Gluckman reappointed as Chief Science Advisor

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John Key | Prime Minister
Prime Minister John Key today announced the reappointment of Professor Sir Peter Gluckman as the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor for another two years. Mr Key says Sir Peter has been an extremely effective Chief Science Advisor since he was appointed to the newly-created role in 2009. “When I created this role it was my intention that science be put at the heart of Government and our decision-making – and Sir Peter has worked hard to achieve this in the past two years,” Mr Key says...

New tax education online resource for schools

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Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne have today launched a new tax education online curriculum tool for school students. The Citizenship and Tax Education tool is designed for Year 7-10 social studies classes. “This will be a welcome addition to the resources currently available to schools,” says Mrs Tolley. “It’s a useful and practical programme and it’s aligned to the new curriculum, so students and teachers will benefit.”...

'Impersonal' new school reports confuse - Timaru Herald

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Timaru Herald
South Canterbury parents say the new school reports against the National Standards are too confusing. Schools with pupils from years 1 to 8 have been required to report to parents this year on how their child is doing against the standards in reading, ...

Phonics teaching method downplayed - Stuff.co.nz

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The results of two studies, conducted by Brian Thompson, of Victoria University, and Claire Fletcher-Flinn of the University of Otago College of Education, were announced at the 17th Biennial Australasian Human Development Association Conference in ...

Debate over best method to teach reading continues

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New research questions the value of phonics in teaching reading.

Spectrum

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Spectrum meets some of the retired professionals and students who’ve taken part in One Tree Hill College’s reading enrichment programme...

Children get hands-on for education - Otago Daily Times

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URL: Children get hands-on for education Otago Daily Times I'm going to take it to Wellington and attempt to present it to the minister of education [Anne Tolley]," Ms Curran said. The cuts significantly reduce funding for early childhood education centres with 80% or more qualified staff. ...

Te reo students taking on NCEA - Taranaki Daily News

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URL: Te reo students taking on NCEA Taranaki Daily News For the first time the school has decided to test the senior students' Maori language competency through the NCEA examinations. Eight year 8 pupils are well on their way to passing the te reo NCEA papers, normally taken at secondary school level. ...

School sports 'teetering' as coaches age - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: School sports 'teetering' as coaches age Stuff.co.nz Unlike many other countries, which have more elitist systems or rely on club-based sport for children, New Zealand offers a substantial range of sport to high school pupils, with 88 different sporting codes. But administrators say ageing teachers, ...

Parliament study won't stop abuse: Tau Henare

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A parliamentary committee has agreed to conduct an inquiry into the wellbeing of Maori and Pacific children - but the National MP who chairs the committee says it will be a waste of time.The inquiry, by the Maori affairs committee,...

Teen's anti-bullying crusade - Stuff.co.nz

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The 14-year-old Morrinsville College student has spoken out against bullying after a violent incident at the school - and has done a few things besides. While most teens are listening to their iPods or chatting on Facebook, she took her concerns to the ...

Super City to go solo with school-leavers' job scheme - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
The Super City plans to go it alone with a revamped scheme to help school-leavers into work or training after the Government turned down a proposed nationwide scheme. Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse, who represents Auckland on the national ...

Isolation means school is cut out - Marlborough Express

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Marlborough Express
Waitaria Bay School in the Kenepuru Sound is one of two schools in Marlborough which will not benefit from the Government's broadband initiative which begins this month, but principal Brenda Sutton says the exclusion was not a surprise. ...

Schools to launch ultra-fast broadband - The Ashburton Guardian

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The Ashburton Guardian
Mid Canterbury schools are set to launch their ultra-fast broadband professional development network this week. The fibre optic network is part of the National Education Network and connects 23 schools in the district. ...

Pupils are fast learners - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: Pupils are fast learners Auckland stuff.co.nz Mrs Stavert says the faster internet will make research for the school's 400 students much easier and increase opportunities for e-learning. "Before this we could only have a handful of students on the internet at a time. Now we can go on to YouTube ...

Adolescent extracurricular activity and alcohol use

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Professor Bonnie Barber, chair of Psychology at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia.