URL: Address to Association of Integrated Schools Conference
Rodney Hide | Education
Good morning and thank you for inviting me to speak at your conference today. It’s great to be here today. I believe the best education systems are those where parents have a genuine choice of schools. And a diverse range to choose from. High quality integrated schools make an important contribution to this diversity. Parents value the range of educational programmes on offer at your schools – particularly the religious or philosophical values and aspirations that underpin them. ... read more
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Hide: Association of Integrated Schools Conference - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
I believe the best education systems are those where parents have a genuine choice of schools. And a diverse range to choose from. High quality integrated schools make an important contribution to this diversity. Parents value the range of educational ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
I believe the best education systems are those where parents have a genuine choice of schools. And a diverse range to choose from. High quality integrated schools make an important contribution to this diversity. Parents value the range of educational ...
Hone Harawira's outburst stuns hui - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
Mr Davis received loud applause when he outlined Labour's desire to scrap National Standards. He spoke of how "demoralising" that kind of system was for school staff. Instead, a system which measured the rate of progress would be fairer for teachers ... and more »
New Zealand Herald
Mr Davis received loud applause when he outlined Labour's desire to scrap National Standards. He spoke of how "demoralising" that kind of system was for school staff. Instead, a system which measured the rate of progress would be fairer for teachers ... and more »
Govt bullying schools into standards - NZEI - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
The Government is employing a previously unused legal provision to bully schools into using national standards, an education union says. Education Minister Anne Tolley said most schools were getting on with implementing the ... Government Steps Up National Standards Bullying all 3 news articles »
New Zealand Herald
The Government is employing a previously unused legal provision to bully schools into using national standards, an education union says. Education Minister Anne Tolley said most schools were getting on with implementing the ... Government Steps Up National Standards Bullying all 3 news articles »
Launch of He Toki ki te Rika M?ori Trade Training programme - Voxy
 Voxy | URL: Launch of He Toki ki te Rika Maori Trade Training programme Voxy He Toki ki te Rika - a Maori Trade Training Centre - will help ensure Maori share in meaningful training and job opportunities arising from both the Canterbury Recovery and wider workforce development. This initiative builds on Te Puni Kokiri's, ... and more » |
Launch of He Toki ki te Rika Māori Trade Training programme
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Pita Sharples | Education
Tuatahi me mihi ki te tangata whenua, ki a Ngai Tahu.
Me mihi ki nga mate o te wa
Me mihi hoki ki nga iwi maha o Nga Pakihi Whakatekateka o Waitaha, o Otautahi, e hemanawa nei, e whakamomori nei i nga ru whenua, e ngaueue nei o koutou kainga, e koropupu nei te wai i te whenua. Ka nui te aroha ki nga whanau e raruraru ana, ka nui te mihi hoki ki to koutou maia .... read more
Pita Sharples | Education
Tuatahi me mihi ki te tangata whenua, ki a Ngai Tahu.
Me mihi ki nga mate o te wa
Me mihi hoki ki nga iwi maha o Nga Pakihi Whakatekateka o Waitaha, o Otautahi, e hemanawa nei, e whakamomori nei i nga ru whenua, e ngaueue nei o koutou kainga, e koropupu nei te wai i te whenua. Ka nui te aroha ki nga whanau e raruraru ana, ka nui te mihi hoki ki to koutou maia .... read more
Taxpayer money 'wasted' on training - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
A large proportion of $58 million in taxpayers' money was wasted on industry training that failed to yield any qualifications in 2009, Tertiary Minister Steven Joyce has revealed. Some of the waste was on funding for "phantom trainees", ...
New Zealand Herald
A large proportion of $58 million in taxpayers' money was wasted on industry training that failed to yield any qualifications in 2009, Tertiary Minister Steven Joyce has revealed. Some of the waste was on funding for "phantom trainees", ...
No credits to show for $58m of training courses - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Tens of millions of taxpayer dollars have gone into Industry Training Organisation courses on which no credits were achieved. In 2009, $57.8 million was poured into training and assessment, with "no evidence of credit achievement", Tertiary Minister ... and more »
Stuff.co.nz
Tens of millions of taxpayer dollars have gone into Industry Training Organisation courses on which no credits were achieved. In 2009, $57.8 million was poured into training and assessment, with "no evidence of credit achievement", Tertiary Minister ... and more »
Ammunition in the fight against gender pay discrimination
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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming proposed changes to the Equal Pay Act, saying it will give thousands of low paid women some welcome ammunition in the fight for pay and employment equity.
