosophies being developed around the world," he said.
Principal appointed for new school in Churton Park - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Principal appointed for new school in Churton Park
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Dr Murrihy is an experienced principal who holds a Doctor of Education degree. She will take up her responsibilities in April 2011 and will have plenty to ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Dr Murrihy is an experienced principal who holds a Doctor of Education degree. She will take up her responsibilities in April 2011 and will have plenty to ...
Funding fails to keep pace with university costs
Funding fails to keep pace with university costs
Figures released by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) today comparing the financial information of tertiary institutions between 2007 and 2009 are a testament to the sound financial management shown by our nation’s eight universities.
Figures released by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) today comparing the financial information of tertiary institutions between 2007 and 2009 are a testament to the sound financial management shown by our nation’s eight universities.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
New Zealand Educational Institute Annual Meeting 2010
New Zealand Educational Institute Annual Meeting 2010
Anne Tolley | Education
I want to make something clear. I value and respect teachers and the important job that you all do in educating our children...
Anne Tolley | Education
I want to make something clear. I value and respect teachers and the important job that you all do in educating our children...
Marking The First Stage Of Construction Of The New BLENNZ Homai Campus
Marking The First Stage Of Construction Of The New BLENNZ Homai Campus
Rodney Hide | Education
Hon Rodney Hide speech to Blind and Low Vision Education Network NZ (BLENNZ); Homai Campus, Auckland; Sunday, September 26 2010
Thank you Jane for your warm welcome and greetings to you all.
It's a re...
Rodney Hide | Education
Hon Rodney Hide speech to Blind and Low Vision Education Network NZ (BLENNZ); Homai Campus, Auckland; Sunday, September 26 2010
Thank you Jane for your warm welcome and greetings to you all.
It's a re...
Author: Key for child's success is building strong vocabulary ...
Author: Key for child's success is building strong vocabulary ...
Nicholson is the co-author of Teaching Reading Vocabulary which has just been published by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). Nicholson is a professor of education at Massey University, Auckland, who specialises ...
Nicholson is the co-author of Teaching Reading Vocabulary which has just been published by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). Nicholson is a professor of education at Massey University, Auckland, who specialises ...
Education National Standards – Press Conference: National Standards
Education National Standards – Press Conference: National Standards
Press Conference: National Standards 02 February. John Key and Education Minister Anne Tolley present the National Standards policy.
Press Conference: National Standards 02 February. John Key and Education Minister Anne Tolley present the National Standards policy.
Tolley: NZEI Annual Meeting - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Tolley: NZEI Annual Meeting
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
And National Standards are a tool to make sure this can happen. I'd like to read from just one of the many emails I have recently received from principals, ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
And National Standards are a tool to make sure this can happen. I'd like to read from just one of the many emails I have recently received from principals, ...
Teachers vent at Minister - Newstalk ZB
Teachers vent at Minister
Newstalk ZB
Anne Tolley's been confronted by angry teachers protesting about poor national standards and cuts to early childhood. Teachers frustrated with national ...
Newstalk ZB
Anne Tolley's been confronted by angry teachers protesting about poor national standards and cuts to early childhood. Teachers frustrated with national ...
Tolley given frosty reception by teachers - TVNZ
 3News NZ | Tolley given frosty reception by teachers TVNZ The union is one of the biggest opponents of the government's National Standards scheme and early childhood funding cuts. Tolley received a frosty reception ... |
Teachers give Education Minister the silent treatment - Radio New Zealand
Teachers give Education Minister the silent treatment
Radio New Zealand
They're angry with the government over cuts to early-childhood education subsidies and the introduction of national standards in reading, writing and maths. ...
Radio New Zealand
They're angry with the government over cuts to early-childhood education subsidies and the introduction of national standards in reading, writing and maths. ...
Tolley turns deaf ear to teachers - New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald | Tolley turns deaf ear to teachers New Zealand Herald Last term she started showing parents how their children were faring against the National Standards in reading. "They asked, 'Is my child a failure? ... |
Tolley ignoring education problems: union | Otago Daily Times ...
Tolley ignoring education problems: union | Otago Daily Times ...
Many held up signs reading 'Stop, listen and fix the flawed standards' and 'stop early childhood cuts' whenever early childhood education and National Standards were mentioned during her speech in Rotorua. Bookmark/Search this post with ...
Many held up signs reading 'Stop, listen and fix the flawed standards' and 'stop early childhood cuts' whenever early childhood education and National Standards were mentioned during her speech in Rotorua. Bookmark/Search this post with ...
Numbers up as teachers' conference attracts 180 - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | Numbers up as teachers' conference attracts 180 Otago Daily Times The aim is to offer professional development for North Otago teachers and their schools in Oamaru, rather than the teachers having to travel away. ... |
Teachers want big boost in early-childhood spending - Radio New Zealand
Teachers want big boost in early-childhood spending
Radio New Zealand
The New Zealand Educational Institute wants the Government to nearly double its spending on early childhood education. At its annual meeting in Rotorua on ...
