URL: Ministerial Inquiry to be established
Hekia Parata | Education
There will be a Ministerial Inquiry into the employment of a convicted sex offender in the education sector, Education Minister, Hekia Parata, announced today. The inquiry has been initiated after Ministers were informed late last week that a convicted sex offender had been arrested while allegedly in breach of the offender’s conditions of release. The individual was working in the education sector...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Isaac best candidate for education task force - New Zealand Herald
 Taranaki Daily News | URL: Isaac best candidate for education task force New Zealand Herald A former school trustee and long-time watcher of the successes and failures of charter schools overseas, she wrote the two-page annex to Act's support agreement with National which outlines the process by which two state-funded trial charter schools ... |
NCEA is out own - and we can fix it - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: NCEA is out own - and we can fix it Otago Daily Times This potential problem is a reason why many primary teachers are opposed to national standards at junior levels. Results can be manipulated to suit dubious intentions. On the 10th anniversary of the introduction of NCEA the problem of validity of ... |
Can we have this here? | Whale Oil Beef Hooked | A blog by ...
URL: Can we have this here? | Whale Oil Beef Hooked | A blog by ...
The website has been updated to include four years of performance data from the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests, showing students' progress over time and allowing schools to compare their ... decide that I was making a good or a poor choice based on how that school rates amongst its 'peers' in the students' educational achievement and how efficiently and effectively it uses the funding and support its received from the State.
The website has been updated to include four years of performance data from the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests, showing students' progress over time and allowing schools to compare their ... decide that I was making a good or a poor choice based on how that school rates amongst its 'peers' in the students' educational achievement and how efficiently and effectively it uses the funding and support its received from the State.
All policy must pass the "Is it good for children?" test
URL: All policy must pass the "Is it good for children?" test
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says all government decision-making and policy should be subject to the "is it good for children?" test.
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says all government decision-making and policy should be subject to the "is it good for children?" test.
Schooling national standards to prove a point
URL: Schooling national standards to prove a point
Dalefield School in Carterton is implementing national standards in a bid to prove they don't work. Kevin Jephson, principal of Dalefield School in Carterton; and Pauline Cleaver, Ministry of Education Programme Manager for Regional Education in charge of implementing national standards.
Dalefield School in Carterton is implementing national standards in a bid to prove they don't work. Kevin Jephson, principal of Dalefield School in Carterton; and Pauline Cleaver, Ministry of Education Programme Manager for Regional Education in charge of implementing national standards.
Update on 2012 PLD / News / Home - Educational Leaders
URL: Update on 2012 PLD / News / Home - Educational Leaders
28 February 2012. From this year, PLD is being prioritised according to the need of schools to support learners and raise student achievement, particularly for Māori learners, Pasifika learners and learners with special education needs. ... PLD available for secondary schools. There is PLD support available for New Zealand secondary schools, including: Secondary Student Achievement. Leadership and Assessment. Provisionally registered teachers (PRT). Overseas trained teachers ...
28 February 2012. From this year, PLD is being prioritised according to the need of schools to support learners and raise student achievement, particularly for Māori learners, Pasifika learners and learners with special education needs. ... PLD available for secondary schools. There is PLD support available for New Zealand secondary schools, including: Secondary Student Achievement. Leadership and Assessment. Provisionally registered teachers (PRT). Overseas trained teachers ...
Waikato students make Sailor the Puffer fish an Apple app ...
URL: Waikato students make Sailor the Puffer fish an Apple app ...
PUFF'D, which is now available to download on the app store, sees Sailor the Puffer fish inside a pair of lungs bouncing into and destroying asthma triggers such as cold, pet dander and smoke. The game is part of a project aimed at raising awareness of asthma among 5-10 year olds. Asthma Waikato has links with Sport Waikato’s Project Energize to deliver Sailor the Puffer fish into every Waikato school.
PUFF'D, which is now available to download on the app store, sees Sailor the Puffer fish inside a pair of lungs bouncing into and destroying asthma triggers such as cold, pet dander and smoke. The game is part of a project aimed at raising awareness of asthma among 5-10 year olds. Asthma Waikato has links with Sport Waikato’s Project Energize to deliver Sailor the Puffer fish into every Waikato school.
Call for schools to have full time nurses - NZ City
 Newstalk ZB | URL: Call for schools to have full time nurses NZ City It says nurses can work with teachers and social workers in schools and early childhood centres to provide preventative health education and help when families are experiencing difficulties. The Nurses' Organisation also says no funding should be ... |
Restorative justice in schools seminar focus - Wanganui Chronicle
URL: Restorative justice in schools seminar focus
Wanganui Chronicle
Thirty-five representatives from education, youth agencies and justice sectors will take part in a three-day seminar aimed at teaching them about how to use restorative justice processes in schools from today. The Whanganui Restorative Justice Trust ...
Wanganui Chronicle
Thirty-five representatives from education, youth agencies and justice sectors will take part in a three-day seminar aimed at teaching them about how to use restorative justice processes in schools from today. The Whanganui Restorative Justice Trust ...
Change in the air at Telford - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Change in the air at Telford Otago Daily Times By Helena de Reus on Wed, 29 Feb 2012 With enrolments in most Telford courses up, the primary industry training centre's new director is hoping to make big changes this year. The number of enrolled students in Telford's rural diploma course increased ... |
Roll booming at Dunedin Christian school - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Roll booming at Dunedin Christian school Otago Daily Times However, Mrs Sizemore said the majority of the school's pupils came from outside the Pine Hill area, and it provided specialist education. "We strongly believe we are offering a special-character education. It's a different choice for parents. |
Roll of 4 prompts school closure bid - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Roll of 4 prompts school closure bid
Stuff.co.nz
A Southland school with more than 100 years of history faces closure at the end of this year because of its falling roll. The Waimahaka School board of trustees had sent a letter to the Education Ministry applying for voluntary closure, and had asked ...
Stuff.co.nz
A Southland school with more than 100 years of history faces closure at the end of this year because of its falling roll. The Waimahaka School board of trustees had sent a letter to the Education Ministry applying for voluntary closure, and had asked ...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Govt funds Pacific trades initiative for Christchurch
URL: Govt funds Pacific trades initiative for Christchurch
Steven Joyce | Pacific Island Affairs
The Government is providing $6 million to support Pacific peoples enter into trades training in 2012 and 2013 to assist with the Christchurch rebuild, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce and Minister of Pacific Island Affairs Hekia Parata announced today. The initiative, part of the Government’s wider Skills for Canterbury contingency package of $42 million, is providing up to 300 fees-free places in trades training throughout New Zealand...
Steven Joyce | Pacific Island Affairs
The Government is providing $6 million to support Pacific peoples enter into trades training in 2012 and 2013 to assist with the Christchurch rebuild, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce and Minister of Pacific Island Affairs Hekia Parata announced today. The initiative, part of the Government’s wider Skills for Canterbury contingency package of $42 million, is providing up to 300 fees-free places in trades training throughout New Zealand...
Update on 2012 PLD
URL: Update on 2012 PLD
MoE
MoE
From this year, PLD is being prioritised according to the need of schools to support learners and raise student achievement, particularly for Māori learners, Pasifika learners and learners with special education needs. Regional offices will confirm the PLD allocations to those schools which have been successful...
Community Scoop » OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment ...
URL: Community Scoop » OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment ...
In a context where there is a general consensus against national testing in primary education, the introduction of Standards is seen as an alternative way to make information about student learning more consistent and ...
In a context where there is a general consensus against national testing in primary education, the introduction of Standards is seen as an alternative way to make information about student learning more consistent and ...
Tamihere keen to bring charter school system to west - New Zealand Herald
URL: Tamihere keen to bring charter school system to west
New Zealand Herald
Opposition to charter schools was short-sighted, he said. He cited a 2009 Stanford University report which detractors often quote from. It found 17 per cent of charter schools reported significant academic gains over traditional schools, ...
