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Their views on national standards. The sorts of teachers they want to be. West, just turned 22, is already a homeowner. "I saved up my scholarship money so ...

Education must not ignore children's creativity - Manawatu Standard

Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
The implementation of the controversial national standards also arose during his talk. "I am for having a set of national standards, I think they're helpful ...

Early childhood centre fees set to rise - Stuff.co.nz

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Parents with children at top-end early childhood education centres face fee rises of up to $80 a week when Budget cuts kick in from tomorrow, Labour MP Sue ...

NZEI: Early childhood funding cuts should be reversed - TVNZ

Voxy	URL: NZEI: Early childhood funding cuts should be reversed TVNZ The New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) plans to launch a nationwide petition next week calling on the Government to reverse funding cuts to early ...

Education cut-backs signalled to pay for leaky schools - TVNZ

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TVNZ
Education Minister Anne Tolley is signalling cut-backs to pay for the leaky school bill estimated at $1.5 billion. She said today that the problem was ...

Leaky school repair bill could top $1.5B - 3News NZ

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3News NZ
“They've got enough money to give $2.5 billion in tax cuts, but they don't have enough money to fix the schools and they are cutting education… it doesn't ...

Classrooms must be fit to be used - The Dominion Post

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The Dominion Post
... school hall for its intended purpose for much of the time as it has had to be pressed into service as a classroom since the beginning of last year. ...

Pupils having a blast by making science fun - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
The Motueka High School pupil giggled nervously before she dipped her hand in water and then in acetone, and waved it beneath a flame held by professional ...

School daze - Otago Daily Times

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My 5-year-old son hasn't been quite so fixated on the "why" to which leading Italian pre-school educational researcher Carlina Rinaldi refers. ...

More students from India coming to NZ - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Latest migration figures from the Department of Labour show more students from India are studying in New Zealand. They comprise the largest group of people ...

Student revenue up despite fewer visitors studying here - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Despite a slight drop in foreign student numbers last year, students from emerging markets such as India, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia ensured the industry ...

New principal eyes agri-forestry - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
Mrs Cavanagh-Monaghan is impressed with the "palpable sense of belonging and community pride" which surrounds the 250-pupil school and hopes to build on its ...

Students' debt woes worse: poll - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
Of students surveyed, 58% said they were worried about their financial situation. The average student loan debt is ...

Principal warns teachers on inappropriate liaisons - The Daily Post

The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
Teacher Trouble: John Paul College principal Patrick Walsh (left) speaks to one of the school's new teachers, Rob McCann. Photo / 280111bf9 As the new ...

Helping troublesome teens - Stuff.co.nz

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By his teens he was on a path to low achievement, with friends who "weren't so great for me", committing minor crime and getting into fights. ...

Police urge parents and children to be road safety conscious as school goes back - New Zealand Police (press release)

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Police are encouraging parents and their school-aged children to be road-safety conscious this week, as the start of the new school year gets underway. ...

Gearing up for an expensive time of year - Wanganui Chronicle

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Wanganui Chronicle
Measuring Up: Julie Ross of Wanganui Intermediate School will begin selling new ...

Make the fatties walk - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
A report from Canterbury University has found fast food outlets are five and a half times more likely to be clustered around schools and three times more ...

School offers no fuss way to learn to sail - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
A sailing school that aims to make it as easy as possible for newcomers to get on the water has been set up at Torbay on Auckland's North Shore ...

Children need help on first day - Stuff.co.nz

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Massey University associate professor in education Claire McLachlan said developing independence, confidence and social skills are key to making school ...

HRC: Govt. has role in homophobia education - Gay NZ

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Gay NZ
Noonan yesterday welcomed the Police, Mangawhai community, local schools, churches and other community organisations sending a strong message that attacks ...

Class cut to meet school budget - Stuff.co.nz

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The school will cut Year 11 French and senior food technology classes to meet a tight budget caused by a falling student roll and a big debt to the Ministry ...

