URL: Auckland Principals' Issue 'Open Letter' Opposing Tables
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The vast majority of NZ principals have expressed serious concerns about the validity of the national standards data since the inception of the policy. The experience of other countries is that the publication of league tables is damaging and ...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
'No surprise Kiwis are losing trust' in Govt's education agenda - Voxy
URL: 'No surprise Kiwis are losing trust' in Govt's education agenda
Voxy
It was important parents were informed and understood about the potential impacts on children's learning of policies such as National Standards league tables, performance pay for teachers and the introduction of charter schools. Mr Leckie says the ...
Voxy
It was important parents were informed and understood about the potential impacts on children's learning of policies such as National Standards league tables, performance pay for teachers and the introduction of charter schools. Mr Leckie says the ...
PM losing gloss - Stuff.co.nz
URL: PM losing gloss
Stuff.co.nz
National Standards were the last straw. Stuffing up our education system for the next generation will not generate wealth or prosperity. Very sad times for NZ. Pete #30 12:38 am Jul 30 2012. 'Losing his gloss', eh? Well, as the old saying goes... "you ...
Stuff.co.nz
National Standards were the last straw. Stuffing up our education system for the next generation will not generate wealth or prosperity. Very sad times for NZ. Pete #30 12:38 am Jul 30 2012. 'Losing his gloss', eh? Well, as the old saying goes... "you ...
Education Must Be The Main Priority For Maori | Craccum Magazine
URL: Education Must Be The Main Priority For Maori | Craccum Magazine
As a community, we need to challenge the current education system and demand change so that we can get more Māori achieving NCEA qualifications, gaining University entrance and into meaningful employment. Firstly, we need to ... What this simply means is that secondary schools need to implement evidence based practices that will cater for 21st century Māori learners that will drive academic achievement and help young Māori to become future leaders. For that reason, we ...
As a community, we need to challenge the current education system and demand change so that we can get more Māori achieving NCEA qualifications, gaining University entrance and into meaningful employment. Firstly, we need to ... What this simply means is that secondary schools need to implement evidence based practices that will cater for 21st century Māori learners that will drive academic achievement and help young Māori to become future leaders. For that reason, we ...
Fast communication with students vital | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Fast communication with students vital | Stuff.co.nz
Technology is changing the way Taranaki's polytech is communicating with its students. The Western Institute of Technology Taranaki is now carrying out the role of the former student union, which folded at the end of June.
Technology is changing the way Taranaki's polytech is communicating with its students. The Western Institute of Technology Taranaki is now carrying out the role of the former student union, which folded at the end of June.
Monday, July 30, 2012
WORLD GIFTED 2013: Mainstreaming effective gifted education ...
WORLD GIFTED 2013: Mainstreaming effective gifted education ...
..New Zealand educators are no strangers to the concept of industrial and post-industrial educational approaches and the need for a major paradigm shift in education. A recent report produced by Bolstad, Gilbert, McDowall, Bull, Boyd & Hipkins (NZCER) proposes that at least six emerging themes in education need to come together if we are to create a "coherent direction for designing a future-focused education system"...
..New Zealand educators are no strangers to the concept of industrial and post-industrial educational approaches and the need for a major paradigm shift in education. A recent report produced by Bolstad, Gilbert, McDowall, Bull, Boyd & Hipkins (NZCER) proposes that at least six emerging themes in education need to come together if we are to create a "coherent direction for designing a future-focused education system"...
Schools 'must release data' | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Schools 'must release data' | Stuff.co.nz
Education minister Hekia Parata has told Manawatu principals they must release their national standards data if asked for it.
Education minister Hekia Parata has told Manawatu principals they must release their national standards data if asked for it.
Auckland principals oppose league tables for schools - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Auckland principals oppose league tables for schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Press Release – Auckland Primary Principals' Association Auckland Primary Principals' Association members are continuing to oppose the use of league tables to rank schools according to data generated by the National Standards. The Association has ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Press Release – Auckland Primary Principals' Association Auckland Primary Principals' Association members are continuing to oppose the use of league tables to rank schools according to data generated by the National Standards. The Association has ...
Teachers' Council change wanted - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Teachers' Council change wanted Otago Daily Times "When did you ever hear the teachers' council leading the profession with respect to the changes to educational professional standards such as the benefits, or otherwise, of league tables and National Standards?" He said the General Teaching Council ... |
Review of the New Zealand Teachers Council
URL: Review of the New Zealand Teachers Council
Background to the Review of the New Zealand Teachers Council, Terms of Reference, meet the Review Committee
Background to the Review of the New Zealand Teachers Council, Terms of Reference, meet the Review Committee
Report supports qualified teachers in early childhood educat - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Report supports qualified teachers in early childhood educat
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Dr Meade says teachers in '100 percent centres' were more intentional about children's learning, evidenced through planning, talking with parents and exchanging information about child learning and development. They were better at explaining the ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Dr Meade says teachers in '100 percent centres' were more intentional about children's learning, evidenced through planning, talking with parents and exchanging information about child learning and development. They were better at explaining the ...
Monitoring Teacher Supply 2012
URL: Monitoring Teacher Supply 2012
The 2012 Monitoring Teacher Supply report provides the Ministry with a snapshot of the number of entitlement staffing vacancies and re-advertised vacancies in schools at the start of Term 1, how these vacancies are being covered and, in the case of secondary schools, in what subject areas pressure points are occurring.
The 2012 Monitoring Teacher Supply report provides the Ministry with a snapshot of the number of entitlement staffing vacancies and re-advertised vacancies in schools at the start of Term 1, how these vacancies are being covered and, in the case of secondary schools, in what subject areas pressure points are occurring.
Participating and contributing? The role of school and community in supporting civic and citizenship education
URL: Participating and contributing? The role of school and community in supporting civic and citizenship education
This report is the fourth in a series based on the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS), which was undertaken in New Zealand in 2008. It focuses on the role of the school and the community in civic and citizenship education.
This report is the fourth in a series based on the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS), which was undertaken in New Zealand in 2008. It focuses on the role of the school and the community in civic and citizenship education.
Destiny interested in charter school - New Zealand Herald
URL: Destiny interested in charter school
New Zealand Herald
Other groups that have expressed an interest include a United States-based profit-making school chain, the New Zealand chapter of the Maharishi Foundation, which practises transcendental meditation, trustees of the former Maori schools St Stephen's and ...
New Zealand Herald
Other groups that have expressed an interest include a United States-based profit-making school chain, the New Zealand chapter of the Maharishi Foundation, which practises transcendental meditation, trustees of the former Maori schools St Stephen's and ...
Pupils learn to cherish Maori language | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Pupils learn to cherish Maori language | Stuff.co.nz
Hundreds of pupils from Invercargill to Milton gathered yesterday at the Mataura and Districts Marae for a day of teaching and sharing to mark Maori Language Week.
Hundreds of pupils from Invercargill to Milton gathered yesterday at the Mataura and Districts Marae for a day of teaching and sharing to mark Maori Language Week.
Pupils learn to cherish Maori language | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Pupils learn to cherish Maori language | Stuff.co.nz
Hundreds of pupils from Invercargill to Milton gathered yesterday at the Mataura and Districts Marae for a day of teaching and sharing to mark Maori Language Week.
Hundreds of pupils from Invercargill to Milton gathered yesterday at the Mataura and Districts Marae for a day of teaching and sharing to mark Maori Language Week.
Introducing numeracy standards at Hamilton Boys High School
URL: Introducing numeracy standards at Hamilton Boys High School
Philippe Basel and a number of students reflect on the numeracy standards trial conducted at Hamilton Boys’ High School and explain how this approach differs from a mainstream maths class.
Philippe Basel and a number of students reflect on the numeracy standards trial conducted at Hamilton Boys’ High School and explain how this approach differs from a mainstream maths class.
Reversing the decline in speakers of te reo Māori - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Reversing the decline in speakers of te reo Māori
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Dr Higgins is working closely with the Te Kohanga Reo National Trust and Te Ataarangi, an initiative to encourage people to speak Māori in homes and communities, to carry out her research. Information is being gathered through questionnaires in both ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Dr Higgins is working closely with the Te Kohanga Reo National Trust and Te Ataarangi, an initiative to encourage people to speak Māori in homes and communities, to carry out her research. Information is being gathered through questionnaires in both ...
Education trust expands its focus - Auckland stuff.co.nz
URL: Education trust expands its focus
Auckland stuff.co.nz
That includes analysing educational trends in Auckland and bringing relevant groups together. COMET's Snapshots of Education in Auckland series highlights facts about areas like Pasifika education. And its Learning Auckland Accord helps connect ...
Auckland stuff.co.nz
That includes analysing educational trends in Auckland and bringing relevant groups together. COMET's Snapshots of Education in Auckland series highlights facts about areas like Pasifika education. And its Learning Auckland Accord helps connect ...
Digital devices pupils' new pencil cases | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Digital devices pupils' new pencil cases | Stuff.co.nz
Starting next year Central Southland College students will be able to "BYO" - devices, that is. ... Digital devices pupils' new pencil cases. 'We need to tap into their worlds'. KIMBERLEY CRAYTON-BROWN. Last updated 05:00 ...
