URL: Students leaving school with higher qualifications
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata says students are leaving school with higher qualifications than ever before, including young Maori and Pasifika...
Friday, September 28, 2012
Prisoner education and employment exceeds targets
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Anne Tolley | Corrections
Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says targets for prisoners engaged in education and employment have been exceeded by more than 100 per cent. During the course of the Prisoner Skills and Employment Strategy 2009-2012, the number of prisoners in vocational training, employment and literacy and numeracy education increased to 7,529 from 5,359 – an increase of 2170 compared to the target of 1000. “These figures are fantastic and we are determined to do even better,” says Mrs Tolley...
Anne Tolley | Corrections
Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says targets for prisoners engaged in education and employment have been exceeded by more than 100 per cent. During the course of the Prisoner Skills and Employment Strategy 2009-2012, the number of prisoners in vocational training, employment and literacy and numeracy education increased to 7,529 from 5,359 – an increase of 2170 compared to the target of 1000. “These figures are fantastic and we are determined to do even better,” says Mrs Tolley...
The Press on Standards « The Standard
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Other commentators have identified the serious dangers of using national standards data when judging the performance of schools. They have noted the inconsistency between schools in how national standards are ...
Other commentators have identified the serious dangers of using national standards data when judging the performance of schools. They have noted the inconsistency between schools in how national standards are ...
Ministry of Education publishes national standards results
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The Ministry of Education is publishing the national standards results of nearly 2-thousand schools this morning.
The Ministry of Education is publishing the national standards results of nearly 2-thousand schools this morning.
Principal a fan of publishing National Standards - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Principal a fan of publishing National Standards
Stuff.co.nz
''It's difficult because they [the Education Ministry] have only asked for evidence for Maori and Pasifika and for genders. ''So that doesn't actually represent our school because we have such a wide range of ethnicities.'' Plowright says variances in ...
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''It's difficult because they [the Education Ministry] have only asked for evidence for Maori and Pasifika and for genders. ''So that doesn't actually represent our school because we have such a wide range of ethnicities.'' Plowright says variances in ...
NZQA putting whanau first in Maori education plan - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
The NZQA's deputy chief executive of Maori says the key to this is working in collaboration with other agencies such as the Ministry of Education, Careers New Zealand, the Tertiary Education Commission and iwi across the country. Daryn Bean says ...
Radio New Zealand
The NZQA's deputy chief executive of Maori says the key to this is working in collaboration with other agencies such as the Ministry of Education, Careers New Zealand, the Tertiary Education Commission and iwi across the country. Daryn Bean says ...
Roger Moses: NZ Education Among the World's Best | Stuff.co.nz
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Of the Western countries, Finland is often lauded as the zenith of educational achievement, a country where teaching as a profession is regarded highly and a model to which all should aspire. It is unarguable that Finland ...
Of the Western countries, Finland is often lauded as the zenith of educational achievement, a country where teaching as a profession is regarded highly and a model to which all should aspire. It is unarguable that Finland ...
At the threshold of understanding: University of Waikato
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Ann Harlow is a senior educational researcher with an interest in student-centred learning approaches, and says one of the common problems with subjects like engineering is finding ways to get students to articulate their ...
Ann Harlow is a senior educational researcher with an interest in student-centred learning approaches, and says one of the common problems with subjects like engineering is finding ways to get students to articulate their ...
Charter schools forums at Unis | TEU - Tertiary Education Union
URL: Charter schools forums at Unis | TEU - Tertiary Education Union
QPEC's tertiary education spokesperson John O'Neill says Mike Feinberg's visit encapsulates many of the tensions that face contemporary public universities in a mixed economy of open and commercial science, where potential .... of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, University bargaining 2012, vocational education and training, Wānanga, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Te Whare Wānanga Awanuiārangi, Women ...
QPEC's tertiary education spokesperson John O'Neill says Mike Feinberg's visit encapsulates many of the tensions that face contemporary public universities in a mixed economy of open and commercial science, where potential .... of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, University bargaining 2012, vocational education and training, Wānanga, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Te Whare Wānanga Awanuiārangi, Women ...
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above
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New Zealand schools are now using a new method of electronic student roll collection. This has enabled the collection of disaggregated school leaver data from 2008. For the 2011 school leaver indicators, this has allowed the identification of school leavers not identified prior to 2010 and for ethnic group analysis to take account of all the ethnic groups a student belongs to.
Find a school: http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-a-school
New Zealand schools are now using a new method of electronic student roll collection. This has enabled the collection of disaggregated school leaver data from 2008. For the 2011 school leaver indicators, this has allowed the identification of school leavers not identified prior to 2010 and for ethnic group analysis to take account of all the ethnic groups a student belongs to.
Find a school: http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-a-school
Students leaving school with higher qualifications - Voxy
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Voxy
Education Minister Hekia Parata says students are leaving school with higher qualifications than ever before, including young Maori and Pasifika. Ms Parata says figures released by the Ministry of Education today show qualification levels of school ...
Voxy
Education Minister Hekia Parata says students are leaving school with higher qualifications than ever before, including young Maori and Pasifika. Ms Parata says figures released by the Ministry of Education today show qualification levels of school ...
PM offers faint hope on school closures - The Press
 The Press | URL: PM offers faint hope on school closures The Press Following proposals to close and merge Canterbury schools, principals were told they would each receive a letter from Education Minister Hekia Parata outlining the timeframe for consultation during the school holidays, but one principal learnt last ... |
Muslim school for Dunedin - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Muslim school for Dunedin Otago Daily Times Trust chairman Mohammad Alayan said Muslim children attending state secular schools were subjected to an educational environment which pressured them to adopt values which were contradictory to Islamic values, such as evolution theory, sexual relations ... |
Government needs to start again over Christchurch education plan
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NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling on the Education Minister Hekia Parata to stop the sham consultation process over the future of education in Christchurch and start again - and this time do it properly.
NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling on the Education Minister Hekia Parata to stop the sham consultation process over the future of education in Christchurch and start again - and this time do it properly.
Working in partnership with iwi and hapu to develop a localised curriculum
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Schools in the Taupō area, including Wairakei School, have worked in partnership with Ngāti Tūwharetoa to ensure students learn about their iwi, its history, places, and stories.
Schools in the Taupō area, including Wairakei School, have worked in partnership with Ngāti Tūwharetoa to ensure students learn about their iwi, its history, places, and stories.
Hawke’s Bay Leads with Innovative Teaching Degree
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The Eastern Institute of Technology is responding to community demand for primary teacher training in Hawke’s Bay by launching New Zealand’s first undergraduate practice-based degree.
The Eastern Institute of Technology is responding to community demand for primary teacher training in Hawke’s Bay by launching New Zealand’s first undergraduate practice-based degree.
Capturing learning for special education students and their families
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Learning stories enable teachers at Johnsonville School’s special education unit to show their students are making progress, no matter how small the steps. They also celebrate this learning in meaningful ways with parents and whānau.
Learning stories enable teachers at Johnsonville School’s special education unit to show their students are making progress, no matter how small the steps. They also celebrate this learning in meaningful ways with parents and whānau.
Free lunch goes down well
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Hunger and junk meals at schools is a political hot potato, but not one that concerned Cannons Creek pupils yesterday when Kids Kai Time came calling.
Hunger and junk meals at schools is a political hot potato, but not one that concerned Cannons Creek pupils yesterday when Kids Kai Time came calling.
Career Navigator Pilot a Great Success
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The Foundation for Youth Development‘s (FYD) Career Navigator programme is already proving a success. Launched at Manurewa High School last Friday, employers involved with the pilot have expressed interest in working with the school and FYD to offer ...
The Foundation for Youth Development‘s (FYD) Career Navigator programme is already proving a success. Launched at Manurewa High School last Friday, employers involved with the pilot have expressed interest in working with the school and FYD to offer ...
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Large number of applications for Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards
URL: Large number of applications for Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards
Hekia Parata | Pacific Island Affairs
Pacific Island Affairs Minister Hekia Parata is delighted by the number of applications for the 2012 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards and says it confirms a wealth of talent among this population. “Applications for these awards closed at the end of August and I’m delighted that young Pacific people continue to strive high in their aspirations and goals,” says Ms Parata...
Hekia Parata | Pacific Island Affairs
Pacific Island Affairs Minister Hekia Parata is delighted by the number of applications for the 2012 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards and says it confirms a wealth of talent among this population. “Applications for these awards closed at the end of August and I’m delighted that young Pacific people continue to strive high in their aspirations and goals,” says Ms Parata...