New Zealand Herald
Opposition to charter schools was short-sighted, he said. He cited a 2009 Stanford University report which detractors often quote from. It found 17 per cent of charter schools reported significant academic gains over traditional schools, ...
Manna from Mana - bigger classes, less money - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Manna from Mana - bigger classes, less money The Dominion Post Despite a raft of experts claiming class size is a major (but not the only) factor in effective teaching, new Education Minister Hekia Parata, who has impressed me with her enthusiasm, gleefully quoted a recent OECD education survey that says that ... |
Education should not be a government cash cow - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Education should not be a government cash cow
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
If Treasury really wanted to free up money in education and improve teacher quality it would reinstate the teacher professional development that the government has taken away and stop wasting tens of millions of dollars on National Standards”.
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
If Treasury really wanted to free up money in education and improve teacher quality it would reinstate the teacher professional development that the government has taken away and stop wasting tens of millions of dollars on National Standards”.
in the rush to 'e-learning', are we losing sight of our goals? | BioBlog
URL: in the rush to 'e-learning', are we losing sight of our goals? | BioBlog
One of the 'big things' in schools these days seems to be the increasing expansion of e-learning. I've written previously on one school's decision to require all its new students to have iPads, or similar tablet-style computers.
One of the 'big things' in schools these days seems to be the increasing expansion of e-learning. I've written previously on one school's decision to require all its new students to have iPads, or similar tablet-style computers.
Programming in schools - SunLive (blog)
 SunLive (blog) | URL: Programming in schools SunLive (blog) So I do understand the pressures on the curriculum writers and our school systems to provide a 'rounded education'. Schools cannot do it all, which is one of the founding principles of the IdeaShed – one which seemed to hit a note with the teachers ... |
Education: 'you get what you pay for' - The Ashburton Guardian
URL: Education: 'you get what you pay for'
The Ashburton Guardian
By Amanda Durry February 28, 2012 Education may not be completely free in New Zealand but parents get what they pay for, a local principal says. The debate about school donations has been sparked once again, with figures showing that New Zealanders ...
The Ashburton Guardian
By Amanda Durry February 28, 2012 Education may not be completely free in New Zealand but parents get what they pay for, a local principal says. The debate about school donations has been sparked once again, with figures showing that New Zealanders ...
Young beneficiaries offered incentives - NZ City
 Newstalk ZB | URL: Young beneficiaries offered incentives NZ City A $10 a week incentive will be paid to young people who continue in training, complete a budgeting course and for teen parents who do a parenting course. Young people will also have their rent and power paid for them with an allowance and payment card ... |
Telecom lands Ministry of Education contract for leased laptop computers - Geekzone
URL: Telecom lands Ministry of Education contract for leased laptop computers
Geekzone
Telecom Rentals Ltd., Telecom's technology finance subsidiary, has won a multimillion dollar contract to provide leased laptops to primary and secondary schools across New Zealand. The three-year deal with the Ministry of Education, one of the largest ...
Geekzone
Telecom Rentals Ltd., Telecom's technology finance subsidiary, has won a multimillion dollar contract to provide leased laptops to primary and secondary schools across New Zealand. The three-year deal with the Ministry of Education, one of the largest ...
Ministry of Education signs Telecom Rentals - Computerworld New Zealand
URL: Ministry of Education signs Telecom Rentals
Computerworld New Zealand
By Randal Jackson | Auckland | Monday, 27 February, 2012 Telecom Rentals has signed a three-year deal with the Ministry of Education to replace some 45000 laptops leased to eligible teachers and principals at 2500 schools nationwide.
Computerworld New Zealand
By Randal Jackson | Auckland | Monday, 27 February, 2012 Telecom Rentals has signed a three-year deal with the Ministry of Education to replace some 45000 laptops leased to eligible teachers and principals at 2500 schools nationwide.
Police join with Napier schools to combat truancy - All About Hawke's Bay
URL: Police join with Napier schools to combat truancy
All About Hawke's Bay
Police, schools and social services in Napier are joining forces to combat truancy in the area. Police will be actively targetting students skipping school and returning them to their respective school. Offenders will be targetted by police, ...
All About Hawke's Bay
Police, schools and social services in Napier are joining forces to combat truancy in the area. Police will be actively targetting students skipping school and returning them to their respective school. Offenders will be targetted by police, ...
Leaving NZ plan for 1 in 5 students - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: Leaving NZ plan for 1 in 5 students 3News NZ By 3 News online staff Nearly 20 percent of Kiwi students plan to leave the country once their studies are finished, according to a new Colmar Brunton survey. The survey of over 1000 tertiary students, conducted for Student Job Search, showed that job ... |
Central Lakes Trades Academy kicks-starts careers - Voxy
URL: Central Lakes Trades Academy kicks-starts careers
Voxy
Fully funded by the Ministry of Education, the academy enables students to work towards a vocational qualification as part of their NCEA level 2 studies. The students spend four days a week at their high school and one day a week as part of the Academy ...
Voxy
Fully funded by the Ministry of Education, the academy enables students to work towards a vocational qualification as part of their NCEA level 2 studies. The students spend four days a week at their high school and one day a week as part of the Academy ...
35 school pupils also learning trade - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: 35 school pupils also learning trade Otago Daily Times By Lynda Van Kempen on Tue, 28 Feb 2012 This 35-strong group of pupils from Central Otago, Wakatipu and Wanaka high schools is the first to take part in the Central Lakes Trades Academy through the Otago Polytechnic's Cromwell campus. |
Bus a big hit with Polytech students - The Ashburton Guardian
URL: Bus a big hit with Polytech students
The Ashburton Guardian
By Amanda Durry February 28, 2012 Mid Canterbury students are shipping out of town by the bus load as more students see the benefit of a free service offered by Aoraki Polytechnic. A free bus service to the polytechnic's Timaru campus was introduced ...
The Ashburton Guardian
By Amanda Durry February 28, 2012 Mid Canterbury students are shipping out of town by the bus load as more students see the benefit of a free service offered by Aoraki Polytechnic. A free bus service to the polytechnic's Timaru campus was introduced ...
Monday, February 27, 2012
Rachel Bolstad: NZCER Research | Al du Chatenier
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Rachel Bolstad: NZCER Research. Posted 1 minute ago by Al du. 0. Add a comment. Add comment. No more comments. Al du Chatenier. Classic. Classic · Flipcard · Magazine · Mosaic · Sidebar · Snapshot · Timeslide ...
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OECD report faults National Standards - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: OECD report faults National Standards New Zealand Herald By Elizabeth Binning About 200 schools have refused to implement the standards at all, despite threats their boards could be replaced by commissioners.An international report on the state of New Zealand education has highlighted concerns about National ... |
National Standards 'not achieved' - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: National Standards 'not achieved'
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“The review notes that the design and implementation of National Standards has a high degree of inconsistency between teachers and across schools. “That is quite clearly a result of the Minister not taking the lead on professional development to ensure ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“The review notes that the design and implementation of National Standards has a high degree of inconsistency between teachers and across schools. “That is quite clearly a result of the Minister not taking the lead on professional development to ensure ...
Charter school in Christchurch not wanted by union - Radio New Zealand
URL: Charter school in Christchurch not wanted by union
Radio New Zealand
The Post Primary Teachers Association wants a moratorium on a plan for a pilot charter school in Christchurch. An earthquake recovery group set up by the association met in Christchurch on Friday to discuss the ongoing effects of the earthquakes to ...
Radio New Zealand
The Post Primary Teachers Association wants a moratorium on a plan for a pilot charter school in Christchurch. An earthquake recovery group set up by the association met in Christchurch on Friday to discuss the ongoing effects of the earthquakes to ...
English challenged on tertiary education investment - Massey News (press release)
 Massey News (press release) | URL: English challenged on tertiary education investment Massey News (press release) Finance Minister Bill English was challenged about the Government's level of investment in tertiary education today at Finance 2012, an annual business event organised by Massey University and the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. |
Protecting our digital world - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Protecting our digital world
Stuff.co.nz
When first year arts and science student Sukanya Vyas makes the daily trek into Auckland University on the bus this week, she won't travel alone. In her trusty rucksack will be her MacBook Pro, iPod touch, headphones, Nokia E63 mobile phone and, ...
