URL: Govt boosts international education support for Chch
Steven Joyce | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
The Government is boosting its support for the Christchurch international education sector with a dedicated $5 million fund that will promote the city overseas as an education destination over the next four years, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce announced today. “Christchurch is normally our second largest destination for international students and the city has an international reputation for very high-quality education,” Mr Joyce says...
Friday, March 30, 2012
185,000 free pieces of fruit a year for Sth Canty kids
URL: 185,000 free pieces of fruit a year for Sth Canty kids
Tony Ryall | Health
953 South Canterbury primary school children in 6 schools are eating their way through around 185,000 free pieces of fruit this year. The National Government extended the Fruit in Schools programme two years ago to include both decile one and two primary and intermediate schools, reducing administration costs at the same time. Nationally, 96,125 primary school children in 478 schools will enjoy around 18.6 million pieces of fruit this year...
Tony Ryall | Health
953 South Canterbury primary school children in 6 schools are eating their way through around 185,000 free pieces of fruit this year. The National Government extended the Fruit in Schools programme two years ago to include both decile one and two primary and intermediate schools, reducing administration costs at the same time. Nationally, 96,125 primary school children in 478 schools will enjoy around 18.6 million pieces of fruit this year...
No teachers on charter school working group - Radio New Zealand
URL: No teachers on charter school working group
Radio New Zealand
Groups representing school teachers, principals and trustees say more teachers and principals should have been appointed to the Government working group on charter schools. The Government has chosen no teachers and one current principal for its working ...
Radio New Zealand
Groups representing school teachers, principals and trustees say more teachers and principals should have been appointed to the Government working group on charter schools. The Government has chosen no teachers and one current principal for its working ...
Treasury's class size comments refuted by expert - New Zealand Herald
URL: Treasury's class size comments refuted by expert
New Zealand Herald
An education expert has dismissed Treasury's call to rethink classroom sizes so more money can be pumped into improving teacher quality, saying New Zealand teachers are already among the highest performers in the OECD.
New Zealand Herald
An education expert has dismissed Treasury's call to rethink classroom sizes so more money can be pumped into improving teacher quality, saying New Zealand teachers are already among the highest performers in the OECD.
Budget cuts put huge pressure on preschools
URL: Budget cuts put huge pressure on preschools
Early childhood centres are having to make drastic changes to their businesses because of a lack of Government funding and many say they expect operating conditions to get worse.A national survey carried out by the Early Childhood...
Early childhood centres are having to make drastic changes to their businesses because of a lack of Government funding and many say they expect operating conditions to get worse.A national survey carried out by the Early Childhood...
Orcon releases UFB prices for schools - Geekzone
 TechDay.co.nz | URL: Orcon releases UFB prices for schools Geekzone Orcon CEO Scott Bartlett says schools are contacting the company because it is leading the fibre for schools initiative. Orcon has already connected five Whangarei schools: Manaia View Primary School, Whangarei Intermediate, Blomfield Special School, ... |
Rural Kids Will Be Safer As Farmlands Gives $12000 in Grants - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Rural Kids Will Be Safer As Farmlands Gives $12000 in Grants
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Road safety education, signage and bypass areas are just some of the additional safety measures six rural primary schools in the North Island can implement thanks to a $12000 grant from Farmlands. The schools were excited to receive the money, ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Road safety education, signage and bypass areas are just some of the additional safety measures six rural primary schools in the North Island can implement thanks to a $12000 grant from Farmlands. The schools were excited to receive the money, ...
TEU Tertiary Update Vol 15 No 9
URL: TEU Tertiary Update Vol 15 No 9
Closure of theatre, film, American and cultural studies at UC Nine full time-equivalent staff will lose their jobs and more than 150 students will lose their majors and programmes at the University of Canterbury according to an announcement by the vice ...
Closure of theatre, film, American and cultural studies at UC Nine full time-equivalent staff will lose their jobs and more than 150 students will lose their majors and programmes at the University of Canterbury according to an announcement by the vice ...
Greens slam student allowance freeze - TVNZ
 3News NZ (blog) | URL: Greens slam student allowance freeze TVNZ The Green Party says the Government's decision to freeze the student allowance parental income threshold will act as a further barrier to higher education. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce said today there would be no increase to the student ... |
AUT University Announces New Chancellor
URL: AUT University Announces New Chancellor
The Council of Auckland University of Technology has announced the election of Mr John Maasland as the Chancellor of the University.
The Council of Auckland University of Technology has announced the election of Mr John Maasland as the Chancellor of the University.
Students give Waikato economy a boost
URL: Students give Waikato economy a boost
It's not Waitomo Caves or Hobbiton that are the Waikato's biggest attractions - it's Wintec and Waikato University that are keeping visitors in the region.Hamilton's tertiary sector is boosting the region's international visitor...
It's not Waitomo Caves or Hobbiton that are the Waikato's biggest attractions - it's Wintec and Waikato University that are keeping visitors in the region.Hamilton's tertiary sector is boosting the region's international visitor...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Charter School Working Group Members Announced
URL: Charter School Working Group Members Announced
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, and Associate Education Minister, John Banks, are glad to announce the appointments for the New Zealand Model of Charter School Working Group. “Our focus is unrelentingly on raising achievement, in particular for those groups of students who have historically been under-served by the system,’’ says Ms Parata...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, and Associate Education Minister, John Banks, are glad to announce the appointments for the New Zealand Model of Charter School Working Group. “Our focus is unrelentingly on raising achievement, in particular for those groups of students who have historically been under-served by the system,’’ says Ms Parata...
International student numbers show impact of Chch quakes
URL: International student numbers show impact of Chch quakes
Steven Joyce | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
Christchurch’s earthquakes have had a big impact on the number of international students studying in the city with a 37% drop in 2011, latest figures from the Education Ministry show. Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce says the results were not unexpected. “The earthquakes in Canterbury have severely impacted the number of people from overseas wishing to study in Christchurch,” Mr Joyce says...
Steven Joyce | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
Christchurch’s earthquakes have had a big impact on the number of international students studying in the city with a 37% drop in 2011, latest figures from the Education Ministry show. Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce says the results were not unexpected. “The earthquakes in Canterbury have severely impacted the number of people from overseas wishing to study in Christchurch,” Mr Joyce says...
Charter group would not dirty shoes in NZ's poorest areas - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Charter group would not dirty shoes in NZ's poorest areas
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Yet today she has announced a group who will lead the introduction of American-style charter schools in New Zealand. “Supposedly there to benefit the poor and undeserved, the committee is packed full of people who would never dirty their shoes in the ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Yet today she has announced a group who will lead the introduction of American-style charter schools in New Zealand. “Supposedly there to benefit the poor and undeserved, the committee is packed full of people who would never dirty their shoes in the ...
Greens question neutrality of charter school group - TVNZ
URL: Greens question neutrality of charter school group
TVNZ
... Margaret Southwick, an academic expert in health and education outcomes for Maori and Pasifika; and John Taylor, former head of King's College and Rathkeale College and current director of alumni relations at Auckland University.
TVNZ
... Margaret Southwick, an academic expert in health and education outcomes for Maori and Pasifika; and John Taylor, former head of King's College and Rathkeale College and current director of alumni relations at Auckland University.
Charter School Working Group Must Work In Public Interest - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Charter School Working Group Must Work In Public Interest
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the Charter School Working Group needs to work in the public interest, not the vested interest. The government has announced the makeup of a working group setting up new charter schools and says it will ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the Charter School Working Group needs to work in the public interest, not the vested interest. The government has announced the makeup of a working group setting up new charter schools and says it will ...
Charter school advocate steers ship - Voxy
URL: Charter school advocate steers ship
Voxy
By appointing a business leader rather than an education expert to implement its plan for charter schools, the Government is making its intentions clear: charter schools are more about enabling private companies to make a profit from education than ...
Voxy
By appointing a business leader rather than an education expert to implement its plan for charter schools, the Government is making its intentions clear: charter schools are more about enabling private companies to make a profit from education than ...
Vicki Buck on charter group - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Vicki Buck on charter group Stuff.co.nz Buck, who has established two innovative schools in Christchurch, will be joined on the new group by Hana O'Regan, dean of the Maori faculty at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology. Former ACT president Catherine Isaac, ... |
NZ charter schools come one step closer - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: NZ charter schools come one step closer New Zealand Herald More progress has been made in plans to launch charter schools in New Zealand, with the Government today naming the group that will start the process. Former Act Party president Catherine Isaac has been confirmed as the head of the working group, ... |
Charter school group set up - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Charter school group set up
Stuff.co.nz
Former ACT Party President Catherine Isaac has been confirmed as the chair of a working group setting up new charter schools. Isaac, who was third-ranked on the ACT Party lists and considered a potential leader of the party, will be joined by six ...
Stuff.co.nz
Former ACT Party President Catherine Isaac has been confirmed as the chair of a working group setting up new charter schools. Isaac, who was third-ranked on the ACT Party lists and considered a potential leader of the party, will be joined by six ...
Members for charter schools group announced - Radio New Zealand
URL: Members for charter schools group announced
Radio New Zealand
The full membership of the Charter Schools Working Group announced on Wednesday includes businesspeople, academics and a former Christchurch mayor, Vicki Buck. Charter schools are government-funded schools run by business or non-profit organisations ...
