URL: Government moves ahead with cloud computing strategy
Chris Tremain | Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain says the Government is taking the next steps towards the adoption of cloud computing, paving the way for improved services and significant cost savings. Cloud computing will enable government agencies to pay per-use for ICT products and services delivered through networks, rather than maintain their own ICT infrastructure. “Cloud computing is an exciting, emerging technology which will contribute directly to better public services, promote innovation, and substantially reduce costs,” says Mr Tremain...
Friday, August 31, 2012
School resourcing on agenda - Otago Daily Times
URL: School resourcing on agenda
Otago Daily Times
The announcement that two residential special schools in New Zealand will be closed has reignited debate concerning resourcing in mainstream schools, and is one of the issues to be discussed at a national conference in Dunedin tomorrow. ... The ...
Otago Daily Times
The announcement that two residential special schools in New Zealand will be closed has reignited debate concerning resourcing in mainstream schools, and is one of the issues to be discussed at a national conference in Dunedin tomorrow. ... The ...
Principals fear new teacher payroll will fail
URL: Principals fear new teacher payroll will fail
The new teacher payroll system is having some problems with complaints flooding in from principals all around the country.
The new teacher payroll system is having some problems with complaints flooding in from principals all around the country.
Teacher suspended after supporting pro-gay protest
URL: Teacher suspended after supporting pro-gay protest
A teacher at Whangarei's Pompallier Catholic College claims he has been suspended for supporting a student protest against the principal's stance on gay marriage.Science teacher Nigel Studdart said he was suspended from the college...
A teacher at Whangarei's Pompallier Catholic College claims he has been suspended for supporting a student protest against the principal's stance on gay marriage.Science teacher Nigel Studdart said he was suspended from the college...
Academies offer new light for pupils - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Academies offer new light for pupils
Stuff.co.nz
The aim was for 80 per cent of students to achieve NCEA level 1 last year - instead 87 per cent did so with high levels of merit and excellence achieved. Hanley says retention of students into year 12 has also been high at 85 per cent. An unexpected ...
Stuff.co.nz
The aim was for 80 per cent of students to achieve NCEA level 1 last year - instead 87 per cent did so with high levels of merit and excellence achieved. Hanley says retention of students into year 12 has also been high at 85 per cent. An unexpected ...
Te Puia in shock at closure news - Gisborne Herald
URL: Te Puia in shock at closure news
Gisborne Herald
There are other buildings that could be used and 16 children at the kohanga reo are waiting to be enrolled, she said. Closest schools are at least 10 kilometres away — the options are Makarika, Hiruharama or Tokomaru Bay Board of Trustees chairwoman ...
Gisborne Herald
There are other buildings that could be used and 16 children at the kohanga reo are waiting to be enrolled, she said. Closest schools are at least 10 kilometres away — the options are Makarika, Hiruharama or Tokomaru Bay Board of Trustees chairwoman ...
Jobs in Nelson may be elusive - The Nelson Mail
Jobs in Nelson may be elusive
The Nelson Mail
On Monday Education Minister Hekia Parata announced that Richmond's Salisbury School and Christchurch's McKenzie Residential School would be closed as part of a proposed revamp of special education. Salisbury School has 62 staff and 65 students ...
The Nelson Mail
On Monday Education Minister Hekia Parata announced that Richmond's Salisbury School and Christchurch's McKenzie Residential School would be closed as part of a proposed revamp of special education. Salisbury School has 62 staff and 65 students ...
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Ministers launch BPS education action plans
URL: Ministers launch BPS education action plans
Steven Joyce | Education
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Education Minister Hekia Parata today released two action plans which detail the Government’s work to achieve the Better Public Service targets of boosting skills and employment. The Result Action Plans – 5 and 6 – were announced by the Ministers at the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) in Petone...
Steven Joyce | Education
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Education Minister Hekia Parata today released two action plans which detail the Government’s work to achieve the Better Public Service targets of boosting skills and employment. The Result Action Plans – 5 and 6 – were announced by the Ministers at the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) in Petone...
Government grant extends research project into Pasifika children - Radio New Zealand International
 Radio New Zealand International | URL: Government grant extends research project into Pasifika children Radio New Zealand International Professor Janis Paterson, who heads the study, says findings from their research have so far prompted changes in education, social services, and policy regarding Pacific youth and families. “We've seen some changes in the area of immunisation ... |
New Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs CEO appointed - Voxy
 Te News | URL: New Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs CEO appointed Voxy Ms Winter (Te Ati Awa-Taranaki/Samoa), who is currently the Director of the Office of Pasifika Advancement at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT), has also run her own company, Interpacific Limited (Ltd), specialising in governance training ... |
ERO - a biased political weapon for the government
URL: ERO - a biased political weapon for the government
ERO claimed yesterday’s report was a “wake-up” call for teachers, principals and Boards of Trustees and highlighted what it said was schools’ “three most important shortcomings” – schools need to focus on the needs of individual students, ...
ERO claimed yesterday’s report was a “wake-up” call for teachers, principals and Boards of Trustees and highlighted what it said was schools’ “three most important shortcomings” – schools need to focus on the needs of individual students, ...
National Tertiary Learning & Teaching Conference: Presentations ...
URL: National Tertiary Learning & Teaching Conference: Presentations ...
Once we think about learning in this way, we can see that different strategies for assessment are required. Proficiency based assessments cover the learning to know. But to fully understand learning, assessment of practices ...
Once we think about learning in this way, we can see that different strategies for assessment are required. Proficiency based assessments cover the learning to know. But to fully understand learning, assessment of practices ...
Govt push for more tertiary enrolments - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Govt push for more tertiary enrolments
Stuff.co.nz
The Government wants 55 per cent of 25 to 34 year olds to achieve a level 4 qualification - tertiary certificate - or above, and 85 per cent of young people achieve a NCEA level 2 qualification or equivalent, up from 68 per cent, by 2017. The plans are ...
Stuff.co.nz
The Government wants 55 per cent of 25 to 34 year olds to achieve a level 4 qualification - tertiary certificate - or above, and 85 per cent of young people achieve a NCEA level 2 qualification or equivalent, up from 68 per cent, by 2017. The plans are ...
Trustee urges ministry to listen to parents - Radio New Zealand
URL: Trustee urges ministry to listen to parents
Radio New Zealand
A Maori school board trustee is urging the Ministry of Education to listen to parents' concerns before shutting down their school for children with special needs at the top of the South Island. Ministry officials plan to close two of four residential ...
Radio New Zealand
A Maori school board trustee is urging the Ministry of Education to listen to parents' concerns before shutting down their school for children with special needs at the top of the South Island. Ministry officials plan to close two of four residential ...
2015 school terms and holidays
URL: 2015 school terms and holidays
2015 term start and end dates. For state and state-integrated primary, intermediate, secondary and composite schools
2015 term start and end dates. For state and state-integrated primary, intermediate, secondary and composite schools
Teen has job to keep siblings at school - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Teen has job to keep siblings at school
Stuff.co.nz
The forum was told that 60.2 per cent of New Zealand's 15 to 24 year olds were currently employed, while 13 per cent were neither in employment, training or education. An expert advisory group set up by the Children's Commission this week released a ...
Stuff.co.nz
The forum was told that 60.2 per cent of New Zealand's 15 to 24 year olds were currently employed, while 13 per cent were neither in employment, training or education. An expert advisory group set up by the Children's Commission this week released a ...
Days of the old school yard - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Days of the old school yard The Dominion Post On Friday about a dozen 1950s Upper Hutt School pupils were given guided tours by current pupils to see what hasn't changed and what has, especially in the classroom. Memories of writing with pens, that had to be continually dipped in ink wells, and ... |
Tough competition for workplace literacy award - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Tough competition for workplace literacy award
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The reasons for this skills shortage vary – young school leaving age, learning difficulties, low confidence, speaking English as a second language. This year's Skills Highway Award entrants are proof that workplace literacy training can improve ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The reasons for this skills shortage vary – young school leaving age, learning difficulties, low confidence, speaking English as a second language. This year's Skills Highway Award entrants are proof that workplace literacy training can improve ...
Lions President Launches Personal Literacy Campaign
URL: Lions President Launches Personal Literacy Campaign
Wayne Madden, from Indiana USA and installed as the Lions International President two-months ago, will use the Queenstown Convention to launch his own personal campaign, the Reading Action Program (RAP), to improve literacy in this region of the world.
Wayne Madden, from Indiana USA and installed as the Lions International President two-months ago, will use the Queenstown Convention to launch his own personal campaign, the Reading Action Program (RAP), to improve literacy in this region of the world.
Why handwriting skills still imperative in a digital age
URL: Why handwriting skills still imperative in a digital age
With Janet de Witt - a teacher and brain gym educator, she also works as a RTLB teacher and resource in learning and behaviour.
With Janet de Witt - a teacher and brain gym educator, she also works as a RTLB teacher and resource in learning and behaviour.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Child poverty report prompts debate
URL: Child poverty report prompts debate
Paula Bennett | Social Development
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has welcomed the draft report into child poverty released through the Children’s Commissioner today. “The Expert Advisory Group has worked hard to address the complex issues surrounding poverty which cut across social development, health, housing, education and other areas,” says Mrs Bennett. There are a large number of proposals and recommendations contained in the report which could be considered by a range of government agencies...
Paula Bennett | Social Development
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has welcomed the draft report into child poverty released through the Children’s Commissioner today. “The Expert Advisory Group has worked hard to address the complex issues surrounding poverty which cut across social development, health, housing, education and other areas,” says Mrs Bennett. There are a large number of proposals and recommendations contained in the report which could be considered by a range of government agencies...
