Combined international education agency to boost sector

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Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says a new Crown Agency to improve the way the government supports and encourages international education will also help minimise the impact of the Christchurch earthquake on the sector. 'International education contributes more than $2 billion to our economy and supports about 32,000 jobs but, to this point, efforts to promote growth have been fragmented. “Historically, the international education function has been shared between three agencies – the Ministry of Education, Education New Zealand and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise...

Recruiting and retaining quality teachers

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Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley says improvements to the teaching workforce will be addressed at a two-day forum which gets underway in Wellington tomorrow. “This event is extremely important as we look at ways to improve the quality of teaching, retain great teachers and lift student achievement,” says Mrs Tolley. “Representatives from right across the education sector will discuss a range of recommendations, following over 900 submissions from teachers, principals, sector groups and the public.”...

Hobsonville schools PPP will bring wider benefits

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Bill English | Education
The Government intends to commission two new schools in Hobsonville that will be designed, financed, built and maintained under a public-private partnership, Infrastructure Minister Bill English, Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Rodney Hide announced today. The Government will now seek formal expressions of interest from market participants for new primary and secondary schools at Hobsonville Point, north-west of Auckland. Subject to satisfactory bids, the schools will be the first built in New Zealand under a PPP...

'Ramming through' claim over public-private schools - Stuff.co.nz

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"Schools and communities want and expect 24/7 access to school buildings and facilities, as well as the ability to control what happens in them. That access should be non-negotiable and never put at risk." Green Party education spokeswoman Catherine ...

Government rams through New Zealand's first PPP in education - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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URL: Government rams through New Zealand's first PPP in education Scoop.co.nz (press release) The government has just announced that it intends to commission two new schools in Hobsonville that will be designed, financed, built and maintained under a public private partnership. “This represents a huge shift in New Zealand's educational ...

Hobsonville schools to be built under public-private partnership - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Hobsonville will be home to two schools built by the private sector. Photo / Richard Robinson Two new schools planned for Hobsonville will be the guinea pigs for National's hopes of extending public-private partnerships into the ...

Government rams through New Zealand’s first PPP in education

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The education sector union says the government is ramming through the country’s first public private partnership in education and it’s taxpayers and school communities who will wear the risk.

Profit-driven public-private schools not ideal - NZEI

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New Zealand's educational landscape is in for a change.

NCEA Leeway Begs Questions Regarding National Standards - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling on the government to explain why it is giving leeway to Christchurch secondary schools over NCEA but won't do the same for primary schools and National Standards. The New Zealand Qualifications ...

Alarm as science falls victim to national standards - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Labour's Research, Science and Technology spokesperson David Shearer says he is alarmed, but not surprised, by reports that science education is being pushed out of classrooms to make way for National Standards in numeracy and literacy. ...

National Standards push science teaching even further into the background

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The education sector union NZEI TE Riu Roa says the government’s narrow focus on National Standards in numeracy and literacy will push the teaching of science even further into the background.

NCEA leeway begs questions over unfair approach to National Standards in Christchurch

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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling on the government to explain why it is giving leeway to Christchurch secondary schools over NCEA but won’t do the same for primary schools and National Standards.

Schools need resources not letters to address bullying

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If the government wants to lay down the law to schools on bullying it should be prepared to take action itself and offer some meaningful assistance, says the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa.

NZQA moves judged as fair - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: NZQA moves judged as fair Stuff.co.nz They include allowing pupils to be assessed against fewer National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) credits than may have been planned. A derived-grade process would be established for external assessment and teachers would be able to ...

Science education vital to business - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Science education vital to business Stuff.co.nz The report says while New Zealand produces world-leading science stars, the school system is dogged by'' a long trail of under achievement.'' Radical changes are needed in the way schools teach science if New Zealand is to become a ''smart nation,'' ...

looking ahead: science education for the 21st century - Sciblogs (blog)

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URL: looking ahead: science education for the 21st century Sciblogs (blog) There's a comment in this report that [a] well prepared primary school teacher will integrate excitement about the natural world and scientific forms of thinking into literacy and numeracy teaching, and into general educational processes. ...

