URL: Nervous Budget wait for educators
There is plenty of apprehension within the education sector as Budget Day draws near.While schools and early childcare organisations have their wish lists, most are realistic that this Budget comes on the back of a recession and...
Monday, May 16, 2011
Study: It's not teacher, but method that matters
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Who is better at teaching difficult physics to a class of more than 250 college students: the highly rated veteran professor using time-tested lecturing, or the inexperienced graduate students interacting with students via devices...
Who is better at teaching difficult physics to a class of more than 250 college students: the highly rated veteran professor using time-tested lecturing, or the inexperienced graduate students interacting with students via devices...
Heat on National's education pledge - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Heat on National's education pledge New Zealand Herald Education was one of the National Party's main campaign planks in 2008 - but it will struggle in this Budget to keep its promise to increase education spending every year above and beyond what was already committed. ... |
New bully claim rocks top school - Stuff.co.nz
 Wanganui Chronicle | URL: New bully claim rocks top school Stuff.co.nz On the warpath: Whanganui mother Pip Houghton-Rountree has taken her son out of New Plymouth Boys' High School after bullying allegations. A leading Taranaki school is embroiled in another bullying controversy after a 13-year-old boarder complained to ... |
Police probe bullying after Wanganui teen removed from school - Wanganui Chronicle
Wanganui Chronicle | URL: Police probe bullying after Wanganui teen removed from school Wanganui Chronicle In his written statement to Whanganui police on May 4, the boy said that while in his dormitory he was constantly being assaulted by a senior student. He said one of the worst instances was in early February when he woke up about 11pm and wanted to go ... |
Cops told of school bully claims - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
In his written statement to Wanganui Police on May 4, the boy said that while in his dormitory he was assaulted by a senior student. He said one of the worst instances was in early February when he woke about 11pm and wanted to go to the toilet. ...
New Zealand Herald
In his written statement to Wanganui Police on May 4, the boy said that while in his dormitory he was assaulted by a senior student. He said one of the worst instances was in early February when he woke about 11pm and wanted to go to the toilet. ...
Sad school system leaves us lacking smarts to save - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Sad school system leaves us lacking smarts to save New Zealand Herald Right now, about 12350 school-leavers who are not in tertiary education are out of work, on welfare. That's one out of every three people under-20, about 27 per cent - the highest since record-keeping began. Why? Some, like Roger Douglas, ... |
Pressure to deliver on education network - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
The fate of a dedicated high-speed network that would let schools teach over the internet and share resources online is expected to be revealed in this week's Budget. Rather than being a separate physical network, the "national education network" (NEN) ...
Stuff.co.nz
The fate of a dedicated high-speed network that would let schools teach over the internet and share resources online is expected to be revealed in this week's Budget. Rather than being a separate physical network, the "national education network" (NEN) ...
Special school gets major funding boost - Southland Times
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Southland Times
The old Waikiwi School will once again be a place of education thanks to a funding boost provided to Ruru Specialist School. Principal Erin Cairns said the creation of a property guide for special schools and a $1.3 million payout to address space ...
Southland Times
The old Waikiwi School will once again be a place of education thanks to a funding boost provided to Ruru Specialist School. Principal Erin Cairns said the creation of a property guide for special schools and a $1.3 million payout to address space ...
Healthy kids start at home - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
Photo / Supplied The leader of a $1.2m university study hopes to make Kiwi parents more healthy by giving their kids "healthy homework". Twenty primary schools in Auckland and Otago are to participate in the Healthy Homework research study run by Dr ...
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Supplied The leader of a $1.2m university study hopes to make Kiwi parents more healthy by giving their kids "healthy homework". Twenty primary schools in Auckland and Otago are to participate in the Healthy Homework research study run by Dr ...
Higher education booming in the Bay - The Bay of Plenty Times
 The Bay of Plenty Times | URL: Higher education booming in the Bay The Bay of Plenty Times The University of Waikato is flourishing in the Western Bay of Plenty, with 15 per cent more students studying at the Tauranga campus in 2011 compared with the same time last year. The university also recorded its ... |
High school teachers face challenging times in Christchurch
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Christchurch high school teachers forced to share classrooms in the wake of Februarys quake are having to squeeze their curriculum in half the amount of time.
Christchurch high school teachers forced to share classrooms in the wake of Februarys quake are having to squeeze their curriculum in half the amount of time.
Brightest teaching talent recognised
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Some of New Zealand’s most outstanding new teaching talent will be acknowledged on Tuesday night as Victoria University celebrates its brightest graduates from the Faculty of Education.
Some of New Zealand’s most outstanding new teaching talent will be acknowledged on Tuesday night as Victoria University celebrates its brightest graduates from the Faculty of Education.