Catherine Delahunty questions the Minister of Education on National
URL: Catherine Delahunty questions the Minister of Education on National
So yes, because those who advance their opposition to national standards by exploiting the trust of learners and their families, asserting that national standards require them to do so, are failing those very learners, their ...
So yes, because those who advance their opposition to national standards by exploiting the trust of learners and their families, asserting that national standards require them to do so, are failing those very learners, their ...
Ministerial Cross-Sector Forum on Raising Achievement - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Ministerial Cross-Sector Forum on Raising Achievement
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Education Minister and Forum chair, Hekia Parata, says these areas of focus will be critical to ensuring we have an education system that enables all our learners to leave school with the skills they need to reach their potential in the modern economy ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Education Minister and Forum chair, Hekia Parata, says these areas of focus will be critical to ensuring we have an education system that enables all our learners to leave school with the skills they need to reach their potential in the modern economy ...
Mixed model for learners with special education needs - Voxy
URL: Mixed model for learners with special education needs
Voxy
The proposal comes after consultation with schools, parents, students and the community which highlighted the importance of residential special schools for some learners and their families. "I have considered the feedback and propose that Westbridge ...
Voxy
The proposal comes after consultation with schools, parents, students and the community which highlighted the importance of residential special schools for some learners and their families. "I have considered the feedback and propose that Westbridge ...
Experts: Restart universal child payment
URL: Experts: Restart universal child payment
An expert group appointed by the Children's Commissioner has released its findings on the best way to reduce child poverty in New Zealand.The expert panel recommends raising the family tax credit, restarting the universal child...
An expert group appointed by the Children's Commissioner has released its findings on the best way to reduce child poverty in New Zealand.The expert panel recommends raising the family tax credit, restarting the universal child...
Exploring how social class influences educational outcomes
URL: Exploring how social class influences educational outcomes
More can be done to reduce the influence of social background on educational achievement, according to Victoria Professor of Education Rob Strathdee. Professor Strathdee, Head of the School of Education Policy and Implementation, will discuss the connection ...
More can be done to reduce the influence of social background on educational achievement, according to Victoria Professor of Education Rob Strathdee. Professor Strathdee, Head of the School of Education Policy and Implementation, will discuss the connection ...
Charting a better education for disadvantaged children . . . - Gisborne Herald
URL: Charting a better education for disadvantaged children . . .
Gisborne Herald
It is a pity that charter schools are being introduced to New Zealand through the backdoor as a little-heralded policy of the ACT Party, as they provide a model for raising educational achievement whose time has come. Yes, this country has a very good ...
Gisborne Herald
It is a pity that charter schools are being introduced to New Zealand through the backdoor as a little-heralded policy of the ACT Party, as they provide a model for raising educational achievement whose time has come. Yes, this country has a very good ...
National Tertiary Learning & Teaching Conference: The Assessment ...
URL: National Tertiary Learning & Teaching Conference: The Assessment ...
Assessment can have a more powerful influence on student behaviour than teaching (Boud 2012; MacLeod & Wilson 2012; Entwistle 1991), and assessment practices critically impact on student first year experience in tertiary ...
Assessment can have a more powerful influence on student behaviour than teaching (Boud 2012; MacLeod & Wilson 2012; Entwistle 1991), and assessment practices critically impact on student first year experience in tertiary ...
NZ too tolerant of child poverty - report - TVNZ
 3News NZ | URL: NZ too tolerant of child poverty - report TVNZ Consequently, Wills says that poverty reduces opportunities, stifles educational achievement, reduces labour productivity and increases health care costs. Today's report aims to halve poverty by 2022 and to reduce the annual $8 billion cost to the country. |
service won't replace special schools - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: service won't replace special schools Stuff.co.nz Waikato students with special needs could miss out on specialist education after the Government announced yesterday that Salisbury School in Nelson will close. The school's current roll of 43 includes 11 girls from the Waikato region. Education ... |
McKenzie Residential School to close - Stuff.co.nz
URL: McKenzie Residential School to close
Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Hekia Parata said today the school would be closed under a proposed new mixed model for children with special educational needs. ... The closure comes after consultation with schools, parents, students and the community, she said.
Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Hekia Parata said today the school would be closed under a proposed new mixed model for children with special educational needs. ... The closure comes after consultation with schools, parents, students and the community, she said.
Second inquiry into Infratrain - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Second inquiry into Infratrain
Stuff.co.nz
A second inquiry has begun into the taxpayer-funded training organisation involved in forging signatures to pass multiple bogus assessments. The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has announced an “independent investigation” into InfraTrain after an ...
Stuff.co.nz
A second inquiry has begun into the taxpayer-funded training organisation involved in forging signatures to pass multiple bogus assessments. The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has announced an “independent investigation” into InfraTrain after an ...
Bound to impress with Japan visit - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Bound to impress with Japan visit Stuff.co.nz In order to pass NCEA Level 3, Harrison worked hard to finish everything he could before his departure. That didn't stop him from playing the lead in The Globe's The Adventures of Toad and performing in Awatapu College's ukulele group The All Sorts. |
Bullying fears over school plans - New Zealand Herald
URL: Bullying fears over school plans
New Zealand Herald
"In contrast, they believed that they were provided with better support and help with their difficulties in the residential school and thus were able to improve their behavioural and educational outcomes," she said. Ms Brown Hajdukova's research will ...
New Zealand Herald
"In contrast, they believed that they were provided with better support and help with their difficulties in the residential school and thus were able to improve their behavioural and educational outcomes," she said. Ms Brown Hajdukova's research will ...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Forum recognises the importance of teaching quality to raise learner participation and achievement
URL: Forum recognises the importance of teaching quality to raise learner participation and achievement
Hekia Parata | Education
The Ministerial Cross-Sector Forum on Raising Achievement today discussed the qualities needed by teachers in the 21st century and reviewed the on-going work of sub-groups around priority learner achievement and Public Achievement Information including for Maori-medium learners...
Hekia Parata | Education
The Ministerial Cross-Sector Forum on Raising Achievement today discussed the qualities needed by teachers in the 21st century and reviewed the on-going work of sub-groups around priority learner achievement and Public Achievement Information including for Maori-medium learners...
Mixed model for learners with special education needs
URL: Mixed model for learners with special education needs
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has today announced a proposal for a new mixed model of support for learners with special educational needs. The model would include both community-based services and residential special schools. Two of the country’s four residential special schools would remain open, and the new ‘wrap-around’ tailored service would be expanded. The service will provide individualised support for learners with complex needs in their own communities...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has today announced a proposal for a new mixed model of support for learners with special educational needs. The model would include both community-based services and residential special schools. Two of the country’s four residential special schools would remain open, and the new ‘wrap-around’ tailored service would be expanded. The service will provide individualised support for learners with complex needs in their own communities...
Labelling students as failures offensive - NZEI - Voxy
URL: Labelling students as failures offensive - NZEI
Voxy
NZEI President Ian Leckie says the Government's National Standards label students as success or failures according to a one size fits all measurement of their reading, writing and maths achievement each year. The Government was also condoning the ...
Voxy
NZEI President Ian Leckie says the Government's National Standards label students as success or failures according to a one size fits all measurement of their reading, writing and maths achievement each year. The Government was also condoning the ...
School on top of national standards - Marlborough Express
URL: School on top of national standards
Marlborough Express
An Education Ministry report on successfully implementing national standards has used St Joseph's School as a case study largely because of its positive approach to including parents. A ministry agency, the Education Review Office, selected the school, ...
Marlborough Express
An Education Ministry report on successfully implementing national standards has used St Joseph's School as a case study largely because of its positive approach to including parents. A ministry agency, the Education Review Office, selected the school, ...
Low Maori rank justification for Parata policy - Waatea News
URL: Low Maori rank justification for Parata policy
Waatea News
Ms Parata told the annual Educational Institute Primary School Principals' Conference that while New Zealand was seventh out of 65 OECD counties in a 2009 student assessment, the ethnic break-down was concerning. While Pakeha students were second in the world and Asian New Zealanders seventh, Maori were 34th and Pasifika students 44th. That indicates New Zealand has a high- performing education system with very low equity. She says four out of five children succeeding was no longer good enough, ...
Waatea News
Ms Parata told the annual Educational Institute Primary School Principals' Conference that while New Zealand was seventh out of 65 OECD counties in a 2009 student assessment, the ethnic break-down was concerning. While Pakeha students were second in the world and Asian New Zealanders seventh, Maori were 34th and Pasifika students 44th. That indicates New Zealand has a high- performing education system with very low equity. She says four out of five children succeeding was no longer good enough, ...
Free food call for low-decile schools - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Free food call for low-decile schools New Zealand Herald Mrs Chapman said 150 schools were on a waiting list. "Up to $100 million goes offshore [every year] to sponsor-a-child schemes but there is a real need for support here," she said. Taumarunui Primary deputy principal Christina Koko said the school was ... |
Pre-schooling shoots pupils to top of class
URL: Pre-schooling shoots pupils to top of class
New Zealand Herald, The; 06/26/2004
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Two special needs schools likely to close - Newstalk ZB
URL: Two special needs schools likely to close
Newstalk ZB
No hiding from biometric identification. Sex offenders wouldn't be able to hide their identity if bio ... Public meeting to fight charter schools. A public meeting in west Auckland last night's seen the birt ... Education Minister defends school board ...