Starting next year Central Southland College students will be able to "BYO" - devices, that is. ... Digital devices pupils' new pencil cases. 'We need to tap into their worlds'. KIMBERLEY CRAYTON-BROWN. Last updated 05:00 ...
footsteps™ certified to train own staff in child protection - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: footsteps™ certified to train own staff in child protection
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Press Release – Footsteps. Early childhood education organisation, footsteps™, is the first organisation in New Zealand to gain a certification by leading child protection training organisation, Child Matters, qualifying it to train its own staff in ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Press Release – Footsteps. Early childhood education organisation, footsteps™, is the first organisation in New Zealand to gain a certification by leading child protection training organisation, Child Matters, qualifying it to train its own staff in ...
Polyfest exhibition proves popular - Southland Times
 Southland Times | URL: Polyfest exhibition proves popular Southland Times Entries came from 11 schools and education centres, from Winton Kindergarten to Room 3 at St Teresa's School in Bluff, with judging done by master carver and patron of the Murihiku Maori and Pasifika Cultural Trust Johnny Penisula, museum curator and ... |
Teachers come to aid of hungry children - TVNZ
URL: Teachers come to aid of hungry children
TVNZ
School staff in the Waikato are forking out their own food and money so students don't go hungry, according to new research into school food programmes in the region. One low decile school reported half of its children were arriving hungry each week ...
TVNZ
School staff in the Waikato are forking out their own food and money so students don't go hungry, according to new research into school food programmes in the region. One low decile school reported half of its children were arriving hungry each week ...
Kakanui School gets big tick from ERO - Timaru Herald
URL: Kakanui School gets big tick from ERO
Timaru Herald
The curriculum set clear directions for student learning and teachers received effective support from the board of trustees for continuing professional development and personal wellbeing, the report said. "The school is well placed to sustain and ...
Timaru Herald
The curriculum set clear directions for student learning and teachers received effective support from the board of trustees for continuing professional development and personal wellbeing, the report said. "The school is well placed to sustain and ...
Friday, July 27, 2012
Report supports qualified teachers in early childhood educat - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Report supports qualified teachers in early childhood educat
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“In addition, professional development for the sector is needed to improve inclusion of te reo me one tikanga Māori in ECE services and to lift the sector's ability to recognise and respond to the culture and identity of all children.” ENDS. © Scoop ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“In addition, professional development for the sector is needed to improve inclusion of te reo me one tikanga Māori in ECE services and to lift the sector's ability to recognise and respond to the culture and identity of all children.” ENDS. © Scoop ...
Report supports qualified teachers in early childhood educat
URL: Report supports qualified teachers in early childhood educat
Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa/NZ Childcare Association (NZCA) is calling for government to regulate for at least 80 percent qualified teachers in early childhood education services in response to a research report launched in Wellington today. The current ...
Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa/NZ Childcare Association (NZCA) is calling for government to regulate for at least 80 percent qualified teachers in early childhood education services in response to a research report launched in Wellington today. The current ...
Teachers improve learning outcomes in early childhood
URL: Teachers improve learning outcomes in early childhood
NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes the findings of a recent study which has found that qualified teachers make a big difference to the educational outcomes of young children.
NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes the findings of a recent study which has found that qualified teachers make a big difference to the educational outcomes of young children.
Kindergartens submission to Maori Affairs Select Committee
URL: Kindergartens submission to Maori Affairs Select Committee
Prevention, cross-agency coordination and universal service provision are central to improving the wellbeing of Maori children
Prevention, cross-agency coordination and universal service provision are central to improving the wellbeing of Maori children
Reversing the decline in speakers of te reo Maori - Voxy
URL: Reversing the decline in speakers of te reo Maori
Voxy
Dr Higgins is working closely with the Te Kohanga Reo National Trust and Te Ataarangi, an initiative to encourage people to speak Maori in homes and communities, to carry out her research. Information is being gathered through questionnaires in both ...
Voxy
Dr Higgins is working closely with the Te Kohanga Reo National Trust and Te Ataarangi, an initiative to encourage people to speak Maori in homes and communities, to carry out her research. Information is being gathered through questionnaires in both ...
Treaty of Waitangi: Whole school learning at Prebbleton School
URL: Treaty of Waitangi: Whole school learning at Prebbleton School
The leaders, teachers, and students at Prebbleton School tell us about creating a whole school learning community to support te reo and tikanga Māori.
The leaders, teachers, and students at Prebbleton School tell us about creating a whole school learning community to support te reo and tikanga Māori.
Treaty of Waitangi: Making a start at Prebbleton School
URL: Treaty of Waitangi: Making a start at Prebbleton School
The staff at Prebbleton School in Christchurch have been grappling with the question, "What are we doing to meet the requirements of the Treaty of Waitangi principle?" Principal Mike Hogan explains how they made a start by looking at what they were already doing and what they needed to do.
The staff at Prebbleton School in Christchurch have been grappling with the question, "What are we doing to meet the requirements of the Treaty of Waitangi principle?" Principal Mike Hogan explains how they made a start by looking at what they were already doing and what they needed to do.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Families Commission Bill passes first reading
URL: Families Commission Bill passes first reading
Paula Bennett | Social Development
A Bill to streamline and refocus the Families Commission passed its first reading in Parliament yesterday, says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. ‘’This Bill will restructure the Families Commission changing its function and governance structure,’’ says Mrs Bennett. ‘’This is an opportunity to remodel the Commission so it can provide independent research and evaluation on key issues impacting upon families...
Paula Bennett | Social Development
A Bill to streamline and refocus the Families Commission passed its first reading in Parliament yesterday, says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. ‘’This Bill will restructure the Families Commission changing its function and governance structure,’’ says Mrs Bennett. ‘’This is an opportunity to remodel the Commission so it can provide independent research and evaluation on key issues impacting upon families...
Minister welcomes report on OIA law
URL: Minister welcomes report on OIA law
Judith Collins | Justice
Justice Minister Judith Collins has welcomed a Law Commission report that recommends modernising law that controls government openness and transparency. The first major review of the Official Information Act 1982 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 was released today by the Law Commission and makes a number of legislative and operational recommendations. “It has been 30 years since the Official information Act came into force and made transparent the way the Government and its agencies operated,” Ms Collins said...
Judith Collins | Justice
Justice Minister Judith Collins has welcomed a Law Commission report that recommends modernising law that controls government openness and transparency. The first major review of the Official Information Act 1982 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 was released today by the Law Commission and makes a number of legislative and operational recommendations. “It has been 30 years since the Official information Act came into force and made transparent the way the Government and its agencies operated,” Ms Collins said...
Signs of a Top Quality Care Centre - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Signs of a Top Quality Care Centre
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Research seems to agree with this relatively new trend, suggesting that kids are fully capable of learning early academics and other skills that previously were not taught until later. Finding a care centre ... According to Ben Hurst, founder of five ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Research seems to agree with this relatively new trend, suggesting that kids are fully capable of learning early academics and other skills that previously were not taught until later. Finding a care centre ... According to Ben Hurst, founder of five ...
40000 sign up for online learning - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: 40000 sign up for online learning Stuff.co.nz Thousands of New Zealand and UK school children are learning to write computer programs and build websites thanks to the efforts of a Waikato University student. Michael Walmsley, 27, has developed the online Javascript and HTML/CSS courses to follow ... |
Education targets to boost skills & employment - SunLive
URL: Education targets to boost skills & employment
SunLive
“Having 85 per cent of 18-year-olds achieving NCEA Level 2 in 2017 is an ambitious target but this Government is determined to see more of our young people reach their employment potential when they leave school. “That means lifting up those who are ...
SunLive
“Having 85 per cent of 18-year-olds achieving NCEA Level 2 in 2017 is an ambitious target but this Government is determined to see more of our young people reach their employment potential when they leave school. “That means lifting up those who are ...
An Open Letter To The Secretary Of Education
URL: An Open Letter To The Secretary Of Education
Earlier this month, I was advised by the Minister of Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, that you will be investigating my complaint that Awanuiarangi is describing itself as an indigenous university, thus breaching the Education Act (I cited the earlier ...
Earlier this month, I was advised by the Minister of Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, that you will be investigating my complaint that Awanuiarangi is describing itself as an indigenous university, thus breaching the Education Act (I cited the earlier ...
Struggling through the system - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: Struggling through the system 3News NZ Eg if a student is getting say 80%/80%/80% and suddenly is getting 40%, something has happened, and it would show in national standards so could be looked at to see why. filters could be set to show any problems and to target those problems. I've done ... |
Official information changes for digital age - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Official information changes for digital age
Stuff.co.nz
The Ombudsman was only mandated to investigate complaints and there was no set-up to give policy advice or organise training for departments and requesters, he said. The Commission recommended setting up an information commissioner, similar to ...
Stuff.co.nz
The Ombudsman was only mandated to investigate complaints and there was no set-up to give policy advice or organise training for departments and requesters, he said. The Commission recommended setting up an information commissioner, similar to ...
Brent Ingram: Ministry 'Bad Boy' Now On Education... | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Brent Ingram: Ministry 'Bad Boy' Now On Education... | Stuff.co.nz
The initiative aims to get more pupils achieving at least National Certificate of Educational Achievement level 2. In the early 1990s, Ingram fought a long public battle with the ministry to convince it to quake-strengthen the ...
The initiative aims to get more pupils achieving at least National Certificate of Educational Achievement level 2. In the early 1990s, Ingram fought a long public battle with the ministry to convince it to quake-strengthen the ...
A network we need - Southland Times
URL: A network we need
Southland Times
Though we've 34, compared with the average 25, stand-downs per 1000 pupils, we should remind ourselves that such measures, while not trivial, are the least severe of the quartet of punitive options open to schools when pupils are on a miserable path of ...