New UCOL Trades programme to help boost trades workforce
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A new introductory trades programme will be available at Whanganui UCOL to help meet the demand for skilled tradespeople.
A new introductory trades programme will be available at Whanganui UCOL to help meet the demand for skilled tradespeople.
Sale sign out for research capabilities
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Victoria University academics in Wellington walked down Kelburn Hill to the CBD in an effort to meet the business community half-way, showcasing their innovations and encouraging them to tap into the university's research capabilities.
Victoria University academics in Wellington walked down Kelburn Hill to the CBD in an effort to meet the business community half-way, showcasing their innovations and encouraging them to tap into the university's research capabilities.
Institute To Help With Training For Christchurch Restoration
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Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) has confirmed the addition of four certificate programme intakes in May, in order to immediately assist with the future demand of trained people to help with the restoration of Christchurch and to meet local demand.
Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) has confirmed the addition of four certificate programme intakes in May, in order to immediately assist with the future demand of trained people to help with the restoration of Christchurch and to meet local demand.
Facebook, Twitter need corporate security policies - Computerworld New Zealand
 Computerworld New Zealand | URL: Facebook, Twitter need corporate security policies Computerworld New Zealand Employees need to know how they can identify themselves in social networks without running afoul of corporate policies, so education is a big part of the solution, Rothke says. Employees need to know whether they have authorization to post on the ... |
Lack of priests threatens schools - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Lack of priests threatens schools The Dominion Post The bell may be tolling for some lower North Island schools and churches, as a nationwide shortage of priests forces the Catholic Archbishop of Wellington to consider their closure. Archbishop John Dew has announced a review into parishes in the ... |
Carr rejects moving university - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch's inner city could become a hub for medical research, sport and recreation, Canterbury University Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr says. Carr, responding to public calls to relocate the university campus to the inner city, said moving the campus ...
Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch's inner city could become a hub for medical research, sport and recreation, Canterbury University Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr says. Carr, responding to public calls to relocate the university campus to the inner city, said moving the campus ...
Statutory manager for Queenstown high school - TVNZ
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TVNZ
Interventions are only made in schools where there is "reasonable grounds to believe there is risk to the operation of the school, or the welfare or educational performance of their students," ministry literature stated. Nicholson said an Education ...
TVNZ
Interventions are only made in schools where there is "reasonable grounds to believe there is risk to the operation of the school, or the welfare or educational performance of their students," ministry literature stated. Nicholson said an Education ...
Kawerau school to fight closure plan - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
The decile 1b school has a roll of 150 students, 95 per cent of whom are Maori, and boasts Health Minister Tony Ryall, lawyer Annette Sykes and New Zealand's Next Top Model winner Danielle Hayes as former pupils. The small Eastern Bay of Plenty town ...
New Zealand Herald
The decile 1b school has a roll of 150 students, 95 per cent of whom are Maori, and boasts Health Minister Tony Ryall, lawyer Annette Sykes and New Zealand's Next Top Model winner Danielle Hayes as former pupils. The small Eastern Bay of Plenty town ...
Battle with boredom gets a boost - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Activity programmes are being created for bored Christchurch secondary school pupils finishing classes early because of site-sharing. Sport Canterbury has applied for $500000 from the Government's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal to run activity hubs ...
Stuff.co.nz
Activity programmes are being created for bored Christchurch secondary school pupils finishing classes early because of site-sharing. Sport Canterbury has applied for $500000 from the Government's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal to run activity hubs ...
NMIT surplus bemuses students - The Nelson Mail
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The Nelson Mail
A strong financial result for 2010 has Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology council members celebrating, but some students wondering whether fee increases and a drop in tutor contact hours this year were necessary. In its 2010 annual report ...
The Nelson Mail
A strong financial result for 2010 has Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology council members celebrating, but some students wondering whether fee increases and a drop in tutor contact hours this year were necessary. In its 2010 annual report ...
Ex-pupil slams plan for school - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Ex-pupil slams plan for school Stuff.co.nz A former pupil subjected to horrific sex abuse at an Auckland school is shocked that a new school for at-risk youths will open on the same site. Education Minister Anne Tolley said she considered the sensitivity surrounding the past offending at the ... |
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A former gang member now grows organic lettuce instead of marijuana, providing Community Max training opportunities to Maori youth.
Budget 2011: Canterbury trades training boost
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Steven Joyce | Budget 2011
Budget 2011 will provide up to $42 million for trades training for the Canterbury region, Tertiary education Minister Steven Joyce says. Funding is being set aside for up to 1500 additional training places as part of a comprehensive cross-agency response to meet additional demand for labour for the reconstruction programme called “Skills for Canterbury”. The Skills for Canterbury package includes:...