Newstalk ZB
No hiding from biometric identification. Sex offenders wouldn't be able to hide their identity if bio ... Public meeting to fight charter schools. A public meeting in west Auckland last night's seen the birt ... Education Minister defends school board ...
Pre-teen sport academy - Whangarei Leader
 Whangarei Leader | URL: Pre-teen sport academy Whangarei Leader Each student will also have to make academic achievements, and will be given a year to reach the national standards for reading, writing and maths. "That should provide most of them with the motivation to come to school, to be in class, to listen to ... |
Plan to close special schools angers teachers - TVNZ
 The Farming Show | URL: Plan to close special schools angers teachers TVNZ Primary school teachers say the Government's plan to close two of New Zealand's four residential special schools will force children with severe intellectual disabilities and behavioural issues back into mainstream education and put pressure on schools ... |
Two special schools spared from closure - New Zealand Herald
URL: Two special schools spared from closure
New Zealand Herald
Ms Parata said today that services would be expanded for learners with special education needs at Halswell and Westbridge schools. Ms Parata said Westbridge Residential School would provide co-educational services for learners with complex behavioural ...
New Zealand Herald
Ms Parata said today that services would be expanded for learners with special education needs at Halswell and Westbridge schools. Ms Parata said Westbridge Residential School would provide co-educational services for learners with complex behavioural ...
Teacher subject of Facebook 'abuse' - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Teacher subject of Facebook 'abuse'
Stuff.co.nz
Waimea College associate principal Graeme Smith said that in the last two months, the school had heard of a picture circulating on Facebook of a Waimea teacher. The photo had been taken during class and “doctored” with an image-manipulation program ...
Stuff.co.nz
Waimea College associate principal Graeme Smith said that in the last two months, the school had heard of a picture circulating on Facebook of a Waimea teacher. The photo had been taken during class and “doctored” with an image-manipulation program ...
Monday, August 27, 2012
Collaboration underway to resolve relief staffing admin error
URL: Collaboration underway to resolve relief staffing admin error
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced that the Government is working with representatives of the education sector to resolve a long-standing administrative error that has meant some schools have received more short-term relief staffing entitlement than others...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced that the Government is working with representatives of the education sector to resolve a long-standing administrative error that has meant some schools have received more short-term relief staffing entitlement than others...
Release of Primary School Data Disingenuous & Deluded - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Release of Primary School Data Disingenuous & Deluded
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
All this will impact heavily on the published achievement data, as it will be in the form of raw rather than 'value-added' figures. There will be a regional and national comparison and based on present practices with the NCEA the media will probably ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
All this will impact heavily on the published achievement data, as it will be in the form of raw rather than 'value-added' figures. There will be a regional and national comparison and based on present practices with the NCEA the media will probably ...
Head says parents back action - The Daily Post
URL: Head says parents back action
The Daily Post
Westbrook School principal Colin Watkins was among parents and teachers attending the New Zealand Education Institute (NZEI) Stand Up For Kids meeting at the Novotel on Thursday night which lobbied against national standards, school league tables, ...
The Daily Post
Westbrook School principal Colin Watkins was among parents and teachers attending the New Zealand Education Institute (NZEI) Stand Up For Kids meeting at the Novotel on Thursday night which lobbied against national standards, school league tables, ...
Better information to help lift student achievement - CHESTER ...
URL: Better information to help lift student achievement - CHESTER ...
National is focused on raising educational achievement for everyone. We all know people ... Having robust, quality information that helps us all to understand and support a student's learning is one of the ways we are working to achieve this. National Standards ... It also includes targets that work towards our Better Public Services target of 85 per cent of 18-year-olds achieving NCEA Level 2 or better in 2017, and support tools and services to help schools. National ...
National is focused on raising educational achievement for everyone. We all know people ... Having robust, quality information that helps us all to understand and support a student's learning is one of the ways we are working to achieve this. National Standards ... It also includes targets that work towards our Better Public Services target of 85 per cent of 18-year-olds achieving NCEA Level 2 or better in 2017, and support tools and services to help schools. National ...
Minister for looking silly carries day - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: Minister for looking silly carries day New Zealand Herald Parata stressed the data was only one source of "public achievement information", the others being Education Review Office reports, schools' annual reports and NCEA data. Essentially, National has won the battle over national standards. It will do ... |
Education shouldn't stand still - Parata - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Education shouldn't stand still - Parata
Stuff.co.nz
She also discussed National Standards, saying the data should form the basis of a conversation about the learning of a child, and be contextualised with other information. One of the characteristics of high-performing education systems around the world ...
Stuff.co.nz
She also discussed National Standards, saying the data should form the basis of a conversation about the learning of a child, and be contextualised with other information. One of the characteristics of high-performing education systems around the world ...
The trouble with decile ratings - New Zealand Herald
URL: The trouble with decile ratings
New Zealand Herald
Editorial: Hiding deciles bad answer to a fair question · Decile ratings dumped from ERO school reports · Name, shame cyber-bullies - report (+video) · Website plan for national standards data. Previous Posts. Shelley Bridgeman: Are pet owners barking mad?
New Zealand Herald
Editorial: Hiding deciles bad answer to a fair question · Decile ratings dumped from ERO school reports · Name, shame cyber-bullies - report (+video) · Website plan for national standards data. Previous Posts. Shelley Bridgeman: Are pet owners barking mad?
Education Minister reveals $68m error - Otago Daily Times
URL: Education Minister reveals $68m error
Otago Daily Times
"Schools have made really good use of the entitlement to fund relief teachers so they could release staff for professional development and special programmes for children." Despite the error, Mr Drummond said principals were grateful the minister was ...
Otago Daily Times
"Schools have made really good use of the entitlement to fund relief teachers so they could release staff for professional development and special programmes for children." Despite the error, Mr Drummond said principals were grateful the minister was ...
Alison Jones: conversations on paper
URL: Alison Jones: conversations on paper
Professor in the faculty of education at the University of Auckland, and the author, with Kuni Jenkins, of He Korero - Words Between Us: First Maori-Pakeha Conversations on Paper.
Professor in the faculty of education at the University of Auckland, and the author, with Kuni Jenkins, of He Korero - Words Between Us: First Maori-Pakeha Conversations on Paper.
Your Business: NZ's Little School eyes big export future - New Zealand Herald
URL: Your Business: NZ's Little School eyes big export future
New Zealand Herald
She has been asked to do teacher training as well. "The good thing about going to China is they will be providing a lot of the buildings and resources. I am bringing the IP [intellectual property]. In China it has to be a JV [joint venture]," says ...
New Zealand Herald
She has been asked to do teacher training as well. "The good thing about going to China is they will be providing a lot of the buildings and resources. I am bringing the IP [intellectual property]. In China it has to be a JV [joint venture]," says ...
'Difficult' boys more likely to be bullied - study - Voxy
URL: 'Difficult' boys more likely to be bullied - study
Voxy
Most of the boys believed that they were victims of bullying in mainstream schools, and to a lesser extent at the residential school, and they described their negative responses to this and their desire for revenge and protection,'' Brown Hajdukova ...
Voxy
Most of the boys believed that they were victims of bullying in mainstream schools, and to a lesser extent at the residential school, and they described their negative responses to this and their desire for revenge and protection,'' Brown Hajdukova ...
Q+A: Interview with Deborah Morris-Travers - TVNZ
URL: Q+A: Interview with Deborah Morris-Travers
TVNZ
Those children need to be in warm houses and have their nutritional and educational needs met. SHANE Can I just ask you about another recommendation we understand to be in the report, and that is around meals in schools? Is that something else that you ...
TVNZ
Those children need to be in warm houses and have their nutritional and educational needs met. SHANE Can I just ask you about another recommendation we understand to be in the report, and that is around meals in schools? Is that something else that you ...
Effective communication for learners with special education needs
URL: Effective communication for learners with special education needs
Juanita Corbett from Arohanui Special School discusses communication as a vital tool that we use with our students every day. She challenges us to take a step back and think about how we communicate with our students and how we support our students with special education needs to communicate with us.
Juanita Corbett from Arohanui Special School discusses communication as a vital tool that we use with our students every day. She challenges us to take a step back and think about how we communicate with our students and how we support our students with special education needs to communicate with us.
Miriama Ketu-Mackenzie: education
URL: Miriama Ketu-Mackenzie: education
Doctorate student in clinical psychology at Massey University in Albany, and one of three recipients of 2012 postgraduate Maori scholarships from the Rose Hellaby Maori Education Fund.
Doctorate student in clinical psychology at Massey University in Albany, and one of three recipients of 2012 postgraduate Maori scholarships from the Rose Hellaby Maori Education Fund.
UFB blows students away with its speed | Stuff.co.nz
URL: UFB blows students away with its speed | Stuff.co.nz
Southland Girls' High School has been "blazing the trail" when it comes to tapping into ultrafast broadband, with staff and students embracing the speedy technology early.
Southland Girls' High School has been "blazing the trail" when it comes to tapping into ultrafast broadband, with staff and students embracing the speedy technology early.
Teachers rely on kids for tech advice - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Teachers rely on kids for tech advice
Stuff.co.nz
This is no surprise to Secondary Schools Principals' Association president Patrick Walsh, who says many older teachers struggle with technology. "They have gone through training college without that technology. Teachers have got used to whiteboards ...
Stuff.co.nz
This is no surprise to Secondary Schools Principals' Association president Patrick Walsh, who says many older teachers struggle with technology. "They have gone through training college without that technology. Teachers have got used to whiteboards ...
