Government reviews more state agencies

URL: http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-reviews-more-state-agencies
The Government is proposing changes that will reduce the number of government agencies 
The proposals include:
Education sector:
· Transfer work within Vote Employment from the Department of Labour to the Ministry of Education.
· Merge the Education Review Office and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority into a single education quality assurance agency.

Förskolepedagogik från A till Ö. Nationellt och internationellt ...

URL Förskolepedagogik från A till Ö. Nationellt och internationellt <b>...</b>:
"Launched in December 2010, AED has been developed by librarians at Cunningham Library, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) in cooperation with colleagues at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). ..."

Minister launches Canterbury Trades Academy

Minister launches Canterbury Trades Academy:
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has officially launched the Canterbury Tertiary College Trades Academy, which is offering vocational trades and technology training to up to 144 students as part of the Government’s Youth Guarantee.
14 local secondary schools are working in partnership with Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) and employers to enable 16 and 17 year olds to earn NCEA credits and a tertiary qualification, free of charge, while gaining practical skills.

Minister launches Canterbury Trades Academy - Voxy

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Voxy

Voxy Education Minister Anne Tolley has officially launched the Canterbury Tertiary College Trades Academy, which is offering vocational trades and technology training to up to 144 students as part of the Government's Youth Guarantee. ... Canterbury trades academy openedNewstalk ZB New Trades Academy launched3News NZ all 5 news articles »

Decile-type plan for preschool education - Stuff.co.nz

Decile-type plan for preschool education
Stuff.co.nz
A long-awaited early childhood education report will recommend more funding for children from low-income homes, using a decile-type system. The Government is due to hear today from the early childhood education task force established by Education ...

Unitec to launch Environmental Sustainability Strategy

Unitec to launch Environmental Sustainability Strategy:
"Unitec will launch its new Environmental Sustainability Strategy and a $100,000 Sustainability Fund for staff and students at the Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae on Thursday 2nd June."

Secretary welcomes settlement

MOE
URL: Secretary welcomes settlement:
"Secretary for Education Karen Sewell has welcomed settlement of the Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreement (ASTCA)"

Kids taught control do well as adults - New Zealand Herald

URL Kids taught control do well as adults
New Zealand Herald
Children in the Dunedin study who grew up without self-control were significantly more likely to be smokers by age 15, to leave school with no qualifications and to become teenage parents. These "adolescent risk factors" accounted for about half the ...

Internet internship

Nine to noon:  Internet internship:
"Michael Moore-Jones, a 16-year-old Scots College Student, has been head hunted by Singapore-based social networking company MyCube for a 6 week internship. He won the position after the company read an article he'd written in which he highlights what he sees as the flaws of Facebook, despite its 600 million users, and where he sees social networking going in the future."
URL http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/ntn/ntn-20110531-1128-internet_internship-048.mp3

Active Computer Games Can Help Overweight Children - Study - Voxy

URL:  Active Computer Games Can Help Overweight Children - Study - Voxy:

Voxy The two-year study at The University of Auckland is the world's most comprehensive investigation into the health benefits of sustained active video-gaming. (Active gaming uses wireless technology to connect controllers, motion sensors, ... Computer games can be good for children - studyTVNZ all 2 news articles »

AUT University to Go Smoke-Free - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

URL:  AUT University to Go Smoke-Free - Scoop.co.nz (press release): "

AUT University to Go Smoke-Free Scoop.co.nz (press release) AUT University announced today that its three teaching campuses in Auckland will become smoke-free. This extends the current prohibition to all buildings and open spaces within the City, North Shore and Manukau campuses. AUT Vice Chancellor Derek ... and more »

Call For Central Otago Water Safety Training Answered - Voxy

URL:  Call For Central Otago Water Safety Training Answered - Voxy: "

Voxy

Call For Central Otago Water Safety Training Answered Voxy There is no comparable quality of learn to swim and water safety training or qualifications available to New Zealand based learn to swim teachers. The learn to swim industry in our country has long been envious of the range of accredited training ...

sometimes Love Bites - The Dominion Post

sometimes Love Bites - The Dominion Post: "

The Dominion Post

sometimes Love Bites The Dominion Post HOME TRUTHS: Onslow College pupils Emily Chin and Ben Murdoch say the most shocking statistic from the anti-violence programme was that 91 per cent of abuse went unreported. High School pupils are learning to fight back against domestic violence. ...

Students win scholarships - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times

Students win scholarships Otago Daily Times For now, it is a philosophy the Logan Park High School pupil is living by - or at least until he has found a career path to follow. "I'm going with what I can do well now, and hopefully opportunity will intervene and ...

Chch schools see rise in anti social behaviour - New Zealand Herald

URL: Chch schools see rise in anti social behaviour - New Zealand Herald: "
New Zealand Herald

File photo / Thinkstock Christchurch schools are having to cope with a growing number of cases of anti-social behaviour in the classroom in the wake of February's devastating earthquake. School principals say they are seeing outbursts of aggression and ..

Poverty bites

Poverty bites:
"Some families are living in poverty in post-quake Christchurch. We hear from New Brighton acting principal Tricia Carroll, and Phillipstown School principal Tony Simpson."
URL http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/ntn/ntn-20110531-0936-poverty_bites-048.mp3

NZ's drug image factor for visiting students

URL NZ's drug image factor for visiting students:
"Legal highs sold over the counter are becoming increasingly popular among international high school students keen to party while away from home."