EIT and Tairawhiti polytechs to merge

EIT and Tairawhiti polytechs to merge
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education
Cabinet has accepted a proposal that will see the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) and Tairawhiti Polytechnic merge as of 1 January 2011. Tertiary Education Steven Joyce says the new institution – which will be one of New Zealand’s largest - is an exciting opportunity for the Hawkes’ Bay and Gisborne. “The merger will create one institution with a strong base to support and expand vocational education and skills development across the East Coast...

MR 2010/90 - Survey shows stark reality of Govt ECE Cuts

MR 2010/90 - Survey shows stark reality of Govt ECE Cuts
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says a survey of early childhood education services shows the stark reality of government cuts to early childhood funding.

Preschools protest budget cuts - Auckland stuff.co.nz

Auckland stuff.co.nz

URL: Preschools protest budget cuts Auckland stuff.co.nz The New Zealand Educational Institute says the cuts will affect the quality of children's programmes. Early childhood education field officer Jane Marti ...

Early education cuts tipped to hit Maori - Radio New Zealand

URL: Early education cuts tipped to hit Maori
Radio New Zealand
Labour leader Phil Goff says Maori will be particularly hard hit by $400 million in cuts to early childhood education. He says Labour has surveyed more than ...

MP Welcomes Students' Association Protest - Voxy

Voxy	URL: MP Welcomes Students' Association Protest Voxy "Voluntary Student Membership is about freedom of association; no student should be forced to join a students' association against their will. ...

Does home schooling work? - The Daily Post

The Daily Post

URL: Does home schooling work? The Daily Post "I feel responsible for their education so I make sure I expose them to things." She says the main difference between home schooling and public school is ...

Teacher supreme winner in ACC Attitude Awards - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

URL: Teacher supreme winner in ACC Attitude Awards Otago Daily Times Miss Sloan (29), who teaches at St Joseph's Primary School, received the trophy from ACC Minister Nick Smith at a function in Auckland last night. ...

Ministry delighted settlements reached

Ministry delighted settlements reached
Secretary for Education Karen Sewell has congratulated NZEI and Ministry advocates for reaching settlement of the Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement and the Primary Principals’ Collective Agreement...

PPTA unhappy with primary teachers settlement

PPTA unhappy with primary teachers settlement
The Primary Teachers Union says it has settled its collective agreement negotiations with the Government.

Govt's arm's length approach criticised - Newstalk ZB

3News NZ

URL: Govt's arm's length approach criticised Newstalk ZB Year nine students were the latest to be impacted by strike action with teachers absent from the classroom yesterday. However, classes continued for ...

Today Is The Last Day Of The Ncea And Nz Scholarship Examinations - Voxy

URL: Today Is The Last Day Of The Ncea And Nz Scholarship Examinations
Voxy
All 2010 NCEA and Scholarship examination papers will be available online by 5pm, tomorrow. Assessment schedules will be published in March 2011 once ...

What's holding your kids back? - The Aucklander

URL: What's holding your kids back?
The Aucklander
Education Minister Anne Tolley said National had streamlined processes so schools could get their building work under way quicker. Today, says Mr Betty, ...

CORE Education Finalists At Canterbury Awards - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

URL: CORE Education Finalists At Canterbury Awards
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
As part of its support for schools in the area of school review and development, CORE has developed the Educational Positioning System (EPS), which includes ...

Treemendous School Makeover winners announced - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

URL: Treemendous School Makeover winners announced
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“It is excellent to see schools placing an emphasis on environmental education,” says Andrew Clearwater, Chairman for the Mazda Foundation. ...

New school ready to take pupils - The Bay of Plenty Times

The Bay of Plenty Times

URL: New school ready to take pupils The Bay of Plenty Times About 70 students have enrolled at the school. For the first year the school will cater for children in Years 0 to 4, before expanding its intake. ...

Anxiety Common Amongst Teens As They Leave School - Voxy

Voxy	URL: Anxiety Common Amongst Teens As They Leave School Voxy As students are currently sitting NCEA exams up and down the country for many it is the end of their secondary education - and for many thinking about 'what ...

Nationwide science education week announced - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

URL: Nationwide science education week announced
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The NZASE National Primary Science Week will give schools an opportunity to focus on 'doing' science during this time, both at school and at home.

Deaths break strikes - Stuff.co.nz

URL: Deaths break strikes
Stuff.co.nz
INDUSTRIAL action scheduled to take place throughout Papakura schools today was called off in a community-wide bid to keep children occupied and supervised ...

DNA kits to combat school burglaries - New Zealand Herald

URL: DNA kits to combat school burglaries
New Zealand Herald
The SelectaDNA kits, which have been paid for by BNZ and already delivered to nearly 300 Waikato schools, contain a clear glue-like substance made up of ...