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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. Kia Orana, Talofa lava. Taloha Ni, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Ni sa bula vinaka, Malo e lelei.
Good morning everyone. It’s now more than six weeks since a devastating earthquake struck Christchurch. It didn’t just change the physical landscape - it also altered the education landscape. I’ve seen for myself the heart-breaking damage – and the sheer scale of it demanded swift decisions and out of the box thinking from everyone in the education sector...
Monday, April 11, 2011
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This new report was developed in conjunction with the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Ministry for Science and Innovation. It used research commissioned from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. ...
This new report was developed in conjunction with the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Ministry for Science and Innovation. It used research commissioned from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. ...
Tolley: National Standards opposition can wait till election
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The Minister of Education, Anne Tolley, says school principals can voice their opposition to National Standards at this year's general election.
The Minister of Education, Anne Tolley, says school principals can voice their opposition to National Standards at this year's general election.
Principals' Federation votes against national standards
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More than 700 primary school principals have almost unanimously passed a vote of no confidence in the Government's national standards.
More than 700 primary school principals have almost unanimously passed a vote of no confidence in the Government's national standards.
John Key must act to restore confidence of education leaders - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: John Key must act to restore confidence of education leaders
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
With the decision by the New Zealand Principals Federation to pass a vote of no-confidence in he National Government's, National Standards policy and Minister Anne Tolley, John Key can no longer ignore this situation Labour Education spokesperson Sue ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
With the decision by the New Zealand Principals Federation to pass a vote of no-confidence in he National Government's, National Standards policy and Minister Anne Tolley, John Key can no longer ignore this situation Labour Education spokesperson Sue ...
Principals 'fail' education minister - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: Principals 'fail' education minister New Zealand Herald The New Zealand Principals Federation yesterday passed a vote of no confidence in the Education Minister and her national standards policy. At their annual conference in Wellington, 750 principals passed the motion that they had ... |
Principals federation vote against national standards - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Principals federation vote against national standards Otago Daily Times Education Minister Anne Tolley is dismissing the Principals' Federation vote of no confidence in National Standards, saying it comes from a single-issue political lobby group. Mrs Tolley spoke to the principals' conference yesterday and immediately ... |
Principals told to oppose national standards at election - Radio New Zealand
Otago Daily Times | URL: Principals told to oppose national standards at election Radio New Zealand Education Minister Anne Tolley says school principals can oppose the Government's national standards in reading, writing and maths at this year's general election. But, in the meantime, she says schools must continue implementing the standards. ... |
Principals lose confidence in govt education policy - TVNZ
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TVNZ
Simpson said Education Minister Anne Tolley addressed the principals saying National Standards are the best way to lift student achievement. He said that is in stark contrast to the address by overseas experts who say that is not the case. ...
TVNZ
Simpson said Education Minister Anne Tolley addressed the principals saying National Standards are the best way to lift student achievement. He said that is in stark contrast to the address by overseas experts who say that is not the case. ...
Principals federation vote against national standards | Otago ...
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Education Minister Anne Tolley is dismissing the Principals' Federation vote of no confidence in National Standards, saying it comes from a single-issue political lobby group.
Education Minister Anne Tolley is dismissing the Principals' Federation vote of no confidence in National Standards, saying it comes from a single-issue political lobby group.
Principals Federation urges rejection of national standards - Radio New Zealand
URL: Principals Federation urges rejection of national standards
Radio New Zealand
The Principals Federation has called on its members to reject the Government's national standards in reading, writing and maths. President Peter Simpson told the federation's conference in Wellington on Saturday morning that the standards are purely ...
Radio New Zealand
The Principals Federation has called on its members to reject the Government's national standards in reading, writing and maths. President Peter Simpson told the federation's conference in Wellington on Saturday morning that the standards are purely ...
Speech: Tolley - Principals' Federation conference - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Speech: Tolley - Principals' Federation conference
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
And National Standards are a tool to make sure this happens. I'd like to read a National Standards email I received from a board of trustees chairperson just this week. “Our principal has led the implementation seamlessly and I would say we have found ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
And National Standards are a tool to make sure this happens. I'd like to read a National Standards email I received from a board of trustees chairperson just this week. “Our principal has led the implementation seamlessly and I would say we have found ...