Catherine Delahunty questions the Minister of Education on ...
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Catherine Delahunty: How can educational achievement data be relied upon when Christchurch principals say that ministry data provided to them under her supposed renewal plan is fundamentally wrong, including NCEA ...
Catherine Delahunty: How can educational achievement data be relied upon when Christchurch principals say that ministry data provided to them under her supposed renewal plan is fundamentally wrong, including NCEA ...
The Press on Standards « The Standard
URL: The Press on Standards « The Standard
Until then you're wasting time, and the national standards are degrading education (all assessment degrades learning to some degree, especially standardised assessment, so it should be balanced against the need for it) ...
Until then you're wasting time, and the national standards are degrading education (all assessment degrades learning to some degree, especially standardised assessment, so it should be balanced against the need for it) ...
National Standards Solve Nothing « The Standard
URL: National Standards Solve Nothing « The Standard
Stephen Doyle 1. 24 September 2012 at 10:53 am. What scares me is that because the standards are not moderated, the call for national testing will become louder. Then our children's education will really be screwed. Reply ...
Stephen Doyle 1. 24 September 2012 at 10:53 am. What scares me is that because the standards are not moderated, the call for national testing will become louder. Then our children's education will really be screwed. Reply ...
Media3: Standards Showdown • Hard News • Public Address
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On Monday and Tuesday respectively, The Press and the New Zealand Herald responded in their editorial columns to criticism of newspapes' handling of the first round of national standards data. And both, in the name of ...
On Monday and Tuesday respectively, The Press and the New Zealand Herald responded in their editorial columns to criticism of newspapes' handling of the first round of national standards data. And both, in the name of ...
New insights into primary and intermediate education in NZ - Gisborne Herald
URL: New insights into primary and intermediate education in NZ
Gisborne Herald
Number-crunching by the Herald on Sunday found that about 70 percent of children are achieving national standards in reading, writing and maths at schools with fewer pupils per teacher; pass rates rise to 80 percent at schools with bigger classes.
Gisborne Herald
Number-crunching by the Herald on Sunday found that about 70 percent of children are achieving national standards in reading, writing and maths at schools with fewer pupils per teacher; pass rates rise to 80 percent at schools with bigger classes.
NZ education is among the world's best - Stuff.co.nz
URL: NZ education is among the world's best
Stuff.co.nz
OPINION: From time immemorial, the world of education has been a crucible for polarised opinion and acrimonious debate. More often than not, such debate has produced more heat than light, cleaving protagonists and antagonists into irreconcilable and ...
Stuff.co.nz
OPINION: From time immemorial, the world of education has been a crucible for polarised opinion and acrimonious debate. More often than not, such debate has produced more heat than light, cleaving protagonists and antagonists into irreconcilable and ...
The story of English spelling
URL: The story of English spelling
Linguistics expert David Crystal has written more than 100 books, the latest of which is called Spell It Out: The Singular Story of English Spelling, which begins with the arrival of Christian missionaries in Britain and runs through to modern-day Twitter-speak.
Linguistics expert David Crystal has written more than 100 books, the latest of which is called Spell It Out: The Singular Story of English Spelling, which begins with the arrival of Christian missionaries in Britain and runs through to modern-day Twitter-speak.
Students succeeding through Youth Guarantee - Invest in NZ
URL: Students succeeding through Youth Guarantee
Invest in NZ
The 2011 results show that average course completion rates across all tertiary providers, including private training establishments and polytechnics and wānanga was 65 per cent. The results show that more than half of the 3597 16 and 17 year olds ...
Invest in NZ
The 2011 results show that average course completion rates across all tertiary providers, including private training establishments and polytechnics and wānanga was 65 per cent. The results show that more than half of the 3597 16 and 17 year olds ...
Performance ~ Youth Guarantee ~ Tertiary Education Commission
URL: Performance ~ Youth Guarantee ~ Tertiary Education Commission
It seeks to provide tertiary education opportunities at Levels 1-3 on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF), including foundation level vocational and generic skills that will assist learners in pursuing higher level education, training or work. ... Initially, funding was distributed to 18 Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) and 10 Private Training Establishments (PTEs), funding approximately 2000 Equivalent Full-Time Students (EFTS). Budget 2010 ...
It seeks to provide tertiary education opportunities at Levels 1-3 on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF), including foundation level vocational and generic skills that will assist learners in pursuing higher level education, training or work. ... Initially, funding was distributed to 18 Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) and 10 Private Training Establishments (PTEs), funding approximately 2000 Equivalent Full-Time Students (EFTS). Budget 2010 ...
Stand-downs on track to fall by 50pc - Marlborough Express
URL: Stand-downs on track to fall by 50pc
Marlborough Express
Ten pupils were stood down, 14 suspended and fewer than five excluded from January 1 to September 18, compared to the whole of last year when 24 pupils were stood down, 12 suspended and fewer than five excluded. The figures are ... However, the outcome ...
Marlborough Express
Ten pupils were stood down, 14 suspended and fewer than five excluded from January 1 to September 18, compared to the whole of last year when 24 pupils were stood down, 12 suspended and fewer than five excluded. The figures are ... However, the outcome ...
NZQA putting whanau first in Maori education plan
URL: NZQA putting whanau first in Maori education plan
The Qualifications Authority is putting whanau at the centre of its strategy to enable Maori to do better at school.
The Qualifications Authority is putting whanau at the centre of its strategy to enable Maori to do better at school.
Plan will 'decimate' Maori options - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Plan will 'decimate' Maori options
Stuff.co.nz
The move appears to conflict with the Government's Maori education strategy that is designed to affirm Maori identity, language, culture and raise academic achievement. The ministry said this month that Christchurch had a "limited range of immersion ...
Stuff.co.nz
The move appears to conflict with the Government's Maori education strategy that is designed to affirm Maori identity, language, culture and raise academic achievement. The ministry said this month that Christchurch had a "limited range of immersion ...
Performance ~ Youth Guarantee ~ Tertiary Education Commission
URL: Performance ~ Youth Guarantee ~ Tertiary Education Commission
Overall, the Youth Guarantee initiative aims to ensure all young people achieve a minimum National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 2 or an equivalent tertiary qualification. .... The TEOs participating in Youth Guarantee play a critical role in overcoming these barriers through accurate assessment of a learner's needs, development of appropriate programmes of learning, and ensuring that the students are appropriately supported through their term ...
Overall, the Youth Guarantee initiative aims to ensure all young people achieve a minimum National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 2 or an equivalent tertiary qualification. .... The TEOs participating in Youth Guarantee play a critical role in overcoming these barriers through accurate assessment of a learner's needs, development of appropriate programmes of learning, and ensuring that the students are appropriately supported through their term ...
Schools shake-up negative for city - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Schools shake-up negative for city Stuff.co.nz A poll of 579 readers has slammed Education Minister Hekia Parata and the Education Ministry for their handling of a proposal to close schools and merge others across Canterbury. Seventy-four per cent of people who took part in the unscientific survey ... |
Schools consultation called a sham - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Schools consultation called a sham
Stuff.co.nz
It tabled an Education Ministry document yesterday suggesting the consultation period will only be five to six weeks, coinciding with school holidays and senior exams. Meanwhile, Education Minister Hekia Parata admitted the only people she "consulted" ...
Stuff.co.nz
It tabled an Education Ministry document yesterday suggesting the consultation period will only be five to six weeks, coinciding with school holidays and senior exams. Meanwhile, Education Minister Hekia Parata admitted the only people she "consulted" ...
Youth Guarantee performance indicators for 2012 now available ...
URL: Youth Guarantee performance indicators for 2012 now available ...
Tertiary Education Commission · Welcome to the ... on the TEC website. The final document includes changes as a result of feedback from tertiary providers on the draft definitions and rules document released earlier this year.
Tertiary Education Commission · Welcome to the ... on the TEC website. The final document includes changes as a result of feedback from tertiary providers on the draft definitions and rules document released earlier this year.
$38m for dedicated fees-free foundation level learning - Invest in NZ
URL: $38m for dedicated fees-free foundation level learning
Invest in NZ
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Steven Joyce today welcomed funding decisions that will see Private Training Establishments (PTEs) deliver core foundation tertiary education for the first time in 2013. “The TEC has run a ...
Invest in NZ
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Steven Joyce today welcomed funding decisions that will see Private Training Establishments (PTEs) deliver core foundation tertiary education for the first time in 2013. “The TEC has run a ...
