Fresh Start reforms in operation: a progress report

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Paula Bennett | Social Development and Employment
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has today publicly released a progress report on Fresh Start Youth Justice reforms. “These reforms were only implemented eight months ago, so it is early days, but we’d like to provide some transparency about how they’re going.” So far at least 1,150 young people have been provided with one or more of the new Fresh Start programmes or new orders...

We're ahead on youth job front - The Ashburton Guardian

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The Ashburton Guardian
School leavers were divided into three categories – those in full time work, apprenticeships or at university who did not need assistance; those in temporary work or training who would need assistance in the future and those who were out of work and ...

Minister responds to youth unemployment news

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So many of New Zealand's youth are struggling to find employment, but the Minister for employment and youth affairs, Paula Bennett, says jobs are out there for those with the right attitude.

New Zealand youth most disadvantaged in the OECD

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A New Zealand think tank says our young people are more disadvantaged than in any of the other 33 countries in the OECD. The New Zealand Institute cites figures which show we have the highest proportion of youth unemployment in the developed world.

Kindergartens crying poor - with big cash stashes

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Kindergartens have increased fees, put playgrounds on hold and made staff redundant because of Government funding cuts - but many have large sums of money in the bank.A search of the charities register reveals many kindergarten...

iPads, computers 'essential' for schools - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: iPads, computers 'essential' for schools Auckland stuff.co.nz A researcher asked to evaluate the integration of iPads into an Auckland school's classrooms says there is no point trying to prepare children for the future with nineteenth century tools. Orewa College has told parents a "one to one computer device" ...

Computers in schools could prevent youth crime - think tank - TVNZ

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TVNZ
It says getting students more engaged in learning through using computers, and providing better employment advice could help solve the root of most social problems, unemployment. "We believe if we can reduce unemployment by reducing the causes of youth ...

St Mary's may introduce iPads - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: St Mary's may introduce iPads Stuff.co.nz At least one Taranaki school is considering adding the iPad to its educational arsenal – and it could ask parents to pay. Stratford's St Mary's Diocesan School is investigating introducing laptops or iPads to take full advantage of ultrafast broadband ...

Students ditch paper for digital books - Stuff.co.nz

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Outside the classroom a hot summer day beckons, but fourth-grade teacher Yeon Eun-jung's students are glued to their tablet PCs as they watch an animated boy and a girl squabble about whether water becomes heavier when frozen. ...