Radio New Zealand
The full membership of the Charter Schools Working Group announced on Wednesday includes businesspeople, academics and a former Christchurch mayor, Vicki Buck. Charter schools are government-funded schools run by business or non-profit organisations ...
Mark Oldershaw
URL: Mark Oldershaw
Making secondary education more relevant for jobs in the real world. Will a new initiative help get more young people into work?
Making secondary education more relevant for jobs in the real world. Will a new initiative help get more young people into work?
Culture of teacher intimidation - Manawatu Standard
URL: Culture of teacher intimidation
Manawatu Standard
She tracked me down after reading something I had written about a nasty incident in which two Northland school principals bullied a colleague, who had dared to speak out in favour of national standards. I was alarmed by what this teacher told me.
Manawatu Standard
She tracked me down after reading something I had written about a nasty incident in which two Northland school principals bullied a colleague, who had dared to speak out in favour of national standards. I was alarmed by what this teacher told me.
To the Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: To the Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Canterbury needs, now more than ever, a broad and diverse tertiary education that provides opportunities for all its potential students. You have refused to meet with us since we warned you of this. But the time has come now to listen.
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Canterbury needs, now more than ever, a broad and diverse tertiary education that provides opportunities for all its potential students. You have refused to meet with us since we warned you of this. But the time has come now to listen.
Teachers offered social media coaching - Southland Times
URL: Teachers offered social media coaching
Southland Times
Essential Resources wanted teachers to connect with each other, and planned to hold a breakfast and workshop each term because it was a fantastic professional development opportunity, Ms Issa said. E-portfolios, working with digital technologies to ...
Southland Times
Essential Resources wanted teachers to connect with each other, and planned to hold a breakfast and workshop each term because it was a fantastic professional development opportunity, Ms Issa said. E-portfolios, working with digital technologies to ...
Region’s Future Leaders gather for inspiration
URL: Region’s Future Leaders gather for inspiration
On Tuesday 3 April, 180 students aged 17-18 years from throughout the Wellington region will gather at Scots College for the second annual Launching Leaders Conference.
On Tuesday 3 April, 180 students aged 17-18 years from throughout the Wellington region will gather at Scots College for the second annual Launching Leaders Conference.
Pupils step out in new shoes - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Pupils step out in new shoes The Dominion Post BY KRIS DANDO SNEAKY SMILE: Russell School student Ruana Crawshaw after receiving her free pair of sneakers courtesy of North Porirua Baptist Church. A Russell School classroom was a bustle of shoeboxes, chuffed teachers and beaming kids last Thursday. |
Ashburton school principals play musical chairs - The Ashburton Guardian
URL: Ashburton school principals play musical chairs
The Ashburton Guardian
By Amanda Durry March 29, 2012 The shake up of principals in Mid Canterbury will continue at the end of term one when Dorie School principal Sue Walls leaves for a job in Lyttelton. The changeover of principals began last year following the retirement ...
The Ashburton Guardian
By Amanda Durry March 29, 2012 The shake up of principals in Mid Canterbury will continue at the end of term one when Dorie School principal Sue Walls leaves for a job in Lyttelton. The changeover of principals began last year following the retirement ...
international student numbers hit - Stuff.co.nz
URL: international student numbers hit
Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch's tertiary sector has been hammered by a 37 per cent drop in international student numbers, new figures are expected to show. Figures set to be officially released soon are expected to show overall international student numbers holding up, ...
Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch's tertiary sector has been hammered by a 37 per cent drop in international student numbers, new figures are expected to show. Figures set to be officially released soon are expected to show overall international student numbers holding up, ...
Students to learn fate of failed school - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Students to learn fate of failed school
Stuff.co.nz
The private computer training institute Computer Power Institute went into liquidation owing more than $8.3 million in tax, penalties and interest last week. The institute has about 750 students including about 150 international students.
Stuff.co.nz
The private computer training institute Computer Power Institute went into liquidation owing more than $8.3 million in tax, penalties and interest last week. The institute has about 750 students including about 150 international students.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Education Article by Secretary to the Treasury, Gabriel Makhlouf
URL: Education Article by Secretary to the Treasury, Gabriel Makhlouf
Released 27 Mar 2012. The Dominion Post today published an article by Gabriel Makhlouf, Secretary to the Treasury. The Treasury has made the article available on its website to supplement material published with a recent speech by the Secretary that addressed student achievement in New Zealand.
Released 27 Mar 2012. The Dominion Post today published an article by Gabriel Makhlouf, Secretary to the Treasury. The Treasury has made the article available on its website to supplement material published with a recent speech by the Secretary that addressed student achievement in New Zealand.
Editorial: Lessons to be learnt on class size issue - The Dominion Post
URL: Editorial: Lessons to be learnt on class size issue
The Dominion Post
However, what Mr Makhlouf is advocating is a marginal increase in class sizes, with the resulting savings ploughed back into improving teacher training and professional development. Implicit in that is a pay system that better rewards good teachers and ...
The Dominion Post
However, what Mr Makhlouf is advocating is a marginal increase in class sizes, with the resulting savings ploughed back into improving teacher training and professional development. Implicit in that is a pay system that better rewards good teachers and ...
Funding for more ECE places in North Canterbury
URL: Funding for more ECE places in North Canterbury
The Ministry of Education has announced funding to enable more under 5’s to attend the Swannanoa Pre-school in North Canterbury...
The Ministry of Education has announced funding to enable more under 5’s to attend the Swannanoa Pre-school in North Canterbury...
'No time for gloom' in early childhood education - Voxy
URL: 'No time for gloom' in early childhood education
Voxy
It is not all gloom in early childhood education services as the recent Early Childhood Council (ECC) employers lobby group survey of business confidence amongst its members has made it out to be, ChildForum says. "Children are still enrolling and ...
Voxy
It is not all gloom in early childhood education services as the recent Early Childhood Council (ECC) employers lobby group survey of business confidence amongst its members has made it out to be, ChildForum says. "Children are still enrolling and ...
UK school study uses Kiwi behavioural tool - Voxy
URL: UK school study uses Kiwi behavioural tool
Voxy
TetraMap, the innovative Kiwi behavioural model, is being used in a new UK study of 250 students and young apprentices to determine a link between personality type and future education and career choices. The study, which commenced last week at Thomas ...
Voxy
TetraMap, the innovative Kiwi behavioural model, is being used in a new UK study of 250 students and young apprentices to determine a link between personality type and future education and career choices. The study, which commenced last week at Thomas ...
Teachers offered social media coaching - Southland Times
URL: Teachers offered social media coaching
Southland Times
Essential Resources wanted teachers to connect with each other, and planned to hold a breakfast and workshop each term because it was a fantastic professional development opportunity, Ms Issa said. E-portfolios, working with digital technologies to ...
Southland Times
Essential Resources wanted teachers to connect with each other, and planned to hold a breakfast and workshop each term because it was a fantastic professional development opportunity, Ms Issa said. E-portfolios, working with digital technologies to ...
Lessons to learn from bilingual units - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Lessons to learn from bilingual units Auckland stuff.co.nz SCHOLAR AGAIN: Jacqueline Tutavake, deputy principal of Henderson South School, is researching the effectiveness of Samoan bilingual units. Jacqueline Tutavake isn't Samoan but she knows the impact the culture has on schools in New Zealand. |
Other digital classrooms wanted - Taranaki Daily News
 Taranaki Daily News | URL: Other digital classrooms wanted Taranaki Daily News At the start of this year the classroom went digital, which means that most of the lessons are computer based. "We look more at using computers more often than not rather than using the traditional pen and paper approach," says teacher Wade Scott. |
$60k of training grants available - Stuff.co.nz
URL: $60k of training grants available
Stuff.co.nz
Up to $60000 of training is on offer for South Canterbury businesses, money they may not know exists. Aoraki Development Business and Tourism (ADBT) is aiming to change this with the launch of its Primary Produce Innovation Cluster at DB Brewery at ...
Stuff.co.nz
Up to $60000 of training is on offer for South Canterbury businesses, money they may not know exists. Aoraki Development Business and Tourism (ADBT) is aiming to change this with the launch of its Primary Produce Innovation Cluster at DB Brewery at ...
Report reveals continuing problems at Fairfield - New Zealand Herald
URL: Report reveals continuing problems at Fairfield
New Zealand Herald
By Nikki Preston A ministerial report on one of Waikato's largest schools has revealed party-pill use, falling teacher numbers caused by a drop in the school's roll, and significant overspending. According to the report, dated December 1 and released ...
New Zealand Herald
By Nikki Preston A ministerial report on one of Waikato's largest schools has revealed party-pill use, falling teacher numbers caused by a drop in the school's roll, and significant overspending. According to the report, dated December 1 and released ...
School of second chances - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: School of second chances Auckland stuff.co.nz They had no school to go to last year and no plans until a friend told them about a course at Target Education in Panmure. "In the beginning it was difficult. We were slacking off. Tash the manager put us in our place," Filimone says.... Gateway programme... |
Celebrating the roles of Men in Early Childhood Education
URL: Celebrating the roles of Men in Early Childhood Education
From 16th –18 th March another extraordinary event in education – The 6th Summit on Men in Early childhood: EC-MENZ (Men in Early Childhood Network of New Zealand) was hosted in Whanganui by Born & Raised Pasifika Early Childhood Centre and ...
From 16th –18 th March another extraordinary event in education – The 6th Summit on Men in Early childhood: EC-MENZ (Men in Early Childhood Network of New Zealand) was hosted in Whanganui by Born & Raised Pasifika Early Childhood Centre and ...
