URL: Education requires 'less Act-ion, more home-grown solutions'
Voxy
"That the government is using low achievement of Maori and Pasifika to justify their proposal for Charter Schools is extremely disappointing. "If change is really at the heart of the policy, then why are targets for achievement for these groups left ...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Pasifika Framework Launched : Tertiary Education New Zealand
URL: Pasifika Framework Launched : Tertiary Education New Zealand
The Tertiary Education Commission has launched the Pasifika Framework 2013-2017, a leading step towards a whole-of-sector approach to improving Pasifika tertiary achievement and employment prospects. The framework ...
The Tertiary Education Commission has launched the Pasifika Framework 2013-2017, a leading step towards a whole-of-sector approach to improving Pasifika tertiary achievement and employment prospects. The framework ...
Sides taken on education standards - New Zealand Herald
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Sides taken on education standards New Zealand Herald "Is this part of a real agenda to undermine and discredit our public education system in order to bring in radical, experimental and failed overseas policies, such as dodgy charter schools using unregistered and unqualified teachers?" Mr Goulter said. |
Making a difference in education - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Making a difference in education New Zealand Herald Morris has sympathy for Education Secretary Lesley Longstone's comments about the "tail" of educational underachievement system, which is getting longer and is disproportionately brown. He has had many meetings with iwi groups about ways of ... |
Listen to Christchurch March - 31 October 4-6 pm starting at Hagley Park netball courts
URL: Listen to Christchurch March - 31 October 4-6 pm starting at Hagley Park netball courts
The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata will receive a strong message from the Christchurch community tomorrow that the Government needs to put children at the forefront of any plans for the future of education in Christchurch.
The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata will receive a strong message from the Christchurch community tomorrow that the Government needs to put children at the forefront of any plans for the future of education in Christchurch.
Are at-risk students being failed by the education system?
URL: Are at-risk students being failed by the education system?
With Mike Hollings - Chief Executive of Te Kura (The NZ Correspondence School).
With Mike Hollings - Chief Executive of Te Kura (The NZ Correspondence School).
Editorial: Educators exposed as guilty of complacency
URL: Editorial: Educators exposed as guilty of complacency
Education commentators have been aghast this week that the Secretary for Education does not consider our education system "world class". Writing a foreword for the ministry's annual report, Lesley Longstone said: "The system is still...
Education commentators have been aghast this week that the Secretary for Education does not consider our education system "world class". Writing a foreword for the ministry's annual report, Lesley Longstone said: "The system is still...
When world class isn't good enough - The Southland Times
Stuff.co.nz | URL: When world class isn't good enough The Southland Times OPINION: Education Ministry chief executive Lesley Longstone finds herself in disodour with teacher unions for saying this country's education system is not world class. Cue reproachful brandishing of evidence that our educational outcomes are right up ... |
Social issues inspire achiever - Manawatu Standard
 Manawatu Standard | URL: Social issues inspire achiever Manawatu Standard She achieves it, too, with an impressive list of accomplishments behind her as she readies herself to leave Awatapu College at the end of this year. The year-13 girl is described by her teachers ... The Royal Norwegian Consulate sees the same potential ... |
Online learning - the future of education? - New Zealand Listener
 New Zealand Listener | URL: Online learning - the future of education? New Zealand Listener The core of any student's education was once the 3Rs: reading, writing and arithmetic. But in the 21st century, educators are just as likely to be talking about the 4Cs: critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. In this new way of ... |
Parata tries to head off revolting masses - National Business Review
 Taranaki Daily News | URL: Parata tries to head off revolting masses National Business Review Featured comment. The success or otherwise of a charm offensive today by Education Minister Hekia Parata may determine the strength of a planned demonstration tomorrow. Ms Parata arranged to chat with journalists at The Press newspaper this morning. |
New head of Grammar going out of his way to avoid the soft options
URL: New head of Grammar going out of his way to avoid the soft options
Tim O'Connor admits there have been a few awkward moments during his first days as headmaster at Auckland Grammar.It has been two weeks since he arrived from the rival Palmerston North Boys High School, where he was head."I was...
Tim O'Connor admits there have been a few awkward moments during his first days as headmaster at Auckland Grammar.It has been two weeks since he arrived from the rival Palmerston North Boys High School, where he was head."I was...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Swipe at education system riles teachers - Otago Daily Times
URL: Swipe at education system riles teachers
Otago Daily Times
Proposed Canterbury school mergers, problems with the new teachers' payroll system, publication of national standards data and Ms Parata's comments about the poor pronunciation of Maori and Pasifika names in schools have all been sore points for ...
Otago Daily Times
Proposed Canterbury school mergers, problems with the new teachers' payroll system, publication of national standards data and Ms Parata's comments about the poor pronunciation of Maori and Pasifika names in schools have all been sore points for ...
Gordon Campbell: Dissing teachers & the politics of Homeland - Scoop.co.nz
 3News NZ | URL: Gordon Campbell: Dissing teachers & the politics of Homeland Scoop.co.nz To most teachers, the comments by Education Ministry CEO Lesley Longstone that the NZ education system is not world class were not made in a vacuum. The comments come in the wake of imposed policies on (a) national standards (b) charter schools and ... |
Talk about ideology polluting education | Whale Oil Beef Hooked | A ...
URL: Talk about ideology polluting education | Whale Oil Beef Hooked | A ...
'The problem we have in New Zealand,' says Simpson, 'is not an educational achievement issue but an equity issue,' he said. 'The Secretary has correctly identified equity as an issue the country must urgently address, but ...
'The problem we have in New Zealand,' says Simpson, 'is not an educational achievement issue but an equity issue,' he said. 'The Secretary has correctly identified equity as an issue the country must urgently address, but ...
New competitive funding process for foundation level courses
URL: New competitive funding process for foundation level courses
Steven Joyce, Tertiary Education minister. Sandra Grey, New competitive funding process for foundation level courses.
Steven Joyce, Tertiary Education minister. Sandra Grey, New competitive funding process for foundation level courses.
Education system failing at-risk students - ministry review
URL: Education system failing at-risk students - ministry review
A Ministry of Education review says the education system is failing at-risk students by dumping them at the Correspondence School.
A Ministry of Education review says the education system is failing at-risk students by dumping them at the Correspondence School.
Lifting literacy levels too important to be trifled with - Nelson Mail
URL: Lifting literacy levels too important to be trifled with
Nelson Mail
This is not because of declining levels of educational achievement, but it is much more strongly related to the increasing levels of complexity and compliance requirements in our industries. Management systems used to be rare. They are now the norm, ...
Nelson Mail
This is not because of declining levels of educational achievement, but it is much more strongly related to the increasing levels of complexity and compliance requirements in our industries. Management systems used to be rare. They are now the norm, ...
Teen parent education options
URL: Teen parent education options
Information about the range of educational options that are available to learners who are teen parents...
Information about the range of educational options that are available to learners who are teen parents...
Longstone must talk to her bargaining team - PPTA - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Longstone must talk to her bargaining team - PPTA
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
... student learning at all,” he said. “PPTA has lodged what we believe is a fair and reasonable claim for these times, which has been restricted to the few crucial areas of class size, quality teaching and fairness and equity for all students ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
... student learning at all,” he said. “PPTA has lodged what we believe is a fair and reasonable claim for these times, which has been restricted to the few crucial areas of class size, quality teaching and fairness and equity for all students ...
Critical education comments backed
URL: Critical education comments backed
Controversial comments by Education Ministry head Lesley Longstone that New Zealand's system isn't world class because Maori and Pasifika children are under-performing have found a surprising alliance of support from the ACT and Maori parties.
Controversial comments by Education Ministry head Lesley Longstone that New Zealand's system isn't world class because Maori and Pasifika children are under-performing have found a surprising alliance of support from the ACT and Maori parties.
Minister and Ministry chief at odds over NZ's world class education system
URL: Minister and Ministry chief at odds over NZ's world class education system
Claims by the new Education Secretary Lesley Longstone that New Zealand does not have a world class education system has put her at odds with Education Minister Hekia Parata’s comments just last Friday, says NZEI National Secretary, Paul Goulter.