At the threshold of understanding: University of Waikato
URL: At the threshold of understanding: University of Waikato
Twice as many New Zealand university students choose to study creative arts over information technology, and preliminary Tertiary Education Commission figures also show that only 6% of students choose engineering -- despite a global shortage of technicians and engineers. ... Professor Scott has been collaborating with his EERU colleagues to develop teaching and assessment techniques to ensure students grasp the key threshold concepts. “The curriculum ...
Twice as many New Zealand university students choose to study creative arts over information technology, and preliminary Tertiary Education Commission figures also show that only 6% of students choose engineering -- despite a global shortage of technicians and engineers. ... Professor Scott has been collaborating with his EERU colleagues to develop teaching and assessment techniques to ensure students grasp the key threshold concepts. “The curriculum ...
Finalists named for Maori language awards - Radio New Zealand
URL: Finalists named for Maori language awards
Radio New Zealand
The awards cover 15 categories including Education, Tertiary, Print and Government, and recognise the efforts by people to promote te reo Maori. Family and Community Services project manager Maraea Teepa says the free reo Maori resources provide ...
Radio New Zealand
The awards cover 15 categories including Education, Tertiary, Print and Government, and recognise the efforts by people to promote te reo Maori. Family and Community Services project manager Maraea Teepa says the free reo Maori resources provide ...
New tertiary campus proposed for Tauranga
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Two Bay of Plenty councils are throwing their support behind a multi million dollar proposal for a new tertiary education campus in Tauranga.
Two Bay of Plenty councils are throwing their support behind a multi million dollar proposal for a new tertiary education campus in Tauranga.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Students succeeding through Youth Guarantee
URL: Students succeeding through Youth Guarantee
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Young people who have not previously achieved at school are moving successfully into tertiary education through the Government’s Youth Guarantee programme, data released today by the Tertiary Education Commission shows. The 2011 results show that average course completion rates across all tertiary providers, including private training establishments and polytechnics and wānanga was 65 per cent...
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Young people who have not previously achieved at school are moving successfully into tertiary education through the Government’s Youth Guarantee programme, data released today by the Tertiary Education Commission shows. The 2011 results show that average course completion rates across all tertiary providers, including private training establishments and polytechnics and wānanga was 65 per cent...
New kaihautū for Te Puni Kokiri
URL: New kaihautū for Te Puni Kokiri
Pita Sharples | Māori Affairs
Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples welcomes the appointment of Michelle Hippolite as the new Chief Executive of Te Puni Kokiri, and thanks the departing CE Leith Comer for his ‘active service’ over the past 12 years. “Michelle has a very solid track record of public service and experience in a range of roles that will greatly benefit Te Puni Kokiri into the future,” said Dr Sharples...
Pita Sharples | Māori Affairs
Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples welcomes the appointment of Michelle Hippolite as the new Chief Executive of Te Puni Kokiri, and thanks the departing CE Leith Comer for his ‘active service’ over the past 12 years. “Michelle has a very solid track record of public service and experience in a range of roles that will greatly benefit Te Puni Kokiri into the future,” said Dr Sharples...
New chair and members of National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) appointed
URL: New chair and members of National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) appointed
Jo Goodhew | Women’s Affairs
Traci Houpapa has been appointed Chair of the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) and Galia BarHava-Monteith has been appointed Deputy Chair, Women’s Affairs Minister Jo Goodhew announced today. Mrs Goodhew also announced the appointment of Dr Airini and Norah Barlow as new members of NACEW...
Jo Goodhew | Women’s Affairs
Traci Houpapa has been appointed Chair of the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) and Galia BarHava-Monteith has been appointed Deputy Chair, Women’s Affairs Minister Jo Goodhew announced today. Mrs Goodhew also announced the appointment of Dr Airini and Norah Barlow as new members of NACEW...
Principal guarantees school will keep its identity
URL: Principal guarantees school will keep its identity
The principal of Shirley Boys' High in the east of Christchurch has given a personal guarantee that the school won't close or merge with another, even though those are the options being considered by Government.
The principal of Shirley Boys' High in the east of Christchurch has given a personal guarantee that the school won't close or merge with another, even though those are the options being considered by Government.
Students skills put to the test - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Students skills put to the test Stuff.co.nz Awatapu College teacher Russell Harris said it was disappointing more schools did not get involved in the contest, which was open to all students from NCEA levels I and II in the Manawatu/Whanganui region. But the works in the competition were of a ... |
$1 meals boost kids' health
URL: $1 meals boost kids' health
A Putaruru school serving up compulsory breakfasts and hot lunches for just $1 a meal says the benefits are showing in students' dental records.Te Wharekura O Te Kaokaoroa O Patetere, a Maori immersion school with 120 children,...
A Putaruru school serving up compulsory breakfasts and hot lunches for just $1 a meal says the benefits are showing in students' dental records.Te Wharekura O Te Kaokaoroa O Patetere, a Maori immersion school with 120 children,...
Why I teach: You can't do it for the holidays
URL: Why I teach: You can't do it for the holidays
There are a lot of things that I love about being a teacher.
There are a lot of things that I love about being a teacher.
Gifted Kids Wellington Presents “System-Mania”
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Gifted Kids Wellington Presents “System-Mania” Gifted Kids is pleased to announce the Annual Sharing Nights that are taking place throughout the country in September. Sharing Nights are an opportunity for Gifted Kids students to showcase the learning ...
Gifted Kids Wellington Presents “System-Mania” Gifted Kids is pleased to announce the Annual Sharing Nights that are taking place throughout the country in September. Sharing Nights are an opportunity for Gifted Kids students to showcase the learning ...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Changes needed to way we teach children - Parata - Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog)
 Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog) | URL: Changes needed to way we teach children - Parata Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog) Maori and Pasifika students are well below that, while boys are also over-represented in not meeting the reading and writing bottom lines. Education Minister Hekia Parata says it shows doing things the way they have always been done, doesn't work. |
Deep doubts persisting on national standards - Manawatu Standard
URL: Deep doubts persisting on national standards
Manawatu Standard
Such projects are part of a school-wide effort to keep the curriculum broad, despite national standards that emphasise literacy and numeracy. Last year Nelson Central School, a decile seven school of 428 pupils, reported 91 per cent of its students at ...
Manawatu Standard
Such projects are part of a school-wide effort to keep the curriculum broad, despite national standards that emphasise literacy and numeracy. Last year Nelson Central School, a decile seven school of 428 pupils, reported 91 per cent of its students at ...
National Standards publication dangerous to children's learning - NZEI - Voxy
URL: National Standards publication dangerous to children's learning - NZEI
Voxy
Children from poorer backgrounds will be the biggest losers following the publication of "ropey" National Standards data. NZEI Te Riu Roa National President Ian Leckie says the data is dangerous because it is misleading and does not provide any useful ...
Voxy
Children from poorer backgrounds will be the biggest losers following the publication of "ropey" National Standards data. NZEI Te Riu Roa National President Ian Leckie says the data is dangerous because it is misleading and does not provide any useful ...
Motivation, learning can be undermined - Professor - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Motivation, learning can be undermined - Professor
Stuff.co.nz
OPINION: When National Party leaders introduced National Standards for children's achievement in reading, writing and mathematics, their main argument was that this would greatly improve the achievement of the lowest performing 20 per cent of children.
Stuff.co.nz
OPINION: When National Party leaders introduced National Standards for children's achievement in reading, writing and mathematics, their main argument was that this would greatly improve the achievement of the lowest performing 20 per cent of children.
National Standards Solve Nothing « The Standard
URL: National Standards Solve Nothing « The Standard
Reprinted with permission from Dave Kennedy (bsprout) at Local Bodies. "While National Standards has cost around $60 million to force onto schools many programmes designed to address the causes of underachievement ...
Reprinted with permission from Dave Kennedy (bsprout) at Local Bodies. "While National Standards has cost around $60 million to force onto schools many programmes designed to address the causes of underachievement ...
Standards 'may aid rating of teachers' - Stuff.co.nz
 Voxy | URL: Standards 'may aid rating of teachers' Stuff.co.nz Stuff published the national standards results of more than 1000 primary and intermediate schools at the weekend in a new section called School Report. Yesterday, Prime Minister John Key welcomed the publication of results as a "very positive" step. |
Editorial: Govt could do better over school reports
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From Friday, parents of primary school pupils can visit a government website to see how their school is faring in meeting national standards for reading, writing and mathematics. They will not see their school ranked against others...
From Friday, parents of primary school pupils can visit a government website to see how their school is faring in meeting national standards for reading, writing and mathematics. They will not see their school ranked against others...