Innovative degree a response to science needs

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Massey University will back the call by the Government’s chief science adviser to boost science education, Vice Chancellor Steve Maharey says. The University announced today that, from next year, it is offering an exciting new science degree based on ...

Training providers awarded quality mark AgExcel - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Agriculture ITO (AgITO) has announced the first four training providers to be awarded agricultural training quality mark, AgExcel, for the quality of their associated agricultural training programmes. The providers are Agriculture New Zealand, ...

Lack of digital literacy in teens to be addressed - TechDay.co.nz

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TechDay.co.nz
"ICT in the classroom is proven to lift student engagement, performance and accelerate educational learning,” added Evan Blackman, Education Sector Manager, Microsoft New Zealand. "Microsoft has a real opportunity to ensure all students leave school ...

New agency to promote international education - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
A new agency is being set up to promote international education, the Government said today. It would be running by September and take over functions currently held by the Ministry of Education, Education New Zealand and NZ Trade and Enterprise, ...

Creation of a Crown Agent for International Education

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This Regulatory Impact Statement: Creation of a Crown Agent for International Education has been drafted by the Ministry of Education, according to the requirements set out in the Cabinet Guide...

Setting controls on fees for student services

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This statement provides an analysis of alternative options for setting controls on fees for student services (i.e. compulsory fees paid by students for non-academic services)...

Student loan and allowance administration

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Provides an analysis of proposed amendments to the Education Act 1989 (the Act) intended to strengthen MSD's ability to administer student loans and allowances...

E-learning a powerful tool for teaching the arts

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Learning in dance and drama has traditionally involved face-to-face tuition, but that may change following Victoria University research into the potential of online tuition. Research by Victoria’s Faculty of Education shows students may be able ...

Increasing awareness of food safety & nutrition in Schools

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This year’s edition of the School Canteen Guide to Food Safety and Nutrition is set for release this month by Pro Visual Publishing. Produced in conjunction with the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA), the guide aims to increase food safety ...

Te Reo online journal takes off

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An online academic journal published solely in Te Reo is to be launched next week [Thursday April 14] at the University of Waikato.

200 pupils excluded for over a month - Stuff.co.nz

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Almost 200 pupils under 16 have been effectively expelled, with nowhere to go, for more than a month. One of them has been lost by the Education Ministry and has been out of school since August 2009. As of March 23, nine pupils under the age of 10 ...

Pupil maps Masterton stories - Wairarapa Times Age

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URL: Pupil maps Masterton stories Wairarapa Times Age The Masterton Intermediate School student found Street Stories, a book published by the archives which details the stories behind Masterton streets, when every student at the school was given an assignment to research something from Wairarapa's past or ...

Boys' college backs gay, straight students - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Boys' college backs gay, straight students Stuff.co.nz Nelson College is believed to have made history by becoming the first all-boys' school in New Zealand to have a support group for gay and straight students. The announcement came at an assembly yesterday, where Olympic speed skater and gay role model ...

Parents can log in to check on pupil progress - Wanganui Chronicle

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URL: Parents can log in to check on pupil progress Wanganui Chronicle National standards reports, absences, school reports and learning steps are among the information available to parents. Parents will also be able to message teachers with any questions or concerns. Edward Minnell, ICT facilitator for Tawhero and Keith ...

Family link helps with enrolment rule change - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Family link helps with enrolment rule change New Zealand Herald Children now have a better chance of attending their parents' old high school, following a change in out-of-zone enrolment rules. The news has been welcomed by many schools, who say family history and tradition is important and it ...

Flash mob fun surprises school - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: Flash mob fun surprises school Auckland stuff.co.nz FLASHDANCE: Students from Papakura High School were surprised with a flash mob dance at their school assembly. There were smiles all round during assembly at Papakura High School last week when 50 students spontaneously broke out into a synchronised ...

Kura Reo moves from Christchurch to Ōtaki

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Senior staff from Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki have agreed to host the last of four nation wide Kura Reo (total immersion language course) which was to have taken place in Christchurch this year from 17-21 April 2011.