Principals lose confidence in govt education policy - TVNZ
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TVNZ
President Peter Simpson said principals have reached a point of despair as they feel their concerns about National Standards have been ignored. Simpson said Education Minister Anne Tolley addressed the principals saying National Standards are the best ...
TVNZ
President Peter Simpson said principals have reached a point of despair as they feel their concerns about National Standards have been ignored. Simpson said Education Minister Anne Tolley addressed the principals saying National Standards are the best ...
Education system criticised after quake - 3News NZ
3News NZ | URL: Education system criticised after quake 3News NZ Christchurch students will have to reach the new national standards, just like everyone else. But if principals had their way they wouldn't even be benchmarks. A closed-door vote today, of more than 700 principals, was almost unanimously against the ... |
Opposition to national standards not getting any stronger - Tolley - Radio New Zealand
3News NZ | URL: Opposition to national standards not getting any stronger - Tolley Radio New Zealand Education Minister Anne Tolley does not believe opposition against national standards in reading, writing and maths is getting any stronger, despite a vote of no confidence in the policy by the Principals Federation. About 700 principals from the ... |
John Key must act to restore confidence of education leaders - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: John Key must act to restore confidence of education leaders
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
With the decision by the New Zealand Principals Federation to pass a vote of no-confidence in he National Government's, National Standards policy and Minister Anne Tolley, John Key can no longer ignore this situation Labour Education spokesperson Sue ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
With the decision by the New Zealand Principals Federation to pass a vote of no-confidence in he National Government's, National Standards policy and Minister Anne Tolley, John Key can no longer ignore this situation Labour Education spokesperson Sue ...
Science cut for National Standards | Science & Technology
URL: Science cut for National Standards | Science & Technology
Science cut for National Standards There are concerns by the NZEI that science is being pushed out of the classroom to make way for National Standards in.
Science cut for National Standards There are concerns by the NZEI that science is being pushed out of the classroom to make way for National Standards in.
Govt can't ignore vote of no confidence in National Standard : 9th ...
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9th April 2011 For Immediate Release Government canâ ™t ignore vote of no confidence in National Standards A vote of no confidence in National Standards and current education policy should serve ...
9th April 2011 For Immediate Release Government canâ ™t ignore vote of no confidence in National Standards A vote of no confidence in National Standards and current education policy should serve ...
Grumpy Educators: Education Reform: Questions Raised
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The Heritage Foundation points to the federal overreach in the development of national standards. A few states have not signed on and question the need to adopt national academic standards. Massachusetts has signed on; however, ...
The Heritage Foundation points to the federal overreach in the development of national standards. A few states have not signed on and question the need to adopt national academic standards. Massachusetts has signed on; however, ...
Hartevelt on Tolley | Kiwiblog
URL: Hartevelt on Tolley | Kiwiblog
She has stared down endless and noisy criticism of her flagship national standards to the point that she is confident enough to show up at this weekend's meeting of the Principals' Federation and tell them all about a controversial new ...
She has stared down endless and noisy criticism of her flagship national standards to the point that she is confident enough to show up at this weekend's meeting of the Principals' Federation and tell them all about a controversial new ...
Media People: Handy Tips
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Attached and below, NZPF press release on today's vote of no confidence in the government's education policy - National Standards 750 Principals vote 'No Confidence' in National Standards Policy Immediately following an address by the ...
Attached and below, NZPF press release on today's vote of no confidence in the government's education policy - National Standards 750 Principals vote 'No Confidence' in National Standards Policy Immediately following an address by the ...
Girls beat boys again in NCEA results - Nelson Mail
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Nelson Mail
Nelson girls once again outperformed their male counterparts when it came to NCEA results last year, with the achievement gap particularly wide in year 13. The results, released from the New Zealand Qualification Authority last week, ...
Nelson Mail
Nelson girls once again outperformed their male counterparts when it came to NCEA results last year, with the achievement gap particularly wide in year 13. The results, released from the New Zealand Qualification Authority last week, ...
Schools face roll explosion - New Zealand Herald
URL: Schools face roll explosion
New Zealand Herald
An extra 30000 children are predicted to turn up in Auckland primary, intermediate and high school classrooms over the coming decade. A new Education Ministry report, on the Western Bays area in Auckland, foreshadows the issue and the Government is ...
New Zealand Herald
An extra 30000 children are predicted to turn up in Auckland primary, intermediate and high school classrooms over the coming decade. A new Education Ministry report, on the Western Bays area in Auckland, foreshadows the issue and the Government is ...