PM welcomes national standards debate - New Zealand Herald
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: PM welcomes national standards debate New Zealand Herald "It is the great thing about national standards that for three days our newspapers have been full of debate about what's happening in our classrooms, the level of performance and under-performance and maybe what some of the causes are," Mr Key told ... |
Turia backs release of standards data - Waatea News
Voxy | URL: Turia backs release of standards data Waatea News Data released last week by Education Minister Hekia Parata showed only 66 percent of Maori children reached the national standard for reading, 62 percent for maths and 58 percent for writing. Education unions slammed the tests as inaccurate and taking ... |
The fantasy and reality of national standards « The Dim-Post
URL: The fantasy and reality of national standards « The Dim-Post
Via the Herald: The majority of people polled think schools should publicly release their national standards performance data. Results from a Herald-Digipoll survey showed 60.3 per cent of people agreed that schools should ...
Via the Herald: The majority of people polled think schools should publicly release their national standards performance data. Results from a Herald-Digipoll survey showed 60.3 per cent of people agreed that schools should ...
Minister says school results just part of the story - Radio New Zealand
 Bay Chronicle | URL: Minister says school results just part of the story Radio New Zealand Minister says school results just part of the story. Updated at 6:33 am today. The Education Minister, Hekia Parata, says national standards results published on Saturday don't tell the full story on individual schools. Fairfax newspapers, including ... |
'Don't judge schools on national standards' - The Ashburton Guardian
URL: 'Don't judge schools on national standards'
The Ashburton Guardian
Earlier this year, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced a major shake-up of the education sector, asking schools to produce their national standards results, in time for them to be published on a national website. That information has now been ...
The Ashburton Guardian
Earlier this year, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced a major shake-up of the education sector, asking schools to produce their national standards results, in time for them to be published on a national website. That information has now been ...
The publication of controversial national standards data
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Lorraine Kerr, President of the School Trustees Association and Geoff Lovegrove, Principal of the decile 3 Lytton Street School in Manawatu.
Lorraine Kerr, President of the School Trustees Association and Geoff Lovegrove, Principal of the decile 3 Lytton Street School in Manawatu.
Third failing Govt writing standards - Otago Daily Times
URL: Third failing Govt writing standards
Otago Daily Times
Figures made public by the Ministry of Education yesterday show more than 30% of pupils are not meeting the writing standards set by the Government. The first ... In writing, 58% of Maori and 54% of Pasifika pupils achieved at or above the national ...
Otago Daily Times
Figures made public by the Ministry of Education yesterday show more than 30% of pupils are not meeting the writing standards set by the Government. The first ... In writing, 58% of Maori and 54% of Pasifika pupils achieved at or above the national ...
National standards data confirms boys are lagging behind
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Massey University education professor Michael Irwin is the author of the book 'Educating Boys: Helping kiwi boys succeed at school' and the organiser of two National Conferences on Boys' Education.
Massey University education professor Michael Irwin is the author of the book 'Educating Boys: Helping kiwi boys succeed at school' and the organiser of two National Conferences on Boys' Education.
TUMEKE!: Fairfax and the art of National Standards
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Sigh - remember when National Standards were first raised and everyone (Tumeke included) immediately criticized them as a first step towards league tables and the Government denied that was their intent? Yeah, well lo ...
Sigh - remember when National Standards were first raised and everyone (Tumeke included) immediately criticized them as a first step towards league tables and the Government denied that was their intent? Yeah, well lo ...
School trustees not fussed by national standards release - TVNZ
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TVNZ
Parents use a whole range of criteria to pick a primary school for their children, not just the national standards results released this week, claims the New Zealand School Trustees Association. The Government is about to release the figures that ...
TVNZ
Parents use a whole range of criteria to pick a primary school for their children, not just the national standards results released this week, claims the New Zealand School Trustees Association. The Government is about to release the figures that ...
No change for us - principal - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
National standards has not helped staff at St Mary's School in Blenheim identify pupils' needs in the areas of reading, writing and maths, says school principal Alister Bridgman. The standards had simply formalised pupils' assessment, he said. He ...
Stuff.co.nz
National standards has not helped staff at St Mary's School in Blenheim identify pupils' needs in the areas of reading, writing and maths, says school principal Alister Bridgman. The standards had simply formalised pupils' assessment, he said. He ...
Public wants school data: poll - New Zealand Herald
 The Dominion Post | URL: Public wants school data: poll New Zealand Herald The Ministry of Education is working with about 25 schools that did not send in data for last year. Hikurangi Primary School principal Bruce Crawford said the school had long been against the implementation of national standards and had chosen to send ... |
The School Report project: a balanced view - Stuff.co.nz (blog)
 New Zealand Herald | URL: The School Report project: a balanced view Stuff.co.nz (blog) People are worried - even though we haven't done it - that ranking will happen anyway and that those schools with lower proportions of kids above the standards and higher proportions below will be unfairly viewed in a dim light. ... Second, the ... |
New era in primary sector training - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“What customers will notice over time are improvements and efficiencies in the training system we deliver.” The Primary ITO will be officially launched on 10 October by Steven Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education. A comprehensive transition plan will ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“What customers will notice over time are improvements and efficiencies in the training system we deliver.” The Primary ITO will be officially launched on 10 October by Steven Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education. A comprehensive transition plan will ...
Special school is 'failure' under national standards - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Hamilton North School is a learning centre for children with intellectual disabilities of varying degrees yet is still graded by the National Standards. Principal Tony Kane explains the situation and how hard the staff work under extraordinary ...
Stuff.co.nz
Hamilton North School is a learning centre for children with intellectual disabilities of varying degrees yet is still graded by the National Standards. Principal Tony Kane explains the situation and how hard the staff work under extraordinary ...
Class numbers matter... maybe - TheChronicleHerald.ca
 TheChronicleHerald.ca | URL: Class numbers matter... maybe TheChronicleHerald.ca “When you have reduced class size, you end up with a system where rich kids are ending up with the same result as poor kids, where kids that are facing systemic forms of discrimination are able to overcome the barriers that they face. And that's not a ... |
American critic sees dangers in alternative schools - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: American critic sees dangers in alternative schools New Zealand Herald An American critic of charter schools has warned of the dangers of setting up the schools here, saying lessons can be learned from failed education reforms in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Karran Harper Royal, an education activist, has drawn a ... |
Charter guru opposes free for all - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Charter guru opposes free for all New Zealand Herald Charter schools have had mixed success in the US, but Kipp schools have a good record in getting underprivileged children into university. Some of Kipp's initiatives are believed to have influenced the Partnership Schools in New Zealand, which would be ... |
In favour of all-girls education - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
I've long been a fan of single-sex education for girls. My nine-year-old has enjoyed nearly five years at an all-girl school so I welcomed the findings reported in the article All-girl schools show edge. It supported my suspicion that girls educated ...
New Zealand Herald
I've long been a fan of single-sex education for girls. My nine-year-old has enjoyed nearly five years at an all-girl school so I welcomed the findings reported in the article All-girl schools show edge. It supported my suspicion that girls educated ...
Halswell School rebuild hoped to be ready for 150th - Stuff.co.nz
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The redevelopment has been one of the few positive announcements to come out of the Government's shake-up of education in Canterbury. But the school's celebrations have been muted, given the 13 school closures and 18 mergers proposed across the ...
Stuff.co.nz
The redevelopment has been one of the few positive announcements to come out of the Government's shake-up of education in Canterbury. But the school's celebrations have been muted, given the 13 school closures and 18 mergers proposed across the ...
Maori keyboard puts designer in finals - The Daily Post
 TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views | URL: Maori keyboard puts designer in finals The Daily Post Finalists for the awards have been announced, with businesses, education institutes, government departments, organisations and community groups nominated for their input into promoting and preserving te reo Maori. There are 30 finalists in 15 categories. |
Poverty hurting our kids' education – Mahuta - TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views
 TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views | URL: Poverty hurting our kids' education – Mahuta TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views “The sad reality is that far too many Maori and Pasifika children are affected by poverty and a sure sign in our schools is kids not having lunch or unable to concentrate because they are hungry. “Labour will work alongside community groups to tackle ... |
Digital 'app' in running for Maori language award - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
... the 30 contenders shortlisted as finalists in this year's Maori Language Award. A series of 15 categories of awards acknowledge the efforts of people promoting Te Reo Rangatira, including contributions by communities, in education and local government.