Stuff.co.nz
When first year arts and science student Sukanya Vyas makes the daily trek into Auckland University on the bus this week, she won't travel alone. In her trusty rucksack will be her MacBook Pro, iPod touch, headphones, Nokia E63 mobile phone and, ...
Merger of CPIT and universities 'not ruled out' - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Merger of CPIT and universities 'not ruled out'
Stuff.co.nz
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has asked the University of Canterbury, Lincoln University and the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) to seek areas where they could cut costs. "Obviously there has been some issues ...
Stuff.co.nz
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has asked the University of Canterbury, Lincoln University and the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) to seek areas where they could cut costs. "Obviously there has been some issues ...
Technology costs blamed for increased school donations - Radio New Zealand
URL: Technology costs blamed for increased school donations
Radio New Zealand
School administrators are blaming the Ministry of Education for not increasing funding to cope with the demands of new technology and high costs being met by parents' donations. Figures obtained from the Ministry of Education reveal parents gave $266.7 ...
Radio New Zealand
School administrators are blaming the Ministry of Education for not increasing funding to cope with the demands of new technology and high costs being met by parents' donations. Figures obtained from the Ministry of Education reveal parents gave $266.7 ...
WBHS fills a need for technology speed - Northern Advocate
URL: WBHS fills a need for technology speed
Northern Advocate
The Ministry of Education has responded with an initiative called the School Network Upgrade Project (SNUP) which has so far upgraded the IT systems of 64 Northland schools at a cost of more than $5 million. Whangarei Boys' High School is one of the ...
Northern Advocate
The Ministry of Education has responded with an initiative called the School Network Upgrade Project (SNUP) which has so far upgraded the IT systems of 64 Northland schools at a cost of more than $5 million. Whangarei Boys' High School is one of the ...
Teachers told to inform police - New Zealand Herald
URL: Teachers told to inform police
New Zealand Herald
Pressure to protect the reputation of a school had put people at risk, he said. "We hope if all schools report serious violence there is less likelihood of individual schools being singled out." The tougher line follows an Ombudsman report into ...
New Zealand Herald
Pressure to protect the reputation of a school had put people at risk, he said. "We hope if all schools report serious violence there is less likelihood of individual schools being singled out." The tougher line follows an Ombudsman report into ...
Parents prop up schools to tune of $250m - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Parents prop up schools to tune of $250m Stuff.co.nz An OECD Programme for International Student Assessment report released last week found that pupils in New Zealand are among the world's top achievers despite a comparative lack of funding. The report looked at the link between national wealth and ... |
Parents paying millions in school donations - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Parents paying millions in school donations
Stuff.co.nz
The struggle to keep students up to date with fast-moving technology, vital to the country's future, is bringing the issue to a head, principals say. Teachers and parent groups alike say the concept of ''free education'' is nonsense and the education ...
Stuff.co.nz
The struggle to keep students up to date with fast-moving technology, vital to the country's future, is bringing the issue to a head, principals say. Teachers and parent groups alike say the concept of ''free education'' is nonsense and the education ...
$266.7 million donated to school system in 2010 - Radio New Zealand
URL: $266.7 million donated to school system in 2010
Radio New Zealand
Figures obtained from the Ministry of Education reveal parents gave $266.7 million to the school system in 2010 in voluntary donations and fees. The Family First lobby group says it obtained the figures from an Official Information Act request.
Radio New Zealand
Figures obtained from the Ministry of Education reveal parents gave $266.7 million to the school system in 2010 in voluntary donations and fees. The Family First lobby group says it obtained the figures from an Official Information Act request.
Parents have paid up '$1bn in school fees'
URL: Parents have paid up '$1bn in school fees'
Parents have paid over $1b in fees over the past four years to prop up state school budgets, Family First NZ has claimed.According to information gained under the Official Information Act, the total amount of school voluntary donations...
Parents have paid over $1b in fees over the past four years to prop up state school budgets, Family First NZ has claimed.According to information gained under the Official Information Act, the total amount of school voluntary donations...
TNP launches its own professional association - Good Returns
URL: TNP launches its own professional association - Good Returns
TNPPA will offer members three designations, TNPPA Certified - a business practice designation which recognises business practice standards, educational standards and professional tenure, Associate Risk Adviser - an education-based designation for RFAs who have completed the Certificate in Financial Services, and Chartered Risk Adviser - which recognises educational achievement at a diploma level. McMillan was previously the PAA chief executive and the ...
TNPPA will offer members three designations, TNPPA Certified - a business practice designation which recognises business practice standards, educational standards and professional tenure, Associate Risk Adviser - an education-based designation for RFAs who have completed the Certificate in Financial Services, and Chartered Risk Adviser - which recognises educational achievement at a diploma level. McMillan was previously the PAA chief executive and the ...
Minister's sister on rise - New Zealand Herald
URL: Minister's sister on rise
New Zealand Herald
By Kate Shuttleworth Minister of Education Hekia Parata's sister Apryll Parata has been given one of the ministry's top jobs. News of the appointment has swiftly drawn criticism and concern from political and administration quarters.
New Zealand Herald
By Kate Shuttleworth Minister of Education Hekia Parata's sister Apryll Parata has been given one of the ministry's top jobs. News of the appointment has swiftly drawn criticism and concern from political and administration quarters.
New Investment Manager and reallocation of ITO Portfolios ...
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Tertiary Education Commission · Welcome to the TEC ... With a new Investment Team and the beginning of a new tertiary investment planning round this is also an opportunity to reflect on ITO Investment Manager portfolios.
Tertiary Education Commission · Welcome to the TEC ... With a new Investment Team and the beginning of a new tertiary investment planning round this is also an opportunity to reflect on ITO Investment Manager portfolios.
Trades Academies ~ Tertiary Education Commission
URL: Trades Academies ~ Tertiary Education Commission
A TEO-based Trades Academy is a partnership between one or more secondary schools and a tertiary education organisation such as an industry training organisation, a polytechnic or a private training establishment.
A TEO-based Trades Academy is a partnership between one or more secondary schools and a tertiary education organisation such as an industry training organisation, a polytechnic or a private training establishment.
Certificate in Quality Assurance available through Open Polytech - Voxy
URL: Certificate in Quality Assurance available through Open Polytech
Voxy
Delivered by distance learning, the Certificate in Quality Assurance is offered in association with the New Zealand Organisation for Quality (NZOQ). Aimed at people already responsible for delivering quality in the workplace, or who are interested in a ...
Voxy
Delivered by distance learning, the Certificate in Quality Assurance is offered in association with the New Zealand Organisation for Quality (NZOQ). Aimed at people already responsible for delivering quality in the workplace, or who are interested in a ...
Teachers told to inform police - New Zealand Herald
URL: Teachers told to inform police
New Zealand Herald
Pressure to protect the reputation of a school had put people at risk, he said. "We hope if all schools report serious violence there is less likelihood of individual schools being singled out." The tougher line follows an Ombudsman report into ...
New Zealand Herald
Pressure to protect the reputation of a school had put people at risk, he said. "We hope if all schools report serious violence there is less likelihood of individual schools being singled out." The tougher line follows an Ombudsman report into ...
State-Sector Guidance on Seismic Risk ~ Tertiary Education ...
URL: State-Sector Guidance on Seismic Risk ~ Tertiary Education ...
PMCoE's mandate extends across the state sector (including tertiary education institutions) and involves: Guidance on the assessment process that will inform decisions on any actions required to address any seismic risks.
PMCoE's mandate extends across the state sector (including tertiary education institutions) and involves: Guidance on the assessment process that will inform decisions on any actions required to address any seismic risks.
