Teacher Fellowships Awarded « Teacher Fellowships Awarded « News ...

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Host organisations for this group of teachers include the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, The University of Auckland, Department of Conservation, Lincoln University, NIWA, Victoria University, Unison (powerlines company) ...

National Standards race to nowhere | Green Party of Aotearoa New ...

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On a school visit, John Key admitted to Julia Gillard that we're having a few problems with our “trial” of National Standards. If only it was a trial! In fact, it's been rolled out to all schools, but he was right to admit that it's not ...

Close Down The Boot Camps! - Voxy

Voxy	URL: Close Down The Boot Camps! Voxy If he were to say that about any other National Government programme (National Standards come to mind) then there would be serious questions. But many New Zealanders like the so-called 'short, sharp shock' approach even though it has been proven to be ...

Teachers frustrated at increased workload - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
An NCEA survey has found teachers think the Government is failing to support secondary schools during a period of massive change. Around 3000 teachers throughout New Zealand took part in the survey carried out by the PPTA. President Robin Duff says ...

RNZ SAT: Peter Sunde : file-sharing and micropayments

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Scandinavian hacker, entrepreneur and DJ best known for co-founding The Pirate Bay and guest speaker at the annual Webstock conference in Wellington.

Time for a cultural revolution - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
We almost manage to have a decent health service, education, science establishment and other functions of a developed economy. Many people have an OK standard of living, although some unsustainably so through high debt. Our social fabric is strained ...

Students hang on for answers - Timaru Herald

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Timaru Herald
Several students approached management this week, asking for an update. They met management again yesterday, but said nothing had changed. "It just went round and round in circles. We got the same answers but in different words," one student said. ...

Mum confronts her daughter's website bully - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Mum confronts her daughter's website bully Stuff.co.nz Ms Cooper came forward after coverage of an horrific bullying attack at Morrinsville College last week in which a 13-year-old girl was hospitalised after having her head smashed against a toilet door by four fellow pupils. Deputy principal Murray Feast ...

Teenage bully pulled from school - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
But Mr inger said the past two Education Review Office reports showed the school took bullying seriously. "The reality is adolescents are involved in petty bullying and when it gets serious, as it does sometimes, it might result in a fight or assault. ...

RNZ SAT: Merlin Mann : creativity and productivity

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Writer, speaker, broadcaster and creator of 43folders.com visiting Wellington for the annual Webstock conference.

RNZ SAT: Augustina Driessen : children and attachment

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Nurse and psychotherapist who established the Family Attachment BASE SAFE Trust which runs in several schools in the Bay of Plenty area.

Bullies caught boasting about attack on Facebook - 3News NZ

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URL: Bullies caught boasting about attack on Facebook 3News NZ The decision to keep them at school has been backed by the Ministry of Education, and even the Minister of Education Anne Tolley. But the Principal told Campbell Live the bullies were remorseful. That has caused a public outcry, with viewers showing us ...

Performing Arts Centre, New Classrooms For Auckland School - Voxy

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URL: Performing Arts Centre, New Classrooms For Auckland School Voxy Education Minister Anne Tolley says hundreds of children will benefit from a $1.36 million building project at Stanhope Road School in Auckland which has created a Performing Arts Centre and extra classrooms. The new facilities at the school in ...

Who's going to be eating all the pies? - SundayNews.co.nz

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URL: Who's going to be eating all the pies? SundayNews.co.nz Health advocates say junk food, vending machines and unhealthy food options have crept back in since the new government scrapped food guidelines requiring state and state-integrated schools make only healthy options available. But Education Minister ...

Schools on a roll forced to recruit - Wairarapa Times Age

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Wairarapa Times Age
Principal Geoff Shepherd said yesterday the school had a roll of 520 pupils when he had figured on 480 - and the flood of enrolments had not stopped yet. "We've had significant growth over last year and most especially in two areas - Year 9 and the ...