A Year of Change for School Dental Service - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Six new fixed clinics will also be built at schools throughout the region; bringing the total mobile clinics to 15 and the fixed clinics to eight. ...

Friday, January 28, 2011

Improved NCEA pass rates - Marlborough Express

Marlborough Express

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Marlborough Express
GOOD RESULT: Marlborough Boys' College principal Wayne Hegarty says efforts last year to raise academic achievement have paid off. The latest NCEA pass ...

Budget cuts to early childhood education kick in next week

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Early childhood education revenue cuts, announced in last year’s Government Budget, are effective from next week (1 February). The cuts have significantly reduced funding for early childhood education centres with 80% or more qualified staff. The cuts, ...

Education budgets could be slashed - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
Education budgets look set to be slashed as the Government struggles to find money to fix hundreds of leaky school buildings. The cost of repairing over 150 ...

$1.5b leaky-schools nightmare keeps Tolley awake - New Zealand Herald

Massey News (press release)

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New Zealand Herald
The cost of fixing the growing leaky-school problem has risen to around $1.5 billion - but Education Minister Anne Tolley admits she ...

Huge bill for leaky schools

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The Government is facing a $1.5 billion bill to fix leaky school buildings – and Education Minister Anne Tolley says the soaring cost is keeping her awake at night.

Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 1

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What could yesterday's spending cuts mean for tertiary education? Prime Minister John Key announced yesterday that he intends to reduce the government's already diminished government operating allowance – the allowance for new spending in the 2011 Budget ...

Writing resources to teach maths - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
Mrs Wilkinson was Deputy Head at a Church of England school and had a Bachelor of Education honours degree, specialising in primary mathematics. ...

WITSA prepares for education bill shift - The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
Waiariki Institute of Technology's Student Association is hoping students will continue to pay their fees despite the Government's new Education Amendment ...

School studies zoning option - Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
The school's board of trustees is working through the process along with the Ministry of Education after requesting two new classrooms. ...

Scheme `boost' for school sport - Stuff.co.nz

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Sparc, alongside the ministries of health and education, administer KiwiSport. Miskimmin said early indications showed it was making inroads as schools were ...

Back to school tips for parents - Massey News (press release)

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Massey News (press release)
Associate Professor Claire McLachlan from the University's College of Education says growing independence, confidence and social skills are key, ...

School's in - Waikato Times

Waikato Times

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Waikato Times
It's no surprise moving through the education system can be stressful but there are a few things you can do to make the transition easier. ...

Healthy lunches kick start the school year - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
What better way for parents to kick start the school year than by providing healthy, simple and nutritious lunches that are not only tasty but also healthy ...

School costs hitting families - SunLive

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SunLive
“There's not just uniforms and book fees, but there's course fees too, and many schools include the cost of school camps in their fees. ...

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Principals' union chief attacks 'optional' NCEA | Stuff.co.nz

URL: Principals' union chief attacks 'optional' NCEA | Stuff.co.nz
Making national standards compulsory, but NCEA optional, makes a nonsense of the Education Minister's aim to link the two standards up, says New Zealand Principals' Federation president Peter Simpson. ...

Next steps in Govt plan to build faster growth - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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The Government is also providing better, smarter public services; lifting education and skills through policies like National Standards and the Youth ...

John Morris: Better all round for pupils - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
... challenged what I consider to be a deeply flawed and patently unfair system of assessment which undermines the validity of national standards. ...

NCEA needs to be reviewed - NZPF - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
"According to Minister Anne Tolley, one of the strengths of national standards is that they are supposed to scaffold to the NCEA qualification. ...

'No need for NCEA review' - Tolley - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
Education Minister Anne Tolley says there's no need for a review of NCEA system after the Principals' Federation is calling for a review. ...

Delayed NCEA review a blow to would-be uni students - Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
Under the proposed changes students would need to achieve NCEA Level 3 (60 Level 3 credits and 20 Level 2 credits) to gain university entrance, ...

