URL: The primary school curriculum: Assimilation, adaptation, transformation
NZCER Report
This report looks at differences across the sector in terms of progress on implementation and includes discussion of issues such as how schools are prioritising different aspects of the NZC, shifts in classroom -based formative assessment, use of ICT to support the school curriculum and the challenges of creating a curriculum to meet the learning needs of all students.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
School works for pupils and community - Waatea News
URL: School works for pupils and community
Waatea News
The school drew the ire of the Education Ministry when it objected to the imposition of national standards, and it is now having all its NCEA results audited, with many being downgraded. Principal Keri Ihimaera Milne says the school works for its ...
Waatea News
The school drew the ire of the Education Ministry when it objected to the imposition of national standards, and it is now having all its NCEA results audited, with many being downgraded. Principal Keri Ihimaera Milne says the school works for its ...
Researchers voice alarm over charter schools 'experiment ...
URL: Researchers voice alarm over charter schools 'experiment ...
In response the Education Policy Response Group, consisting of 12 College of Education experts, conducted an in-depth examination of research studies from Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States; countries with models ... “To enable this to happen, it is important that transparent data be kept on the home background and prior achievement of students, the nature of the teachers employed and the financial arrangements for the charter schools (including ...
In response the Education Policy Response Group, consisting of 12 College of Education experts, conducted an in-depth examination of research studies from Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States; countries with models ... “To enable this to happen, it is important that transparent data be kept on the home background and prior achievement of students, the nature of the teachers employed and the financial arrangements for the charter schools (including ...
Charter schools promote inequality - researchers - Radio New Zealand
URL: Charter schools promote inequality - researchers
Radio New Zealand
Researchers say new charter schools will have a damaging effect on the students they're supposed to help, causing inequality based on culture, race and socio-economic status. Trials of the schools, which will be funded by the Government but run by ...
Radio New Zealand
Researchers say new charter schools will have a damaging effect on the students they're supposed to help, causing inequality based on culture, race and socio-economic status. Trials of the schools, which will be funded by the Government but run by ...
Study slams charter schools as harmful - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: Study slams charter schools as harmful New Zealand Herald By Isaac Davison The Government has reaffirmed its keenness to implement charter schools despite a damning study which says they may do more harm than good to the under-achievers the Government is targeting. Under a National-Act agreement, ... |
Charter schools will cause more harm - experts - Stuff.co.nz
 3News NZ | URL: Charter schools will cause more harm - experts Stuff.co.nz Charter schools will cause more harm to the students they are designed to help, a group of education experts warns. The Government is to trial charter schools in South Auckland and Christchurch as part of its coalition deal with ACT. |
Charter schools make things worse - study - 3News NZ
3News NZ | URL: Charter schools make things worse - study 3News NZ The study's authors say the media recently have "uncritically backed the Government on National Standards, in opposition not only to teachers and principals but also to all experts on education evaluation". "We can only hope that one day some reporter ... |
Snook on charter schools | Kiwiblog
URL: Snook on charter schools | Kiwiblog
Under a National-Act agreement, charter schools will be trialled in areas where education achievement is low – South Auckland, Christchurch East, and possibly Wellington. A group of education experts at Massey University ...
Under a National-Act agreement, charter schools will be trialled in areas where education achievement is low – South Auckland, Christchurch East, and possibly Wellington. A group of education experts at Massey University ...
Political meddling sinks three Rs - National Business Review
URL: Political meddling sinks three Rs
National Business Review
Whether charter schools will change this is a moot point. Charter schools will be run by private enterprises such as businesses, iwi and religious groups. They will receive the same government funding as state schools but can create courses and ...
National Business Review
Whether charter schools will change this is a moot point. Charter schools will be run by private enterprises such as businesses, iwi and religious groups. They will receive the same government funding as state schools but can create courses and ...
Testing time for education's New Deal - New Zealand Herald
URL: Testing time for education's New Deal
New Zealand Herald
The schools are being built at Hobsonville Point, West Auckland, part of a development on a former airbase that will house up to 8000 people by 2022. The primary school will have room for 690 children, and the secondary school, 1500.
New Zealand Herald
The schools are being built at Hobsonville Point, West Auckland, part of a development on a former airbase that will house up to 8000 people by 2022. The primary school will have room for 690 children, and the secondary school, 1500.
Testing time for education's New Deal
URL: Testing time for education's New Deal
A multimillion-dollar deal for the first privately funded state schools in New Zealand has been signed. Not all parents are happy with the economics, but a principal tells Kate Shuttleworth his job is about learning, not earning...
A multimillion-dollar deal for the first privately funded state schools in New Zealand has been signed. Not all parents are happy with the economics, but a principal tells Kate Shuttleworth his job is about learning, not earning...
Keith Yamashita: leadership and design
URL: Keith Yamashita: leadership and design
Chairman of SYPartners, co-founder of Unstuck, author and essayist on leadership and design, and a keynote speaker at Design Your Future, the Better By Design CEO Summit 2012.
Chairman of SYPartners, co-founder of Unstuck, author and essayist on leadership and design, and a keynote speaker at Design Your Future, the Better By Design CEO Summit 2012.