Primary Schools Get Set Go! - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Primary Schools Get Set Go!
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The sports centre will be host to the launch of Athletic New Zealand's KiwiSport funded project 'Get Set Go', which will give participating schools an opportunity to have a taster of their new school-based programme. Get Set Go is a programme that ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The sports centre will be host to the launch of Athletic New Zealand's KiwiSport funded project 'Get Set Go', which will give participating schools an opportunity to have a taster of their new school-based programme. Get Set Go is a programme that ...
Launching Leaders to be held at Scots College - Voxy
URL: Launching Leaders to be held at Scots College
Voxy
On Tuesday 3 April, 180 students aged 17-18 years from throughout the Wellington region will gather at Scots College for the second annual Launching Leaders Conference. Throughout the day 37 speakers from a wide variety of industries and professions, ...
Voxy
On Tuesday 3 April, 180 students aged 17-18 years from throughout the Wellington region will gather at Scots College for the second annual Launching Leaders Conference. Throughout the day 37 speakers from a wide variety of industries and professions, ...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Preferred Bidder announced for the first public private partnership in schools
URL: Preferred Bidder announced for the first public private partnership in schools
Craig Foss | Education
Associate Minister of Education, Craig Foss has today announced Learning Infrastructure Partners as the Preferred Bidder for the first school property public private partnership (PPP) in New Zealand. Learning Infrastructure Partners was one of three consortia short listed. The proposals were reviewed by the Ministry of Education, Treasury officials and specialist advisors...
Craig Foss | Education
Associate Minister of Education, Craig Foss has today announced Learning Infrastructure Partners as the Preferred Bidder for the first school property public private partnership (PPP) in New Zealand. Learning Infrastructure Partners was one of three consortia short listed. The proposals were reviewed by the Ministry of Education, Treasury officials and specialist advisors...
Preferred bidder announced for PPP schools - Voxy
URL: Preferred bidder announced for PPP schools
Voxy
Associate Minister of Education, Craig Foss has today announced Learning Infrastructure Partners as the Preferred Bidder for the first school property public private partnership (PPP) in New Zealand. Learning Infrastructure Partners was one of three ...
Voxy
Associate Minister of Education, Craig Foss has today announced Learning Infrastructure Partners as the Preferred Bidder for the first school property public private partnership (PPP) in New Zealand. Learning Infrastructure Partners was one of three ...
Editorial: Lessons to be learnt on class size issue - The Dominion Post
URL: Editorial: Lessons to be learnt on class size issue
The Dominion Post
Teachers' union NZEI has taken issue with Mr Makhlouf expressing the view that improving teacher quality will do more to lift pupil achievement than reducing class sizes. It says he should stick to his knitting. By making well- researched ...
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The Dominion Post
Teachers' union NZEI has taken issue with Mr Makhlouf expressing the view that improving teacher quality will do more to lift pupil achievement than reducing class sizes. It says he should stick to his knitting. By making well- researched ...
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Treasury highlights education in lifting economic performance
Dominion Post, 27 March 2012, p.B5
Performance Pay misses Point - Voxy
URL: Performance Pay misses Point
Voxy
'The suggestion that performance pay would prompt higher quality teaching in primary schools misses the point,' said Paul Drummond, President of the New Zealand Principals' Federation. 'We would agree with the Minister of Education that in school the ...
Voxy
'The suggestion that performance pay would prompt higher quality teaching in primary schools misses the point,' said Paul Drummond, President of the New Zealand Principals' Federation. 'We would agree with the Minister of Education that in school the ...
New Zealand should leapfrog failed performance pay agenda for education
URL: New Zealand should leapfrog failed performance pay agenda for education
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says principals and teachers oppose performance pay linked to student achievement outcomes because evidence shows this has a negative impact on quality teaching and children's learning.
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says principals and teachers oppose performance pay linked to student achievement outcomes because evidence shows this has a negative impact on quality teaching and children's learning.
Pasifika Education Research Priorities: Using research to realise our vision for Pasifika learners
URL: Pasifika Education Research Priorities: Using research to realise our vision for Pasifika learners
This document will be of interest to researchers and others with an interest in Pasifika education. Its purpose is to encourage a collaborative, coordinated approach to gathering quality research-based evidence in key areas which can be used more effectively in policy and practice fr improved educational outcomes for all Pasifika learners.
This document will be of interest to researchers and others with an interest in Pasifika education. Its purpose is to encourage a collaborative, coordinated approach to gathering quality research-based evidence in key areas which can be used more effectively in policy and practice fr improved educational outcomes for all Pasifika learners.
Closing the widening health gap between rich and poor
URL: Closing the widening health gap between rich and poor
Professor Michael Baker from the University of Otago in Wellington led the research published in the Lancet - he says what's needed is a concerted multi-sectoral government response.
Professor Michael Baker from the University of Otago in Wellington led the research published in the Lancet - he says what's needed is a concerted multi-sectoral government response.
John Langley: Business tools can help education - New Zealand Herald
URL: John Langley: Business tools can help education
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Thinkstock Derision for speech given to business circle is unfair, writes Dr John Langley, chief executive of Cognition Education Auckland. On Tuesday the Secretary to the Treasury, Gabriel Makhlouf, gave a speech to the Transtasman Business ...
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Thinkstock Derision for speech given to business circle is unfair, writes Dr John Langley, chief executive of Cognition Education Auckland. On Tuesday the Secretary to the Treasury, Gabriel Makhlouf, gave a speech to the Transtasman Business ...
Allegations of Victoria University 'cheating the system' for funding
URL: Allegations of Victoria University 'cheating the system' for funding
New Zealand Herald
The amount of money given to tertiary institutions is partly based on the proportion of staff involved in research. The allegations claim that Victoria University is altering working agreements so that staff appear to not be employed when the audit is ...
New Zealand Herald
The amount of money given to tertiary institutions is partly based on the proportion of staff involved in research. The allegations claim that Victoria University is altering working agreements so that staff appear to not be employed when the audit is ...
Funding system at fault, not Victoria University - Voxy
URL: Funding system at fault, not Victoria University
Voxy
Accusations that Victoria University "rorts" the government's tertiary education funding system highlight the model's poor design and inadequacies, the Green Party says. Green Party tertiary education spokesperson David Clendon said the Performance ...
Voxy
Accusations that Victoria University "rorts" the government's tertiary education funding system highlight the model's poor design and inadequacies, the Green Party says. Green Party tertiary education spokesperson David Clendon said the Performance ...
Horizon Project - Technology Outlook for NZ Tertiary Education ...
URL: Horizon Project - Technology Outlook for NZ Tertiary Education ...
The Advisory Board is a 'who's who' of e-learning in the tertiary education scene in New Zealand, some 36 people including Gordon Suddaby, Cathy Gunn, Mark Northover, Mark Brown and WCeL team leader Nigel ...
The Advisory Board is a 'who's who' of e-learning in the tertiary education scene in New Zealand, some 36 people including Gordon Suddaby, Cathy Gunn, Mark Northover, Mark Brown and WCeL team leader Nigel ...
Home-grown doco shows how tertiary study can change lives
URL: Home-grown doco shows how tertiary study can change lives
Tongan Netane Takau felt he was destined for a life going nowhere, being no-one, but a decision to come to New Zealand to stay with his Aunty changed all that… His journey and that of fellow Unitec students, Vicky Te Puni and Alex Riley, is ...
Tongan Netane Takau felt he was destined for a life going nowhere, being no-one, but a decision to come to New Zealand to stay with his Aunty changed all that… His journey and that of fellow Unitec students, Vicky Te Puni and Alex Riley, is ...
Local schools in line for ultra-fast broadband - Wanganui Chronicle
URL: Local schools in line for ultra-fast broadband
Wanganui Chronicle
Ultrafast Fibre, one of the Government's four ultra-fast broadband partners, on Thursday named 23 schools in Hamilton, Tauranga, New Plymouth and Wanganui that will be able to connect to the network by July. The Wanganui schools are Carlton School, ...
Wanganui Chronicle
Ultrafast Fibre, one of the Government's four ultra-fast broadband partners, on Thursday named 23 schools in Hamilton, Tauranga, New Plymouth and Wanganui that will be able to connect to the network by July. The Wanganui schools are Carlton School, ...
Focus on youth jobs - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Focus on youth jobs
Stuff.co.nz
"My interest in, and enthusiasm for trades training is as strong as ever and alongside my work on the employment summit, I am also working on the updating of industry training so it ties in with NCEA for trades training in the workplace.
Stuff.co.nz
"My interest in, and enthusiasm for trades training is as strong as ever and alongside my work on the employment summit, I am also working on the updating of industry training so it ties in with NCEA for trades training in the workplace.
More kids on mood-stabilising drugs - Stuff.co.nz
URL: More kids on mood-stabilising drugs
Stuff.co.nz
This month, the school, which caters for 166 primary and secondary school pupils in the lower North Island who are deemed too ill to attend mainstream schools, hosted local principals, Education Ministry staff, and Capital & Coast District Health Board ...
Stuff.co.nz
This month, the school, which caters for 166 primary and secondary school pupils in the lower North Island who are deemed too ill to attend mainstream schools, hosted local principals, Education Ministry staff, and Capital & Coast District Health Board ...
