Warning on teacher performance data | Otago Daily Times Online ...

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Prof Wu said governments in many countries, including Australia and Britain, published results from national testing in the name of transparency and accountability. However, she believed using those results to make that ...

Listening and Speaking

URL: Listening and Speaking
MOE
A resource about children and young people with moderate communication needs

Specialist career profiles

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MOE
Learn more about some of the people who have chosen a career in special education

Kairaranga archive

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MOE
Covers and content pages of back issues of Kairaranga published in 2006, 2007 and 2008

Much More Than Words

URL: Much More Than Words
MOE
Information about monitoring and encouraging communication development in early childhood

Junior Oral Language Screening Tool

URL: Junior Oral Language Screening Tool
MOE
J.O.S.T. is a screening tool that has been compiled for teachers who require more information on children’s oral language

Study Awards and Scholarships 2012

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MOE
Information about Special Education Study Awards and Scholarships 2012...

Institutions sign agreement on Maori educational pathways - Voxy

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Voxy
An agreement will be signed between Massey University and Te W�nganga o Aotearoa tomorrow aimed at providing more integrated tertiary education opportunities for M�ori. Discussions between the two institutions have been in progress for more than a ...

Interventions at seven Otago schools in 2011 - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
Under the Education Act 1989, the ministry can intervene in the management of a school when it believes there is risk to the operation of the school, or the welfare or educational performance of the pupils. Many factors can lead to intervention, ...

Lincoln University appoints new Vice-Chancellor - Voxy

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URL: Lincoln University appoints new Vice-Chancellor Voxy Dr Andrew West comes to the University from a career spanning education, science and innovation, agriculture, process manufacturing and tourism. Educated in the United Kingdom, Dr West graduated with a BSc in Ecology from the University of Westminster ...

Unborn babies on childcare wait lists - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Unborn babies on childcare wait lists Stuff.co.nz Parents are trying to secure places for their children on waiting lists before they are even born, with waits of more than a year in high-demand early childhood education centres – particularly those that cater for very young children.

$50m worth of quake work for uni - Otago Daily Times

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URL: $50m worth of quake work for uni Otago Daily Times Detailed assessments for a group of buildings initially considered to be at risk were explained to staff by the university's chief operating officer, John Patrick. Those buildings include the School of Medicine's Lindo Fergusson building and Scott ...

Chelsea School closes ranks - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
By Vaimoana Tapaleao The school has defended its decision to make parents aware of a report from the Education Review Office. Photo / Thinkstock A top school has defended its decision not to make parents aware of a report in which the Education Review ...

Casino grants help schools - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
SkyCity Queenstown Casino manager Michelle Baillie said she was pleased to see the work of the trust come to fruition as the school year got under way. "Children have come back to schools and child-care facilities to find improved resources that are ...

Tech's foreign students on the rise - The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
Waiariki Institute of Technology's international students Ajith Shelly (left) and Tina Qu have arrived in Rotorua to gain global qualifications. Waiariki Institute of Technology is heading towards having its highest number of international students ...