Principals in for talk on bullying - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Principals in for talk on bullying Stuff.co.nz Education Minister Anne Tolley is expected to lay down the law over school bullying to secondary principals today. Mrs Tolley is also organising a meeting with police, Child, Youth and Family and other social services over bullying. ...

School says ministry bullied it over bully - Northern Advocate

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Northern Advocate
A Northland school says the Ministry of Education bullied it into re-enrolling a student it had previously expelled for repeated bullying. Broadwood Area School principal Pani Hauraki said the student was "excluded" ...

Kidpower Urges Schools to Turn Bullying Prevention Policies

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National child empowerment organisation Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower Trust NZ says controlling bullying behaviour can have positive outcomes.

Govt's made schools "less safe" - Carter - Gay NZ

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URL: Govt's made schools "less safe" - Carter Gay NZ By GayNZ.com Daily News staff - 4th April 2011 Independent MP Chris Carter has slammed Prime Minister John Key for 'jumping on a public bandwagon' over bullying, claiming the current Government has actually made schools less safe for students by ...

Lack of healthy food causes distress, study finds - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Lack of healthy food causes distress, study finds New Zealand Herald Researchers at the University of Otago's department of public health in Wellington found those who do not have enough access to nutritious and affordable food have higher levels of distress than people who are well-fed. ...

Government accused of failing problem schools - TVNZ

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TVNZ
How can he move the school forward if he can't forge these cohesive relationships with staff and students alike?" Ex-chair of the student council Cassie Barr supports that view, saying "I don't think he understands the school". ...

Smaller schools excel with good NCEA results - The Press

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The Press
Pupils can achieve NCEA passes anywhere regardless of which school they attend, says Canterbury-Westland Secondary Principals' Association chairman Neil Wilkinson. This was illustrated by the fact that almost all senior pupils at a Timaru state ...

Heat goes on school programme (11:12)

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CloseUp
Patrick Walsh from the Secondary Principals' Association talked to Close Up about the…

School of the Week: Papamoa College - The Bay of Plenty Times

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URL: School of the Week: Papamoa College The Bay of Plenty Times If you come knocking and the the staff at Papamoa College are not in the classroom or their offices, you might find them vacuum cleaning the floors of the school office and classrooms. No, they're not the school cleaners, but they will get their hands ...

schools face staff cuts - Stuff.co.nz

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Avondale School principal Mark Scown said 30 to 40 per cent of pupils had yet to return to schools in the eastern suburbs after the February 22 earthquake and about 10 per cent had indicated they would never return. He said money was allocated to ...

Massey names its top teachers for 2011 - Massey News (press release)

Massey News (press release)

URL: Massey names its top teachers for 2011 Massey News (press release) Dr Mark Henrickson, from the School of Health and Social Services in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, has a portfolio that documents a commitment to social work education based on 20 years experience as a clinician and manager in health ...