Ideas for March 27 2011

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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.

School fights to keep special needs unit - The Dominion Post

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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

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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 ...

Students get best of both worlds - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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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

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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

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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 ...

Christchurch earthquake: Students pull out of study in NZ - New Zealand Herald

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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

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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?

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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

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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 ...