Steven Joyce | Budget 2011
Budget 2011 will provide up to $42 million for trades training for the Canterbury region, Tertiary education Minister Steven Joyce says. Funding is being set aside for up to 1500 additional training places as part of a comprehensive cross-agency response to meet additional demand for labour for the reconstruction programme called “Skills for Canterbury”. The Skills for Canterbury package includes:...
Budget gives $42m to train builders - Stuff.co.nz
 Voxy | URL: Budget gives $42m to train builders Stuff.co.nz Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has today announced a new "Skills for Canterbury" package including up to 3000 more construction-related training places in polytechnics around the country, accelerated training programmes and more skills ... |
$42m earmarked for Canterbury trades training - New Zealand Herald
Voxy | URL: $42m earmarked for Canterbury trades training New Zealand Herald Photo / Geoff Sloan Next week's budget will provide up to $42 million for trades training for Canterbury, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says. Mr Joyce said today funding was being set aside for up to 1500 additional training places as part ... |
Schools asked to explain - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Schools asked to explain New Zealand Herald Education Minister Anne Tolley has asked officials for answers after learning that some high schools are cancelling more than half of their pupils' NCEA enrolments before final exams. A Herald on Sunday report last weekend detailed ... |
Manukau Institute Of Technology To Assist With Training For Christchurch ... - Voxy
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Voxy
Budget 2011 will provide up to $42 million for trades training for the Canterbury region to pre-empt the demand of tradespeople expected in two to four years. Certificate programmes introduce students to the skills and knowledge that can lead to ...
Voxy
Budget 2011 will provide up to $42 million for trades training for the Canterbury region to pre-empt the demand of tradespeople expected in two to four years. Certificate programmes introduce students to the skills and knowledge that can lead to ...
City becomes giant classroom for intrepid students - Manawatu Standard
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Manawatu Standard
Palmerston North's city centre has become a giant classroom for a group of Russell St School students. The City Class, led by teacher Jacqui Innes and supervised by James Rea, heads to the city library each Friday before groups of students fan out ...
Manawatu Standard
Palmerston North's city centre has become a giant classroom for a group of Russell St School students. The City Class, led by teacher Jacqui Innes and supervised by James Rea, heads to the city library each Friday before groups of students fan out ...
New perspective on understanding kids - Marlborough Express
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Marlborough Express
He is a guest of the Rural Education Activities Programme Marlborough (REAP) and the Strategies with Kids, Information for Parents (Skip) organisations. He will hold a seminar at Kaikoura High School library on understanding changes to the developing ...
Marlborough Express
He is a guest of the Rural Education Activities Programme Marlborough (REAP) and the Strategies with Kids, Information for Parents (Skip) organisations. He will hold a seminar at Kaikoura High School library on understanding changes to the developing ...
Parents act on teen issues - Nelson Mail
 Nelson Mail | URL: Parents act on teen issues Nelson Mail Parents from all the region's colleges are invited to attend, and are asked to come prepared to share their experiences, concerns and answers. The meeting is on Wednesday, May 25 at the Nelson College for Girls' Hall, 6.45pm for a 7pm performance of ... |
Some support for short jail terms for school bullies - TVNZ
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TVNZ
Association president Patrick Walsh said something needed to be done with bullying in New Zealand secondary school yards getting worse, and increasing by 23% over the past seven years. He said repeat, violent bullies in secondary schools should be ...
TVNZ
Association president Patrick Walsh said something needed to be done with bullying in New Zealand secondary school yards getting worse, and increasing by 23% over the past seven years. He said repeat, violent bullies in secondary schools should be ...
Lads love their boys-only classes - The Daily Post
 The Daily Post | URL: Lads love their boys-only classes The Daily Post Schools across New Zealand are trialing segregated classes in a bid to lift student achievement after principals reported boys learned better without the distraction of girls in the classroom. Rotorua Intermediate introduced its boys-only class, ... |
Hawke's Bay schools meet over new funds - Hawke's Bay Today
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Hawke's Bay Today
"IHC welcomes Government's investment in disabled children's education. This recognises the additional support that many children need to access the curriculum at their local school," she said.
Hawke's Bay Today
"IHC welcomes Government's investment in disabled children's education. This recognises the additional support that many children need to access the curriculum at their local school," she said.
Massey whānau to celebrate Māori academic success - Massey News (press release)
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Massey News (press release)
Dr Lilley (Te Āti Awa, Muaūpoko) completed PhD in Education. His thesis was entitled The information seeking behaviour of Māori secondary school students. Dr Lilley has established that school, social situation and cultural settings, each with their ...
Massey News (press release)
Dr Lilley (Te Āti Awa, Muaūpoko) completed PhD in Education. His thesis was entitled The information seeking behaviour of Māori secondary school students. Dr Lilley has established that school, social situation and cultural settings, each with their ...
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