Radio New Zealand
The New Zealand Educational Institute wants the Government to nearly double its spending on early childhood education. At its annual meeting in Rotorua on ...
Circular 2010/12 - Resourcing for 2011
Circular 2010/12 - Resourcing for 2011
Resourcing circular about the operational funding grant and staffing entitlement for 2011.
Resourcing circular about the operational funding grant and staffing entitlement for 2011.
Minister to open Teaching and Learning conference
Minister to open Teaching and Learning conference
This year’s key teaching and learning event for tertiary education teachers will be held at UCOL in Palmerston North this week.
This year’s key teaching and learning event for tertiary education teachers will be held at UCOL in Palmerston North this week.
Tolley: NZEI Annual Meeting - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Tolley: NZEI Annual Meeting
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
We've also invested another $15 million into the Positive Behaviour for Learning Action Plan, to expand the training and delivery of programmes for teachers ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
We've also invested another $15 million into the Positive Behaviour for Learning Action Plan, to expand the training and delivery of programmes for teachers ...
Tolley & Sharples: Brighter Future For Alternative Education Students - Voxy
 Voxy | Tolley & Sharples: Brighter Future For Alternative Education Students Voxy ... outcomes for all students, such as the doubling of funding to tackle truancy, and the roll-out of the Positive Behaviour for Learning Action Plan. |
Secondary teachers in force at PPTA conference - TVNZ
New Zealand Herald | Secondary teachers in force at PPTA conference TVNZ The PPTA said plans for further industrial action during the fourth school term over pay disputes will be high on the agenda at the three day conference. ... |
Union accuses Tolley of ignoring teachers
Union accuses Tolley of ignoring teachers
The primary school teachers' union has accused Education Minister Anne Tolley of ignoring the concerns of teachers, following her speech at its annual meeting in Rotorua today.
The primary school teachers' union has accused Education Minister Anne Tolley of ignoring the concerns of teachers, following her speech at its annual meeting in Rotorua today.
Council asks for university impact report - Northern Advocate
Council asks for university impact report
Northern Advocate
A report detailing the impact of 5000 foreign students studying at a proposed university in Ruakaka has been ordered as part of the resource consent ...
Northern Advocate
A report detailing the impact of 5000 foreign students studying at a proposed university in Ruakaka has been ordered as part of the resource consent ...
Teachers accused of 'brainwashing' students - 3News NZ
New Zealand Herald | Teachers accused of 'brainwashing' students 3News NZ Students from Alfriston College are away enjoying the start to school holidays, but some of term three's work is just being handed in. ... |
Reform Needed To Reap The Benefits Of Vocational Education And Training, Says Oecd - Voxy
Reform Needed To Reap The Benefits Of Vocational Education And Training, Says Oecd
Voxy
Adopt standardised national assessment frameworks to underpin quality and consistency in training provision. Enhance data on the labour market outcomes.
Voxy
Adopt standardised national assessment frameworks to underpin quality and consistency in training provision. Enhance data on the labour market outcomes.
Zero support for pay claim English
Zero support for pay claim English
Finance Minister Bill English says secondary teachers should not waste their time today trying to persuade Education Minister Anne Tolley they should get a 4 per cent pay rise.'There is no point wasting time on the minister...'
Finance Minister Bill English says secondary teachers should not waste their time today trying to persuade Education Minister Anne Tolley they should get a 4 per cent pay rise.'There is no point wasting time on the minister...'
Halswell School classes to be spread over three sites - The Press
Halswell School classes to be spread over three sites
The Press
The Christchurch school was badly damaged in the September 4 earthquake and held classes at Halswell Residential College before ...
The Press
The Christchurch school was badly damaged in the September 4 earthquake and held classes at Halswell Residential College before ...
Timely upgrade for tech-savvy school - Taranaki Daily News
 Taranaki Daily News | Timely upgrade for tech-savvy school Taranaki Daily News The Stratford girls' school is one of two Taranaki rural high schools to be selected by the Ministry of Education's high-speed broadband School Network ... |
Monday, September 27, 2010
Marsden Fund builds knowledge foundation
Marsden Fund builds knowledge foundation
Wayne Mapp | Research, Science and Technology
Science as a key driver of our economic growth and social development is highlighted by this year's Marsden Fund grants announced today, Minister of Research, Science and Technology Wayne Mapp says.'...
Wayne Mapp | Research, Science and Technology
Science as a key driver of our economic growth and social development is highlighted by this year's Marsden Fund grants announced today, Minister of Research, Science and Technology Wayne Mapp says.'...