Davis slams school privatisation - Waatea News
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Waatea News
Labour's Associate Education spokesperson says the government's decision to use public private partnerships to build two schools in the prime minister's Hobsonville electorate won't improve educational outcomes. The primary and secondary school will be ...
Waatea News
Labour's Associate Education spokesperson says the government's decision to use public private partnerships to build two schools in the prime minister's Hobsonville electorate won't improve educational outcomes. The primary and secondary school will be ...
Bullying not 'major issue' at Wakatipu - Otago Daily Times
URL: Bullying not 'major issue' at Wakatipu
Otago Daily Times
Ms Cooper said two pupils had been suspended this year over bullying but it was not seen as a "major issue" at the school. "As a community we have to collectively take action to take a stand against power and control behaviour and to build resilience ...
Otago Daily Times
Ms Cooper said two pupils had been suspended this year over bullying but it was not seen as a "major issue" at the school. "As a community we have to collectively take action to take a stand against power and control behaviour and to build resilience ...
Science educator recommends engaging Maori pupils - Waatea News
URL: Science educator recommends engaging Maori pupils
Waatea News
Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, the Prime Minister's Chief Ccience Advisor, says Maori and Pacific students are under-achieving in the subject. He says that needs to be addressed at primary school level and carried on through the education system. ...
Waatea News
Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, the Prime Minister's Chief Ccience Advisor, says Maori and Pacific students are under-achieving in the subject. He says that needs to be addressed at primary school level and carried on through the education system. ...
Enforced cuddles no cure for age-old bullying issue - New Zealand Herald
URL: Enforced cuddles no cure for age-old bullying issue
New Zealand Herald
Actually, I'm with the schools on this bullying issue. In general, kids don't learn bullying at school, not the seriously violent kind. They learn that at home. That is criminal behaviour and should be dealt with outside the education system. ...
New Zealand Herald
Actually, I'm with the schools on this bullying issue. In general, kids don't learn bullying at school, not the seriously violent kind. They learn that at home. That is criminal behaviour and should be dealt with outside the education system. ...
Māpihi Pounamu financial support scheme
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Māpihi Pounamu financial support scheme key information
Māpihi Pounamu financial support scheme key information
Christchurch schools say site-sharing is working well
URL: Christchurch schools say site-sharing is working well
The Christchurch schools forced to share classrooms after the February quake are making the most of a tricky situation.
The Christchurch schools forced to share classrooms after the February quake are making the most of a tricky situation.
Ideas for 10 April 2011: the Maori Economy
URL: Ideas for 10 April 2011: the Maori Economy
Chris Laidlaw and Jeremy Rose explore the growing importance and evolution of the Maori economy.
Chris Laidlaw and Jeremy Rose explore the growing importance and evolution of the Maori economy.
Wendy Pye
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Pioneering exporter of NZ online educational products and probably this country's most successful international salesperson; no Pye in the Sky.
Pioneering exporter of NZ online educational products and probably this country's most successful international salesperson; no Pye in the Sky.
Adult education back on the political arena - TVNZ
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TVNZ
Otumoetai College was the hub of adult education in Tauranga for 44 years, but its classrooms are now empty in the evening, and staff like Sue Hawkins are put out of work. "Your local secondary school, with all its wonderful assets and courses, ...
TVNZ
Otumoetai College was the hub of adult education in Tauranga for 44 years, but its classrooms are now empty in the evening, and staff like Sue Hawkins are put out of work. "Your local secondary school, with all its wonderful assets and courses, ...
Hawke's Bay schools get A for effort in NCEA results - Hawke's Bay Today
URL: Hawke's Bay schools get A for effort in NCEA results
Hawke's Bay Today
Hawke's Bay schools have improved their performance in NCEA, with some of last year's poorest performers turning their results around. Flaxmere College and Tamatea High School both showed strong improvements, with Flaxmere more than doubling their 2009 ...
Hawke's Bay Today
Hawke's Bay schools have improved their performance in NCEA, with some of last year's poorest performers turning their results around. Flaxmere College and Tamatea High School both showed strong improvements, with Flaxmere more than doubling their 2009 ...
'Derision of gays made me suicidal' - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
It was neither boarding school nor King's College that was the problem. "It's society in general," Denis said. King's College had a difficult year last year, when three students died - one in his sleep, one after falling from a motorway over-bridge, ...