Southland Times
Though we've 34, compared with the average 25, stand-downs per 1000 pupils, we should remind ourselves that such measures, while not trivial, are the least severe of the quartet of punitive options open to schools when pupils are on a miserable path of ...
Mood of the Boardroom 2012: SMEs share 'Big End' of town's concerns
URL: Mood of the Boardroom 2012: SMEs share 'Big End' of town's concerns
Survey shows the loss of skilled workers from New Zealand is a major concern. Adam Bennett reports Most big businesses want the Government to maintain its spending at current levels in order to avoid the economy slowing even further...
Survey shows the loss of skilled workers from New Zealand is a major concern. Adam Bennett reports Most big businesses want the Government to maintain its spending at current levels in order to avoid the economy slowing even further...
The place where Margaret Mahy began - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: The place where Margaret Mahy began New Zealand Herald The New Zealand School Journal - which features stories, poetry and art work - is a resource designed for students aged from about year four to "help foster a love of reading among New Zealand school children", Ministry of Education spokesman Matt ... |
School improved, ERO finds - Otago Daily Times
URL: School improved, ERO finds
Otago Daily Times
Of particular concern at that time was the sharp decline in pupil numbers. However, in the most recent review, ERO found pupils were experiencing success in their learning. "Teachers are aware of the multiple learning levels of students and work well ...
Otago Daily Times
Of particular concern at that time was the sharp decline in pupil numbers. However, in the most recent review, ERO found pupils were experiencing success in their learning. "Teachers are aware of the multiple learning levels of students and work well ...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Book honours education academics - Massey News (press release)
 Massey News (press release) | URL: Book honours education academics Massey News (press release) Log out | Library | Alumni Portal | Staffroom | MyMassey · Home > About Massey > News > Book honours education academics. Openshaw-Clark-Critic.jpg. Ivan Snook, Robyn Baker (NZCER director), Roger Openshaw, John Clark, Steve Maharey and James ... |
Kohanga reo keeping language alive
URL: Kohanga reo keeping language alive
As she watches her 3-year-old daughter burble excitedly in Maori, Trina Maxwell feels pride at the revival of the language.
As she watches her 3-year-old daughter burble excitedly in Maori, Trina Maxwell feels pride at the revival of the language.
Schools pay millions for material free on net - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Schools pay millions for material free on net Stuff.co.nz Schools also pay millions of dollars so teachers can copy classroom material from books, something individuals can do free. "Australian schools pay copyright fees every time a teacher prints from the internet, saves a document from a website or asks a ... |
beehive.govt.nz - Dunne announces student loan scheme ...
URL: beehive.govt.nz - Dunne announces student loan scheme ...
The second Order in Council, the Student Loan Scheme (Details of Borrower's Contact Person) Regulations 2012, will allow students applying for a new student loan for study starting on or after 1 January 2013 to supply ...
The second Order in Council, the Student Loan Scheme (Details of Borrower's Contact Person) Regulations 2012, will allow students applying for a new student loan for study starting on or after 1 January 2013 to supply ...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Forum recognises the importance of quality data in raising student achievement
URL: Forum recognises the importance of quality data in raising student achievement
Hekia Parata | Education
The Ministerial Cross-Sector Forum on Raising Achievement today discussed the importance of quality data in raising achievement, and improving teaching practice with a focus on priority learners.
Education Minister and Forum chair, Hekia Parata, says a sub group tasked with looking at how National Standards data might be used to support student achievement outcomes reported back to the Forum with the principles of a recommended approach...
Hekia Parata | Education
The Ministerial Cross-Sector Forum on Raising Achievement today discussed the importance of quality data in raising achievement, and improving teaching practice with a focus on priority learners.
Education Minister and Forum chair, Hekia Parata, says a sub group tasked with looking at how National Standards data might be used to support student achievement outcomes reported back to the Forum with the principles of a recommended approach...
The importance of data in raising achievement recognised - Voxy
URL: The importance of data in raising achievement recognised
Voxy
Education Minister and Forum chair, Hekia Parata, says a sub group tasked with looking at how National Standards data might be used to support student achievement outcomes reported back to the Forum with the principles of a recommended approach.
Voxy
Education Minister and Forum chair, Hekia Parata, says a sub group tasked with looking at how National Standards data might be used to support student achievement outcomes reported back to the Forum with the principles of a recommended approach.
Should we teach religion in schools? - The Dominion Post
URL: Should we teach religion in schools?
The Dominion Post
Religious parents need not worry about their children being abducted. Any religion that practises tolerance will face few problems from others. But let's leave indoctrination and dogma to the schools of North Korea and the charter schools of South ...
The Dominion Post
Religious parents need not worry about their children being abducted. Any religion that practises tolerance will face few problems from others. But let's leave indoctrination and dogma to the schools of North Korea and the charter schools of South ...
Young people push for kura
URL: Young people push for kura
A Tuhoe kaumatua based in Nelson is praising the younger generation in his rohe for pushing for a Māori language immersion school.
A Tuhoe kaumatua based in Nelson is praising the younger generation in his rohe for pushing for a Māori language immersion school.
Changes in pupil conduct - Otago Daily Times
URL: Changes in pupil conduct
Otago Daily Times
While disciplinary action for continual disobedience, drugs (including substance abuse), physical assault on pupils and staff, verbal assault on pupils and staff; smoking or alcohol; and theft, vandalism or arson has declined in Otago schools, the ...
Otago Daily Times
While disciplinary action for continual disobedience, drugs (including substance abuse), physical assault on pupils and staff, verbal assault on pupils and staff; smoking or alcohol; and theft, vandalism or arson has declined in Otago schools, the ...
Teachers may push for camp pay - The Press
URL: Teachers may push for camp pay
The Press
Legal advisers said school camps and sleeping overnight at boarding-houses was work because staff were responsible for pupils. ... A camp payment will also assist in compensating teachers for the many pupil free days that require them to return from ...
The Press
Legal advisers said school camps and sleeping overnight at boarding-houses was work because staff were responsible for pupils. ... A camp payment will also assist in compensating teachers for the many pupil free days that require them to return from ...
Literacy standards and physical education
URL: Literacy standards and physical education
Mangere College heads of English and health and PE, Sandy Harris and Nikki Johnson, describe a cross curricular approach to introducing literacy unit standards and gathering naturally occurring evidence across both learning areas.
Mangere College heads of English and health and PE, Sandy Harris and Nikki Johnson, describe a cross curricular approach to introducing literacy unit standards and gathering naturally occurring evidence across both learning areas.
Functional literacy standards at Mt Albert Grammar School
URL: Functional literacy standards at Mt Albert Grammar School
Pam Drake discusses the literacy unit standards trial at Mount Albert Grammar. She notes that students benefit from literacy learning in a range of real life situations, and outlines how the school has tracked and monitored their learning across the curriculum areas and in relevant community settings.
Pam Drake discusses the literacy unit standards trial at Mount Albert Grammar. She notes that students benefit from literacy learning in a range of real life situations, and outlines how the school has tracked and monitored their learning across the curriculum areas and in relevant community settings.
Numeracy standards at Matamata College
URL: Numeracy standards at Matamata College
Jay McKenzie and two students discuss the introduction of the level one numeracy standards at the college, and the importance of effective pedagogy. The students talk about the ways this numeracy programme helps them to learn.
Jay McKenzie and two students discuss the introduction of the level one numeracy standards at the college, and the importance of effective pedagogy. The students talk about the ways this numeracy programme helps them to learn.
Student loan repayment hikes to kick in next year
URL: Student loan repayment hikes to kick in next year
The repayment rate for borrowers with student loans will increase next year from 10 cents to 12 cents for every dollar of income over $19,084, as the Government tries to reduce $11 billion of student loan debt.Cabinet today signed...
The repayment rate for borrowers with student loans will increase next year from 10 cents to 12 cents for every dollar of income over $19,084, as the Government tries to reduce $11 billion of student loan debt.Cabinet today signed...
Monday, July 23, 2012
here!!!! Our book "Crossing the border"
URL: here!!!! Our book "Crossing the border"
We are so excited - our Book "Crossing the Border" is in print and is available from NZCER Press. We will be celebrating with a launch on August 2nd. Email us if you would like an invitation. We are planning to celebrate with ...
We are so excited - our Book "Crossing the Border" is in print and is available from NZCER Press. We will be celebrating with a launch on August 2nd. Email us if you would like an invitation. We are planning to celebrate with ...
Catherine Delahunty Questions the Minister of Education on League ...
URL: Catherine Delahunty Questions the Minister of Education on League ...
To the Minister of Education: Does she stand by her reported comments that the Government wanted to collect National Standards data to raise pupil achievement, not to rank schools?
To the Minister of Education: Does she stand by her reported comments that the Government wanted to collect National Standards data to raise pupil achievement, not to rank schools?
Wiggs on League Tables | Kiwiblog
URL: Wiggs on League Tables | Kiwiblog
It's a combination of measurement error based on inconsistent and low samples and the national standards only measuring numeracy and literacy and not more holistic skills. However to improve something we first need to ...
It's a combination of measurement error based on inconsistent and low samples and the national standards only measuring numeracy and literacy and not more holistic skills. However to improve something we first need to ...
