Child Forum

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Anne Tolley | Education
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Good morning everyone. Thank you Sarah [Farquhar]for your welcome, and thank you for inviting me to speak with you today. Firstly, I want to acknowledge all those affected by the earthquake in Christchurch last month. I have been impressed by how incredibly hard early childhood education services have worked to re-open – bringing some certainty and normality to children and their families...

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National standards might not be met in Christchurch - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
School principals in Christchurch say they might not be able to implement the Government's national standards properly because of the February earthquake. The Canterbury Primary Principals Association says teachers have their work cut out just trying ...

Calls for more leeway for Chch over national standards

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Christchurch school principals say they might not be able to implement the government's national standards properly because of the February earthquake.

e-Competencies and key competencies

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In this talk Kellie McRobert explains how e-Learning has been broken into five manageable chunks she terms the 'e-competencies' and how these have been aligned with the key competencies.

NCEA pass rates up but low deciles still struggle - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Photo / Paul Estcourt An increasing number of students are passing NCEA and gaining University Entrance, although many pupils from lower decile schools are still struggling to achieve. New Zealand Qualifications Authority statistics show that ...

Maori, Pasifika school results improve - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
By Vaimoana Tapaleao Overall achievement rates for Maori and Pasifika students have risen slightly in the past year, with more Maori gaining University Entrance. The number of Maori students who qualified to get into university went up by 3 per cent ...

High schools' NCEA stats out - Sunday Star Times

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Sunday Star Times
Statistics on the performance of Christchurch high schools in NCEA and Scholarship were released today. Deputy Chief Executive Qualifications, Bali Haque said the statistics were there to assist schools and teachers in their planning and any ...

Mediawatch (9:00 am on 3rd April)

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Mediawatch looks at the reporting of Darren Hughes' downfall and cases of high school bullying which hit the headlines recently...

Year 13 NCEA pass rate OK - NZQA

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Just over half of all year 13 pupils left school with NCEA level three last year.

Tolley tells school boards to combat bullying - TVNZ

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TVNZ
Education Minister Anne Tolley told TV ONE's Close Up tonight that bullying by students either in or out of school should not be tolerated. "That's why I'm saying to boards of trustees that you might have policies and strategies in place, ...

Backing for action on bullies - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
The mother of a bullied ex-Ngaruawahia High School student has heaped praise on the tough stance the principal is taking against violence. School principal Robyn Roa last week voiced her frustration with students bringing outside problems into school, ...

Young leaders unite to tackle bullying - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Young leaders unite to tackle bullying Stuff.co.nz BIG ISSUES: Opunake High School head students Troy Whitehead and Rebecca Heemi chair a meeting of Taranaki secondary school year 13 leaders that tackled the issue of bullying. Bullying is only getting worse, say Taranaki secondary school head students. ...

Boy bruised by college bullies - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Boy bruised by college bullies Stuff.co.nz BRUTAL: Photographs taken by a James Hargest College student's parents after he came home from school covered in bruises. An Invercargill couple say their teenage son will not return to school until it is safe after he suffered two years of vicious ...

TEU Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 10

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NorthTec responds to skills shortage by looking to fire trades teachers NorthTec is looking to make three carpentry and electrical engineering trades tutors redundant. The redundancies are a very possible result of an on-going review of the area, as ...

Safe Sound For Kids – And The Teachers

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Have you ever walked away from a group of children hard at play, with ringing ears and a cacophony of sounds swirling around you? Well, for many early childhood teachers, this is their work day reality.

Future proofing young New Zealanders for an Asia century

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Is New Zealand doing enough to prepare young New Zealanders with the knowledge and skills in Asian languages and studies they will need for a future increasingly dominated by Asian countries?

Adolescents more at risk of death than children

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Violence, car accidents and suicide are now the leading causes of adolescent deaths worldwide, trumping child mortality rates – and New Zealand teenagers are among those at risk.

Positive values for children - SunLive

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SunLive
Otumoetai College the only college running Project K and is in its third year. Three other colleges in Tauranga are expressed interest in the programme within the last 18 months. “We only take on school we know we can sustain for a minimum of three ...

Katene welcomes Ngai Tahu's trade training idea - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga Rahui Katene will be putting all her support behind Ngai Tahu's idea to use the reconstruction in Christchurch to set up the country's largest Maori trade training programme. “There are more than 400 Maori youth on ...

Apprenticeships take a dive - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Apprenticeships take a dive Stuff.co.nz Nelson's apprenticeship numbers have plummeted, prompting Labour to accuse the Government of not putting enough emphasis on skills training. The Building Industry Training Organisation confirmed that its numbers were down about 50 per cent, ...

A play for parents - The Aucklander

The Aucklander

URL: A play for parents The Aucklander Both boys attend Randwick Park School, where Manurewa Rugby League Club is building a team in its "Learning for Life'' programme with the Ministry of Education. "We are building teams within schools so we can develop networks with the parents in these ...