Only in extreme cases - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Only in extreme cases
Stuff.co.nz
This month, the school, which caters for 166 primary and secondary school pupils in the lower North Island who are deemed too ill to attend mainstream schools, hosted local principals, Education Ministry staff, and Capital & Coast District Health Board ...
Stuff.co.nz
This month, the school, which caters for 166 primary and secondary school pupils in the lower North Island who are deemed too ill to attend mainstream schools, hosted local principals, Education Ministry staff, and Capital & Coast District Health Board ...
Monday, March 26, 2012
Online teaching and learning using multimedia: How has the ...
URL: Online teaching and learning using multimedia: How has the ...
New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). Klopfer, E. (2008). Augmented learning: Research and design of mobile educational games. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Klopfer, E., Osterweil, S., Groff, J., and Haas, ...
New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). Klopfer, E. (2008). Augmented learning: Research and design of mobile educational games. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Klopfer, E., Osterweil, S., Groff, J., and Haas, ...
An international perspective on New Zealand
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A recent study by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research estimated 37% of new Kiwi teachers left teaching within the first three years. In addition to doctors and teachers, New Zealand also loses a large proportion ...
A recent study by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research estimated 37% of new Kiwi teachers left teaching within the first three years. In addition to doctors and teachers, New Zealand also loses a large proportion ...
Why “participating and contributing”?
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Shifting Thinking
The 2012 Shifting Thinking Workshop is based around the overarching theme of “participating and contributing”. Why? Those of you from the school sector will recognise “participating and contributing” as one of the key competencies from the New Zealand Curriculum. Here’s what the NZC (p. 13) has to say: Participating and contributing This competency is about being [...]
Shifting Thinking
The 2012 Shifting Thinking Workshop is based around the overarching theme of “participating and contributing”. Why? Those of you from the school sector will recognise “participating and contributing” as one of the key competencies from the New Zealand Curriculum. Here’s what the NZC (p. 13) has to say: Participating and contributing This competency is about being [...]
Q+A: Interview with Hekia Parata, Education Minister - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Departmental advice on the risks of charter schools includes, “poor teachers, ill-defined standards, unclear curriculum”, but those are risks in all schools. Minister won't say if she will look at cutting front line teaching jobs if it would raise ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Departmental advice on the risks of charter schools includes, “poor teachers, ill-defined standards, unclear curriculum”, but those are risks in all schools. Minister won't say if she will look at cutting front line teaching jobs if it would raise ...
Q+A -Panel Discussion in response to Parata - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It's nothing to do with class size. Schools, whether it's charter, private, whatever – they're just in the end bricks and mortar, and it all depends on the teacher. PAUL If the teacher can inspire you, you will go ahead. DEBORAH We all know about a ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It's nothing to do with class size. Schools, whether it's charter, private, whatever – they're just in the end bricks and mortar, and it all depends on the teacher. PAUL If the teacher can inspire you, you will go ahead. DEBORAH We all know about a ...
Catherine Delahunty questions the Minister of Education on class ...
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Hon CRAIG FOSS: I am proud that this Government has open and transparent goals for 85 percent of New Zealanders to achieve National Certificate of Educational Achievement level 2. That is somewhat of an increase on ...
Hon CRAIG FOSS: I am proud that this Government has open and transparent goals for 85 percent of New Zealanders to achieve National Certificate of Educational Achievement level 2. That is somewhat of an increase on ...
Q+A: Transcript of Shane Taurima interview with Hekia Parata - TVNZ
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TVNZ
We need to have more of our young people leaving school with the basic qualification of NCEA 2. We've seen progress over the last three years, since 2008. We have raised NCEA 2 achievement levels across the board, and for Maori and Pasifika.
TVNZ
We need to have more of our young people leaving school with the basic qualification of NCEA 2. We've seen progress over the last three years, since 2008. We have raised NCEA 2 achievement levels across the board, and for Maori and Pasifika.
Evidence completed in Waitangi Tribunal Kohanga inquiry - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
She also told the Tribunal that in western society quality of education is set by government, which tends to implement regulations such as class size, teacher professional development and whether surroundings are safe for children.
Radio New Zealand
She also told the Tribunal that in western society quality of education is set by government, which tends to implement regulations such as class size, teacher professional development and whether surroundings are safe for children.
Dame Susan Devoy: More talk on class sizes - The Bay of Plenty Times
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The Bay of Plenty Times
National standards have been introduced to improve the performance of students, and in schools those same standards need to be applied in rewarding and retaining excellent teachers. A teacher who can engage, inspire and encourage children to become ...
The Bay of Plenty Times
National standards have been introduced to improve the performance of students, and in schools those same standards need to be applied in rewarding and retaining excellent teachers. A teacher who can engage, inspire and encourage children to become ...
Minister light on charter school details - Mahuta - Voxy
 Newstalk ZB | URL: Minister light on charter school details - Mahuta Voxy "International evidence tells us that the outcomes from charter schools are varied across schools, inconsistent in terms of student achievement, and - in several instances - heavily dependent on the level of private enterprise funding for the outcomes ... |
Govt to look at paying more to top teachers - TVNZ
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TVNZ
The Government says it wants to look at ways of rewarding top teachers, to keep them in the classroom and prevent them moving on to more lucrative administration roles. Speaking this morning on TV ONE's QA, Minister of Education Hekia Parata said that ...
TVNZ
The Government says it wants to look at ways of rewarding top teachers, to keep them in the classroom and prevent them moving on to more lucrative administration roles. Speaking this morning on TV ONE's QA, Minister of Education Hekia Parata said that ...
What makes a good teacher? - Stuff.co.nz (blog)
URL: What makes a good teacher?
Stuff.co.nz (blog)
With the introduction of NCEA in particular far to many schools have changed their focus towards getting results that look good on paper rather than results that mean great outcomes for the student. Like so many Public Services the Education Sector ...
Stuff.co.nz (blog)
With the introduction of NCEA in particular far to many schools have changed their focus towards getting results that look good on paper rather than results that mean great outcomes for the student. Like so many Public Services the Education Sector ...
Rewards for quality teachers - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Performance pay for teachers will be developed by the Government, with secondary principals told by Education Minister Hekia Parata to start "sorting the wheat from the chaff". Figures obtained by The Dominion Post show millions of dollars are already ...
Stuff.co.nz
Performance pay for teachers will be developed by the Government, with secondary principals told by Education Minister Hekia Parata to start "sorting the wheat from the chaff". Figures obtained by The Dominion Post show millions of dollars are already ...
NZQA gives a 'pass' to school failing checks - New Zealand Herald
URL: NZQA gives a 'pass' to school failing checks
New Zealand Herald
By Andrew Laxon A school for international students has passed its educational performance check by NZQA even though it had failed 15 of 16 checks on its marking standards. Photo / Thinkstock A school for international students which failed 15 of 16 ...
New Zealand Herald
By Andrew Laxon A school for international students has passed its educational performance check by NZQA even though it had failed 15 of 16 checks on its marking standards. Photo / Thinkstock A school for international students which failed 15 of 16 ...
Schools train up to help prevent youth suicides - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Teacher and school counsellor training in suicide prevention has become as important as first aid training as schools attempt to deal with a growing tide of youth self-harm. Lifeline Aotearoa has begun training staff at schools in Auckland and the ...
Stuff.co.nz
Teacher and school counsellor training in suicide prevention has become as important as first aid training as schools attempt to deal with a growing tide of youth self-harm. Lifeline Aotearoa has begun training staff at schools in Auckland and the ...
Mental illness on rise in children - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Wellington's Central Regional Health School is so concerned with the dramatic increase in pupils with mental illnesses on its roll that it has called a conference with principals from mainstream primary schools. This month, the school, which caters for ...
Stuff.co.nz
Wellington's Central Regional Health School is so concerned with the dramatic increase in pupils with mental illnesses on its roll that it has called a conference with principals from mainstream primary schools. This month, the school, which caters for ...
Some secondary school principals get bonus - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
"Concurrence" for principals must be approved by the Education Ministry before it can be paid by a school board. It can be paid for additional duties, such as running a boarding house or to cover "sensitive payments" like Koru Club membership or home ...
Stuff.co.nz
"Concurrence" for principals must be approved by the Education Ministry before it can be paid by a school board. It can be paid for additional duties, such as running a boarding house or to cover "sensitive payments" like Koru Club membership or home ...
PETER MEECHAM/Fairfax NZ - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: PETER MEECHAM/Fairfax NZ Stuff.co.nz The results mirror a recent survey in Australia that showed three-quarters of primary school-aged kids thought cotton socks came from animals. The Australian study, commissioned by the Primary Industries Education Foundation, was more scientific than ... |
Use of childcare growing - Stuff.co.nz
 3News NZ | URL: Use of childcare growing Stuff.co.nz The finding, released today, was from Now We Are Born, the second report from Auckland University's Growing Up in New Zealand study. Growing Up in New Zealand follows 7000 children, about 2000 of whom are from the greater Waikato, from before they were ... |
John Langley: Business tools can help education
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Derision for speech given to business circle is unfair, writes Dr John Langley, chief executive of Cognition Education Auckland. On Tuesday the Secretary to the Treasury, Gabriel Makhlouf, gave a speech to the Transtasman Business...
Derision for speech given to business circle is unfair, writes Dr John Langley, chief executive of Cognition Education Auckland. On Tuesday the Secretary to the Treasury, Gabriel Makhlouf, gave a speech to the Transtasman Business...