New Zealand Herald
It was neither boarding school nor King's College that was the problem. "It's society in general," Denis said. King's College had a difficult year last year, when three students died - one in his sleep, one after falling from a motorway over-bridge, ...
Oxford Uni comes to Chch's rescue - Newstalk ZB
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Newstalk ZB
The disruption the Christchurch earthquake has caused to some of the country's top students is turning into the opportunity of a lifetime. Twelve PhD students and 31 honours graduates are to spend eight weeks living at an Oxford college, and studying ...
Newstalk ZB
The disruption the Christchurch earthquake has caused to some of the country's top students is turning into the opportunity of a lifetime. Twelve PhD students and 31 honours graduates are to spend eight weeks living at an Oxford college, and studying ...
Prime Minister Turns Storyteller For Otara Kids - Voxy
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Voxy
Running since 2005, the event is coordinated by the Otara Boards' Forum Inc., a non-profit organisation with an educational focus. Its vision is "Building Education in Otara" and it currently works with the majority of Otara schools. ...
Voxy
Running since 2005, the event is coordinated by the Otara Boards' Forum Inc., a non-profit organisation with an educational focus. Its vision is "Building Education in Otara" and it currently works with the majority of Otara schools. ...
School of the Week: Golden Sands School - The Bay of Plenty Times
 The Bay of Plenty Times | URL: School of the Week: Golden Sands School The Bay of Plenty Times With just 90 students led by 11 staff, this quaint little school has a homely feel and that's what Ms Taylor says is one of the school's points of difference. "We've worked really hard on creating the heart and culture of this school, because without ... |
Kiwi woman takes on 750 years of British tradition - TVNZ
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TVNZ
New Zealander Felicity Lusk turned 750 years of British tradition on its head when she was appointed the first headmistress of an elite British public boys school. Lusk was up against 50 contenders for the job - 49 of Britain's best, and all of them ...
TVNZ
New Zealander Felicity Lusk turned 750 years of British tradition on its head when she was appointed the first headmistress of an elite British public boys school. Lusk was up against 50 contenders for the job - 49 of Britain's best, and all of them ...
Learning Media acquires another Wellington educational company - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Learning Media acquires another Wellington educational company
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Learning Media Limited of Wellington has finalised an agreement with CWA New Media to acquire its business, bringing together two leaders in education resource and professional development services. “Everyone in both companies – managers and staff ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Learning Media Limited of Wellington has finalised an agreement with CWA New Media to acquire its business, bringing together two leaders in education resource and professional development services. “Everyone in both companies – managers and staff ...
Hungry children 'a sign of the times' - The Bay of Plenty Times
 The Bay of Plenty Times | URL: Hungry children 'a sign of the times' The Bay of Plenty Times Western Bay children are going to school hungry and without lunches as rising food and petrol prices hit families in the pocket. Last week the Bay of Plenty Times Weekend reported that a starving Western Bay child was so hungry that he ate a cockroach. ... |
Millions spent fixing seven Bay schools - The Bay of Plenty Times
 The Bay of Plenty Times | URL: Millions spent fixing seven Bay schools The Bay of Plenty Times Mount Maunganui College principal Terry Collett inside the school gym under repair. Photo / Mark Mckeown. At least seven Western Bay schools have been caught up in the leaky-building saga and face a repair bill of millions of dollars. ... |
Sp: Turia to Taumarunui High School Year 9 & 10 Students - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Sp: Turia to Taumarunui High School Year 9 & 10 Students
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Less than a month ago a letter came onto my desk from a teacher at Taumarunui High School, asking If I might consider her request and come visit this school. I have to admit I get huge piles of invitations come across my desk every day and it's always ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Less than a month ago a letter came onto my desk from a teacher at Taumarunui High School, asking If I might consider her request and come visit this school. I have to admit I get huge piles of invitations come across my desk every day and it's always ...
Bad sports
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Kids at Mangere Central school turn up at 8am because there's nothing to do at home or their parents have gone to work. At school, they can at least kick a ball round the school yard for an hour. Pupils at King's School turn up in...
Kids at Mangere Central school turn up at 8am because there's nothing to do at home or their parents have gone to work. At school, they can at least kick a ball round the school yard for an hour. Pupils at King's School turn up in...
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