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Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education
The government is moving to ensure large increases in non-academic, compulsory student fees become a thing of the past with the introduction of legislation which will require institutions to be more transparent. This aspect of the legislation, which will be introduced in the next couple of weeks, has come about as a result of a review last year of student services levies by the Ministry of Education at the request of Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce...
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Minister Thanks Education Secretary For Passion And Commitment
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Rodney Hide | Education
Associate Minister of Education Rodney Hide today thanked retiring Secretary for Education Karen Sewell for the enormous contribution she has made during the 45 years she has worked in the sector, and paid tribute to her dedication and commitment to the education of New Zealand children. "In the short time that I have had the opportunity to work with Karen I have been able to see firsthand the commitment and passion that she has brought to the role of Secretary of Education," Mr Hide said...
Rodney Hide | Education
Associate Minister of Education Rodney Hide today thanked retiring Secretary for Education Karen Sewell for the enormous contribution she has made during the 45 years she has worked in the sector, and paid tribute to her dedication and commitment to the education of New Zealand children. "In the short time that I have had the opportunity to work with Karen I have been able to see firsthand the commitment and passion that she has brought to the role of Secretary of Education," Mr Hide said...
Kei tua o te pae: the challenges of Kaupapa Maori research in the 21st century - TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views
 TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views | URL: Kei tua o te pae: the challenges of Kaupapa Maori research in the 21st century TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views ... policy makers, decision-makers and community leaders. It has a particular focus on Maori education and wellbeing. We have a limited number of funded places available for Maori tertiary students – email Katrina Taupo on hui@nzcer.org.nz. |
Government disingenuous on public service frontline claims
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It is completely disingenuous of the Government to link increased teacher numbers to the cap on core public service jobs, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa.
It is completely disingenuous of the Government to link increased teacher numbers to the cap on core public service jobs, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa.
NZEI Acknowledges Contribution of Secretary for Education
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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa would like to acknowledge the professionalism and commitment of the Secretary for Education, following the announcement of her retirement.
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa would like to acknowledge the professionalism and commitment of the Secretary for Education, following the announcement of her retirement.
The Changing Experience Of International Students In New Zealand - Voxy
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Voxy
The state of New Zealand's international student sector will be discussed at a national conference on ethnic affairs this week. A key question being addressed is whether more attention needs to be given to the long term benefits offered by ...
Voxy
The state of New Zealand's international student sector will be discussed at a national conference on ethnic affairs this week. A key question being addressed is whether more attention needs to be given to the long term benefits offered by ...
Ministry, principals at odds over expelling students - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education and principals appear to be at odds over whether schools can expel younger students. The confusion is highlighted by the case of a woman who says her son and his 11-year-old classmates were subject to repeated and violent ...
Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education and principals appear to be at odds over whether schools can expel younger students. The confusion is highlighted by the case of a woman who says her son and his 11-year-old classmates were subject to repeated and violent ...
Phones used to identify school thugs - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
The college would not be following a Waikato secondary school's attempts to ban cellphones on school grounds, and would instead embrace opportunities that the technology brought with it, Mr Jackson said. The college has a database of all students' ...
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The college would not be following a Waikato secondary school's attempts to ban cellphones on school grounds, and would instead embrace opportunities that the technology brought with it, Mr Jackson said. The college has a database of all students' ...
Kids told how to beat the bullies - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Bullying hit the headlines again yesterday after Ngaruawahia High School principal Robyn Roa announced plans to come down hard on bullies at her school. As well as wanting to introduce a ban on bringing cellphones to school – to prevent their use in ...
Stuff.co.nz
Bullying hit the headlines again yesterday after Ngaruawahia High School principal Robyn Roa announced plans to come down hard on bullies at her school. As well as wanting to introduce a ban on bringing cellphones to school – to prevent their use in ...
Schools don't need to be bullied into action
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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the Prime Minister is misguided to think that schools alone can stop bullying, as the root cause often lies well beyond the classroom.
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the Prime Minister is misguided to think that schools alone can stop bullying, as the root cause often lies well beyond the classroom.
Attitude makes the difference, says Key - The Ashburton Guardian
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The Ashburton Guardian
... effort into his own studies at university, where he relied on cramming from four weeks before an exam. He urged pupils not to binge drink, and reminded them of the tragic story of student James Webster, who attended Kings College alongside his son, ...
The Ashburton Guardian
... effort into his own studies at university, where he relied on cramming from four weeks before an exam. He urged pupils not to binge drink, and reminded them of the tragic story of student James Webster, who attended Kings College alongside his son, ...
Proposal to merge SPARC and sports academies welcomed
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A proposal to merge the high performance unit SPARC with two New Zealand Academies of Sport has had a positive reaction from the sector.
A proposal to merge the high performance unit SPARC with two New Zealand Academies of Sport has had a positive reaction from the sector.
Students struggle as economy bites - TVNZ
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TVNZ
This included students who could no longer get money from parents in Canterbury as they struggled financially after the earthquake. Universal College of Learning (UCOL) students' association president Kylie Jefferies said higher course costs and the ...
TVNZ
This included students who could no longer get money from parents in Canterbury as they struggled financially after the earthquake. Universal College of Learning (UCOL) students' association president Kylie Jefferies said higher course costs and the ...
Back to school for business leaders - SunLive
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SunLive
Earlier this year, teachers from the school spent time at various organisations and businesses around Tauranga. Representatives from those businesses reciprocated and visited the school on Wednesday morning. Tauranga City Council, economic development ...
SunLive
Earlier this year, teachers from the school spent time at various organisations and businesses around Tauranga. Representatives from those businesses reciprocated and visited the school on Wednesday morning. Tauranga City Council, economic development ...
Film resource to be distributed to schools - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Film resource to be distributed to schools Otago Daily Times At the launch of the Short Film Otago Trust secondary school learning resource, in Dunedin this month are (from left) Yoshiko Cowell, Steve Ting, Jo Harford and Richard Thomas, who all played key roles in its ... |
Hamilton Maori school homeless - Waikato Times
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Waikato Times
Hamilton's new Maori high school Tai Wananga is homeless, but officials are still optimistic it will be operating by the beginning of next year. Tai Wananga will be a Year 9 to 13 secondary school, developed in conjunction with Te Wananga o Aotearoa, ...
Waikato Times
Hamilton's new Maori high school Tai Wananga is homeless, but officials are still optimistic it will be operating by the beginning of next year. Tai Wananga will be a Year 9 to 13 secondary school, developed in conjunction with Te Wananga o Aotearoa, ...
Pay talks for school support staff as they battle pay inequity
URL: Pay talks for school support staff as they battle pay inequity
Pay negotiations get underway today (Thursday 31 March) for thousands of school support staff just as a report highlights the huge level of pay inequity they face.
Support staff such as teacher aides and administrators are essential in supporting children’s learning and in the day†to†day management of schools but are among the lowest paid workforces in the country, with minimum starting rates of just $14 an hour."
Pay negotiations get underway today (Thursday 31 March) for thousands of school support staff just as a report highlights the huge level of pay inequity they face.
Support staff such as teacher aides and administrators are essential in supporting children’s learning and in the day†to†day management of schools but are among the lowest paid workforces in the country, with minimum starting rates of just $14 an hour."
Getting college students to 'best fit' tertiary studies
URL: Getting college students to 'best fit' tertiary studies
Clinton Dysart was awarded the Randall Shaw Memorial Award at Whitireia New Zealand today (Wednesday 30 March), as the building trade polytechnic student “most likely to succeed”. Dysart already has an apprenticeship, with McAllister Builders. He ...
Clinton Dysart was awarded the Randall Shaw Memorial Award at Whitireia New Zealand today (Wednesday 30 March), as the building trade polytechnic student “most likely to succeed”. Dysart already has an apprenticeship, with McAllister Builders. He ...
