New website offers Payroll Giving help for employers

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Peter Dunne | Revenue

Commenting on a new website, which will help employers seeking to establish payroll giving schemes in their workplaces, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne today congratulated the group behind the website for their efforts. Payroll Giving is a scheme which allows an employee to donate to their nominated charity through their employer’s payroll. Mr Dunne said that the Payroll Giving Early Adopters Group which comprises a mix of small and large employers had worked very hard to make Payroll Giving more accessible for other employers...

Ask what schools really think about 'National Standards'

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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says it's a shame the Education Review Office doesn’t report on what schools really think of National Standards, because it would paint a very different picture.

Under-staffing leads to over-crowded classrooms - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Ms Roberts was a PPTA representative on the SSSG which was established under the settlement of the 2011 Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement to consider the impact of class size and develop solutions for classes that are too large.

Amesbury School: Achievement in Reading

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A good thing about National Standards is that it draws attention to the breadth of learning required in the three curriculum areas of reading, writing and mathematics. A running record is just one indicator of achievement in ...

Maori students to the fore in NCEA - Northern Advocate

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Northern Advocate
86 per cent of female Maori students and 90 per cent of male Maori students at Bay of Islands College passed NCEA Level 2. Bay of Islands College in Kawakawa has recorded its best overall NCEA results, with Maori students performing especially well.

Kohanga reo discrimination hearing opens - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Kohanga reo discrimination hearing opens Stuff.co.nz The claim alleges a pattern of discriminatory behaviour toward kohanga reo for 20 years, but states matters were "brought to a head" by the Early Childhood Education Taskforce's report in 2010. That report recommended prioritising funding for ...

Apology for kohanga reo treatment demanded - Stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz

URL: Apology for kohanga reo treatment demanded Stuff.co.nz About 300 supporters of kohanga reo Maori pre-school education centres have gathered in Wellington for the start of a Waitangi Tribunal hearing into their future. The claim has been brought by the Te Kohanga Reo Trust Board who say the Crown is ...

Are state schools discriminating against disabled pupils?

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Human Rights Commission lawyers have agreed to take up a complaint alleging that state schools are discriminating against thousands of disabled pupils. IHC is seeking a declaration that the Education Ministry and schools are treating intellectually and physically impaired pupils unlawfully.

Graduates' incomes to be published - Govt - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce said the scheme had been set up to help students make better choices about the courses they studied. Even at a secondary school level, too many students were ''taking choices that stop them doing things that ...

Private school stand 'wrong' - The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
By Nathan Crombie, nathan.crombie@age.co.nz | Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:00 OPPONENT: Veteran Wairarapa teacher Denise MacKenzie has criticised the Government's paying for students to attend private schools. A veteran Wairarapa teacher has criticised ...

Larger schools can't keep class sizes down - NZ City

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NZ City
PPTA junior vice-president Angela Roberts says the formula used to calculate staff funding no longer fits with 21st century schools. She says it puts pressure on the ability of larger schools to maintain workable class sizes. "The larger a school gets, ...

Merger to create 'super ministry' on cards - Stuff.co.nz

3News NZ

URL: Merger to create 'super ministry' on cards Stuff.co.nz There is also speculation about the future of the Labour Department, with suggestions that immigration could also come under the Economic Development Ministry umbrella, along with the Tertiary Education Commission. Today, the Justice Ministry is set to ...

Kids want more playtime with parents

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Kiwi children want to spend more time playing with their parents, the Milo State of Play survey has found.

New Director of The Catholic Institute starts work - Voxy

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Voxy
Originally from Wellington, Dr Tuohy was appointed Director of The Catholic Institute in November of last year while she was a Senior Lecturer at the Australian Catholic University's School of Theology in Strathfield. At the whakatau Dr Tuohy said, ...

Former Otago Vice-Chancellor to head Royal Society - Voxy

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Voxy
The next President of the Royal Society of New Zealand will be the University of Otago's previous Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir David Skegg, the Society announced today. Sir David is a distinguished cancer researcher who led the University from 2004 ...

New principal keen to cut tally of suspended pupils - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
The office asked the college to ensure parents received two written reports about student progress against the national standards before the end of this year. The board of trustees will also get ministry support in reviewing and improving the school's ...

Polyfest ever-popular - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: Polyfest ever-popular Auckland stuff.co.nz GEARING UP: Alfriston College students performing at the launch of the 2012 ASB Polyfest earlier this month. Polyfest has been a staple in south Auckland's cultural diet for more than three decades – but for how much longer? The event has been running ...

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 ...

ITOs could drop to 6 - minister - Stuff.co.nz

The Dominion Post

URL: ITOs could drop to 6 - minister Stuff.co.nz Industry Training Organisations are expected to shrink from 33 to as few as six within two years in a process Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce is labelling "a guided democracy". The Industry Training Federation (ITF) appears somewhat taken ...