Success for NZ Software co in US Brandon Hall Awards - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Success for NZ Software co in US Brandon Hall Awards
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It is designed for trainers to create really effective active learning through the use of scenarios which train employees what they need to do in all kinds of workplace situations. This tool takes all of the complexity out of learning product ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It is designed for trainers to create really effective active learning through the use of scenarios which train employees what they need to do in all kinds of workplace situations. This tool takes all of the complexity out of learning product ...
Students encouraged to seek help early - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Students encouraged to seek help early Otago Daily Times By John Gibb on Sat, 25 Feb 2012 OUSA student support centre manager Matt Tucker, pictured at the centre's food bank, says some students have been having "a really bad time". Photo by Gregor Richardson. Otago University Students Association student ... |
Campaign to stop sexual violence targets unis - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Campaign to stop sexual violence targets unis Stuff.co.nz Students heading to University orientation weeks will be targeted by acampaign, which aims to raise public awareness of how sexual assaults can be prevented. A sexual violence prevention campaign established in Wellington for the Rugby World Cup will ... |
Students flee NZ over job fears - New Zealand Herald
URL: Students flee NZ over job fears
New Zealand Herald
These are the findings from an online Colmar Brunton survey of more than 1000 students conducted on behalf of Student Job Search. When asked what their biggest fear was once they had left study, 21 per cent of students said it related to whether or not ...
New Zealand Herald
These are the findings from an online Colmar Brunton survey of more than 1000 students conducted on behalf of Student Job Search. When asked what their biggest fear was once they had left study, 21 per cent of students said it related to whether or not ...
Smart thinking on how to engage students - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Smart thinking on how to engage students Otago Daily Times Dr van der Meer, who is associate dean, education, at the university College of Education, calls this video-clip approach "bite-size M-learning". The clips, no longer than 15 minutes long, are designed to be used by students taking a large first year ... |
Scholarships incentive to help rebuild - New Zealand Herald
URL: Scholarships incentive to help rebuild
New Zealand Herald
A total of 300 tertiary scholarships will be granted to members of the Pacific Island community around the country, under the Pacific Trades Training Initiative. Members of various Pacific Island churches - including the Congregational Christian Church ...
New Zealand Herald
A total of 300 tertiary scholarships will be granted to members of the Pacific Island community around the country, under the Pacific Trades Training Initiative. Members of various Pacific Island churches - including the Congregational Christian Church ...
School wants more classrooms - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: School wants more classrooms Otago Daily Times By James Beech on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 Remarkables Primary School wants extra classrooms built on site by the end of 2012 to cope with enrolment growth, only two years after the $17.3 million facility opened. The Ministry of Education had indicated to the ... |
Apprenticeship scheme works for employers and students - The Ashburton Guardian
URL: Apprenticeship scheme works for employers and students
The Ashburton Guardian
By Daniel Henderson February 25, 2012 The modern-day apprenticeship scheme through Ashburton College is having great success as students have the chance to try before they buy. Take the example of John Duncan – the 17-year-old went through the scheme ...
The Ashburton Guardian
By Daniel Henderson February 25, 2012 The modern-day apprenticeship scheme through Ashburton College is having great success as students have the chance to try before they buy. Take the example of John Duncan – the 17-year-old went through the scheme ...
Student in rare class after marks bring award - Wairarapa Times-Age
URL: Student in rare class after marks bring award
Wairarapa Times-Age
Former Rathkeale College student Hamish Hirschberg has been ranked among the elite of young Kiwi scholars. Hamish, 17, was one of just four students nationwide to achieve outstanding marks in all five of his scholarship subjects last year.
Wairarapa Times-Age
Former Rathkeale College student Hamish Hirschberg has been ranked among the elite of young Kiwi scholars. Hamish, 17, was one of just four students nationwide to achieve outstanding marks in all five of his scholarship subjects last year.
Slim chance school will stay open - Otago Daily Times
URL: Slim chance school will stay open
Otago Daily Times
Education Minister Hekia Parata has ordered a school community consultation process after Mr Hay recommended it be considered for closure, because of its low roll, which was now 21 pupils. Mr Hay said it was vital members of the school committee, ...
Otago Daily Times
Education Minister Hekia Parata has ordered a school community consultation process after Mr Hay recommended it be considered for closure, because of its low roll, which was now 21 pupils. Mr Hay said it was vital members of the school committee, ...
Special needs not met in Kiwi class - New Zealand Herald
URL: Special needs not met in Kiwi class
New Zealand Herald
By Kate Shuttleworth The parents of two autistic Kiwi sisters have shifted back to the United Kingdom after being stonewalled by New Zealand schools. Kath and Dave White had lived here for more than 20 years and their daughters Ella, 8, and Sophie, 9, ...
New Zealand Herald
By Kate Shuttleworth The parents of two autistic Kiwi sisters have shifted back to the United Kingdom after being stonewalled by New Zealand schools. Kath and Dave White had lived here for more than 20 years and their daughters Ella, 8, and Sophie, 9, ...
$1.4m facility for teenage parents - Manawatu Standard
URL: $1.4m facility for teenage parents
Manawatu Standard
The centre will be the first ministry-funded education facility in the district for teenage parents to learn, while they can also care for their children at the early childhood centre. There is a teenage parent unit at Freyberg High School in ...
Manawatu Standard
The centre will be the first ministry-funded education facility in the district for teenage parents to learn, while they can also care for their children at the early childhood centre. There is a teenage parent unit at Freyberg High School in ...
Garden will get school growing - Wairarapa Times-Age
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Wairarapa Times-Age
Teacher Claire Blomgren said the school had implemented several environmental initiatives over the past few years with help from the Environmental Education for Resource Sustainability Trust, and the school's sponsor Fonterra. For each two cubic metres ..
Wairarapa Times-Age
Teacher Claire Blomgren said the school had implemented several environmental initiatives over the past few years with help from the Environmental Education for Resource Sustainability Trust, and the school's sponsor Fonterra. For each two cubic metres ..
The Would-Be Lady of the Night - CHESTER BORROWS MP for ...
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This does not include early children education funding for both children, it does not include money WINZ would loan for educational costs, it does not include hardship grants that would be available from time to time, and it does not include $4000 towards fees and $1000 course related costs. ... The fact that half the women on the DPB don't have NCEA Level One is the target of educational assistance because without that base level of learning further education is out of reach. ENDs ...
This does not include early children education funding for both children, it does not include money WINZ would loan for educational costs, it does not include hardship grants that would be available from time to time, and it does not include $4000 towards fees and $1000 course related costs. ... The fact that half the women on the DPB don't have NCEA Level One is the target of educational assistance because without that base level of learning further education is out of reach. ENDs ...
Kineo announces 1000th school
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Kineo Pacific is delighted to announce there are now 1,000 schools using MyPortfolio http://www.myportfolio.school.nz/ >, the e-portfolio and social learning platform available to all New Zealand schools free of charge. “The uptake is phenomenal. ...
Kineo Pacific is delighted to announce there are now 1,000 schools using MyPortfolio http://www.myportfolio.school.nz/ >, the e-portfolio and social learning platform available to all New Zealand schools free of charge. “The uptake is phenomenal. ...
New campus for Kāpiti
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New campus for Kāpiti The new Whitireia New Zealand Kāpiti Campus was officially opened today by MP for Ōtaki, Nathan Guy.
New campus for Kāpiti The new Whitireia New Zealand Kāpiti Campus was officially opened today by MP for Ōtaki, Nathan Guy.
Pupils focus on safe cycling | Otago Daily Times Online News ...
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Queenstown school pupils are being encouraged to get on their bikes during the Queenstown Lakes District Council's "Walk 'n' Wheels Week", promoting safe walking and cycling, which began this week.
Queenstown school pupils are being encouraged to get on their bikes during the Queenstown Lakes District Council's "Walk 'n' Wheels Week", promoting safe walking and cycling, which began this week.