NorthTec responds to skills shortage by looking to fire
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NorthTec is looking to make three carpentry and electrical engineering trades tutors redundant. The redundancies are a very possible result of an on-going review of the area, as NorthTec tries to cut budgets and save money.
NorthTec is looking to make three carpentry and electrical engineering trades tutors redundant. The redundancies are a very possible result of an on-going review of the area, as NorthTec tries to cut budgets and save money.
New community representatives appointed to Polytechnic
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Four new community representatives were appointed to Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Council at Wednesday night’s monthly Council meeting. The eight-strong Council comprises four ministerial appointees and four community representatives. Each community ...
Four new community representatives were appointed to Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Council at Wednesday night’s monthly Council meeting. The eight-strong Council comprises four ministerial appointees and four community representatives. Each community ...
Retirement earned after 45 years in education
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After 45 years in the education sector secretary for education Karen Sewell has earned her retirement, PPTA president Robin Duff says.
After 45 years in the education sector secretary for education Karen Sewell has earned her retirement, PPTA president Robin Duff says.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
New Zealand Council for Educational Research - NZ Charities
URL: New Zealand Council for Educational Research - NZ Charities
"The pilot was researched and evaluated by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Its report, and information on each of the schools involved, can be found at www.nzmaths.co.nz/accelerating-learning. ..."
"The pilot was researched and evaluated by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Its report, and information on each of the schools involved, can be found at www.nzmaths.co.nz/accelerating-learning. ..."
Secretary for Education announces retirement
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"Chief Executive of the Ministry of Education and Secretary for Education, Karen Sewell, today announced that she is retiring at the end of July when her current contract ends"
"Chief Executive of the Ministry of Education and Secretary for Education, Karen Sewell, today announced that she is retiring at the end of July when her current contract ends"
Minister thanks Secretary for Education
URL: Minister thanks Secretary for Education
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has thanked the Secretary for Education, Karen Sewell, for her commitment to public service following the announcement that Ms Sewell is to retire at the end of July. “Karen has dedicated her life to education, and deserves praise for her hard work in lifting the achievement levels of students in New Zealand,” says Mrs Tolley. “During an impressive career in the education sector, Karen has made an important contribution in her various roles. ... read more
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has thanked the Secretary for Education, Karen Sewell, for her commitment to public service following the announcement that Ms Sewell is to retire at the end of July. “Karen has dedicated her life to education, and deserves praise for her hard work in lifting the achievement levels of students in New Zealand,” says Mrs Tolley. “During an impressive career in the education sector, Karen has made an important contribution in her various roles. ... read more
Minister opens new ECE centre in Counties Manukau
URL: Minister opens new ECE centre in Counties Manukau
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley says the opening of a new kindergarten in Counties Manukau means the National-led Government has now created 1198 early childhood education places in the area. Mrs Tolley officially opened the Early Learning Counties Manukau Alfriston service today, which was built with $1.3 million of Government funding, and will offer fifty additional places for children. “The Government has now created 27 ECE services in Counties Manukau, an area where children had few opportunities to participate in ECE in the past,” says Mrs Tolley. ... read more
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley says the opening of a new kindergarten in Counties Manukau means the National-led Government has now created 1198 early childhood education places in the area. Mrs Tolley officially opened the Early Learning Counties Manukau Alfriston service today, which was built with $1.3 million of Government funding, and will offer fifty additional places for children. “The Government has now created 27 ECE services in Counties Manukau, an area where children had few opportunities to participate in ECE in the past,” says Mrs Tolley. ... read more
Kindy kids get gun licences
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"Four-year-old preschooler Lucy Coup has already earned her own gun licence."
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"Four-year-old preschooler Lucy Coup has already earned her own gun licence."
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PM tells schools to act against bullies - New Zealand Herald
 The Bay of Plenty Times | URL: PM tells schools to act against bullies New Zealand Herald All school boards of trustees are to be told to review anti-bullying policies after graphic incidents reported last week. Prime Minister John Key said he expected all boards to meet their principals, who would in turn meet staff and ... |
Video posted a fight, not bullying - Newstalk ZB
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Video posted a fight, not bullying Newstalk ZB Tauranga Boys College, alerted to a video of a schoolyard fight in their grounds, says it isn't another bullying incident. The footage of the fight on March 3 was recently posted on Facebook. It shows a student punching another student 20 times in the ... |
Call to make filming of bullying a criminal offence
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"The head of New Zealand's Secondary Principals Association is calling for filming of bullying to be made a criminal offence, as more and more videos go viral"
"The head of New Zealand's Secondary Principals Association is calling for filming of bullying to be made a criminal offence, as more and more videos go viral"
RNZ NTN: Guidelines for schools dealing with bullying
RNZ NTN: Guidelines for schools dealing with bullying:
"A mother says her son and his 11 year old classmates were subjected to repeated and violent bullying from a fellow pupil, involving knives, attempted strangulation and stalking. She believes that the guidelines to schools from the Ministry of Education focus too much on the rights of the perpetrator."
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"A mother says her son and his 11 year old classmates were subjected to repeated and violent bullying from a fellow pupil, involving knives, attempted strangulation and stalking. She believes that the guidelines to schools from the Ministry of Education focus too much on the rights of the perpetrator."
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Anti-bullying programmes 'ineffective' - counsellor
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"A counsellor who deals with bullies and their victims is slamming the Govt’s latest attempt to combat the problem in schools."
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"A counsellor who deals with bullies and their victims is slamming the Govt’s latest attempt to combat the problem in schools."
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Tricky on board to help Kiwi kids
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"A Kiwi bodyguard, a well-known musician and a Mongrel Mob member have formed an unlikely partnership to try to get New Zealand children on the right path."
"A Kiwi bodyguard, a well-known musician and a Mongrel Mob member have formed an unlikely partnership to try to get New Zealand children on the right path."
Where can schools turn to for help with anti bullying?
URL: Where can schools turn to for help with anti bullying?
"The Cool Schools Peer Mediation Programme teaches students lifelong conflict resolution skills, that they can use within their school to prevent bullying from happening but also outside of school within their own personal lives Managed by The Peace Foundation, ..."
"The Cool Schools Peer Mediation Programme teaches students lifelong conflict resolution skills, that they can use within their school to prevent bullying from happening but also outside of school within their own personal lives Managed by The Peace Foundation, ..."
School bullying 'going unnoticed' - The Daily Post
URL: School bullying 'going unnoticed'
The Daily Post
Rotorua students say bullying does happen in Rotorua schools but it is often going unnoticed because victims don't want to tell authorities what is happening. It seems bullying in Rotorua schools is more often cyber and text bullying. ... and more »
The Daily Post
Rotorua students say bullying does happen in Rotorua schools but it is often going unnoticed because victims don't want to tell authorities what is happening. It seems bullying in Rotorua schools is more often cyber and text bullying. ... and more »
Highest UCOL Honour for Malcolm Pettman
URL: Highest UCOL Honour for Malcolm Pettman
"The first recipient of new Universal College of Learning Council Honours was announced at a UCOL graduation ceremony today."
"The first recipient of new Universal College of Learning Council Honours was announced at a UCOL graduation ceremony today."
New law could hurt school graduates - Waikato Times
URL: New law could hurt school graduates
Waikato Times
Melville High School director of careers Ruth Searancke said many school-leavers could not negotiate with company management, leaving them vulnerable to mismanagement. "They tend to go out there as green-horns and learn on the job," she said. ...
Waikato Times
Melville High School director of careers Ruth Searancke said many school-leavers could not negotiate with company management, leaving them vulnerable to mismanagement. "They tend to go out there as green-horns and learn on the job," she said. ...
