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.'...

Funding and support FAQs

Funding and support FAQs
Questions and answers about funding and support for early childhood services

More funding cuts loom for early childhood centres - Stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz

More funding cuts loom for early childhood centres Stuff.co.nz Educational Institute early childhood education spokeswoman Hayley Whitaker said the union was worried providers would be frozen out. ...

'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.

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...