Split views on national standards - The Daily Post

URL: Split views on national standards
The Daily Post
A poll on www.dailypost.co.nz asked visitors to this website their thoughts on national standards in education. Fifty-four per cent voted to ditch the ...

New direction for principal - Timaru Herald

Timaru Herald

URL: New direction for principal Timaru Herald Mrs Vear said she and the board had worked hard to raise the school's profile and improve its physical features, including adding new administration and ... Mrs Vear will move to Christchurch to become the South Island regional co-ordinator of a new Education Ministry project called Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L)...

Education Amendment Bill no 2 - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

URL: Education Amendment Bill no 2
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
There is a very interesting assessment of the current state of our education system in the PPTA submission to the Education and Science select committee ...

Labour calls for more resources for PTEs

URL: Labour calls for more resources for PTEs
Labour supports measures to lift the standards of private training establishments (PTEs), but says resources need to be provided to ensure it is done effectively.Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce said yesterday Cabinet...

'Chaos' in schools blamed on ministry - Waikato Times

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Waikato Times
The secondary teachers' union has accused the Education Ministry of "playing games" during the latest round of strikes. Year 9 students were at home ...

“We must not only act, but also dream.”

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Scott Bregmen (quoted above), tutor on the Community and Vocational Learning Support (CVLS) programme congratulated students graduating today at the Wellington Institute of Technology. Scott, who received an Ako Aotearoa Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award ...

NZC Update issue 3

URL: NZC Update issue 3
This Update focuses on the various English-medium instructional series published by Learning Media for the Ministry of Education and on the critical role of teachers in the use of the series.

NZ school project shortlisted for award - 3News NZ

3News NZ

URL: NZ school project shortlisted for award 3News NZ "This project offered an interactive platform for kids to experience hand-on science and share their ideas with other schools in New Zealand," festival ...

Beehave! It's about time! - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

URL: Beehave! It's about time!
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Proof that a Government is deliberately trying to keep a part of the education system, namely private schools, completely unregulated despite evidence that ...

Gill South: Sometimes, following best practice just isn't good enough - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald

URL: Gill South: Sometimes, following best practice just isn't good enough New Zealand Herald This led to a programme for schools called Stand up for Shakespeare, a campaign which helped bring Shakespeare back into the national school curriculum. ...

Social problems linked to wealth gap: study - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald

URL: Social problems linked to wealth gap: study New Zealand Herald The topic was the subject of a Victoria University-run forum on inequality last week, which invited academics and Treasury analysts to see whether Professor ...

Childcare centres to hike fees - New Zealand Herald

URL: Childcare centres to hike fees
New Zealand Herald
She said some parents could absorb extra costs, but feared some children might miss out on early education. By Rachel Grunwell | Email Rachel.

Couple hit by childcare costs - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Food, care and education is included in the fee. This allows Justin, 38, to work as a professional tennis coach, while Lucy, 39, is a freelancer in ...

Young stars attend premiere - Hawke's Bay Today

Hawke's Bay Today

URL: Young stars attend premiere Hawke's Bay Today Fourteen pupils from Years 3 to 5, shot the environmentally themed film over four days, with the help of a local charitable trust called 2E media. ...

Diploma fraud schools closed - New Zealand Herald

URL: Diploma fraud schools closed
New Zealand Herald
Two diploma schools for foreigners accused of sending illiterate students to a university degree course have been closed down for ...

Maori pre-school fights for life - Wairarapa Times Age

Wairarapa Times Age

URL: Maori pre-school fights for life Wairarapa Times Age Photo/Lynda Feringa The fight is on to save a Maori pre-school from closure after a damning report from the Education Review Office...

Kindergarten parents targeted by debt collectors - New Zealand Herald

URL: Kindergarten parents targeted by debt collectors
New Zealand Herald
Describing the move as sad, early education expert and director of website ChildForum, Dr Sarah Farquhar said parents would expect such a move of private ...

Outspoken Rawiri Taonui resigns - Stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz

URL: Outspoken Rawiri Taonui resigns Stuff.co.nz UNIVERSITY RESIGNATION: Associate Professor Rawiri Taonui says an investigation into his conduct from 2004 to 2006 is not why he's left the University of ...

Blind pupil barred from exam - The Press

The Press

URL: Blind pupil barred from exam The Press He still expects to gain UE, but does not want other sight-impaired pupils disadvantaged in a similar way. Dylan's mother, Cushla Neale, said there needed ...