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puff: puff 539 Mon 11th
Studies in 1973 and 1998 by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research and Te Puni Kokiri respectively indicated that language retention has not been an easy task. Iwi radio, Maori Television and, perhaps, the use of books like ...

Educational septicaemia - The Southland Times

Educational septicaemia
The Southland Times
Meanwhile there remains scant sign of functional re-engagement between the Government and teachers on the rancorous issue of the national standards ...

Derek's Blog » National Standards

Derek's Blog » National Standards
Whatever your position on national standards it is difficult to disagree with the tenor of the quote at the top of this post – it's the implementation of processes to meet this aspiration that will cause debate. ...

Where I stand on New Zealand's National Standards in Reading ...

Where I stand on New Zealand's National Standards in Reading ...
The National Standards were designed with the help of John Hattie, a very prominent and well respected Educational professor, who himself stated earlier in the year that in their current form the standards were not going to work. ...

Anne Tolley that, despite the protests yesterday, the national ...

Anne Tolley that, despite the protests yesterday, the national ...
29 SepAnne Tolley that, despite the protests yesterday, the national standards of the company. No Comments ». Finance Minister Bill English said today's high school teachers should not waste their time trying to convince the Minister of ...

New president's focus on national standards - Otago Daily Times

New president's focus on national standards
Otago Daily Times
The Otago Primary Principals' Association believes the fight against national standards in New Zealand primary and ...

NZEI elects new president - Otago Daily Times

NZEI elects new president
Otago Daily Times
The New Zealand Education Institute (NZEI) has elected a new president as its continues to fight the Government over the introduction of national standards ...

Anne Tolley is a fool « The Standard

Anne Tolley is a fool « The Standard
What the (pardon me) hell does Tolley think national standards are for? You achieve them or you don't, if you don't achieve them you've failed to achieve them. If you don't achieve them you're a failure. That's one of the major flaws ...

Disruptive behaviour in schools – Govt must step u

Disruptive behaviour in schools – Govt must step u
Secondary teachers are sick of waiting for help to address disruptive behaviour in class. They are sick of being blamed and they are sick of feeling powerless in their own classrooms.

Ministry's pay figures 'not accurate' - PPTA - 3News NZ

3News NZ

Ministry's pay figures 'not accurate' - PPTA 3News NZ The Post Primary Teachers Association has rejected the Ministry of Education's figure of an average secondary school teacher's pay, ...

Grim Time For Teachers' And Workers' Rights - Nzctu - Voxy

Otago Daily Times

Grim Time For Teachers' And Workers' Rights - Nzctu Voxy Unions country-wide are shoring up for a battle with a government that does not value education and consistently attacks workers rights, NZCTU president ...

Ministry of Education kick off industrial action - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Ministry of Education kick off industrial action
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Ministry staff in Christchurch have been working closely with schools, early childhood centres and the wider community in the aftermath of the Canterbury ...

Teachers warned of lockout - Nelson Mail

New Zealand Herald

Teachers warned of lockout Nelson Mail The union has more than 400 members in the Nelson region, representing more than 90 per cent of secondary school teachers. Minister of Education Anne Tolley ...

Teachers accused of 'brainwashing' students

Teachers accused of 'brainwashing' students
Education Minister Anne Tolley has accused some teachers of using students as puppets to lobby the Govt for more pay.

Information for parents and whānau: secondary teachers' industrial action

Information for parents and whānau: secondary teachers' industrial action
Information for parents and whānau about the industrial action being taken by secondary teachers.

Principals and teachers – a united force

Principals and teachers – a united force
Delegates at PPTA’s annual conference were assured that they have the support of their principals through the industrial round and a shared ‘moral purpose.’

MR 2010/70 - BOP Principal to lead education sector union

MR 2010/70 - BOP Principal to lead education sector union
Bay of Plenty principal Ian Leckie will lead the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa, after being elected President at its Annual Meeting in Rotorua.

PPTA takes steps to save Pacifika languages

PPTA takes steps to save Pacifika languages
PPTA has voted to support a national languages policy in a bid to prevent Pacifika languages from dying out.

Union considers limit on NCEA assessment - Radio New Zealand

Union considers limit on NCEA assessment
Radio New Zealand
However, it is emphasising NCEA's merit and excellence grades and is regarded as sympathetic to reduced assessment. The Secondary Principals Association ...

PPTA considers limit on NCEA assessment - Radio New Zealand

3News NZ

PPTA considers limit on NCEA assessment Radio New Zealand However, it is emphasising NCEA's merit and excellence grades and is regarded as sympathetic to reduced assessment. The Secondary Principals Association ...

Teacher to study data use in US to help NZ - Hawke's Bay Today

Teacher to study data use in US to help NZ
Hawke's Bay Today
She reports on how the school is doing overall, as well as making sure students get the individual attention they need. Not all schools have someone in that ...

So close, but so far - The Aucklander

So close, but so far
The Aucklander
He says the Ministry of Education decided on the zone after consulting surrounding schools and the public. "What they do is the big picture view. ...

University of Otago revealed to be a top earner - Otago Daily Times

New Zealand Herald

University of Otago revealed to be a top earner Otago Daily Times Many of the country's eight universities also followed the same pattern of recovery, with five achieving higher surpluses last year. The University of Otago ...

Dyslexia and Learning Disability Conference - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Dyslexia and Learning Disability Conference
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
... which if it isn't harnessed successfully at school age, can lead to a host of educational and social problems. With the right support in schools, ...

Education bodies join forces for Study Queenstown website - Scene Queenstown

Scene Queenstown

Education bodies join forces for Study Queenstown website Scene Queenstown The brainchild of Queenstown Resort College, Study Queenstown includes Wakatipu High, the ABC College of English, Southern Lakes English College, ...

Northtec Automotive Students Again Take Worldskills Top Honours - Voxy

Northtec Automotive Students Again Take Worldskills Top Honours
Voxy
NorthTec students Curtis Hartley (Kaitaia) and Rod Nelson (Whangarei) won gold and silver medals respectively at the WorldSkills NZ National competition ...

University slams voluntary student union bill - Stuff.co.nz

University slams voluntary student union bill
Stuff.co.nz
Mrs Roy said membership should be a matter of choice while Labour argued voluntary membership would destroy representation, advocacy and services students ...

Student loan data 'complex' - Manawatu Standard

Student loan data 'complex'
Manawatu Standard
Due to the "complexity" of the data, the Government can not reveal how many students could potentially lose student loan ...

Alranz Dismayed At Anti-student Union Recommendation - Voxy

Alranz Dismayed At Anti-student Union Recommendation
Voxy
Together with Victoria University associations like, Salient, Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association (VUWSA) Women's Group, ...

Students luck out on tax cuts - TVNZ

Students luck out on tax cuts
TVNZ
Students who receive their only income through living allowances via their student loans won't receive any form of tax cut, but they will have to pay extra ...

Scrap cap for students - Newstalk ZB

New Zealand Herald

Scrap cap for students Newstalk ZB He says the sector is seeing ongoing redundancies, staff dismissals and students being turned away and believes scrapping the cap on student numbers is the ...