99-year-old teacher reunited with pupils - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: 99-year-old teacher reunited with pupils Stuff.co.nz SHE'S BACK: A former teacher, who will turn 100in July, has returned to the classroom to reminisce with her former pupils. A former teacher, who will turn 100 in a few months, has returned to the classroom to reminisce with her former pupils. |
Friday, February 24, 2012
New Zealand education system receives international praise
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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has welcomed an OECD report which says the way New Zealand assesses student achievement is world leading. "The report commends the professionalism of our teachers, the robustness and credibility of NCEA, and the ERO model for its approach to school evaluation,’’ says Ms Parata. "It also praises our focus on improving teaching and learning.'' New Zealand was one of 24 countries that participated in the OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has welcomed an OECD report which says the way New Zealand assesses student achievement is world leading. "The report commends the professionalism of our teachers, the robustness and credibility of NCEA, and the ERO model for its approach to school evaluation,’’ says Ms Parata. "It also praises our focus on improving teaching and learning.'' New Zealand was one of 24 countries that participated in the OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes...
Review of school boards mooted - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
The Government is considering whether to review the system of school boards of trustees which has not been changed in nearly 25 years. Education Minister Hekia Parata has asked whether it is worth considering changes such as making one board ...
Radio New Zealand
The Government is considering whether to review the system of school boards of trustees which has not been changed in nearly 25 years. Education Minister Hekia Parata has asked whether it is worth considering changes such as making one board ...
OECD report faults National Standards - New Zealand Herald
3News NZ | URL: OECD report faults National Standards New Zealand Herald An international report on the state of New Zealand education has highlighted concerns about National Standards - giving unhappy schools yet another weapon in their fight against the system. The criticisms come in an OECD report that found New Zealand ... REPORT: http://img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/1202/49681441.pdf |
International report confirms National Standards concerns - Voxy
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Voxy
A new OECD report confirms that the concerns voiced about National Standards by teachers, schools and communities are very well placed, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. The OECD has released its report on New Zealand as part of ...
Voxy
A new OECD report confirms that the concerns voiced about National Standards by teachers, schools and communities are very well placed, according to the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa. The OECD has released its report on New Zealand as part of ...
OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education - NZ - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
National Standards were introduced in primary education in 2010 to provide clear expectations for student learning in mathematics, reading and writing and help teachers make and report overall teacher judgements (OTJs) based on a range of assessment ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
National Standards were introduced in primary education in 2010 to provide clear expectations for student learning in mathematics, reading and writing and help teachers make and report overall teacher judgements (OTJs) based on a range of assessment ...
School assessments 'world leading' - NZ City
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NZ City
An OECD report raises concerns however about the number of students not doing well and makes five recommendations for the National Standards system. Those include more investment in teacher professional development and clearer outlines about the kind ...
NZ City
An OECD report raises concerns however about the number of students not doing well and makes five recommendations for the National Standards system. Those include more investment in teacher professional development and clearer outlines about the kind ...
Both sides of National Standards debate claim victory over report - New Zealand Herald
3News NZ | URL: Both sides of National Standards debate claim victory over report New Zealand Herald By Amelia Romanos An OECD report into New Zealand's education system has been met by cries of victory from both sides of the National Standards argument. The Government introduced the school assessment framework in 2010, saying the standards would ... |
National Standards still failing - Principals' Federation - 3News NZ
3News NZ | URL: National Standards still failing - Principals' Federation 3News NZ It's been two years now since national standards were implemented in New Zealand and it's still the hottest topic in the school system. Proponents say it'll improve education but critics say the system's inflexible to measure every child. |
NZ education system receives international praise - Voxy
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Voxy
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has welcomed an OECD report which says the way New Zealand assesses student achievement is world leading. "The report commends the professionalism of our teachers, the robustness and credibility of NCEA, ...
Voxy
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has welcomed an OECD report which says the way New Zealand assesses student achievement is world leading. "The report commends the professionalism of our teachers, the robustness and credibility of NCEA, ...
National Standards 'not achieved' - Voxy
3News NZ | URL: National Standards 'not achieved' Voxy "The review notes that the design and implementation of National Standards has a high degree of inconsistency between teachers and across schools. "That is quite clearly a result of the Minister not taking the lead on professional development to ensure ... |
School assessments 'world leading' - Newstalk ZB
3News NZ | URL: School assessments 'world leading' Newstalk ZB Those include more investment in teacher professional development and clearer outlines about the kind of information the reporting can and cannot provide. Minister Hekia Parata says all those recommendations are being worked on. |
Kelvin was right!
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We need national standards and its national moderation, says Hattie, to bring things together. So we have the apparently contradictory argument being advanced that the way to avoid one-size-fits-all is to move from a system of many flowers to ...
We need national standards and its national moderation, says Hattie, to bring things together. So we have the apparently contradictory argument being advanced that the way to avoid one-size-fits-all is to move from a system of many flowers to ...
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Bullying and babysitting keep kids out of school - Northern Advocate
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Northern Advocate
Kaipara schools recorded the highest truancy rate in the country at 16.5 per cent, an increase of 5.6 per cent from 2010. Far North schools registered 14 per cent and Whangarei 11.6 per cent. More than 20 per cent of Northland pupils missed school at ...
Northern Advocate
Kaipara schools recorded the highest truancy rate in the country at 16.5 per cent, an increase of 5.6 per cent from 2010. Far North schools registered 14 per cent and Whangarei 11.6 per cent. More than 20 per cent of Northland pupils missed school at ...
Year of upheaval for schools - The Press
 The Press | URL: Year of upheaval for schools The Press A Ministry of Education spokesman said as at November 9 last year, 3896 students had moved to a school outside of greater Christchurch. Roll figures for this year would be filed with the Ministry in March. The bill for some damaged school buildings ... |
The Old Days – Maori Achievement - ED
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The Old Days – Maori Achievement. February 20th 2012 at 11:00am, By Dave Guerin. The Ministry of Education included a table into its Briefing to the Incoming Minister (p.9) that showed the disparity between educational results for Maori, ...
The Old Days – Maori Achievement. February 20th 2012 at 11:00am, By Dave Guerin. The Ministry of Education included a table into its Briefing to the Incoming Minister (p.9) that showed the disparity between educational results for Maori, ...
Kiwis warn Australia of tertiary education managerialism | TEU ...
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TEU national president Dr Sandra Grey and policy analyst Jo Scott are presenting a paper in Australia today on the damage managerialism is.
TEU national president Dr Sandra Grey and policy analyst Jo Scott are presenting a paper in Australia today on the damage managerialism is.
English challenged on tertiary education investment - Voxy
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Voxy
Finance Minister Bill English was challenged about the Government's level of investment in tertiary education today at Finance 2012, an annual business event organised by Massey University and the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.
Voxy
Finance Minister Bill English was challenged about the Government's level of investment in tertiary education today at Finance 2012, an annual business event organised by Massey University and the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.
Secondary senior managers awarded sabbatical leave
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Ten senior managers from New Zealand secondary schools have been awarded a 10-week sabbatical in 2012 as part of their career pathway. The award is available to senior managers in state or state-integrated secondary schools.
Students taught to support peers - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
About 40 new peer support leaders have been unleashed on Marlborough's three colleges this week after a group took part in a training session. The four-day training camp, run by the Public Health Service, introduced students to the different health ...
Stuff.co.nz
About 40 new peer support leaders have been unleashed on Marlborough's three colleges this week after a group took part in a training session. The four-day training camp, run by the Public Health Service, introduced students to the different health ...
