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...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

National standard critics happy with most parties' policies - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Opponents of national standards in reading, writing and maths say they are pleased with cross-party support for abolishing or watering down the controversial policy. The Green, New Zealand First and Mana parties want to abolish the standards, ...

Labour to ease hated education measure - Marlborough Express

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URL: Labour to ease hated education measure Marlborough Express Timaru principals say they will consider dropping national standards if Labour wins the election. Labour's education spokeswoman Sue Moroney was in Timaru yesterday talking to primary school principals about her party's education policies, ...

No place for National Standards in education say Greens | infonews ...

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The Green Party today released its updated Education Policy for the 2011 election, with new policies on National Standards, Early Childhood Education funding, and Public Private Partnerships. "The National ... "National Standards were never necessary, because schools already have and use robust assessment and reporting mechanisms. It is high quality teaching, not restrictive measurement, that will improve educational achievement in our schools. "All National ...

National Standards opponents say issue may be vote-decider

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Opponents of national standards in reading, writing and maths say they are pleased with growing cross-party support for abolishing or watering down the controversial policy. They say the issue is a weak point for the National Party and they predict that it will be a vote-deciding issue for some people.

Principals Federation welcomes political opposition

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Opponents of the Government's national standards for schools say they're gratified other political parties are either promising to abolish or water down the policy.

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.

Labour's $2.6b plan to tackle child poverty - Stuff.co.nz

Manawatu Standard

URL: Labour's $2.6b plan to tackle child poverty Stuff.co.nz Target the "Poor kids". Meals in schools, lowest decile first. Medical checks, once a term, every kid (with free jabs). Follow up suspected abuse. Walking busses to pick kids up in the mornings and school-care to 5.30-ish to help working parents. ...

Classroom lights steer study mood

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Calm - relaxed for individual work or quiet time A boost to students' concentration levels is hoped for during a trial of a classroom lighting system which lets a teacher set the mood for learning at different times of the day.Philips...

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.

Education and the law updated

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The Education and the Law area of Educational Leaders has been completely revised. Both content and structure have been redeveloped which should make searching for legal guidance more straightforward.

Manu Korihi News for 9 November 2011

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Tertiary Education Commission figures show the Otaki based Te Wananga o Raukawa is the worst of the three Maori universities, for students completing their qualifications; Meanwhile the head of Maori studies at the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki or WITT, says its students numbers haven't dropped, despite competition from another Maori tertiary institution; Wairoa's Deputy Mayor, says there's no need to have separate Maori wards in the district for local government elections; A sacred mangeao tree picked by a Te Arawa ancestor over a hundred years ago as a resting landmark for travellers, has been chopped down without the iwi's knowledge.

Principals' sabbatical reports recently added / News / Home ...

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Deadline extended for upgrade of school site - Otago Daily Times

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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 ...

Unitec to offer more student places in building trades next - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
New Zealand's largest provider of construction and trade training, Unitec, has announced plans to significantly boost student places in 2012 – welcome news for an economy in need of a growing construction workforce. Unitec will offer 34% more student ...

Unique logistics training offered - SunLive

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SunLive
Read More The Bay of Plenty Polytechnic's new Road Transport, Warehousing and Logistics Training Centre is providing a new and unique workplace training opportunity. The new 3000sqm centre is located in Maleme Street in the middle of Greerton's ...

Programme contributes to improved performance of workers - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
An independent evaluative report released this week into the Learning Representative Programme shows that workplace learning supported by Learning Representatives (Learning Reps) led to improved individual worker and workplace performance. ...

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.

New Prep School Principal at Scots College - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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“This is a great opportunity for me to welcome new families, prospective students, Old Boys, our neighbours and members of the wider community,” said Western. “I've only been here a short while and there's been a whirlwind of end-of-year activity here ...

Kelburn campus building to open in 2013 - The Dominion Post

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URL: Kelburn campus building to open in 2013 The Dominion Post The university development is being done in partnership with the Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association Trust, which is contributing $12m. Of that, $4m has gone towards the Student Union building refurbishment and the remaining $8 ...