More social workers to focus on children

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Paula Bennett | Social Development and Employment
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is delighted to announce an increase in numbers of social workers both in schools and on the frontline. “Protecting children is an absolute priority and we need enough qualified social workers focused exclusively on children to do that,” says Ms Bennett. “We’re answering the call from low decile schools to provide specialist support for children and we’re also boosting frontline social workers to cope with increasing notifications and findings of abuse,” says Ms Bennett...

New Zealand Culture is Strong in *Educational* Publishing *...*

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Robin Averill and Roger Harvey, published by NZCER Press. Best Book or Series in Secondary Education Shortlist English With Attitude by Stephanie Chamberlin, published by Pearson. Gamma Mathematics: NCEA Level 1 ...

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Teaching Primary School Mathematics and Statistics: Evidence-Based Practice ed. Robin Averill and Roger Harvey, published by NZCER Press

War with the Teachers unions | Whale Oil Beef Hooked | A blog by ...

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by Whaleoil on October 13, 2011. David Farrar talks sense on the the teachers unions: The introduction of national standards is a minor yet worthy reform. The amount of hysteria generated by the NZEI and NZPF against it has been staggering ...

MP accused of bullying tactics - The Southland Times

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The Southland Times
Political sparks flew over national standards at a candidates' debate last night, with Invercargill MP Eric Roy accused of adopting bullying tactics. During an election candidates' function organised by the Invercargill branch of the National Council ...

Top marks for St Mary's - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
The report says most pupils are at or above national standards in reading, writing and maths. Those not achieving received ''targeted support'' from their classroom teachers. Maori pupils, who make up 19 per cent of the school's roll of 267, ...

Secondary schools left out of equation again

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PPTA says a move to place more social workers in primary schools is addressing at-risk children early in life is commendable but misses violence at secondary level. “Experts say behavioural issues must be addressed early in the life of the child or early ...

Contest between 'pragmatic' Francey and ... - Tertiary Education Union

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MIT's Lesley Francey says she will bring pragmatism and strategic thinking to the TEU role of ITP academic vice-president while the incumbent,

Canterbury redundancies would be ... - Tertiary Education Union

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Academics who teach small classes will be among those at risk of redundancy, University of Canterbury vice-chancellor Rod Carr told the Press.

Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the Year Ended 30 June 2011

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Released 11 Oct 2011. These year end financial statements have been prepared and furnished to the House of Representatives in accordance with Part III of the Public Finance Act 1989.

A Snapshot of the 2011 Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand

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Released 11 Oct 2011. The snapshot is a high level presentation of key facts and figures of the financial year, intended to make the financial statements more user friendly and accessible.

Annual Report of the Treasury for the Year Ended 30 June 2011

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Released 11 Oct 2011. The Treasury's annual report has been tabled in Parliament by the Minister of Finance and released on the Treasury website.

Sport for school plan queried - Marlborough Express

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URL: Sport for school plan queried Marlborough Express Labour's proposed plan to have schools finish early in the middle of the week for students to play sport would mean sporting codes would be competing for the same space, a Marlborough principal says.Opposition sport and recreation spokesman Trevor ...

More schools to get social workers - Stuff.co.nz

3News NZ

URL: More schools to get social workers Stuff.co.nz Social workers will be present in all low decile schools under an $11 million extension announced today by Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. The Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) programme will be extended to all decile one, two and three ...

Sniffer dogs in schools

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The police say they can no longer agree to schools' requests to carry out random drug dog searches after a new legal opinion saying the practice - something they've been doing for years - is illegal. We hear from the President of the Secondary Principals' Association, Patrick Walsh; Detective Inspector at Police National Headquarters, Paul Berry; and a solicitor at Youth Law, Joanna Maskell.

Students erect box uni in cuts protest - Voxy

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Voxy
Students at Victoria University have constructed a 'Box University' within the Murphy Overbridge, overlooking Kelburn Parade, to raise awareness and organise against the cuts and attacks which University management are undertaking against staff and ...

Te Aute board launches new vision for colleges - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Te Aute Trust Board in Hawke's Bay has launched a new vision for Te Aute College and Hukarere Girls' College. The Vision 2035 programme is aimed at providing students with a plan to guide their growth and development through their years at school and ...