Victoria University students work to improve Firefox - The Dominion Post
 Geek | URL: Victoria University students work to improve Firefox The Dominion Post Victoria University students will be working to improve Firefox - the world's second most popular web browser. The university's school of engineering and computer science has partnered with the Auckland office of Mozilla Firefox, which works on ways to ... |
PhD student as good as her word - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: PhD student as good as her word Auckland stuff.co.nz LOST WORDS: AUT University PhD student Salainaoloa Wilson is studying the decline of the Samoan language. Salainaoloa Wilson is doing her part to save the Samoan language – and she's starting in Manukau. She's the first person to receive a PhD ... |
Schools fight back - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Schools fight back Auckland stuff.co.nz CLOSE EYE: New technology crime tools for Rodney schools will allow police like senior constable Bernie Watt from the Orewa police station to zero in on stolen goods. He is the police education officer for the area. Petty criminals targeting schools ... |
Parents lead way in education - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Parents lead way in education Auckland stuff.co.nz Playcentre started when a group of mothers gathered in Wellington to support each other and provide a space for children from birth to school aged to play and learn social skills. This year's theme is Investing In Our Children. |
Top student wins four-year scholarship to study at UC - Voxy
URL: Top student wins four-year scholarship to study at UC
Voxy
Education New Zealand's high school International Student of the Year for 2011, Japanese student Ryo Hosoma, will begin his studies towards a BA in Media and Communication at the University of Canterbury this month as the recipient of one of UC's new ...
Voxy
Education New Zealand's high school International Student of the Year for 2011, Japanese student Ryo Hosoma, will begin his studies towards a BA in Media and Communication at the University of Canterbury this month as the recipient of one of UC's new ...
Friday electives are a hit - Marlborough Express
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Marlborough Express
Each child chose a class to study at the start of term and the classes include student from each age. The electives were a chance to engage the pupils with something a bit different, tapping into the skills of the Seddon community, principal Tanya ...
Marlborough Express
Each child chose a class to study at the start of term and the classes include student from each age. The electives were a chance to engage the pupils with something a bit different, tapping into the skills of the Seddon community, principal Tanya ...
Eco-my-flat turns five and opens its doors to the public
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Eco-my-flat the competition where students eco their lives is packing its (organic, home-grown) lunch in its (second-hand) back pack, pulling up its socks and getting ready for the next big adventure – a new era of the competition.
Eco-my-flat the competition where students eco their lives is packing its (organic, home-grown) lunch in its (second-hand) back pack, pulling up its socks and getting ready for the next big adventure – a new era of the competition.
Electricity job sparks keen interest - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Electricity job sparks keen interest Auckland stuff.co.nz Four days of intense training could see Dejuan Hotere-Feagaiga climbing power poles for a living. The 18-year-old is one of several students that took part in a programme introducing Pasifika youth to the electricity industry at the Manukau Institute ... |
Thursday, February 23, 2012
New Zealand education system receives international praise
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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has welcomed an OECD report which says the way New Zealand assesses student achievement is world leading. "The report commends the professionalism of our teachers, the robustness and credibility of NCEA, and the ERO model for its approach to school evaluation,’’ says Ms Parata. "It also praises our focus on improving teaching and learning.'' New Zealand was one of 24 countries that participated in the OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has welcomed an OECD report which says the way New Zealand assesses student achievement is world leading. "The report commends the professionalism of our teachers, the robustness and credibility of NCEA, and the ERO model for its approach to school evaluation,’’ says Ms Parata. "It also praises our focus on improving teaching and learning.'' New Zealand was one of 24 countries that participated in the OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes...
Breakfast: Thursday, February 23 - TVNZ
URL: Breakfast: Thursday, February 23
TVNZ
Education Minister Hekia Parata discusses the issues surrounding education - including the cost of going back to school, national standards and fast-tracking teachers. Education Minister Hekia Parata answers your questions on Facebook.
TVNZ
Education Minister Hekia Parata discusses the issues surrounding education - including the cost of going back to school, national standards and fast-tracking teachers. Education Minister Hekia Parata answers your questions on Facebook.
Ministry 'failed its own national standards' - Stuff
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The Education Ministry is being accused of flunking its own national standards after it failed to do background checks on seconded in-school experts.
The Education Ministry is being accused of flunking its own national standards after it failed to do background checks on seconded in-school experts.
No background checks on Education ministry staff - Stuff.co.nz
URL: No background checks on Education ministry staff
Stuff.co.nz
The Ministry of Education is being accused of flunking its own national standards after it failed to do background checks on seconded in-school experts. Last year the ministry appointed 50 student achievement function practitioners to assist schools ...
Stuff.co.nz
The Ministry of Education is being accused of flunking its own national standards after it failed to do background checks on seconded in-school experts. Last year the ministry appointed 50 student achievement function practitioners to assist schools ...
Charter schools and cycling | Cycling in Auckland
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There has been a lot of discussion in the media and blogosphere around charter schools since then – mainly about whether they will help increase educational achievement. David Farrar says they will while Danyl at the ...
There has been a lot of discussion in the media and blogosphere around charter schools since then – mainly about whether they will help increase educational achievement. David Farrar says they will while Danyl at the ...
More focus needed on education: Minister - The Daily Post
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The Daily Post
"We want them to leave school able and willing and excited about the opportunities they are qualified to demand." One of the key areas she is focusing on is transitions between education levels and ensuring students can see clear educational and career ...
The Daily Post
"We want them to leave school able and willing and excited about the opportunities they are qualified to demand." One of the key areas she is focusing on is transitions between education levels and ensuring students can see clear educational and career ...
Changes expected for school governance
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The system of school boards of trustees is heading for a shake-up after nearly 25 years without change.
The system of school boards of trustees is heading for a shake-up after nearly 25 years without change.
Working groups need to deliver strong message on quality ECE - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Working groups need to deliver strong message on quality ECE
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Millions of dollars of funding has been cut to more than 2000 ECE services, the target for having 100% qualified teachers has been abandoned, professional development for early childhood teachers has been cut, and licensing requirements were changed ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Millions of dollars of funding has been cut to more than 2000 ECE services, the target for having 100% qualified teachers has been abandoned, professional development for early childhood teachers has been cut, and licensing requirements were changed ...
Joint call for quality Maori education - The Daily Post
URL: Joint call for quality Maori education
The Daily Post
EDUCATION: Minister of Education Hekia Parata attended the Te Papaiouru Marae yesterday discussing education for local iwi. From left Rotorua Boys' High School Year 13 students Shaquille Graham and Aritaku Robens, Hekia Parata and local Member of ...
The Daily Post
EDUCATION: Minister of Education Hekia Parata attended the Te Papaiouru Marae yesterday discussing education for local iwi. From left Rotorua Boys' High School Year 13 students Shaquille Graham and Aritaku Robens, Hekia Parata and local Member of ...
Ministry of Education to help fund nation building courses - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education will help fund up to 40 Te Pumaomao nation building courses this year. The course which is designed for health boards, councils, boards of trustees, teachers and community organisations, explores everything from Treaty of ...
Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education will help fund up to 40 Te Pumaomao nation building courses this year. The course which is designed for health boards, councils, boards of trustees, teachers and community organisations, explores everything from Treaty of ...
What we get for what we spend
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This report synthesises the inputs, outputs and outcomes of the Government's tertiary education expenditure over the period 2006 to 2010 in eight key funds. In total, these funds distributed around $4.6 billion to providers and students in 2010.
This report synthesises the inputs, outputs and outcomes of the Government's tertiary education expenditure over the period 2006 to 2010 in eight key funds. In total, these funds distributed around $4.6 billion to providers and students in 2010.
Profile and Trends 2010: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector
URL: Profile and Trends 2010: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector
This is edition 13 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. The key findings for 2010 were:
This is edition 13 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. The key findings for 2010 were:
- 466,000 students were enrolled in formal study programmes in 2010, including 45,600 international students.
- More young tertiary students now continue with postgraduate study after completing a bachelors degree and four out of every five young tertiary students study level 4 qualifications and above
- International tertiary student numbers increased by more than 5 percent in 2010. International student numbers are likely to rise further in 2011.
Long-Term Fiscal Schools Challenge
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Released 22 Feb 2012. In the lead-up to the publication of its Long-Term Fiscal Statement, the Treasury is running the Long-Term Fiscal Schools Challenge in 2012. This offers Years 12 and 13 students an exciting opportunity to put themselves in the shoes of Treasury policy analysts in considering and advising on one of the major issues facing governments across the world - long-run sustainability of government finances.