Changing the culture of science education - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
This can potentially be expensive up-front, but has long-term benefits in terms of student engagement and outcomes. Expensive, because students learn ...

ISAAC revealed another Alarming Impact of Asthma on Children - TopNews New Zealand

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The University of Auckland is reportedly holding an ISAAC symposium, which has been working with a mission of developing environmental measures and disease ...

The importance of being ISAAC - New Zealand Doctor Online

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New Zealand Doctor Online
Among 298 five-year-olds at eight randomly selected Christchurch schools, the children with asthma were far more likely to have fallen behind in their ...

Schools keeping fees down to retain students - The Nelson Mail

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The Nelson Mail
At Nelson College, the donation has not increased since 2006. The school asked parents for $280 for a single student, and $450 for a family of two or more. ...

Are you struggling with school uniform and equipment costs? - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Parents are forking out thousands of dollars to get their children ready for the new school year. The cost of uniforms, stationery and school donations ...

Cost of kitting out schoolkids spirals - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Mrs Faavae said the start of the school year was always expensive but says it is worth it knowing her children are getting a good education. ...

Westlake student Cambridge exam world beater - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Other schools to do well included King's College, Macleans College, Auckland Grammar and the ACG group. ACG Senior College had six students who came Top in ...

Acg School Tops Cambridge Examinations Awards List - Voxy

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Voxy
The College has received news that six Top in the World and 13 Top in NZ awards will be presented to ACG Senior College students next month. ...

New Papamoa school set for big day - The Bay of Plenty Times

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The Bay of Plenty Times
Ms Taylor said the school would incorporate aspects of traditional education system with innovative learning ideas, to create "21st century learners". ...

School for teen mums opens - The Southland Times

The Southland Times

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The Southland Times
Funded by the Ministry of Education and community funders including the Invercargill Licensing Trust and Community Trust of Southland, the centre was a ...

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Key tells school to heed parents

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Prime Minister John Key says that while Auckland Grammar might be within the law over its approach to NCEA, it has to be mindful of what parents want. The school plans to encourage most students to take the private Cambridge exams....

What that attack on NCEA really means - Stuff.co.nz

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On the one hand, the Primary Teanchers Union won't accept Government direction re national standards and won't settle pay disputes, whilst on the other hand ...

Higher university entrance bar prompts student fears - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Four universities say students need NCEA level three, or level three with merit and excellence grades, to be guaranteed a place this year. ...

Older students feel singled out - Stuff.co.nz

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The New Zealand Union of Students Associations co-president and 2010 Victoria University student president, Max Hardy, said the Government - which in 2009 ...

Teaching financial skills - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
Tolaga Bay Area School is the only secondary school that has a national assessment for how much students know about finances and how to budget. ...

Schools need to step up and teach vital life skills around money - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
Fifty schools nationwide are now teaching financial literacy as part of NCEA unit standards. Tolaga Bay Area School is this region's trailblazer, ...

Self-control the key to healthy, wealthy life: study - TVNZ

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The findings by Otago University's Multidisciplinary Study, found children's self-control skills predicted their health, wealth and criminal history later ...

Students catalogue diverse species - Gisborne Herald

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ECOSYSTEMS of the East Coast are inspiring American college students from the University of New Hampshire. Last October, the Te Araroa reserve Tangikaroro ...

Students early for school, by a week - Nelson Mail

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Nelson Mail
The early start to the year at Garin was compounded by school buses not running, although the college said it had fielded few complaints. Year 13 student ...

Preschools struggle to make ends meet - Stuff.co.nz

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Trying to maintain the provision of quality education is paramount, they say, but children will not suffer. Dobson said New Beginnings' relief teacher ...

Troubled school is back on right track - Northern News

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Troubled Whangaroa College is on the right track to becoming a safe learning environment, a statutory manager at the Kaeo secondary school says. Education ...