Funding and support FAQs
Funding and support FAQs
Questions and answers about funding and support for early childhood services
Questions and answers about funding and support for early childhood services
'By setting clear, achievable goals we can lift student achievement'
'By setting clear, achievable goals we can lift student achievement'
National Standards have been in place in our primary and secondary schools since February, and parents, principals and teachers up and down the country have been telling me about the positive effects they are already seeing for children.
National Standards have been in place in our primary and secondary schools since February, and parents, principals and teachers up and down the country have been telling me about the positive effects they are already seeing for children.
Funding always the big issue - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | Funding always the big issue Otago Daily Times QT: Will National Standards improve a pupil's education? RM: National Standards are really no consequence to us. At every board meeting, ... |
Tighter student loans defended - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | Tighter student loans defended Otago Daily Times Tertiary education minister Steven Joyce says he is "comfortable" thousands of tertiary students will not get student ... |
Tipoff scheme targets education fraud - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | Tipoff scheme targets education fraud New Zealand Herald A whistle-blowing service has been launched to report crime and fraud at private training courses aimed mainly at overseas students. ... |
Firm's training presses need to be competitive - The Daily Post
 The Daily Post | Firm's training presses need to be competitive The Daily Post WORKING SMARTER: All Norske Skog employees have a training programme to help them contribute to the competitive running of the business. ... |
Lessons From Beginning Teachers: Challenges for School Leaders
Lessons From Beginning Teachers: Challenges for School Leaders
In recent years she has had the privilege of talking with many New Zealand teachers as part of several research projects with the New Zealand Council for Educational Research which helped her see how conditions in schools impact on how ...
In recent years she has had the privilege of talking with many New Zealand teachers as part of several research projects with the New Zealand Council for Educational Research which helped her see how conditions in schools impact on how ...
Author: Key for child's success is building strong vocabulary ...
Author: Key for child's success is building strong vocabulary ...
Nicholson is the co-author of Teaching Reading Vocabulary which has just been published by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). Nicholson is a professor of education at Massey University, Auckland, who specialises ...
Nicholson is the co-author of Teaching Reading Vocabulary which has just been published by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). Nicholson is a professor of education at Massey University, Auckland, who specialises ...
Off to work...but there's a job at home too
Off to work...but there's a job at home too
Manurewa mother Lisa Bowden wants to work but she faces the classic solo parent's problem - who will look after the children?Ms Bowden, 36, is one of 43,000 sole-parent beneficiaries who have received letters requiring them to...
Manurewa mother Lisa Bowden wants to work but she faces the classic solo parent's problem - who will look after the children?Ms Bowden, 36, is one of 43,000 sole-parent beneficiaries who have received letters requiring them to...
Rural schools defy omens - Wairarapa Times Age
 Wairarapa Times Age | Rural schools defy omens Wairarapa Times Age HAPPY DAYS: Staff and pupils at Wainuioru School, which principal Rob Cameron says has a "very strong roll". Picture/Lynda Feringa Rural schools in ... |
Schools get ready for fast fibre networks - Computerworld New Zealand
 Computerworld New Zealand | Schools get ready for fast fibre networks Computerworld New Zealand Although schools, and in particular private schools such as Kristin School, compete in the education space, it is over the delivery of teaching and learning ... |
Otepopo School closes after 146 years - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | Otepopo School closes after 146 years Otago Daily Times After the appointment of the commissioner, the Ministry of Education was asked by Mrs Tolley to consult the Hampden, Maheno and Weston Schools on the ... |
Havelock North Teacher wins Fullbright Scholarship - All About Hawke's Bay
Havelock North Teacher wins Fullbright Scholarship
All About Hawke's Bay
Ngaire looks forward to tapping into the experiences of school leaders in America, where educational policy and school management are already focused around ...
All About Hawke's Bay
Ngaire looks forward to tapping into the experiences of school leaders in America, where educational policy and school management are already focused around ...
Number of obese youngsters 'scary' - expert - TVNZ
 New Zealand Herald | Number of obese youngsters 'scary' - expert TVNZ Health Ministry data released to The Press newspaper showed 5.4% of those who participated in the B4 School Check for four-year-olds were obese and 18.3% ... |
Polytech project to begin - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | Polytech project to begin Otago Daily Times An artist's impression of the Otago Polytechnic multipurpose classroom, art studio and study space building to be built ... |
Top Building Apprentice In Wellington Region Announced - Voxy
Top Building Apprentice In Wellington Region Announced
Voxy
Rhys is completing his carpentry apprenticeship through the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation and is employed by Holmes Construction. ...
Voxy
Rhys is completing his carpentry apprenticeship through the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation and is employed by Holmes Construction. ...