Secret list red-flags high-risk teachers
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The Teachers Council has revealed it has a secret list of "high risk", potentially predatory teachers, which is hidden from schools and parents.
The Teachers Council has revealed it has a secret list of "high risk", potentially predatory teachers, which is hidden from schools and parents.
Going green: The future of NZ's office buildings - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Going green: The future of NZ's office buildings New Zealand Herald According to Cutler, over 600,000m2 across the country have already been certified with their matrix and all schools are now required to get a 5 Green Star rating. Ms Cutler says that international research shows improving the quality of the workplace ... |
iPads bridge kindy generation gap
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Preschool pupils outclass teachers with their grasp of new technology. Kristiana Denford-Deck is meant to be the one teaching preschoolers, but these days she often finds the roles reversed, with her young pupils showing her how...
Preschool pupils outclass teachers with their grasp of new technology. Kristiana Denford-Deck is meant to be the one teaching preschoolers, but these days she often finds the roles reversed, with her young pupils showing her how...
Low-decile e-learning project a world leader - New Zealand Herald
URL: Low-decile e-learning project a world leader
New Zealand Herald
Two-thirds of the students are from Pasifika families where often the main language at home is not English. Another quarter are Maori. They start school two years behind the national average but at Pt England School, the first to use the new technology ...
New Zealand Herald
Two-thirds of the students are from Pasifika families where often the main language at home is not English. Another quarter are Maori. They start school two years behind the national average but at Pt England School, the first to use the new technology ...
Tim Watkin: It's time to talk about child poverty again - TVNZ
URL: Tim Watkin: It's time to talk about child poverty again
TVNZ
Second, it'll call for meals to be provided more widely in schools. Some, such as Deborah Morris-Travers from Every Child Counts says that's a no-brainer. Children need food if they're to learn and deal with the social demands of school. Some are less ...
TVNZ
Second, it'll call for meals to be provided more widely in schools. Some, such as Deborah Morris-Travers from Every Child Counts says that's a no-brainer. Children need food if they're to learn and deal with the social demands of school. Some are less ...
Schools Energy Programme to be piloted in Christchurch - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Schools Energy Programme to be piloted in Christchurch
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
I believe that the lessons that pupils will learn from this programme will encourage energy efficient behaviours at home and throughout their lives,' said EECA Chief Executive Mike Underhill. Ministry of Education spokesperson, Jerome Sheppard said ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
I believe that the lessons that pupils will learn from this programme will encourage energy efficient behaviours at home and throughout their lives,' said EECA Chief Executive Mike Underhill. Ministry of Education spokesperson, Jerome Sheppard said ...
Sour note in school music - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Sour note in school music New Zealand Herald In a week where thousands of Auckland secondary school music students have competed in the KBB Music Festival, King's has taken out on-air ads during a top rating breakfast show promoting the school's music department. And they took out a full page ... |
School lifejackets in case of tsunami - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Two families had withdrawn their children from the school when the life jackets were introduced, but Bockett said the majority of parents applauded the school's initiative. Wendy McLintock, a parent of two children at the school, was hesitant about the ...
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Two families had withdrawn their children from the school when the life jackets were introduced, but Bockett said the majority of parents applauded the school's initiative. Wendy McLintock, a parent of two children at the school, was hesitant about the ...
Friday, August 24, 2012
Collaboration underway to resolve relief staffing admin error
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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced that the Government is working with representatives of the education sector to resolve a long-standing administrative error that has meant some schools have received more short-term relief staffing entitlement than others...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced that the Government is working with representatives of the education sector to resolve a long-standing administrative error that has meant some schools have received more short-term relief staffing entitlement than others...
Govt invests $133m in new science projects
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Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation
New Zealand researchers have been awarded $133 million in new research grants, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce announced today. The first tranche of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s 2012 science investment round will support 47 research projects in the biological industries; energy and minerals; the environment; hazards and infrastructure; and health and society funding categories...
Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation
New Zealand researchers have been awarded $133 million in new research grants, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce announced today. The first tranche of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s 2012 science investment round will support 47 research projects in the biological industries; energy and minerals; the environment; hazards and infrastructure; and health and society funding categories...
Student loans bill introduced
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Peter Dunne | Revenue
“The student loans scheme is a generous one by world standards and the Government is committed to its future, so it is important to improve the value, efficiency and fairness of the scheme and encourage personal responsibility for loan repayments” Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today announcing the introduction of the Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill (No. 2). Mr Dunne said that the bill contained two important features...
Peter Dunne | Revenue
“The student loans scheme is a generous one by world standards and the Government is committed to its future, so it is important to improve the value, efficiency and fairness of the scheme and encourage personal responsibility for loan repayments” Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today announcing the introduction of the Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill (No. 2). Mr Dunne said that the bill contained two important features...
Release of Primary School Data Disingenuous & Deluded - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Release of Primary School Data Disingenuous & Deluded
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Impending Release of Primary School Achievement Data: Disingenuous, Destructive and Deluded Opinion: Martin Thrupp 23 August 2012 On 8th August, something terrible happened in New Zealand. .... For instance in the RAINS project we have a school ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Impending Release of Primary School Achievement Data: Disingenuous, Destructive and Deluded Opinion: Martin Thrupp 23 August 2012 On 8th August, something terrible happened in New Zealand. .... For instance in the RAINS project we have a school ...
Why National Standards Aren't the Answer for Jo Bloggs | Save Our ...
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Instinctively, people like the idea of being able to see results, measure things, be able to compare. We like to know where we stand. We like to know who's doing well and who might need a kick in the pants. That's human ...
Instinctively, people like the idea of being able to see results, measure things, be able to compare. We like to know where we stand. We like to know who's doing well and who might need a kick in the pants. That's human ...
TEU Tertiary Update Vol 15 No 29 - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: TEU Tertiary Update Vol 15 No 29
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Universities have a legal duty under the Education Act to provide advanced learning and research, developing intellectual independence, act as a repository of knowledge and expertise, and act as a critic and conscience of society. Those are their core ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Universities have a legal duty under the Education Act to provide advanced learning and research, developing intellectual independence, act as a repository of knowledge and expertise, and act as a critic and conscience of society. Those are their core ...
No hiding from biometric identification - Newstalk ZB
URL: No hiding from biometric identification
Newstalk ZB
"On the one hand the Prime Minister says he's happy for non-registered teachers to teach in charter schools and potentially teach his children, (at) the same time there's this call for a rigorous approach to registration. So what does the Government ...
Newstalk ZB
"On the one hand the Prime Minister says he's happy for non-registered teachers to teach in charter schools and potentially teach his children, (at) the same time there's this call for a rigorous approach to registration. So what does the Government ...
49 Hutt primary school teachers learning new skills for teaching science - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: 49 Hutt primary school teachers learning new skills for teaching science
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
He said by investing in science there was a better chance of finding innovative solutions to issues facing New Zealand and the new course would help teachers bring science to a generation who are learning faster and earlier than their parents. Open ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
He said by investing in science there was a better chance of finding innovative solutions to issues facing New Zealand and the new course would help teachers bring science to a generation who are learning faster and earlier than their parents. Open ...
Māori and Pacific students “Living and creating the dream”
URL: Māori and Pacific students “Living and creating the dream”
University Careers Services invites current Māori and Pacific students to hear graduates share their experiences and insights.
Fale Pasifika, City Campus
12 September 2012
University Careers Services invites current Māori and Pacific students to hear graduates share their experiences and insights.
Fale Pasifika, City Campus
12 September 2012
Can we be saved by financial literature? - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Can we be saved by financial literature? New Zealand Herald "Lifting the contribution level may affect the take-up rate further but tying in a sustained education piece could help create the understanding and acceptance of the need to lift the contribution level for the benefit of individuals and the country ... |
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Ministers launch Action Plan to support vulnerable children
URL: Ministers launch Action Plan to support vulnerable children
Tony Ryall | Education
Ministers Tony Ryall, Hekia Parata and Paula Bennett have today set out how the social sector will deliver the Prime Minister’s challenge for better public services for vulnerable children. Launching the ‘Supporting Vulnerable Children Result Action Plan’ at Parliament today, Health Minister Tony Ryall said “By doing better, earlier, for vulnerable children, we can set them on a pathway to a more positive future.”...
Tony Ryall | Education
Ministers Tony Ryall, Hekia Parata and Paula Bennett have today set out how the social sector will deliver the Prime Minister’s challenge for better public services for vulnerable children. Launching the ‘Supporting Vulnerable Children Result Action Plan’ at Parliament today, Health Minister Tony Ryall said “By doing better, earlier, for vulnerable children, we can set them on a pathway to a more positive future.”...
Principals pan release of standards - The Daily Post
URL: Principals pan release of standards
The Daily Post
Principals pan release of standards. Gary Hamilton-Irvine | Wednesday, August 22, 2012 12:08. National standards information, to be made public next month, may be misleading or even false, Rotorua principals say. Getty Images ...
The Daily Post
Principals pan release of standards. Gary Hamilton-Irvine | Wednesday, August 22, 2012 12:08. National standards information, to be made public next month, may be misleading or even false, Rotorua principals say. Getty Images ...
Teachers/parents preparing for action on charter schools
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Parents, teachers and educationalists from early childhood to tertiary commit to organising action against National/Act policies around education (public meeting at Kelston community centre - 21st August, West Auckland, initiated by NZEI primary ...
Parents, teachers and educationalists from early childhood to tertiary commit to organising action against National/Act policies around education (public meeting at Kelston community centre - 21st August, West Auckland, initiated by NZEI primary ...
