URL: Continuing support for Playcentre
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley says there is no risk to Playcentre funding, following the release of the independent ECE Taskforce report. “The Government is investing $1.4 billion in early childhood education this year, and the Taskforce was established to review the effectiveness of ECE spending and to make recommendations on proposed improvements,” says Mrs Tolley...
Friday, August 5, 2011
Minister opens new $20 million primary school in Wanaka
URL: Minister opens new $20 million primary school in Wanaka
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley today officially opened the new Wanaka Primary School, following Government investment of $20 million. The school has opened on a new 7.6 hectare site, with brand new state-of-the-art facilities, after relocating due to roll growth. “This new school is a fantastic boost for students, staff and the local community,” says Mrs Tolley. “It shows this Government’s commitment to investing in modern and effective teaching environments...
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley today officially opened the new Wanaka Primary School, following Government investment of $20 million. The school has opened on a new 7.6 hectare site, with brand new state-of-the-art facilities, after relocating due to roll growth. “This new school is a fantastic boost for students, staff and the local community,” says Mrs Tolley. “It shows this Government’s commitment to investing in modern and effective teaching environments...
Strengthening the Learning and Behaviour service
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Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that changes to the Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) service will bring more consistency and better leadership, while increasing the number of teachers. RTLB are specialist teachers who work across clusters of schools to support them in dealing with challenging student behaviour – and the changes to governance and operation of RTLBs come after a widespread review of the service...
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that changes to the Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) service will bring more consistency and better leadership, while increasing the number of teachers. RTLB are specialist teachers who work across clusters of schools to support them in dealing with challenging student behaviour – and the changes to governance and operation of RTLBs come after a widespread review of the service...
Back to school for Prime Minister - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Back to school for Prime Minister Otago Daily Times These covered preserving New Zealand's clean, green image, allowances for tertiary students, a universal allowance to student studies, the United States' ability to resolve its debt crisis long term, national standards for education and the age ... |
Principals renew attack on standards - Manawatu Standard
URL: Principals renew attack on standards
Manawatu Standard
He said he was "philosophically opposed" to the idea of national standards. "They're not important, education should be about giving kids the best opportunities possible." National standards were adopted for years one to eight pupils in 2010, ...
Manawatu Standard
He said he was "philosophically opposed" to the idea of national standards. "They're not important, education should be about giving kids the best opportunities possible." National standards were adopted for years one to eight pupils in 2010, ...
Schools out of sync with new rules - The Aucklander
 The Aucklander | URL: Schools out of sync with new rules The Aucklander But, with the Ministry of Education's plans to implement national standards, children are assessed at each age and Steiner students may be seen to produce failed results. "Our timelines are different. So, in effect, by default our students would be ... |
No fund cuts for playcentres - Timaru Herald
 3News NZ | URL: No fund cuts for playcentres Timaru Herald South Canterbury Playcentre Association is relieved by the education minister's assurance that playcentres will not be at risk of funding cuts. The association raised its concerns following the release of the early childhood education (ECE) taskforce ... |
Playcentre parents successfully fight proposal - Voxy
 Southland Times | URL: Playcentre parents successfully fight proposal Voxy Labour's Education spokesperson Sue Moroney is delighted that the Government has now ruled out funding cuts to Playcentre that are proposed by the Government-appointed ECE Taskforce. "This comes just a day after Labour asked Education Minister Anne ... |
Poverty plan would improve educational achievement - NZEI - Voxy
URL: Poverty plan would improve educational achievement - NZEI
Voxy
That is what will make a meaningful contribution to lifting student achievement. NZEI says it is refreshing to see a political party stepping up and putting the issue of child poverty firmly on the agenda. It also believes a co-ordinated and audited ...
Voxy
That is what will make a meaningful contribution to lifting student achievement. NZEI says it is refreshing to see a political party stepping up and putting the issue of child poverty firmly on the agenda. It also believes a co-ordinated and audited ...
4/8/11 CPIT Negotiations to Continue
URL: 4/8/11 CPIT Negotiations to Continue
CPIT is pleased that the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) has initiated a return to the negotiating table tomorrow. “We look forward to reaching an agreement that is fair to staff, students and the institute,” CPIT Director of Human Resources ...
CPIT is pleased that the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) has initiated a return to the negotiating table tomorrow. “We look forward to reaching an agreement that is fair to staff, students and the institute,” CPIT Director of Human Resources ...
Cuts threaten progress for Pasifika students - NZEI - Voxy
URL: Cuts threaten progress for Pasifika students - NZEI
Voxy
However NZEI says any progress is being threatened by cuts to bi-lingual resources for Pasifika students and funding cuts to those Pasifika language nests and centres which are trying to provide quality early childhood education. ...
Voxy
However NZEI says any progress is being threatened by cuts to bi-lingual resources for Pasifika students and funding cuts to those Pasifika language nests and centres which are trying to provide quality early childhood education. ...
TEU Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 28
URL: TEU Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 28
Staff and students rally to stop closure at Vic Staff and students at Victoria University are rallying today to protest plans to close down the university’s Crime and Justice Research Centre, and to disestablish two lecturer positions in the Political Science ...
Staff and students rally to stop closure at Vic Staff and students at Victoria University are rallying today to protest plans to close down the university’s Crime and Justice Research Centre, and to disestablish two lecturer positions in the Political Science ...
UFB a priority, Key tells pupils - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: UFB a priority, Key tells pupils Stuff.co.nz One of the most important things he and his Government could do for small rural schools was the rollout of ultra-fast broadband, Prime Minister John Key told an audience of South Canterbury students in Geraldine this morning. ... |
NCEA credits for RWC training - The Dominion Post
URL: NCEA credits for RWC training
The Dominion Post
Secondary school pupils will be given NCEA tourism credits for completing Rugby World Cup training, with schools encouraged to purchase rugby-themed board games to enhance learning. Launched today by New Zealand 2011, First Impressions training aims to ...
