Understanding NCEA

URL: Understanding NCEA
Radio NZ
Irena Madjar and Elizabeth McKinley are education researchers who were so concerned by the lack of understanding among parents of how NCEA works that they have written their own guide for students and parents.

NOTE: 'Understanding NCEA' is a NZCER publication.

Ardern: Key Has No Idea Where Jobs Are Coming From - Voxy

Voxy

URL: Ardern: Key Has No Idea Where Jobs Are Coming From Voxy “His response not only lacked credibility, it was nonsensical, and included reference to interest rates, National Standards and Early Childhood Education. Of course a sound education system is important in creating skilled workers, but unless the Prime ...

Questions And Answers June 7 - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It creates an environment through education, where young New Zealanders will get a chance to be sure that we can be tracking their progress through national standards. It allocates $550 million to early childhood education over the next 4 years, ...

Dita De Boni: If Sir Peter says so

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Sir Peter Gluckman has proclaimed that early childhood education is a boon to society as a whole, and apparently he has the ear of the Prime Minister so perhaps now we'll see a renewed focus in that area.It's great that Gluckman...

If Sir Peter says so - New Zealand Herald

Voxy

URL: If Sir Peter says so New Zealand Herald Perhaps a stipulation that every centre needs at least one trained teacher guiding the pre-school curriculum before receiving Government funding. Then, a system of tax credits for enrolling children in properly accredited and audited care from the age ...

Bullies in School More Likely to Abuse Their Partners - TopNews New Zealand

Indian Express

URL: Bullies in School More Likely to Abuse Their Partners TopNews New Zealand He added in his statement to Reuters Health at the Harvard School of Public health: “We need to do a far better job at recognizing bullying in schools, particularly the harassment of girls by boys. For adolescents, the school context is very much a ...

Our View: Bullies must not be tolerated - The Bay of Plenty Times

The Bay of Plenty Times

URL: Our View: Bullies must not be tolerated The Bay of Plenty Times The case of an Otumoetai College student being bullied on Facebook is the latest in a sad string of cases where technology is used to torment people. The Facebook page, which appears to have been set up by another student, initially had support from ...

Hundred students sent home - The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
Rotorua students' aggressive behaviours, such as bringing weapons to school and assaults, have led to almost 100 stand-downs, suspensions or exclusions at Rotorua schools. The 2010 figures were revealed by the Ministry of Education in response to The ...

Facebook pro-bullying page blasted by parents, students - New Zealand Herald

Leader News

URL: Facebook pro-bullying page blasted by parents, students New Zealand Herald A Facebook page set up to bully an Otumoetai College student was taken down on Saturday night after causing an internet furore. The page, called "Putting your stick away after a hard day of being a social outcast", appeared to have been set up by a ...

Women public servants work overtime for no pay -- survey

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One in five women employed in the public sector work overtime for no extra pay, a new survey has found.

Mastering the jobs no-one else wants - Taranaki Daily News

Taranaki Daily News

URL: Mastering the jobs no-one else wants Taranaki Daily News It was a similar situation in New Zealand with many engineers lacking the specific skills required for hydraulic engineering due to broad training. "The hydraulic industry is getting very old. "It's very hard to find knowledgeable staff," Mr Shotbolt ...

Student loans 'should target beneficial courses'

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The student loan scheme should be revamped to focus benefits on those studying subjects of value to the economy, says a report on the agribusiness sector.

Airlines urged to rethink training - Waikato Times

URL: Airlines urged to rethink training
Waikato Times
A Waikato pilot training school believes that a cut in government funding for trainee pilots was "an opportunity" for the New Zealand aviation industry to take a good hard look at itself. CTC Aviation Training chief executive Ian Calvert said in most ...

Academics threaten to withhold exam results - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Staff at the University of Auckland are threatening to stop teaching some classes and withhold students' exam results as part of an ongoing industrial dispute. More than 900 academic staff have voted to step up industrial action if ...

Open Polytechnic and NZ Career College to collaborate

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Open Polytechnic and New Zealand Career College to collaborate The Open Polytechnic and New Zealand Career College are joining forces to extend early childhood teacher education options in Auckland.

Kerikeri High School gets top marks - Northern Advocate

Northern Advocate

URL: Kerikeri High School gets top marks Northern Advocate Northland's largest secondary school has received a glowing report card from the Education Review Office. Kerikeri High School was visited by an ERO team in March as part of the department's regular school checks. Board of trustees chairman Rick Palmer ...