Claims by the new Education Secretary Lesley Longstone that New Zealand does not have a world class education system has put her at odds with Education Minister Hekia Parata’s comments just last Friday, says NZEI National Secretary, Paul Goulter.
Teachers Developing Teachers in Sweden: Learn and Relearn
URL: Teachers Developing Teachers in Sweden: Learn and Relearn
Lovisa Jansson shares her insight into what it takes to move from performance at school to actual practice and learning...
Lovisa Jansson shares her insight into what it takes to move from performance at school to actual practice and learning...
Parata to hear city schools' survival pleas - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Parata to hear city schools' survival pleas Stuff.co.nz Christchurch schools will start pleading their case for survival to Education Minister Hekia Parata today. Parata is embarking on a three-week consultation programme where she has offered to meet representatives from 37 schools and their communities to ... |
University seeks entry shake-up - New Zealand Herald
URL: University seeks entry shake-up
New Zealand Herald
The country's largest university has called a meeting with prestigious colleges using an alternative exam system amid concerns too many students are unprepared for degree-level study. Auckland University will meet top schools tomorrow, including King's ...
New Zealand Herald
The country's largest university has called a meeting with prestigious colleges using an alternative exam system amid concerns too many students are unprepared for degree-level study. Auckland University will meet top schools tomorrow, including King's ...
Māori Party Congratulates Education CEO on Straight Talking - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Māori Party Congratulates Education CEO on Straight Talking
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It recognises that whānau and iwi have aspirations for their young people which the educational system can help to meet, through a respectful teaching and learning culture.” “Cultural competency is part of the answer, as is professional development, a ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It recognises that whānau and iwi have aspirations for their young people which the educational system can help to meet, through a respectful teaching and learning culture.” “Cultural competency is part of the answer, as is professional development, a ...
Special principal receives 'rare' NZ award - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Special principal receives 'rare' NZ award Stuff.co.nz A Southland school principal has won a national leadership award for her work in special education. Ruru Specialist School principal Erin Cairns was presented the National Excellence in Teaching Awards Foundation's Cognition Education Excellence in ... |
Secondary School Maths Students Awarded Medals
URL: Secondary School Maths Students Awarded Medals
A presentation ceremony will be held for the annual Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) on Thursday, 1 November at the Parliament Buildings, Wellington. The Hon. Hekia Parata, Minister of Education, will present AMC medals to the New Zealand winners. ...
A presentation ceremony will be held for the annual Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) on Thursday, 1 November at the Parliament Buildings, Wellington. The Hon. Hekia Parata, Minister of Education, will present AMC medals to the New Zealand winners. ...
Clever students awarded at ceremony tomorrow
URL: Clever students awarded at ceremony tomorrow
The 2012 Bright Sparks Awards is New Zealand’s premier electronics and programming competition for school students. Tomorrow night a mix of students, parents, teachers, technology industry leaders, university and community leaders, and politicians will ...
The 2012 Bright Sparks Awards is New Zealand’s premier electronics and programming competition for school students. Tomorrow night a mix of students, parents, teachers, technology industry leaders, university and community leaders, and politicians will ...
Student's tribute wins literary award | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Student's tribute wins literary award | Stuff.co.nz
Sophie Andersen-Gardiner's satirical and touching tribute to her younger sister has won the 2012 Ronald Hugh Morrieson Literary Award. The 17-year-old Opunake High School student's short story titled Libby impressed ...
Sophie Andersen-Gardiner's satirical and touching tribute to her younger sister has won the 2012 Ronald Hugh Morrieson Literary Award. The 17-year-old Opunake High School student's short story titled Libby impressed ...
Monday, October 29, 2012
Charter schools shoot themselves in both feet « The Standard
URL: Charter schools shoot themselves in both feet « The Standard
When results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests revealed the gains were illusory, New York admitted the test changes, thereby wiping out half a decade of supposed achievement gains on math and language tests. Who knows how much of this ... going to be able to opt out of national standards and NCEA – expect more dodgy data of self-reported success to start emanating from this country in due course.) And that's before all the ...
When results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests revealed the gains were illusory, New York admitted the test changes, thereby wiping out half a decade of supposed achievement gains on math and language tests. Who knows how much of this ... going to be able to opt out of national standards and NCEA – expect more dodgy data of self-reported success to start emanating from this country in due course.) And that's before all the ...
Generosity abounds at legendary luncheon - SunLive (blog)
URL: Generosity abounds at legendary luncheon
SunLive (blog)
National Standards data is now available online at www.educationcounts.govt.nz For parents to get a complete picture of their child's school they need to look at schools' ERO and annual reports - also available on the Education Counts website. They ...
SunLive (blog)
National Standards data is now available online at www.educationcounts.govt.nz For parents to get a complete picture of their child's school they need to look at schools' ERO and annual reports - also available on the Education Counts website. They ...
Spare a thought for the teachers - Wanganui Chronicle
Spare a thought for the teachers
Wanganui Chronicle
Think of the fallout over national standards, league tables, larger classroom sizes, the need to feed hungry kids ... and some teachers aren't even being paid correctly. They are blamed for many of society's ills but get little recognition for all that ...
Wanganui Chronicle
Think of the fallout over national standards, league tables, larger classroom sizes, the need to feed hungry kids ... and some teachers aren't even being paid correctly. They are blamed for many of society's ills but get little recognition for all that ...
Schools of the future - The Press
 The Press | URL: Schools of the future The Press John Sofo, of Auckland's ASC Architects, the "go to" designer for this new school thinking, says nationally the education debate seems to be about other things - the familiar controversies over charter schools, teacher/pupil ratios and national ... |
Education secretary says NZ schools not yet world class
URL: Education secretary says NZ schools not yet world class
The new head of the Ministry of Education, Lesley Longstone, has outraged groups representing teachers and principals by saying New Zealand's education system is not world class.
The new head of the Ministry of Education, Lesley Longstone, has outraged groups representing teachers and principals by saying New Zealand's education system is not world class.
Learning program wins scholarship - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Learning program wins scholarship Otago Daily Times Mr Cameron's project drove value into the community, would help with employment prospects for school leavers, and would raise the profile of Dunedin while improving education levels, Mr Pearse-Smith said. The learning tool is aimed at simplifying study ... |
Speech to NZ Career College Graduation, Hon Tariana Turia - Voxy
URL: Speech to NZ Career College Graduation, Hon Tariana Turia
Voxy
I could stand before you tonight and espouse the benefits of what tertiary education has to offer you, but since you are already here, and are graduating, you already know what benefits will accrue to you and your families. I gather that you have ...
Voxy
I could stand before you tonight and espouse the benefits of what tertiary education has to offer you, but since you are already here, and are graduating, you already know what benefits will accrue to you and your families. I gather that you have ...
Schools reconsider homework - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Schools reconsider homework
Stuff.co.nz
Some education experts reckon homework holds little value for children, but despite some Waikato schools revamping the curse of primary school students everywhere it's not about to go away. Sydney University associate professor Richard Walker recently ...
Stuff.co.nz
Some education experts reckon homework holds little value for children, but despite some Waikato schools revamping the curse of primary school students everywhere it's not about to go away. Sydney University associate professor Richard Walker recently ...
Funding cuts hit young ones - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Funding cuts hit young ones
Stuff.co.nz
Manawatu's youngest school leavers are the biggest losers in the latest round of tertiary funding cuts, education leaders say. A certificate in fashion and beauty, a massage therapy course, and a certificate in tertiary studies skills are among the ...
Stuff.co.nz
Manawatu's youngest school leavers are the biggest losers in the latest round of tertiary funding cuts, education leaders say. A certificate in fashion and beauty, a massage therapy course, and a certificate in tertiary studies skills are among the ...
