Tuesday, March 29, 2011

inspired by science – the next stage | BioBlog

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A.Bull, J.Gilbert, H.Barwick, R.Hipkins & R.Baker (2010) Inspired by science: a paper commissioned by the Royal Society and the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor. New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER), August 2010 ...

Circular 2011/08 - Settlement of Secondary Principals' CA

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Industrial Relations circular about the recent settlement of the Secondary Principals’ Collective Agreement and information on Individual Employment Agreements...

Massey Appoints Top Level Finance Manager

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Massey University’s new Assistant Vice-Chancellor has an extensive professional background as well as a recent academic career lecturing undergraduate and postgraduate students at Victoria University.

PPTA on push against school bullying

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PPTA President Robin Duff talks to Firstline about current policies for dealing with bullies, and what needs to change.

Telling schools to toughen up on bullying 'pointless'

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The secondary teachers' union says writing to schools telling them to get tough on bullying will not stop the problem. Bullying has hit the headlines in the past week including a case in Australia where a bullied teenager fought back and an incident at Wanganui Girls College where a 15-year-old was beaten up after seeking help.

Schools told to toughen up on bullying - 3News NZ


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Education Minister Anne Tolley is writing to schools demanding action on bullying after serious assaults on students. Just this month two teenagers were taken to hospital after schoolyard attacks. On March 8, a 15-year-old girl was punched and kicked ...

Phone ban targets bullies - Stuff.co.nz


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CRACKDOWN: Students at Ngaruawahia High School where their principal is proposing a new tough approach to the problem of bullying. Cellphones are out and bullies will be banned as a Ngaruawahia High School gets tough. Rob Kidd reports on the blight of ...

Teen fighting on web as crackdown promised - Stuff.co.nz


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FACEBOOK RECORD: A 14-year-old year 10 pupil, left, in a fight video posted on a Facebook page. Graphic footage of a young teen being punched in the head and chest by a fellow pupil has emerged as Prime Minister John Key announced a crackdown on school ...

Breakfast: Tuesday March 29 - TVNZ

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TVNZ
Breakfast spoke with Sir Paul about the initiative Breakfast asks two students, Carmela Hughes from Selwyn College and Ma'aola Ioane from De La Salle College, about the growing bullying problem and how they think it should be handled. ...

Experts to help Christchurch kids cope with quake - New Zealand Herald


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New Zealand Herald
Save the Children is providing specialist training to Plunket and Barnardos staff working with youngsters from quake-ravaged Christchurch. Staff from the child advocacy group have been in Christchurch assessing how best to help children and their ...

Schools are now open in Christchurch

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With the exception of one school, all state, state-integrated and independent schools are now open in Christchurch...

CPIT reopens in Christchurch

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The Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology had expected to restart some courses at its city centre campus today. But the campus remains off limits within the city's cordon with the polytechnic still unsure when that will change.

Business leaders among 60 per cent who hate their jobs - Stuff.co.nz


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Results from the first of three surveys this year from training and people development company Leadership Management Australasia (LMA), shows the percentages are similar on both sides of the Tasman. The downside is that all this ambivalence is ...