New Zealand Principals’ Federation conference

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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...

Pay deal brings certainty for students

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Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has praised secondary school teachers for voting to accept a new pay agreement. “This will give certainty and peace of mind to students, parents and teachers,” says Mrs Tolley. “It removes the threat of further industrial action, and we can now concentrate on raising achievement levels and giving every student the chance to reach their potential...

Principals not confident - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
The Government is being urged to wake up, after a vote of no confidence in National Standards. The Principals' Federation passed the vote at its conference in Wellington yesterday. Members had just heard an address from Education Minister Anne Tolley. ...

Principals not confident - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
The Government is being urged to wake up, after a vote of no confidence in National Standards. The Principals' Federation passed the vote at its conference in Wellington yesterday. Members had just heard an address from Education Minister Anne Tolley. ...

Standards debacle - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
I completely agree with the comments made by Mr Berezowski in response to the continued national standards debacle. I have a 10-year-old nephew who was born at 26 weeks and has had to overcome various health and learning difficulties, again beyond his ...

Government can't ignore vote of no confidence in National Standards

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A vote of no confidence in National Standards and current education policy should serve as a wake up call to the government that it can't continue to ignore the voice of those at the chalkface, says the education sector union, NZEI Te Riu Roa.

Educating the Dragon

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Cathy Wylie is a Chief Researcher at NZCER, and is currently the J.D. Stout fellow at Victoria University. She has led the Competent Learners' project as it has followed a sample of students from the wider Wellington region from their ..."

Education Faculty secures TLRI funding « Faculty of Education

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The New Zealand Council for Educational Research co-ordinates the fund and its associated research programme on behalf of the Ministry of Education. The Waikato based TRLI projects include: Learning journeys from early childhood into ...

Pay deal brings certainty for students - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“This will give certainty and peace of mind to students, parents and teachers,” says Mrs Tolley. “It removes the threat of further industrial action, and we can now concentrate on raising achievement levels and giving every student the chance to reach ...

Secondary teachers reach settlement - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Secondary teachers reach settlement Stuff.co.nz Secondary school teachers have today reached a realistic settlement in an "earthquake-stricken economy", their union says. The Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) and the Ministry of Education had been negotiating since last year in an acrimonious ...

Secondary teachers' agreement ratified - TVNZ

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TVNZ
Post Primary Teachers' Association members have ratified a collective agreement with the Ministry of Education with 86% support. PPTA president Robin Duff said teachers would see pay scale increases of up to 3%, a one-off lump sum payment, ...

Secretary welcomes ratification

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Secretary for Education Karen Sewell has welcomed ratification of the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA)

Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement Ratified

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Post Primary Teachers’ Association members ratified a collective agreement with the Ministry of Education with 86 percent support.

Three Ps boost school hopes - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
A Government announcement that two high schools planned for Auckland will be built in public-private partnerships has raised the possibility a long-awaited high school in Hamilton suburb Rototuna could be developed under the same model. ...

Plan to put teachers in classrooms after weeks of training

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Would you be happy for your children to be taught by teachers who have had just six weeks training?

NZC Update issue 7

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This Update focuses on findings from Te Kotahitanga and highlights how this programme is producing positive gains for Māori students by influencing leadership, teaching, and learning in participating schools.

NZC Update issue 7 (PDF, 1 MB)

Mandarin squeezed in tight school curriculum - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Politicians and industry leaders may point to where our future lies but New Zealand schools, for the most part, seem in no hurry to get there. Prime Minister John Key last year complained that the number of secondary school students ...

Critical report leads to manager - Northern Advocate

Northern Advocate

URL: Critical report leads to manager Northern Advocate A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Whangarei's biggest secondary school, Kamo High School, after a report highlighted falling student achievement rates, poor attendance and a rise in suspensions. Chris Saunders was appointed statutory ...

Fast-track Teacher Education Programmes Will Result In Undercooked Teachers - Voxy

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Voxy
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is asking the government to explain how putting undercooked teachers into classrooms will help support high quality teaching and move the education of New Zealanders forward. The government is backing the ...

'legal drugs' give schools testing times - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
"Police would be involved, parents would also be involved and if a stand down or suspension occurred, it would be on the grounds that it's a harmful or dangerous example to other students at school," Waitara High School principal Jenny Gellen said. ...

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 ...

Six weeks training envisaged for new teachers - Radio New Zealand

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URL: Six weeks training envisaged for new teachers Radio New Zealand Secondary schools could next year be asked to employ teachers who have only six weeks training. A trust is working with the University of Auckland to set up a domestic version of an international scheme which it says will attract top graduates to ...

State schools left in the cold - Timaru Herald

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Timaru Herald
Two integrated secondary schools in Timaru have been allowed to increase their rolls since 2008, in spite of Education Ministry warnings that the district's state schools could suffer as a result. Documents obtained by the Herald show the ministry ...

Papanui High School looks for new head

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Papanui High School looks for new head Papanui High School is preparing to move ahead on the next stage of its development with the appointment in August of a new Principal. The co-educational secondary school in Langdons Rd will capitalise on ...

Training offer for teens - The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
Initially run by Kawerau College, the scheme offered 30 training positions, 15 in the carpentry side of the building and construction industry, and 15 in metalwork. When the college pulled out, Metal Tech Education in Kawerau took on the 15 metal ...

Newest generation shines at top of the class - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Chinese students at Auckland University favour engineering, business, music and medicine or pharmacy. Photo / Greg Bowker If education is our future, Chinese minds will be prominent in shaping New Zealand's destiny. ...