Place based curriculum
URL: Place based curriculum
Paul Enright, head of social sciences at Logan Park High School in Dunedin, explains that he found the New Zealand Curriculum allowed freedom to experiment. Paul explains the development of a place based curriculum at his school.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Secondary-middle-leaders/Media-gallery/Curriculum-design-and-review/Place-based-curriculum
Paul Enright, head of social sciences at Logan Park High School in Dunedin, explains that he found the New Zealand Curriculum allowed freedom to experiment. Paul explains the development of a place based curriculum at his school.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Secondary-middle-leaders/Media-gallery/Curriculum-design-and-review/Place-based-curriculum
Preparing for student led conferences in a new entrant classroom
URL: Preparing for student led conferences in a new entrant classroom
Fina Hallman from Flanshaw Road School, gave this presentation at the Auckland Principals' Association conference. Fina outlines the ways she helps her students to learn to learn as they prepare for running student led conferences in her new entrant classroom.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-stories/Media-gallery/Learning-to-learn/Student-led-conferences
Fina Hallman from Flanshaw Road School, gave this presentation at the Auckland Principals' Association conference. Fina outlines the ways she helps her students to learn to learn as they prepare for running student led conferences in her new entrant classroom.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-stories/Media-gallery/Learning-to-learn/Student-led-conferences
Exploring worth of fun and games - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Exploring worth of fun and games Stuff.co.nz The three-day conference is a festival of all things animation, gaming and digital effects, organised by the New Zealand Games Animation and Visual Effects (GAV) Trust for students and industry professionals. GAV Trust co-chairman Jos Ruffell said ... |
Are teachers born to be teachers? - Voxy
URL: Are teachers born to be teachers?
Voxy
Alan Scott from Canterbury University and Diane Meyer from Melbourne's Victoria University gave keynote addresses on reclaiming and reframing teacher education, and in a speech to delegates Maori Party co-leader Dr Pita Sharples renewed his call for ...
Voxy
Alan Scott from Canterbury University and Diane Meyer from Melbourne's Victoria University gave keynote addresses on reclaiming and reframing teacher education, and in a speech to delegates Maori Party co-leader Dr Pita Sharples renewed his call for ...
Traditional philosophy will return - teacher - Radio New Zealand
URL: Traditional philosophy will return - teacher
Radio New Zealand
A kohanga reo teacher is confident the traditional philosophy of Maori pre-schools, where te reo is passed on from elders to children, will be reinstated following a Waitangi Tribunal report. Kohanga Reo National Trust Board has started its national ...
Radio New Zealand
A kohanga reo teacher is confident the traditional philosophy of Maori pre-schools, where te reo is passed on from elders to children, will be reinstated following a Waitangi Tribunal report. Kohanga Reo National Trust Board has started its national ...
Financial literacy requires questioning mind - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Financial literacy requires questioning mind
Stuff.co.nz
I've always had a real interest in financial education and a desire to instil the right money attitudes in as many New Zealanders as possible, from as early an age as possible. In the past I've spoken to schoolchildren, and to parents and grandparents ...
Stuff.co.nz
I've always had a real interest in financial education and a desire to instil the right money attitudes in as many New Zealanders as possible, from as early an age as possible. In the past I've spoken to schoolchildren, and to parents and grandparents ...
Schools ask philosophical questions - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Schools ask philosophical questions Stuff.co.nz I think therefore I learn. But whether secondary school students should be learning philosophy is causing consternation in the education sector. René Descartes, the acclaimed 17th-century French mathematician who revolutionised philosophy and coined ... |
Teens turn blind eye to drink-driving - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Teens turn blind eye to drink-driving
Stuff.co.nz
Students Against Drink Driving chief executive Anna Braidwood said it was great to see a downward trend since the introduction of the zero-tolerance policy, but the Government could not afford to "take its foot off the pedal". "I think overall the ...
Stuff.co.nz
Students Against Drink Driving chief executive Anna Braidwood said it was great to see a downward trend since the introduction of the zero-tolerance policy, but the Government could not afford to "take its foot off the pedal". "I think overall the ...
Friday, October 26, 2012
Sharples calls for New Zealand history in all schools
Sharples calls for New Zealand history in all schools:
Pita Sharples | Education
Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples has renewed his call for New Zealand history to be taught in all schools, saying a knowledge of history is essential to effective and inclusive education.
In a speech to the Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand in Palmerston North, Dr Sharples suggested that Māori children were not achieving well in education because teachers, along with other New Zealanders, are not familiar with the history and traditions that make Māori students who they are today.
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Pita Sharples | Education
Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples has renewed his call for New Zealand history to be taught in all schools, saying a knowledge of history is essential to effective and inclusive education.
In a speech to the Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand in Palmerston North, Dr Sharples suggested that Māori children were not achieving well in education because teachers, along with other New Zealanders, are not familiar with the history and traditions that make Māori students who they are today.
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Minister reiterates consultation is genuine
Minister reiterates consultation is genuine:
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata reiterated that consultation is genuine and she is listening when she met with the Canterbury Primary Principals’ Association, the Canterbury Intermediate School Principals’ Association, and the Canterbury West Coast Secondary Principals’ Association in Christchurch yesterday.
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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata reiterated that consultation is genuine and she is listening when she met with the Canterbury Primary Principals’ Association, the Canterbury Intermediate School Principals’ Association, and the Canterbury West Coast Secondary Principals’ Association in Christchurch yesterday.
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Education Student Allowances IndexationBudget Measures Amendment Act 2012
Education Student Allowances IndexationBudget Measures Amendment Act 2012: Status: Modified
ID: act/public/2012/0079/8.0
Version: as enacted
Information type: act
Legislation type: public
Year: 2012
No: 79
Current as at date: 23/10/2012
ID: act/public/2012/0079/8.0
Version: as enacted
Information type: act
Legislation type: public
Year: 2012
No: 79
Current as at date: 23/10/2012
Science standing on shaky ground - New Zealand Herald
 Forbe | Science standing on shaky ground New Zealand Herald ... way - at present - to give all the answers ahead of time. But continuing enhancements to the way data is collected, analysed and delivered to the public will make things better. Mark Quigley is senior lecturer in active tectonics at the University ... Science and communicationOtago Daily Times all 80 news articles » |
Views sought on far-reaching educational changes - Labour - Voxy
| Views sought on far-reaching educational changes - Labour Voxy "We are concerned that National's charter schools will not have to be accountable to parents or students, and that as they will be run at a profit will be competing for funding with state schools - to the detriment of quality education," Labour's ... and more » |
Ka Tepea te Kō - October 2012
Ka Tepea te Kō - October 2012: Latest news and updates from the Ministry's Parents, Families and Whānau team - October 2012 issue
Canterbury Education Shake-Up | Ex-Richmond Pupils... | Stuff.co.nz
Canterbury Education Shake-Up | Ex-Richmond Pupils... | Stuff.co.nz: Richmond School inspires such loyalty that former pupils are returning to the community to put their children through the school. ... UC to offer students Kiwiana course · Family who fled quakes hope to return · Yardley, Laws ...
Couple's record bequest 'humbling'
Couple's record bequest 'humbling': A Palmerston North couple have made the largest donation received by the Massey University Foundation, an endowment of more than $1.2 million.
Mixing it up with AUT
Mixing it up with AUT: AUT University has created an innovative and fun way for students to discover career options, while building a unique music track, via the new online quiz CareerTracks.
More high schools requiring students to own laptops or tablets
More high schools requiring students to own laptops or tablets: Personal laptops and tablets are becoming compulsory in a growing number of New Zealand high schools, and at least two more schools will introduce a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy next year.
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20121025-0845-more_high_schools_requiring_students_to_own_laptops_or_tablets-048.mp3
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20121025-0845-more_high_schools_requiring_students_to_own_laptops_or_tablets-048.mp3
Key report dates for 2013
Key report dates for 2013:
As we head into Term 4, boards, principals, and school leaders will be reviewing progress made by the school in 2012 and identifying the focus areas and priorities for 2013.
School closures despite new housing - Stuff.co.nz
| School closures despite new housing Stuff.co.nz Population growth has been taken into account in proposals to close schools near subdivisions, the Education Ministry says. Some principals have criticised ministry plans to close or merge 38 schools across Greater Christchurch, claiming officials have ... and more » |
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Science research given $54 million boost
Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation
New Zealand's top scientific researchers have been awarded $54.6 million in Marsden Fund grants, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce announced today.