Early-childhood staff to choose between pay raise or better working conditions
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Early-childhood staff at ABC centres across New Zealand must choose between taking a pay raise, or having their wages cut for better working conditions.Staff were expecting a two per cent pay increase this year, but have instead...
Early-childhood staff at ABC centres across New Zealand must choose between taking a pay raise, or having their wages cut for better working conditions.Staff were expecting a two per cent pay increase this year, but have instead...
“…High school students today are reading books intended for ...
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High school students today are reading books intended for children with reading levels far below those appropriate for teens – according to a recent report..” Posted on 25/3/2012 by admin. “..A compilation of the top 40 books teens in grades ...
High school students today are reading books intended for children with reading levels far below those appropriate for teens – according to a recent report..” Posted on 25/3/2012 by admin. “..A compilation of the top 40 books teens in grades ...
Sione's book in class of its own - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Sione's book in class of its own The Dominion Post BY NICOLA RUSSELL A proud primary school is celebrating the multicultural personal journey of its students, which will hopefully make it safer for pupils around New Zealand to get to and from school. A group of 9 to 10-year-old students from Fruitvale ... |
Smutty gossip on Facebook worries parent - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Smutty gossip on Facebook worries parent Stuff.co.nz Taranaki high school students are mimicking a popular TV programme by posting smutty rumours and bullying messages on Facebook. Hundreds of Taranaki high school students are mimicking a popular TV programme by posting smutty rumours and bullying ... |
Minister praises Student Central as campus heart - Voxy
 Voxy | URL: Minister praises Student Central as campus heart Voxy Students need space outside the lecture theatres where they can meet their friends, access services, have space to study, and as we used to say in the eighties, 'just hang out'. "Excellent facilities can have a strong impact on student achievement," he ... |
Brains and Businesses delivering bonus for Dunedin - Voxy
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Voxy
With 70 students working in 44 different locations, the demand for the scheme was strong, and half of the students who took part have been offered on-going work in term time. Almost 90% of the organisations say they would be keen to take on a student ...
Voxy
With 70 students working in 44 different locations, the demand for the scheme was strong, and half of the students who took part have been offered on-going work in term time. Almost 90% of the organisations say they would be keen to take on a student ...
Beach Busters: Time for kids to love our beaches - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
A mobile education station has been launched by the Sustainable Coastlines charity to take its message on the road. The customised shipping container serves as a multi-purpose educational unit and has a giant screen for projecting images and for ...
New Zealand Herald
A mobile education station has been launched by the Sustainable Coastlines charity to take its message on the road. The customised shipping container serves as a multi-purpose educational unit and has a giant screen for projecting images and for ...
Piano teacher plays final tune for school she loves - Manawatu Standard
 Manawatu Standard | URL: Piano teacher plays final tune for school she loves Manawatu Standard Twenty-seven years later, she has retired from teaching at the school. "I found it so wonderful to hear the boys sing I realised what a special place this was right from the first day," said Mrs Williamson – or Whaea Roz as she is known to the students ... |
Friday, March 23, 2012
An international perspective on New Zealand
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A recent study by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research estimated 37% of new Kiwi teachers left teaching within the first three years. In addition to doctors and teachers, New Zealand also loses a large proportion ...
A recent study by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research estimated 37% of new Kiwi teachers left teaching within the first three years. In addition to doctors and teachers, New Zealand also loses a large proportion ...
Shaping your experience with “entry points” – what are they?
URL: Shaping your experience with “entry points” – what are they?
Shifting Thinking
If you’ve been checking in regularly to the Shifting Thinking 2012 Workshop page you’ll have seen us talk about 5 “entry points” into the workshop’s overarching theme of participating and contributing. In the video below I talk about where these entry points came from, why they matters, and also what I hope that you (our [...]
Shifting Thinking
If you’ve been checking in regularly to the Shifting Thinking 2012 Workshop page you’ll have seen us talk about 5 “entry points” into the workshop’s overarching theme of participating and contributing. In the video below I talk about where these entry points came from, why they matters, and also what I hope that you (our [...]
The challenges of thinking differently (why ST 2012 is a workshop)
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Shifting Thinking
Our first Shifting Thinking gathering in 2009 was called a “conference”, but this year’s gathering is a “Workshop”. What’s the difference? Watch the video below to find out why (according to me) the difference matters! I also say a little bit what you can expect when you come to Shifting Thinking 2012.
Shifting Thinking
Our first Shifting Thinking gathering in 2009 was called a “conference”, but this year’s gathering is a “Workshop”. What’s the difference? Watch the video below to find out why (according to me) the difference matters! I also say a little bit what you can expect when you come to Shifting Thinking 2012.
Culture & Identity
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Shifting Thinking
Perspectives on Identity & Culture in Aotearoa New Zealand Exploring how participants can contribute to Aotearoa becoming a nation that values Māori rangatiratanga, while creating positive understandings of our own identities, often leads to some discussion about the relevance of te Tiriti o Waitangi. In this interview long-time Pakeha Treaty educator Mitzi Nairn talks about [...]
Shifting Thinking
Perspectives on Identity & Culture in Aotearoa New Zealand Exploring how participants can contribute to Aotearoa becoming a nation that values Māori rangatiratanga, while creating positive understandings of our own identities, often leads to some discussion about the relevance of te Tiriti o Waitangi. In this interview long-time Pakeha Treaty educator Mitzi Nairn talks about [...]
New resource for middle and senior leaders
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Together the series describes the knowledge, skills and qualities that are at the heart of every level of effective school leadership.
Leading from the Middle: educational leadership for middle and senior leaders has been sent out to all schools this week. It describes the qualities, practices and activities middle and senior leaders (MSLs) need to lead in ways that enhance learner outcomes. This resource is the third in a series that includes Kiwi Leadership for Principals and Tū Rangatira: Māori Medium Educational Leadership.
Class Size Does Matter - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Class Size Does Matter
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The latest report from Treasury justifying its advice to the Minister on increasing class size to free up funds to address underachievement uses carefully selected research to support its position claiming that it is the quality of the teaching that ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The latest report from Treasury justifying its advice to the Minister on increasing class size to free up funds to address underachievement uses carefully selected research to support its position claiming that it is the quality of the teaching that ...
Class ratios really about the money - New Zealand Herald
URL: Class ratios really about the money
New Zealand Herald
"We've never said that class size doesn't matter. Far from it. But we are in a world where Governments, like households, have to make trade-offs and use their resources where they get the best results," he said. "Very modest increases in class size, ...
New Zealand Herald
"We've never said that class size doesn't matter. Far from it. But we are in a world where Governments, like households, have to make trade-offs and use their resources where they get the best results," he said. "Very modest increases in class size, ...
Treasury pay tip angers teachers - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: Treasury pay tip angers teachers New Zealand Herald "Class size matters, but the quality of teaching matters more," he said in a speech in Wellington yesterday. Mr Makhlouf also appeared to go into bat for the controversial national standards, saying: "I find it frankly incomprehensible that data on ... |
School's in for ICT professionals - Computerworld New Zealand
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Computerworld New Zealand
He has criticised the lack of importance given to ICT by the Ministry of Education, which he says is discouraging students from considering ICT as a career. “The IT industry is changing the world, and bringing so much to the New Zealand economy,” says ...
Computerworld New Zealand
He has criticised the lack of importance given to ICT by the Ministry of Education, which he says is discouraging students from considering ICT as a career. “The IT industry is changing the world, and bringing so much to the New Zealand economy,” says ...
ICT curriculum better, but support needed | Computerworld New ...
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ICT secondary school teacher says more professional development required. ... For 15 years Tania Samal has been teaching ICT to secondary school students at Whakatane High School. In that time she has seen three different ... John Creighton, president of the New Zealand Association for Computing, Digital and Information Technology Teachers (NZCDITT) says that in ICT, where content knowledge changes so rapidly, there is never enough PD. The organisation ...
ICT secondary school teacher says more professional development required. ... For 15 years Tania Samal has been teaching ICT to secondary school students at Whakatane High School. In that time she has seen three different ... John Creighton, president of the New Zealand Association for Computing, Digital and Information Technology Teachers (NZCDITT) says that in ICT, where content knowledge changes so rapidly, there is never enough PD. The organisation ...
Study shows babies watching television since birth
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A third of parents taking part in an Auckland University longitudinal study have told researchers their babies have been watching television since they were newborns.
A third of parents taking part in an Auckland University longitudinal study have told researchers their babies have been watching television since they were newborns.
Susan Morton
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Dr Susan Morton is the director of the Growing Up in New Zealand Longitudinal study. She is a specialist in Public Health Medicine and a Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Population Health at The University of Auckland.
Dr Susan Morton is the director of the Growing Up in New Zealand Longitudinal study. She is a specialist in Public Health Medicine and a Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Population Health at The University of Auckland.
Better times ahead for polytech - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Education performance trends soon to be officially released by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) show Witt in an increasingly improved light compared to polytechnics around the country. Mr Handley attributed the shift to the work of the staff and ...
Stuff.co.nz
Education performance trends soon to be officially released by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) show Witt in an increasingly improved light compared to polytechnics around the country. Mr Handley attributed the shift to the work of the staff and ...
New super ministry to manage commission | TEU - Tertiary ...
URL: New super ministry to manage commission | TEU - Tertiary ...