New resource to help kids wake up to the need for sleep - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: New resource to help kids wake up to the need for sleep
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The new sleep education resource is part of Philips' SimplyHealthy@Schools programme, a wider set of educational resources designed to improve children's health. The unbranded resources are available to download from www.simplyhealthyatschools.com. ... and more »
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The new sleep education resource is part of Philips' SimplyHealthy@Schools programme, a wider set of educational resources designed to improve children's health. The unbranded resources are available to download from www.simplyhealthyatschools.com. ... and more »
Computer-savvy school pupils get creative - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Computer-savvy school pupils get creative Otago Daily Times Rotary Park School pupils Blaire Hanna (left) and Ebony James (both 10) use new computer programmes to create cartoons of themselves during the Otakou Kids ICT Conference at Tahuna Intermediate yesterday. ... |
School installs software to rate students - Newstalk ZB
URL: School installs software to rate students
Newstalk ZB
Macleans College will use the software to measure how well the students are doing, and therefore the teachers. Principal Byron Bentley says the software will allow them to analyse student results and compare their performance year-by-year, ... and more »
Newstalk ZB
Macleans College will use the software to measure how well the students are doing, and therefore the teachers. Principal Byron Bentley says the software will allow them to analyse student results and compare their performance year-by-year, ... and more »
Kindy Kids Win Gold Enviroschools Award - Voxy
 The Bay of Plenty Times | Kindy Kids Win Gold Enviroschools Award Voxy Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Deputy Chairman Philip Sherry presented the award, saying the kindergarten's achievement was of regional and national significance. Only four kindergartens in New Zealand had achieved Green Gold, and only one other in ... |
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
inspired by science – the next stage | BioBlog
URL: inspired by science – the next stage | BioBlog
A.Bull, J.Gilbert, H.Barwick, R.Hipkins & R.Baker (2010) Inspired by science: a paper commissioned by the Royal Society and the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor. New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER), August 2010 ...
A.Bull, J.Gilbert, H.Barwick, R.Hipkins & R.Baker (2010) Inspired by science: a paper commissioned by the Royal Society and the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor. New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER), August 2010 ...
Circular 2011/08 - Settlement of Secondary Principals' CA
URL: Circular 2011/08 - Settlement of Secondary Principals' CA
Industrial Relations circular about the recent settlement of the Secondary Principals’ Collective Agreement and information on Individual Employment Agreements...
Industrial Relations circular about the recent settlement of the Secondary Principals’ Collective Agreement and information on Individual Employment Agreements...
Massey Appoints Top Level Finance Manager
URL: Massey Appoints Top Level Finance Manager
Massey University’s new Assistant Vice-Chancellor has an extensive professional background as well as a recent academic career lecturing undergraduate and postgraduate students at Victoria University.
Massey University’s new Assistant Vice-Chancellor has an extensive professional background as well as a recent academic career lecturing undergraduate and postgraduate students at Victoria University.
PPTA on push against school bullying
URL: PPTA on push against school bullying
PPTA President Robin Duff talks to Firstline about current policies for dealing with bullies, and what needs to change.
PPTA President Robin Duff talks to Firstline about current policies for dealing with bullies, and what needs to change.
Telling schools to toughen up on bullying 'pointless'
URL: Telling schools to toughen up on bullying 'pointless'
The secondary teachers' union says writing to schools telling them to get tough on bullying will not stop the problem. Bullying has hit the headlines in the past week including a case in Australia where a bullied teenager fought back and an incident at Wanganui Girls College where a 15-year-old was beaten up after seeking help.
The secondary teachers' union says writing to schools telling them to get tough on bullying will not stop the problem. Bullying has hit the headlines in the past week including a case in Australia where a bullied teenager fought back and an incident at Wanganui Girls College where a 15-year-old was beaten up after seeking help.
Schools told to toughen up on bullying - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: Schools told to toughen up on bullying 3News NZ Education Minister Anne Tolley is writing to schools demanding action on bullying after serious assaults on students. Just this month two teenagers were taken to hospital after schoolyard attacks. On March 8, a 15-year-old girl was punched and kicked ... |
Phone ban targets bullies - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Phone ban targets bullies Stuff.co.nz CRACKDOWN: Students at Ngaruawahia High School where their principal is proposing a new tough approach to the problem of bullying. Cellphones are out and bullies will be banned as a Ngaruawahia High School gets tough. Rob Kidd reports on the blight of ... |
Teen fighting on web as crackdown promised - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nz | URL: Teen fighting on web as crackdown promised Stuff.co.nz FACEBOOK RECORD: A 14-year-old year 10 pupil, left, in a fight video posted on a Facebook page. Graphic footage of a young teen being punched in the head and chest by a fellow pupil has emerged as Prime Minister John Key announced a crackdown on school ... |
Breakfast: Tuesday March 29 - TVNZ
URL: Breakfast: Tuesday March 29
TVNZ
Breakfast spoke with Sir Paul about the initiative Breakfast asks two students, Carmela Hughes from Selwyn College and Ma'aola Ioane from De La Salle College, about the growing bullying problem and how they think it should be handled. ...
TVNZ
Breakfast spoke with Sir Paul about the initiative Breakfast asks two students, Carmela Hughes from Selwyn College and Ma'aola Ioane from De La Salle College, about the growing bullying problem and how they think it should be handled. ...
Experts to help Christchurch kids cope with quake - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Experts to help Christchurch kids cope with quake New Zealand Herald Save the Children is providing specialist training to Plunket and Barnardos staff working with youngsters from quake-ravaged Christchurch. Staff from the child advocacy group have been in Christchurch assessing how best to help children and their ... |
Schools are now open in Christchurch
URL: Schools are now open in Christchurch
With the exception of one school, all state, state-integrated and independent schools are now open in Christchurch...
With the exception of one school, all state, state-integrated and independent schools are now open in Christchurch...
CPIT reopens in Christchurch
URL: CPIT reopens in Christchurch
The Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology had expected to restart some courses at its city centre campus today. But the campus remains off limits within the city's cordon with the polytechnic still unsure when that will change.
The Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology had expected to restart some courses at its city centre campus today. But the campus remains off limits within the city's cordon with the polytechnic still unsure when that will change.
Business leaders among 60 per cent who hate their jobs - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Business leaders among 60 per cent who hate their jobs Stuff.co.nz Results from the first of three surveys this year from training and people development company Leadership Management Australasia (LMA), shows the percentages are similar on both sides of the Tasman. The downside is that all this ambivalence is ... |
Monday, March 28, 2011
Ideas for March 27 2011
URL: Ideas for March 27 2011
This week Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, New Zealand's first chief science advisor to the Prime Minister. (duration: 54′30″)
Mentions Science literacy.
This week Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, New Zealand's first chief science advisor to the Prime Minister. (duration: 54′30″)
Mentions Science literacy.
Kordia develops learning network - New Zealand Herald
URL: Kordia develops learning network
New Zealand Herald
State-owned transmission company Kordia believes its "Harvard-style" training system will help other firms distribute knowledge and expertise throughout their businesses. Kordia Business School is a programme allowing the company's ...
New Zealand Herald
State-owned transmission company Kordia believes its "Harvard-style" training system will help other firms distribute knowledge and expertise throughout their businesses. Kordia Business School is a programme allowing the company's ...
Hearing disorder makes school a struggle - New Zealand Herald
URL: Hearing disorder makes school a struggle
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Richard Robinson At least one child in every New Zealand classroom is believed to have a hearing problem that can seriously affect their ability to learn. Auditory processing disorder (APD) is believed to affect from three to 15 per cent of ...
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Richard Robinson At least one child in every New Zealand classroom is believed to have a hearing problem that can seriously affect their ability to learn. Auditory processing disorder (APD) is believed to affect from three to 15 per cent of ...
Plan to counter school thugs - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Plan to counter school thugs
Stuff.co.nz
Classroom thugs are becoming increasingly violent and parents say they have little confidence that schools can control the bullies. In a Fairfax poll this week of parents of schoolkids aged 5 to 14, 54 percent said their children had ...