The funding will go towards financing 86 new projects that were selected from 1113 applicants, who submitted proposals for consideration.
"The Marsden Fund is one of New Zealand's premier investigator-led research funds. Each project selected this year went through a rigorous selection process and the successful applicants were chosen on the basis of scientific excellence," Mr Joyce says. ... read more
http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/programmes/funds/marsden/awards/2012-awards/
Beneficiary Parents “Not Able to Home School” Under Bill
Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett last week told parents that under the new Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill, beneficiaries will face increased government discrimination in seeking exemptions to home educate ...
Kohanga hui start on Waitangi Tribunal report - Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand
The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board has started its national campaign to talk to its supporters about a report that's suggested the Crown should say sorry to Maori pre-schools. The trust is meeting with its whanaunga (those associated) following the ...
The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board has started its national campaign to talk to its supporters about a report that's suggested the Crown should say sorry to Maori pre-schools. The trust is meeting with its whanaunga (those associated) following the ...
Push to get Maori students on top - Marlborough Express
Marlborough Express
That was the message Associate Eduction Minister Dr Pita Sharples delivered at a Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand conference in Palmerston North yesterday. Dr Sharples said that for 50 years reports had pointed to the underachievement ...
That was the message Associate Eduction Minister Dr Pita Sharples delivered at a Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand conference in Palmerston North yesterday. Dr Sharples said that for 50 years reports had pointed to the underachievement ...
Payroll problems force schools to pay teachers out of operations funding - New Zealand Herald
 Otago Daily Times |
New Zealand Herald
The Ministry of Education has confirmed that in the last pay cycle of the $29 million Novopay payroll system, introduced in August, up to 100 teachers were either not paid or underpaid. Associate Education Minister Craig Foss also confirmed during ...
Wake up Mr Foss and fix teachers' payroll - Mahuta Voxy Education Ministry reassures over payroll system Manawatu Standard Payroll issues still plaguing schools Stuff.co.nz Otago Daily Times -Newstalk ZB -Scoop.co.nz (press release) |
Huge cuts to UCOL - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nz
The loss of its Student Achievement Funding (SAC) allocation for level one and two courses from the Tertiary Education Commission will also affect 19 training programmes and UCOL will offer training to 375 fewer fulltime equivalent students next year ...
The loss of its Student Achievement Funding (SAC) allocation for level one and two courses from the Tertiary Education Commission will also affect 19 training programmes and UCOL will offer training to 375 fewer fulltime equivalent students next year ...
Study up, bro: Kiwiana course to explore our culture
University of Canterbury students may soon be donning Swanndris and jandals while chowing down on mince pies and kiwifruit in the name of learning.
Last term for principal after 24 years - Wanganui Chronicle
Wanganui Chronicle
National Standards have meant that a few children who, even though they have made incredible progress, are not recognised because although their work is in line with the curriculum it is not up to the national standards. "And these are children who ...
National Standards have meant that a few children who, even though they have made incredible progress, are not recognised because although their work is in line with the curriculum it is not up to the national standards. "And these are children who ...
Is homework good for you?
Two Australian academics have reviewed all international research on homework and have found that for primary school children, it has little or no academic value.
principals distrust Govt data - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nz
Principals are questioning the information being used to justify the Government's proposed Canterbury education shake-up, with one describing a new report as a "dishonest manipulation of the data". The Press is today publishing comprehensive data ... and more »
Principals are questioning the information being used to justify the Government's proposed Canterbury education shake-up, with one describing a new report as a "dishonest manipulation of the data". The Press is today publishing comprehensive data ... and more »
Popular kids destined for success - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | Stuff.co.nz "While current research focuses on the eff ect of class size on cognitive achievement ... our results suggest that a deeper understanding of the eff ect of school size and composition on the development of social skills is needed," they said. "Policies ... and more » |
Jim Elliston: Educators there to help us see truth
Trent Kays makes some very good points about both teaching and the effects of social attitudes on people's views, but I have two problems with his position. One relates to the nature of education; the other to the health of society...
Original enclosure ( Getty Images)
Original enclosure ( Getty Images)
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Minister to meet with school communities in greater Christchurch
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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has offered to visit all the schools proposed for closure or merger in greater Christchurch. Ms Parata has written to the 37 schools most affected by the proposals offering to meet with parents and the schools’ communities over the next three weeks. “I am keen to visit schools, listen to parents and school communities to hear all that they wish to tell me. We want to get this right...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has offered to visit all the schools proposed for closure or merger in greater Christchurch. Ms Parata has written to the 37 schools most affected by the proposals offering to meet with parents and the schools’ communities over the next three weeks. “I am keen to visit schools, listen to parents and school communities to hear all that they wish to tell me. We want to get this right...
National Standards: Which Children and Schools will be Hurt? - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: National Standards: Which Children and Schools will be Hurt?
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Some may affect high achieving children in middle class schools who for instance are likely to find school more tedious if there is a narrowing curriculum as their schools chase improvements in the published data. ... called 'Lessons from the ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Some may affect high achieving children in middle class schools who for instance are likely to find school more tedious if there is a narrowing curriculum as their schools chase improvements in the published data. ... called 'Lessons from the ...
Look beyond data - schools - Timaru Herald
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Timaru Herald
“Students [have] different skills and abilities . . . and it is our job to ensure they are met at their level and moved forward, not just in core curriculum but in their social, emotional and spiritual development also. We use national standards ...
Timaru Herald
“Students [have] different skills and abilities . . . and it is our job to ensure they are met at their level and moved forward, not just in core curriculum but in their social, emotional and spiritual development also. We use national standards ...
Editorial: Too much secrecy - Marlborough Express
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Marlborough Express
It's a weird sort of accountability that the Government plans to apply to proposed charter schools. Not that we are to call them that any more. They are to be "partnership schools", maybe a cute governmental term to highlight the distinction between ...
Marlborough Express
It's a weird sort of accountability that the Government plans to apply to proposed charter schools. Not that we are to call them that any more. They are to be "partnership schools", maybe a cute governmental term to highlight the distinction between ...
NZ Kindergartens on the White Paper for Vulnerable Children - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
NZK supports professional development for teachers and other professionals working directly with children to help them recognise and respond effectively to signs of abuse and welcome the additional support that will be necessary to realise this goal ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
NZK supports professional development for teachers and other professionals working directly with children to help them recognise and respond effectively to signs of abuse and welcome the additional support that will be necessary to realise this goal ...
Polytech seeks advice - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
"Changes in the education policy have limited the opportunities to generate revenue for Aoraki from subcontracting outside our region. "It is sensible to look ahead now as doing nothing at this stage could restrict our position as we go into the future ...
Stuff.co.nz
"Changes in the education policy have limited the opportunities to generate revenue for Aoraki from subcontracting outside our region. "It is sensible to look ahead now as doing nothing at this stage could restrict our position as we go into the future ...
'Transformational potential' of kohanga reo movement praised - Voxy
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Voxy
Co-leader of the MÄ ori Party, Tariana Turia has acknowledged the 'courage and the foresight demonstrated by the pioneers of the kÅ hanga reo movement, who have done so much to protect and promote te reo MÄ ori as a living language'. Thirty years after ...
Voxy
Co-leader of the MÄ ori Party, Tariana Turia has acknowledged the 'courage and the foresight demonstrated by the pioneers of the kÅ hanga reo movement, who have done so much to protect and promote te reo MÄ ori as a living language'. Thirty years after ...
Should iwi become the 'brown welfare'? | Pundit
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So what we'd need to see in order to assess the success (or otherwise) of Ngai Tahu's strategy is the overall increase in post-secondary educational achievement. by Rab McDowell on October 23, 2012. Rab McDowell ...
So what we'd need to see in order to assess the success (or otherwise) of Ngai Tahu's strategy is the overall increase in post-secondary educational achievement. by Rab McDowell on October 23, 2012. Rab McDowell ...
Epsom Campus and Built Pedagogy
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Presented by Dr Kirsten Locke, School of Critical Studies in Education.
N313, Gate 4, 60 Epsom Ave, Epsom, Auckland (View map). Free Parking available at Gate 2
24 October 2012
Presented by Dr Kirsten Locke, School of Critical Studies in Education.