Legitimate access to data no excuse for bullying - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Legitimate access to data no excuse for bullying
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Some teachers did mention their school in their letters to give context to their concerns about class size increases, but this does not constitute as writing on behalf of the institution. “Teachers are simply not authorised to write on behalf of their ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Some teachers did mention their school in their letters to give context to their concerns about class size increases, but this does not constitute as writing on behalf of the institution. “Teachers are simply not authorised to write on behalf of their ...
North Shore Public Forum - Advancing Quality Public Education
URL: North Shore Public Forum - Advancing Quality Public Education
Guest speakers include Paul Heyward, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice, Faculty of Education.
Takapuna Primary School Hall, 23 Auburn Street, Takapuna (Parking on Auburn Street, school carpark access via Killarny Street, and school carpark access via Collins Street)
30 August 2012
New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa (NZEI)
Guest speakers include Paul Heyward, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice, Faculty of Education.
Takapuna Primary School Hall, 23 Auburn Street, Takapuna (Parking on Auburn Street, school carpark access via Killarny Street, and school carpark access via Collins Street)
30 August 2012
New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa (NZEI)
New Degrees in Early Childhood Education to Get Blessing
URL: New Degrees in Early Childhood Education to Get Blessing
This Saturday will mark an exciting time for the future of early childhood education in the wider region. Waiariki Institute of Technology will be officially launching its two new degrees: Bachelor of Teaching Early Childhood Education: Te Tohu Paetahi ...
This Saturday will mark an exciting time for the future of early childhood education in the wider region. Waiariki Institute of Technology will be officially launching its two new degrees: Bachelor of Teaching Early Childhood Education: Te Tohu Paetahi ...
Schools asked to help needy families - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Schools asked to help needy families Stuff.co.nz Agencies will share "sensible" information, an early learning information system will collect enrolment information, schools will have to recommend younger siblings who should be in early education and providers will be given incentives for early ... |
ERO checks records on Northland school
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Overnight, the Education Review Office has been checking its records of Pamapuria School.
Overnight, the Education Review Office has been checking its records of Pamapuria School.
Building Relational Trust: Leadership Relationships that Impact on Student Outcomes
URL: Building Relational Trust: Leadership Relationships that Impact on Student Outcomes
Distinguished Professor Viviane Robinson presents this highly acclaimed seminar for the Centre for Educational Leadership.
1 November 2012
Distinguished Professor Viviane Robinson presents this highly acclaimed seminar for the Centre for Educational Leadership.
1 November 2012
Report recommends raising wage, parental leave
URL: Report recommends raising wage, parental leave
New Zealand has a lot to learn from the Netherlands, according to a study that recommends increasing wage rates and paid parental leave to a minimum of 18 weeks in order to reduce child poverty.The study, commissioned by Every Child...
New Zealand has a lot to learn from the Netherlands, according to a study that recommends increasing wage rates and paid parental leave to a minimum of 18 weeks in order to reduce child poverty.The study, commissioned by Every Child...
International accreditation for CPIT
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International accreditation for CPIT’s project management course CPIT is the first public tertiary institute in New Zealand to become a Registered Education Provider (REP) with the Project Management Institute (PMI). Last month, CPIT’s level 6 Project ...
International accreditation for CPIT’s project management course CPIT is the first public tertiary institute in New Zealand to become a Registered Education Provider (REP) with the Project Management Institute (PMI). Last month, CPIT’s level 6 Project ...
Model solution for teaching Te Reo gains momentum
URL: Model solution for teaching Te Reo gains momentum
Support is rapidly growing for the compulsory teaching of Te Reo Maori in New Zealand schools, and a group of enthusiasts from Auckland’s North Shore, Te Reo Tuatahi believe they have the answer: an existing model of language teaching that is already ...
Support is rapidly growing for the compulsory teaching of Te Reo Maori in New Zealand schools, and a group of enthusiasts from Auckland’s North Shore, Te Reo Tuatahi believe they have the answer: an existing model of language teaching that is already ...
Teachers Learn New Skills To Teach Science
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Media Release: Immediate Joint media release: Hutt City Council, Open Polytechnic, GNS Science Date: 23 August 2012
Media Release: Immediate Joint media release: Hutt City Council, Open Polytechnic, GNS Science Date: 23 August 2012
Kaitaia teacher guilt shows schools need to act on suspicion
URL: Kaitaia teacher guilt shows schools need to act on suspicion
The head of the Principal's Federation says a Northland primary school teacher who admits sexually abusing boys in his care has irreparably tarnished the teaching profession.
The head of the Principal's Federation says a Northland primary school teacher who admits sexually abusing boys in his care has irreparably tarnished the teaching profession.
Teacher may face more sex charges - New Zealand Herald
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Teacher may face more sex charges New Zealand Herald It was revealed yesterday police wrote a strongly-worded letter to the school in 2009, advising that Parker should not be allowed to have pupils stay at his home. However Parker continued to host students at his house. Most of Parker's offending ... |
Sir James Wallace: Time to acknowledge APO's value - New Zealand Herald
URL: Sir James Wallace: Time to acknowledge APO's value
New Zealand Herald
Between them the APO musicians teach around 600 primary, secondary and tertiary students every week. I applaud this crucial nurturing of young talent. Similarly, the APO holds free and low-cost concerts throughout Auckland, ensuring that as many people ...
New Zealand Herald
Between them the APO musicians teach around 600 primary, secondary and tertiary students every week. I applaud this crucial nurturing of young talent. Similarly, the APO holds free and low-cost concerts throughout Auckland, ensuring that as many people ...
Tertiary insitutions deliver less education then paid for
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Half of the country's public tertiary institutions enrolled fewer students than they were paid for last year but only five have to repay any money.
Half of the country's public tertiary institutions enrolled fewer students than they were paid for last year but only five have to repay any money.
MAI ki Tāmaki relaunch
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MAI ki Tāmaki, a programme which supports and mentors Māori doctoral students at The University of Auckland, is being re-launched on Monday, August 27th at Waipapa Marae.
MAI ki Tāmaki, a programme which supports and mentors Māori doctoral students at The University of Auckland, is being re-launched on Monday, August 27th at Waipapa Marae.
Number's Up For Gifted College Student | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Number's Up For Gifted College Student | Stuff.co.nz
She was the only student living in Manawatu to take a maths paper at Auckland University extramurally in semester one this year. The paper was specifically designed for pupils who had been accelerated in school.
She was the only student living in Manawatu to take a maths paper at Auckland University extramurally in semester one this year. The paper was specifically designed for pupils who had been accelerated in school.
Students help students with their finances
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Business students at Massey University’s Albany campus will be asking their fellow students to take stock of their personal finances this week. In a joint initiative between the Fin-Ed Centre (Financial Education and Research Centre – a joint venture ...
Business students at Massey University’s Albany campus will be asking their fellow students to take stock of their personal finances this week. In a joint initiative between the Fin-Ed Centre (Financial Education and Research Centre – a joint venture ...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Government acts on Person A Ministerial Inquiry recommendations
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Hekia Parata | Education
Tougher employment checks and improved information sharing are among a number of measures announced by the Government today to tighten-up teacher employment and vetting procedures. The measures are part of the Government’s response to the Ministerial Inquiry into the employment of convicted sex offender, Henry Te Rito Miki, in the education sector. “Child safety is an absolute priority. Parents and their children should be able to trust people in positions of responsibility,” Ms Parata says...
Hekia Parata | Education
Tougher employment checks and improved information sharing are among a number of measures announced by the Government today to tighten-up teacher employment and vetting procedures. The measures are part of the Government’s response to the Ministerial Inquiry into the employment of convicted sex offender, Henry Te Rito Miki, in the education sector. “Child safety is an absolute priority. Parents and their children should be able to trust people in positions of responsibility,” Ms Parata says...
Principal joins ministry's education forum - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Principal joins ministry's education forum Auckland stuff.co.nz As principal of Howick College he has been selected to take part in an educational forum that will work closely with the Education Ministry. "I was very happy to receive the invite and it's a great opportunity," he says. "If the group can work well ... |
Library Intelligencer » CLOCKSS Archive announces participation of ...
URL: Library Intelligencer » CLOCKSS Archive announces participation of ...
NZCER Press is the publishing unit of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, New Zealand's only national, independent educational research organisation. NZCER conducts research and evaluation work with a ...
NZCER Press is the publishing unit of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, New Zealand's only national, independent educational research organisation. NZCER conducts research and evaluation work with a ...
School well placed for 21st century - The Press
URL: School well placed for 21st century
The Press
The Ministry of Education's goals in Christchurch include "building on the best of existing practice, while supporting the development of new, more effective approaches to teaching and learning", while the rebuild blueprint says: "[We] will draw on its ...
The Press
The Ministry of Education's goals in Christchurch include "building on the best of existing practice, while supporting the development of new, more effective approaches to teaching and learning", while the rebuild blueprint says: "[We] will draw on its ...
Charter smarter? I have my doubts. « Red Alert
URL: Charter smarter? I have my doubts. « Red Alert
They can choose not teach to NCEA assessment standards and actually teach to a sufficient standard so that Universities and Polytechnics aren't having to 'fill in the gaps' just to get students started. This happens ... If NACT was serious about bringing up educational achievement they would be working on reducing child poverty and funding extra help at early primary level for those falling behind, instead of gifting the private sector money out of education funding.