Stuff.co.nz
Classroom thugs are becoming increasingly violent and parents say they have little confidence that schools can control the bullies. In a Fairfax poll this week of parents of schoolkids aged 5 to 14, 54 percent said their children had ...
Serious concerns over violence amongst teen girls - TVNZ
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Serious concerns over violence amongst teen girls TVNZ Last night, ONE News showed horrific footage of a 15-year old Wanganui girl beaten unconscious by another student, raising fears that bullying is surging upwards. It was a beating lasting almost 30 seconds, leaving Robin de Jong out cold and bleeding ... |
Reporting bullies is encouraged - New Zealand Herald
URL: Reporting bullies is encouraged
New Zealand Herald
Mt Roskill Grammar students Joseph Windsor and Manasi Deshpande are Advanced Peer Mediators. Photo / Brett Phibbs "Don't retaliate, but tell someone" is the simple rule for dealing with bullying at Auckland's Mt Roskill Grammar School. ...
New Zealand Herald
Mt Roskill Grammar students Joseph Windsor and Manasi Deshpande are Advanced Peer Mediators. Photo / Brett Phibbs "Don't retaliate, but tell someone" is the simple rule for dealing with bullying at Auckland's Mt Roskill Grammar School. ...
To fight or not to fight - New Zealand Herald
URL: To fight or not to fight
New Zealand Herald
The findings from School Safety: An Inquiry into the Safety of Students at School presented at a Ministry of Education summit in 2009, showed bullying rates at New Zealand schools were more than 50 per cent above the international average. ...
New Zealand Herald
The findings from School Safety: An Inquiry into the Safety of Students at School presented at a Ministry of Education summit in 2009, showed bullying rates at New Zealand schools were more than 50 per cent above the international average. ...
School Anti-Bullying Programmes don't work, says Counsellor - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: School Anti-Bullying Programmes don't work, says Counsellor
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It was philosopher David Hume who stated that “a wise person goes in the direction in which the evidence leads” – if only wisdom was a pre-requisite for the implementation of Social and Educational policy in our schools, and with our children. ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It was philosopher David Hume who stated that “a wise person goes in the direction in which the evidence leads” – if only wisdom was a pre-requisite for the implementation of Social and Educational policy in our schools, and with our children. ...
Nutrition: Good food builds good kids by Rose Carr
URL: Nutrition: Good food builds good kids by Rose Carr
When the National-led government came into office it revoked the clause in the National Administration Guidelines that required only healthy foods be sold in schools. There was clearly a backlash against the previous government’s “nanny state”, but this seemed like change for change’s sake and a backward step for those...
When the National-led government came into office it revoked the clause in the National Administration Guidelines that required only healthy foods be sold in schools. There was clearly a backlash against the previous government’s “nanny state”, but this seemed like change for change’s sake and a backward step for those...
CTC Opens Doors to Displaced Students
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Canterbury Tertiary College (CTC) is offering students affected by the 22 February earthquake a free education initiative that allows them to complete their NCEA L2 and study a trade or skill at the same time.
Canterbury Tertiary College (CTC) is offering students affected by the 22 February earthquake a free education initiative that allows them to complete their NCEA L2 and study a trade or skill at the same time.
School fights to keep special needs unit - The Dominion Post
URL: School fights to keep special needs unit
The Dominion Post
Special needs children at a Wellington school could be turfed out of their unit if no solution to a $70000 shortfall can be found. Fernlea School has the only special needs unit in Wainuiomata and is one of a few mainstream schools with a special needs ...
The Dominion Post
Special needs children at a Wellington school could be turfed out of their unit if no solution to a $70000 shortfall can be found. Fernlea School has the only special needs unit in Wainuiomata and is one of a few mainstream schools with a special needs ...
School gives nicotine to aid addicted 11-year-olds - Stuff.co.nz
URL: School gives nicotine to aid addicted 11-year-olds
Stuff.co.nz
Each year several 11-year-old or 12-year-old pupils at a Porirua intermediate are so addicted to nicotine that they suffer withdrawal symptoms as their school tries to help them quit. Brandon Intermediate principal Nicki Sturgeon said the school did ...
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Each year several 11-year-old or 12-year-old pupils at a Porirua intermediate are so addicted to nicotine that they suffer withdrawal symptoms as their school tries to help them quit. Brandon Intermediate principal Nicki Sturgeon said the school did ...
Students get best of both worlds - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Students get best of both worlds
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
An exciting government initiative will see Wintec partner with Waikato secondary schools to encourage students to stay at school for longer by engaging them in hands-on learning. The Waikato Trades Academy enables year 11-13 students who are interested ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
An exciting government initiative will see Wintec partner with Waikato secondary schools to encourage students to stay at school for longer by engaging them in hands-on learning. The Waikato Trades Academy enables year 11-13 students who are interested ...
Art students' show visits - Hawke's Bay Today
URL: Art students' show visits
Hawke's Bay Today
Visual Art from New Zealand's top secondary school art students will be featured in Hawke's Bay in August. The Top Art exhibition is a selection of the top 55 Visual Arts portfolios from students who gained Excellence in NCEA Level 3 in 2010. ...
Hawke's Bay Today
Visual Art from New Zealand's top secondary school art students will be featured in Hawke's Bay in August. The Top Art exhibition is a selection of the top 55 Visual Arts portfolios from students who gained Excellence in NCEA Level 3 in 2010. ...
'One in charge easier' - Kelly - Stuff.co.nz
URL: 'One in charge easier' - Kelly
Stuff.co.nz
Linwood College will be run by a commissioner until early May as its 1000 pupils start at Cashmere High School today. Education Minister Anne Tolley sacked the board this month, replacing it with commissioner Janet Kelly. Kelly said yesterday her ...
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Linwood College will be run by a commissioner until early May as its 1000 pupils start at Cashmere High School today. Education Minister Anne Tolley sacked the board this month, replacing it with commissioner Janet Kelly. Kelly said yesterday her ...
Christchurch earthquake: Students pull out of study in NZ - New Zealand Herald
URL: Christchurch earthquake: Students pull out of study in NZ
New Zealand Herald
The effects of the Christchurch earthquake are being felt in the export education industry as students cancelling plans to study in New Zealand. A survey involving education agents in 20 different countries suggests New Zealand has ...
New Zealand Herald
The effects of the Christchurch earthquake are being felt in the export education industry as students cancelling plans to study in New Zealand. A survey involving education agents in 20 different countries suggests New Zealand has ...
Students get best of both worlds
URL: Students get best of both worlds
An exciting government initiative will see Wintec partner with Waikato secondary schools to encourage students to stay at school for longer by engaging them in hands-on learning. The Waikato Trades Academy enables year 11-13 students who are interested ...
An exciting government initiative will see Wintec partner with Waikato secondary schools to encourage students to stay at school for longer by engaging them in hands-on learning. The Waikato Trades Academy enables year 11-13 students who are interested ...
RNZ NTN: Will pools to schools help lower the drowning rate?
URL: RNZ NTN: Will pools to schools help lower the drowning rate?
Bob Harvey represents the Aquatic Education New Zealand Trust, which is developing the pools to schools initiative, and Matt Claridge is the general manager of Water Safety NZ.
Bob Harvey represents the Aquatic Education New Zealand Trust, which is developing the pools to schools initiative, and Matt Claridge is the general manager of Water Safety NZ.
Alarm at high school security cameras - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Alarm at high school security cameras
Stuff.co.nz
Three-quarters of schools spoken to by the Times use closed-circuit security systems both in external areas and within buildings. They claim the cameras are helping them win the war against vandals and thieves. But having the "big brother" culture in ...
Stuff.co.nz
Three-quarters of schools spoken to by the Times use closed-circuit security systems both in external areas and within buildings. They claim the cameras are helping them win the war against vandals and thieves. But having the "big brother" culture in ...