N313, Gate 4, 60 Epsom Ave, Epsom, Auckland (View map). Free Parking available at Gate 2
24 October 2012
When technology rules your life - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: When technology rules your life Stuff.co.nz We challenged sixth-year law student Vanessa Haggie, 25, to record her activity with digital technology for one day. Keeping a log, Vanessa Haggie says, was "definitely difficult", as so much of her movement between sites was done without ... I take a ... |
School Principals Declare Pay System a Shambles
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‘A survey conducted by the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) shows that 90% of schools are still struggling to get the Ministry to resolve problems created by the new Novopay system,’ says Paul Drummond, NZPF President.
‘A survey conducted by the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) shows that 90% of schools are still struggling to get the Ministry to resolve problems created by the new Novopay system,’ says Paul Drummond, NZPF President.
Chch student nominated for national award - Stuff
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A Canterbury University student has been nominated for a national award for her work encouraging the city to become more accessible for those with disabilities.
A Canterbury University student has been nominated for a national award for her work encouraging the city to become more accessible for those with disabilities.
Three new professors emeriti
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The Massey University Council has conferred the title of Professor Emeritus on three recently retired academics – psychiatrist Sir Mason Durie, psychologist Dr Ian Evans and historian Dr Margaret Tennant.
The Massey University Council has conferred the title of Professor Emeritus on three recently retired academics – psychiatrist Sir Mason Durie, psychologist Dr Ian Evans and historian Dr Margaret Tennant.
New Corporate Services Director for Bay of Plenty Polytech
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Now six weeks months into the job, Bay of Plenty of Polytechnic Corporate Services Director Anthony Robertson has already made an impact on the institution.
Now six weeks months into the job, Bay of Plenty of Polytechnic Corporate Services Director Anthony Robertson has already made an impact on the institution.
New Creative Industries Centre Toi Te Pito opens Friday
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NorthTec’s new Creative Industries Centre, Toi Te Pito, will be officially opened on Friday 26 October by the Hon. Steven Joyce, Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment.
NorthTec’s new Creative Industries Centre, Toi Te Pito, will be officially opened on Friday 26 October by the Hon. Steven Joyce, Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Innovative education policy one step closer
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John Banks | Education
The establishment of Partnership Schools|Kura Hourua is one step closer with the introduction of the Education Amendment Bill, Associate Education Minister John Banks said today. “The Bill sets out the legal framework for this exciting new type of school which is based on international best practice but tailored to New Zealand’s unique education and social environment,” Mr Banks said. “The Partnership Schools|Kura Hourua model has been developed to assist those students whose needs are not being met in the current education system...
John Banks | Education
The establishment of Partnership Schools|Kura Hourua is one step closer with the introduction of the Education Amendment Bill, Associate Education Minister John Banks said today. “The Bill sets out the legal framework for this exciting new type of school which is based on international best practice but tailored to New Zealand’s unique education and social environment,” Mr Banks said. “The Partnership Schools|Kura Hourua model has been developed to assist those students whose needs are not being met in the current education system...
NZCER student engagement conference in September / News ...
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NZCER student engagement conference in September. 30 July 2009. Improving learning involves engaging the minds, hearts, and imaginations of young people. It means building on what they already know, believe, care about, and hope for ...
NZCER student engagement conference in September. 30 July 2009. Improving learning involves engaging the minds, hearts, and imaginations of young people. It means building on what they already know, believe, care about, and hope for ...
University Job: Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow ...
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The position offers the opportunity to work as part of a larger research team through our partner organization, the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. The research fellow/senior research fellow will enjoy the ...
The position offers the opportunity to work as part of a larger research team through our partner organization, the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. The research fellow/senior research fellow will enjoy the ...
Understanding National Standards results - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Understanding National Standards results Stuff.co.nz Since 2010, schools have been required to report to parents at least twice a year on the progress of pupils against the standards, but it was only in May this year that school-level results had to be sent to the Education Ministry. The Education Review ... |
National standards belittle people like me, says Adam - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: National standards belittle people like me, says Adam Stuff.co.nz At school, Adam is a house leader and is on the pupil council. He plays several musical instruments, and enjoys drawing and designing houses ... She hoped Adam would be provided with a reader-writer at high school, but most primary schools were not ... |
Bad Teachers cost their poor students | Whale Oil Beef Hooked | A ...
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Lord Rees, the Astronomer Royal and a Cambridge professor, said the middle-class dominance at many top institutions was explained by the “killer fact” that half of all pupils do not receive the quality of teaching needed to ...
Lord Rees, the Astronomer Royal and a Cambridge professor, said the middle-class dominance at many top institutions was explained by the “killer fact” that half of all pupils do not receive the quality of teaching needed to ...
The Propaganda Begins
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National testing is seen to be forcing children into a constrained, imprisoning, mental and social straitjacket. In fact, however, everybody really knows that the rest of the curriculum is worthless and inaccessible if the pupil ...
National testing is seen to be forcing children into a constrained, imprisoning, mental and social straitjacket. In fact, however, everybody really knows that the rest of the curriculum is worthless and inaccessible if the pupil ...
Failed experiment should be left to die - Sunday Star Times
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Sunday Star Times
One of the accepted virtues of the recent national standards release was that it confirmed just how much educational excellence is associated with ethnicity and culture. Long before secondary school, Maori kids lag behind other races in reading ...
Sunday Star Times
One of the accepted virtues of the recent national standards release was that it confirmed just how much educational excellence is associated with ethnicity and culture. Long before secondary school, Maori kids lag behind other races in reading ...
Mana says no to educational failure - Harawira - Voxy
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Voxy
"Charter schools are supposed to help underperforming Maori and PI kids" said Harawira "but the American model they're basing it on has a 40% dropout rate of black kids. Well guess what - if that's the level of underachievement our government wants ...
Voxy
"Charter schools are supposed to help underperforming Maori and PI kids" said Harawira "but the American model they're basing it on has a 40% dropout rate of black kids. Well guess what - if that's the level of underachievement our government wants ...
Tolley takes charge on charter schools - Mahuta - Voxy
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Voxy
It was somewhat ironic but hardly surprising that Anne Tolley stepped in to answer questions about charter schools in Parliament today given it was Ms Tolley who recruited Ministry boss Lesley Longstone, a proponent of charter schools in the United ...
Voxy
It was somewhat ironic but hardly surprising that Anne Tolley stepped in to answer questions about charter schools in Parliament today given it was Ms Tolley who recruited Ministry boss Lesley Longstone, a proponent of charter schools in the United ...
Govt may not action kohanga reo advice - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
It also recommends the Prime Minister appoint an interim independent advisor who'll oversee and facilitate work between the Kohanga Reo National Trust and its government partners. The report aims for the partnership to achieve goals such as creating a ...
Radio New Zealand
It also recommends the Prime Minister appoint an interim independent advisor who'll oversee and facilitate work between the Kohanga Reo National Trust and its government partners. The report aims for the partnership to achieve goals such as creating a ...
Kohanga groups think about changes to pre-schools - Radio New Zealand
URL: Kohanga groups think about changes to pre-schools
Radio New Zealand
The Tribunal's report says the Crown should to apologise to the country's kohanga reo because, it says, they suffered significant prejudice from successive governments forcing them to comply with the same early-childhood education regulations as ...
Radio New Zealand
The Tribunal's report says the Crown should to apologise to the country's kohanga reo because, it says, they suffered significant prejudice from successive governments forcing them to comply with the same early-childhood education regulations as ...
Crown apology sought for harm done to kohanga reo - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
Education Minister Hekia Parata says the Government acknowledges the important role kohanga reo play in education and the report will be assessed alongside the Government's current work on early-childhood funding and a plan for Maori language in ...
Radio New Zealand
Education Minister Hekia Parata says the Government acknowledges the important role kohanga reo play in education and the report will be assessed alongside the Government's current work on early-childhood funding and a plan for Maori language in ...
