Bard Wired: Changes to PLD for Schools

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“Te Toi Tupu - Leading Learning Network consortium (CORE Education, The University of Waikato, Cognition Education, The New Zealand Council for Educational Research and Waikato Tainui) are providers of professional development and ...

National goes into hiding on national standards - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
National are so desperate to hide bad news about National Standards they are now finding any means possible not to release information to the public, Labour's Education spokesperson Sue Moroney says. "Minister of Education Anne Tolley's attempts to ...

Teachers delve into 'big issues' - Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
National standards were the hot topic at an education meeting that attracted 80 teaching staff from the lower North Island yesterday. "We are looking at the big issues in line with the election," New Zealand Education Institute (NZEI) communications ...

Schools defy Govt over national standards - 3News NZ

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URL: Schools defy Govt over national standards 3News NZ A group of school Boards of Trustees opposed to National Standards says a survey it has done shows one third of schools are refusing to implement the standards this year. Principals from just under half of all primary and intermediate schools responded ...

Schools ignore request for achievement targets - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
The charters are expected to include targets based on the national standards in reading, writing and maths. The ministry says it has received 788 charters. Of the 580 it has analysed, 90% include targets based on national standards. ...

Govt Panicking With National Standards “Marketing” - Newsy | Newsy

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Govt Panicking With National Standards “Marketing” The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the government has launched what amounts to a National Standards marketing campaign, showing it is clearly on the back foot over the ...

National Standards – another good reason for Independent Schools ...

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It has been quiet on the National Standards front for a while – you could be excused for thinking that after initial resistance, National Standards were now an accepted part on the educational landscape. They are not. ...

Call for Pacific education plan

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Poor university entrance rates among Pacific Island pupils have prompted calls for a national strategy to address their under-performance.

See also: The Dominion Post, 21 April 2011, A10.

Schools can't fix teen drinking problems alone - Principals - TVNZ

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URL: Schools can't fix teen drinking problems alone - Principals TVNZ Principals think changes to alcohol laws would do more to prevent teenage binge drinking than education. The comments follow the release of the final coroner's report into the death of teenager James Webster. Webster died from acute alcohol poisoning ...

National Education Qualification for In-Home Educators

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PORSE, New Zealand’s largest provider of in-home childcare, said today it will campaign for a “fit for purpose” qualification for educators who provide in-home childcare. PORSE Managing Director Jenny Yule said in-home is now the fastest growing ...

Self review tool for schools: focus on students achieving below curriculum expectations in Literacy (years 1-8)

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This self-review tool is one of the review tools designed by the MOE to support schools to better understand what they need to achieve and what they should focus on next.

Lack of apprentices hurting traditional trades - Southland Times

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Southland Times
Southern Group Training Trust general manager Glenys McKenzie said it was a problem that had been around for the past 15 years and was difficult to fix. "We don't have a skilled workforce in the numbers that we need. "In a lot of trades the average age ...

Girls charged over Southland school attack - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
A 15-year-old pupil was attacked while she was having her lunch last Wednesday, Sergeant Sharee Winsloe, of Gore, said. The victim was punched and kicked 25 to 35 times about the head and body and required medical treatment for a suspected injury to ...

University signs partnership with Air New Zealand - Massey News (press release)

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URL: University signs partnership with Air New Zealand Massey News (press release) Aviation students at the University will be among the first in line for commercial airline pilot jobs with Air New Zealand thanks to a new partnership launched today. The University's School of Aviation has been selected to partner with the national ...

School's library for all - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: School's library for all Auckland stuff.co.nz SCHOOL'S IN: Senior teacher Krisen Naidoo shows Kelvin Road School students around the school's new community library which is now open for parents and children to use. School is back in session for the parents at Kelvin Road School – well, ...

Straight A report card for UCOL teachers

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UCOL academic staff members have received straight As in an assessment by their students. UCOL’s annual Student Satisfaction Survey, covering teaching, student support, facilities and costs at all three campuses, has produced A ratings – for Very Satisfactory ...

Building skills shortage imminent - TVNZ

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URL: Building skills shortage imminent TVNZ New Zealand needs more than double the number of workers currently working in the industry in the medium term, the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) said. Chief executive Ruma Karaitiana said the boom and bust nature of ...