Wednesday, May 11, 2011

PM presents inaugural award to top scholar - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Christ's College student David Bellamy is the inaugural winner of the Prime Minister's Award for Academic Excellence. Prime Minister John Key presented the award at the Top Scholar Award ceremony at Government House today. The Prime Minister's Award ...

Surveys coincide with International Nurses Day - Massey News (press release)



Massey News (press release)

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Massey News (press release)
An international online survey to track the workforce patterns of newly-graduated registered nurses involves around 400 nurses from Massey University, Auckland University of Technology, the Universities of Auckland, Queensland, Dublin and the ... and more »

University Appoints Next Research Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The University of Otago has selected the head of one of New Zealand's most renowned research institutes to take up the senior leadership role for research at the University. University Appoints Next Research Deputy Vice-Chancellor The University of ... and more »

Second year of strong financial performance

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Unitec Institute of Technology will be investing in better infrastructure, opening a new campus in Albany and continuing to push forward innovation in teaching and learning after making a surplus of $8.8 million in 2010.

Student leaders call for changes to education strategy - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Student leaders representing Massey University's 16000 distance students are calling on the Government to review its five-year Tertiary Education Strategy to make tertiary education more accessible, particularly for adult students who study ...

New He Kākano video resources now online

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He Kākano is a significant new in-depth professional learning programme for secondary and area school leadership teams. The programme focuses on growing culturally responsive pedagogical school leadership. Now well underway, the programme has developed a number of excellent resources that are of relevance to all school leaders. A series of videos that examine key areas like collecting and using school data, school engagement and transforming learning relationships will be of particular interest. Go to He Kākano video resources

New school support staff resources

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Support staff make up almost a third of New Zealand’s schooling workforce. They include teacher aides, librarians, ICT managers and staff, administrative staff, and student and whānau support workers. This new page on Educational Leaders contains the report School Support Staff: Collectively Making Resources Count commissioned by the Support Staff Working Group (SSWG), and seven case studies of schools that use effective management practices for their support staff. Go to report and case studies

Christchurch teachers could face job cuts as enrolments down

"Schools in the quake-damaged eastern suburbs of Christchurch could lose staff and face budget cuts."
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Tolley wants to close Kawerau schools - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
300 people from the Eastern Bay of Plenty are going to Parliament to try to stop the closure of a small town school. Education Minister Anne Tolley has given her preferred option for the reorganisation of schools in Kawerau, ...

Cost cutting hits Kawerau schools - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The decision to close three of six schools in Kawerau represents a misjudgement which places cost cutting above quality education and public consultation, says Labour's List MP based in Rotorua Steve Chadwick. “Bowing down to cost-cutting measures ... and more »

Government to negotiate state integration for Wanganui Collegiate - National Business Review



Wanganui Chronicle
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National Business Review
“Wanganui Collegiate is one of the oldest schools in New Zealand, having been established in 1854. It is the only seven day co-educational boarding school in the North Island south of Hamilton. It is also a major contributor to the Wanganui economy. ...

Law should get tough on school bullies, say principals - Stuff.co.nz

URL: Law should get tough on school bullies, say principals
Stuff.co.nz
Increasing female violence has contributed to a jump in the number of assaults at schools and educational institutes, says a principals' representative who is advocating prison terms for repeat student offenders. The number of recorded offences of ... and more »

Half of the Christchurch pupils stay - Otago Daily Times



Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
Nearly half of the Christchurch pupils who enrolled in Otago schools following the magnitude-6.3 earthquake in February, have stayed in the South, Ministry of Education statistics show. At the height of the exodus, ... and more »