Released 22 Feb 2012. In the lead-up to the publication of its Long-Term Fiscal Statement, the Treasury is running the Long-Term Fiscal Schools Challenge in 2012. This offers Years 12 and 13 students an exciting opportunity to put themselves in the shoes of Treasury policy analysts in considering and advising on one of the major issues facing governments across the world - long-run sustainability of government finances.
NZ pupils shine in Cambridge exams - New Zealand Herald
URL: NZ pupils shine in Cambridge exams
New Zealand Herald
By Elizabeth Binning. Eight of the 10000 New Zealand students who sat exams in the internationally recognised Cambridge Examinations are celebrating a rare feat - receiving 100 per cent in a subject. So the fact that four of them came from ACG ...
New Zealand Herald
By Elizabeth Binning. Eight of the 10000 New Zealand students who sat exams in the internationally recognised Cambridge Examinations are celebrating a rare feat - receiving 100 per cent in a subject. So the fact that four of them came from ACG ...
School scientists to dig dirt for microbe census - Voxy
URL: School scientists to dig dirt for microbe census
Voxy
Budding scientists from schools around the country are being invited to get the dirt on the genetic makeup of New Zealand soils in a Massey University project to introduce young people to the next generation of genome sequencing technology.
Voxy
Budding scientists from schools around the country are being invited to get the dirt on the genetic makeup of New Zealand soils in a Massey University project to introduce young people to the next generation of genome sequencing technology.
Kiwis abroad seen as asset to NZ - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Kiwis abroad seen as asset to NZ Otago Daily Times ... is recommending students embrace it. Prominent lawyer, educator and London council executive Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas is in Dunedin this week to attend her Otago Girls' High School class reunion of 3S (1962) and give motivational talks to pupils. |
Hawke's Bay Trades Academy opens - Voxy
 Voxy | URL: Hawke's Bay Trades Academy opens Voxy However, demand was so high that the Ministry of Education agreed to provide additional funding to increase student numbers. EIT has partnered up with 14 secondary schools to provide fees-free places for training in hospitality, automotive, ... |
Everyone has leadership skills - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Everyone has leadership skills Auckland stuff.co.nz Giving all students a chance at leadership is important to the teachers of Auckland Girls Grammar School who see potential in all their students. The school's year 11 girls will this year complete the Sport New Zealand Growing Leaders programme which ... |
Changes at Massey's Manawatu campus - NZ City
 Massey News | URL: Changes at Massey's Manawatu campus NZ City The university's vice-chancellor Steve Maharey says the changes will provide a better environment for students and staff to learn in. "The buildings are going to be better, in the College of Education, for example, it's a chance then to rethink and ... |
Tua Marina School pupils happy, report says - Marlborough Express
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Marlborough Express
Pupils at Tua Marina School have described their school as a caring and happy place to learn, a report from the Education Review Office says. The report, which was released this month, also says the school is performing well with most students at or ...
Marlborough Express
Pupils at Tua Marina School have described their school as a caring and happy place to learn, a report from the Education Review Office says. The report, which was released this month, also says the school is performing well with most students at or ...
Lucky pair off to space centre - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Lucky pair off to space centre Stuff.co.nz New Plymouth Girls' High School's Sally Bruce, 16, says the trip to the academic base of the Foundation for International Space Education in Houston is her first taste of another country. "I'm excited about everything we're going to get to do and I ... |
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Science, tertiary education, economic development face shake-up
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The country's science, tertiary education and economic development agencies face a shake-up as the Government tries to get them working more effectively.
The country's science, tertiary education and economic development agencies face a shake-up as the Government tries to get them working more effectively.
Tertiary education restructure must have wide economic focus - Voxy
URL: Tertiary education restructure must have wide economic focus
Voxy
Tertiary education is not just about science and economic development says TEU national secretary Sharn Riggs. Ms Riggs' comments follow news that Steven Joyce, the minister of science, tertiary education and economic development agencies is ...
Voxy
Tertiary education is not just about science and economic development says TEU national secretary Sharn Riggs. Ms Riggs' comments follow news that Steven Joyce, the minister of science, tertiary education and economic development agencies is ...
Tertiary education - are the corporate vandals at the gates?
URL: Tertiary education - are the corporate vandals at the gates?
World expert on tertiary education David Robinson will be visiting New Zealand for the first time later this month and giving a series of public lectures on increasing corporatisation and privatisation of tertiary education around the world.
World expert on tertiary education David Robinson will be visiting New Zealand for the first time later this month and giving a series of public lectures on increasing corporatisation and privatisation of tertiary education around the world.
Change possible in Steven Joyce's three portfolios - Radio New Zealand
URL: Change possible in Steven Joyce's three portfolios
Radio New Zealand
The country's science, tertiary education and economic development agencies could be in for a shake-up. Steven Joyce is the first minister to be put in charge of economic development, science and innovation and tertiary education at the same time.
Radio New Zealand
The country's science, tertiary education and economic development agencies could be in for a shake-up. Steven Joyce is the first minister to be put in charge of economic development, science and innovation and tertiary education at the same time.
ITO update - Industry Training Register Refinement Project ~ Tertiary ...
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The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is pleased to inform you of the appointment of the Sector Reference Group to support the Industry Training Register (ITR) refinement project.
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is pleased to inform you of the appointment of the Sector Reference Group to support the Industry Training Register (ITR) refinement project.
Amy Adams - Address to the Commerce Commission conference - Voxy
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Voxy
... my role as Minister for Communications and Information Technology allows me to draw on my background in law and commerce. It connects seamlessly with my responsibilities as the Minister of Internal Affairs, overseeing ICT investment across central ...
Voxy
... my role as Minister for Communications and Information Technology allows me to draw on my background in law and commerce. It connects seamlessly with my responsibilities as the Minister of Internal Affairs, overseeing ICT investment across central ...
Critical failures led to appointment of ministry 'expert' - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
By Amelia Romanos A series of "critical failure points" led to a former principal facing serious misconduct charges being appointed as an expert advisor to schools, according to internal Ministry of Education review. Debroah Mutu was stood down from ...
New Zealand Herald
By Amelia Romanos A series of "critical failure points" led to a former principal facing serious misconduct charges being appointed as an expert advisor to schools, according to internal Ministry of Education review. Debroah Mutu was stood down from ...
Polytechnic 'i-campus' tools winners - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Polytechnic 'i-campus' tools winners Otago Daily Times The applications received the New Zealand Microsoft innovation award in the business in higher education category, presented at the recent Tertiary ICT Conference at Victoria University in Wellington. Otago Polytechnic chief information manager Mike ... |
More classroom blocks shut - Stuff.co.nz
URL: More classroom blocks shut
Stuff.co.nz
Christ the King School in Burnside, St Peter's School in Beckenham, and St Bernadette's School in Hornby were told late on Monday that they would not be able to use one of their classroom blocks until remedial work was completed.
Stuff.co.nz
Christ the King School in Burnside, St Peter's School in Beckenham, and St Bernadette's School in Hornby were told late on Monday that they would not be able to use one of their classroom blocks until remedial work was completed.
Tradesmen form collective to rebuild Christchurch - Radio New Zealand
URL: Tradesmen form collective to rebuild Christchurch
Radio New Zealand
The Kaihanga Collective has been formed by 15 men who were part of the old Maori Affairs Trade Training Scheme which ran until the 1980s. The group has named itself after the Kaihanga Hostel which is next door to Rehua Marae.
Radio New Zealand
The Kaihanga Collective has been formed by 15 men who were part of the old Maori Affairs Trade Training Scheme which ran until the 1980s. The group has named itself after the Kaihanga Hostel which is next door to Rehua Marae.
Revolutionary new school defies earthquake odds - Voxy
URL: Revolutionary new school defies earthquake odds
Voxy
"St Andrew's, like many other schools in Christchurch, has faced many challenging moments in the last year, and this new building symbolises our hope for a strong future for independent education in Christchurch," says Christine.