Although the Tertiary Education Commission was not formally subsumed within last week's new 'super' Ministry of Business, Innovation and.
Although the Tertiary Education Commission was not formally subsumed within last week's new 'super' Ministry of Business, Innovation and.
Restructuring affecting 500 workers | TEU - Tertiary Education Union
URL: Restructuring affecting 500 workers | TEU - Tertiary Education Union
Last week TEU's national council heard that there are 59 reviews affecting 500 jobs currently underway across 17 different tertiary education institutions. .... Education, Universities, AUT, Lincoln University, Massey University, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, vocational education and training, Wānanga, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Te Whare Wānanga Awanuiārangi, Women ...
Last week TEU's national council heard that there are 59 reviews affecting 500 jobs currently underway across 17 different tertiary education institutions. .... Education, Universities, AUT, Lincoln University, Massey University, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, vocational education and training, Wānanga, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Te Whare Wānanga Awanuiārangi, Women ...
King's top in NCEA rankings - Otago Daily Times
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Otago Daily Times
By John Lewis on Fri, 23 Mar 2012 King's High School in Dunedin has achieved the highest NCEA pass rates for state boys' schools in the country, New Zealand Qualifications Authority statistics show. Participation-based figures released to schools ...
Otago Daily Times
By John Lewis on Fri, 23 Mar 2012 King's High School in Dunedin has achieved the highest NCEA pass rates for state boys' schools in the country, New Zealand Qualifications Authority statistics show. Participation-based figures released to schools ...
Gifted Maori students gain more recognition - researcher - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
An associate professor at Massey University, who's spent nearly 20 years researching gifted and talented Maori students, says she's noticed a huge change in the classroom environment since she began her work in 1993. Jill Bevan-Brown's research has ...
Radio New Zealand
An associate professor at Massey University, who's spent nearly 20 years researching gifted and talented Maori students, says she's noticed a huge change in the classroom environment since she began her work in 1993. Jill Bevan-Brown's research has ...
More schools to get broadband - SunLive
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SunLive
Ultrafast Fibre, one of the Government's four partners in this broadband project, has announced the next 23 schools to benefit from it are in Tauranga, Hamilton, New Plymouth and Whanganui. Tauranga Intermediate, Kaka Street Special School, ...
SunLive
Ultrafast Fibre, one of the Government's four partners in this broadband project, has announced the next 23 schools to benefit from it are in Tauranga, Hamilton, New Plymouth and Whanganui. Tauranga Intermediate, Kaka Street Special School, ...
Agriculture on the menu in schools - Voxy
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Voxy
"School leavers are entering into a very competitive job market so we want them to know that it's not as daunting as it seems and there are opportunities out there - especially in the agriculture industry." The Experience Days focus on the Supply Chain ...
Voxy
"School leavers are entering into a very competitive job market so we want them to know that it's not as daunting as it seems and there are opportunities out there - especially in the agriculture industry." The Experience Days focus on the Supply Chain ...
Kohanga whanau pitted against family in government
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The kohanga movement is continuing its attempts to break away from the Ministry of Education, saying outcomes for its children are compromised under the current structure.
The kohanga movement is continuing its attempts to break away from the Ministry of Education, saying outcomes for its children are compromised under the current structure.
Final day for evidence for urgent kohanga hearing
URL: Final day for evidence for urgent kohanga hearing
The Crown is expected to present its final evidence to the Waitangi Tribunal hearing an urgent claim brought by the kohanga movement, which wants to become self managed.
The Crown is expected to present its final evidence to the Waitangi Tribunal hearing an urgent claim brought by the kohanga movement, which wants to become self managed.
Principals picked for new schools - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Principals picked for new schools Auckland stuff.co.nz Mr Goddard later moved on to be district senior inspector of secondary schools, first in the Waikato, and then Auckland, and became the northern regional superintendent of education. He also taught at Auckland Grammar School, Thames High School, ... |
Wheels turn on school bike plan - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Wheels turn on school bike plan Auckland stuff.co.nz The Mangere school has bought 14 bikes for its physical education department in a bid to improve the safety and fitness of its students. One of the few kids to have a ride on the bikes already, Pongaroa Kiel is definitely looking forward to learning a ... |
Thursday, March 22, 2012
More schools to benefit from UFB
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Hekia Parata | Communications and Information Technology
The roll out of ultra-fast broadband to more schools in Hamilton, Tauranga, New Plymouth and Whanganui will see thousands more students able to be connected to the network by July, Education Minister Hekia Parata and Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams say.
Ultrafast Fibre, one of the Government’s four UFB partners, today announced the next 23 schools in these regions that will be able to connect to the network by July this year. These schools are in addition to another nine that were deployed by Ultrafast Fibre in January...
Hekia Parata | Communications and Information Technology
The roll out of ultra-fast broadband to more schools in Hamilton, Tauranga, New Plymouth and Whanganui will see thousands more students able to be connected to the network by July, Education Minister Hekia Parata and Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams say.
Ultrafast Fibre, one of the Government’s four UFB partners, today announced the next 23 schools in these regions that will be able to connect to the network by July this year. These schools are in addition to another nine that were deployed by Ultrafast Fibre in January...
Teaching Consultant: NZCER: Critical Issues in Maori Education ...
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On Friday 16 March 2012, I attended the Critical Issues in Maori Education forum hosted by the New Zealand Centre for Educational Research (NZCER). The forum was held at Tapu Te Ranga, Island Bay, Wellington.
On Friday 16 March 2012, I attended the Critical Issues in Maori Education forum hosted by the New Zealand Centre for Educational Research (NZCER). The forum was held at Tapu Te Ranga, Island Bay, Wellington.
Culture & Identity
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NZCER, Shifting Thinking
Perspectives on Identity & Culture in Aotearoa New Zealand Co-led by Māori and Pākehā presenters, this session will explore how participants can actively contribute to Aotearoa becoming a nation that values Māori rangatiratanga, and Pākehā and Tauiwi development. It will challenge and encourage participants to reflect on how they position themselves in relkation to te [...]
NZCER, Shifting Thinking
Perspectives on Identity & Culture in Aotearoa New Zealand Co-led by Māori and Pākehā presenters, this session will explore how participants can actively contribute to Aotearoa becoming a nation that values Māori rangatiratanga, and Pākehā and Tauiwi development. It will challenge and encourage participants to reflect on how they position themselves in relkation to te [...]
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 ... |
Class Size Does Matter - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Class Size Does Matter
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The latest report from Treasury justifying its advice to the Minister on increasing class size to free up funds to address underachievement uses carefully selected research to support its position claiming that it is the quality of the teaching that ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The latest report from Treasury justifying its advice to the Minister on increasing class size to free up funds to address underachievement uses carefully selected research to support its position claiming that it is the quality of the teaching that ...
Class size lift could help education - Treasury - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Class size lift could help education - Treasury Stuff.co.nz One study suggested the impact on student learning of a ''high performing teacher'' compared with an average teacher was ''roughly equivalent'' to the effect of a 10 student decrease in class size. REVIEW OF POLICY : Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf ... |
Treasury's Makhlouf pushes for more investment in teachers - sharechat
URL: Treasury's Makhlouf pushes for more investment in teachers
sharechat
“Without good information, parents often use poorer alternatives like raw NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement) results, school decile or class size as indicators of quality,” he said. The speech echoes Treasury's briefing to the ...
sharechat
“Without good information, parents often use poorer alternatives like raw NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement) results, school decile or class size as indicators of quality,” he said. The speech echoes Treasury's briefing to the ...
Outrage over Treasury's class size recommendations - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: Outrage over Treasury's class size recommendations 3News NZ Treasury's calls for schools to increase their class sizes has created outrage in the education sector. A treasury paper says the savings from adding an extra two or three students to every classroom could be put towards improving the quality of ... |
Go Treasury go | Kiwiblog
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More accountability for teachers and larger class sizes are again on the political agenda as Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf shapes up for a scrap with education unions. ... urged yesterday by a teachers' union, the New Zealand Educational Institute, to “stick to his knitting” after he went on the offensive, saying it was the quality of teachers that made the greatest difference to student achievement. .... The tests are all there now – all they need to do is to use them.
More accountability for teachers and larger class sizes are again on the political agenda as Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf shapes up for a scrap with education unions. ... urged yesterday by a teachers' union, the New Zealand Educational Institute, to “stick to his knitting” after he went on the offensive, saying it was the quality of teachers that made the greatest difference to student achievement. .... The tests are all there now – all they need to do is to use them.
Enviroschools' preschoolers project unveiled - Voxy
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Voxy
She says with more than a third of the region's primary and secondary schools currently in the wider Enviroschools programme (a whole-school approach to sustainability) the pre-school initiative is a logical extension of that.
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She says with more than a third of the region's primary and secondary schools currently in the wider Enviroschools programme (a whole-school approach to sustainability) the pre-school initiative is a logical extension of that.
NZ's history goes digital
URL: NZ's history goes digital
Yearbooks dating from 1893 are now available online at Statistics NZ's website.
Yearbooks dating from 1893 are now available online at Statistics NZ's website.
Principals want teachers exempt from jury service
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School principals around the country want teachers to be exempt from jury service because of the disruption it causes to students. The Secondary Principals' Association says jury service is putting unnecessary financial pressure on many schools.
