Minister welcomes pay agreement

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Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed the decision by the secondary teachers’ union, PPTA, to agree a new pay settlement. “This settlement, subject to ratification by members, is fantastic news for students, parents and schools,” says Mrs Tolley. “It removes the threat of further industrial action, which has caused disruption for families.
“I also want to congratulate the bargaining team at the Ministry of Education and the union negotiators for all their efforts...

NZEI pulls out of advisory group - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
The NZ Educational Institute has pulled out of the Government's National Standards Sector Advisory Group. The group was set up by the Government last year and was supposed to identify issues and give feedback to the Education Minister. ...

Secondary teachers near contract resolution - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
An Education Ministry spokeswoman said it was pleased with the settlement. "We're just delighted it's finished." Education Minister Anne Tolley also welcomed the proposal, saying it was "fantastic news" for pupils, parents and schools. ...

Teachers to vote on possible agreement - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Teachers to vote on possible agreement Stuff.co.nz Secondary school teachers will meet during the next two weeks to decide whether to ratify a settlement of their collective agreement with the Ministry of Education. Their union, the Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA), and the ministry had been ...

Ongoing battle to get sexuality education through - Gay NZ

Gay NZ

URL: Ongoing battle to get sexuality education through Gay NZ By GayNZ.com Daily News staff - 16th March 2011 Following a cut in funding for training for the professional development of health education teachers, a passionate Auckland researcher is still finding ways to ensure quality sexuality education is ...

Polycom Enable World-Class Arts Education Anywhere

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Polycom and Manhatten School of Music Enable World ClassWith budget shortfalls plaguing schools throughout the world, arts educators are finding it tougher than ever to cultivate the next generation of professional musicians, artists and creative geniuses. ...

Cup of tea yesterday to mark the 25th Birthday for Whitireia

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For an early morning cuppa and cake to mark the 25th anniversary of the Whitireia opening blessing, three Chief Executives, spanning the entire history of the polytechnic, joined staff in an informal event on Tuesday morning, 15 March 2011. Turoa Royal, ...

Making a real difference - Manawatu Standard

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URL: Making a real difference Manawatu Standard CLOSING THE GAP: Diane Leggett aims to improve the learning of struggling students in her new role as director of the College of Education's Centre for Educational Development at Massey University. Diane Leggett ditched the golf clubs for the classroom ...

Thousands of students unite to celebrate culture at PolyFest - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
By Vaimoana Tapaleao Thousands of students are coming together to celebrate culture through song, dance, haka and speech this week at the annual Secondary Schools Maori and Polynesian Festival. About 9000 youngsters from 62 schools around Auckland ...

7500 leave Christchurch for school - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Ministry of Education figures show most are in South Island schools, but more than 800 are in Auckland and three students have gone to the Chatham Islands. Schools around the country have been encouraged to accept Christchurch students since the quake. ...

95 percent of Chch schools to open next week - TVNZ

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TVNZ
The re-opening process doesn't seem to be going as well as expected with Civil Defence Controller, John Hamilton, predicting 136 schools will be open by the end of this week, seven fewer than he estimated on Monday. A lack of working toilets and ...

Christchurch's school principals harrassed about reopening

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Christchurch school principals say the Ministry of Education has been putting them under unreasonable pressure to reopen their schools.

New Community Engagement course in wake of earthquake

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Academics across the University of Canterbury are developing a new 15-point community engagement course which it intends to offer to all University of Canterbury students and the wider community.