The hazards of raising girls - Stuff.co.nz

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We've seen a huge increase in the past 10 years of parents coming into school and asking about parenting issues. Schools and families need to work together ...

Study finds more fast-food stores near schools - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Canterbury University researchers say stricter zoning of the number of junk food shops near schools could be a useful tool in fighting obesity. ...

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Issues In Education - Mmegi Online

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Mmegi Online
Dr Beeby was the foundation director of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research in 1934, and became Director General of Education in New Zealand ...

Principles and trustees push National Standards aside

REF: Sunday Star Times, January 16th 2011, A2Nearly halfway through the introduction of National Standards in primary and intermediate schools, the policy is in danger of stalling.
This story quotes a pre-christmas NZCER survey, showing 31% of 195 principles had made no use of the Standards in school planning.

Tolley draws battle lines on standards - national | Stuff.co.nz

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Anything goes' in an election year fight to bed in the national standards, Education Minister Anne Tolley has declared.

Tolley declares war on education system for political purposes

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On the one hand she has been in battle with primary schools and the NZEI for the best part of two years in ramming through National Standards. It was but part of a two page policy document at the last election, and interestingly it said ...

Kids Tolley's election year cannon-fodder « The Standard

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The international evidence that National Standards don't work is conclusive. Only 20% of schools are ready to implement them and over 300 schools are refusing all together. What's our Minister for Education's response to the objections ...

Teachers' union risks public support wearing thin - The Dominion Post

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The Dominion Post
Primary school teachers and their principals also dislike this Government because, after advice from educational experts, it introduced National Standards ...

Schools won't phase out NCEA - Waikato Times

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Waikato Times
But both principals said having two assessment systems allowed them to be flexible in catering to their students' needs, which was the important thing. ...

Kelvin Davis: Education Minister Running For Cover - Voxy

Voxy	URL: Kelvin Davis: Education Minister Running For Cover Voxy "After hiding from the issue for a full week, she finally comes out swinging - about National Standards! "Does she honestly believe that her attempt to ...

Tolley 'running for cover' over NCEA - TVNZ

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TVNZ
Labour's hitting out at Education Minister Anne Tolley after one of the country's most prestigious schools moved away from NCEA in favour of an ...

Labour accuses Tolley of avoiding NCEA issue - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
Kelvin Davis, Labour's education spokesman, is criticising Education Minister Anne Tolley over avoiding the issue of NCEA being dropped at Auckland Grammar. ...

Minister backs Grammar headmaster's NCEA rebellion - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
She says that the Auckland school is offering NCEA to those who want it, even though it will be only a handful of Year 11 students. ...

Tolley defends school's move towards exams

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Education Minister Anne Tolley has backed Auckland Grammar's decision to offer its students Cambridge exams instead of internal assessment, saying she's pro-choice.

Editorial : Grammar's branding exercise

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Right on schedule, just as schools gear up to begin the new year, the issue of educational achievement has come back into the headlines. As revealed in this <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10699994"...

Act student union bill worries Waiariki chief - The Daily Post

The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
The Education Amendment Bill, which is set to be passed by March, would mean it would no longer be compulsory for students to pay student union fees, ...

Students given a peek into the world of tertiary science - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
While at Canterbury the three students spent a week working with UC chemistry PhD student Jan-Yves Ruzicka on an aspect of his research into the potential ...

Polytechs may have to turn students away - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Polytechnics say their enrolments are so high they are likely to turn prospective students away again later this year. NZ Institutes of Technology ...

Stimulating an interest in science - Manawatu Standard

Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
The students' brains were given a break in the evenings when they went bowling or go-karting. Tararua College student Jason Carr, 17, said he expected camp ...

Fewer places prompt Waiariki's tough policy - The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
"If a student gets a place and then mucks around, they're keeping away others who deserve to be here," he said. Students used to take Waiariki for granted ...

High enrolments reported at polytechnics - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Polytechnics say their enrolments are so high they are likely to turn prospective students away again later this year. NZ Institutes of Technology ...