Smaller can be better, pupils discover - Manawatu Standard
 Manawatu Standard | Smaller can be better, pupils discover Manawatu Standard Principal Robyn Tootill said a third of the school's students have Pacific Island heritage. Food plays a big role in family gatherings. ... |
Do-it-yourself kids - Stuff.co.nz
Do-it-yourself kids
Stuff.co.nz
By ANDREA O'NEIL - The Dominion Post Brooklyn School pupils are encouraged to assume leadership of their education, so when they could not convince school ...
Stuff.co.nz
By ANDREA O'NEIL - The Dominion Post Brooklyn School pupils are encouraged to assume leadership of their education, so when they could not convince school ...
Friday, September 24, 2010
Moderation professional learning modules for teachers of years 1 to 8
Moderation professional learning modules for teachers of years 1 to 8
This is a series of professional learning modules which will support teachers to develop shared expectations and understanding of student learning and progress through the process of moderation. The modules are designed to inform and promote professional discussions between individual teachers and in staff meetings. They can be used as stand-alone or as a full series...
This is a series of professional learning modules which will support teachers to develop shared expectations and understanding of student learning and progress through the process of moderation. The modules are designed to inform and promote professional discussions between individual teachers and in staff meetings. They can be used as stand-alone or as a full series...
Variation in school entry dates
Variation in school entry dates
School entry date variations will impact the timing of overall teacher judgments (OTJs) and the identification of the expected National Standard...
School entry date variations will impact the timing of overall teacher judgments (OTJs) and the identification of the expected National Standard...
New Zealand Preschoolers Doing Well - Voxy
New Zealand Preschoolers Doing Well
Preschoolers heading out into the big-wide world of school are emotionally well prepared in New Zealand, a survey has found. Delegates at the Public Health ...
Preschoolers heading out into the big-wide world of school are emotionally well prepared in New Zealand, a survey has found. Delegates at the Public Health ...
City principal makes history with election - The Southland Times
City principal makes history with election
The education system was facing tough times with political situations such as national standards, which Ms Campbell used as her election pitch. ...
The education system was facing tough times with political situations such as national standards, which Ms Campbell used as her election pitch. ...
Foreign-student numbers decline - Stuff.co.nz
Foreign-student numbers decline
By last month, the university had received 169 applications from international students for next year – 55 per cent less than the 372 received at the same ...
By last month, the university had received 169 applications from international students for next year – 55 per cent less than the 372 received at the same ...
Education researchers look abroad to improve NZ - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Education researchers look abroad to improve NZ
Fulbright New Zealand and the Cognition Institute have selected two researchers from different branches of the education sector for exchanges to the United States of America in 2011 – one a practising teacher and the other a university academic. Ngaire Addis from Havelock North High School and Dr Veronica O’Toole from the University of Canterbury are the two recipients of Fulbright-Cognition Scholar Awards in Education Research for 2011, and will each spend several months in the US conducting research aimed at improving aspects of the schooling system in New Zealand.
Fulbright New Zealand and the Cognition Institute have selected two researchers from different branches of the education sector for exchanges to the United States of America in 2011 – one a practising teacher and the other a university academic. Ngaire Addis from Havelock North High School and Dr Veronica O’Toole from the University of Canterbury are the two recipients of Fulbright-Cognition Scholar Awards in Education Research for 2011, and will each spend several months in the US conducting research aimed at improving aspects of the schooling system in New Zealand.
Uncertainty for student leaders - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | Uncertainty for student leaders Between them, the Otago University Students' Association and the Otago Polytechnic Students' Association collected more ... |
Children Still At Risk After Canterbury Quake - Voxy
Children Still At Risk After Canterbury Quake
Massey University College of Education associate professor Steven Little said it was important for parents and caregivers to monitor any changes in their ...
Massey University College of Education associate professor Steven Little said it was important for parents and caregivers to monitor any changes in their ...
Growing up in NZ study recruits Maori whanau
Growing up in NZ study recruits Maori whanau
Growing Up in New Zealand is a new longitudinal study of New Zealand-born children, led by the University of Auckland. It will follow a group of 7000 children in the context of their families from before they are born until they are adults.
Growing Up in New Zealand is a new longitudinal study of New Zealand-born children, led by the University of Auckland. It will follow a group of 7000 children in the context of their families from before they are born until they are adults.
$60 million awarded to science by Marsden Fund
$60 million awarded to science by Marsden Fund
One hundred and two researchers have benefitted from $60 million from the Marsden Fund - research grants which are administered by the Royal Society.
One hundred and two researchers have benefitted from $60 million from the Marsden Fund - research grants which are administered by the Royal Society.
Wellington tradespeople could suffer from cuts
Wellington tradespeople could suffer from cuts
Weltec is looking to disestablish 12 trade tutors and get its remaining tutors to move away from teaching the practical elements of their trades in workshops, to focus instead solely on classroom theory.
Weltec is looking to disestablish 12 trade tutors and get its remaining tutors to move away from teaching the practical elements of their trades in workshops, to focus instead solely on classroom theory.
