Minister welcomes pay settlement

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Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed the school support staff pay settlement which has been announced today. “I want to congratulate the bargaining teams from the Ministry of Education and the NZEI for reaching this agreement,” says Mrs Tolley. “If ratified by members, it represents a significant rise in wages for lower paid support staff under the National-led Government. “It also gives peace of mind to parents and schools, who can concentrate on lifting achievement for students.”...

Economic cost of low child outcomes

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3News
New Zealand has one of the lowest levels of spending on children in the OECD, and a new report by Every Child Counts says this is an economic problem as well as a social one.

See the report prepared by Infometrics Ltd for Every Child Counts...

Quarter of schools fail to comply on standards

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Nearly a quarter of all primary schools have refused to comply with National Standards requirements - but none appear to have faced any serious consequence for breaking the law.Schools had until the start of last month to send the...

Media People: Handy Tips

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533 Schools Reject National's Standards. When questioned in the House by Kelvin Davis, the Minister of Education has admitted that the MOE made a mistake and there are actually 533 schools not complying with the ...

School support staff reach pay settlement - Otago Daily Times

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URL: School support staff reach pay settlement Otago Daily Times School support staff are set to receive a pay rise after a settlement in their collective agreement negotiations was reached today. Education sector union NZEI and the Ministry of Education have been in negotiations for four months and today's ...

School support staff set for pay packet boost

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Thousands of school support staff are set to receive a boost to their pay packets following the settlement of their collective agreements.

Editorial: Quality before quantity at universities

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In theory, the principle of essentially open entry to university has its attractions. People are entitled to follow their wishes in matters of higher education unencumbered by bureaucratic restrictions. But the concept it is far from...

Welfare reforms and training cuts 'disaster for young people' - Voxy

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The National-led Government's employment training cuts and youth welfare reforms are a disastrous mix for New Zealand's young people as these policies do nothing to address the country's high rates of youth unemployment, says the PSA. ...

Concern at funding cuts for youth job training - Stuff.co.nz

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Several agencies that provide job training to teenagers said funding cuts had already been confirmed and others were in the pipeline. They were confused about the disconnect with the Government announcement and worried about the uncertainty over future ...

PM called chicken for avoiding questions in House

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The Prime Minister was called a chicken in Parliament after he walked out to avoid answering questions from the Opposition leader about youth unemployment on Tuesday.

Key disputes youth jobless rate

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The Government is questioning the extent of youth unemployment by claiming that many defined as unemployed may be at school or university.The youth unemployment rate - for those aged 15 to 24 - is 17.4 per cent for the June quarter,...

Bennett flustered by unemployment figures - 3News NZ

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URL: Bennett flustered by unemployment figures 3News NZ There are 58000 people between 15 and 24 out of work, school or training – enough to fill the new Eden Park stadium. However, Ms Bennett says the figures aren't right. “That's actually between 15-19 year olds we're talking about where we've seen an ...

Unemployed youth would fill Eden Park - blog - 3News NZ (blog)

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URL: Unemployed youth would fill Eden Park - blog 3News NZ (blog) 58000 young people between the ages of 15-24 are not in education, training or work. The majority of them are on a benefit. Picture a revamped Eden Park and fill it with these young people, because that's how bad it is. We are at crisis point. ...

Most schools open - Timaru Herald

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URL: Most schools open Timaru Herald MARCHING ON: Masami Yoshida, Alex Drummond, Neko and Tea Prentice, Dave Ellena and Conor Prentice braved the snow to walk to Opihi College, but had to turn around as the school was closed for the day. In Timaru, students are back in the classroom, ...

Bad weather forces many schools to close - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
The Dunedin Primary School Association says many staff and students can't reach school safely. The association says they are likely to re-open on Wednesday. A number of schools in Wellington are disrupted for a second day. All schools in the suburb of ...

Student-crafted grand designs - Marlborough Express

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URL: Student-crafted grand designs Marlborough Express Queen Charlotte College pupil Chloe Cameron had to learn how to weld to create her entry for the college's Wearable Designz show which takes place later this week. Chloe, 13, said to make the music-inspired entry, her dad, a mechanic, taught her how to ...

Marlborough schoolchildren take out top prize in online art competition

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A group of children from Renwick Primary School in Marlborough has taken out the top prize in the nationwide on-line School is Cool art competition.

Pupils show they're bright sparks - Taranaki Daily News

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URL: Pupils show they're bright sparks Taranaki Daily News CAR CRAFT: Ziah Taumoepeau, 12, of Francis Douglas Memorial College, was one of 79 competitors in the steam car challenge yesterday at Pukekura Raceway. Hydroponics, teeth whitener and chocolate are some of the many weird and wacky displays on show at ...

Festival is high note for college band - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: Festival is high note for college band Auckland stuff.co.nz NOTEWORTHY: Members of Aorere College's school band with their music teacher and band leader Doug Nyce, from left: Joe Su'a, Avei Vilifiti and Mark Pole. The halls are alive with the sound of music. Aorere College's school band The Euphonics has been ...

College students make a difference in Fiji - The Bay of Plenty Times

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The Bay of Plenty Times
Aquinas College students Sam Cleaver, Bradley Burness and Olivia Burn with two locals in front of the Fijian house they built. Blood, sweat and plenty of tears were shed when Aquinas College ...