Radio New Zealand
... the 30 contenders shortlisted as finalists in this year's Maori Language Award. A series of 15 categories of awards acknowledge the efforts of people promoting Te Reo Rangatira, including contributions by communities, in education and local government.
Monday, September 24, 2012
First National Standards data sets baseline of learner achievement
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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata says National Standards data reported for the first time has set a baseline of Years 1-8 learner achievement.
The data shows that 76 per cent reached or exceeded the national standard for reading, 72 per cent of learners for mathematics, and 68 per cent for writing. “Of particular interest is the consistency of the achievement trends in writing, reading, mathematics by ethnicity and gender with other system ‘health check’ studies such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)...
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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata says National Standards data reported for the first time has set a baseline of Years 1-8 learner achievement.
The data shows that 76 per cent reached or exceeded the national standard for reading, 72 per cent of learners for mathematics, and 68 per cent for writing. “Of particular interest is the consistency of the achievement trends in writing, reading, mathematics by ethnicity and gender with other system ‘health check’ studies such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)...
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Education Minister says national standards are important
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Education Minister, Hekia Parata.
Education Minister, Hekia Parata.
Minister says school results just part of the story - Radio New Zealand
Bay Chronicle | URL: Minister says school results just part of the story Radio New Zealand Minister says school results just part of the story. Updated at 6:33 am today. The Education Minister, Hekia Parata, says national standards results published on Saturday don't tell the full story on individual schools. Fairfax newspapers, including ... |
Key backs publishing of National Standards - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Key backs publishing of National Standards Stuff.co.nz Prime Minister John Key has welcomed the publishing of National Standards data as a "very positive" step. Stuff recently published results from more than 1000 schools nationwide. Despite criticism that releasing the information would create unfair ... |
Report or else, schools told | Stuff.co.nz
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Dozens of schools refusing to implement national standards after almost three years face "consequences" from the Government. The Sunday Star-Times has obtained an official list of 25 schools that have failed to produce any ...
Dozens of schools refusing to implement national standards after almost three years face "consequences" from the Government. The Sunday Star-Times has obtained an official list of 25 schools that have failed to produce any ...
Innovative thinking brings bright ideas to life - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The system was tested at the Rotorua National Testing Programme and complies with standards set in the regional plan. Mr Weiss has been working with a manufacturing company to cost out manufacture and installation, estimated to be about $11,000.
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The system was tested at the Rotorua National Testing Programme and complies with standards set in the regional plan. Mr Weiss has been working with a manufacturing company to cost out manufacture and installation, estimated to be about $11,000.
Auckland National Standards put spotlight on schools... | Stuff.co.nz
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Children in Auckland's top decile schools are doing better than those in less well-off areas, as measured by the Education Ministry's controversial National Standards.
Children in Auckland's top decile schools are doing better than those in less well-off areas, as measured by the Education Ministry's controversial National Standards.
Not PC: National Standards publication won't fix cognitive child abuse
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National Standards will do nothing to fix this problem. It will do nothing to fix the poor teaching methods producing this horde of illiterates. But it might at least embarrass the poorest performers to find better methods.
National Standards will do nothing to fix this problem. It will do nothing to fix the poor teaching methods producing this horde of illiterates. But it might at least embarrass the poorest performers to find better methods.
“..National Standards | Rich Vs. Poor – The Gulf Revealed..” | whoar ...
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National standards from primary and intermediate schools from across the country shows pupils at lowest-decile schools are more likely to perform below national standards than those at the highest-decile schools.
National standards from primary and intermediate schools from across the country shows pupils at lowest-decile schools are more likely to perform below national standards than those at the highest-decile schools.
Stuff publishes the National Standards data | Kiwiblog
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First the criticism by the NZEI: So, what will National Standards league tables actually tell you? Not much. In fact, they will be very misleading if you.
First the criticism by the NZEI: So, what will National Standards league tables actually tell you? Not much. In fact, they will be very misleading if you.
National Standards Data | Kiwiblog
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National Standards Data · Add this story to Scoopit!. Hekia Parata has announced: Education Minister Hekia Parata says National Standards data reported for the first time has set a baseline of Years 1-8 learner achievement.
National Standards Data · Add this story to Scoopit!. Hekia Parata has announced: Education Minister Hekia Parata says National Standards data reported for the first time has set a baseline of Years 1-8 learner achievement.
Results of national standards online | Stuff.co.nz
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Controversial national standards results from more than 1000 New Zealand schools have today been revealed.
Controversial national standards results from more than 1000 New Zealand schools have today been revealed.
National Standards: Government begins to drip-feed... | Stuff.co.nz
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The first overall results of National Standards have been released by the Government.
The first overall results of National Standards have been released by the Government.
Standards not working in Taranaki, principals say | Stuff.co.nz
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A group of five school principals spoke out about national standards - a national primary and intermediate level assessment measuring literacy and numeracy introduced in 2010. The principals say it needs a complete ...
A group of five school principals spoke out about national standards - a national primary and intermediate level assessment measuring literacy and numeracy introduced in 2010. The principals say it needs a complete ...
Third failing Govt writing standards | Otago Daily Times Online News ...
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The first round of national standards figures show 76% of children are at or above the national standard for reading, and 72% are achieving in mathematics. But in writing, only 68% of pupils are achieving at or above the set ...
The first round of national standards figures show 76% of children are at or above the national standard for reading, and 72% are achieving in mathematics. But in writing, only 68% of pupils are achieving at or above the set ...
Conspiracy theory of the day, cockup or conspiracy edition? « The ...
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So the release of the National Standards data makes it easy to do all sorts of incredibly dubious analysis on the incredibly dubious dataset of National Standards results (check out Arahunga School's results – just one of many ...
So the release of the National Standards data makes it easy to do all sorts of incredibly dubious analysis on the incredibly dubious dataset of National Standards results (check out Arahunga School's results – just one of many ...
Chart of the day, almost as if there's some sort of relationship edition ...
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(Quick and shoddy because it's a Saturday morning) I took the Dom-Post's National Standards data, calculated the average above standards for each school across the three categories, and then compared this to the decile ...
(Quick and shoddy because it's a Saturday morning) I took the Dom-Post's National Standards data, calculated the average above standards for each school across the three categories, and then compared this to the decile ...
National standards allow parents to compare children - TVNZ
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TVNZ
But with national standards information now available, she can find out how her 11-year-old daughter, Sarah, is faring compared with other year 6 pupils. Fairfax released nationwide results from more than 1000 schools at the weekend, revealing how ...
TVNZ
But with national standards information now available, she can find out how her 11-year-old daughter, Sarah, is faring compared with other year 6 pupils. Fairfax released nationwide results from more than 1000 schools at the weekend, revealing how ...
Principals angry over National Standards report - TVNZ
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TVNZ
Breakfast asks the Principals' Federation about its disappointment that the Ministry of Education is releasing national standards results. U.S. tries to calm Islamic anger over film U.S Correspondent Jack Tame on America's attempts to calm public anger ...
TVNZ
Breakfast asks the Principals' Federation about its disappointment that the Ministry of Education is releasing national standards results. U.S. tries to calm Islamic anger over film U.S Correspondent Jack Tame on America's attempts to calm public anger ...
Designed to support teaching - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Designed to support teaching Stuff.co.nz National Standards are part of the growing suite of tools designed to support better teaching and learning. As with any tool their impact on student achievement depends on their application. Much debate on National Standards has centred on making ... |
Understanding National Standards results - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Understanding National Standards results Stuff.co.nz There is a unanimous expert opinion - even among those championing the potential of the National Standards - that it would be very foolish indeed to make judgments about any school on the basis of their results. Not yet, anyway. The standards, which ... |
Parents warned damage could be done - The Dominion Post
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The Dominion Post
Controversy erupted after the national standards results of more than 1000 schools from across the country were revealed by Fairfax Media, publishers of the Sunday Star-Times, as part of yesterday's launch of the "School Report" site. It was the first ...
The Dominion Post
Controversy erupted after the national standards results of more than 1000 schools from across the country were revealed by Fairfax Media, publishers of the Sunday Star-Times, as part of yesterday's launch of the "School Report" site. It was the first ...