Senior pupils step into their teachers' shoes - Auckland stuff.co.nz
Senior pupils step into their teachers' shoes
HELPING HAND: Tamaki College student Ashleigh Palalangi, left, is one of the senior students who have been giving up their time to help juniors like Mele ...
HELPING HAND: Tamaki College student Ashleigh Palalangi, left, is one of the senior students who have been giving up their time to help juniors like Mele ...
Orakei School Shines in Education Review Office - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Orakei School Shines in Education Review Office
Their innovative Literacy Programme is supported by Professor Tom Nicholson from Massey University as well as St Cuthbert's High School students and staff ...
Their innovative Literacy Programme is supported by Professor Tom Nicholson from Massey University as well as St Cuthbert's High School students and staff ...
Changes in GST rate: Implications for schools
Changes in GST rate: Implications for schools
Information for principals, administration staff and boards of trustees about how the new GST rate affects Crown-funded schools...
Information for principals, administration staff and boards of trustees about how the new GST rate affects Crown-funded schools...
Family is fairly bound up in science - Stuff.co.nz
Family is fairly bound up in science
It's the grin on the faces of the students as they discover they're winners that makes it all worthwhile for Rosalie McGowan. For 24 years she has been the ...
It's the grin on the faces of the students as they discover they're winners that makes it all worthwhile for Rosalie McGowan. For 24 years she has been the ...
Thursday, September 23, 2010
087 036 Master Halca Ate aluminum seal | Modern Swimming Pool Guide
Comment on webpage mentioning NZCER
"The research project undertaken by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research 2553 survey schools in primary and secondary.The focus was on finding information on aquatic education programs and physical resources (pools) available ..."
URL 087 036 Master Halca Ate aluminum seal | Modern Swimming Pool Guide
"The research project undertaken by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research 2553 survey schools in primary and secondary.The focus was on finding information on aquatic education programs and physical resources (pools) available ..."
URL 087 036 Master Halca Ate aluminum seal | Modern Swimming Pool Guide
Labour clueless over ECE
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley says Labour MPs should check their facts before misleading the public yet again over early childhood education.
'Sue Moroney claims the Government has tried to hide fun...
URL: Labour clueless over ECE:
Education Minister Anne Tolley says Labour MPs should check their facts before misleading the public yet again over early childhood education.
'Sue Moroney claims the Government has tried to hide fun...
URL: Labour clueless over ECE:
'Last chance at education' gone - Manawatu Standard
Manawatu Standard Many had been excluded from other schools and alternative education providers. A spokeman for Mrs Tolley said approval was never granted as the programme ...
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Minister Pays Tribute To Principal Jill Weidenbohm - Voxy
Associate Minister of Education Hon Rodney Hide today expressed sadness at the sudden passing of Patricia Avenue Specialist School Principal Jill Weidenbohm ... URL : Minister Pays Tribute To Principal Jill Weidenbohm |
ULearn10 Annual Conference in Christchurch - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Education minister, Anne Tolley will be among the guest speakers. CORE Education is one of New Zealand's foremost educational research and development ...
URL ULearn10 Annual Conference in Christchurch
URL ULearn10 Annual Conference in Christchurch
Using data to inform development at Mairehau School
NZ Curriculum
Principal John Bangma, and Deputy Principal Jenny Washington discuss data driven decision making at Mairehau Primary School.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/News/Using-data-to-inform-development-at-Mairehau-School
Principal John Bangma, and Deputy Principal Jenny Washington discuss data driven decision making at Mairehau Primary School.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/News/Using-data-to-inform-development-at-Mairehau-School
No strike for Canterbury teachers - Stuff.co.nz
 New Zealand Heral | No strike for Canterbury teachers Stuff.co.nz ... only returned to school this week.' PPTA teachers voted to strike last month after opting to stop pay and contract talks with the Ministry of Education. ... http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/4133349/No-strike-for-Canterbury-teachers |
union disputes Tolley's claim - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | union disputes Tolley's claim Stuff.co.nz The New Zealand Educational Institute said primary school pupils were doing well in maths, rejecting Anne Tolley's comments on achievement results. ... http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/4152980/Union-disputes-Tolleys-claim |
National Standards An Unofficial Trial -- NZEI - Voxy
Voxy
Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA - Primary school children are effectively participating in an unofficial trial through the implementation of national standards, ...
http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/national-standards-unofficial-trial-nzei/5/64543
Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA - Primary school children are effectively participating in an unofficial trial through the implementation of national standards, ...
