National standards pose problem for Steiner schools - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Steiner schools say the national standards in reading, writing and maths are at odds with their educational philosophy. They say the Government is forcing them to use the standards anyway and that is creating a crisis for them. ...

Surpluses at public institutions raise questions

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Ministry of Education statistics show the average surplus as a percentage of revenue at public tertiary education providers climbing dramatically from 1.9 percent in 2006 to 5.2 percent last year.

Education ministry admits mistake over charter - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education says it made a mistake in approving the charter of a school that is opposed to the national standards in reading, writing and maths. But the school's principal believes the ministry was trying to boost the number of schools ...

TEU Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 25

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Surpluses at public institutions raise questions about priorities Ministry of Education statistics show the average surplus as a percentage of revenue at public tertiary education providers climbing dramatically from 1.9 percent in 2006 to 5.2 percent ...

NZC Update 11 - Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the NZC

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National Standards News
This Update focuses on an evaluation of progress in the implementation of the New Zealand Curriculum, using data collected in 2008 and 2009. When considering these findings, it is important to keep in mind that curriculum implementation is ongoing. Research shows that substantial change takes several years.

Call for teachers to attend Child Matters course - Marlborough Express

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Marlborough Express
Child Matters training and community development adviser Summer Townsend told a community workers' forum in Blenheim on Monday about half the 22 places in the programme were taken, but none by primary teachers. The course costs $600 a person. ...

Funding for EIT Trades Programmes

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EIT is welcoming additional Tertiary Education Commission funding which will boost the institute’s pre-apprenticeship trades training programmes.

Major Hui for Māori Educators in Whanganui

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Over 180 Māori educators will gather in Whanganui this weekend for a four-day hui. (July 16-19) Now in its 21st year Te Kahui Whetu, the annual hui of Te Reo Areare – the Maori Council of the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa - will be attended ...

Love of books and teaching key to success - Manawatu Standard

Manawatu Standard

URL: Love of books and teaching key to success Manawatu Standard He was accepted at Cambridge University, but lacked the money to go there, so he ended up at the University of Wales, doing a BA in economics and political science. In 1987, Cambridge University elected him a Fellow of Wolfson College. ...

Sex difference dilemma - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Yet co-ed classes are the life-blood of most primary schools throughout the country. Perversely, it's only at secondary school - just when the experts believe that learning differences between genders are not so marked - that single-sex education ...

Dunne: Labour's desperate, ignorant attack on achievement - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Labour's new tax package is little more than a massive attack on personal achievement and success, UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne said today. "The 'better off should pay their fair share' argument that Labour is pitching is just a dog whistle call to ...

Capital Debate: School uniforms - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Capital Debate: School uniforms Stuff.co.nz The discusson about school uniforms erupted after a spat between parents at an upmarket Wellington primary school over whether to introduce a uniform. Some parents support the idea because it is easier and some schools prefer them because the instill ...

School takes brave action against alcohol - Turia - Voxy

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Voxy
Local MP and Maori Party Co-leader, Tariana Turia, is impressed by the strong stand taken by Russell School in Porirua, in holding a community hui on the re-licensing of the Fantame liquor shop opposite their school. This liquor store is open from 9am ...

Special-needs girl off school after extra funds refused

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Nine-year-old Poppy Clayton's multiple disorders make it impossible for her to succeed at school without a teacher aid, but the Government is refusing to pay for her extra support after September.Poppy has attention deficit hyperactivity...