Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has announced $43.7 million for services for children in care as part of the Government’s focus on children. My heart sings when I think about the massive investment we are putting into some of our most vulnerable children,” says Ms Bennett. Our youth justice system and jails contain individuals who were abused and neglected as children, so putting resources into this vulnerable group is vital...
Monday, May 23, 2011
Budget 2011 - New initiative to support community-led development
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Tariana Turia | Budget 2011
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia today announced a new initiative to support community-led development.
The announcement was made on Radio Waatea this morning. Community-led development puts communities at the centre of funding decisions and it allows the Government opportunity to invest in communities in a holistic way, rather than merely funding individual organisations and projects. It empowers local communities to generate local solutions to local problems.
The announcement was made on Radio Waatea this morning. Community-led development puts communities at the centre of funding decisions and it allows the Government opportunity to invest in communities in a holistic way, rather than merely funding individual organisations and projects. It empowers local communities to generate local solutions to local problems.
Workshops for Teachers in Dubai - from LifeWorks Counselling Dubai
URL: Workshops for Teachers in Dubai - from LifeWorks Counselling Dubai
It suggests ways in which educators can reflect on the quality of their own interactions, and use those reflections to improve their practice. Based on research from the New Zealand Council For Educational Research conducted by Di ...
NOTE: Based on research from the New Zealand Council For Educational Research conducted by Di Dunkin.
NOTE: Based on research from the New Zealand Council For Educational Research conducted by Di Dunkin.
Principals wary of boost in free tertiary places - Radio New Zealand
 Radio New Zealand | URL: Principals wary of boost in free tertiary places Radio New Zealand The Government is shifting funding from training programmes that prepare 16- and 17-year-olds for jobs to programmes preparing them for further training and education. It is not clear how many more students will leave secondary school because of the ... |
Analysis of the 2011 Budget
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Sir Paul Callaghan, physicist, entrepreneur, Royal Society of London Fellow and New Zealander of the Year; and Shamubeel Eaqub, the NZ Institute of Economic Research senior economist.
Whanau Ora set for $103 million expansion - New Zealand Herald
 Wanganui Chronicle | URL: Whanau Ora set for $103 million expansion New Zealand Herald "These initiatives help teachers to engage with whanau to improve Maori achievement at school through better support for student identity, language and culture - ingredients for educational success which are often missing." One educationalist, Victoria ... |
Funding increases not enough, say education groups - Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand | URL: Funding increases not enough, say education groups Radio New Zealand Education groups say the funding increases in Thursday's Budget will not keep up with rising costs. The Government has promised $1.4 billion extra spending for schools and early-childhood education over the next four years, but early-childhood leaders ... |
Part Time Students Unfairly Forced To Pay - Voxy
 Voxy | URL: Part Time Students Unfairly Forced To Pay Voxy Massey University students, many of whom study part-time, are angry that they can no longer borrow up to $1000 course-related costs to continue their education. Many part time students raise families and pay mortgages, and like full-time students, ... |
Network learning communities case studies
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The Ministry of Education carried out an evaluation of the Network Learning Communities (NLC) initiative in 2010. NLCs are one of the PLD opportunities offered in 2011 by the Ministry and delivered by School Support Services. Further information on the NLC evaluation is included in the right hand menu.
These ten case studies outline how school leaders have made connections and learned together to shape their school curricula.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-stories/Case-studies/NLC
Schools join in enviro scheme - Taranaki Daily News
 Taranaki Daily News | URL: Schools join in enviro scheme Taranaki Daily News TREE HUGGERS: Jackson Cox, 9, with tree, and Sami Taylor, 11, from Stratford Primary School plant a tree as part of Enviroschools day at Highland's Intermediate. Four schools demonstrated the Enviroschools programme is alive and well during a regional ... |
Tech news: broadband plan and copyright
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Paul Brislen on important changes to the government's ultra fast broadband initiative. Plus libraries threaten to stop offering internet access because of changes to copyright law that come into force in September.