http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/national-standards-unofficial-trial-nzei/5/64543
Minister faces the murmurers - Taranaki Daily News
 Taranaki Daily News | Minister faces the murmurers Taranaki Daily News No matter, Mrs Tolley soldiered on, outlining the importance of national standards and saying her ministry's approach would increase its frontline presence ... http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/4158167/Minister-faces-the-murmurers |
leading and learning: *National Standards* lay waste to creativity *...*
: "National standards are irreconcilably flawed as a concept because they set up narrowed versions of literacy and numeracy as proxies for the curriculum, resulting in a lack of time and attention to the broader curriculum, laying it waste ..."
http://leading-learning.blogspot.com/2010/09/national-standards-lay-waste-to.html
http://leading-learning.blogspot.com/2010/09/national-standards-lay-waste-to.html
Secondary teachers, ministry disagree on teacher pay
Morning report
Secondary teachers, ministry disagree on teacher pay: "The Ministry of Education is sticking by figures that put the average secondary teacher's pay at 71-thousand dollars a year."
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20100922-0843-Secondary_teachers,_ministry_disagree_on_teacher_pay-048.mp3
Secondary teachers, ministry disagree on teacher pay: "The Ministry of Education is sticking by figures that put the average secondary teacher's pay at 71-thousand dollars a year."
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20100922-0843-Secondary_teachers,_ministry_disagree_on_teacher_pay-048.mp3
Working students and graduates to be hit hard
"Students and graduates will be hit hard by proposed changes to employment law. Student leaders will be appearing in front of the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee this afternoon to speak against the Employment Relations Amendment Bill ..."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00102/working-students-and-graduates-to-be-hit-hard.htm
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00102/working-students-and-graduates-to-be-hit-hard.htm
Kids being labelled as 'failures' - teachers
"Primary school children are effectively participating in an unofficial trial through the implementation of national standards, opponents say.
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School planning to equip year-9 pupils with net-books - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | School planning to equip year-9 pupils with net-books Otago Daily Times The school's board of trustees has approved, in principle, a proposal for every year-9 pupil to have a net-book computer for his own use, at school and at ...http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/125329/school-planning-equip-year-9-pupils-net-books |
Niue and Cook Island Māori languages threatened
"Niue and Cook Island Māori languages will disappear from New Zealand within a generation unless urgent action is taken say researchers from The University of Auckland."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00101/niue-and-cook-island-maori-languages-threatened.htm
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00101/niue-and-cook-island-maori-languages-threatened.htm
MR 2010/69 - More evidence of a slash and burn approach to Early Childhood Education
MR 2010/69 - More evidence of a slash and burn approach to Early Childhood Education:
"The government is pursuing a slash and burn agenda when it comes to early childhood education, according to NZEI.
 Media Release (0.1mb pdf)"
http://www.nzei.org.nz/article/x_uid/00561.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NzeiMediaReleases+%28NZEI+Media+Releases%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
"The government is pursuing a slash and burn agenda when it comes to early childhood education, according to NZEI.
 Media Release (0.1mb pdf)"http://www.nzei.org.nz/article/x_uid/00561.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NzeiMediaReleases+%28NZEI+Media+Releases%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
Te Puni Kokiri performance rates highly: Minister
Pita Sharples | Maori Affairs
Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says a favourable review of his Ministry's performance is a credit to the Chief Executive and all the staff.
'A government review panel has found that Te Puni ...
http://feeds.beehive.govt.nz/release/te+puni+kokiri+performance+rates+highly+minister?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+beehive-govt-nz%2Freleases+%28Releases+-+beehive.govt.nz%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples says a favourable review of his Ministry's performance is a credit to the Chief Executive and all the staff.
'A government review panel has found that Te Puni ...
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Graeme Hunt dies - National Business Review
A longtime advocate of enterprise education in schools he was a member of the Young Enterprise Trust supporters' council. Mr Hunt is survived by his wife ...
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/graeme-hunt-dies-130405
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/graeme-hunt-dies-130405
Early Childhood Education cut by another $20 million - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Parents will be disgusted that the Government has attempted to hide a further $20 million a year cut to early education, Labour's Early Childhood Education ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00328/early-childhood-education-cut-by-another-20m.htm
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00328/early-childhood-education-cut-by-another-20m.htm
Last year's grades may affect loan access - TVNZ
TVNZ
University and polytech students say they are shocked to find out that last year's grades could determine their access to student loans next year. ...
http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/last-year-s-grades-may-affect-loan-access-3795608
University and polytech students say they are shocked to find out that last year's grades could determine their access to student loans next year. ...
http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/last-year-s-grades-may-affect-loan-access-3795608
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
NZ speaks to APEC Women Leaders Network
The Beehive, Pansy Wong - Women's Affairs
From an economic perspective it is essential women take their rightful places in leadership roles, Minister of Women's Affairs Pansy Wong told the 15th APEC Women's Leaders Network Meeting in Tokyo.
M...
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/beehive-govt-nz/releases/~3/QczqMqQU3FA/nz+speaks+apec+women+leaders+network
From an economic perspective it is essential women take their rightful places in leadership roles, Minister of Women's Affairs Pansy Wong told the 15th APEC Women's Leaders Network Meeting in Tokyo.