They can choose not teach to NCEA assessment standards and actually teach to a sufficient standard so that Universities and Polytechnics aren't having to 'fill in the gaps' just to get students started. This happens ... If NACT was serious about bringing up educational achievement they would be working on reducing child poverty and funding extra help at early primary level for those falling behind, instead of gifting the private sector money out of education funding.
Public meeting to fight charter schools - Newstalk ZB
URL: Public meeting to fight charter schools
Newstalk ZB
A public meeting in west Auckland last night's seen the birth of a movement aimed at fighting the Government's plans to introduce charter schools. Parents, teachers and educationalists got together in Kelston to defend the public education system. The ...
Newstalk ZB
A public meeting in west Auckland last night's seen the birth of a movement aimed at fighting the Government's plans to introduce charter schools. Parents, teachers and educationalists got together in Kelston to defend the public education system. The ...
New screening won't cover charter schools - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: New screening won't cover charter schools 3News NZ "It highlights another area where charter schools will compromise the education and safety of our most vulnerable learners." The first two charter schools are due to open at the beginning of 2014. They will be Government funded but run by community or ... |
On decile ratings of schools « The Standard
URL: On decile ratings of schools « The Standard
Right, so the government ignored most expert advice, international precedent, and the overwhelming majority of schools and teachers, to bulldoze through national standards. The data from the standards is nonsense, but it is ...
Right, so the government ignored most expert advice, international precedent, and the overwhelming majority of schools and teachers, to bulldoze through national standards. The data from the standards is nonsense, but it is ...
Mixed views on ERO decision - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Mixed views on ERO decision Otago Daily Times "The introduction of the National Standards and the looming prospect of ill-defined league tables is one example." Otago Secondary Principals' Association president Brent Russell said ERO's decision was welcomed by the secondary sector. "Historically ... |
On decile ratings of schools « The Standard
URL: On decile ratings of schools « The Standard
Lanthanide-Margret Wu is an internationally respected academic who has assisted with the development of the PIRLS assessment used to compare different nations' education achievement. She often explains that of all the ...
Lanthanide-Margret Wu is an internationally respected academic who has assisted with the development of the PIRLS assessment used to compare different nations' education achievement. She often explains that of all the ...
Decile ratings on ERO reports | Kiwiblog
URL: Decile ratings on ERO reports | Kiwiblog
Students make very good progress in the junior school and continue on into the senior school to achieve high levels of success in the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and the New Zealand ...
Students make very good progress in the junior school and continue on into the senior school to achieve high levels of success in the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and the New Zealand ...
Editorial: Hiding deciles bad answer to a fair question
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A few months ago figures emerged from the Ministry of Education showing that the number of Pakeha pupils in low decile schools had halved since 2000. Rather than discuss the real or perceived problems of these schools, the immediate...
A few months ago figures emerged from the Ministry of Education showing that the number of Pakeha pupils in low decile schools had halved since 2000. Rather than discuss the real or perceived problems of these schools, the immediate...
Teachers welcome mandatory photo IDS
URL: Teachers welcome mandatory photo IDS
The Primary Teachers' Union says cost should not be a barrier to introducing biometric photographing of all teachers.
The Primary Teachers' Union says cost should not be a barrier to introducing biometric photographing of all teachers.
Principals says recommendations should go further
URL: Principals says recommendations should go further
School principals say a raft of recommendations to improve the way teachers are vetted should go further - but teachers are urging caution.
School principals say a raft of recommendations to improve the way teachers are vetted should go further - but teachers are urging caution.
School principals discuss report into sex offender teacher
URL: School principals discuss report into sex offender teacher
A raft of recommendations to improve the way school teachers are vetted have been applauded by some in the education sector, but others say they should go further.
A raft of recommendations to improve the way school teachers are vetted have been applauded by some in the education sector, but others say they should go further.
Sex offenders in classrooms
URL: Sex offenders in classrooms
Education authorities have no idea how many sex offenders are working in New Zealand classrooms.The revelation comes after a ministerial inquiry released by Education Minister Hekia Parata into the failings that allowed convicted...
Education authorities have no idea how many sex offenders are working in New Zealand classrooms.The revelation comes after a ministerial inquiry released by Education Minister Hekia Parata into the failings that allowed convicted...
'Failings' helped sex offender teach
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There were "serious failings across the whole system'' that allowed a convicted sex offender to teach in schools by stealing the identity of a registered teacher.Minister of Education Hekia Parata released the findings of an inquiry...
There were "serious failings across the whole system'' that allowed a convicted sex offender to teach in schools by stealing the identity of a registered teacher.Minister of Education Hekia Parata released the findings of an inquiry...
Discovery class at Whakamarama School - SunLive
URL: Discovery class at Whakamarama School
SunLive
Have a look at the NZ Curriculum and Discovery 1 tenets/principles and you will see that they line up with the curriculum document. Essentially the only major difference with this school is smaller class size and we know that all teachers would love ...
SunLive
Have a look at the NZ Curriculum and Discovery 1 tenets/principles and you will see that they line up with the curriculum document. Essentially the only major difference with this school is smaller class size and we know that all teachers would love ...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
ATI to be named after Sir Paul Callaghan
URL: ATI to be named after Sir Paul Callaghan
Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today announced that the Government’s new Advanced Technology Institute will be named after Sir Paul Callaghan. “The late Sir Paul Callaghan championed the idea that science could make New Zealand a better place,” Mr Joyce says. “He believed that science was not only about great ideas, but about getting value from those ideas through innovation and commercialisation. Those views exactly reflect the ambition of the Institute, so there can be few more appropriate names.”...
Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today announced that the Government’s new Advanced Technology Institute will be named after Sir Paul Callaghan. “The late Sir Paul Callaghan championed the idea that science could make New Zealand a better place,” Mr Joyce says. “He believed that science was not only about great ideas, but about getting value from those ideas through innovation and commercialisation. Those views exactly reflect the ambition of the Institute, so there can be few more appropriate names.”...
Prime Minister welcomes focus on innovation
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John Key | Prime Minister
Prime Minister John Key has welcomed the release of the Building Innovation report – the second of six progress reports to be released under the Government’s Business Growth Agenda. Mr Key launched the new report at a business breakfast in Wellington this morning with Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce and Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams...
John Key | Prime Minister
Prime Minister John Key has welcomed the release of the Building Innovation report – the second of six progress reports to be released under the Government’s Business Growth Agenda. Mr Key launched the new report at a business breakfast in Wellington this morning with Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce and Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams...
Building Innovation Report launched
URL: Building Innovation Report launched
Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today joined the Prime Minister in launching the Building Innovation progress report, the second in a series of six progress reports released under the Government’s Business Growth Agenda...
Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today joined the Prime Minister in launching the Building Innovation progress report, the second in a series of six progress reports released under the Government’s Business Growth Agenda...
Principal posts data in open bid for support - Waikato Times
URL: Principal posts data in open bid for support
Waikato Times
But the New Zealand Educational Institute has urged others to question the ethics around releasing what it says is "unfair and inconsistent" information. Rhode Street School principal Shane Ngatai posted on the school's Facebook page, and in a ...
Waikato Times
But the New Zealand Educational Institute has urged others to question the ethics around releasing what it says is "unfair and inconsistent" information. Rhode Street School principal Shane Ngatai posted on the school's Facebook page, and in a ...
ERO drops decile ratings from reports
URL: ERO drops decile ratings from reports
The decile rating of schools has been scrapped from Education Review Office reports.
The decile rating of schools has been scrapped from Education Review Office reports.
School decile rankings to be dropped from reports - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: School decile rankings to be dropped from reports 3News NZ The decision follows the government's announcement earlier this month that new school achievement data will be published online but there won't be "league tables" that allow comparisons to be made. From September 30, information including data from the ... |
Schools react to the removal of decile ratings by ERO
URL: Schools react to the removal of decile ratings by ERO
School principals say the Education Review Office's decision to drop decile ratings from their reports is a step in the right direction.
School principals say the Education Review Office's decision to drop decile ratings from their reports is a step in the right direction.
ERO drops decile ratings from reports - TVNZ
3News NZ | URL: ERO drops decile ratings from reports TVNZ Schools are given a decile rating of one to 10, reflecting the proportion of students from low socio-economic communities. About 10% of schools are in decile one and have the highest proportion of pupils from low socio-economic communities. Lower ... |
ERO reports won't show school decile ratings - New Zealand Herald
3News NZ | URL: ERO reports won't show school decile ratings New Zealand Herald He said parents must be provided with clear information about the social and economic contexts in which schools operate so they can make a fair assessment of the effectiveness of schools. "Decile ratings are clearly crude tools, but if ERO is to remove ... |
Are you New Zealand’s most inspiring teacher?
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The search begins today to find New Zealand’s most inspiring teacher and recognise the thousands of teachers who go above and beyond the call of duty. To reward the astounding contribution of our nation’s teachers, Warehouse Stationery is calling ...
The search begins today to find New Zealand’s most inspiring teacher and recognise the thousands of teachers who go above and beyond the call of duty. To reward the astounding contribution of our nation’s teachers, Warehouse Stationery is calling ...
