Funding a fresh approach to youth offending

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Paula Bennett | Social Development and Employment
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is pleased to announce the successful applicants to the Fresh Start Innovation Fund. “Nine providers have received funding to make a real difference with young offenders, particularly with young Maori,” says Ms Bennett. “As part of the Fresh Start policy for young offenders, the Innovation Fund supports new ideas or programmes that offer a different approach to working with at risk young people,” Ms Bennett says. ... read more

NZC Update 15 - The future focus principle

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This Update looks at the New Zealand Curriculum’s principle of future focus and at resources to support its implementation.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Ministry-curriculum-guides/Curriculum-updates/NZC-Updates

Election Debate: Education

Election Debate: Education:
Anne Tolley, Sue Moroney, Catherine Delahunty and Kaapua Smith outline the National, Labour, Green and Maori party policies on education.Popout

Original audio source (ntn-election2011-20111107-1008-election_debate_education-048.mp3)

Friends and foes unite to praise MP who fought for education - New Zealand Herald

Southland Times

URL: Friends and foes unite to praise MP who fought for education New Zealand Herald Mr Peachey, who as principal built Rangitoto College into the country's largest school before entering Parliament in 2005 in the safe National seat of Tamaki, was marked as a potential cabinet minister before being diagnosed with cancer soon after his ... MP and former principal Peachey diesRadio New Zealand Tamaki MP Allan Peachey diesStuff.co.nz MP Allan Peachey passes awayTVNZ Voxy -Otago Daily Times -Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Allan Peachey … a man who put kids first « Red Alert

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He was no friend of National Standards. For his passion and understanding alone, he should've been the Minister. He chaired the Select Committee in a true spirit of bipartisanship and was unfailingly polite to those who came ...

National Standards: Principal Calls Govt 'Gestapo'... | Stuff.co.nz

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Education Minister Anne Tolley has slammed a Palmerston North school principal for criticising national standards in online blogs and comparing government officials with the Gestapo.

School head owes community apology - Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
OPINION: Hokowhitu School principal Allan Alach has copped some harsh criticism from Education Minister Anne Tolley for his public criticism of national standards on internet blogs and websites. Many principals and teachers have spoken out about ...

Schools bow to pressure over standards regime - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
Education Ministry figures appear to show schools' resistance to the national standards regime is crumbling, but Waikato principals say there are still grave concerns in the sector. Last November the Waikato Times published a list of 30 Waikato schools ...

Labour promises early childhood education funding boost - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty says parents are confused by national standards and don't understand how their child is doing under them. Last week, the Greens announced the party would scrap national standards, saying they are ... and more »

Socato » Blog Archive » NZ – Labour promises early childhood ...

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Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty says parents are confused by national standards and don't understand how their child is doing under them. Last week, the Greens announced the party would scrap ...

Rudolf Steiner Students Face National Standards... | Stuff.co.nz

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Her kids are set to fail at school every year until they're about 11 years old – but mum Monica Brice couldn't care less.

Rivals spar over education | E C E N Z

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Mr McDouall came out firing, attacking national standards and pushing for an all-encompassing approach from birth onwards. “I want to say Labour will have national standards gone by playtime, but we are giving schools the ...

Grant boosts geographic/ethnic cancer inequities studies

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Auckland and Waikato medical research teams have secured $1.9 million to unravel geographic and ethnic differences in cancer outcomes.

NZ Film and TV School casts new Director - Voxy

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Voxy
This week Sashi Meanger begins his role as the new Director of the New Zealand Film & Television School in Wellington, replacing Tommy Honey who has held the role since 2003. Mr Meanger, who has more than twenty years' experience in the education ... and more »

Teacher changes make system fairer: Tolley

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Education Minister Anne Tolley has defended changes for special needs teachers after a group of parents accused her of forcing the closure of special needs units.

Dedicated children’s policy bold and refreshing

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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says it is refreshing to see political policy which focuses solely on children and promotes the value of investing in quality early childhood education.

Leading young adult fiction writer heads to Victoria

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One of New Zealand's best writers for young adults will be the 2012 Writer in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington.

19 school students selected for prestigious national event - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Nineteen top secondary students from all over New Zealand have been selected by the Royal Society of New Zealand to attend Genesis Energy's Realise the Dream, a prestigious annual national event which takes place from 3-10 December. ... and more »

Mike Chunn: Songwriting should be part of the curriculum

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There's a big difference between a song and a poem, writes Mike Chunn, chief executive of the Play It Strange Trust. In 2004, Kimbra stormed into the Play It Strange secondary schools' songwriting competition Top 10 with her po...

Deadline extended for upgrade of school site - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

URL: Deadline extended for upgrade of school site Otago Daily Times He said the board's focus now was to create a campus with a 21st-century style which would give pupils an education for the future that was "not hindered by the past". "Modern learning environments are certainly part of this. "We want our students and ...

'huge show of loyalty' - Stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz

URL: 'huge show of loyalty' Stuff.co.nz The events of February saw English colleges lose many students. Some, including Kaplan International College Christchurch, Dominion English and Language Studies International, had withdrawn from Christchurch, McKay said. "The risk is where the student ...

Tough times hit school donations - The Bay of Plenty Times

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The Bay of Plenty Times
Schools are coming under increased pressure to balance the books and say they need donations to make up shortfalls in operations grants from the Ministry of Education. School donations have been continuing to drop over the past three years as financial ...

Schools stuck in high-tech dilemma - Wanganui Chronicle

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Wanganui Chronicle
Another factor is maintaining uniformity across education providers. Anyone remember the Beta versus VHS saga, or DVD zoning issues? The dilemma, of course, is that if schools don't get on board and keep up, they and their students will be left behind, ...

Claims 11-year-olds taking weapons to school - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
District councillor Manu Caddie says the council's been working on a gang transformation strategy with support from the police, schools and local residents associations. "We think that we really need early intervention, we've got kids as young as 11 ... and more »