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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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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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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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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URL: Self-control the key to healthy, wealthy life: study TVNZ 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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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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URL: The hazards of raising girls Stuff.co.nz 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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Canterbury University researchers say stricter zoning of the number of junk food shops near schools could be a useful tool in fighting obesity. ...