National Standards: Which Children and Schools will be Hurt? - Scoop.co.nz
 New Zealand Herald | URL: National Standards: Which Children and Schools will be Hurt? Scoop.co.nz Publicly releasing National Standards data (whether by the media or by Government) gives another dimension to the National Standards and should by now be changing the way everyone understands them. In particular, the public release of National ... |
National Standards shock - New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald | URL: National Standards shock New Zealand Herald At schools with fewer pupils for each teacher, around 70 per cent of children are achieving national standards in reading, writing and arithmetic. But at schools with more pupils for each teacher - in effect, bigger classes - the pass rates rise to ... |
Principal criticises 'inconsistent' National Standards data - TVNZ
Stuff.co.nz | URL: Principal criticises 'inconsistent' National Standards data TVNZ This morning, Fairfax published National Standards results from more than 1000 schools across New Zealand, using tables to show the percentage of children who may or may not be meeting the expected National Standards for reading, writing and ... |
Results of national standards online - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
This is the first time national standards results have been made public - a move that has infuriated teachers' union the New Zealand Educational Institute, which says it will hurt the self-confidence of schools considered “not up to standard”. Many ...
Stuff.co.nz
This is the first time national standards results have been made public - a move that has infuriated teachers' union the New Zealand Educational Institute, which says it will hurt the self-confidence of schools considered “not up to standard”. Many ...
School sets its own standards - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: School sets its own standards Stuff.co.nz The school's National Standards results show 92 per cent achieving at or above standards for reading, writing and maths. ''To be honest, we don't actually focus on National Standards,'' principal Willie Rosendaal said. ''At the end it is an outcome ... |
Principal a fan of publishing National Standards - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
''I love National Standards to bits, we have always had assessment data in the school and have always known where our children are at,'' she says. ''We've got progressions in reading and are working on progressions for writing and maths so we have that ...
Stuff.co.nz
''I love National Standards to bits, we have always had assessment data in the school and have always known where our children are at,'' she says. ''We've got progressions in reading and are working on progressions for writing and maths so we have that ...
How New Zealand schools rate - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nz | URL: How New Zealand schools rate Stuff.co.nz After months of resistance, obstruction and stalling tactics from unions and hundreds of schools, Fairfax Media has obtained and analysed nationwide results and published them on a new section of its Stuff.co.nz website, School Report. This is the ... |
Rich schools excel in National Standards - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Rich schools excel in National Standards Stuff.co.nz Stuff.co.nz's School Report website, which reveals National Standards results from more than 1000 schools nationwide, shows a lower percentage of students at decile one primary and intermediate schools in Auckland are reaching the standards compared to ... |
Poor children do worse, national standards show - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Principal Pip Newton said poverty was a problem among the school's pupils, but that did not mean they could not achieve in the same way as their peers at higher-decile schools. However, getting to the same level might take longer. At the decile 10 ...
Stuff.co.nz
Principal Pip Newton said poverty was a problem among the school's pupils, but that did not mean they could not achieve in the same way as their peers at higher-decile schools. However, getting to the same level might take longer. At the decile 10 ...
Bigger schools producing better results - Otago Daily Times
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Otago Daily Times
But at schools with more pupils for each teacher - in effect, bigger classes - the pass rates rise to about 80 per cent. So too with school rolls: the highest proportions of children achieving or exceeding national standards are at big schools ...
Otago Daily Times
But at schools with more pupils for each teacher - in effect, bigger classes - the pass rates rise to about 80 per cent. So too with school rolls: the highest proportions of children achieving or exceeding national standards are at big schools ...
National Standards Data | Kiwiblog
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Education Minister Hekia Parata says National Standards data reported for the first time has set a baseline of Years 1-8 learner achievement. .... I hate that about NCEA. The modules also discourage students from drawing connections between different topics, but instead rewards those who memorize specific facts and regurgitate them, before immediately forgetting them to ..... I'd suggest this says more about teacher interest in the tests than the children tested.
Education Minister Hekia Parata says National Standards data reported for the first time has set a baseline of Years 1-8 learner achievement. .... I hate that about NCEA. The modules also discourage students from drawing connections between different topics, but instead rewards those who memorize specific facts and regurgitate them, before immediately forgetting them to ..... I'd suggest this says more about teacher interest in the tests than the children tested.
Maori and Pasifika students behind in national standards - TVNZ
 Newstalk ZB | URL: Maori and Pasifika students behind in national standards TVNZ "We've still got to focus much more on having a focus on Maori and Pasifika, on children that come from poorer homes, children with special education needs," Radio New Zealand quoted Parata as saying. Parata defended the release, for the first time, of ... |
Why teachers are furious (and parents are curious) - New Zealand Herald
Newstalk ZB | URL: Why teachers are furious (and parents are curious) New Zealand Herald The first comparisons between different subjects and groups of pupils - boys and girls, Maori and Pacific Islanders - are meaningful and important. These are the issues that New Zealand and its education community should be talking about, if they weren ... |
National standards data released - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
Education Minister Hekia Parata. File photo / Joel Ford. A snapshot of national standards results released today by Education Minister Hekia Parata suggests Maori and Pasifika students are failing in the education system. The figures show among ...
New Zealand Herald
Education Minister Hekia Parata. File photo / Joel Ford. A snapshot of national standards results released today by Education Minister Hekia Parata suggests Maori and Pasifika students are failing in the education system. The figures show among ...
National Standards don't show whole picture - NZEI
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Primary schools say they're frustrated by the partial release of national standards data by Fairfax Media at the weekend.
Primary schools say they're frustrated by the partial release of national standards data by Fairfax Media at the weekend.
Anger at paper's decision to publish standards data online
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Principals say the media giant Fairfax has a lot to answer for after it published the results of national standards information from a thousand primary and intermediate schools.
Principals say the media giant Fairfax has a lot to answer for after it published the results of national standards information from a thousand primary and intermediate schools.
Government drip-feeds National Standards data - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Government drip-feeds National Standards data Stuff.co.nz The overall results were consistent with other studies of achievement by primary school aged children, such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), she said. Teacher's union the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) said ... |
National Standards shock: Big classes work
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Primary schools have disclosed controversial data about pupil achievement, with the surprise revelation that children in bigger classes and bigger schools get better grades.The Herald on Sunday has conducted a comprehensive survey...
Primary schools have disclosed controversial data about pupil achievement, with the surprise revelation that children in bigger classes and bigger schools get better grades.The Herald on Sunday has conducted a comprehensive survey...
Boys struggle with schoolwork while girls get on with the job
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She's only 7, but already Rose Williams has a pretty clear view of what she'd like to do with her life. She would love to be a doctor, or perhaps a scientist like her mother. If she can fit in a bit of fashion design on the side so...
She's only 7, but already Rose Williams has a pretty clear view of what she'd like to do with her life. She would love to be a doctor, or perhaps a scientist like her mother. If she can fit in a bit of fashion design on the side so...
Herald on Sunday editorial: Won't someone please think of the children?
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If you're trying to decide on a school for your children, send them to Marian Catholic School in Hamilton East.Not because its pupils are the highest achievers in our comprehensive national standards survey - they're not. Not because...
If you're trying to decide on a school for your children, send them to Marian Catholic School in Hamilton East.Not because its pupils are the highest achievers in our comprehensive national standards survey - they're not. Not because...
Why children fail in writing
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More than a third of primary school children are failing writing standards because they don't read enough and are confused by texting language and slang, say experts.Figures made public by the Ministry of Education yesterday show...
More than a third of primary school children are failing writing standards because they don't read enough and are confused by texting language and slang, say experts.Figures made public by the Ministry of Education yesterday show...
National standards data confirms boys are lagging behind
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Massey University education professor Michael Irwin is the author of the book 'Educating Boys: Helping kiwi boys succeed at school' and the organiser of two National Conferences on Boys' Education.
Massey University education professor Michael Irwin is the author of the book 'Educating Boys: Helping kiwi boys succeed at school' and the organiser of two National Conferences on Boys' Education.
The publication of controversial national standards data
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Lorraine Kerr, President of the School Trustees Association and Geoff Lovegrove, Principal of the decile 3 Lytton Street School in Manawatu.
Lorraine Kerr, President of the School Trustees Association and Geoff Lovegrove, Principal of the decile 3 Lytton Street School in Manawatu.
Bad National Standards data will damage kids' learning
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The pre-release of some national standards data today by the government ahead of next week's official release is a further blow to schools and kids learning.
The pre-release of some national standards data today by the government ahead of next week's official release is a further blow to schools and kids learning.
National Standards will give parents misleading and poor quality information
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NZEI Te Riu Roa says parents need accurate and fair assessments of their children's progress and school effectiveness and that's why the release of National Standards information later this month will be a big step backwards.
NZEI Te Riu Roa says parents need accurate and fair assessments of their children's progress and school effectiveness and that's why the release of National Standards information later this month will be a big step backwards.