Call to restrict junk-food sale near schools - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
AFTER SCHOOL SNACK: The high number of outlets near schools is thought to be a factor in the childhood-obesity epidemic sweeping the Western world. ...

Parents urged to park safely at school drop-offs - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Walking kids to school when the weather's fine is not only a great way to deal with traffic chaos around schools but also provides an excellent opportunity ...

Australian schools get iPads - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
Australia's federal government says iPads can be distributed by schools under its digital education revolution program, which aims to provide every student ...

UC Research Shows Student Academic Performance Robust Post-Earthquake - Voxy

Voxy	URL: UC Research Shows Student Academic Performance Robust Post-Earthquake Voxy University of Canterbury research has revealed that overall academic performance by undergraduate students at UC in Semester 2 of 2010 was as good as that ...

Friday, January 21, 2011

OUR VIEW: Minister may face test of her own - The Bay of Plenty Times

3News NZ

URL: OUR VIEW: Minister may face test of her own
The Bay of Plenty Times
Already battling to convince the country's education community of the merits of National Standards, this latest move by a school which carries a serious ...

Conference brings 1200 teachers to town - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It's a sentiment of particular relevance to New Zealand teachers in 2011 following the recent introduction of National Standards. ...

Let market pay for exam choice - Otago Daily Times

Auckland stuff.co.nz

URL: Let market pay for exam choice
Otago Daily Times
Almost a year ago, it was reported that the biggest gains in national certificate of educational achievement pass rates were from pupils in some of the ...

School sticks to its guns after meeting - New Zealand Herald

Auckland stuff.co.nz

URL: School sticks to its guns after meeting
New Zealand Herald
The remainder, mostly students who weren't as strong in maths or English, would sit NCEA. The ministry's principal adviser, Kevin Wilson, said the meeting ...

School to meet with Ministry over NCEA snub - TVNZ

School to meet with Ministry over NCEA snub
TVNZ
Ministry of Education principal adviser Kevin Wilson says schools are allowed to offer other qualifications alongside NCEA under the Education Act. But he ...

Board's resignation keeps historic school open - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Te Aute College's role had dropped to below 100 - half its capacity - threatening the extinction of the indebted school. In a last ditch attempt to save the ...

Central school's future in doubt - Southland Times

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Southland Times
Central Otago's Paerau School will start the year with four pupils and a looming decision about whether it will remain open. Ministry of Education Southern ...

School waits on $2.2m 'big tick' - Wairarapa Times Age

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Wairarapa Times Age
Principal Geoff Shepherd said both the council and the Ministry of Education needed to approve the plans and the successful contractor should be chosen by ...

Unitec to mark 25 years of nursing education

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Unitec Institute of Technology is gearing itself up to mark yet another remarkable milestone. The tertiary provider will host a special event on 25 February to celebrate 25 years of nursing education at Unitec. The milestone was reached in October last ...

Thursday, January 20, 2011

School to justify Cambridge exam preference - New Zealand Herald

URL: School to justify Cambridge exam preference
New Zealand Herald
... especially given she was so outspoken last year about the repercussions for primary schools that refused to implement national standards. ...

Outrage over NCEA decision - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
He says Minister Anne Tolley is a hypocrite for criticising primary schools who refuse to implement national standards, but not doing the same in this case. ...

School to meet with Ministry over NCEA snub - TVNZ

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TVNZ
Auckland Grammar is meeting the Ministry of Education today about its decision to offer Cambridge exams instead of NCEA. Around 90% of Grammar's year 11 ...

Principals in favour of NCEA - Manawatu Standard

Voxy	URL: Principals in favour of NCEA Manawatu Standard Palmerston North Boys' High School offered Cambridge exams, but rector Tim O'Connor said there were no plans to stop NCEA assessment in the short-term. ...

Labour questions Govt's commitment to NCEA - New Zealand Herald