School principals around the country want teachers to be exempt from jury service because of the disruption it causes to students. The Secondary Principals' Association says jury service is putting unnecessary financial pressure on many schools.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
New university council appointments made
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Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce today announced three new appointments to the councils of the University of Auckland and Victoria University. The new appointees are former Fonterra Chief Executive Andrew Ferrier to the University of Auckland Council, and lawyer Victoria Heine and accountant John Selby to the Victoria University of Wellington Council...
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce today announced three new appointments to the councils of the University of Auckland and Victoria University. The new appointees are former Fonterra Chief Executive Andrew Ferrier to the University of Auckland Council, and lawyer Victoria Heine and accountant John Selby to the Victoria University of Wellington Council...
Ask what schools really think about National Standards - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says it's a shame the Education Review Office doesn't report on what schools really think of National Standards, because it would paint a very different picture. ERO has told a parliamentary select committee ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says it's a shame the Education Review Office doesn't report on what schools really think of National Standards, because it would paint a very different picture. ERO has told a parliamentary select committee ...
Makhlouf: Economic Leadership – When Business Isn't Usual - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Makhlouf: Economic Leadership – When Business Isn't Usual
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The heart of the issue is not class size, but better student achievement and teacher performance. New Zealand's school system generally does well in international comparisons and our best are among the best in the world. But three out of 10 students ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The heart of the issue is not class size, but better student achievement and teacher performance. New Zealand's school system generally does well in international comparisons and our best are among the best in the world. But three out of 10 students ...
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Class size lift could help education - Treasury - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nz | URL: Class size lift could help education - Treasury Stuff.co.nz One study suggested the impact on student learning of a ''high performing teacher'' compared with an average teacher was ''roughly equivalent'' to the effect of a 10 student decrease in class size. REVIEW OF POLICY : Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf ... |
Lifting Student Achievement in New Zealand: Evidence Brief
URL: Lifting Student Achievement in New Zealand: Evidence Brief
Treasury’s 2011 Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Finance (BIM) summarised Treasury’s current advice on education policy: New Zealand’s compulsory education system produces good outcomes for most students, as evidenced by our strong performance in international ...
Treasury’s 2011 Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Finance (BIM) summarised Treasury’s current advice on education policy: New Zealand’s compulsory education system produces good outcomes for most students, as evidenced by our strong performance in international ...
Treasury's Makhlouf pushes for more investment in teachers - National Business Review
 Sunday Star Times | URL: Treasury's Makhlouf pushes for more investment in teachers National Business Review BUSINESSDESK: Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf says more and better investment in teachers is integral to lifting New Zealand's student achievement, which he sees as the single biggest issue in improving the nation's standard of living. |
Lifting Student Achievement in New Zealand: Evidence Brief - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Lifting Student Achievement in New Zealand: Evidence Brief
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
However, despite large funding increases, achievement levels remain unacceptably low for some groups. Student achievement can be raised by improving the quality of teaching, which the evidence shows is the largest in-school influence on student ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
However, despite large funding increases, achievement levels remain unacceptably low for some groups. Student achievement can be raised by improving the quality of teaching, which the evidence shows is the largest in-school influence on student ...
Better rewards for better teaching good for NZ - Voxy
URL: Better rewards for better teaching good for NZ
Voxy
"Treasury analysis indicates significantly higher GDP growth would follow the lifting of student achievement levels - but 30 percent of year 10 students are failing to achieve NCEA level 2. "Treasury is indicating that of all the factors affecting ...
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"Treasury analysis indicates significantly higher GDP growth would follow the lifting of student achievement levels - but 30 percent of year 10 students are failing to achieve NCEA level 2. "Treasury is indicating that of all the factors affecting ...
Stick to knitting - teachers' union to Treasury - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Stick to knitting - teachers' union to Treasury Stuff.co.nz He was urged yesterday by a teachers' union, the New Zealand Educational Institute, to "stick to his knitting" after he went on the offensive, saying it was the quality of teachers that made the greatest difference to student achievement. |
Schools 'failing some students' - The Dominion Post
 3News NZ | URL: Schools 'failing some students' The Dominion Post The school system is ''failing some students'' and could be improved by increasing class sizes by two or three pupils and using the savings for improved teacher quality, Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf says. In a speech to business leaders in ... |
Schools 'failing some students' | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Schools 'failing some students' | Stuff.co.nz
The school system is ''failing some students'' and could be improved by increasing class sizes by two or three pupils and using the savings for improved teacher quality, Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf says. ... ''Increasing student/teacher ratios, and consolidation of the school network, can free up funding that could be used to support initiatives to enhance the quality of teaching, such as more systemic use of value-add data and a more professionalised workforce ...
The school system is ''failing some students'' and could be improved by increasing class sizes by two or three pupils and using the savings for improved teacher quality, Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf says. ... ''Increasing student/teacher ratios, and consolidation of the school network, can free up funding that could be used to support initiatives to enhance the quality of teaching, such as more systemic use of value-add data and a more professionalised workforce ...
“…Schools are for all pupils– not just the good ones…” | whoar.co.nz
URL: “…Schools are for all pupils– not just the good ones…” | whoar.co.nz
One of the unfortunate by-products of the system of subjecting schools to relentless external monitoring is an obsession with academic results to the exclusion of almost all else. Some schools end up subordinating almost ...
One of the unfortunate by-products of the system of subjecting schools to relentless external monitoring is an obsession with academic results to the exclusion of almost all else. Some schools end up subordinating almost ...
Microsoft New Zealand education deal gives schools private clouds - National Business Review
URL: Microsoft New Zealand education deal gives schools private clouds
National Business Review
A deal between Microsoft New Zealand and the education ministry will give schools unlimited servers and the option of private clouds for schools to store data. Improvements made available through the deal include unlimited Microsoft core servers, ...
National Business Review
A deal between Microsoft New Zealand and the education ministry will give schools unlimited servers and the option of private clouds for schools to store data. Improvements made available through the deal include unlimited Microsoft core servers, ...
Microsoft and Ministry of Education renew deal - Reseller News
URL: Microsoft and Ministry of Education renew deal
Reseller News
By Reseller News Staff, Auckland | Tuesday, 20 March 2012 Microsoft and the Ministry of Education have signed a variation to the existing Microsoft Schools Agreement which the vendor says represents a further step in providing New Zealand schools with ...
Reseller News
By Reseller News Staff, Auckland | Tuesday, 20 March 2012 Microsoft and the Ministry of Education have signed a variation to the existing Microsoft Schools Agreement which the vendor says represents a further step in providing New Zealand schools with ...
Microsoft announcing educational partnership for cheaper UFB access - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Microsoft announcing educational partnership for cheaper UFB access
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Te Whare Wananga O Awanuiarangi partnership with Microsoft New Zealand has potential cost savings of between $20–50 million per year for the whole education sector in regards to broadband roll out to schools. These savings will be accessible ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Te Whare Wananga O Awanuiarangi partnership with Microsoft New Zealand has potential cost savings of between $20–50 million per year for the whole education sector in regards to broadband roll out to schools. These savings will be accessible ...
Minister announces university council appointments - Voxy
URL: Minister announces university council appointments
Voxy
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce today announced three new appointments to the councils of the University of Auckland and Victoria University. The new appointees are former Fonterra Chief Executive Andrew Ferrier to ...
Voxy
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce today announced three new appointments to the councils of the University of Auckland and Victoria University. The new appointees are former Fonterra Chief Executive Andrew Ferrier to ...
New employment section on Minedu
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MOE
Ministry of Education has a new Employment section on its website. It will take you quickly and easily to employment agreements, plain English explanations of terms and conditions, and guidance on employment matters at your school. Information covers the employment of teachers, principals and support staff in New Zealand state and integrated schools and kura. It is for employees, boards of trustees as employers, and staff who manage employment in their school or kura.
MOE
Ministry of Education has a new Employment section on its website. It will take you quickly and easily to employment agreements, plain English explanations of terms and conditions, and guidance on employment matters at your school. Information covers the employment of teachers, principals and support staff in New Zealand state and integrated schools and kura. It is for employees, boards of trustees as employers, and staff who manage employment in their school or kura.
New website supports Ka Hikitia in action
URL: New website supports Ka Hikitia in action
Te Mangōroa - a site designed to bring you stories of Ka Hikitia in action from across the sector is now live on TKI. A resource for English-medium schools, it is a portal to stories, reports, statistics, and reviews from across TKI and other sites that reflect effective practices to support Māori learners to achieve education success as Māori...
Te Mangōroa - a site designed to bring you stories of Ka Hikitia in action from across the sector is now live on TKI. A resource for English-medium schools, it is a portal to stories, reports, statistics, and reviews from across TKI and other sites that reflect effective practices to support Māori learners to achieve education success as Māori...
Breaking down the notion of a subject based curriculum at Logan Park High School
URL: Breaking down the notion of a subject based curriculum at Logan Park High School
Paul Enright, Head of social sciences at Logan Park High School, discusses a new way to create senior school courses. He provides the example of an environmental studies course which draws standards from geography, education for sustainability, and earth science making an assessable course at three levels...
Paul Enright, Head of social sciences at Logan Park High School, discusses a new way to create senior school courses. He provides the example of an environmental studies course which draws standards from geography, education for sustainability, and earth science making an assessable course at three levels...
Annual savings of up to $50 Million? Yes Please - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Annual savings of up to $50 Million? Yes Please
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“In addition, the MOI will help the teachers and staff members in each of the schools, giving them the ability to tap into the vast professional development resources provided by Microsoft's Partners in Learning programme. We are also working closely ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“In addition, the MOI will help the teachers and staff members in each of the schools, giving them the ability to tap into the vast professional development resources provided by Microsoft's Partners in Learning programme. We are also working closely ...