College boy targets juniors in bid to lift NCEA results - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: College boy targets juniors in bid to lift NCEA results Stuff.co.nz Dreaming big: St Patrick's College pupil Kieran Meredith, 16, wants to lift NCEA achievement rates of Maori and Pacific Islanders. A St Patrick's College pupil is so concerned by poor Maori and Pacific Island NCEA pass rates that he has taken matters ... |
Friday, March 25, 2011
Exciting results from National Standards maths project
URL: Exciting results from National Standards maths project
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that a National Standards pilot programme to accelerate maths learning has seen significant improvements in a short space of time for struggling students. Overall, students achieved 80 per cent of a year’s progress after just ten weeks of intensive teaching, with some children making over a year’s improvements in ten weeks...
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that a National Standards pilot programme to accelerate maths learning has seen significant improvements in a short space of time for struggling students. Overall, students achieved 80 per cent of a year’s progress after just ten weeks of intensive teaching, with some children making over a year’s improvements in ten weeks...
Research on why parents don't fully immunise kids
URL: Research on why parents don't fully immunise kids
Tony Ryall | Health
Government-commissioned research into why parents and caregivers don't complete pre-school immunisations shows that, in most cases, these people aren't opposed to immunisation. Health Minister, Tony Ryall was discussing the research and launching a new immunisation booklet at the Newtown Medical Centre today. "We have already achieved record levels of immunisation for two year olds, with just over 88 per cent completing the schedule...
Tony Ryall | Health
Government-commissioned research into why parents and caregivers don't complete pre-school immunisations shows that, in most cases, these people aren't opposed to immunisation. Health Minister, Tony Ryall was discussing the research and launching a new immunisation booklet at the Newtown Medical Centre today. "We have already achieved record levels of immunisation for two year olds, with just over 88 per cent completing the schedule...
Pilot scheme for maths improvement gets results - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Pilot scheme for maths improvement gets results Otago Daily Times The pilot study was funded from the $36 million invested by the Government in National Standards, to develop new programmes and resources for pupils needing additional support in reading, writing and maths. Education Minister Anne Tolley said the ... |
Exciting results from National Standards maths project - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Exciting results from National Standards maths project
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The pilot was researched and evaluated by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Its report, and information on each of the schools involved, can be found at www.nzmaths.co.nz/accelerating-learning.
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The pilot was researched and evaluated by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Its report, and information on each of the schools involved, can be found at www.nzmaths.co.nz/accelerating-learning.
Government Clutches at National Standards Straws - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Government Clutches at National Standards Straws
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The pilot programme conducted in 2010 by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research aimed to improve the maths performance of low performing students. It found they gained significant ground through a targeted programme. ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The pilot programme conducted in 2010 by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research aimed to improve the maths performance of low performing students. It found they gained significant ground through a targeted programme. ...
Children’s Commissioner’s report welcomed
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The Early Education Federation welcomes the Commissioner for Children’s report which calls for better early childhood education services for children under two.
The Early Education Federation welcomes the Commissioner for Children’s report which calls for better early childhood education services for children under two.
TEU Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 9
URL: TEU Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 9
Budget Preview 2011 With less than two months to the Budget, Tertiary Update takes an extended look at what we can expect from the 19 May Budget and what we might need to see to ensure that our excellent tertiary education system is able to flourish. ...
Budget Preview 2011 With less than two months to the Budget, Tertiary Update takes an extended look at what we can expect from the 19 May Budget and what we might need to see to ensure that our excellent tertiary education system is able to flourish. ...
ITO takes trainees to the next level - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: ITO takes trainees to the next level The Dominion Post WELL QUALIFIED: James McDiarmid's participation in Agriculture ITO's literacy and numeracy pilot project has enabled him to earn his NCEA level 1 and 2 qualifications. A new Agriculture ITO (industry training organisation) initiative is helping to ... |
Oxford offers places for Canterbury students - Radio New Zealand
 Voxy | URL: Oxford offers places for Canterbury students Radio New Zealand Oxford University in Britain has become the latest institution to offer places for students at the earthquake-stricken Canterbury University. The universities announced the eight-week scheme for up to 42 honours and PhD students on Thursday. ... |
Fewer language students expected in short term after quake - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: Fewer language students expected in short term after quake New Zealand Herald Photo / Mark Mitchell Christchurch and the rest of New Zealand can expect a downturn in numbers of new international students after last month's earthquake - at least in the short-term, according to a survey. Education New Zealand recently surveyed 156 ... |
Sign this: Parents' brawls are out - New Zealand Herald
URL: Sign this: Parents' brawls are out
New Zealand Herald
Schools are asking parents to sign codes of conduct before sports events in a bid to stop violent incidents among spectators. Surprisingly, the problem is worst at netball games, and it has worsened over the past 12 months, ...
New Zealand Herald
Schools are asking parents to sign codes of conduct before sports events in a bid to stop violent incidents among spectators. Surprisingly, the problem is worst at netball games, and it has worsened over the past 12 months, ...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Applicants sought for 2012 Churchill Fellowships
Applicants sought for 2012 Churchill Fellowships
Tariana Turia | Community and Voluntary Sector
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia is inviting New Zealanders wishing to undertake research overseas to apply for a fellowship from the New Zealand Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. “Churchill Fellowships enable New Zealanders to benefit their communities by undertaking research overseas and bringing that international knowledge back home,” says Mrs Turia. “I am particularly keen to see more Maori and Pasifika people apply.”...
Tariana Turia | Community and Voluntary Sector
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia is inviting New Zealanders wishing to undertake research overseas to apply for a fellowship from the New Zealand Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. “Churchill Fellowships enable New Zealanders to benefit their communities by undertaking research overseas and bringing that international knowledge back home,” says Mrs Turia. “I am particularly keen to see more Maori and Pasifika people apply.”...
National standards 'not working' for autistic children - Radio New Zealand
URL: National standards 'not working' for autistic children
Radio New Zealand
A society representing people with autism says the Government's national standards in reading, writing and maths do not work for autistic children. Autism New Zealand told Parliament's Education and Science select committee on Wednesday that the ...
Radio New Zealand
A society representing people with autism says the Government's national standards in reading, writing and maths do not work for autistic children. Autism New Zealand told Parliament's Education and Science select committee on Wednesday that the ...
Report awards Elsthorpe School top marks - Hawke's Bay Today
 Hawke's Bay Today | URL: Report awards Elsthorpe School top marks Hawke's Bay Today "A significant majority of students, including Maori, are achieving to National Standards in reading, writing and mathematics. Data shows positive improvements since the beginning of 2010," the report said. It also praised the school grounds, ... |
"Bullies in every school" - Wairarapa Times Age
 Fox News | URL: "Bullies in every school" Wairarapa Times Age Lakeview School principal Ed Hodgkinson said he had viewed the Australian video clip aired on New Zealand network news showing 16-year-old Australian schoolboy Casey Heynes throwing to the ground a smaller boy, Ritchard Gale, who was relentlessly ... |
Possible reopening of High St School - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Possible reopening of High St School Otago Daily Times Less than a month after it was closed, Dunedin's High Street School might be reopened - this time with pupils and teachers from Te Kura Kaupapa o Otepoti. Ministry of Education Property Management group manager Kim ... |
Students have say on Hastings Boy's head boy - Hawke's Bay Today
 Newstalk ZB | URL: Students have say on Hastings Boy's head boy Hawke's Bay Today The following are examples of feedback posted on Students Against Driving Drunk Facebook page - www.facebook.com/SADDNZ. "This is a tough one. I'm a former head boy, so I know a bit about the pressures of maintaining a consistent 'moral identity' ... |
Universities take leading role in growing innovation
URL: Universities take leading role in growing innovation
A survey released by Statistics New Zealand, in association with the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI), shows that universities undertook $802 million worth of research and development (R&D) in 2010, a third of the nation’s total R&D spend. ...
