Computers in Homes Graduation - Tui Glen School, Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt

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Tariana Turia | Community and Voluntary Sector
I was delighted to accept the invitation of Di Das from Computers in Homes and your school principal, Philip Benson, and to join with the community of Tui Glen in celebrating this very important event. It is particularly pleasing to have the support of Te Turuma Koraunui marae, and the representation of Hutt City councilors, Gwen McDonald and Angus Finlayson...

Education Ministry Gets Poor Report

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B Curriculum and National Standards B Early Childhood Education B Provision of Special Education Services C Vision, Strategy and Purpose C Leadership and Governance C Engagement with Staff C Efficiency ...

Poor rating for Education Ministry | Stuff.co.nz

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"We would characterise the implementation of national standards as an example of politicians riding roughshod over schools, evidence and commonsense rather than admire it as an example of expedient policy as the [review] ...

School principals back criticism of ministry - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
The Principals' Federation says the Ministry of Education has been under-serving the sector for some time. File photo / Thinkstock School principals are backing a review report which identified serious problems within the Ministry of Education. ...

School principals back criticism of ministry

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School principals are backing a review report which identified serious problems within the Ministry of Education.Leadership, Maori education and the ministry's ability to deliver on a range of goals were questioned in the report,...

Hide sees need for specialist schools - The Southland Times

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The Southland Times
In October last year, after a year-long review into special schools, Associate Education Minister Rodney Hide announced special schools would not be closed but mainstream schools would need to work harder to include special needs students. ...

Plummeting school rolls spark call for new zones - The Press

The Press

URL: Plummeting school rolls spark call for new zones The Press Shirley Boys High School principal John Laurenson says there could be "huge implications" for school enrolment zones. Banks Avenue Primary School Principal Murray Edlin fars losing a quarter of his pupils. Christchurch primary schools near condemned ...

New head of Treasury appointed

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A new head of the Treasury has been appointed to replace John Whitehead.

Virtual reality could be the future teacher - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Virtual reality could be the future teacher Stuff.co.nz Pupils could be downloading their own teacher hologram in the classroom of the future, as technology changes how they learn. The Education Ministry's magazine has speculated on its vision of the future, which could see pupils who "barely need to engage ...

Kids being dropped off at school early

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How early is too early for children to be dropped off at school?

A natural ability for numbers - Manawatu Standard

Manawatu Standard

URL: A natural ability for numbers Manawatu Standard Gifted mathematics and science pupil Edward Chen of Ross Intermediate, who is studying level 2 NCEA maths in year 7. Edward Chen is 10 and his best school subject is calculus. The Palmerston North boy likes writing computer programs in Java, ...

Boys shine at problem solving - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Boys shine at problem solving Stuff.co.nz The college sent three teams to the Future Problem Solving Programme International conference at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse in the United States, held from June 9 to 12. Competing against more than 2000 students with 70 teams from around the ...

School Patrols Parade Through The City This Friday - Voxy

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Voxy
To celebrate the efforts of school patrols to improve road safety around their schools, about 1150 children, representing over half of all Wellington primary schools, will march through the city in the annual Orange Day street parade on Friday 1 July. ...