Questions over youth scheme's effectiveness - NZ City
 The Farming Show | URL: Questions over youth scheme's effectiveness NZ City "But this kind of training is difficult, it requires a lot of focus and we need to know whether or not all of the polytechs have given the focus it needs." Mr Robertson ... But Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says Mr Robertson is jumping the ... |
What's so wrong with NZ fiction? - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: What's so wrong with NZ fiction? Stuff.co.nz Blame NZ schools forceing children to read Mansfeild, Frame, Grace, etc at school. SM #54 11:45 am Aug 20 2012. I love NZ fiction! I just have a lot of ... |
Monday, August 20, 2012
Combating poverty more important than measuring it
URL: Combating poverty more important than measuring it
Paula Bennett | Social Development
Addressing the causes of poverty instead of debating how it’s measured is the Government’s main focus, says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. ‘’The Government is committed to taking action to combat poverty. This is in stark contrast to the Labour Party which just talks about how it should be measured,’’ Mrs Bennett says...
Paula Bennett | Social Development
Addressing the causes of poverty instead of debating how it’s measured is the Government’s main focus, says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. ‘’The Government is committed to taking action to combat poverty. This is in stark contrast to the Labour Party which just talks about how it should be measured,’’ Mrs Bennett says...
New obligations for youth
URL: New obligations for youth
Paula Bennett | Social Development
Today marks the start of comprehensive Youth Services for disengaged young people says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. More than $148 million in wrap around support services will help young people on benefit and those at risk of going onto benefit, to be independent. “Youth Services start from today, but will be transitioned in over time as each individual is matched with a service provider,” says Mrs Bennett...
Paula Bennett | Social Development
Today marks the start of comprehensive Youth Services for disengaged young people says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. More than $148 million in wrap around support services will help young people on benefit and those at risk of going onto benefit, to be independent. “Youth Services start from today, but will be transitioned in over time as each individual is matched with a service provider,” says Mrs Bennett...
Charter School survey responses
Charter School survey responses
STA News
Responses to the STA News Charter School survey are available... Outlines public opinions about the policy.
REF: STA News, August 2012, page 2
STA News
Responses to the STA News Charter School survey are available... Outlines public opinions about the policy.
REF: STA News, August 2012, page 2
NZCER national secondary survey
NZCER national secondary survey
STA News
This is a regular survey process, undertaken every few years, which is designed to seek feedback and views from boards of trustees, secondary principals, secondary teachers, and parents/caregivers, on a wide range of matters relating to secondary education... to provide valuable information to the education sector about what's happening in our schools and the impact of recent policy changes as these play out in practice, and to monitor trends over time.
REF: STA News August 2012, page 12
STA News
This is a regular survey process, undertaken every few years, which is designed to seek feedback and views from boards of trustees, secondary principals, secondary teachers, and parents/caregivers, on a wide range of matters relating to secondary education... to provide valuable information to the education sector about what's happening in our schools and the impact of recent policy changes as these play out in practice, and to monitor trends over time.
REF: STA News August 2012, page 12
Waving – or drowning? | Professional learning for 21st century | at ...
URL: Waving – or drowning? | Professional learning for 21st century | at ...
A new report is out this month from NZCER that adds to the '21st century' schooling conversation that they have been championing for several years: Bull, A. & Gilbert, J. (2012). Swimming out of our depth? Leading learning in ...
A new report is out this month from NZCER that adds to the '21st century' schooling conversation that they have been championing for several years: Bull, A. & Gilbert, J. (2012). Swimming out of our depth? Leading learning in ...
news In detail - Knowledgespeak
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Knowledgespeak
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of five new publishers in its digital preservation archive. The publishers are: Duke University Press, NZCER Press, New Prairie Press, Mathematical Sciences Publishers and Copernicus Publications.
Knowledgespeak
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the participation of five new publishers in its digital preservation archive. The publishers are: Duke University Press, NZCER Press, New Prairie Press, Mathematical Sciences Publishers and Copernicus Publications.
A Poke and a Prod on National Standards - Red Alert - Labour Party
URL: A Poke and a Prod on National Standards - Red Alert - Labour Party
But let's get back to the real question: Will National Standards and League Tables improve the learning and achievement of young people to be well rounded citizens? Simple answer: No. National Standards are a blunt instrument to assess ... Does that mean Labour supports an amendment to the Official Information Act to prevent the public and media from being able to access school assessment data? Because unless you are not prepared to change the law, I'm not ...
But let's get back to the real question: Will National Standards and League Tables improve the learning and achievement of young people to be well rounded citizens? Simple answer: No. National Standards are a blunt instrument to assess ... Does that mean Labour supports an amendment to the Official Information Act to prevent the public and media from being able to access school assessment data? Because unless you are not prepared to change the law, I'm not ...
Data dishonest says principals - Taranaki Daily News
URL: Data dishonest says principals
Taranaki Daily News
South Taranaki principals are concerned that well-rounded education will suffer with the release of National Standards data later this year. Hawera Primary School principal Neryda Sullivan said that a child's school experience was much more than two ...
Taranaki Daily News
South Taranaki principals are concerned that well-rounded education will suffer with the release of National Standards data later this year. Hawera Primary School principal Neryda Sullivan said that a child's school experience was much more than two ...
Government's National Standards approach could publicly identify students and teachers
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Leaders of principals’ and teachers’ groups say the Government's plans to publish National Standards data reveal that there is a serious risk of publicly identifying individual primary school students and teachers.
Leaders of principals’ and teachers’ groups say the Government's plans to publish National Standards data reveal that there is a serious risk of publicly identifying individual primary school students and teachers.
ERO drops decile rankings from reports - NZ City
URL: ERO drops decile rankings from reports
NZ City
From September 30, information including data from the new national standards, along with Education Review Office reports, schools' annual reports and NCEA statistics will be posted on a website. The data for the first 12 months won't all be in the ...
NZ City
From September 30, information including data from the new national standards, along with Education Review Office reports, schools' annual reports and NCEA statistics will be posted on a website. The data for the first 12 months won't all be in the ...
Charter-schools policy debate - New Zealand Listener
 New Zealand Listener | URL: Charter-schools policy debate New Zealand Listener By agreeing to this pointless exercise, it has unsettled the education sector, whose goodwill it needs – or at least whose spittingest, clawingest extremes of hostility it needs to avoid – in order to bed in national standards and continue the fine ... |
School faith plan raises doubts - Stuff.co.nz
URL: School faith plan raises doubts
Stuff.co.nz
Plans for a school to teach creationism as well as evolution have raised doubts over how the Ministry of Education will ensure children are properly educated under the Government's charter schools framework. The Manukau Charitable Christian Trust is ...
Stuff.co.nz
Plans for a school to teach creationism as well as evolution have raised doubts over how the Ministry of Education will ensure children are properly educated under the Government's charter schools framework. The Manukau Charitable Christian Trust is ...
Teachers "gobsmacked" at Minister's poverty claims
URL: Teachers "gobsmacked" at Minister's poverty claims
Teachers and principals from schools in poorer areas are shocked and astounded at the Social Development Minister's claims that measuring poverty is "too difficult because children move in and out of poverty on a daily and weekly basis."
Teachers and principals from schools in poorer areas are shocked and astounded at the Social Development Minister's claims that measuring poverty is "too difficult because children move in and out of poverty on a daily and weekly basis."
Poverty scale too hard to tackle - The Bay of Plenty Times
URL: Poverty scale too hard to tackle
The Bay of Plenty Times
NZEI Te Riu Roa national president and former Tahatai Coast School principal, Ian Leckie, said the Government was prepared to spend huge amounts measuring and publishing "dodgy and untested" National Standards but was not prepared to measure ...
The Bay of Plenty Times
NZEI Te Riu Roa national president and former Tahatai Coast School principal, Ian Leckie, said the Government was prepared to spend huge amounts measuring and publishing "dodgy and untested" National Standards but was not prepared to measure ...
Lack of funds threatens special-needs programme - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Lack of funds threatens special-needs programme Stuff.co.nz However, despite winning this year's national award for outstanding programme, the trust may have to close because of funding cuts. With annual operating costs of $192,000, the trust needs about $132,000 from outside sources to stay open. |
Maori: achievers and grievers? - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Maori: achievers and grievers?
Stuff.co.nz
The early church schools educated children in Maori and many children were literate albeit not in English. The Native Schools had a mission, generally ... assimilate the children into European ways. This separate school system remained in place until 1969.
Stuff.co.nz
The early church schools educated children in Maori and many children were literate albeit not in English. The Native Schools had a mission, generally ... assimilate the children into European ways. This separate school system remained in place until 1969.
News of centre's closure devastates - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: News of centre's closure devastates Otago Daily Times A Ministry of Education spokesman said a ministry resourcing audit found the school's Community Learning Centre appeared to be operating outside the Adult Student in Secondary Education policy. "On that basis, the Logan Park High School board of ... |
Motherhood still a career killer - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Motherhood still a career killer Stuff.co.nz Women have been entering the workforce for a fair few decades now and pouring out of universities and higher education, too. But structurally we may as well be stuck in the 1950s for all the adjustments that have been made to social attitudes about ... |
New payroll system for teachers starts today
URL: New payroll system for teachers starts today
From today, a new company is in charge of running the country's biggest payroll, which pays a hundred thousand teachers and other school staff each fortnight.
From today, a new company is in charge of running the country's biggest payroll, which pays a hundred thousand teachers and other school staff each fortnight.
Vouchering an Educational Adventure - Scoop.co.nz
URL: Vouchering an Educational Adventure
Scoop.co.nz
I asked, knowing Marshbaum wouldn't disappoint me. “Downsized the faculty. All those rich college graduates were hurting our bottom line. Hated to downsize Greenblatt, though. Thirty years on the job. Twice recognized as the state's best history ...
