Tai Wānanga to provide choice

Tai Wānanga to provide choice
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples have announced the establishment of a new secondary school over two sites in Hamilton and Palmerston North. Tai Wānanga, a Year 9 to 13 secondary school developed in conjunction with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, will deliver a tikanga-based education programme taught in English, but within a uniquely Māori environment. Its curriculum will deliver employment-based qualifications as well as NCEA by aligning student learning to a pathway to employment or further study...

Launch of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori (Māori-medium national standards)

Launch of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori (Māori-medium national standards)
Pita Sharples | Education
Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples celebrated today’s launch of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori as a significant step towards improving literacy and numeracy among students in Māori language immersion classes. “Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori will help to raise achievement for Māori-medium students and to develop Māori-medium education,” says Dr Sharples...

Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Porirua council votes on national standards

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There are hundreds of other communities and schools which are expressing frustration with National Standards. The results of a recent UMR poll showed that the more people know about the Standards, the less confident they are that they ...

Local council wades into National Standards row - TVNZ

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TVNZ
National Standards are benchmarks in reading, writing and maths which pupils are tested against, with reports sent to parents. The standards were introduced ...

Council supports teachers over national standards - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Porirua City Council is supporting local teachers concerned about national standards - the first local government authority in New Zealand to do so. ...

Standards don't make the grade « The Standard

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I venture to suggest that the fact that National Standards encourage teachers to 'teach to the test', rather than general skills in a topic, is a key reason why achievement is so much lower in the US and UK. The kids might be able to ...

The Muritai School Newsletter ~ The Bird's Eye View: December 8th ...

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This Friday each child will bring home an envelope that will contain an explanation around the national standards processes, your child's 'grading' against the national standard in reading, writing and maths, the curriculum achievement ...

beehive.govt.nz - Launch of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori (Māori ...

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Launch of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori (Māori-medium national standards). Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples celebrated today's launch of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori as a significant step towards improving literacy and ...

Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori questions and answers

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Questions and answers for schools, parents and whānau about Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori...

Mistakes in NCEA exams anger students - TVNZ

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TVNZ
Thousands of NCEA students have been affected by sloppy mistakes and problems discovered in their foreign language exams. Some of the errors are so bad, ...

New Initiatives Launched to Train More Pasifika Leaders

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BEST Pacific Institute of Education (BEST) today celebrated the launch of two new initiatives that will help transform the Pasifika community by training and mentoring Pasifika to be top leaders in business, the community, Government, or as entrepreneurs.

Govt launches healthy eating campaign - TVNZ

TopNews New Zealand

URL: Govt launches healthy eating campaign TVNZ "That should be part of the school curriculum and schools also should ensure there are healthy food guidelines about what children eat ... this government ...

Student mums cut from school roll - The Press

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The Press
Several Kimihia Parents' College students contacted The Press after they were told parents aged over 19 would no longer be allowed to attend. ...

New tikanga-based school announced - TVNZ

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TVNZ
A new secondary school with a tikanga-based curriculum will be developed over two sites in Hamilton and Palmerston North, Education Minister Anne Tolley and ...

School development now under way - Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
Principal Petra Corbett said the Ministry of Education found the refurbishment of the old buildings would cost significantly more than building new ones. ...

Kiwi kids top of the class with healthy eating - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

TopNews New Zealand

URL: Kiwi kids top of the class with healthy eating Scoop.co.nz (press release) The initiative will see schools nationwide implementing new interactive health and nutritional education courses that aim to improve the health of the ...

Schools can't wait for speedy broadband - The Bay of Plenty Times

The Bay of Plenty Times

URL: Schools can't wait for speedy broadband The Bay of Plenty Times Green Park School students. Cracyn Tito is surrounded by her classmates. Photo / John Borren / File. The Government's announcement that Tauranga will be one ...

Study Finds Concern For Children A Significant New Reason To Quit Smoking - Voxy

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Voxy
... fumes actually took a toll on children's' brains or if something else was at play, said researchers, led by Mark Hamer of University College London. ...