Voxy
"St Andrew's, like many other schools in Christchurch, has faced many challenging moments in the last year, and this new building symbolises our hope for a strong future for independent education in Christchurch," says Christine.
School orders safety review - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: School orders safety review Stuff.co.nz KILLED: Glenn Te Miha-Barlow, 5, died when a log from this pile rolled on to him at Motueka High School. In the wake of the death of a child crushed by a log on Motueka High School grounds, the school has commissioned a safety review. |
Programme benefiting parents with teenagers
URL: Programme benefiting parents with teenagers
A free parenting programme run by The University of Auckland for parents who want to improve their relationship with their teen is getting the desired results.
A free parenting programme run by The University of Auckland for parents who want to improve their relationship with their teen is getting the desired results.
Students get prepared with emergency rainwater - Massey News (press release)
 Massey News (press release) | URL: Students get prepared with emergency rainwater Massey News (press release) Five tanks will be installed by Year 12 students at Wellington East Girls' College, as part of an ongoing partnership between Massey University's Roof Water Research Centre, the college and WaterGain Limited, an Auckland water solutions company. |
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
It’s not how much money, but how it’s used – OECD education survey
URL: It’s not how much money, but how it’s used – OECD education survey
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, today welcomed a new report showing New Zealand students are continuing to perform well compared with their overseas counterparts. The OECD programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report assessed whether a country’s wealth had a bearing on attainment at school. New Zealand was singled out as a top performer achieving better-than-average results despite its comparatively low gross domestic product. Ms Parata says the report shows expenditure levels should not be a barrier to achievement...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, today welcomed a new report showing New Zealand students are continuing to perform well compared with their overseas counterparts. The OECD programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report assessed whether a country’s wealth had a bearing on attainment at school. New Zealand was singled out as a top performer achieving better-than-average results despite its comparatively low gross domestic product. Ms Parata says the report shows expenditure levels should not be a barrier to achievement...
It's not how much money, but how it's used - report - Voxy
URL: It's not how much money, but how it's used - report
Voxy
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, today welcomed a new report showing New Zealand students are continuing to perform well compared with their overseas counterparts. The OECD programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report assessed whether ...
REPORT: http://www.pisa.oecd.org/dataoecd/50/9/49685503.pdf
Voxy
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, today welcomed a new report showing New Zealand students are continuing to perform well compared with their overseas counterparts. The OECD programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report assessed whether ...
REPORT: http://www.pisa.oecd.org/dataoecd/50/9/49685503.pdf
Treasury gives incoherent advice to Education Minister - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Treasury gives incoherent advice to Education Minister
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
But Professor O'Neill points out that Hattie himself notes that increasing class size is poor policy. • The Treasury's view is just plain wrong. There is excellent, high quality research on class sizes that can inform policy that has been ignored.
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
But Professor O'Neill points out that Hattie himself notes that increasing class size is poor policy. • The Treasury's view is just plain wrong. There is excellent, high quality research on class sizes that can inform policy that has been ignored.
Do school rankings really matter? - Stuff.co.nz (blog)
URL: Do school rankings really matter?
Stuff.co.nz (blog)
The class size thing. And in primary school country, the resignation of an Auckland principal over the madness that is National Standards. This came after news that the government is "considering" (read: planning) whipping up a set of handy league ...
Stuff.co.nz (blog)
The class size thing. And in primary school country, the resignation of an Auckland principal over the madness that is National Standards. This came after news that the government is "considering" (read: planning) whipping up a set of handy league ...
NZ top education performer, but policy counterproductive - Voxy
URL: NZ top education performer, but policy counterproductive
Voxy
This report should not be used as an opportunity to adopt Treasury's misguided advice about increasing class size in order to free up money in education or for further experiments with charter schools and league tables". The report stresses that ...
REPORT: http://www.pisa.oecd.org/dataoecd/50/9/49685503.pdf
Voxy
This report should not be used as an opportunity to adopt Treasury's misguided advice about increasing class size in order to free up money in education or for further experiments with charter schools and league tables". The report stresses that ...
REPORT: http://www.pisa.oecd.org/dataoecd/50/9/49685503.pdf
NZ top school performer despite low funds - New Zealand Herald
 Newstalk ZB |
URL: NZ top school performer despite low funds
New Zealand Herald Despite New Zealand schools receiving lower funding than many other OECD countries, students here are among the world's top achievers, according to a new report. An OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) report, released today, ... |
NZ top performer in education report - Newstalk ZB
Newstalk ZB | URL: NZ top performer in education report Newstalk ZB New Zealand has been named a top performer in an international report looking at whether a country's wealth had an effect on achievement at school. The OECD programme for International Student Achievement found greater national wealth or higher ... |
Supporting mathematics learning
URL: Supporting mathematics learning
This Update is for the school leadership team. It discusses initiatives designed to support student achievement in mathematics and illustrates how schools are addressing the needs of students who are not progressing as expected. It will help you as a team to review how your school currently addresses underachievement in mathematics.
This Update is for the school leadership team. It discusses initiatives designed to support student achievement in mathematics and illustrates how schools are addressing the needs of students who are not progressing as expected. It will help you as a team to review how your school currently addresses underachievement in mathematics.
Mātauranga Māori: Māori in Education - Salient
URL: Mātauranga Māori: Māori in Education - Salient
The government is also aware of the increasing number of Māori and Pacific peoples in higher levels of tertiary education and therefore in an effort to supporting educational achievement, there must needs be co-operative ...
The government is also aware of the increasing number of Māori and Pacific peoples in higher levels of tertiary education and therefore in an effort to supporting educational achievement, there must needs be co-operative ...
Kaupapa Maori cancer training programme funding now available - TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views
URL: Kaupapa Maori cancer training programme funding now available
TangataWhenua.com
(RadioNZ)The Cancer Society has developed a kaupapa Maori programme, to support Maori with cancer. Kia ora – E te iwi, is for anyone who has to cope with cancer whether a patient, carer, or health professional. Providers who have trained facilitators ...
TangataWhenua.com
(RadioNZ)The Cancer Society has developed a kaupapa Maori programme, to support Maori with cancer. Kia ora – E te iwi, is for anyone who has to cope with cancer whether a patient, carer, or health professional. Providers who have trained facilitators ...
School milk ready to roll - New Zealand Herald
URL: School milk ready to roll
New Zealand Herald
The first Fonterra Milk for Schools packs destined for Northland schools have made their way down the production line and into a coolstore, ready to be trucked north. Fonterra business manager beverages Craig Irwin said the production run in Takanini ...
New Zealand Herald
The first Fonterra Milk for Schools packs destined for Northland schools have made their way down the production line and into a coolstore, ready to be trucked north. Fonterra business manager beverages Craig Irwin said the production run in Takanini ...
Asia in the hunt for top students to study there - New Zealand Herald
URL: Asia in the hunt for top students to study there
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Mark Mitchell Top Asian universities are targeting international students in New Zealand and South Korea's "top eight" universities will be in Auckland this Saturday for a recruitment fair. Organiser Audrey Chung said the target group for ...
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Mark Mitchell Top Asian universities are targeting international students in New Zealand and South Korea's "top eight" universities will be in Auckland this Saturday for a recruitment fair. Organiser Audrey Chung said the target group for ...
New programme aims to increase youth employment - Newstalk ZB
 Newstalk ZB | URL: New programme aims to increase youth employment Newstalk ZB Industry Training Federation chief executive Mark Oldershaw says the Vocational Pathways programme is being piloted in schools this year and helps engage young people with industry early on. "It allows students to clearly identify a career path that ... |
Demolition protest shelved but tension high - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Demolition protest shelved but tension high Stuff.co.nz NO ENTRY: Gary Davis, a senior teacher at the 100-pupil Te Wharekura o Arowhenua school in Invercargill, stands outside the school's 400-seat auditorium building. An Invercargill Maori immersion school has shelved plans to take direct protest action ... |
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