The Dominion Post
Secondary school pupils will be given NCEA tourism credits for completing Rugby World Cup training, with schools encouraged to purchase rugby-themed board games to enhance learning. Launched today by New Zealand 2011, First Impressions training aims to ...
Column – Association of University Staff - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Column – Association of University Staff
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Her willingness to take risks is rewarded by opening students' eyes to new ways of capturing young minds in future classrooms,” said the judges. TEU national president Sandra Grey, who attended the awards, said it was enriching to have a diverse range ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Her willingness to take risks is rewarded by opening students' eyes to new ways of capturing young minds in future classrooms,” said the judges. TEU national president Sandra Grey, who attended the awards, said it was enriching to have a diverse range ...
More and better help with challenging pupils - Otago Daily Times
URL: More and better help with challenging pupils
Otago Daily Times
RTLB teachers are specialists who work across clusters of schools to support them in dealing with challenging pupil behaviour, and the changes to governance and operation of RTLBs come after a widespread review of the service. ...
Otago Daily Times
RTLB teachers are specialists who work across clusters of schools to support them in dealing with challenging pupil behaviour, and the changes to governance and operation of RTLBs come after a widespread review of the service. ...
Role models to visit old schools - Gisborne Herald
URL: Role models to visit old schools
Gisborne Herald
NEXT week Gisborne high school students will return to their old primary and intermediate schools to dispel myths about what to expect when making the jump to secondary school. The “Duffy Books in Homes School Leader” assemblies allow schools to invite ...
Gisborne Herald
NEXT week Gisborne high school students will return to their old primary and intermediate schools to dispel myths about what to expect when making the jump to secondary school. The “Duffy Books in Homes School Leader” assemblies allow schools to invite ...
Skilled education workforce essential to Christchurch rebuild
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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says special measures and processes must be put in place to ensure that Christchurch retains a skilled education workforce now and into the future.
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says special measures and processes must be put in place to ensure that Christchurch retains a skilled education workforce now and into the future.
New programme aims to meet skilled driver shortage
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The transport industry is on the lookout for skilled drivers and UCOL is introducing a new programme to help meet that demand. Dean of Trades and Technology Faculty, Kelly Gay, says the skills required of heavy duty drivers have never been more important. ...
The transport industry is on the lookout for skilled drivers and UCOL is introducing a new programme to help meet that demand. Dean of Trades and Technology Faculty, Kelly Gay, says the skills required of heavy duty drivers have never been more important. ...
National teaching excellence awards for Waikato staff
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Two University of Waikato lecturers have received awards for sustained excellence in tertiary teaching at the recent Ako Aotearoa Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony.
Two University of Waikato lecturers have received awards for sustained excellence in tertiary teaching at the recent Ako Aotearoa Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony.
Victoria students protest 'academic vandalism' - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Victoria students protest 'academic vandalism'
Stuff.co.nz
Students were protesting the proposed closure of the Crime and Justice Research Centre (CJRC) , which has three positions, and changes to political science and international relations, which would see two lecturers lose their roles, Tertiary Education ...
Stuff.co.nz
Students were protesting the proposed closure of the Crime and Justice Research Centre (CJRC) , which has three positions, and changes to political science and international relations, which would see two lecturers lose their roles, Tertiary Education ...
Unitec lecturer wins Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award
URL: Unitec lecturer wins Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award
Unitec's Social Practice Senior Lecturer, Ksenija Napan was honoured last night at a ceremony in Wellington with a $20,000 Ako Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award.
Unitec's Social Practice Senior Lecturer, Ksenija Napan was honoured last night at a ceremony in Wellington with a $20,000 Ako Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award.
Victoria University cutbacks draw protests
URL: Victoria University cutbacks draw protests
Victoria University's 'bread and butter' is under threat in a wave of proposed changes that could see courses axed and at least 10 staff lose their jobs.
Victoria University's 'bread and butter' is under threat in a wave of proposed changes that could see courses axed and at least 10 staff lose their jobs.
Pioneering professor honoured for teaching excellence - Radio New Zealand
URL: Pioneering professor honoured for teaching excellence
Radio New Zealand
He created the Tuakana Programme more than 20 years ago encourage Maori and Pacific Island students to stay at university. The National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence says Professor Walker's work is pioneering and has transformed the lives of ...
Radio New Zealand
He created the Tuakana Programme more than 20 years ago encourage Maori and Pacific Island students to stay at university. The National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence says Professor Walker's work is pioneering and has transformed the lives of ...
An iPad on the stationery list? - Stuff.co.nz (blog)
 Stuff.co.nz (blog) | URL: An iPad on the stationery list? Stuff.co.nz (blog) This story on Stuff recently about a school in Orewa requiring students to have an iPad2 as part of their school stationery generated a lot of comments. Personally I'm in favour of the concept of upgrading our technology in schools. ... |
Another school will be built: Minister - Otago Daily Times
URL: Another school will be built: Minister
Otago Daily Times
A new primary school could be built in the Wakatipu basin just 19 months after the opening of Remarkables Primary School, which this week confirmed it is adopting an enrolment scheme to control demand. During a flying visit to Wanaka yesterday to open ...
Otago Daily Times
A new primary school could be built in the Wakatipu basin just 19 months after the opening of Remarkables Primary School, which this week confirmed it is adopting an enrolment scheme to control demand. During a flying visit to Wanaka yesterday to open ...
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