M...
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/beehive-govt-nz/releases/~3/QczqMqQU3FA/nz+speaks+apec+women+leaders+network
ITUC Support New Standard On Social Responsibility - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Scoop
Although the ITUC is not a national standards body and could not vote, it has gone on record as supporting this standard. In commenting on the standard to ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFfu7gI5IK9lOfvZrP878VdVqTXYA&url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1009/S00390/ituc-support-new-standard-on-social-responsibility.htm
Although the ITUC is not a national standards body and could not vote, it has gone on record as supporting this standard. In commenting on the standard to ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFfu7gI5IK9lOfvZrP878VdVqTXYA&url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1009/S00390/ituc-support-new-standard-on-social-responsibility.htm
Conference To Look At Education's "Big Issues" - Voxy
Voxy
National Standards, government cuts to early childhood education and private public partnerships will be the focus of discussions at this year's annual ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHUsY4_VVrWhHbkJqLqUgJVEKqVTA&url=http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/conference-look-education039s-quotbig-issuesquot/5/64316
National Standards, government cuts to early childhood education and private public partnerships will be the focus of discussions at this year's annual ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHUsY4_VVrWhHbkJqLqUgJVEKqVTA&url=http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/conference-look-education039s-quotbig-issuesquot/5/64316
MR 2010/68 - SELECT COMMITTEE TO HEAR DEEP COMMUNITY CONCERN ABOUT NATIONAL STANDARDS
NZEI
A petition representing the concerns of tens of thousands of New Zealanders about the government’s National Standards policy will go before parliament’s Education and Science Select Committee on September 22.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NzeiMediaReleases/~3/ExmK1dnHEfI/00560.html
A petition representing the concerns of tens of thousands of New Zealanders about the government’s National Standards policy will go before parliament’s Education and Science Select Committee on September 22.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NzeiMediaReleases/~3/ExmK1dnHEfI/00560.html
Teachers' union disputes Tolley's claim - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
Tolley said the latest results demonstrated the need for the Government's national standards policy. Year 4 and year 8 pupils' maths achievement did not ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEfja9GR3IHNf5LZsGwwBMjcMYgQw&url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/4152980/Teachers-union-disputes-Tolleys-claim
Tolley said the latest results demonstrated the need for the Government's national standards policy. Year 4 and year 8 pupils' maths achievement did not ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEfja9GR3IHNf5LZsGwwBMjcMYgQw&url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/4152980/Teachers-union-disputes-Tolleys-claim
Ananish Chaudhuri: Paying peanuts to teachers a gamble we can't afford - New Zealand Herald
NZ Herald
Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland Business School and the author of Experiments in Economics: Playing ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHBYtK1qeL9ccmuWwKpOxuOlQSlOQ&url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D466%26objectid%3D10674886
Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland Business School and the author of Experiments in Economics: Playing ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHBYtK1qeL9ccmuWwKpOxuOlQSlOQ&url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D466%26objectid%3D10674886
Teacher pay figures are correct
MoE
The Ministry of Education has released details of how it calculated the total average pay for secondary teachers of $71,110...
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/theMinistry/AboutUs/mediaCentreLanding/mediaReleaseIndex/MR18TeacherPayFiguresCorrect.aspx
The Ministry of Education has released details of how it calculated the total average pay for secondary teachers of $71,110...
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/theMinistry/AboutUs/mediaCentreLanding/mediaReleaseIndex/MR18TeacherPayFiguresCorrect.aspx
Teacher pay figures are correct
MoE
The Ministry of Education has released details of how it calculated the total average pay for secondary teachers of $71,110.
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/theMinistry/AboutUs/mediaCentreLanding/mediaReleaseIndex/MR18TeacherPayFiguresCorrect.aspx
The Ministry of Education has released details of how it calculated the total average pay for secondary teachers of $71,110.
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/theMinistry/AboutUs/mediaCentreLanding/mediaReleaseIndex/MR18TeacherPayFiguresCorrect.aspx
Secondary teachers, ministry disagree on teacher pay
Radio NZ
Secondary teachers, ministry disagree on teacher pay: "The Ministry of Education is sticking by figures that put the average secondary teacher's pay at 71-thousand dollars a year.
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20100922-0843-Secondary_teachers,_ministry_disagree_on_teacher_pay-048.mp3
Secondary teachers, ministry disagree on teacher pay: "The Ministry of Education is sticking by figures that put the average secondary teacher's pay at 71-thousand dollars a year.