South Mak School: National Standards - League Tables
URL: South Mak School: National Standards - League Tables
National Standards - League Tables. South Makirikiri is working hard to adopt the National Standards that have been recently introduced to the education sector. The National Standards provide sign posts for teachers to use ...
National Standards - League Tables. South Makirikiri is working hard to adopt the National Standards that have been recently introduced to the education sector. The National Standards provide sign posts for teachers to use ...
Oxymoronic Government Education
URL: Oxymoronic Government Education
When the present National led Government introduced national standards testing in government primary schools it was full of sound and fury. However, the Prime Minister (who had claimed that it was the most important ...
When the present National led Government introduced national standards testing in government primary schools it was full of sound and fury. However, the Prime Minister (who had claimed that it was the most important ...
Disadvantaged students at risk - The Press
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The Press
Funny old thing, but when I had a teacher trying to tell me how bad national standards would be for the kids, one of the things they said was that children who were already achieving highly as against the national standards would be ignored as the ...
The Press
Funny old thing, but when I had a teacher trying to tell me how bad national standards would be for the kids, one of the things they said was that children who were already achieving highly as against the national standards would be ignored as the ...
Our education system is not working - The Dominion Post
URL: Our education system is not working
The Dominion Post
Even more alarming is the recent research which shows that over the past six years more than 60 per cent of people learning at the lower levels of tertiary education, failed. ... We constantly hear complaints such as: too many of our schools are ...
The Dominion Post
Even more alarming is the recent research which shows that over the past six years more than 60 per cent of people learning at the lower levels of tertiary education, failed. ... We constantly hear complaints such as: too many of our schools are ...
Education targets to boost skills & employment - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
 Newstalk ZB | URL: Education targets to boost skills & employment Scoop.co.nz (press release) “Having 85 per cent of 18-year-olds achieving NCEA Level 2 in 2017 is an ambitious target but this Government is determined to see more of our young people reach their employment potential when they leave school,” Ms Parata says. “That means lifting up ... |
Incentives aid pupils - news - manawatu-standard | Stuff.co.nz
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"They see this and think 'I would like that', so they get working." Year 11 pupil Lincoln Ainsworth said it was a great idea, and gave extra motivation during National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 1. Ad Feedback ...
"They see this and think 'I would like that', so they get working." Year 11 pupil Lincoln Ainsworth said it was a great idea, and gave extra motivation during National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 1. Ad Feedback ...
Private school scholarships leave families out of pocket
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Most of the low-income families receiving government scholarships to attend private schools are being left out of pocket, often by thousands of dollars.
Most of the low-income families receiving government scholarships to attend private schools are being left out of pocket, often by thousands of dollars.
Cherishing Te Reo focus for this year's Maori Language week
URL: Cherishing Te Reo focus for this year's Maori Language week
Maori language week starts today.
Maori language week starts today.
Exclusions hit Maori, Pasifika boys | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Exclusions hit Maori, Pasifika boys | Stuff.co.nz
A Ministry of Education report on expulsion and suspension rates shows the group is the worst affected, despite student-removal numbers being the lowest in 12 years. The report found schools across the country expelled more Pasifika students than any other group, stood down more Maori students than any other group, and suspended a total 3748 students last year. It found the most prevalent reasons for expulsion and exclusion were drugs, continual disobedience ...
A Ministry of Education report on expulsion and suspension rates shows the group is the worst affected, despite student-removal numbers being the lowest in 12 years. The report found schools across the country expelled more Pasifika students than any other group, stood down more Maori students than any other group, and suspended a total 3748 students last year. It found the most prevalent reasons for expulsion and exclusion were drugs, continual disobedience ...
Events to support Māori trade training and employment
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Two special events will be held in Auckland next month to support Māori student training and employment in trade and industry.
Two special events will be held in Auckland next month to support Māori student training and employment in trade and industry.
Saving te reo one word at a time - Taranaki Daily News
 Taranaki Daily News | URL: Saving te reo one word at a time Taranaki Daily News In younger education, children attended immersion schools. Back home, they spoke English to parents untrained in the lingo. ... His three children learn Maori phrases at mainstream West End School. His offspring are accepting and more open. "I think we ... |
Youngsters change shape of te reo Maori - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Youngsters change shape of te reo Maori New Zealand Herald "One you always hear, and I get annoyed with my students, is waahi which is said wahi, or timata is pretty much said timata nowadays. "The point here is that we don't have that short/long distinction in our English vowels. Some vowels are produced a ... |
Students protest education cuts - New Zealand Herald
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Students protest education cuts New Zealand Herald NZEI spokesman Frances Guy said that the changes were "about privatisation, charter schools, league tables and performance pay," and that "every child is entitled to the best teachers. Auckland University law student Tessa Baker, 22, said she would be ... |
Students set to hit streets again - Voxy
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Voxy
$114 million cut from Education budget as a result of failed class size policy. AUT student, Daniel Preston-Jones, called the National Government's plan "a short sighted vision for education in New Zealand." All four education sectors will rally ...
Voxy
$114 million cut from Education budget as a result of failed class size policy. AUT student, Daniel Preston-Jones, called the National Government's plan "a short sighted vision for education in New Zealand." All four education sectors will rally ...
Waikato shines at teaching awards: University of Waikato
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The Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards were established in 2002 to celebrate excellence in tertiary teaching at a national level. University of Waikato Vice-Chancellor Professor Roy Crawford says Waikato is always strongly ...
The Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards were established in 2002 to celebrate excellence in tertiary teaching at a national level. University of Waikato Vice-Chancellor Professor Roy Crawford says Waikato is always strongly ...
Black Grace a beckoning - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Black Grace a beckoning
Stuff.co.nz
Thomas Fonua is one of the youngest members of the company, and at 19, has had to juggle the pressures of growing up as well as being a professional dancer. "NCEA, touring, rugby - all the crazy, normal things a teenage boy would do. Barr the ballet ...
Stuff.co.nz
Thomas Fonua is one of the youngest members of the company, and at 19, has had to juggle the pressures of growing up as well as being a professional dancer. "NCEA, touring, rugby - all the crazy, normal things a teenage boy would do. Barr the ballet ...
Kids' weight a serious issue to be tackled - Timaru Herald
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Timaru Herald
During recent years, schools have placed healthier food in their canteens and spent time on food and nutrition in their health and physical education programmes to encourage healthy eating choices. But at the same time food is more accessible to ...
Timaru Herald
During recent years, schools have placed healthier food in their canteens and spent time on food and nutrition in their health and physical education programmes to encourage healthy eating choices. But at the same time food is more accessible to ...
Six months training for $80k salary - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Six months training for $80k salary The Dominion Post Adams congratulated the Institute of Information Technology Professionals for raising $300000 from 40 companies for a programme involving volunteers visiting schools to talk about opportunities in the industry. Institute chief executive Paul Mathews ... |
Small Business: Literacy pays off at Deane Apparel
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Peter Mulligan, operations manager at corporate uniform manufacturer, Deane Apparel, on the benefits of using a Workbase literacy and numeracy programme. The company, based in Wiri, South Auckland has 300 staff. We use computer...
Peter Mulligan, operations manager at corporate uniform manufacturer, Deane Apparel, on the benefits of using a Workbase literacy and numeracy programme. The company, based in Wiri, South Auckland has 300 staff. We use computer...
Professor bows out on a high note - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
His ideas regarding Maori wellbeing, (that it comprises hinengaro, wairua, tinana and whanau; mind, spirit, physical and family in balance as opposed to health by itself) have influenced a generation of policymakers, politicians and, in turn, the ...
New Zealand Herald
His ideas regarding Maori wellbeing, (that it comprises hinengaro, wairua, tinana and whanau; mind, spirit, physical and family in balance as opposed to health by itself) have influenced a generation of policymakers, politicians and, in turn, the ...
Friday, July 20, 2012
Scotland could provide answers for NZ Teachers Council reform - NZEI
URL: Scotland could provide answers for NZ Teachers Council reform - NZEI
New Zealand should look at the experiences of countries such as Scotland when it comes to reviewing the NZ Teachers Council, NZEI Te Riu Roa President Ian Leckie says.
New Zealand should look at the experiences of countries such as Scotland when it comes to reviewing the NZ Teachers Council, NZEI Te Riu Roa President Ian Leckie says.
Teachers, principals want to remove government control
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Teachers and principals want their standard-setting and disciplinary body, the Teachers Council, to shrug off government influence and become entirely independent.
Teachers and principals want their standard-setting and disciplinary body, the Teachers Council, to shrug off government influence and become entirely independent.
Secondary student achievement initiative for English medium schools
URL: Secondary student achievement initiative for English medium schools
Professional development is available for New Zealand secondary middle leaders, to help raise achievement for all students, and particularly for Māori and Pasifika students and those with special education needs.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Ministry-curriculum-guides/Secondary-middle-leaders/Professional-learning-and-development
Professional development is available for New Zealand secondary middle leaders, to help raise achievement for all students, and particularly for Māori and Pasifika students and those with special education needs.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Ministry-curriculum-guides/Secondary-middle-leaders/Professional-learning-and-development
Schools and youth offending - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Schools and youth offending Otago Daily Times Judge Becroft this week told Radio New Zealand that boards of trustees were sometimes too ready to exclude problem pupils. A problem pupil removed was a problem solved for the school involved, but was not a solution for society: the problem was simply ... |
Launch of the RNZCGP first Maori strategy - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Launch of the RNZCGP first Maori strategy
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
I congratulate the College policy team, and particularly mihi to Dr Tāne Taylor and Te Akoranga a Maui, the Maori Faculty who have worked hard to develop this strategy which we all hope will support the further growth of a health workforce ready and ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
I congratulate the College policy team, and particularly mihi to Dr Tāne Taylor and Te Akoranga a Maui, the Maori Faculty who have worked hard to develop this strategy which we all hope will support the further growth of a health workforce ready and ...