Scoop.co.nz
I asked, knowing Marshbaum wouldn't disappoint me. “Downsized the faculty. All those rich college graduates were hurting our bottom line. Hated to downsize Greenblatt, though. Thirty years on the job. Twice recognized as the state's best history ...
Students failing to grip helping hand - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Students failing to grip helping hand
Stuff.co.nz
Funding worked out at $13175 a student, including $500 a head for pastoral care such as mentoring or parental/whanau involvement. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce said the low rates were because about half the students were on two-year courses, ...
Stuff.co.nz
Funding worked out at $13175 a student, including $500 a head for pastoral care such as mentoring or parental/whanau involvement. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce said the low rates were because about half the students were on two-year courses, ...
New principal for merged schools - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: New principal for merged schools Stuff.co.nz Chair of the new school Board of Trustees, Wayne Lowther, said there were 146 students on the roll already, and they had been assigned Education Ministry funding for 7.2 staff, including the principal. The school to open on the Strathmore site would be ... |
UC editor wins national John Harris literary award
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A University of Canterbury (UC) editor Bronwyn Matthews has just been award the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa’s prestigious John Harris literary award for her work on the Treasures of the UC Library book.
A University of Canterbury (UC) editor Bronwyn Matthews has just been award the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa’s prestigious John Harris literary award for her work on the Treasures of the UC Library book.
Whakamarama School trials new learning initiative
URL: Whakamarama School trials new learning initiative
Whakamarama School is set to become the first North Island school to pilot a child-directed learning programme in the hope of boosting the school's dwindling roll.From Term 1 next year, the Discovery Learning programme could be...
Whakamarama School is set to become the first North Island school to pilot a child-directed learning programme in the hope of boosting the school's dwindling roll.From Term 1 next year, the Discovery Learning programme could be...
Kingslea School: A State School With A Difference | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Kingslea School: A State School With A Difference | Stuff.co.nz
Teachers at Kingslea follow the national curriculum and pupils work to achieve the National Certificate of Educational Achievement, but the teaching methods differ from a mainstream classroom. The classes are small, with just five pupils per teacher. The pupils arrive at the school on ... Lomax said many pupils had gaps in their learning. Some were capable of doing NCEA level one in some subjects, but might not know their seven-times table. To teach at a school like ...
Teachers at Kingslea follow the national curriculum and pupils work to achieve the National Certificate of Educational Achievement, but the teaching methods differ from a mainstream classroom. The classes are small, with just five pupils per teacher. The pupils arrive at the school on ... Lomax said many pupils had gaps in their learning. Some were capable of doing NCEA level one in some subjects, but might not know their seven-times table. To teach at a school like ...
Friday, August 17, 2012
UFB deployment starts in Nelson and Richmond
URL: UFB deployment starts in Nelson and Richmond
Amy Adams | Communications and Information Technology
More than 20,000 premises in Nelson and Richmond will be covered by the Government’s ultra-fast broadband network when the project is finished, Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams has announced. Ms Adams made the comments at an event in Nelson this morning with Chorus to mark the start of work to build the ultra-fast broadband (UFB) network in the region. The first customers in Nelson and Richmond are expected to be able to connect to the UFB network by October...
Amy Adams | Communications and Information Technology
More than 20,000 premises in Nelson and Richmond will be covered by the Government’s ultra-fast broadband network when the project is finished, Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams has announced. Ms Adams made the comments at an event in Nelson this morning with Chorus to mark the start of work to build the ultra-fast broadband (UFB) network in the region. The first customers in Nelson and Richmond are expected to be able to connect to the UFB network by October...
Team Building New Zealand
URL: Team Building New Zealand
Teachers, Parents And Whnau Working Together In Early ...NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH TE RÜNANGA O AOTEAROA MÖ TE RANGAHAU I TE.
Teachers, Parents And Whnau Working Together In Early ...NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH TE RÜNANGA O AOTEAROA MÖ TE RANGAHAU I TE.
CLOCKSS Archive adds 5 new publishers
URL: CLOCKSS Archive adds 5 new publishers
The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce the participation of five new publishers in its digital preservation archive: Duke University Press, Nzcer Press, New Prairie Press, Mathematical Sciences Publishers, and ...
The CLOCKSS Archive is pleased to announce the participation of five new publishers in its digital preservation archive: Duke University Press, Nzcer Press, New Prairie Press, Mathematical Sciences Publishers, and ...
Support to promote improved student learning outcomes in learning ...
URL: Support to promote improved student learning outcomes in learning ...
International Languages Exchanges and Pathways (ILEP) supports teachers throughout New Zealand to promote improved student learning outcomes in learning languages including – a pathway of professional learning; ...
International Languages Exchanges and Pathways (ILEP) supports teachers throughout New Zealand to promote improved student learning outcomes in learning languages including – a pathway of professional learning; ...
Don't care as long as there are good teachers - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Don't care as long as there are good teachers
Stuff.co.nz
The Minister of Education would approve the schools and the contracts would include detail, including the maximum number of students allowed which can be reviewed annually. They would have to accept all students regardless of background and have to ...
Stuff.co.nz
The Minister of Education would approve the schools and the contracts would include detail, including the maximum number of students allowed which can be reviewed annually. They would have to accept all students regardless of background and have to ...
Media with Gavin Ellis
URL: Media with Gavin Ellis
Cyber bullying briefing paper, media quoting jurors and the latest circulation figures.
Cyber bullying briefing paper, media quoting jurors and the latest circulation figures.
School aid well above average - Northern Advocate
URL: School aid well above average
Northern Advocate
Information released by the Ministry of Education last week shows 13 Northland schools (8.5 per cent) are under some form of ministry intervention compared with a national average of 2.8 per cent. ... A ministry spokeswoman said: "Interventions provide ...
Northern Advocate
Information released by the Ministry of Education last week shows 13 Northland schools (8.5 per cent) are under some form of ministry intervention compared with a national average of 2.8 per cent. ... A ministry spokeswoman said: "Interventions provide ...
School well placed for 21st century - The Press
URL: School well placed for 21st century
The Press
Occupying a combined total of almost four blocks of the central city, bordering the botanical gardens and the museum (Christ's College), and the Avon River, Hagley Park and Cranmer Square (Cathedral Grammar), the schools are an education community ...
The Press
Occupying a combined total of almost four blocks of the central city, bordering the botanical gardens and the museum (Christ's College), and the Avon River, Hagley Park and Cranmer Square (Cathedral Grammar), the schools are an education community ...
Pupils present online credentials to MPs | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Pupils present online credentials to MPs | Stuff.co.nz
They may be only 12, but that did not stop a group of Wellington pupils offering advice to MPs on education in the digital age. ... about listening to the teacher drone on for ages about why pi equals 3.1415927. Teachers use hands-on learning to help students learn.' ... schools, and we have to change with it." The committee also heard from first-year Victoria University student Darren Zhang, ETV Trust general manager Gresham Bradley, and PPTA staff, among others.
They may be only 12, but that did not stop a group of Wellington pupils offering advice to MPs on education in the digital age. ... about listening to the teacher drone on for ages about why pi equals 3.1415927. Teachers use hands-on learning to help students learn.' ... schools, and we have to change with it." The committee also heard from first-year Victoria University student Darren Zhang, ETV Trust general manager Gresham Bradley, and PPTA staff, among others.
What kids want from their parents - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: What kids want from their parents Stuff.co.nz Parents should tuck their children into bed, make sure they don't eat too much junk food and remember to pick them up from school, a group of year 6 pupils say. Their response was among the thousands of submissions received on the Government's Green ... |
Speakers Ready to Inspire at TEDxAuckland - Scoop.co.nz
URL: Speakers Ready to Inspire at TEDxAuckland
Scoop.co.nz
... 15 August 2012 Auckland, New Zealand. Speakers Ready to Inspire at TEDxAuckland. TEDxAuckland is bringing together several of New Zealand's most interesting minds for a full day of stimulating talks, discussions and learning this October. .... He ...
Scoop.co.nz
... 15 August 2012 Auckland, New Zealand. Speakers Ready to Inspire at TEDxAuckland. TEDxAuckland is bringing together several of New Zealand's most interesting minds for a full day of stimulating talks, discussions and learning this October. .... He ...
Trauma of earthquakes shows in little kids - New Zealand Herald
URL: Trauma of earthquakes shows in little kids
New Zealand Herald
Ms Robins said some children were going from uncertain housing environments into classrooms where their teachers might also be stressed because of their own housing issues. The symptoms of post-traumatic stress included restlessness, avoiding certain ...
New Zealand Herald
Ms Robins said some children were going from uncertain housing environments into classrooms where their teachers might also be stressed because of their own housing issues. The symptoms of post-traumatic stress included restlessness, avoiding certain ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Minister announces new appointments to Careers New Zealand Board
URL: Minister announces new appointments to Careers New Zealand Board
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced two appointments to the Careers New Zealand board.
Peter Hughes has been appointed Chair of the Careers New Zealand board replacing Arthur Graves. “Professor Hughes is a highly skilled individual who brings substantial experience in government and leadership,” says Ms Parata. Dale Karauria has been appointed as a member of the board replacing Tina Wehipeihana-Wilson who has served with the Careers New Zealand Board for seven years...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced two appointments to the Careers New Zealand board.
Peter Hughes has been appointed Chair of the Careers New Zealand board replacing Arthur Graves. “Professor Hughes is a highly skilled individual who brings substantial experience in government and leadership,” says Ms Parata. Dale Karauria has been appointed as a member of the board replacing Tina Wehipeihana-Wilson who has served with the Careers New Zealand Board for seven years...
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