National Standards: Which Children and Schools will be Hurt? - Scoop.co.nz
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Scoop.co.nz
The children from poor families will include many who are Maori or Pasifika and who are 'English Language Learners'. They too will include many children with specific learning difficulties (around 25% of children with a disability live in benefit ...
Scoop.co.nz
The children from poor families will include many who are Maori or Pasifika and who are 'English Language Learners'. They too will include many children with specific learning difficulties (around 25% of children with a disability live in benefit ...
Principal warns against rankings - Manawatu Standard
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Manawatu Standard
Launched ahead of the Ministry of Education's own release next week, this is the first time national standards results have been made public. Talia Shadwell takes an in-depth look at the Government's controversial policy, and what is happening behind ...
Manawatu Standard
Launched ahead of the Ministry of Education's own release next week, this is the first time national standards results have been made public. Talia Shadwell takes an in-depth look at the Government's controversial policy, and what is happening behind ...
National Standards data released - The Dominion Post
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The Dominion Post
The first overall results of National Standards have been released by the Government. Education Minister Hekia Parata said the figures for last year, to be released in full by the Government next week, showed 76 percent of children in years 1 to 8 were ...
The Dominion Post
The first overall results of National Standards have been released by the Government. Education Minister Hekia Parata said the figures for last year, to be released in full by the Government next week, showed 76 percent of children in years 1 to 8 were ...
The titillating presentation of misleading information
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www.qpec.org.nz 23 September 2012 Media Release: League table: the titillating presentation of misleading information QPEC joins the chorus of school principals and educators to condemn the government-sanctioned release of school league tables based on national ...
www.qpec.org.nz 23 September 2012 Media Release: League table: the titillating presentation of misleading information QPEC joins the chorus of school principals and educators to condemn the government-sanctioned release of school league tables based on national ...
Comment on release of National Standards
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"There is an 80 percent glass ceiling for reading achievement in all English-speaking countries, and the figures released by Education Minister Hekia Parata confirm this is still in place in New Zealand," said Allan Campbell, a Christchurch member of ...
"There is an 80 percent glass ceiling for reading achievement in all English-speaking countries, and the figures released by Education Minister Hekia Parata confirm this is still in place in New Zealand," said Allan Campbell, a Christchurch member of ...
Bad National Standards data will damage kids’ learning
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The pre-release of some national standards data today by the government ahead of next week’s official release is a further blow to schools and kids learning. "We reiterate that the best way to get quality information is to visit your child's school ...
The pre-release of some national standards data today by the government ahead of next week’s official release is a further blow to schools and kids learning. "We reiterate that the best way to get quality information is to visit your child's school ...
Booklet to help parents ask questions of schools
URL: Booklet to help parents ask questions of schools
A new publication from the Education Review Office aims to help parents ask schools about how their child is doing at school.
A new publication from the Education Review Office aims to help parents ask schools about how their child is doing at school.
At least 20pc of pupils lagging | Stuff.co.nz
URL: At least 20pc of pupils lagging | Stuff.co.nz
At least one in five Canterbury and West Coast pupils is failing reading, writing and maths under the Government's national standards scheme.
At least one in five Canterbury and West Coast pupils is failing reading, writing and maths under the Government's national standards scheme.
National Standards based on 'shonky figures'
URL: National Standards based on 'shonky figures'
I recently paid a visit to my old school, Papatoetoe Central Primary, in South Auckland.
I recently paid a visit to my old school, Papatoetoe Central Primary, in South Auckland.
Motivation, learning can be undermined - Professor
URL: Motivation, learning can be undermined - Professor
When National Party leaders introduced National Standards for children's achievement in reading, writing and mathematics, their main argument was that this would greatly improve the achievement of the lowest performing 20 per cent of children.
When National Party leaders introduced National Standards for children's achievement in reading, writing and mathematics, their main argument was that this would greatly improve the achievement of the lowest performing 20 per cent of children.
Parents warned damage could be done
URL: Parents warned damage could be done
Parents are being urged to look beyond the "very immature" information published as part of Fairfax Media's "School Report" website launch on Stuff.co.nz.
Parents are being urged to look beyond the "very immature" information published as part of Fairfax Media's "School Report" website launch on Stuff.co.nz.
How New Zealand schools rate
URL: How New Zealand schools rate
Controversial National Standards results from more than 1000 New Zealand schools have today been revealed.
Controversial National Standards results from more than 1000 New Zealand schools have today been revealed.
Understanding National Standards results
URL: Understanding National Standards results
Is the publication of results:
Is the publication of results:
Our standards for School Report
URL: Our standards for School Report
Many people told us not to publish the information you see on this site.
Many people told us not to publish the information you see on this site.
Standards 'not the best measure'
URL: Standards 'not the best measure'
By Lorraine Kerr, New Zealand School Trustees Association president.
By Lorraine Kerr, New Zealand School Trustees Association president.
Data can prove misleading - NZEI
URL: Data can prove misleading - NZEI
By Ian Leckie, national president of NZEI Te Riu Roa.
By Ian Leckie, national president of NZEI Te Riu Roa.
School Report: Have your say
URL: School Report: Have your say
Are National Standards the best way to measure student achievement in New Zealand schools? Should school results be made public? Join the conversation in the comments section below and tell us what you think.
Are National Standards the best way to measure student achievement in New Zealand schools? Should school results be made public? Join the conversation in the comments section below and tell us what you think.
Government drip-feeds National Standards data
URL: Government drip-feeds National Standards data
The first overall results of National Standards have been released by the Government.
The first overall results of National Standards have been released by the Government.
Children bearing brunt of school closure stress
URL: Children bearing brunt of school closure stress
Bed-wetting and anxiety levels could increase among young children because of the Christchurch schools shake-up, experts say.
Bed-wetting and anxiety levels could increase among young children because of the Christchurch schools shake-up, experts say.
Circular 2012/08 - State funding for 2013
URL: Circular 2012/08 - State funding for 2013
Funding circular about operational funding grant and staffing entitlement for 2013
Funding circular about operational funding grant and staffing entitlement for 2013
Circular 2012/07 - Private school subsidy funding 2013
URL: Circular 2012/07 - Private school subsidy funding 2013
Funding circular about private school subsidy funding for 2013.
Funding circular about private school subsidy funding for 2013.
What kindies think parents should know
URL: What kindies think parents should know
Parental warning: When your toddler gets home from daycare and tells you about their day, they've probably also been talking about what happened at home the night before.That advice comes from an anonymous early childhood educator...
Parental warning: When your toddler gets home from daycare and tells you about their day, they've probably also been talking about what happened at home the night before.That advice comes from an anonymous early childhood educator...
School closures premature: professor - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: School closures premature: professor New Zealand Herald Closing two of the country's residential schools for children with severe behavioural difficulties is premature and would leave vulnerable children putting pressure on the mainstream system, an education professor says. The Ministry of ... "This will ... |
Thousands vent fury at school closures - New Zealand Herald
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Thousands vent fury at school closures New Zealand Herald Upset children, parents and principals rallied against "abusive" school closures in quake-ravaged Christchurch yesterday. Thousands gathered at Hagley Park to vent their fury at Government proposals to shut 13 Canterbury schools; merge 18 into nine ... |
Thousands vent fury at school closures
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Christchurch promises more protest action Upset children, parents and principals rallied against "abusive" school closures in quake-ravaged Christchurch yesterday.Thousands gathered at Hagley Park to vent their fury at Government...
Christchurch promises more protest action Upset children, parents and principals rallied against "abusive" school closures in quake-ravaged Christchurch yesterday.Thousands gathered at Hagley Park to vent their fury at Government...
Cantabrians speak out against education reforms
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More than 2000 Cantabrians have gathered in Christchurch to rally against proposed changes to the region's education system.The thousands, who gathered across four netball courts at Hagley Park, urged Education Minister Hekia Parata...
More than 2000 Cantabrians have gathered in Christchurch to rally against proposed changes to the region's education system.The thousands, who gathered across four netball courts at Hagley Park, urged Education Minister Hekia Parata...
Real consultation needed in Christchurch
URL: Real consultation needed in Christchurch
NZEI says a proper process is needed in the plan for education in Christchurch with genuine consultation and community involvement.
NZEI says a proper process is needed in the plan for education in Christchurch with genuine consultation and community involvement.
Children bearing brunt of school closure stress
URL: Children bearing brunt of school closure stress
Bed-wetting and anxiety levels could increase among young children because of the Christchurch schools shake-up, experts say.
