Three Rs too much for some teachers

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Some teachers are so lacking in literacy and numeracy skills that they cannot write adequate reports or do primary-school-level maths, secondary principals say.

Wellington Trades Academy gets underway

Wellington Trades Academy gets underway
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has officially launched the Wellington Trades Academy, which will offer vocational trades and technology training to at least 60 students as part of the Government’s Youth Guarantee. Thirty Wellington schools will work in partnership with the Wellington Institute of Technology and employers to enable students to earn NCEA credits and a tertiary qualification, while gaining practical skills in the workplace...

Concern over teacher competency - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
... and guidance programme in the classroom. Mr Walsh says the Teachers' Council has at least toughened up entry requirements for teacher training courses.

Early childhood education funding cuts - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
When was the last time a politician suggested to a primary school that if they stuck a lovely lady who'd had children in every second classroom, ...

Schools rocked by influx - Northern Advocate

Northern Advocate

URL: Schools rocked by influx Northern Advocate Students roll increases were also noted at Whangarei Boys High School, Whangarei Girls High School, Pompallier Catholic College, Bream Bay College and ...

Students given alternative to study trade - The Dominion Post

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The Dominion Post
St Bernard's College year 12 pupil Wiremu Caldwell, 15, is one of those for whom the mainstream school system was not working. "I'm not really that academic ...