URL: Annual Conference of the Special Schools Principals’ Association (SEPANZ)
Rodney Hide | Education
Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. I am sure that you have all found the conference informative and will be putting a few things in your back pocket to take away and incorporate into your work. Just over a year ago, I stood before you, new to the role of Associate Education Minister, and still learning what makes the special education sector tick. And now I know the answer: it is people like you, who everyday make a difference for students with special education needs, their parents and communities...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Eight new Service Academies confirmed for secondary schools
URL: Eight new Service Academies confirmed for secondary schools
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced the eight secondary schools around New Zealand which have successfully bid to open new Service Academies in 2012. It follows new funding of $63.1 million in Budget 2011 to expand the number of Service Academies and Trades Academies, to provide more opportunities for young people to access skills training while earning worthwhile qualifications, free of charge...
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced the eight secondary schools around New Zealand which have successfully bid to open new Service Academies in 2012. It follows new funding of $63.1 million in Budget 2011 to expand the number of Service Academies and Trades Academies, to provide more opportunities for young people to access skills training while earning worthwhile qualifications, free of charge...
Future confirmed for Paerau School
URL: Future confirmed for Paerau School
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley says Paerau School in Central Otago is to remain open following a final decision on its future. Consultation on its possible closure had taken place after the roll had fallen to just two students. The school roll has now increased to 10 students, helped by community support to keep families in the rural area. “I needed to make sure this boost in numbers wasn’t temporary, and that there wouldn’t be another drastic roll drop, before making a final decision,” says Mrs Tolley...
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley says Paerau School in Central Otago is to remain open following a final decision on its future. Consultation on its possible closure had taken place after the roll had fallen to just two students. The school roll has now increased to 10 students, helped by community support to keep families in the rural area. “I needed to make sure this boost in numbers wasn’t temporary, and that there wouldn’t be another drastic roll drop, before making a final decision,” says Mrs Tolley...
$6 million boost for Kawerau schooling
URL: $6 million boost for Kawerau schooling
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley says the Government is set to invest $6 million in establishing a new secondary school in Kawerau, to provide modern learning environments and help boost student achievement. The new year 7-13 school will provide excellent 21st Century facilities for students in new and refurbished buildings on the current Kawerau College site, with separate campuses for middle and senior school students...
Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley says the Government is set to invest $6 million in establishing a new secondary school in Kawerau, to provide modern learning environments and help boost student achievement. The new year 7-13 school will provide excellent 21st Century facilities for students in new and refurbished buildings on the current Kawerau College site, with separate campuses for middle and senior school students...
Standards 'rushed' - Manawatu Standard
URL: Standards 'rushed'
Manawatu Standard
The battle lines were clearly drawn over National Standards at the latest political candidates meeting. Representatives from four parties took part in an NZEI forum on education issues in Palmerston North yesterday. Not surprisingly, the candidates ...
Manawatu Standard
The battle lines were clearly drawn over National Standards at the latest political candidates meeting. Representatives from four parties took part in an NZEI forum on education issues in Palmerston North yesterday. Not surprisingly, the candidates ...
School calls Ombudsman over national standards - Stuff
URL: School calls Ombudsman over national standards - Stuff
Island Bay School is at loggerheads with the Ministry of Education.
Island Bay School is at loggerheads with the Ministry of Education.
Speech: New Zealand needs ACT - Don Brash - Voxy
URL: Speech: New Zealand needs ACT - Don Brash
Voxy
The Government has introduced National Standards in the school system, and some of our schools are world class. But far too many young people are coming out of 10 or 12 years of school barely literate. Parents who scrimp and save to send their children ...
Voxy
The Government has introduced National Standards in the school system, and some of our schools are world class. But far too many young people are coming out of 10 or 12 years of school barely literate. Parents who scrimp and save to send their children ...
Speech: Hon Rodney Hide, Annual Conference of the SEPANZ - Voxy
URL: Speech: Hon Rodney Hide, Annual Conference of the SEPANZ
Voxy
It's also now a year since the launch of Success for All - Every School, Every Child. Success for All - Every School, Every Child sets out Government's vision for an inclusive education system. An education system where all schools are open and ...
Voxy
It's also now a year since the launch of Success for All - Every School, Every Child. Success for All - Every School, Every Child sets out Government's vision for an inclusive education system. An education system where all schools are open and ...
Labour defends costs of education policy - TVNZ
URL: Labour defends costs of education policy
TVNZ
A focus on e-learning with a cost of $600 per student is fully costed says Labour list MP Sue Moroney. Labour has announced it will invest $75 million over four years in e-learning for Year 7-13 students, if it wins the election. ...
TVNZ
A focus on e-learning with a cost of $600 per student is fully costed says Labour list MP Sue Moroney. Labour has announced it will invest $75 million over four years in e-learning for Year 7-13 students, if it wins the election. ...
Warning over low Maori school roll - Otago Daily Times
URL: Warning over low Maori school roll
Otago Daily Times
She said the board of trustees was now putting all its focus on building the school's roll, and several issues, including transportation difficulties for pupils, had been identified. Realistically, it could take two to three years to increase the roll ...
Otago Daily Times
She said the board of trustees was now putting all its focus on building the school's roll, and several issues, including transportation difficulties for pupils, had been identified. Realistically, it could take two to three years to increase the roll ...
Debate on compulsory te reo Māori welcome
URL: Debate on compulsory te reo Māori welcome
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says it's good to see the issue of compulsory te reo MÄ ori in schools being put squarely onto the political agenda and out for public debate.
