New book aims to enhance maths learning: University of Waikato

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“Every-body counts” is a two-year study funded by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research's (NZCER) Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, involving two schools in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. ...

KiwiNet workshop for researchers

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KiwiNet workshop for researchers encourages a commercial focus Hamilton, New Zealand – 30 November, 2011 – Researchers from around the country are gathering at the University of Waikato today for a workshop designed to increase the commercial potential ...

Trades scheme - The Press

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The Press
"It is very exciting," says Peni Latavao, Administrator for CPIT's Centre of Maori and Pasifika Achievement. "These scholarships are exciting for all Pasifika who want to improve their skills. Training will not only benefit individuals, ...

Ministry urges teachers to settle

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The Ministry of Education today urged the NZEI to accept its offer for settlement of the Kindergarten Teachers, Head Teachers and Senior Teachers’ Collective Agreement (KTCA)

Emails fly over NCEA exam mistakes - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Emails fly over NCEA exam mistakes Stuff.co.nz Teachers say the NCEA maths exams that thousands of students have just completed were riddled with mistakes and contradictions. "I've never seen anything like this in my life before," said Rory Barrett, a maths teacher at Auckland's Macleans College ...

Christchurch students sitting NCEA get second chance - 3News NZ

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URL: Christchurch students sitting NCEA get second chance 3News NZ There has got to be evidence of their achievement, but it does provide a back up for them.” NZQA says it is important the grades fairly reflect the students ability, not their circumstance. Many Christchurch students had to bus from one side of town to ...

Post-earthquake trust donation strengthens ties

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The Edward Gibbon Wakefield Trust has announced today that it will donate £100,000 to the Wakefield Scholarship Fund which supports a University of Canterbury PhD candidate to undertake a year of funded research at Christ Church, Oxford.

Otago Polytech:New graduate programme a success for students

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The director of a groundbreaking new graduate programme in sustainable practice is celebrating the success of the future focused qualifications as the inaugural group of students complete their first year’s work on a wide range of projects.

School cops get a big tick - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: School cops get a big tick Auckland stuff.co.nz But principals of the 14 schools involved have hailed the scheme's success and say they want to keep officers in place. Otara's Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate was one of the first secondary schools to get a cop in school. Principal Peter Udy, who was a ...

Schools to be recognised for being environmentally aware - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
Eighteen environmentally aware Auckland schools are set to be recognised for their commitment to sustainability. The Enviroschools celebration gets underway on Friday where schools will be awarded a bronze, silver or green-gold ...

Cobham appoints principal in battle for roll - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
COBHAM School is down to three classrooms, three teachers and a reduced roll of 54 students. But the Ministry of Education says there are no plans for the school to close and a new principal has been appointed to start next year. ...

Teen bullies banned from school - Stuff.co.nz

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Summer Anderson, a pupil at Kaipara College, was reportedly punched in the face by two other girls last Friday while she waited for the bus. The 13-year-old's mother, Mellissa May Anderson, appeared in the Waitakere District Court on Tuesday after ...

Student's work puts spotlight on Maori Arts programme, expo - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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The Art Beat festival at Whangarei's Cafler Park Rose Gardens on Saturday was the perfect backdrop for this year's NorthTec Certificate in Whakairo (Visual Arts) students to showcase some special work bringing extra attention to the institution's Maori ...

Pair to be honoured for work with young - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
The other recipient was Jeannette Bell (Glendowie College) for her work with underwater hockey. The innovation award is designed to reward successful initiatives in school sport that provide quality sporting opportunities for pupils. ...

Auckland schools scoop national awards with winning front-page designs - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Stanley Bay School pupils show off theor winning effort at yesterday's prizegiving. Photo / Natalie Slade Half of the 10 national winners in the 2010 Design a Front Page of a Newspaper are schools from Auckland. ...

New principal appointed to underperforming Maori school - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
... a Ministry of Education Limited Statutory Manager, Toni Waho. Mr Waho says he's confident the new principal will help him to turn the school around because the new appointee is experienced after working in several schools and with Maori teachers. ...

New school pool opens with a big splash - The Nelson Mail

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URL: New school pool opens with a big splash The Nelson Mail Board of trustees chairman Richard Newson said it was great that the community had supported a project that was about keeping children safe. "When more schools are closing their school pools, we have stood up against the grain and acknowledged that ...