Innovator in classroom - Auckland stuff.co.nz

Auckland stuff.co.nz	URL: Innovator in classroom Auckland stuff.co.nz Mr Martin has spent the past three years working on a new model of learning that can be put into practice in every classroom. "I've been working on a new teaching framework that can be used by teachers and students. "It values creativity, trial and ...

Hands off our school, says angry principal - The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
The Ministry of Education (MoE) is being accused of acting like a dictator in its attempts to silence schools' opposition to national standards. Implementation of the national standards has been ...
Schools comply because 'it's law'Timaru Herald

Govt provides funding certainty for Canterbury tertiary institutions

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Steven Joyce | Earthquake Recovery
The government has moved to give Canterbury’s tertiary institutions greater financial certainty as they work to recover from the effects of the September and February earthquakes. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says the government’s 2012 funding commitments, which were made prior to the September 4 2010 earthquake, will be met despite an expected decrease in enrolments. ... read more

Free TV recycling launched

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Nick Smith | Environment
New Zealanders have the opportunity over the next fortnight to responsibly dispose of their old TV for free at The Warehouse as part of the Government’s Love New Zealand recycling programme, Environment Minister Nick Smith says. ... read more

Launch of 'Collaboration for Success: Individual Education Plans'

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Rodney Hide | Education
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Thank you Tom [Parsons, Principal, Queen Charlotte College] for your warm welcome. It’s great to be here today. We are here to launch revised guidelines for individual education planning – called ‘Collaboration for Success: Individual Education Plans’. We are doing this at Queen Charlotte College because you are a fantastic example of what being an inclusive school is all about. ... read more

Review of the Literature on Individual Education Plans

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A literature review of national and international developments in the use of the Individual Education Plan (IEP) with schools and families, with particular attention to special education assessment practice(s) and their relationship to the IEP process.

Auckland City leads NZ with focus on children and learning

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The Draft Auckland Plan’s focus on children and learning has been welcomed as smart and innovative by the leader of an independent education think tank. “With one critical act, Auckland’s leaders have become the cheerleaders of children and ...

Educating children of the information age: Cafe Scientifique

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Adolescents growing up in the 21st century are facing a very different world to that which their parents, grandparents and teachers grew up in. For these children, using instant communication technologies such as email, texting and Facebook is second ...

Christchurch pupils require extra support, says union - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
On Friday, the Government announced that schools would lose funding equivalent to 167 teaching jobs as 3500 school children have left the city. But the teaching union, the Educational Institute, says remaining pupils have been so traumatised by the ...
Canterbury Uni cash-strappedStuff.co.nz
Canterbury funding good start but more neededNzweek
Funding support for Canterbury's universities welcomedVoxy
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Abrupt departure of principal - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times	URL: Abrupt departure of principal Otago Daily Times Christchurch employment lawyer Peter MacDonald confirmed yesterday Mrs Cooper would be leaving the school immediately, after the two could not come to an agreement about issues brought up by the Educational Review Office (ERO). ... Wakatipu HS head to go Stuff.co.nz

College falling short - ERO - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
A damning Education Review Office report highlights little progress made at Fairfield College during the 2 1/2 years under commissioner Dennis Finn. The Education Ministry contributed $133645 of taxpayers' money towards Mr Finn's $200000 salary, ...

Training changes could be key in combating worker shortages - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
The head of one of New Zealand's largest employers believes the answers to worker shortages lie in training changes. Allied Work Force Group chief executive Mike Huddleston says his view is backed up by a new survey which shows nearly 50 percent of job ... and more »

Training scheme funding review could solve worker shortages - AWF - National Business Review

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National Business Review
Allied Work Force (AWF) Group's chief executive believes a Government review of funding for training schemes for youths could solve worker shortages. Mike Huddleston said the solution to worker shortages was not necessarily going off shore, ...
Answers to worker shortages 'lie in training changes'Voxy

'Sexy' internship scheme gains global recognition - TVNZ

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URL: 'Sexy' internship scheme gains global recognition TVNZ A programme encouraging students to flirt with businesses in speed dating-style interviews has won international recognition. The Dunedin internship scheme, called the Sexy Summer Jobs programme, matches companies with keen job seekers through chatty ... Intern speed-dating wins international awardRadio New Zealand