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says it's good to see the issue of compulsory te reo MÄ ori in schools being put squarely onto the political agenda and out for public debate.
City hosts conference for special education - The Bay of Plenty Times
URL: City hosts conference for special education
The Bay of Plenty Times
"It's a get together of 28 special schools in New Zealand to try and widen our skills and abilities, and build on the government's current recognition of our importance in the special education domain. "They see us as experts in our field and know that ...
The Bay of Plenty Times
"It's a get together of 28 special schools in New Zealand to try and widen our skills and abilities, and build on the government's current recognition of our importance in the special education domain. "They see us as experts in our field and know that ...
National kapa haka top 10 for three Gisborne schools - Gisborne Herald
URL: National kapa haka top 10 for three Gisborne schools
Gisborne Herald
GISBORNE schools performing at Te Mana Kuratahi — the junior national kapa haka competition at Whangarei — have all placed in the top 10. Manutuke School took third place, Waikirikiri came fifth and Awapuni School 10th. The event featured a record 38 ...
Gisborne Herald
GISBORNE schools performing at Te Mana Kuratahi — the junior national kapa haka competition at Whangarei — have all placed in the top 10. Manutuke School took third place, Waikirikiri came fifth and Awapuni School 10th. The event featured a record 38 ...
UFB roll-out set to begin in Hawke's Bay - PM - Voxy
URL: UFB roll-out set to begin in Hawke's Bay - PM
Voxy
National's plans will make New Zealand's education system one of the most wired in the world and 11 Hawke's Bay schools will be among the first to receive a fibre connection." Those first 11 schools are: Henry Hill School, Marewa School, Napier Central ...
Voxy
National's plans will make New Zealand's education system one of the most wired in the world and 11 Hawke's Bay schools will be among the first to receive a fibre connection." Those first 11 schools are: Henry Hill School, Marewa School, Napier Central ...
Hundreds more school units feared to be leaky - New Zealand Herald
URL: Hundreds more school units feared to be leaky
New Zealand Herald
The cost of the 220 schools that are currently being worked on is not yet available. Education Minister Anne Tolley has described the repair bill as a huge expense and indicated that much of it will need to come from baseline funding for school capital ...
New Zealand Herald
The cost of the 220 schools that are currently being worked on is not yet available. Education Minister Anne Tolley has described the repair bill as a huge expense and indicated that much of it will need to come from baseline funding for school capital ...
Camp school to be replaced with new service - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Camp school to be replaced with new service Otago Daily Times Te Puna Whaiora Children's Health Camps chief executive Fiona Inkpen confirmed yesterday the health camp organisation would be taking over the education contract for five of the country's health camp schools, including the Roxburgh camp school. ... |
Storm brewing over Kawerau schools changes - TVNZ
 3News NZ | URL: Storm brewing over Kawerau schools changes TVNZ Education spokeswoman Anne Tolley announced on Friday the intermediate school will be shut and a new Year 7-13 school will be built on the college site in 2013. Intermediate principal Daryl Aim said Kawerau is hugely disappointed because the decision ... |
Hope lost of saving schools
URL: Hope lost of saving schools
Two hundred children who marched to Parliament earlier this year hoping to keep their intermediate school were dealt a massive blow yesterday when it was announced the only intermediate in Kawerau will be closed.
Two hundred children who marched to Parliament earlier this year hoping to keep their intermediate school were dealt a massive blow yesterday when it was announced the only intermediate in Kawerau will be closed.
Mentoring required for new teachers and education leaders - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Mentoring required for new teachers and education leaders
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The National President of the New Zealand Educational Administration and Leadership Society (NZEALS), Kate works at the forefront of educational leadership across all sectors from early childhood to tertiary education. ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The National President of the New Zealand Educational Administration and Leadership Society (NZEALS), Kate works at the forefront of educational leadership across all sectors from early childhood to tertiary education. ...
Principal returns to Wakatipu High School - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Principal returns to Wakatipu High School Otago Daily Times Mr MacDonald was contracted by the Ministry of Education after the Educational Review Office filed a damning report in regard to senior management of the school. Board of Trustee member Greg Turner yesterday said an agreement had been reached between ... |
10 pupil school gets reprieve - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: 10 pupil school gets reprieve 3News NZ A Central Otago school which has increased its roll to 10 students is being allowed to stay open. The closure of small schools in rural areas has been a very sore point with local communities but Paerau School, in the Maniototo, has escaped the axe. ... |
Kiwi teacher rewarded for innovative methods - New Zealand Herald
URL: Kiwi teacher rewarded for innovative methods
New Zealand Herald
Clay, who is head of Science Learning at Auckland's Botany Downs Secondary College, won the Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom category at the 2011 Global Forum Educator Awards. "It's a massive testament to what kids can do if you give them the ...
New Zealand Herald
Clay, who is head of Science Learning at Auckland's Botany Downs Secondary College, won the Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom category at the 2011 Global Forum Educator Awards. "It's a massive testament to what kids can do if you give them the ...
Kiwi teacher wins global education award - New Zealand Herald
URL: Kiwi teacher wins global education award
New Zealand Herald
Clay, who is head of Science Learning at Auckland's Botany Downs Secondary College, won the Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom category at the 2011 Global Forum Educator Awards. "It's a massive testament to what kids can do if you give them the ...
New Zealand Herald
Clay, who is head of Science Learning at Auckland's Botany Downs Secondary College, won the Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom category at the 2011 Global Forum Educator Awards. "It's a massive testament to what kids can do if you give them the ...
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