URL: Minister to attend International Summit on the Teaching Profession
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, will attend the second International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) in New York next week. The US Department of Education, the OECD and Education International are bringing together Education Ministers, Union Leaders and other Teacher Leaders from 24 countries, on March 14-15, to discuss and share ideas about teacher education and professional development, effective school leadership, and evaluation of teaching...
Monday, March 12, 2012
Celebrating Pacific cultures
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Hekia Parata | Pacific Island Affairs
Pacific Island Affairs Minister, Hekia Parata, will this weekend encourage Pacific communities across the country to celebrate their diverse cultures and be proud of what they offer. Tomorrow Ms Parata is attending Creekfest in Porirua and then heading to Auckland for the 20th anniversary of the Pasifika Festival. “Pacific cultures are an increasingly important part of how we express our national identity and it is exciting to see the popularity of Pacific festivals grow from strength to strength each year,'' says Ms Parata...
Hekia Parata | Pacific Island Affairs
Pacific Island Affairs Minister, Hekia Parata, will this weekend encourage Pacific communities across the country to celebrate their diverse cultures and be proud of what they offer. Tomorrow Ms Parata is attending Creekfest in Porirua and then heading to Auckland for the 20th anniversary of the Pasifika Festival. “Pacific cultures are an increasingly important part of how we express our national identity and it is exciting to see the popularity of Pacific festivals grow from strength to strength each year,'' says Ms Parata...
An international perspective on New Zealand
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A recent study by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research estimated 37% of new Kiwi teachers left teaching within the first three years. In addition to doctors and teachers, New Zealand also loses a large proportion ...
A recent study by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research estimated 37% of new Kiwi teachers left teaching within the first three years. In addition to doctors and teachers, New Zealand also loses a large proportion ...
Massey and Te Wānanga agree Māori education path - Massey News (press release)
 Massey News (press release) | URL: Massey and Te Wānanga agree Māori education path Massey News (press release) An agreement between Massey University and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa aimed at providing more integrated tertiary education opportunities for Māori was signed yesterday at the University's Manawatu campus. Discussions between the two institutions have been ... |
Academic points out risks in national standards stats - Waikato Times
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Waikato Times
National Standards statistics should not be used to judge teachers' performance because future success is about more than academic achievement, an Australian academic says. Margaret Wu, of Melbourne's Victoria University, visited Waikato schools to ...
Waikato Times
National Standards statistics should not be used to judge teachers' performance because future success is about more than academic achievement, an Australian academic says. Margaret Wu, of Melbourne's Victoria University, visited Waikato schools to ...
Buck denies TVNZ report on charter schools - The Press
 The Press | URL: Buck denies TVNZ report on charter schools The Press However, Buck said she did not want to establish a charter school. "All I have done is say that this is a fantastic opportunity," she said. "I emailed [Associate Education Minister] John Banks, that's all. Charter schools haven't really been defined ... |
Q+A: Transcript of Shane Taurima interview with David Shearer - TVNZ
 MSN NZ News | URL: Q+A: Transcript of Shane Taurima interview with David Shearer TVNZ If you just give Kiwis the opportunities, the opportunities they need particularly in education, they can do fantastic things, but I don't think we are doing as well as we could. And when I look at other countries around the world that are like-sized ... |
Kohanga reo's birthday blues - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
In 1993, just under half of all Maori attending an early childhood education centre were at kohanga. A preliminary version of a 2010 Waitangi Tribunal report on intellectual property rights, Wai 262, singled out the birth of the movement - when the ...
New Zealand Herald
In 1993, just under half of all Maori attending an early childhood education centre were at kohanga. A preliminary version of a 2010 Waitangi Tribunal report on intellectual property rights, Wai 262, singled out the birth of the movement - when the ...
Education New Zealand Welcomes Immigration's 2015 Vision
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Education New Zealand welcomes the release of Immigration New Zealands „Vision for 2015. “The Government aims to double the economic value of international education to $5.5 billion over the next 15 years, so this connection of strategies ...
Education New Zealand welcomes the release of Immigration New Zealands „Vision for 2015. “The Government aims to double the economic value of international education to $5.5 billion over the next 15 years, so this connection of strategies ...
Indigenous Tertiary Hui Unites Māori Educators
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PĀNUI PĀPĀHO / PRESS RELEASE 11 POUTŪTERANGI / MARCH 2012 Indigenous Tertiary Hui Unites Māori Educators New Zealand’s Māori tertiary whānau and iwi leaders will unite to discuss and debate issues impacting on the success of learners at a ...