A survey released by Statistics New Zealand, in association with the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI), shows that universities undertook $802 million worth of research and development (R&D) in 2010, a third of the nation’s total R&D spend. ...
School helps pupils kick smoking - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: School helps pupils kick smoking Stuff.co.nz The school nurse has been registered as a Quit Group provider, a programme funded by the Health Ministry, which means she can provide cigarette substitutes to pupils, if they pass an assessment, as well as other coaching. "When [an opportunity] comes ... |
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
RNZ NTN: Career advice at school
RNZ NTN: Features Karen Vaughan from NZCER
Career advice at school: "Are secondary school students getting adequate careers advice?"
Judith Pringle, AUT; Maggie Hames, Careers and Transition Education Association; Karen Vaughan, senior researcher, New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER)
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Career advice at school: "Are secondary school students getting adequate careers advice?"
Judith Pringle, AUT; Maggie Hames, Careers and Transition Education Association; Karen Vaughan, senior researcher, New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER)
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Speech:2009/10 Financial Review of the Ministry of Education - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Speech:2009/10 Financial Review of the Ministry of Education
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The main areas of focus for the review were early childhood, the new curricula, the National Standards and the review of special education. One would think, from reading this review, that there is only one language operating and one curricula in place. ... and more »
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The main areas of focus for the review were early childhood, the new curricula, the National Standards and the review of special education. One would think, from reading this review, that there is only one language operating and one curricula in place. ... and more »
Childcare Policies Are Failing Children - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Childcare Policies Are Failing Children
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It is failing to recognize the concerns of the Brainwave Trust or the New Zealand Council for Educational Research's report in 2007 that found poor staff ratios for under-two's posed a potential developmental risk for infants and babies, ... and more »
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It is failing to recognize the concerns of the Brainwave Trust or the New Zealand Council for Educational Research's report in 2007 that found poor staff ratios for under-two's posed a potential developmental risk for infants and babies, ... and more »
Childhood report not reflective of Kiwi parents - educator - TVNZ
URL: Childhood report not reflective of Kiwi parents - educator
TVNZ
The report also said that the current regulation and training of early childcare staff was a "bit underdone" and that the ratio of staff member to child should be lowered. Early Childhood Education (ECE) chief executive Peter Reynolds told TV ONE's ... and more »
TVNZ
The report also said that the current regulation and training of early childcare staff was a "bit underdone" and that the ratio of staff member to child should be lowered. Early Childhood Education (ECE) chief executive Peter Reynolds told TV ONE's ... and more »
Spending boost for research and development - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Spending boost for research and development
Stuff.co.nz
But there was a big lift in R&D spending at universities. Universities spent $802 million on research and development, up from $653 million in 2008, with higher funding from both business and government. "Across all sectors there was a trend toward ...
Stuff.co.nz
But there was a big lift in R&D spending at universities. Universities spent $802 million on research and development, up from $653 million in 2008, with higher funding from both business and government. "Across all sectors there was a trend toward ...
students working harder - Manawatu Standard
URL: students working harder
Manawatu Standard
It's a parent's dream come true; students at UCOL are fighting for study space, getting better marks and turning up to class more often. UCOL chief executive Paul McElroy said there had been a significant increase in students' efforts this year, ...
Manawatu Standard
It's a parent's dream come true; students at UCOL are fighting for study space, getting better marks and turning up to class more often. UCOL chief executive Paul McElroy said there had been a significant increase in students' efforts this year, ...
Mentoring scheme helps to reunite struggling families
URL: Mentoring scheme helps to reunite struggling families:
"A 13-year-old Manurewa schoolboy is talking to his dad again thanks to an intensive new mentoring programme.Reison Tunupopo was moved out of his father's house in late 2009 after he went to police about the way he was being treated..."
"A 13-year-old Manurewa schoolboy is talking to his dad again thanks to an intensive new mentoring programme.Reison Tunupopo was moved out of his father's house in late 2009 after he went to police about the way he was being treated..."
Submissions on schools review well down - Otago Daily Times
URL: Submissions on schools review well down
Otago Daily Times
She said a review had become necessary because the roll declines could lead to reduced funding, reduced staffing and fewer educational options for pupils. Mrs Tolley met the five schools' principals in Dunedin last month to give feedback on the first ...
Otago Daily Times
She said a review had become necessary because the roll declines could lead to reduced funding, reduced staffing and fewer educational options for pupils. Mrs Tolley met the five schools' principals in Dunedin last month to give feedback on the first ...
Thousands of students still out of Christchurch - NZ City
 The Age | URL: Thousands of students still out of Christchurch NZ City Principal Matt Bateman says they're still missing about 60 students, many of whom have indicated they will return for term 2. Anne Tolley says of the 8000 who enrolled in schools out of Christchurch, about 1500 have returned. |
Christchurch on track to getting students back to school
Christchurch on track to getting students back to school: "A month on from the Christchurch earthquake, all but a handful schools in the city are back up and running."
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Equico Eco Launches, Helping Schools Cut Costs And Improve Sustainability - Voxy
URL: Equico Eco Launches, Helping Schools Cut Costs And Improve Sustainability
Voxy
Technology finance specialist, Equico, launched its Equico-Eco initiative at Richmond Road Primary School in Auckland today, marking the start of a campaign to improve the sustainability of New Zealand's schools. Equico-Eco is a free programme that ...and more »
Voxy
Technology finance specialist, Equico, launched its Equico-Eco initiative at Richmond Road Primary School in Auckland today, marking the start of a campaign to improve the sustainability of New Zealand's schools. Equico-Eco is a free programme that ...and more »
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
More schools re-open in Christchurch, ECE funding extended
URL: More schools re-open in Christchurch, ECE funding extended
Anne Tolley | Earthquake Recovery
Education Minister Anne Tolley says that 97 per cent of Christchurch schools are set to have re-opened by the middle of this week. 151 schools will be open tomorrow, with that figure due to rise to 157 by Wednesday. “Schools are doing a magnificent job in making sure students can return to learning, either at their own school site or sharing a site with another school,” says Mrs Tolley. “I’m also pleased to say that for the first time since the earthquake, the number of Christchurch students enrolled around the country has started to fall...
Anne Tolley | Earthquake Recovery
Education Minister Anne Tolley says that 97 per cent of Christchurch schools are set to have re-opened by the middle of this week. 151 schools will be open tomorrow, with that figure due to rise to 157 by Wednesday. “Schools are doing a magnificent job in making sure students can return to learning, either at their own school site or sharing a site with another school,” says Mrs Tolley. “I’m also pleased to say that for the first time since the earthquake, the number of Christchurch students enrolled around the country has started to fall...
Appointments for gifted education specialist - Massey News (press release)
 Massey News (press release) | URL: Appointments for gifted education specialist Massey News (press release) The association, in collaboration with CWA New Media, Learning Media, and Evaluation Associates, has a contract with the ministry for the development of online resources to support the implementation of national standards for gifted students, ... |
Guest editorial: Drop hysteria over National Standards - The Bay of Plenty Times
 The Bay of Plenty Times | URL: Guest editorial: Drop hysteria over National Standards The Bay of Plenty Times There is a degree of hysteria over the matter of National Standards. This is fuelled by sensationalist reports in the media, unions with a political agenda, and Anne Tolley's appalling lack of PR skills. ... |
Childcare Policies Are Failing Children | McBlog
URL: Childcare Policies Are Failing Children | McBlog
It is failing to recognize the concerns of the Brainwave Trust or the New Zealand Council for Educational Research's report in 2007 that found poor staff ratios for under-two's posed a potential developmental risk for infants and babies ...
It is failing to recognize the concerns of the Brainwave Trust or the New Zealand Council for Educational Research's report in 2007 that found poor staff ratios for under-two's posed a potential developmental risk for infants and babies ...
