PM recognises young achievers at special event

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John Key | Prime Minister
Prime Minister John Key today met with the 100 participants in this year's Prime Minister's Youth Programme – young people who have overcome adversity and made a real effort to turn their lives around. The group of 14- to 17-year-olds from South and West Auckland were chosen to take part in the week-long programme in recognition of making positive, life-changing choices...

Starpath is helping more students succeed at school - Voxy

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The five pilot schools involved in the project have seen dramatic improvements in NCEA results. One school increased its Level 3 NCEA results by 18 percent while another's Level 1 pass rate went from 4 percent to 60 percent and its level 2 rate from 40 ...

Urgent action required to support early childhood education in Christchurch East

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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling on the government to act urgently to help support families and struggling early childhood services in quake-affected areas of Christchurch.

Parenting - Tahlia Mandie

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Australian family counsellor discusses issues around children going back to school and starting school for the first time.

Charter Review :: Richmond Road School

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Review all assessment schedules, tools and benchmarks. 4a. Strengthen transition, induction and information sharing processes. 4b. Monitor the ongoing educational achievement of. RRS graduates.5a. Achieve and maintain ...

Boys' High considers alternative to NCEA - Taranaki Daily News

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URL: Boys' High considers alternative to NCEA Taranaki Daily News IB Diploma vs NCEA - what they both mean. Achievement or unit standards accumulate for each subject to lead to NCEA Level 1, 2 & 3. Students choose six subjects for Levels 1 & 2 and five subjects for Level 3. Students select subjects according to ...

TEC chief financial officer loses employment dispute - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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26 (BusinessDesk) – A former chief financial officer of the Tertiary Education Commission has lost a case arguing unjustifiable dismissal which arose during a restructuring of the commission last year. Jan. 26 (BusinessDesk) – A former chief financial ...

School a big family for Liz - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: School a big family for Liz Auckland stuff.co.nz She likes to point out to current students that she's been at the school longer than some of their parents have been alive. Ms Dixon has been in the role of second principal for 21 years and will officially hand over reins on the first day back next ...

Poverty trap set at birth – study : Family First NZ

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It could also be that being bred in a high-income family provides children with role models and resources for both educational achievement and career success.” Professor Fergusson said the study showed that income ...

Pacific groups say family, not kids, must be government focus

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The Minister of Social Development has been told her focus on child-centred policies to improve the lives of vulnerable children is wrong and won't work for Pacific communities.

Free childcare access, lower fees urged - The Press

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The Press
Families in crisis should be offered free access or reduced fees at childcare centres, says a report on early-childhood education in Christchurch's earthquake-hit eastern suburbs. Free access to counselling services for children, families and staff was ...

Māori Scholarships for telecommunications careers

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Māori Scholarships for telecommunications careers – apply now Māori students interested in telecommunications careers now have some additional support in the form of scholarships from 2degrees and Te Huarahi Tika Trust. Hei Rere Mai, a programme ...

Maori children over-represented in drowning figures

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Water Safety New Zealand says it's a huge disappointment that such a high number of pre-school children, half of them Maori, drowned last year.

Revealed: The Government's broadband plan for your kid's school - TechDay.co.nz

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URL: Revealed: The Government's broadband plan for your kid's school TechDay.co.nz By Simon Hendery, Thursday, 26th January, 2012 Canterbury may be having its problems, but the region is leading the way when it comes to fibre broadband in schools. The Government is beginning to ramp up its programme to fulfil a commitment that 97.7% ...

Going abroad: What do we know about people going overseas after tertiary study?

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This report looks at people who used the Student Loan Scheme while undertaking tertiary study, and then went overseas. It profiles those overseas and looks at the characteristics of those who return to New Zealand and of those who stay away

Skilled Training Graduates Deserve Recognition - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Companies supporting their employees through on-job training are equally dedicated, investing in lifting transferable skill levels throughout New Zealand industry. To recognise the efforts of learners and employers, industry training organisation ...

M?ori Scholarships for telecommunications careers - Voxy

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Voxy
Maori students interested in telecommunications careers now have some additional support in the form of scholarships from 2degrees and Te Huarahi Tika Trust. Hei Rere Mai, a programme launched last November by the Te Huarahi Tika Trust and 2degrees, ...

principal put on indefinite leave - Stuff.co.nz

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A letter from Anthony Fisher, chairman of the school's Board of Trustees was sent yesterday to the school community to announce principal Arnna Graham-Sommerville was on "indefinite leave until further notice". It follows a Ministry of Education ...

Teen quiet on why she helped light fire at school - Southland Times

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Southland Times
A teenager who helped light a fire in the grounds of an Invercargill primary school has offered no explanation for her actions. Stacey Smith, 17, appeared before Judge Michael Turner in the Invercargill District Court yesterday on a charge of arson on ...

Tauranga to have CBD uni campus - SunLive

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URL: Tauranga to have CBD uni campus SunLive The campus will provide tertiary education from pre-degree to postgraduate and a university experience for the community, industry and schools. With a focus on innovation, it will be used for teaching and research, business incubation, ...