Govt broadband plans miss out 100000 students - TechDay.co.nz
 TechDay.co.nz | URL: Govt broadband plans miss out 100000 students TechDay.co.nz InternetNZ acknowledged that underlying limitations on the data might mean there are errors in the analysis but said it is clear that a "substantial" number of schools and students will be sharing an inadequate connection. InternetNZ's site also noted ... |
Pupils preparing for a ball of a time - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Pupils preparing for a ball of a time Otago Daily Times Broad Bay School pupil Jemma Gordon (6) practises her seed ball throwing technique while envious classmates look on. Photo by Gerard O'Brien. School principals might not usually smile at pupils making 1874 mud ... |
How many teens have Internet addiction? - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: How many teens have Internet addiction?Stuff.co.nz In addition, the study of more than 3500 high school students in the state of Connecticut found that those students with "problematic internet use" were more likely than their peers to be depressed and aggressive, and to use drugs. ... |
Funding turmoil for some schools - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Funding turmoil for some schools Stuff.co.nz A NUMBERS GAME: Ahuroa School principal Melinda Bennett with, from left, students Helena Lunt, Taryn Bennett, Patrick Lunt and Cullen Bennett. School demographics and the decile rating system don't always match up. Imogen Neale reports. ... |
School pupils learn 'jelly fish' is not a fish - Taranaki Daily News
 Taranaki Daily News | URL: School pupils learn 'jelly fish' is not a fishTaranaki Daily News DAILY CATCH: Moturoa Primary School's year 5 and 6 pupils had their hands full of fish and chips for lunch yesterday after winning a national competition targeting the sustainability of our oceans. Front row from left to right: Rebecca Fougere, ... |
Wide support shown for Forbury School - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Wide support shown for Forbury School Otago Daily Times There was a unified and impassioned cry of "fight the decision - save our school", from an estimated 1000 people who marched in protest up George St on Saturday, supporting Forbury School in South Dunedin. ... |
MasterChef's backer drops support for school breakfasts - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
Fresh from its high-profile sponsorship of the TV series MasterChef, the Countdown supermarket chain has stopped funding breakfasts for children at 61 low-income schools. The Red Cross breakfast programme, which depended on Countdown ...
New Zealand Herald
Fresh from its high-profile sponsorship of the TV series MasterChef, the Countdown supermarket chain has stopped funding breakfasts for children at 61 low-income schools. The Red Cross breakfast programme, which depended on Countdown ...
A kids' hotel for Wellington waterfront? - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
A proposed change to the school curriculum to take advantage of Wellington's capital city status could see a "kids' hotel" set up on the waterfront to accommodate thousands of overnight stays a year. The idea has come out of the new core cities ...
Stuff.co.nz
A proposed change to the school curriculum to take advantage of Wellington's capital city status could see a "kids' hotel" set up on the waterfront to accommodate thousands of overnight stays a year. The idea has come out of the new core cities ...
Forbury - a thriving school facing the axe - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: Forbury - a thriving school facing the axe 3News NZ Why close a school that's thriving? A school that's providing a great education for its pupils, where the roll is growing, and where the pupils love going to school? The Ministry of Education says there are not enough pupils in the area the school ... |
School's special touch - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: School's special touch Stuff.co.nz He's pictured with Sommerville Special School teacher Kay Scott. iPads are opening up a world of opportunities for some disabled people. Sommerville Special School teacher Corey Busfield goes as far as calling them "revolutionary". ... |
Red Cross's Breakfast in Schools programme
URL: Red Cross's Breakfast in Schools programme
Countdown, the programme's major sponsor, have pulled their financial backing and the entire initiative is now under jeopardy as a new benefactor has not been found.
Logging off Facebook - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | Logging off FacebookAuckland stuff.co.nz HARD WORK: Takapuna Grammar student Kun Qian studying using a software program he created to block out sites like Facebook. A Takapuna Grammarpupil has found a way to help students get better grades by removing distracting internet sites. ... |
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