Drug Abuse Among Alternative Education Pupils in New Zealand

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As a result, the New Zealand Council for Educational Research was alarmed by the prevalence of drug abuse among pupils of alternative education. The fact that there are numerous alternative education schools around New ...

Earthquake recovery - Christchurch City Libraries

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This free download has been made available by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. 1.4 MB PDF. JoJo's Place: A website which aims to help children deal with Christchurch's earthquakes. Books for children: Non-fiction and ...

NZHerald blog: National Standards in Education - Nikki Kaye | MP ...

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One of the questions I often get asked is what do we value as a nation? Personally I believe the countries that will compete and be good places to live in.

Candidate profile: Anne Tolley - 3News NZ

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URL: Candidate profile: Anne Tolley 3News NZ Anne Tolley has had a rough ride in her first term as Minister of Education, the Government's National Standards scheme proving unpopular with many of the country's schools. Anne lives with her husband Allan in Gisborne. Between them they own several ...

National testing and Tolley, Key, and National: it is Testgate

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Anne Tolley: ‘They say that similar schemes have not worked overseas. That is exactly why we are not introducing the kind of national testing seen in the United States and England. National standards are very different ...’

New approach to difficult pupils - Stuff.co.nz

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Dr Valerie Margrain, a lecturer in early years education from Massey University's College of Education, is co-editor of the book, exploring techniques and research regarding restorative justice in schools. The book provides ideas, tips and techniques ...

New resource series on leadership learning

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Check out Ako in Action a new series of engaging digital stories on Educational Leaders.
Eight New Zealand school leaders talk about how they have connected the learning they undertook in three Ministry-funded professional learning programmes (EPDP, the Ariki project and NAPP) to their professional practice.

Families urged to submit secondary school applications - Yourcanterbury.co.uk

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URL: Families urged to submit secondary school applications Yourcanterbury.co.uk “The secondary school years are when children turn into young adults and finding the right school to suit their educational needs will be a parent's primary focus,” he said. “The good news is that Kent has a diverse range of secondary schools where, ...

'Leadership is a life sentence' - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: 'Leadership is a life sentence' Stuff.co.nz Back then she was fresh from involvement in early childhood education, the cut-and-thrust of the sandpit, the bring-and-buy, and the cake stall. There's possibly no better training ground for patience, determination and strategic thinking. ...

Concerns raised over expulsion rates - SunLive

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SunLive
“We challenge political parties to work together to develop a collaborative national process that supports constructive educational change.” Jason says the Ministry of Education's stand-downs, suspensions; exclusions and expulsion rates do not in ...

Political activism surge driven by students - TVNZ

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Hundreds of students joined a nationwide protest against a bill to make student union membership voluntary recently. Students again took to the streets last week over the cost of education. About 50 people stormed Auckland University to protest a ...