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming proposed changes to the Equal Pay Act, saying it will give thousands of low paid women some welcome ammunition in the fight for pay and employment equity.
Court of Appeal tells polytechnics to start negotiating
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The Court of Appeal ruled today that five polytechnics must bargain site-based collective agreements with their staff members who are union members. The five polytechnics - NorthTec, Unitec, Wintec, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Whitireia - had refused ...
The Court of Appeal ruled today that five polytechnics must bargain site-based collective agreements with their staff members who are union members. The five polytechnics - NorthTec, Unitec, Wintec, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Whitireia - had refused ...
Wintec extends its educational reach
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The worldwide head of the Sikh community visits Hamilton tomorrow to sign an educational agreement with Wintec.
The worldwide head of the Sikh community visits Hamilton tomorrow to sign an educational agreement with Wintec.
Longitudinal study of graduates - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Longitudinal study of graduates Otago Daily Times New Zealand university graduates will be the focus of a world-first comprehensive study, which aims to determine the ongoing effects of how university education shapes and influences lives. ... |
Thinking big: Principles to guide vision and curriculum
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Stonefields School opened its doors to students this year. With this new start came the opportunity to try new approaches to curriculum design. The leadership team discuss the process of developing a set of guiding principles. These principles prepare the way for working with their community to develop their school vision.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-stories/School-stories/Thinking-big
School battle steps up - Auckland stuff.co.nz
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Auckland stuff.co.nz
More than 400 people turned up to work on tactics that could overturn the Ministry of Education's plan to build the special needs facility on the doorstep of Pigeon Mountain Primary School, Bucklands Beach Intermediate and nearby Macleans College. ...
Auckland stuff.co.nz
More than 400 people turned up to work on tactics that could overturn the Ministry of Education's plan to build the special needs facility on the doorstep of Pigeon Mountain Primary School, Bucklands Beach Intermediate and nearby Macleans College. ...
Revolution in education is coming to Wanganui - Wanganui Chronicle
 Wanganui Chronicle | URL: Revolution in education is coming to Wanganui Wanganui Chronicle ULTRA-Fast Broadband will transform the way we educate our children, and in anticipation of the installation of UFB fibre cables in October, the internal networks and cabling of Wanganui secondary schools were among the first to be upgraded. ... |
Smart call on game about food - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Smart call on game about food Otago Daily Times Prof Baranowksi, of the Children's Nutrition Research Centre at the Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas, and her husband, Prof Tom Baranowski, also of the centre, have long been involved in helping develop video games that gently but ... |
Digital students tell tales online - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Digital students tell tales online Auckland stuff.co.nz LESS PAPER: Bailey Road School room 13 students, clockwise from back left: Macane Marychurch, Vatrina Crabbe, Monalisa Kabir and Camilla Teiho enjoy creating their stories digitally. Instead of bringing home hand-written and illustrated stories kids ... |
College's response to attack disgusts victim's mother - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
A teacher and three students were assaulted during an attack involving seven teenagers at Tauranga Girls' College - and the mother of one victim is "disgusted" at how the school has handled the incident. Year 13 student Fay Baylis, 17, ... and more »
New Zealand Herald
A teacher and three students were assaulted during an attack involving seven teenagers at Tauranga Girls' College - and the mother of one victim is "disgusted" at how the school has handled the incident. Year 13 student Fay Baylis, 17, ... and more »
Waikato school fights online - Waikato Times
 Waikato Times | URL: Waikato school fights online Waikato Times Waikato school students are participating in organised fights which are being filmed and seen by thousands on line and via cellphone. Several videos of organised high school fights have emerged this week sending principals reeling. ... and more » |
After-school care may close - Northland Independent Community
 Northland Independent Community | URL: After-school care may close Northland Independent Community Working parents with children enrolled in after-school care may have to consider their options or jobs if the programme closes. The programme being run in Dargaville by Family Link Daycare Centre is considering closing next month if it can't get more ... |
Parents asked to cover $3m deficit - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Parents asked to cover $3m deficit Stuff.co.nz The kindergartens would also ask for a voluntary contribution of 50 cents an hour for each hour of their 20 hours' entitlement, which gives parents 20 hours of free early childhood education for children between three and five. ... and more » |
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