Big tick for report which recognises value of qualified early childhood teachers
URL: Big tick for report which recognises value of qualified early childhood teachers
A report by the Children’s Commissioner reinforces the call for a 100% fully qualified early childhood teaching workforce, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa.
A report by the Children’s Commissioner reinforces the call for a 100% fully qualified early childhood teaching workforce, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa.
Childhood report not reflective of Kiwi parents - educator - TVNZ
URL: Childhood report not reflective of Kiwi parents - educator
TVNZ
The report also said that the current regulation and training of early childcare staff was a "bit underdone" and that the ratio of staff member to child should be lowered. Early Childhood Education (ECE) chief executive Peter Reynolds told TV ONE's ...
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TVNZ
The report also said that the current regulation and training of early childcare staff was a "bit underdone" and that the ratio of staff member to child should be lowered. Early Childhood Education (ECE) chief executive Peter Reynolds told TV ONE's ...
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Parents 'better than childcare' - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Parents 'better than childcare' Stuff.co.nz He plans to stay at home till both children are at school. "Obviously the most important part of a child's life is when they are young, so if you get it wrong you can really screw things up." When children spent time with carers at creche, ... Care for under two-year-olds variable - reportNew Zealand Herald It's Time For New Zealand To Take Under Twos SeriouslyVoxy Report into early childcare releasedNewstalk ZB TVNZ -Scoop.co.nz (press release) all 30 news articles » |
Child, Youth and Family offers help to schools
URL: Child, Youth and Family offers help to schools
Information on new CYFs guide to help identify children at risk.
Information on new CYFs guide to help identify children at risk.
Teaching and Learning Policy
URL: Teaching and Learning Policy
Information on POLICY about curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment in New Zealand schools and early childhood education...
Information on POLICY about curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment in New Zealand schools and early childhood education...
Funding
URL: Funding
Funding information for principals and boards following the Christchurch Earthquake...
Funding information for principals and boards following the Christchurch Earthquake...
Staffing
URL: Staffing
Staffing information for principals and boards following the Christchurch Earthquake...
Staffing information for principals and boards following the Christchurch Earthquake...
Building Industry Collaborates With Government To Meet Capabilities Challenge - Voxy
URL: Building Industry Collaborates With Government To Meet Capabilities Challenge
Voxy
Fast tracking through innovative training a greater supply of rightly skilled people. "When it is considered that the demand in Christchurch is likely to include 100000 major renovations and 10000 total rebuilds in the housing sector, without taking ...
Voxy
Fast tracking through innovative training a greater supply of rightly skilled people. "When it is considered that the demand in Christchurch is likely to include 100000 major renovations and 10000 total rebuilds in the housing sector, without taking ...
Minister backs down on Reannz funding - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Minister backs down on Reannz funding
Stuff.co.nz
Science and Innovation Minister Wayne Mapp has backtracked and agreed to provide an extra $4 million a year indefinitely to Reannz, the Crown-owned company that runs an ultrafast broadband network linking universities and research institutes, ...
Stuff.co.nz
Science and Innovation Minister Wayne Mapp has backtracked and agreed to provide an extra $4 million a year indefinitely to Reannz, the Crown-owned company that runs an ultrafast broadband network linking universities and research institutes, ...
How should children deal with school bullies? - New Zealand Herald
 The Bay of Plenty Times | URL: How should children deal with school bullies? New Zealand Herald Generations of school children have been on the receiving end of a bully's unwanted attention. Last week an Australian boy became world-famous after he was filmed attacking a bully who had thrown numerous taunts and punches at him. ... |
Feelings mixed on bullying video - New Zealand Herald
URL: Feelings mixed on bullying video
New Zealand Herald
Student Casey Heynes, 16, is a household name after a cellphone video showed him being hit repeatedly by Year 7 student Ritchard Gale. After taking multiple punches, Casey picked up the younger boy and hurled him to the ground. Both boys were suspended ...
New Zealand Herald
Student Casey Heynes, 16, is a household name after a cellphone video showed him being hit repeatedly by Year 7 student Ritchard Gale. After taking multiple punches, Casey picked up the younger boy and hurled him to the ground. Both boys were suspended ...
Cup hits term dates - Times Online - Auckland
 Times Online - Auckland | URL: Cup hits term dates Times Online - Auckland Mr Daley's main concern is for senior students, who he says will have less time with their teachers immediately before NCEA exams. “Term four does not start until the Tuesday after Labour Day,” he told the Times. “That effectively gives us only ... |
Christchurch schools back in business - New Zealand Herald
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Christchurch schools back in business New Zealand Herald Education is back on track in Christchurch with the majority of classes reopening - albeit some are in slightly unusual locations. The number of Christchurch students temporarily enrolled in schools outside the city dropped this ... |
Winning ways at Polyfest - Whangarei Leader
 Whangarei Leader | URL: Winning ways at Polyfest Whangarei Leader More than 9000 students and 90000 spectators headed to Manukau for the 36th annual secondary schools Maori and Polynesian Festival last week. It's the largest Polynesian and Maori festival in the world. Glen Eden's Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Hoani Waititi ... |
Supporting student learning in Christchurch
URL: Supporting student learning in Christchurch
TKI now has resources for students, at all year and learning levels, who may have had their regular classroom learning disrupted by the earthquake in Christchurch. These resources can be used by students who are studying independently, or being supported in their learning by family, whānau or caregivers. Go to TKI resources...
TKI now has resources for students, at all year and learning levels, who may have had their regular classroom learning disrupted by the earthquake in Christchurch. These resources can be used by students who are studying independently, or being supported in their learning by family, whānau or caregivers. Go to TKI resources...
School of the Week: Tauranga Adventist School - The Bay of Plenty Times
 The Bay of Plenty Times | URL: School of the Week: Tauranga Adventist School The Bay of Plenty Times Year 7 students Ayla Wesley, 11, and David Pickering, 11, enjoy playing the ukulele at Tauranga Adventist School. Photo / John Borren. Driving along Moffat Rd, away from the hustle and bustle of city life, is a school that can be described as a diamond ... |
Squeeze on space at quake-hit St Martins - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Squeeze on space at quake-hit St Martins Stuff.co.nz Two classrooms, each with about 20 pupils, are operating in the hall. The library, music room and a room that usually houses resource teachers have also been converted into classrooms. "We have no space," principal Rob Callaghan said. ... |
Monday, March 21, 2011
Hauora Maori Scholarships available
Hauora Maori Scholarships available
Tariana Turia | Health
Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia is encouraging Maori students to apply for Hauora Maori Scholarships to help them start or finish their studies in health related courses. “These scholarships are about supporting students in their studies, and recognising their contribution to their community. “This year a new category has been included for Community Health Workers and I would encourage students to apply,” says Mrs Turia...
Tariana Turia | Health
Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia is encouraging Maori students to apply for Hauora Maori Scholarships to help them start or finish their studies in health related courses. “These scholarships are about supporting students in their studies, and recognising their contribution to their community. “This year a new category has been included for Community Health Workers and I would encourage students to apply,” says Mrs Turia...
Projects will go on - Tolley - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Projects will go on - Tolley
Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Anne Tolley says money earmarked for Nelson schools will not be affected by the Christchurch earthquake, including a promised $4 million for a new Maori school in Richmond next year. Mrs Tolley was in town yesterday to talk to ...
Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Anne Tolley says money earmarked for Nelson schools will not be affected by the Christchurch earthquake, including a promised $4 million for a new Maori school in Richmond next year. Mrs Tolley was in town yesterday to talk to ...
Budget cutbacks ahead - to the tune of $800m - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: Budget cutbacks ahead - to the tune of $800m New Zealand Herald Speaking on Q+A yesterday, Mr Key said much of that new spending was originally tagged for health and education. The government still expected to inject new funds into those areas - but warned they would now have to come from cuts in other areas rather ... |
Quake exposes skill shortages - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Quake exposes skill shortages
Stuff.co.nz
For Jeremy Baker, executive director of the Industry Training Federation, market signals will take too long. He says there's resistance to detailed workforce planning but the sort of analysis being done in the building industries could be done much ...