PĀNUI PĀPĀHO / PRESS RELEASE 11 POUTŪTERANGI / MARCH 2012 Indigenous Tertiary Hui Unites Māori Educators New Zealand’s Māori tertiary whānau and iwi leaders will unite to discuss and debate issues impacting on the success of learners at a ...
auckland.scoop.co.nz » PM to attend Pasifika at Western Springs
URL: auckland.scoop.co.nz » PM to attend Pasifika at Western Springs
Ms Parata says being the Pacific Island Affairs and Education Minister presents some wonderful linkages and opportunities to help support young Pacific learners lift their achievement levels and reach their potential. “A critical ...
Ms Parata says being the Pacific Island Affairs and Education Minister presents some wonderful linkages and opportunities to help support young Pacific learners lift their achievement levels and reach their potential. “A critical ...
Special Education
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MOE
The Special Education part of the Ministry of Education provides funding, services and support for children with special education needs.
Content updated in this section.
MOE
The Special Education part of the Ministry of Education provides funding, services and support for children with special education needs.
Content updated in this section.
Court fight looms over rights of disabled - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Court fight looms over rights of disabled Stuff.co.nz Human Rights Commission lawyers have agreed to take up a complaint alleging that state schools are discriminating against thousands of disabled pupils. The rare step is a significant milestone as IHC seeks a declaration that the Education Ministry and ... |
Practical skills course has senior students buzzing - Nelson Mail
 Nelson Mail | URL: Practical skills course has senior students buzzing Nelson Mail A group of Nelson College students have swapped their school uniforms for beekeepers' hoods as part of a new course designed to teach practical skills to those finding conventional classes difficult. The students have become beekeepers as part of ... |
Study finds half of New Zealand children don't play each day
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A study has found that close to half of New Zealand children aren't playing every day. The 'state of play' report, commissioned by the drinks company Milo, is the first study of its type in New Zealand.
A study has found that close to half of New Zealand children aren't playing every day. The 'state of play' report, commissioned by the drinks company Milo, is the first study of its type in New Zealand.
Workplace Literacy Employee-targeted Sub-fund ~ Workplace ...
URL: Workplace Literacy Employee-targeted Sub-fund ~ Workplace ...: Tertiary Education Commission · Welcome to the TEC · Tertiary sector ... within a specified time period. Initiatives funded through the Employee-targeted Sub-fund should support high-quality learning that is tailored to the needs of the workplace and other industry training, have mechanisms to report on learners' progress, provide tuition that is flexible and tailored to the individual employees requirements and may take place at the workplace or in a community setting.
Massey links with top US university
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Massey University has signed an agreement strengthening ties with one of the leading international agricultural universities in the United States, the University of Missouri.
Massey University has signed an agreement strengthening ties with one of the leading international agricultural universities in the United States, the University of Missouri.
Almost half of all Aussie children being bullied: Study - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
The Queensland University of Technology study, involving 3112 students from grades 6 to 12 in nearly 30 schools around the country, found "traditional" face-to-face bullying was twice as prevalent as cyber-bullying. About 30 per cent of students ...
New Zealand Herald
The Queensland University of Technology study, involving 3112 students from grades 6 to 12 in nearly 30 schools around the country, found "traditional" face-to-face bullying was twice as prevalent as cyber-bullying. About 30 per cent of students ...
Schools scrap over brainiest students title - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Wellington College Principal Roger Moses this week boasted of the schools' success in NCEA Year 13 scholarship exams. Preliminary results reveal the decile 10 state school scooped 126 scholarships - more than any other school has in a single year since ...
Stuff.co.nz
Wellington College Principal Roger Moses this week boasted of the schools' success in NCEA Year 13 scholarship exams. Preliminary results reveal the decile 10 state school scooped 126 scholarships - more than any other school has in a single year since ...
Private school stand 'wrong' - Wairarapa Times-Age
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Wairarapa Times-Age
I don't like the idea my money is going to private schools that sit outside that system." Dylan Braithwaite, Greytown Kindergarten teacher and immediate past president of New Zealand Educational Institute South Wairarapa branch, was also critical of ...
Wairarapa Times-Age
I don't like the idea my money is going to private schools that sit outside that system." Dylan Braithwaite, Greytown Kindergarten teacher and immediate past president of New Zealand Educational Institute South Wairarapa branch, was also critical of ...
School trustee resigns over her 'tough time' at Chelsea - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
By Vaimoana Tapaleao Parents have a love-it or hate-it view of their experiences with Chelsea Primary School in Birkenhead. Photo / Dean Purcell A board of trustees member at a top Auckland primary school has resigned after what an Educational Review ...
New Zealand Herald
By Vaimoana Tapaleao Parents have a love-it or hate-it view of their experiences with Chelsea Primary School in Birkenhead. Photo / Dean Purcell A board of trustees member at a top Auckland primary school has resigned after what an Educational Review ...
New Look 'Script' Magazine Releases First Online Issue
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Script Magazine, once In Unison magazine, is excited to release its first online issue on Monday.
Script Magazine, once In Unison magazine, is excited to release its first online issue on Monday.
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