Bed-wetting and anxiety levels could increase among young children because of the Christchurch schools shake-up, experts say.
How to recognise a good school
URL: How to recognise a good school
Professor John Hattie suggests 10 indicators for parents when it comes to recognising a good school:
Professor John Hattie suggests 10 indicators for parents when it comes to recognising a good school:
Why I teach: To change one life
URL: Why I teach: To change one life
I teach in the hope I can change the life of just one person. That one person that might one day become prime minister, or a public personality; that one person that might make a difference in someone else's life.
I teach in the hope I can change the life of just one person. That one person that might one day become prime minister, or a public personality; that one person that might make a difference in someone else's life.
Why I teach: Embracing individuality
URL: Why I teach: Embracing individuality
I teach because I love the energy and variety of my day.
I teach because I love the energy and variety of my day.
Pupils' letters put case to keep school | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Pupils' letters put case to keep school | Stuff.co.nz
"Please save our school" was the plea from Christchurch school pupils who sent letters to Prime Minister John Key and Cabinet ministers. ... Year 6 pupil Dominick Budd was "angry and confused" about the proposal.
"Please save our school" was the plea from Christchurch school pupils who sent letters to Prime Minister John Key and Cabinet ministers. ... Year 6 pupil Dominick Budd was "angry and confused" about the proposal.
Schools Reforms: Pupils March For Survival | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Schools Reforms: Pupils March For Survival | Stuff.co.nz
It was an unusual demographic of protesters, including education leaders, MPs, parents, hundreds of primary school pupils and toddlers waving signs from prams. ... I want to stay where I am," an 11-year-old pupil said.
It was an unusual demographic of protesters, including education leaders, MPs, parents, hundreds of primary school pupils and toddlers waving signs from prams. ... I want to stay where I am," an 11-year-old pupil said.
Otago study reveals persistent deprivation for NZ children
URL: Otago study reveals persistent deprivation for NZ children
A sizeable and “difficult to ignore” proportion of New Zealand children have experienced persistent low income and deprivation in recent years, according to a new University of Otago study using seven years of longitudinal survey data.
A sizeable and “difficult to ignore” proportion of New Zealand children have experienced persistent low income and deprivation in recent years, according to a new University of Otago study using seven years of longitudinal survey data.
Hall of Fame for Pacific educator
URL: Hall of Fame for Pacific educator
A senior lecturer in Education at Waikato University is the first Pacific to be nominated and accepted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame based at the University of Oklahama.
A senior lecturer in Education at Waikato University is the first Pacific to be nominated and accepted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame based at the University of Oklahama.
Research does not support closure of two special schools
URL: Research does not support closure of two special schools
Research evidence does not support the proposed closure of two of New Zealand’s residential schools for children with severe behavioural difficulties, University of Canterbury Professor Garry Hornby said today.
Research evidence does not support the proposed closure of two of New Zealand’s residential schools for children with severe behavioural difficulties, University of Canterbury Professor Garry Hornby said today.
Should preschool be compulsory? - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Should preschool be compulsory? New Zealand Herald Two views on the Government's decision to require social welfare beneficiaries with little children to arrange for them to attend preschool education centres from July next year. Join the debate and leave your comments at the end. Digital image / P.K ... |
Should preschool be compulsory? - New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald | URL: Should preschool be compulsory? New Zealand Herald Two views on the Government's decision to require social welfare beneficiaries with little children to arrange for them to attend preschool education centres from July next year. Join the debate and leave your comments at the end. Digital image / P.K ... |
Feature Guest Liz Hunkin - teaching te reo Maori
URL: Feature Guest Liz Hunkin - teaching te reo Maori
Liz Hunkin teaches te reo Maori in Wairoa and she is a 2012 a winner of an Ako Aotearoa - the national centre for tertiary teaching excellence in Kaupapa Maori context. She is a founder of Te Kura Motuhake o Te Ataarangi, a national private training organisation that delivers level 1 to 7 Maori language courses.
Liz Hunkin teaches te reo Maori in Wairoa and she is a 2012 a winner of an Ako Aotearoa - the national centre for tertiary teaching excellence in Kaupapa Maori context. She is a founder of Te Kura Motuhake o Te Ataarangi, a national private training organisation that delivers level 1 to 7 Maori language courses.
Youth unemployment pilot
URL: Youth unemployment pilot
CEO of the Foundation for Youth Development, which has just launched a pilot of their new Career Navigator programme at a high school in Manurewa in Auckland.
CEO of the Foundation for Youth Development, which has just launched a pilot of their new Career Navigator programme at a high school in Manurewa in Auckland.
Poverty hurting our kids' education - Mahuta - Voxy
URL: Poverty hurting our kids' education - Mahuta
Voxy
"The sad reality is that far too many Maori and Pasifika children are affected by poverty and a sure sign in our schools is kids not having lunch or unable to concentrate because they are hungry. "Labour will work alongside community groups to tackle ...
Voxy
"The sad reality is that far too many Maori and Pasifika children are affected by poverty and a sure sign in our schools is kids not having lunch or unable to concentrate because they are hungry. "Labour will work alongside community groups to tackle ...
Paula Bennett: Not all kids need pre-school - New Zealand Herald
URL: Paula Bennett: Not all kids need pre-school
New Zealand Herald
Parents on benefits will have to enrol their children in early childhood education from the age of three until they attend school under a bill that passed its first reading in Parliament on Thursday. The move is part of the Government's second wave of ...
New Zealand Herald
Parents on benefits will have to enrol their children in early childhood education from the age of three until they attend school under a bill that passed its first reading in Parliament on Thursday. The move is part of the Government's second wave of ...
Parents keen on ordering their children's school lunches online - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Parents keen on ordering their children's school lunches online New Zealand Herald With volunteers to staff the tills thin on the ground and no time to deal with the administration hassles of tuck shops, more schools are choosing to outsource their students' bought lunches. Online lunch-ordering businesses are springing up across the ... |
Student life made easier with note-sharing app - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Student life made easier with note-sharing app New Zealand Herald A new internet application created by two University of Auckland software engineers allows students to share and compare lecture notes in real time from anywhere in the country. Students Hengjie Wang and Jordan Thoms have teamed up to create Notable, ... |
Dyslexic students denied exam aid - TVNZ
URL: Dyslexic students denied exam aid
TVNZ
Source: Photos.com. A growing number of pupils with learning disabilities have been told by the government that they will have to go it alone come exam time in November, says an educational psychologist. ... Adele Campbell, teacher of dyslexic students ...
TVNZ
Source: Photos.com. A growing number of pupils with learning disabilities have been told by the government that they will have to go it alone come exam time in November, says an educational psychologist. ... Adele Campbell, teacher of dyslexic students ...
Knox College seeks new master despite issues - Otago Daily Times
URL: Knox College seeks new master despite issues
Otago Daily Times
University of Otago | News: Dunedin | Knox College. Knox College has advertised for a new leader, despite warnings the tertiary residential facility may be closed unless millions of dollars can be raised urgently for earthquake-strengthening and more beds.
Otago Daily Times
University of Otago | News: Dunedin | Knox College. Knox College has advertised for a new leader, despite warnings the tertiary residential facility may be closed unless millions of dollars can be raised urgently for earthquake-strengthening and more beds.
Case study: Monrad Intermediate - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Case study: Monrad Intermediate
Stuff.co.nz
Meetings with parents and the board of trustees elucidated a strong interest in their childrens' Tikanga Maori, Kapa Haka and Te Reo education, and the school won this year's regional Kapa Haka championships, bolstered by a three-classroom Te Reo Maori ...
Stuff.co.nz
Meetings with parents and the board of trustees elucidated a strong interest in their childrens' Tikanga Maori, Kapa Haka and Te Reo education, and the school won this year's regional Kapa Haka championships, bolstered by a three-classroom Te Reo Maori ...
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National Standards will give parents misleading information
URL: National Standards will give parents misleading information
NZEI Te Riu Roa says parents need accurate and fair assessments of their children’s progress and school effectiveness and that’s why the release of National Standards information later this month will be a big step backwards.
NZEI Te Riu Roa says parents need accurate and fair assessments of their children’s progress and school effectiveness and that’s why the release of National Standards information later this month will be a big step backwards.
Research Shows Parents Want More Information On Learning
URL: Research Shows Parents Want More Information On Learning
20 September 2012 Media release Research Shows Parents Want More Information On Their Children’s Learning
20 September 2012 Media release Research Shows Parents Want More Information On Their Children’s Learning
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