Fears 20 Hours policy under threat

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Education Minister Anne Tolley is being urged to a take 'an honest look' at Taskforce Report submissions before making any decisions that could affect the future of early childhood education (ECE).Public submissions closed yesterday...

Submissions close today on major early childhood report

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The blueprint, a report by the Early Childhood Education Taskforce, has told the government to take a tougher line on poor quality providers and pay higher subsidies for children from poor families.

Fears 20 Hours policy under threat - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
The report has recommended a major overhaul of the way early childhood education is funded. Photo / Brett Phibbs Education Minister Anne Tolley is being urged to a take "an honest look" at Taskforce Report submissions before making ...

Children should be at the heart of policy

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Ensuring the needs and aspirations of all children and their families are at the centre of government policy development is a key theme in the New Zealand Kindergartens (NZK) response to the Early Childhood Education Taskforce report. “We support efforts ...

Funding cut threatens job training for young - Voxy

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URL: Funding cut threatens job training for young Voxy The decision by the Tertiary Education Commission to cut funding by 14 per cent for the 2011/2012 has made the job of training mostly young people to be work ready a great deal more difficult, according to the YMCA. The YMCA has been delivering TEC ...

Early education not 'about babysitting' - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

URL: Early education not 'about babysitting' Otago Daily Times Playing during a visit to Mornington Playcentre in Dunedin yesterday are (from left) Labour education spokeswoman Sue Moroney, Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran, Dunedin North Labour candidate David Clark, ...

100,000 conversations about education

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A campaign to get people talking about quality public education in early childhood centres and primary schools aims to generate 100,000 community conversations around the country.

Hospitality programme making all the right moves

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Winning 15 medals at the National Culinary Fare in Auckland recently is a further demonstration of why NorthTec’s hospitality training programme is widely regarded by the industry as being ‘first-class’.

Lincoln University VC is retiring - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Lincoln University VC is retiring Stuff.co.nz Field has spent 40 years at Lincoln University, starting his career there as a lecturer in plant science and has spent the past eight years as vice-chancellor. Field said it was hard to believe he had been part of Lincoln University for more than 40 ...

SADD happy their day has come - TVNZ

Northern Advocate

URL: SADD happy their day has come TVNZ SADD ( Students Against Driving Drunk ) national manager Anna Reid told TV ONE's Breakfast that her organisation is rapt the law is now in place. "We have been advocating for this policy change for a really long time. The day has finally arrived when ...

Good report for St Joseph's - Marlborough Express

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Marlborough Express
The decile five school has 24 students, the majority of which are achieving at, or beyond, national standards in reading and mathematics, the report says. Maori students are achieving as well as, if not better than, their non-Maori peers, it says. ...