Literacy gaps affecting business productivity - Voxy
URL: Literacy gaps affecting business productivity
Voxy
Yet this group experiences high literacy and numeracy demands in the course of their work. Around half of New Zealand's work force has gaps that can make it difficult to complete every day work tasks. In the case of managers and supervisors, ...
Voxy
Yet this group experiences high literacy and numeracy demands in the course of their work. Around half of New Zealand's work force has gaps that can make it difficult to complete every day work tasks. In the case of managers and supervisors, ...
Learning from resilience, recovery and reinvention in Chch - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Learning from resilience, recovery and reinvention in Chch
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Christchurch, 20 March 2012 - This week Christchurch organisations will share their compelling learning experiences and new ways of working in the wake of the quakes at TelstraClear Seismics and the City as the region refocuses on a vibrant new future.
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Christchurch, 20 March 2012 - This week Christchurch organisations will share their compelling learning experiences and new ways of working in the wake of the quakes at TelstraClear Seismics and the City as the region refocuses on a vibrant new future.
Computer training school broke - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Computer training school broke
Stuff.co.nz
A private computer training institute with hundreds of students has gone bust owing more than $8.3 million in tax, penalties and interest. Computer Power (NZ) Ltd, which runs Computer Power Institute campuses in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland, ...
Stuff.co.nz
A private computer training institute with hundreds of students has gone bust owing more than $8.3 million in tax, penalties and interest. Computer Power (NZ) Ltd, which runs Computer Power Institute campuses in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland, ...
Hundreds of pupils in quake-risk classrooms - TVNZ
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TVNZ
Hundreds of Hastings school pupils are attending class in buildings deemed earthquake-prone up to three years ago. Buildings on the grounds of Lindisfarne College, Iona College, Lucknow School, Mayfair School and St Mary's School appear on Hastings ...
TVNZ
Hundreds of Hastings school pupils are attending class in buildings deemed earthquake-prone up to three years ago. Buildings on the grounds of Lindisfarne College, Iona College, Lucknow School, Mayfair School and St Mary's School appear on Hastings ...
Treasury offers students challenge for lifetime - Voxy
URL: Treasury offers students challenge for lifetime
Voxy
Schools have been invited to propose policy options that address New Zealand's long-term fiscal challenges, offering Year 12 and 13 students the chance to put themselves in the shoes of the Treasury in analysing and advising on one of the major issues ...
Voxy
Schools have been invited to propose policy options that address New Zealand's long-term fiscal challenges, offering Year 12 and 13 students the chance to put themselves in the shoes of the Treasury in analysing and advising on one of the major issues ...
Treasury pay tip angers teachers - New Zealand Herald
Stuff.co.nz | URL: Treasury pay tip angers teachers New Zealand Herald Mr Makhlouf said education was the single biggest issue that needed tackling to raise New Zealand's living standards. Educational achievement was critical to enabling social mobility and addressing issues of inequality. And yet in New Zealand, ... |
Gauging interest in private school - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Gauging interest in private school Otago Daily Times Bruce Tong is principal of Wentworth College in Whangaparaoa - one of three private schools he has established in the North Island. Mr Tong's two sons and other family members live in the resort and he says he had heard a lot of anecdotal evidence ... |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
International Summit on the Teaching Profession shows New Zealand is on the right track
URL: International Summit on the Teaching Profession shows New Zealand is on the right track
Hekia Parata | Education
The International Summit on the Teaching Profession affirmed the Government is taking the right steps to help teachers deliver 21st century learning skills, says Education Minister, Hekia Parata. New Zealand was one of 23 countries hosted in New York by US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, the OECD and Education International to discuss and share ideas about effective school leadership, teacher education and professional development, and the evaluation of teaching...
Hekia Parata | Education
The International Summit on the Teaching Profession affirmed the Government is taking the right steps to help teachers deliver 21st century learning skills, says Education Minister, Hekia Parata. New Zealand was one of 23 countries hosted in New York by US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, the OECD and Education International to discuss and share ideas about effective school leadership, teacher education and professional development, and the evaluation of teaching...
Teaching summit 'shows NZ is on the right track' - Voxy
URL: Teaching summit 'shows NZ is on the right track'
Voxy
"However, with one in five of our students leaving school without qualifications we need to urgently raise achievement. We cannot afford to waste another generation. "It was clear from the Summit that collaboration across the sector is vital to raising ...
Voxy
"However, with one in five of our students leaving school without qualifications we need to urgently raise achievement. We cannot afford to waste another generation. "It was clear from the Summit that collaboration across the sector is vital to raising ...
Victoria University 'naive' to support charter school - Voxy
URL: Victoria University 'naive' to support charter school
Voxy
In contrast, charter schools, like many other private education providers, are limited and divisive. They take the focus away from improving education for all New Zealanders to focus instead on rewarding private, for-profit companies...
Voxy
In contrast, charter schools, like many other private education providers, are limited and divisive. They take the focus away from improving education for all New Zealanders to focus instead on rewarding private, for-profit companies...
Editorial: Standards dialogue necessary - Hawke's Bay Today
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Hawke's Bay Today
So, when someone of the calibre of Mrs Whitlow uses words like disheartened and damaging to describe how she feels about National Standards and what it is doing to our children, then we need to sit up and take notice. Mrs Whitlow is leaving Waimarama ...
So, when someone of the calibre of Mrs Whitlow uses words like disheartened and damaging to describe how she feels about National Standards and what it is doing to our children, then we need to sit up and take notice. Mrs Whitlow is leaving Waimarama ...
Departing head slams standards - Hawke's Bay Today
URL: Departing head slams standards
Hawke's Bay Today
National Standards are assessment benchmarks for students aged Year 1 to 8 in reading, writing and mathematics. The benchmarks place students' achievement at four different levels: well below, below, at, or above the national standard.
Hawke's Bay Today
National Standards are assessment benchmarks for students aged Year 1 to 8 in reading, writing and mathematics. The benchmarks place students' achievement at four different levels: well below, below, at, or above the national standard.
Secondary Principals' Assocation of New Zealand
URL: Secondary Principals' Assocation of New Zealand
Speech to a reception for the Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand, Government House. ...Twenty-five years in the life of an organisation is an important anniversary. The organisation is old enough to have established credibility with those it deals with on a regular basis, and also young enough that many of the people involved at its establishment are often still involved and continue to offer their sage counsel...
Speech to a reception for the Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand, Government House. ...Twenty-five years in the life of an organisation is an important anniversary. The organisation is old enough to have established credibility with those it deals with on a regular basis, and also young enough that many of the people involved at its establishment are often still involved and continue to offer their sage counsel...
Gifted Children Conference
URL: Gifted Children Conference
Speech to open the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children conference, Rangitoto College. Even though I’ve spoken to young people before, I’ve not had to speak to a collective group that has been identified, branded or pigeon-holed as “gifted”. Moreover, it has been a long time since I was a teenager, and although I’ve had many opportunities come my way and I’ve made my “luck”, I would not describe myself as being gifted. However, as a father of five children, two of whom are still teenagers and with one still at secondary school, I like to think I’ve still got a reasonable grasp of some of the issues teenagers and their parents face. Well, that’s what I think - I’m sure our boys would disagree!
Kiwi schools to receive 'all you can eat' software solutions from Microsoft - Geekzone
URL: Kiwi schools to receive 'all you can eat' software solutions from Microsoft
Geekzone
Students will begin seeing changes to information technology (IT) solutions as schools around the country take advantage of the Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) agreement between Microsoft New Zealand and the Ministry of Education.
Students will begin seeing changes to information technology (IT) solutions as schools around the country take advantage of the Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) agreement between Microsoft New Zealand and the Ministry of Education.
Annual savings of up to $50 Million? Yes Please
URL: Aannual savings of up to $50 Million? Yes Please
Partnerships are the key to leveraging Ultra-Fast Broadband and providing significant savings opportunities for schools, students and educators Microsoft New Zealand will today announce a new educational partnership with Te Whare Wananga O Awanuiarangi, ...
Partnerships are the key to leveraging Ultra-Fast Broadband and providing significant savings opportunities for schools, students and educators Microsoft New Zealand will today announce a new educational partnership with Te Whare Wananga O Awanuiarangi, ...
Open Day at the newly-restructured Scots College - Voxy
URL: Open Day at the newly-restructured Scots College
Voxy
This Sunday 25 March, Scots College invites prospective students and their families, old boys, and members of the public to come and have a good look around the recently restructured College and it's stunning new sports and creative facilities.
Voxy
This Sunday 25 March, Scots College invites prospective students and their families, old boys, and members of the public to come and have a good look around the recently restructured College and it's stunning new sports and creative facilities.
Concern abused teacher did not get school's support - TVNZ
URL: Concern abused teacher did not get school's support
TVNZ
Smith said students started rumours, which circulated around the town, that he was a paedophile. Female students would deliberately drop pens so Smith would pick them up and they would claim he looked up their skirts. Jessica Allen, an ex-student of ...
TVNZ
Smith said students started rumours, which circulated around the town, that he was a paedophile. Female students would deliberately drop pens so Smith would pick them up and they would claim he looked up their skirts. Jessica Allen, an ex-student of ...
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