Kohanga reo 'vindicated' by tribunal - NZ City
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NZ City
The board accused the Crown of treating kohanga reo as early education providers, thereby undermining its kaupapa, or philosophy, and halving attendance rates. The tribunal released its report on Thursday, finding that the early childhood education ...
NZ City
The board accused the Crown of treating kohanga reo as early education providers, thereby undermining its kaupapa, or philosophy, and halving attendance rates. The tribunal released its report on Thursday, finding that the early childhood education ...
Kohanga reo in crisis, report says - Otago Daily Times
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Otago Daily Times
A Waitangi Tribunal report says 3000 kohanga reo infants and toddlers face a crisis because their buildings are not up to code, and 172 language nests across the country could close. The warning comes in Matua Rautia, the report on the Kohanga Reo ...
Otago Daily Times
A Waitangi Tribunal report says 3000 kohanga reo infants and toddlers face a crisis because their buildings are not up to code, and 172 language nests across the country could close. The warning comes in Matua Rautia, the report on the Kohanga Reo ...
Kohanga reo 'can make a real difference' - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Kohanga reo 'can make a real difference' The Dominion Post Speaking after a ruling from the Waitangi Tribunal yesterday, Kokiri Pukeatua Trust chairman Kuini Puketapu said the kohanga reo movement could make a real difference for children. The tribunal found that the movement, established in the 1980s to ... |
Govt warned over future of te reo Maori - TVNZ
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TVNZ
The future of te reo Maori is at stake if more support is not offered for kohanga reo, the Government is being warned. The Crown's treatment of the early education centres has been sharply criticised by the Waitangi Tribunal in a report published today.
TVNZ
The future of te reo Maori is at stake if more support is not offered for kohanga reo, the Government is being warned. The Crown's treatment of the early education centres has been sharply criticised by the Waitangi Tribunal in a report published today.
Waitangi Tribunal 'arrogant' for wanting Crown apology - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
The Tribunal has recommended that the Crown revise its early childhood education policies and apologise for severe prejudice to kohanga reo centres for policies in the past decade. It says the Government should change its funding system for kohanga reo ...
Radio New Zealand
The Tribunal has recommended that the Crown revise its early childhood education policies and apologise for severe prejudice to kohanga reo centres for policies in the past decade. It says the Government should change its funding system for kohanga reo ...
'Double-bunked' schools on cards - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
The bill also introduces charter schools, proposes the development of national student numbers, and gives teachers the right to seize and search student cellphones. Mt Albert Grammar School headmaster Dale Burden says flexible timetables could be ...
Stuff.co.nz
The bill also introduces charter schools, proposes the development of national student numbers, and gives teachers the right to seize and search student cellphones. Mt Albert Grammar School headmaster Dale Burden says flexible timetables could be ...
'Flexible-timetabling' on the cards for schools - TVNZ
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TVNZ
The time-shifting changes are covered in the Education Amendment Bill, lodged in Parliament last week, and extend nationwide the flexible timetabling allowed in Christchurch schools after the Canterbury earthquake. The bill also introduces charter ...
TVNZ
The time-shifting changes are covered in the Education Amendment Bill, lodged in Parliament last week, and extend nationwide the flexible timetabling allowed in Christchurch schools after the Canterbury earthquake. The bill also introduces charter ...
Fee Rises Outpace Inflation - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Fee Rises Outpace Inflation
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
WITT is the first polytechnic to speak out about the funding , telling the Taranaki Daily News this morning that Taranaki's unique Māori dialect may soon be extinct with the loss of foundation-level funding to the polytechnic. [Read more...] ... "We ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
WITT is the first polytechnic to speak out about the funding , telling the Taranaki Daily News this morning that Taranaki's unique Māori dialect may soon be extinct with the loss of foundation-level funding to the polytechnic. [Read more...] ... "We ...
Literacy the workplace accident 'elephant in room' - Voxy
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Voxy
Research has found that most New Zealand adults can read and write straight forward, familiar information but around half have significant literacy and/or numeracy gaps that affect their ability to manage the more complex demands of their jobs. Mr ...
Voxy
Research has found that most New Zealand adults can read and write straight forward, familiar information but around half have significant literacy and/or numeracy gaps that affect their ability to manage the more complex demands of their jobs. Mr ...
Joyce needs to step in to protect student voice - Robertson - Voxy
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Voxy
The decision to remove student representation from the Board of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is anti-democratic and robs students of their voice, says Labour's Tertiary Education, Skills and Training spokesperson Grant Robertson. "There has ...
Voxy
The decision to remove student representation from the Board of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is anti-democratic and robs students of their voice, says Labour's Tertiary Education, Skills and Training spokesperson Grant Robertson. "There has ...
Anger over school closures still festering - TVNZ
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TVNZ
Meanwhile, The Ministry of Education published the rationales behind the proposals online today and the individually-tailored documents have already been provided to the schools. Deputy Secretary, Regional Operations, Katrina Casey says her team has ...
TVNZ
Meanwhile, The Ministry of Education published the rationales behind the proposals online today and the individually-tailored documents have already been provided to the schools. Deputy Secretary, Regional Operations, Katrina Casey says her team has ...
Staff paid from school funds as errors persist - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Staff paid from school funds as errors persist Otago Daily Times Ministry of Education chief information officer Leanne Gibson said 87,119 school staff were paid this week, and each successive pay round had seen a reduction in the number of errors. However, with a payroll of more than 90,000 it was not uncommon to ... |
Uni gets $21m system to manage students | Otago Daily Times ...
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The University of Otago is part-way through a $21 million project to replace its "ageing" student management system, with a new streamlined system allowing students to fill out more forms online.
The University of Otago is part-way through a $21 million project to replace its "ageing" student management system, with a new streamlined system allowing students to fill out more forms online.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Education Amendment Bill – First Reading
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John Banks | Education
I move that the Education Amendment Bill be now read a first time.
I nominate the Education and Science Committee to consider the Bill.
This Government is committed to ensuring that every young New Zealander has the skills and qualifications required to successfully participate in the modern economy.
The first objective of the Bill is to provide for Partnership Schools|Kura Hourua.
John Banks | Education
I move that the Education Amendment Bill be now read a first time.
I nominate the Education and Science Committee to consider the Bill.
This Government is committed to ensuring that every young New Zealander has the skills and qualifications required to successfully participate in the modern economy.
The first objective of the Bill is to provide for Partnership Schools|Kura Hourua.
Bill an attack on public education - Greens - Voxy
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Voxy
"The bill legislates for profit-making charter schools to operate at a level of secrecy unprecedented in the education sector," Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said. Charter schools can expel students without allowing parents any ...
Voxy
"The bill legislates for profit-making charter schools to operate at a level of secrecy unprecedented in the education sector," Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said. Charter schools can expel students without allowing parents any ...
Education And Youth Wage Bills Progress - Scoop.co.nz
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Scoop.co.nz
... the contracts would be kept secret and would not be open to public scrutiny. The bill set up charter schools which represented the privatisation of the education sector which would act for profit with no accountability to children, parents or their ...
Scoop.co.nz
... the contracts would be kept secret and would not be open to public scrutiny. The bill set up charter schools which represented the privatisation of the education sector which would act for profit with no accountability to children, parents or their ...
Charter school laws abuse parents rights - Voxy
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Voxy
Education spokesperson Tracey Martin says the Bill makes a double-pronged attack by removing Charter Schools - now disingenuously renamed Partnerships Schools - from having to release information under the Official Information and Ombudsman acts.
Voxy
Education spokesperson Tracey Martin says the Bill makes a double-pronged attack by removing Charter Schools - now disingenuously renamed Partnerships Schools - from having to release information under the Official Information and Ombudsman acts.
Principal scouting areas for charter schools
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An Auckland school principal is already scouting areas to set up charter schools.Parliament's passed the first reading of a bill that will allow the private sector to set up schools outside of the current education system structure.Mt...
An Auckland school principal is already scouting areas to set up charter schools.Parliament's passed the first reading of a bill that will allow the private sector to set up schools outside of the current education system structure.Mt...
