Minister welcomes Maori Youth Council ideas

Minister welcomes Maori Youth Council ideas
Pita Sharples | Maori Affairs
The voice of young Maori is an increasingly important aspect of modern policy advice, according to Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples. Welcoming the Maori Youth Council to Parliament for its fir...

NZCER 2010 Primary & Intermediate Schools National Survey

NZCER 2010 Primary & Intermediate Schools National Survey
This report contains an overview of the findings from our latest national survey of primary and intermediate schools, which was conducted in July this year. The report also contains details of the findings related to National Standards.

Valuable and encouraging information from Ministry survey of principals

Valuable and encouraging information from Ministry survey of principals
The first report of a three-year Ministry of Education-initiated study on the implementation of National Standards contains valuable information about where further support needs to be targeted.

Surveys highlight national standards concerns - Radio New Zealand

Surveys highlight national standards concerns
Radio New Zealand
The council's survey covered 350 primary and intermediate schools. The Council for Educational Research says the Government might need to postpone the date ...

Yet More Evidence of the Chaos Around Standards - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Yet More Evidence of the Chaos Around Standards
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The survey of 350 schools by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research shows there is considerable variation in where schools are at with the ...

National Standards too rushed - report - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald

National Standards too rushed - report New Zealand Herald Education Minister Anne Tolley said a sector advisory group had been set up to discuss any concerns. She said schools were still required to report back in ... NZCER...

MR 2010/78 - Yet more evidence of the chaos around National Standards

MR 2010/78 - Yet more evidence of the chaos around National Standards
An independent survey on the implementation of National Standards provides yet more evidence that they are unworkable and there is widespread confusion among schools and parents, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa.... NZCER...

Government will not budge on National Standards deadline

Government will not budge on National Standards deadline
The government won't budge on its 2012 deadline for primary teachers to report back on how National Standards are working... NZCER...

National standards help lacking: review

National standards help lacking: review
Half of all principals say they are getting little or no help with the new National Standards, the first Government review on the controversial policy has revealed.

Education review falls short - The Nelson Mail

New Zealand Herald

Education review falls short The Nelson Mail "I still can't hear how they are planning to resource schools. What's changed?" She said her school had made a point of being fully inclusive with students ...

Principals welcome more inclusive policies for disabled - Manawatu Standard

New Zealand Herald

Principals welcome more inclusive policies for disabled Manawatu Standard The Government yesterday announced the Special Education Review, which aims to make 80 per cent of schools fully inclusive for children with special ...

Funding cuts hit teacher aide jobs - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald

Funding cuts hit teacher aide jobs New Zealand Herald Fears that some early childhood education staff would lose their jobs as a result of funding cuts have become a reality. ...

MR 2010/79 - Teacher Aides become casualties of Government's Early Childhood Education Cuts

MR 2010/79 - Teacher Aides become casualties of Government's Early Childhood Education Cuts
The government’s cuts to early childhood education have claimed their first known casualties.

$20K raise for education boss

$20K raise for education boss
Ministry of Education boss Karen Sewell saw her salary boosted by up to $20,000 in the last year.

Education boss tops public service pay - TVNZ

3News NZ

Education boss tops public service pay TVNZ As secondary school teachers strike to push their case for a salary increase, it has been revealed the Ministry of Education's chief executive has received ...

State Services head takes swipe at tertiary sector pay rises

State Services head takes swipe at tertiary sector pay rises
The State Services Commissioner, Iain Rennie, has taken a swipe at the tertiary education sector, questioning pay increases in the sector.

'Make te reo compulsory' - New Zealand Herald

Telegraph.co.uk

'Make te reo compulsory' New Zealand Herald New Zealand's largest education union says te reo Maori should be compulsory in all schools to ensure it's kept alive. After the release of a Waitangi ...

Universities Have Part To Play In Te Reo Survival - Voxy

Voxy	Universities Have Part To Play In Te Reo Survival Voxy Professor Black is also supportive of the tribunal's provisional recommendation that regional organisations, public bodies and schools with high numbers of ...

Schools must lift game to help Maori achieve more - The Daily Post

Schools must lift game to help Maori achieve more
The Daily Post
The school was one of the few in the country last year that received the five-year tick from the Education Review Office (ERO). ...

MR 2010/77 - Compulsory Te Reo Māori in schools would help keep language alive

MR 2010/77 - Compulsory Te Reo Māori in schools would help keep language alive
Te Reo MÄ ori should be compulsory in all schools to help keep the language alive, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa.

Sustainability and pupils stars of film - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

Sustainability and pupils stars of film Otago Daily Times "It shows the five guiding principles of Enviroschools, which are sustainable communities, empowering students, learning for sustainability, ...

Massey University To Hire Staff For Good, Not Just 90 Days - Voxy

Massey University To Hire Staff For Good, Not Just 90 Days
Voxy
The Tertiary Education Union announced today that it has negotiated that any new staff hired at Massey University will not be subject to a ninety day ...

Industry Training Organisations (ITOs)

Industry Training Organisations (ITOs)
In this case study, three ITOs, the BCITO, HSI and ATTTO, reflect on their work with schools in the Youth Apprenticeships Scheme’s first year.

Information to the Youth Apprenticeships Scheme schools

Information to the Youth Apprenticeships Scheme schools
This document provides an overview of what is expected by schools involved in the Youth Apprenticeships Scheme (YAS) in 2009. It also provides a list of support material and links to the YAS wiki and website.

Smarter sex: Does it matter if girls do better than boys?

Smarter sex: Does it matter if girls do better than boys?
Boys will perform just as you expect them to, it seems. If you tell them they aren't as intelligent as girls and are less likely to do well in tests, that is exactly what will happen. So says the latest salvo in the battle of the...

Critical mass or is mass critical?

Critical mass or is mass critical?
This post originally appeared at Sciblogs.co.nz . In research and development, it's often taken for granted that teams require a certain critical mass to be successful. Indeed, in a recent pape

Mentoring the Next Generation

Mentoring the Next Generation
On 29 October leaders in education will gather on World Teachers’ Day to answer a crucial question - what does it take to mentor the next generation of teachers in New Zealand?