Major ITO Merger Benefits Trainees - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
ITOs are Industry Training Organisations which oversee vocational training. The new entity will service a combined workforce of over 60000 employees covering New Zealand's three key export industries – meat, dairy and seafood. “This will provide some ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
ITOs are Industry Training Organisations which oversee vocational training. The new entity will service a combined workforce of over 60000 employees covering New Zealand's three key export industries – meat, dairy and seafood. “This will provide some ...
New doctorate creates Waikato University history
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News that Māori Television is increasing its broadcast hours to focus on language revitalisation has been welcomed by Māori academic Korohere Ngāpō from the University of Waikato. The former school teacher who’s worked for six years in the Faculty ...
News that Māori Television is increasing its broadcast hours to focus on language revitalisation has been welcomed by Māori academic Korohere Ngāpō from the University of Waikato. The former school teacher who’s worked for six years in the Faculty ...
Science is cool for ambitious students
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Science has never been cooler for a group of students at Tangaroa College, who dream of achieving big things in the world of medicine.Sitting round a classroom table at their school in Otara, they are happy to reveal what each of...
Science has never been cooler for a group of students at Tangaroa College, who dream of achieving big things in the world of medicine.Sitting round a classroom table at their school in Otara, they are happy to reveal what each of...
School not alone in physical push - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Other Taranaki primary schools are right behind Tawhiti School's quest to increase the amount of physical activity being done by its pupils. The Hawera school began a compulsory exercise regime for pupils this week, following concerns that their ...
Stuff.co.nz
Other Taranaki primary schools are right behind Tawhiti School's quest to increase the amount of physical activity being done by its pupils. The Hawera school began a compulsory exercise regime for pupils this week, following concerns that their ...
Thursday, July 19, 2012
beehive.govt.nz - Review of Teachers' Council to begin
URL: beehive.govt.nz - Review of Teachers' Council to begin
Director of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (Robyn Baker); Leader of the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative; Board member of the Australian Council for Educational Research; Chair of the Education Committee ...
Director of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (Robyn Baker); Leader of the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative; Board member of the Australian Council for Educational Research; Chair of the Education Committee ...
No school rankings but data available to public - Parata - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: No school rankings but data available to public - Parata 3News NZ ... years of teaching experience) that I don't know what I'm doing and I am the reason we have a tail of underachievement. That that brings me to another lie... it isn't 1/5 or 20% failing - it is less than 14% according to proper research conducted by ... |
Do We Need National Standards to Prevent a Race to the Bottom ...
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One of the better arguments for the adoption of national standards is that it is necessary to prevent a race to the bottom among states and localities. States wishing to look good rather than actually be good may be tempted to ...
One of the better arguments for the adoption of national standards is that it is necessary to prevent a race to the bottom among states and localities. States wishing to look good rather than actually be good may be tempted to ...
Groups interested in charter schools - The Press
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The Press
The Government's intention to create charter schools in New Zealand, starting with trials in Christchurch and South Auckland, was announced as part of the National-ACT coalition agreement last December. Charter schools will be publicly funded and run ...
The Press
The Government's intention to create charter schools in New Zealand, starting with trials in Christchurch and South Auckland, was announced as part of the National-ACT coalition agreement last December. Charter schools will be publicly funded and run ...
School discipline figures show improvement - Otago Daily Times
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Otago Daily Times
Otago schools appear to have a good grasp on dealing with pupils with severe behaviour, the latest Ministry of Education school disciplinary figures show.
Otago Daily Times
Otago schools appear to have a good grasp on dealing with pupils with severe behaviour, the latest Ministry of Education school disciplinary figures show.
Parata's newsletter tip defied - Manawatu Standard
URL: Parata's newsletter tip defied
Manawatu Standard
"If schools had not shared with their communities the issues surrounding the class size issue then parents would not have been informed," he said. "In an ideal world we would not have to worry, however, politicians . . . make mistakes, so if as a ...
Manawatu Standard
"If schools had not shared with their communities the issues surrounding the class size issue then parents would not have been informed," he said. "In an ideal world we would not have to worry, however, politicians . . . make mistakes, so if as a ...
Concerns over secret G30 education meeting - Newstalk ZB
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Newstalk ZB
The G30 group was formed in the wake of the Governmentâ s class size back-down. It has been touted by Education Minister Hekia Parata as a way of ensuring such a disconnect with the sector does not happen again. PPTA General Secretary Kevin Bunker ...
Newstalk ZB
The G30 group was formed in the wake of the Governmentâ s class size back-down. It has been touted by Education Minister Hekia Parata as a way of ensuring such a disconnect with the sector does not happen again. PPTA General Secretary Kevin Bunker ...
Class size policy dogs Minister in select committee
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Opposition MPs have pressed the Education Minister to explain exactly when the Government started planning its failed class sizes policy.
Opposition MPs have pressed the Education Minister to explain exactly when the Government started planning its failed class sizes policy.
Schools can refuse to enrol disabled pupils - The Press
URL: Schools can refuse to enrol disabled pupils
The Press
He attributes his son's personal and academic success to the dedication of educational specialists during his primary school years. "Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined my son would come this far. I was told he would be institutionalised ...
The Press
He attributes his son's personal and academic success to the dedication of educational specialists during his primary school years. "Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined my son would come this far. I was told he would be institutionalised ...
Online school to revolutionise learning - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Online school to revolutionise learning Stuff.co.nz Money flowed and he took his place in a possible future history of education. Like the ... The school day will be flipped: students will learn the ideas at home from Khan or a similar agent, then go to school to do the practical problems under the ... |
Some schools better at keeping Maori in education
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The Secondary Principals' Association says the methods used by schools which are more successful at keeping Maori students in education, need to be examined.
The Secondary Principals' Association says the methods used by schools which are more successful at keeping Maori students in education, need to be examined.
Religious education only brainwashes - Stuff.co.nz (blog)
URL: Religious education only brainwashes
Stuff.co.nz (blog)
Was reminded of that old yarn this week as a procession of "Bible in Schools" programme advocates popped up to defend their access to state primary school classrooms. They were only teaching values, they said; not belief. They only wanted to make ...
Stuff.co.nz (blog)
Was reminded of that old yarn this week as a procession of "Bible in Schools" programme advocates popped up to defend their access to state primary school classrooms. They were only teaching values, they said; not belief. They only wanted to make ...
Reading, writing - and religion. Really? - New Zealand Herald
URL: Reading, writing - and religion. Really?
New Zealand Herald
Slotting into the curriculum somewhere between history, social studies and cultural studies, it seems a natural and appropriate way of educating students about a raft of faiths such as Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam - and perhaps atheism. Then ...
New Zealand Herald
Slotting into the curriculum somewhere between history, social studies and cultural studies, it seems a natural and appropriate way of educating students about a raft of faiths such as Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam - and perhaps atheism. Then ...
Post-grad students fume over lost allowances | TEU - Tertiary ...
URL: Post-grad students fume over lost allowances | TEU - Tertiary ...
Architects are worried that their profession will also suffer, as are science students. Fifth-year clinical psychology student Heather Gordon from Canterbury University says she cannot physically fit part time work into her study ...
Architects are worried that their profession will also suffer, as are science students. Fifth-year clinical psychology student Heather Gordon from Canterbury University says she cannot physically fit part time work into her study ...
School makes electronic kit compulsory - Stuff.co.nz
URL: School makes electronic kit compulsory
Stuff.co.nz
Year 9 students at a Nelson college will be required to bring their own electronic devices to school from next year, in a move the school says will "revolutionise" education.
Stuff.co.nz
Year 9 students at a Nelson college will be required to bring their own electronic devices to school from next year, in a move the school says will "revolutionise" education.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
New Zealand Qualifications Authority Board appointments
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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced the appointments of Pauline Winter and Andrew McKenzie to the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Board. Ms Winter and Dr McKenzie will replace Shona Smith and Keith Taylor, whose terms have expired. “Pauline and Andrew bring with them extensive governance experience. Andrew has a strong record of public service going back more than three decades, and Pauline has worked at a high level in the public and private sectors.”...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced the appointments of Pauline Winter and Andrew McKenzie to the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Board. Ms Winter and Dr McKenzie will replace Shona Smith and Keith Taylor, whose terms have expired. “Pauline and Andrew bring with them extensive governance experience. Andrew has a strong record of public service going back more than three decades, and Pauline has worked at a high level in the public and private sectors.”...
New tertiary education board appointments
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Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today announced new appointments to the boards of Education New Zealand and the Tertiary Education Commission. John Spencer has been appointed as the Chair of the Tertiary Education Commission. Mr Spencer replaces Sir Harawira Gardiner who is standing down from his role on the Tertiary Education Commission. “Mr Spencer is a highly capable individual who brings a wealth of experience in governance, finance and business”, Mr Joyce says...
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today announced new appointments to the boards of Education New Zealand and the Tertiary Education Commission. John Spencer has been appointed as the Chair of the Tertiary Education Commission. Mr Spencer replaces Sir Harawira Gardiner who is standing down from his role on the Tertiary Education Commission. “Mr Spencer is a highly capable individual who brings a wealth of experience in governance, finance and business”, Mr Joyce says...