Partners in what, exactly? - The Southland Times
 The Southland Times | URL: Partners in what, exactly? The Southland Times OPINION: It's a weird sort of accountability that the Government plans to apply to proposed new charter schools. Not that we are to call them that any more because, come to think of it, our existing schools have charters too. So now they are to be ... |
Clash over charter schools
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The merit of introducing more private enterprise into the education system was hotly debated in Parliament yesterday, with minister John Banks claiming it was a revolutionary move that would help "the bottom 20 per cent of kids".He...
The merit of introducing more private enterprise into the education system was hotly debated in Parliament yesterday, with minister John Banks claiming it was a revolutionary move that would help "the bottom 20 per cent of kids".He...
REAP members call for alternative education strategy | TEU ...
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18 Oct 2012 / 0 Comments / in Education, Māori, vocational education and training/by TEU. “We had one family on the East Coast ... A TEU member at a rural education activities programme (REAP) uses this story to show why the government needs a new Tertiary Education Strategy that recognises the importance of rural provision and the difference learning in-context makes not only to an individual, but to their family and community. Some of TEU's REAP members met a couple of ...
18 Oct 2012 / 0 Comments / in Education, Māori, vocational education and training/by TEU. “We had one family on the East Coast ... A TEU member at a rural education activities programme (REAP) uses this story to show why the government needs a new Tertiary Education Strategy that recognises the importance of rural provision and the difference learning in-context makes not only to an individual, but to their family and community. Some of TEU's REAP members met a couple of ...
Petition to keep special needs units open delivered - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: Petition to keep special needs units open delivered New Zealand Herald The Ministry of Education has restructured school clusters that specialist learning and behaviour teachers work in, requiring them to work in other schools in that cluster. Special needs units with teachers allocated to them have been told if they want ... |
A Critique of Teacher Education Policy in New Zealand 1970 – 2012
URL: A Critique of Teacher Education Policy in New Zealand 1970 – 2012
Seminar with Professor Noeline Alcorn, Emeritus Professor in the Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, University of Waikato.
Kohia Education Centre, Gate 1, 78 Epsom Avenue – NZEI Room (Parking available at Student/Visitor Carpark at Gate 2, 76 Epsom Avenue or on-street parking)
8 November 2012
Seminar with Professor Noeline Alcorn, Emeritus Professor in the Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, University of Waikato.
Kohia Education Centre, Gate 1, 78 Epsom Avenue – NZEI Room (Parking available at Student/Visitor Carpark at Gate 2, 76 Epsom Avenue or on-street parking)
8 November 2012
Kiwi Parents Educational Views Ignored By The Government
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Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Education 18 October 2012 Kiwi Parents Educational Views Ignored By The Government New Zealand First says the Government is narrowing school curriculums to cover only academic outcomes while ignoring fully-rounded targets ...
Tracey Martin MP Spokesperson for Education 18 October 2012 Kiwi Parents Educational Views Ignored By The Government New Zealand First says the Government is narrowing school curriculums to cover only academic outcomes while ignoring fully-rounded targets ...
Waitangi tribunal says Kohanga Reo has suffered prejudice
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The Waitangi tribunal finding the Kohanga Reo has suffered severe prejudice as a result of the Crown's actions and omissions. With Dr Rangi Mataamua - Maori language academic who has previously warned that the Maori language risks dying out by 2050. Tina Olsen-Ratana - Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Board.
The Waitangi tribunal finding the Kohanga Reo has suffered severe prejudice as a result of the Crown's actions and omissions. With Dr Rangi Mataamua - Maori language academic who has previously warned that the Maori language risks dying out by 2050. Tina Olsen-Ratana - Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Board.
Tribunal: Kohanga reo in crisis - New Zealand Herald
 The Dominion Post | URL: Tribunal: Kohanga reo in crisis New Zealand Herald The Kohanga Reo National Trust is calling for a moratorium on any new policy decisions by the Ministry of Education that affects it after a Waitangi Tribunal report found government policy had put it in crisis. Matua Rautia, the report on the Kohanga ... |
More state help wanted for kohanga reo - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: More state help wanted for kohanga reo Stuff.co.nz The kohanga reo movement is run "on the sniff of an oily rag" and the lack of resources means lost opportunities, Maori Language Commission boss Glenis Philip-Barbara says. A Waitangi Tribunal report published yesterday found the Government breached ... |
Crown failed kohanga reo says tribunal - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
The Kohanga Reo Trust Board says its resistance to decades of attempted mainstreaming by the Education Ministry has been vindicated in a historic report which found the Government has failed its movement. The Waitangi Tribunal report released this ...
Stuff.co.nz
The Kohanga Reo Trust Board says its resistance to decades of attempted mainstreaming by the Education Ministry has been vindicated in a historic report which found the Government has failed its movement. The Waitangi Tribunal report released this ...
Crown apology sought for harm done to kohanga reo - Radio New Zealand
URL: Crown apology sought for harm done to kohanga reo
Radio New Zealand
Education Minister Hekia Parata says the Government acknowledges the important role kohanga reo play in education and the report will be assessed alongside the Government's current work on early-childhood funding and a plan for Maori language in ...
Radio New Zealand
Education Minister Hekia Parata says the Government acknowledges the important role kohanga reo play in education and the report will be assessed alongside the Government's current work on early-childhood funding and a plan for Maori language in ...
Waitangi Tribunal Report Released on the Kōhanga Reo Claim - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Waitangi Tribunal Report Released on the Kōhanga Reo Claim
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Waitangi Tribunal has today released a pre-publication version of Matua Rautia – Report on the Kōhanga Reo Claim , its report into the kōhanga reo claim filed by the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust. [Full report: Wai2336downloadreport18102012.pdf] ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Waitangi Tribunal has today released a pre-publication version of Matua Rautia – Report on the Kōhanga Reo Claim , its report into the kōhanga reo claim filed by the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust. [Full report: Wai2336downloadreport18102012.pdf] ...
Waitangi Tribunal releases Kōhanga Reo report - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Waitangi Tribunal releases Kōhanga Reo report
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“The Government continues to acknowledge the important role kōhanga reo play in education. Over a billion dollars has been directed toward funding kōhanga reo over the past twenty years. There is work under way in promoting greater participation in the ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“The Government continues to acknowledge the important role kōhanga reo play in education. Over a billion dollars has been directed toward funding kōhanga reo over the past twenty years. There is work under way in promoting greater participation in the ...
Government must heed Tribunal on Kōhanga - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Government must heed Tribunal on Kōhanga
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“The report highlights the point of difference that Kōhanga Reo bring into the early childhood landscape and I am pleased to see a recommendation proposing further research be done to investigate the long-term benefits of children learning their first ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“The report highlights the point of difference that Kōhanga Reo bring into the early childhood landscape and I am pleased to see a recommendation proposing further research be done to investigate the long-term benefits of children learning their first ...
Rebuke for child policy - Nelson Mail
URL: Rebuke for child policy
Nelson Mail
The Kohanga Reo Trust Board says its resistance to decades of attempted mainstreaming by the Education Ministry has been vindicated in a historic report which found the Government has failed its movement. The Waitangi Tribunal report released this ...
Nelson Mail
The Kohanga Reo Trust Board says its resistance to decades of attempted mainstreaming by the Education Ministry has been vindicated in a historic report which found the Government has failed its movement. The Waitangi Tribunal report released this ...
Marae Investigates - TVOne Sunday 21 October - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Marae Investigates - TVOne Sunday 21 October
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Battle lines have been drawn across asset sales, water rights, Kohanga Reo and even the Emissions Trading Scheme. Our panel including Willie Jackson, political commentator Maria Bargh and Kohanga Reo National Trust co chair Tina Ratana look at what ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Battle lines have been drawn across asset sales, water rights, Kohanga Reo and even the Emissions Trading Scheme. Our panel including Willie Jackson, political commentator Maria Bargh and Kohanga Reo National Trust co chair Tina Ratana look at what ...
