Warwick Elley: Our forgotten 15-year-old classroom stars - New Zealand Herald

URL: Warwick Elley: Our forgotten 15-year-old classroom stars
New Zealand Herald
We too are introducing a system of national standards, compulsory assessments, reports to government and league tables in our primary schools. ...

Mentions NZCER: "The recent Council Educational Research survey revealed that 85 per cent of principals and 86 per cent of teachers believe that National Standards "will not change the patterns of achievement"."

Poll reveals Northland principals' fears for new year - Northern Advocate

Northern Advocate

URL: Poll reveals Northland principals' fears for new year Northern Advocate Of those who replied, 2 per cent were totally confident national standards would raise student achievement, 9 per cent were semi-confident and 89 per cent ...

Parents unsure about reports with national standards

URL: Parents unsure about reports with national standards
Primary and intermediate schools finished up last week.

Some parents confused by school reports

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Some parents say they are confused by school reports featuring the national standards in reading, writing and maths.

Cutbacks at UCOL set to be 'minimal' - Wanganui Chronicle

URL: Cutbacks at UCOL set to be 'minimal'
Wanganui Chronicle
There might be fewer places on those courses, and that could affect Wanganui students. During 2010 2390 people studied at Whanganui UCOL, the equivalent of ...

Smith laments school's funding cut - Stuff.co.nz

Marlborough Express

URL: Smith laments school's funding cut Stuff.co.nz Conductive education involves physical and educational therapy for children with motor disabilities. There are 10 centres in New Zealand, with about 200 ...

Career education and guidance

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The board of trustees is responsible for ensuring your school provides appropriate career education...

Webinar resources

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Webinar resources for boards of trustees...

Inquiry into pilot training - Stuff.co.nz

Voxy	URL: Inquiry into pilot training Stuff.co.nz The spread of mass-market pilot training schools in New Zealand has created a "monster", a southern flight instructor said. ...

Online trainer working out - Taranaki Daily News

Taranaki Daily News

URL: Online trainer working out Taranaki Daily News Picture this: You're a large company with branches throughout New Zealand, each staffed by employees who have individual training needs. ...

Educational disadvantages faced by children with asthma - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

URL: Educational disadvantages faced by children with asthma
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Among 298 five year olds at eight Christchurch schools from between 2005 and 2008, the children with asthma were far more likely to have fallen behind in ...

Public private partnerships for new school property

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The Ministry of Education is currently investigating the use of a public private partnership (PPP) to finance, design, build and maintain new school property...

NZ female youth suicide rate highest since 1999 - New Zealand Herald

3News NZ

URL: NZ female youth suicide rate highest since 1999 New Zealand Herald Female youth suicide rates are at their highest level since 1999, according to 2008 figures released by the Health Ministry today. The report, Suicide Facts, showed that in 2008, on average nearly 47 people a week were admitted to hospital as a result ...