Ten new Trades Academies confirmed

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Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced the ten new Trades Academies which are to open around New Zealand from 2012, providing practical skills training for secondary school students while allowing them to study for NCEA credits and tertiary qualifications. The number of fees-free places for 16 and 17 year olds will increase to 2000 in 21 Trades Academies from next year, as the Government focuses on young people at risk of disengaging from education, and making them better-prepared for the workplace and further education...

Ministry invited to meeting to discuss standards stand-off - InSITu

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Waverley Park School is inviting representatives from the Ministry of Education to their next Board of Trustees meeting to discuss national standards to avoid a looming stand-off. Waverley Park School principal Kerry Hawkins ...

Ombudsmen shows National is 'out of touch' on bullying - Voxy

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Voxy
But instead they are more focussed on their failure over National Standards to act. "There is no excuse for Anne Tolley to have done such an appalling job tackling this issue," Sue Moroney said.

Setting standards - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
Steve Berezowski and Josh Wharehinga demonstrate the blind vehemence of some of the educational community in opposing National Standards, supported by the most powerful trade union in the country. Josh seems to be saying that we should no longer assess ...

20 places for trades education - Otago Daily Times

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URL: 20 places for trades education Otago Daily Times Cromwell is to get one of 10 new trades academies being established around New Zealand by the Ministry of Education next year to provide practical skills training for secondary school pupils while they study for NCEA ...

10 new trade academies to open - Newstalk ZB

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URL: 10 new trade academies to open Newstalk ZB The academies opening around New Zealand will provide practical skills for secondary school students, while allowing them to study for NCEA credits and tertiary qualifications. Education Minister Anne Tolley says trade academies which opened in New ...

More wins for youth training - Wagner - Voxy

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Voxy
The courses are designed to support secondary school students at risk of leaving school without any qualifications. By partnering with Canterbury schools and other education providers, they will encourage 16 and 17 year old students to stay involved in ...

Research shows what children want from their teachers

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New research shows what New Zealand children like, and don't like, in a school teacher.

$303m to get more kids in school - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
... by the New Zealand and Australian Governments on basic education in Pacific countries. Over the next four years New Zealand will fund an extra $145 million and Australia $158 million to address the large numbers of kids that do not go to school. ...

'National plan for bullying needed' - New Zealand Herald

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URL: 'National plan for bullying needed' New Zealand Herald He said a rigid national template for school discipline would have little merit, but the current "entirely discretionary" system risked producing arbitrary disciplinary decisions within and between schools. Education Minister Anne Tolley said the ...

Hutt Valley school bullies' reign of terror - Stuff.co.nz

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Hutt Valley High School pupils were subjected to torture, extreme violence and sexual abuse, but school authorities failed to protect victims, alert parents or report numerous attacks to police. A long-awaited Ombudsmen's Office report reveals chilling ...

Students blame funding lack for NZ university slide - Radio New Zealand

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URL: Students blame funding lack for NZ university slide Radio New Zealand The Union of Students' Associations says the poor performance of New Zealand universities in a major international league table reflects the sector's underfunding. All but one of the six New Zealand universities in the QS World University Rankings has ...

School adopts BYO computer approach - The Press

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URL: School adopts BYO computer approach The Press COMPUTER SAVVY: Year 13 Burnside High School pupils Brittany Storer, left, and Alex Jones turn to talk to classmates in their media studies class. Senior pupils at the school are being encouraged to bring their own computers to class. ...

School merger cost not being revealed - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
A further $750000 in capital costs was budgeted for the merger of Forbury School and Macandrew Intermediate. With only five months until the merged schools open, the Ministry of Education is still unable to say how much the actual cost of merging the ...