Crown failing kohanga reo - report - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: Crown failing kohanga reo - report 3News NZ The Government's early childhood education system is failing to support Maori culture-oriented pre-schools, the Waitangi Tribunal has found. On Thursday the tribunal released its report on a claim filed by the Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Board. The ... |
Baby education improves brain efficiency - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Baby education improves brain efficiency Stuff.co.nz Books and educational toys can make a child smarter, but they also influence how the brain grows, according to new research presented here on Sunday at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. The findings point to a "sensitive period" early ... |
Proactive approach to be applauded - Nelson Mail
URL: Proactive approach to be applauded
Nelson Mail
All are offering free, or low-priced, educational alternatives built on the potential for online communication to deliver education to a huge audience at minimal cost. The new trend does not mean an end to face-to-face tutorials. Those students who can ...
Nelson Mail
All are offering free, or low-priced, educational alternatives built on the potential for online communication to deliver education to a huge audience at minimal cost. The new trend does not mean an end to face-to-face tutorials. Those students who can ...
Petition to keep special needs units open delivered - New Zealand Herald
3News NZ | URL: Petition to keep special needs units open delivered New Zealand Herald The Ministry of Education has restructured school clusters that specialist learning and behaviour teachers work in, requiring them to work in other schools in that cluster. Special needs units with teachers allocated to them have been told if they want ... |
Unit lets Jesse get best - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Unit lets Jesse get best Stuff.co.nz Petition spokesman Meredydd Barrar said the Education Ministry had now prohibited that practice. "Therefore, no teacher, no units. The ministry glibly says the schools can carry on the unit if they want to, but where's the money?" Four units in ... |
Learning initiative for SIT - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Learning initiative for SIT Stuff.co.nz The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is working with the Ministry of Education and schools to start the programme next year. Senior students would be able to enrol in a trades course at SIT while completing their core school subjects at their school. |
The latest on the Christchurch schools fighting closure
URL: The latest on the Christchurch schools fighting closure
With Matt Bateman - Principal of Burnside Primary School. Richard Paton - Principal of Chisnallwood intermediate.
With Matt Bateman - Principal of Burnside Primary School. Richard Paton - Principal of Chisnallwood intermediate.
Fee Rises Outpace Inflation - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Fee Rises Outpace Inflation
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
WITT is the first polytechnic to speak out about the funding , telling the Taranaki Daily News this morning that Taranaki's unique Māori dialect may soon be extinct with the loss of foundation-level funding to the polytechnic. [Read more...] ... “We ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
WITT is the first polytechnic to speak out about the funding , telling the Taranaki Daily News this morning that Taranaki's unique Māori dialect may soon be extinct with the loss of foundation-level funding to the polytechnic. [Read more...] ... “We ...
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Waitangi Tribunal releases Kōhanga Reo report
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has today acknowledged the Waitangi Tribunal's report on the Treaty of Waitangi claim relating to the Crown and kōhanga reo. Ms Parata says the report findings will be assessed and considered alongside current work on funding and participation in the early years of learning and the development of Tau Mai Te Reo [the Ministry of Education's Māori Language in Education plan]. "I will be seeking a meaningful and constructive way forward," says Ms Parata. ... read more
Changes to Science and Engineering Funding ~ Tertiary Education ...
The funding of all science courses and some engineering courses is changing from 2013.
Te Kōhanga Reo Celebrates Historic Waitangi Tribunal Report
Press Release Thursday 18 October Te Kōhanga Reo Celebrates Historic Waitangi Tribunal Report Today Te Kōhanga National Trust Board received the report of the Waitangi Tribunal, marking the conclusion of the Trust Board’s urgent claim to the Waitangi ...
Tribunal: Kohanga reo in crisis
The Kohanga Reo National Trust is calling for a moratorium on any new policy decisions by the Ministry of Education that affects it after a Waitangi Tribunal report found government policy had put it in crisis.Matua Rautia, the...
Original enclosure ( APN)
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Group Manager – Māori Education
Identity, language and culture count. Raising education achievement and reducing disparity is paramount. The Group Manager, Maori Education role is integral in making this goal a reality, with the wider focus of successfully ...
Crown failed kohanga reo says tribunal - Stuff.co.nz
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"The result is that the relationship between the trust, the Ministry of Education, and Te Puni Kokiri has deteriorated to a point where the trust has lost trust and confidence in the ability and willingness of these agencies to understand and provide ...
Kohanga reo in crisis, report says Otago Daily Times
Waitangi Tribunal upholds kohanga movement complaints Radio New Zealand
Crown failing kohanga reo - report 3News NZ
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"The result is that the relationship between the trust, the Ministry of Education, and Te Puni Kokiri has deteriorated to a point where the trust has lost trust and confidence in the ability and willingness of these agencies to understand and provide ...
Kohanga reo in crisis, report says Otago Daily Times
Waitangi Tribunal upholds kohanga movement complaints Radio New Zealand
Crown failing kohanga reo - report 3News NZ
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Crown 'failed kohanga reo' - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nz
In a ruling published today, the tribunal says the Government should apologise to the Kohanga Reo Trust, promote attendance among Maori families, and create a policy and funding regime specifically for kohanga reo. An interim independent ... "The ...
Kohanga reo in crisis, report says Otago Daily Times
Waitangi Tribunal upholds kohanga movement complaints Radio New Zealand
Crown failing kohanga reo - report 3News NZ
all 8 news articles »
In a ruling published today, the tribunal says the Government should apologise to the Kohanga Reo Trust, promote attendance among Maori families, and create a policy and funding regime specifically for kohanga reo. An interim independent ... "The ...
Kohanga reo in crisis, report says Otago Daily Times
Waitangi Tribunal upholds kohanga movement complaints Radio New Zealand
Crown failing kohanga reo - report 3News NZ
all 8 news articles »
Cheapest is not necessarily best - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Details of which institutions received funding to provide level 1 and 2 tertiary education courses next year show that the Tertiary Education Commission is favouring those providers that have promised to deliver the course for the cheapest, rather than ... and more »
Building Relational Trust: Leadership Relationships that Impact on Student Outcomes
Distinguished Professor Viviane Robinson presents this highly acclaimed seminar for the Centre for Educational Leadership.
1 November 2012
Editorial: Partnership opportunity for teachers - New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald
Charter schools or "partnership schools" an opportunity for teachers. Photo / Paul Estcourt. The legislation published this week to provide for charter schools in New Zealand contains a new name for them. They will be designated "partnership schools ...
Charter schools or "partnership schools" an opportunity for teachers. Photo / Paul Estcourt. The legislation published this week to provide for charter schools in New Zealand contains a new name for them. They will be designated "partnership schools ...
Gordon Campbell on secrecy about charter schools, and Dotcom - Scoop.co.nz
Scoop.co.nz
The people who set up charter schools will be exempt from public scrutiny and Official Information Act requests under legislation that is being pushed through Parliament to pave the way for the schools to open in 2014... The groups that run charter ... and more »
The people who set up charter schools will be exempt from public scrutiny and Official Information Act requests under legislation that is being pushed through Parliament to pave the way for the schools to open in 2014... The groups that run charter ... and more »
New school near one marked to close - Stuff.co.nz
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The Education Ministry is proposing to build a new year 1 to 8 school catering for about 750 pupils in the Prestons Rd subdivision, which is expected to attract 8000 residents. At the same time the ministry is proposing to close Ouruhia Model School ...
NZ women lag behind rest of world - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | NZ women lag behind rest of world The Dominion Post International consulting and management firm Booz and Company put together a list of 128 countries looking at women's access to education, equal pay, childcare and anti-discrimination policies. New Zealand was behind four other countries - Finland, ... NZ women 'fifth most economically empowered' MSN NZ News |
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Future-oriented learning and teaching
URL: Future-oriented learning and teaching
NZC Update 26 looks to the future in education.
NOTE: NZCER authors
NZC Update 26 looks to the future in education.
NOTE: NZCER authors
Inflexible national standards labels kids failures « The Standard
URL: Inflexible national standards labels kids failures « The Standard
Did you know that national standards must be completed in written form and there is no provision for extra time or oral answers from students (oops, sorry, 'learners' in Parata-speak) with disabilities? At high school and uni, ...
Did you know that national standards must be completed in written form and there is no provision for extra time or oral answers from students (oops, sorry, 'learners' in Parata-speak) with disabilities? At high school and uni, ...
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