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20100922-0843-Secondary_teachers,_ministry_disagree_on_teacher_pay-048.mp3
The average NZer is a 5’6” hermaphrodite – PPTA
Scoop
Education minister Anne Tolley is misleading and mischievous in her use of statistics – particularly when it comes to teachers’ salaries, PPTA president Kate Gainsford says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00091/the-average-nzer-is-a-56-hermaphrodite-ppta.htm
Education minister Anne Tolley is misleading and mischievous in her use of statistics – particularly when it comes to teachers’ salaries, PPTA president Kate Gainsford says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00091/the-average-nzer-is-a-56-hermaphrodite-ppta.htm
Gateway - an educational opportunity - Otago Daily Times
Otago Daily Times
Gateway is limited to only fifteen students, in most schools, and you have an interview which decides if you are a suitable student who would do really well ...
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Gateway is limited to only fifteen students, in most schools, and you have an interview which decides if you are a suitable student who would do really well ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGVyESTrqVv7MojFHV9zGuNVqDggg&url=http://www.odt.co.nz/news/schools-news/127445/gateway-educational-opportunity
Education sector unhappy with youth training - Radio New Zealand
Radio NZ
They say schools could do more for if they had more money. But supporters of the programmes say school is not right for everyone. Students involved in this ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFf3ysHIuYUCJV8K7LfaHT-nH680w&url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/57388/education-sector-unhappy-with-youth-training
They say schools could do more for if they had more money. But supporters of the programmes say school is not right for everyone. Students involved in this ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFf3ysHIuYUCJV8K7LfaHT-nH680w&url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/57388/education-sector-unhappy-with-youth-training
Teachers, principals doubtful about trade training initiatives
Radio NZ
School teachers and principals are not happy with the government's attempts to reduce the number of teenagers who are not in education or training. It is spending tens of millions of dollars on the problem - some of it in polytechnics and some of it in secondary schools.
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20100921-0826-Teachers,_principals_doubtful_about_trade_training_initiatives-048.mp3
School teachers and principals are not happy with the government's attempts to reduce the number of teenagers who are not in education or training. It is spending tens of millions of dollars on the problem - some of it in polytechnics and some of it in secondary schools.
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20100921-0826-Teachers,_principals_doubtful_about_trade_training_initiatives-048.mp3
Teachers, principals doubtful about trade training initiatives
Radio NZ
School teachers and principals are not happy with the government's attempts to reduce the number of teenagers who are not in education or training. It is spending tens of millions of dollars on the problem - some of it in polytechnics and some of it in secondary schools.
http://nzcerlibrary-nznews.blogspot.com/2010/09/teachers-principals-doubtful-about.html
School teachers and principals are not happy with the government's attempts to reduce the number of teenagers who are not in education or training. It is spending tens of millions of dollars on the problem - some of it in polytechnics and some of it in secondary schools.
http://nzcerlibrary-nznews.blogspot.com/2010/09/teachers-principals-doubtful-about.html
Education sector unhappy with youth training - Radio New Zealand
Radio NZ
Government efforts to cut the number of 15 to 19 year olds who are not in education, training or work, are in the early stages. ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE_wEqOXhBAXtF6rEJfJntRdqZWUg&url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D1%26objectid%3D10675035
Government efforts to cut the number of 15 to 19 year olds who are not in education, training or work, are in the early stages. ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE_wEqOXhBAXtF6rEJfJntRdqZWUg&url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D1%26objectid%3D10675035
NorthTec hosts Regional e-Learning Symposium
Scoop
NorthTec is hosting the second annual Regional e-Learning Symposium on Wednesday, 29 September from 9am-4:30pm at its Interactive Learning Centre, Raumanga campus, Whangarei.
NorthTec is hosting the second annual Regional e-Learning Symposium on Wednesday, 29 September from 9am-4:30pm at its Interactive Learning Centre, Raumanga campus, Whangarei.
Innovative programme contributes to skilled labour
Scoop
C-Me Mentoring Foundation Trust has successfully partnered with Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ) to integrate secondary education and industry apprenticeships in the innovative “Trades At School” programme.
C-Me Mentoring Foundation Trust has successfully partnered with Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ) to integrate secondary education and industry apprenticeships in the innovative “Trades At School” programme.
Innovative programme contributes to skilled labour - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Scoop
There are currently 30 companies and 10 schools involved in the programme. By the beginning of 2012, Trades At School will be working with 180 students, ...
There are currently 30 companies and 10 schools involved in the programme. By the beginning of 2012, Trades At School will be working with 180 students, ...
Project Auckland: Reports will track the city's progress - New Zealand Herald
NZ Herald
... report on metrics ranging from economic growth to educational achievement, environmental protection, internet speed and so on across the Super City. ...
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... report on metrics ranging from economic growth to educational achievement, environmental protection, internet speed and so on across the Super City. ...
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Project Auckland: Pacific hub' will be no easy feat - New Zealand Herald
NZ Herald
That probably means different ways of investing in education and training, and probably incentives for the smaller local firms to think about how they can ...
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