Creative, Collaborative, Lifelong learners: feedback

URL: Creative, Collaborative, Lifelong learners: feedback:
Quote from NZCER publication: "Feedback is forward looking with a positive focus on next steps for improvement"
Sutton, R School-wide assessment, Improving teaching and learning. New Zealand Council for Educational Research (1998)
"New Zealand Council for Educational Research (1998). So as teachers, what kind of environment and beliefs should we have? l'A recognition of the profound influence that assessment has on the motivation and self-esteem of students. ..."

Government Needs To Read Between The Lines - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Government Needs To Read Between The Lines
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
A recent survey of 350 schools by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research also showed considerable variation in where schools are at with the ... and more »

New rules for Qualifications Framework released

New rules for Qualifications Framework released:
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education
The Minister for Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, has today confirmed the initial operating rules for the recently established New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF), which he says will provide more meaningful information for students and employers. Mr Joyce says the changes announced today follow a review which found that the New Zealand qualifications system at certificate and diploma level had become complex and difficult to understand for both learners and employers. ... read more

FLETCHER CONSTRUCTION - Literacy, Language, Numeracy graduation ceremony

URL: FLETCHER CONSTRUCTION - Literacy, Language, Numeracy graduation ceremony:
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education
Thank you very much for inviting me to be here with you today.
I am especially delighted to be part of tonight's proceedings honouring leadership in an organisation whose objectives align so closely with my own and those of the Government. Tonight, we pay tribute to a small group of your members who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, but I want to talk about the leadership that NZICA itself demonstrates in the accounting community in New Zealand and even beyond our borders. ... read more

Updated frequently asked questions

URL: Updated frequently asked questions:
The National Standards questions and answers have been updated.

School's out for principal - Stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz

School's out for principal Stuff.co.nz ... seen several different reading and maths systems, the implementation of Tomorrow's Schools, the new curriculum, and more recently National Standards. ...and more »

Alert: WaiCol Maori lagging - Wairarapa Times Age

URL: Alert: WaiCol Maori lagging
Wairarapa Times Age
The auditing authority's report has also found that in general more students are failing NCEA level one (Year 11) compared to other decile six schools. ... and more »

Problem-free run for school exams as NCEA ends

URL: http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20101201-0848-Problem-free_run_for_school_exams_as_NCEA_ends-048.mp3
Problem-free run for school exams as NCEA ends:
"School principals say this year's NCEA and Scholarship exams appear to have been problem free."

Complaint-free NCEA exams finish - Radio New Zealand

Complaint-free NCEA exams finish
Radio New Zealand
School principals says this year's NCEA and Scholarship exams appear to have been problem free. The Secondary Principals Association says unlike previous ...

Axing gender studies 'setback to rights' - Stuff.co.nz

URL: Axing gender studies 'setback to rights'
Stuff.co.nz
The ACT party's two women MPs called for the Women's Affairs Ministry to be scrapped last month, shortly before Victoria University decided to can its ... and more »

PM won't intervene in teacher standoff - Stuff.co.nz

URL: PM won't intervene in teacher standoff
Stuff.co.nz
Prime Minister John Key has refused to intervene in the standoff between secondary school teachers and the Education Ministry, as industrial action drags on ... and more »

Teachers' strike hits Year Nine students - TVNZ

URL: Teachers' strike hits Year Nine students
TVNZ
Year Nine students are affected by the latest teachers' rolling strike as the stand-off between teachers and the Ministry of Education continues. ...

Fightback saves teaching course - The Daily Post

The Daily Post

URL: Fightback saves teaching course The Daily Post Rotorua is to keep its main source of teacher training and the city's principals are thrilled. The University of Canterbury, which offers the Bachelor of ... and more »

Tolley dismisses parents' concerns - Nelson Mail

URL: Tolley dismisses parents' concerns
Nelson Mail
The school's board treasurer also resigned last week saying she could no longer work with the principal. Mr Hodges said Mrs Tolley had replied to the him ...

Hundreds of students miss out on courses - Manawatu Standard

URL: Hundreds of students miss out on courses
Manawatu Standard
But the university was unable to reveal yesterday how many students applied for an exemption, and how many were successful. Massey extramural student ...

City school gets glowing report card - Southland Times

URL: City school gets glowing report card
Southland Times
Aurora College is celebrating after a positive Education Review Office report recognising good relationships within the school and the focus on achievement ...

Information super power - The Aucklander

The Aucklander

URL: Information super power The Aucklander Liz Gordon, chairperson of the Quality Public Education Coalition, feels school curriculums should include more life skills. She says the education system ...

Open source cost-effective for Albany school - Computerworld New Zealand

Computerworld New Zealand

URL: Open source cost-effective for Albany school Computerworld New Zealand Albany Senior High School won the prize for open source use in education. “Sure we could reduce that a bit by buying site licences,” he said. ...

RNZ NTN: What is the link between poverty and poor child health?

URL: http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/ntn/ntn-20101130-1126-What_is_the_link_between_poverty_and_poor_child_health_-048.mp3
RNZ NTN:
What is the link between poverty and poor child health?: "Nick Fancourt is a Paediatricic Registrar who's studying the link between poverty and poor child health. He's been awarded a Fulbright Award to complete a PhD in the US."

Goff & Moroney: Child And Teacher Numbers To Drop Under ECE Funding Cuts - Voxy

Voxy	URL: Goff & Moroney: Child And Teacher Numbers To Drop Under ECE Funding Cuts Voxy "The survey shows that the $400 million cuts will damage early childhood education, which as Sir Peter Gluckman has acknowledged is the most important ...

Parents face $80 a week fees shock

URL: Parents face $80 a week fees shock:
"The parents of tens of thousands of preschoolers can expect to start paying more for early childhood care next year - in some cases up to $80 a week for each child.The increases are expected to kick in from February once the Government..."

Maths gives girls options

URL: Maths gives girls options:
"A poster on the wall of an Auckland girls' secondary school says: 'I advise my students to listen carefully the moment they decide to take no more mathematics courses. They might be able to hear the sound of closing doors.' - James..."

Axing gender studies 'setback to rights'

URL: Axing gender studies 'setback to rights':
"The axing of New Zealand's first gender studies programme could set back the women's rights movement, a feminist is warning."

Youth shape up in army-base course

URL: Youth shape up in army-base course:
"Thanks to a bit of military discipline, a group of unemployed Porirua youth who described themselves as drinkers, drug takers and 'bums' have had a dramatic turnaround."

New Research Shows Parents And Kids Both Need Driving Practice - Voxy

TopNews New Zealand

URL:New Research Shows Parents And Kids Both Need Driving Practice Voxy ... Zealanders significantly underestimate the amount of practice needed by learner drivers, highlighting the importance of structuredtraining programmes. ...