Record number of prisoners in employment training
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Anne Tolley | Corrections
Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says a record number of prisoners are now employed in on-the-job training or trades training programmes which lead to qualifications. Offenders in Corrections Inmate Employment (CIE), including Release to Work programmes, increased by 175 to 3,144 in June, well over a third of all prisoners and the highest ever number engaged in formal training and employment activities...
Anne Tolley | Corrections
Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says a record number of prisoners are now employed in on-the-job training or trades training programmes which lead to qualifications. Offenders in Corrections Inmate Employment (CIE), including Release to Work programmes, increased by 175 to 3,144 in June, well over a third of all prisoners and the highest ever number engaged in formal training and employment activities...
Government to review teachers' council - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
Director of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (Robyn Baker);. Leader of the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative;. Board member of the Australian Council for Educational Research;. Chair of the Education Committee for the Royal Society of New ...
New Zealand Herald
Director of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (Robyn Baker);. Leader of the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative;. Board member of the Australian Council for Educational Research;. Chair of the Education Committee for the Royal Society of New ...
Principals Applaud Academics’ Action
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President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation, Paul Drummond today applauded New Zealand’s leading educational researchers for taking a public stand against league tables. The Prime Minister has suggested that parents want league tables so ...
President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation, Paul Drummond today applauded New Zealand’s leading educational researchers for taking a public stand against league tables. The Prime Minister has suggested that parents want league tables so ...
100 academics opposed to league tables « The Standard
URL: 100 academics opposed to league tables « The Standard
These countries all have tried aspects of national testing and league tables. Any difference to their rate of underachievement? So tell me, if it failed to make an impact in those countries, how will it make a difference here?
These countries all have tried aspects of national testing and league tables. Any difference to their rate of underachievement? So tell me, if it failed to make an impact in those countries, how will it make a difference here?
OPINION: Measure then fix – why 107 academics are wrong - National Business Review
 3News NZ | URL: OPINION: Measure then fix – why 107 academics are wrong National Business Review These include socio-economic and other intake differences (such as ethnicity, student transience rates, the proportion of English language learners or children with special needs) and other school and area characteristics (local labour market, urban ... |
Love & learning: Big debates in early childhood education
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As the number of infants and toddlers entering early childhood education continues to grow, a Victoria University researcher has been investigating what the role of the teachers of very young children should be.
As the number of infants and toddlers entering early childhood education continues to grow, a Victoria University researcher has been investigating what the role of the teachers of very young children should be.
Small Business: Improving workplace literacy to build profit
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Katherine Percy, CEO of Workbase , the language, literacy and numeracy service provider. How common is it for NZ workers to have below par literacy/numeracy abilities?</str
Katherine Percy, CEO of Workbase , the language, literacy and numeracy service provider. How common is it for NZ workers to have below par literacy/numeracy abilities?</str
Small Business: Literacy training improves staff confidence
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Remeny Weber, training coordinator and the Section Head, Pathology at Labtests, on the company's experience using the Workbase literacy programme. Labtests is an Auckland company with 600 s
Remeny Weber, training coordinator and the Section Head, Pathology at Labtests, on the company's experience using the Workbase literacy programme. Labtests is an Auckland company with 600 s
Innovative CPIT team receive teaching excellence award
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17 July 2012 - Embargoed until 8.00pm, Tuesday 17 July 2012 Innovative CPIT team receive teaching excellence award The CPIT Restaurant, Wine and Bar Team received a Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching Award at The Tertiary Teaching Excellence ...
17 July 2012 - Embargoed until 8.00pm, Tuesday 17 July 2012 Innovative CPIT team receive teaching excellence award The CPIT Restaurant, Wine and Bar Team received a Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching Award at The Tertiary Teaching Excellence ...
Ako awards showcase world class tertiary education system
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TEU congratulates the 12 recipients of Ako Aotearoa Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards, many of whom are TEU members.
TEU congratulates the 12 recipients of Ako Aotearoa Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards, many of whom are TEU members.
School stand-down and suspension figures released today
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Tuesday, July 17 School stand-down and suspension figures released today The Ministry of Education has today released figures on the numbers of learners who were stood down, suspended, excluded and expelled from New Zealand state and state-integrated ...
Tuesday, July 17 School stand-down and suspension figures released today The Ministry of Education has today released figures on the numbers of learners who were stood down, suspended, excluded and expelled from New Zealand state and state-integrated ...
School suspensions reach 12-year low
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New figures show the proportion of school students suspended, stood-down, expelled or excluded from school has reached its lowest point in 12 years.
New figures show the proportion of school students suspended, stood-down, expelled or excluded from school has reached its lowest point in 12 years.
Changes to the status of exchange students — Ministry of Education ...
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Schools which are approved to operate school to school student exchanges must be signatories to the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students, and are fully responsible for the student exchange.
Schools which are approved to operate school to school student exchanges must be signatories to the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students, and are fully responsible for the student exchange.
Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award for Otago Polytechnic
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Media release: Otago Polytechnic STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 8.00PM, TUESDAY 17 JULY Prestigious Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award for Otago Polytechnic Lecturer Sixth year in a row Otago Polytechnic educators honoured
Media release: Otago Polytechnic STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 8.00PM, TUESDAY 17 JULY Prestigious Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award for Otago Polytechnic Lecturer Sixth year in a row Otago Polytechnic educators honoured
Special schools' closure hailed - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Hekia Parata announced a review of New Zealand's four residential schools in May. More than 360 submissions ... Surely that will mean dis-establishing catholic, maori immersion and other 'special' schools as well? Or is it just a ...
Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Hekia Parata announced a review of New Zealand's four residential schools in May. More than 360 submissions ... Surely that will mean dis-establishing catholic, maori immersion and other 'special' schools as well? Or is it just a ...
New face welcomes students - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: New face welcomes students Auckland stuff.co.nz The new principal at Papakura South primary school has five years of experience behind him as deputy principal at Mangere's Nga Iwi School but the feeling that "the buck stops with me" is a little nerve-racking, he says. But with the extra support new ... |
School improved, ERO finds - Otago Daily Times
URL: School improved, ERO finds
Otago Daily Times
A Supplementary review of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Otepoti by the Education Review Office has found significant improvement in the Maori immersion school.
Otago Daily Times
A Supplementary review of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Otepoti by the Education Review Office has found significant improvement in the Maori immersion school.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Applications open for Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards
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Hekia Parata | Pacific Island Affairs
Applications for the 2012 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards open today giving young Pacific people the opportunity to have their talent and leadership potential recognised. Pacific Island Affairs Minister, Hekia Parata, says the programme, now in its third year, is a great opportunity for Pacific communities to encourage their future leaders to achieve their dreams. “There is a huge amount of talent and potential among New Zealand’s young people and this is a great opportunity to celebrate that,’’ Ms Parata says...
Hekia Parata | Pacific Island Affairs
Applications for the 2012 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards open today giving young Pacific people the opportunity to have their talent and leadership potential recognised. Pacific Island Affairs Minister, Hekia Parata, says the programme, now in its third year, is a great opportunity for Pacific communities to encourage their future leaders to achieve their dreams. “There is a huge amount of talent and potential among New Zealand’s young people and this is a great opportunity to celebrate that,’’ Ms Parata says...
Government to review teachers' council | Epou
URL: Government to review teachers' council | Epou
Director of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (Robyn Baker);. Leader of the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative;. Board member of the Australian Council for Educational Research;. Chair of the Education Committee ...
Director of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (Robyn Baker);. Leader of the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative;. Board member of the Australian Council for Educational Research;. Chair of the Education Committee ...
Government to review teachers' council - New Zealand Herald
URL: Government to review teachers' council
New Zealand Herald
The Government has announced it will review the role and functions of the New Zealand Teachers' Council as part of its programme to lift student achievement.
New Zealand Herald
The Government has announced it will review the role and functions of the New Zealand Teachers' Council as part of its programme to lift student achievement.
Academics call for halt to league tables plan - New Zealand Herald
 Fort Worth Star Telegram | URL: Academics call for halt to league tables plan New Zealand Herald More than 100 New Zealand education academics are calling on the Government to halt any plans to compile league tables of schools based on national standards reporting. |
Our children are guinea pigs in bad experiment - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Our children are guinea pigs in bad experiment The Dominion Post We believe the true measure of a system's success is how well it meets the needs of the most vulnerable children, such as those with special needs, not simply how many children achieve National Standards or NCEA level 2. So will the ACT-National ... |
100 education academics sign letter against league tables - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Over 100 education academics have signed a letter against primary school league tables based on National Standards. We are a group of New Zealand academics teaching and researching in universities. As a group we are very concerned about the ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Over 100 education academics have signed a letter against primary school league tables based on National Standards. We are a group of New Zealand academics teaching and researching in universities. As a group we are very concerned about the ...
Academics unite to oppose school league tables
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More than a hundred education academics have signed a letter opposing the proposed publication of 'league tables' of primary school performance based on National Standards.
More than a hundred education academics have signed a letter opposing the proposed publication of 'league tables' of primary school performance based on National Standards.
Big curriculum concepts in English
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Hamish Chalmers from Albany Senior High School discusses the construction of a course to provide students with access to a depth of learning. He explained how links were made across standards, and across units of work as well as links to the outside world and other authentic contexts.