Stuff.co.nz
For Jeremy Baker, executive director of the Industry Training Federation, market signals will take too long. He says there's resistance to detailed workforce planning but the sort of analysis being done in the building industries could be done much ...
Keeping youth in work, training vital - The Southland Times
URL: Keeping youth in work, training vital
The Southland Times
The programme has been running for more than 10 years and has had an 80 per cent success rate in getting young people into further training and work. Work'n It Out was set up to ensure all school leavers in the southern region from Timaru south gain ...
The Southland Times
The programme has been running for more than 10 years and has had an 80 per cent success rate in getting young people into further training and work. Work'n It Out was set up to ensure all school leavers in the southern region from Timaru south gain ...
Emergency and general messaging
URL: Emergency and general messaging
Emergency and general text messaging services are available to Christchurch schools free of charge.
Emergency and general text messaging services are available to Christchurch schools free of charge.
Rewriting the history of Moriori - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Rewriting the history of Moriori Stuff.co.nz The Ministry of Education is rewriting New Zealand history in the school curriculum – altering what textbooks say about the Moriori. Generations of New Zealanders have grown up believing Moriori were an inferior, pre-Maori race driven from New Zealand ... |
Anger over Pacific language books - TVNZ
URL: Anger over Pacific language books
TVNZ
A group of Pacific Islands parents are taking the Ministry of Education to court over its decision to indefinitely suspend producing Pacific language books. A coalition including schools, churches and community groups is behind court action that the ...
TVNZ
A group of Pacific Islands parents are taking the Ministry of Education to court over its decision to indefinitely suspend producing Pacific language books. A coalition including schools, churches and community groups is behind court action that the ...
Pupils learning leadership skills - Otago Daily Times
URL: Pupils learning leadership skills
Otago Daily Times
By Joe Dodgshun on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 This year, all year 8 pupils at St Joseph's School are being cultivated as leaders to make a positive difference for both themselves and younger pupils. Due to the size of St Joseph's, each of the 18 year 8 pupils ...
Otago Daily Times
By Joe Dodgshun on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 This year, all year 8 pupils at St Joseph's School are being cultivated as leaders to make a positive difference for both themselves and younger pupils. Due to the size of St Joseph's, each of the 18 year 8 pupils ...
Tool to help pick the right major for you - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Tool to help pick the right major for you Otago Daily Times Logan Park High School pupils (from left) Branagh Hender (15), Andrew Brinsley-Pirie (16) and Merlin Callister (16) use software created by the Graduate Factory Ltd at the University of Otago Centre for Innovation ... |
Girls get down and dirty - New Zealand Herald
URL: Girls get down and dirty
New Zealand Herald
Last week a Wanganui Girls' College student was taken to hospital after she was viciously attacked by another student who has been stood down from the school. The victim was left unconscious after allegedly being stomped on the head. ...
New Zealand Herald
Last week a Wanganui Girls' College student was taken to hospital after she was viciously attacked by another student who has been stood down from the school. The victim was left unconscious after allegedly being stomped on the head. ...
Chch students stay away - Newstalk ZB
URL: Chch students stay away
Newstalk ZB
Statistics New Zealand says nearly 8200 students from the Christchurch City, Selwyn and Waimakariri districts have re-enrolled in other schools since the February earthquake. Only 655 students have decided to return to their original schools. ...
Newstalk ZB
Statistics New Zealand says nearly 8200 students from the Christchurch City, Selwyn and Waimakariri districts have re-enrolled in other schools since the February earthquake. Only 655 students have decided to return to their original schools. ...
Friday, March 18, 2011
Retention and Renewal of Women in Engineering
URL: Retention and Renewal of Women in Engineering
Hekia Parata | Women's Affairs
The Minister of Women’s Affairs Hekia Parata has applauded an initiative by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand to encourage more women into engineering. The Institution of Professional Engineers (IPENZ), along with officials from the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, has developed a business plan which aims to increase the number of women in engineering...
Hekia Parata | Women's Affairs
The Minister of Women’s Affairs Hekia Parata has applauded an initiative by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand to encourage more women into engineering. The Institution of Professional Engineers (IPENZ), along with officials from the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, has developed a business plan which aims to increase the number of women in engineering...
How can I use the data that I get from NZCER Marking?
URL: How can I use the data that I get from NZCER Marking?
NZCER
Making the most of the NZCERMarking website 2010.
NZCER
Making the most of the NZCERMarking website 2010.
Tolley confirms Linwood College board sacked - Newstalk ZB
URL: Tolley confirms Linwood College board sacked
Newstalk ZB
The Minister of Education has confirmed she's sacked the Board of Trustees of Linwood College. The quake-damaged Christchurch school will now be governed by independent commissioner Janet Kelly. A spokesman for Education Minister Anne Tolley says the ...
Newstalk ZB
The Minister of Education has confirmed she's sacked the Board of Trustees of Linwood College. The quake-damaged Christchurch school will now be governed by independent commissioner Janet Kelly. A spokesman for Education Minister Anne Tolley says the ...
TEU Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 8
URL: TEU Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 8
Too many fixed term jobs for on-going work New Zealand tertiary institutions are relying too heavily on casual and temporary labour for jobs that should be permanent says TEU national president Dr Sandra Grey. The growth of casual labour in tertiary ...
Too many fixed term jobs for on-going work New Zealand tertiary institutions are relying too heavily on casual and temporary labour for jobs that should be permanent says TEU national president Dr Sandra Grey. The growth of casual labour in tertiary ...
Hope despite fall in foreign students
URL: Hope despite fall in foreign students
Christchurch's $381 million export education industry has nearly evaporated, but Tertiary Minister Steven Joyce says the earthquake-battered sector will survive.
Christchurch's $381 million export education industry has nearly evaporated, but Tertiary Minister Steven Joyce says the earthquake-battered sector will survive.
Tourism course boost for staff - The Daily Post
 The Daily Post | URL: Tourism course boost for staff The Daily Post Photo / Photo/Ben Fraser A new tourism business qualification is expected to help smaller businesses retain promising staff and provide employees with more training options. The Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation launched its Level 4 ... |
Reconstruction needs prompt more trades training - Radio New Zealand
URL: Reconstruction needs prompt more trades training
Radio New Zealand
The Government says it is working to boost trades training to cope with the rebuilding of Christchurch. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce visited Christchruch Polytechnic (CPIT) on Thursday, where he said last month's earthquake would spark a ...
Radio New Zealand
The Government says it is working to boost trades training to cope with the rebuilding of Christchurch. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce visited Christchruch Polytechnic (CPIT) on Thursday, where he said last month's earthquake would spark a ...
Grant for school's garden classroom - Manawatu Standard
URL: Grant for school's garden classroom
Manawatu Standard
Wriggly worms and edible treats are set to consume the interest of Hunterville children as work begins on an open-air classroom. Hunterville School received a $20000 grant from Nestle's community environment programme to help the children become more ...
Manawatu Standard
Wriggly worms and edible treats are set to consume the interest of Hunterville children as work begins on an open-air classroom. Hunterville School received a $20000 grant from Nestle's community environment programme to help the children become more ...
Learning Media Builds Education Services Leadership By Acquiring Cwa New Media - Voxy
URL: Learning Media Builds Education Services Leadership By Acquiring Cwa New Media
Voxy
State-owned enterprise Learning Media Limited, New Zealand's leading provider of educational materials and professional development services, is in discussions to acquire the business of CWA New Media, a national leader in online education and digital ...
Voxy
State-owned enterprise Learning Media Limited, New Zealand's leading provider of educational materials and professional development services, is in discussions to acquire the business of CWA New Media, a national leader in online education and digital ...
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