Hamish Chalmers from Albany Senior High School discusses the construction of a course to provide students with access to a depth of learning. He explained how links were made across standards, and across units of work as well as links to the outside world and other authentic contexts.
One of strongest messages yet about unfair league tables
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More than a hundred of the country’s leading education academics have called on the Government to abandon its plans to introduce unfair and unreliable league tables.
More than a hundred of the country’s leading education academics have called on the Government to abandon its plans to introduce unfair and unreliable league tables.
Academics sign letter opposing league tables
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More than 100 education academics have signed a letter against the introduction of primary school league tables based on National Standards.
More than 100 education academics have signed a letter against the introduction of primary school league tables based on National Standards.
Don't expel, keep troubled kids in school - judge
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The principal Youth Court judge is asking school boards of trustees to try to keep every child actively involved in education, before resorting to expelling or excluding troubled students.Speaking at a board of trustees (BOT) conference...
The principal Youth Court judge is asking school boards of trustees to try to keep every child actively involved in education, before resorting to expelling or excluding troubled students.Speaking at a board of trustees (BOT) conference...
It makes sense to make an effort to keep good staff - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
When more than 600 people were asked what aspects of a sustainable workplace their organisation possessed, most ticked flexible working options, learning and education, equal opportunities and a culturally sensitive environment. Bottom of the heap in ...
Stuff.co.nz
When more than 600 people were asked what aspects of a sustainable workplace their organisation possessed, most ticked flexible working options, learning and education, equal opportunities and a culturally sensitive environment. Bottom of the heap in ...
Literacy across the curriculum
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NZC Update 23 focuses on the languages, texts, and literacy practices of the different curriculum learning areas.
NZC Update 23 focuses on the languages, texts, and literacy practices of the different curriculum learning areas.
Keep an eye out for Cycle Safe Instructors and Students | Transport ...
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The children will wear hi-vis yellow vests and the Instructors high-vis orange vests. Christchurch's Cycle Safe Programme is considered one of the best in the country and is used as a leading delivery model. The programme ...
The children will wear hi-vis yellow vests and the Instructors high-vis orange vests. Christchurch's Cycle Safe Programme is considered one of the best in the country and is used as a leading delivery model. The programme ...
Tech too costly for deaf community - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Tech too costly for deaf community Stuff.co.nz She finished high school at Hagley College and was taking a year off before studying art. "High school was a lot easier for us because we had resources from Van Asch (Deaf Education Centre), but university and polytech are harder. We need professional ... |
Accountants receive national institute endorsement
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CPIT can now train the highest levels of accountants following an important announcement from the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA). From 2013 graduates of CPIT’s three-year Bachelor of Applied Management in Accounting can apply for ...
CPIT can now train the highest levels of accountants following an important announcement from the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA). From 2013 graduates of CPIT’s three-year Bachelor of Applied Management in Accounting can apply for ...
Sorry guys, women are smarter
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Kiwi women are winning the battle of the brains and achieving higher IQ scores than men for the first time in 100 years, new research reveals.
Kiwi women are winning the battle of the brains and achieving higher IQ scores than men for the first time in 100 years, new research reveals.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Review of Teachers’ Council to begin
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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has today announced the chair and members of the committee that will review the role and functions of the New Zealand Teachers’ Council as part of the Government’s programme of work to lift student achievement. “The goal is to ensure that the Teachers’ Council is a strong, professional body that will set and enforce high standards, promote effective teaching practice, develop the professional community of teachers, and lead public discussion on education issues,” Ms Parata says...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has today announced the chair and members of the committee that will review the role and functions of the New Zealand Teachers’ Council as part of the Government’s programme of work to lift student achievement. “The goal is to ensure that the Teachers’ Council is a strong, professional body that will set and enforce high standards, promote effective teaching practice, develop the professional community of teachers, and lead public discussion on education issues,” Ms Parata says...
GPs gather for education convention - New Zealand Doctor Online
URL: GPs gather for education convention
New Zealand Doctor Online
This is followed by keynote address from New Zealand Council for Educational Research senrior researcher Karen Vaughan and several workshops. Other speakers include GPs Liza Lack, Sam Murton, John McMenamin and Bruce Arroll. The conference ...
New Zealand Doctor Online
This is followed by keynote address from New Zealand Council for Educational Research senrior researcher Karen Vaughan and several workshops. Other speakers include GPs Liza Lack, Sam Murton, John McMenamin and Bruce Arroll. The conference ...
A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR EFFECTIVE DISTANCE LEARNING ...
URL: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR EFFECTIVE DISTANCE LEARNING ...
Critical Success Factors and Effective Pedagogy fore-learning in Tertiary Education, New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Available: http://ww.hpcnet.org/cgibin/global/a_bus_card.cgi?siteID=179462. Brown, A. & Voltz, B. (2005).
Critical Success Factors and Effective Pedagogy fore-learning in Tertiary Education, New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Available: http://ww.hpcnet.org/cgibin/global/a_bus_card.cgi?siteID=179462. Brown, A. & Voltz, B. (2005).
Metro magazine school rankings 'crude' - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Metro magazine school rankings 'crude'
Stuff.co.nz
While state schools must give priority to local students, a state-integrated school can give preference to Catholic students from a wider catchment area. Thrupp said this effectively means ... Schools are compared against other schools in their deciles ...
Stuff.co.nz
While state schools must give priority to local students, a state-integrated school can give preference to Catholic students from a wider catchment area. Thrupp said this effectively means ... Schools are compared against other schools in their deciles ...
Union angered as schools release figures - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
But some schools have already released figures showing how many of their students are meeting the standards and what they're doing to improve achievement. The Dominion Post has asked schools across the Wellington region to release the information they ...
Stuff.co.nz
But some schools have already released figures showing how many of their students are meeting the standards and what they're doing to improve achievement. The Dominion Post has asked schools across the Wellington region to release the information they ...
Student teacher representatives question mixed messages - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Student teacher representatives question mixed messages
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
... teach in New Zealand's classrooms higher and higher (to Masters degree or level 9), while at the same time National Standards could work in the opposition direction – 'dumbing down' teaching towards a narrower and narrower focus on minimal ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
... teach in New Zealand's classrooms higher and higher (to Masters degree or level 9), while at the same time National Standards could work in the opposition direction – 'dumbing down' teaching towards a narrower and narrower focus on minimal ...
Review of Teachers' Council to begin | infonews.co.nz New ...
URL: Review of Teachers' Council to begin | infonews.co.nz New ...
Education Minister Hekia Parata has today announced the chair and members of the committee that will review the role and functions of the New Zealand Teachers' Council as part of the Government's programme of work to lift student achievement. “The goal is to ensure that the Teachers' ... “This Government is determined to lift student achievement, and we know that quality teaching has the biggest in-school impact on achievement,” Ms Parata says. “Strong professional leadership ...
Education Minister Hekia Parata has today announced the chair and members of the committee that will review the role and functions of the New Zealand Teachers' Council as part of the Government's programme of work to lift student achievement. “The goal is to ensure that the Teachers' ... “This Government is determined to lift student achievement, and we know that quality teaching has the biggest in-school impact on achievement,” Ms Parata says. “Strong professional leadership ...
Teacher puzzled over ministry reply - SunLive
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SunLive
“The secretary accepted the recommendations of the working party on class size, especially regarding recommendations about big schools, while knowing the Ministry of Education was working on the class cuts agenda.” He says sending the response to the ...
SunLive
“The secretary accepted the recommendations of the working party on class size, especially regarding recommendations about big schools, while knowing the Ministry of Education was working on the class cuts agenda.” He says sending the response to the ...
Struggling students pushed to take soft subjects - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Struggling students pushed to take soft subjects Stuff.co.nz Education Minister Hekia Parata cited government research in May that raised concerns about a mismatch between Pacific Island student ambitions and the subjects they chose. Research by mentoring group I Have a Dream, which followed pupils from an ... |
Immersion school fills gap - The Nelson Mail
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The Nelson Mail
Kura board of trustees member Dayveen Stephens said the kura came off the back of the kohanga reo movement, started about 27 years ago, and its opening was a sign of a shift in community attitudes in recent years. The driving force was a revitalisation ...
The Nelson Mail
Kura board of trustees member Dayveen Stephens said the kura came off the back of the kohanga reo movement, started about 27 years ago, and its opening was a sign of a shift in community attitudes in recent years. The driving force was a revitalisation ...
New kura prepares to open doors - Nelson Mail
 Nelson Mail | URL: New kura prepares to open doors Nelson Mail This makes the class size debate look a bit silly. Lucky students, I wonder if my children could go there - they want to learn maori? Mel #1 04:00 pm Jul 12 2012. This is such a fantastic initiative for Whakatu and Te Tau Ihu. Good luck for Saturday to ... |
Schools told to go easy on student expulsions
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The Principal Youth Court judge is asking Board of Trustees members to think very carefully before expelling or excluding students.
The Principal Youth Court judge is asking Board of Trustees members to think very carefully before expelling or excluding students.
New school for 1500 Queenstown kids
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A new school for about 1500 Queenstown pupils will be built on 8ha of land the Ministry of Education has bought at Frankton from Remarkables Park Ltd, but the ministry says the school is not expected to open until at least 2017.The...
A new school for about 1500 Queenstown pupils will be built on 8ha of land the Ministry of Education has bought at Frankton from Remarkables Park Ltd, but the ministry says the school is not expected to open until at least 2017.The...
School's out - forever: Shuttered classes revisited - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: School's out - forever: Shuttered classes revisited New Zealand Herald But as the final hip-hip hooray faded they remembered their 106-year-old school would be dead before his next big day rolled round. It was 2004 and Labour's education minister Trevor Mallard was culling fading schools so money paying for empty ... |
Friday, July 13, 2012
New ATI to get innovation to market faster
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Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation
The Government has today announced the structure for a new Advanced Technology Institute that will become a high-tech HQ for innovative New Zealand businesses. “The main purpose of the Advanced Technology Institute is to help get our best, most innovative ideas out of the lab and into the marketplace more quickly,” says Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce...
Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation
The Government has today announced the structure for a new Advanced Technology Institute that will become a high-tech HQ for innovative New Zealand businesses. “The main purpose of the Advanced Technology Institute is to help get our best, most innovative ideas out of the lab and into the marketplace more quickly,” says Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce...
Today in politics: Thursday, July 12 - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Today in politics: Thursday, July 12
Stuff.co.nz
The Ombudsman will meet the education secretary over the refusal to release primary school national standards data. The Dominion Post last month asked the Education Ministry for all of the standards data it had received from schools. The ministry ...
Stuff.co.nz
The Ombudsman will meet the education secretary over the refusal to release primary school national standards data. The Dominion Post last month asked the Education Ministry for all of the standards data it had received from schools. The ministry ...
Helping the elite to shine - The Dominion Post
URL: Helping the elite to shine
The Dominion Post
Ironically, I assume Rosemary McLeod is also a supporter of the flawed National Standards system. This does assume that all children are equal and that all of them "should" be at exactly the same point in their education journey at exactly the same ...
The Dominion Post
Ironically, I assume Rosemary McLeod is also a supporter of the flawed National Standards system. This does assume that all children are equal and that all of them "should" be at exactly the same point in their education journey at exactly the same ...
The govt's go-to education expert sets the record straight
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A leading educational advisor discusses; class sizes, league tables, decile rankings, performance based pay for teachers.
A leading educational advisor discusses; class sizes, league tables, decile rankings, performance based pay for teachers.
Charter schools 'not anti-teacher' - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Charter schools 'not anti-teacher' The Dominion Post Auckland University's Peter O'Connor is inciting parents to oppose the Government's plan to pilot a New Zealand model of charter schools ("Education wars will only intensify in runup to charter schools", June 22). |
NZ lags in teaching about religion - scholar - New Zealand Herald
URL: NZ lags in teaching about religion - scholar
New Zealand Herald
... facing a growing rebellion against its anti truancy programme. Photo / Anti-truancy programme caned by welfare organisations · Alwyn Poole has 50 students from Year 7 to Year 10 at Mt Hobson Middle School John Roughan: How charter schools may look ...
New Zealand Herald
... facing a growing rebellion against its anti truancy programme. Photo / Anti-truancy programme caned by welfare organisations · Alwyn Poole has 50 students from Year 7 to Year 10 at Mt Hobson Middle School John Roughan: How charter schools may look ...
Look at the real reasons why some children are not achieving
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NZEI Te Riu Roa says that the Government needs to invest more in quality early childhood education and sound education policies if it is to make a difference to vulnerable children living in poverty.
NZEI Te Riu Roa says that the Government needs to invest more in quality early childhood education and sound education policies if it is to make a difference to vulnerable children living in poverty.
Look at real reasons some children underachieve - Voxy
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Voxy
The Government needs to stop experimenting with league tables, charter schools and National Standards which are all likely to increase inequity, and instead improve funding and support for existing programmes with demonstrable success." Tweet ...
Voxy
The Government needs to stop experimenting with league tables, charter schools and National Standards which are all likely to increase inequity, and instead improve funding and support for existing programmes with demonstrable success." Tweet ...
Year 9 and 10 students not assessed properly - ERO - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: Year 9 and 10 students not assessed properly - ERO 3News NZ ... in years nine and 10. It said 57 percent had partially effective processes, and 36 percent had minimally effective or ineffective processes. Schools needed to use achievement information better, plan to improve outcomes for priority students, and ... |
New kura prepares to open doors - Nelson Mail
Nelson Mail | URL: New kura prepares to open doors Nelson Mail The school will have 54 pupils and four teachers when it opens on July 23, and will provide an immersed Te Reo Maori education. Board of trustees member Dayveen Stephens said the kura was an off-shoot of the Kohanga Reo movement that began about ... |
No, voluntary means voluntary - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
"As you are aware, no student should be denied information or privileges available to other students by a board attempting to recover payments and there should be no communication with students and/or their families suggesting there are such ... And in ...
Stuff.co.nz
"As you are aware, no student should be denied information or privileges available to other students by a board attempting to recover payments and there should be no communication with students and/or their families suggesting there are such ... And in ...
High School Students drive towards farming careers
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This week Taratahi hosts twenty-five Primary Industry Trades Academy (PITA) students at its Wairarapa Campus for a full week of practical skills training. These aspiring farming students have already developed some skills in livestock handling, fencing ...
This week Taratahi hosts twenty-five Primary Industry Trades Academy (PITA) students at its Wairarapa Campus for a full week of practical skills training. These aspiring farming students have already developed some skills in livestock handling, fencing ...
$1 million investment in Maori Trades Training - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: $1 million investment in Maori Trades Training
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Government will invest a further $1 million into Maori trades training in Christchurch, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Steven Joyce announced today.
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Government will invest a further $1 million into Maori trades training in Christchurch, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Steven Joyce announced today.
Parents dismayed by merger of Kawerau schools
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Kawerau parents say they're devastated that a High Court judge has ruled Kawerau Intermediate must close.
Kawerau parents say they're devastated that a High Court judge has ruled Kawerau Intermediate must close.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Increased funding to support volunteering
URL: Increased funding to support volunteering
Jo Goodhew | Community and Voluntary Sector
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew today announced a reallocation of funding from the Community Internship Programme to the Support for Volunteering Fund. “Two of the Government’s priorities for the community and voluntary sector are to build, acknowledge and celebrate the hard work of volunteers and to work with the volunteering sector to lift the support for volunteers,” Mrs Goodhew said. “This reallocation of funding is a step towards achieving those goals.”...
Jo Goodhew | Community and Voluntary Sector
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew today announced a reallocation of funding from the Community Internship Programme to the Support for Volunteering Fund. “Two of the Government’s priorities for the community and voluntary sector are to build, acknowledge and celebrate the hard work of volunteers and to work with the volunteering sector to lift the support for volunteers,” Mrs Goodhew said. “This reallocation of funding is a step towards achieving those goals.”...
The Economist on charter schools | Kiwiblog
URL: The Economist on charter schools | Kiwiblog
The idea was born of frustration with traditional publicly funded schools and the persistent achievement gap between poor minority pupils and those from middle-income homes. Charters enroll more poor, black and Latino pupils, and more pupils who at first do less well at standardised tests, than their traditional counterparts. .... Teacher and state school bashing and league tables based on flimsy assessment data very much sums up National's education policy.
The idea was born of frustration with traditional publicly funded schools and the persistent achievement gap between poor minority pupils and those from middle-income homes. Charters enroll more poor, black and Latino pupils, and more pupils who at first do less well at standardised tests, than their traditional counterparts. .... Teacher and state school bashing and league tables based on flimsy assessment data very much sums up National's education policy.
Junior high school students trailing behind - report
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Children in their first two years of high school are being left behind, an Education Review office report finds.An ERO report of junior classes in high schools shows only seven per cent of schools are effectively assessing and improving...
Children in their first two years of high school are being left behind, an Education Review office report finds.An ERO report of junior classes in high schools shows only seven per cent of schools are effectively assessing and improving...
ERO gives school top marks for progress - Timaru Herald
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Timaru Herald
In January last year, the ERO recommended making improvements to the school culture, learning environment, and to make better use of school-wide planning and review processes to promote ongoing school improvement. It recommended the Education Ministry ...
Timaru Herald
In January last year, the ERO recommended making improvements to the school culture, learning environment, and to make better use of school-wide planning and review processes to promote ongoing school improvement. It recommended the Education Ministry ...
Massey names new Mäori and Pasifika leader - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Massey names new Mäori and Pasifika leader
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
July 11, 2012Education, Latest Headlines, PressRelease0 comments ... Massey University Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey has announced the appointment of Dr Selwyn Katene as the University's Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Mäori and Pasifika). “Dr Katene ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
July 11, 2012Education, Latest Headlines, PressRelease0 comments ... Massey University Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey has announced the appointment of Dr Selwyn Katene as the University's Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Mäori and Pasifika). “Dr Katene ...
Christchurch set for ethnic diversity in quake rebuild - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Christchurch set for ethnic diversity in quake rebuild
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Christchurch could rival Auckland in ethnic diversity as it attracts high numbers of migrants needed for the post-quake rebuild, says Massey University sociologist Professor Paul Spoonley.
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Christchurch could rival Auckland in ethnic diversity as it attracts high numbers of migrants needed for the post-quake rebuild, says Massey University sociologist Professor Paul Spoonley.
Raising money-smart girls - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Raising money-smart girls Stuff.co.nz Perhaps pressured by subtle social cues to value appearance over saving, many girls still grow up without adequate money and investing skills despite their success in the classroom and a proliferation of programmes designed to teach kids about money ... |
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