Insight for 15 April 2012 - Targeting Early Childhood Education
URL: Insight for 15 April 2012 - Targeting Early Childhood Education
Education Correspondent, John Gerritsen, investigates the government's efforts to target those missing early childhood education
Education Correspondent, John Gerritsen, investigates the government's efforts to target those missing early childhood education
NCEA rates up for co-ed schools - Stuff.co.nz
URL: NCEA rates up for co-ed schools
Stuff.co.nz
Many of Wellington's large, co-educational schools have outperformed national NCEA pass rates – shaking up the assumption that single-sex schools are a better choice, principals say. NCEA figures from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority show ...
Stuff.co.nz
Many of Wellington's large, co-educational schools have outperformed national NCEA pass rates – shaking up the assumption that single-sex schools are a better choice, principals say. NCEA figures from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority show ...
Education group calls for early childhood funding reform - Radio New Zealand
URL: Education group calls for early childhood funding reform
Radio New Zealand
The head of the City of Manukau Education Trust says the Government could reach more poor families if it changed the funding system for early childhood education. Trust chief executive Susan Warren says the Government's efforts to increase ...
Radio New Zealand
The head of the City of Manukau Education Trust says the Government could reach more poor families if it changed the funding system for early childhood education. Trust chief executive Susan Warren says the Government's efforts to increase ...
Public funding for private schools
URL: Public funding for private schools
Deborah James, executive director of Independent Schools of New Zealand; Deborah Russell, Massey University taxation lecturer; and Robin Duff, president of the Post Primary Teachers' Association.
Deborah James, executive director of Independent Schools of New Zealand; Deborah Russell, Massey University taxation lecturer; and Robin Duff, president of the Post Primary Teachers' Association.
Top students turning backs on NZ - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Top students turning backs on NZ
Stuff.co.nz
Gluckman, who plans to research whether the problem of undergraduates heading overseas is happening en masse, said it was likely the students left because they didn't think New Zealand universities were good enough. ''The sad thing is that our ...
Stuff.co.nz
Gluckman, who plans to research whether the problem of undergraduates heading overseas is happening en masse, said it was likely the students left because they didn't think New Zealand universities were good enough. ''The sad thing is that our ...
100000 more to begin repaying student loans - Radio New Zealand
URL: 100000 more to begin repaying student loans
Radio New Zealand
The Inland Revenue Department says it expects about a 100000 more people will start to pay their student loans off this year. From the beginning of the month, the IRD changed the rules so that anyone earning salary or wages who has a student loan must ...
Radio New Zealand
The Inland Revenue Department says it expects about a 100000 more people will start to pay their student loans off this year. From the beginning of the month, the IRD changed the rules so that anyone earning salary or wages who has a student loan must ...
National backs private schools, but not babies - Mahuta - Voxy
URL: National backs private schools, but not babies - Mahuta
Voxy
Propping up Wanganui Collegiate to the tune of $800000 while slapping down a Bill that supports babies getting a good start in life is more than a double standard, Labour's Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says. "The Government is sending a signal ...
Voxy
Propping up Wanganui Collegiate to the tune of $800000 while slapping down a Bill that supports babies getting a good start in life is more than a double standard, Labour's Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says. "The Government is sending a signal ...
Shutting down debate on paid parental leave short-sighted
URL: Shutting down debate on paid parental leave short-sighted
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says extending paid parental leave would be a meaningful way to invest in children and families, and government attempts to shut down debate on the issue is short-sighted.
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says extending paid parental leave would be a meaningful way to invest in children and families, and government attempts to shut down debate on the issue is short-sighted.
Schools' mental-health drive improves behaviour
URL: Schools' mental-health drive improves behaviour
Teachers at two Napier primary schools are spending less time dealing with bad behaviour, thanks to a programme tackling mental health in children.
Teachers at two Napier primary schools are spending less time dealing with bad behaviour, thanks to a programme tackling mental health in children.
Lobbying bill could end secret tertiary education lobbying | TEU ...
URL: Lobbying bill could end secret tertiary education lobbying | TEU ...: A lobbying disclosure bill that is to be debated by parliament could impact tertiary institutions that currently pay lobbying agencies to. ... Last year Tertiary Update revealed that private lobbying and consultancy company Saunders Unsworth lists among its past and present clients Massey University, Otago University, the six metro polytechnics, Victoria University of Wellington, and the Industry Training Federation. Weltec was required at the time to disclose in its Annual ...
An end to universities massaging their research rankings | TEU ...
URL: An end to universities massaging their research rankings | TEU ...
TEU members welcome the Tertiary Education Commission's attempt to end gaming of research funding. Universities have tried to change their.
TEU members welcome the Tertiary Education Commission's attempt to end gaming of research funding. Universities have tried to change their.
Builders take on more apprentices - Radio New Zealand
URL: Builders take on more apprentices
Radio New Zealand
The Building and Construction Training Industry Organisation says the number of employers planning to take on more apprentices has jumped from 10% in 2011 to more than 30% this year. The organisation's chief executive, Ruma Karaitiana, says the number ...
Radio New Zealand
The Building and Construction Training Industry Organisation says the number of employers planning to take on more apprentices has jumped from 10% in 2011 to more than 30% this year. The organisation's chief executive, Ruma Karaitiana, says the number ...
The new normal of digital and distance education - Massey News (press release)
 Massey News (press release) | URL: The new normal of digital and distance education Massey News (press release) A global revolution is taking place in tertiary education. The traditional concept of the lecture room is being redefined as digital and distance education becomes the "new normal". Even politicians have woken up to this revolution, with last week's ... |
Unclean school toilets exposed - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Unclean school toilets exposed
Stuff.co.nz
The Ministry of Education recommends schools provide warm water, liquid soap at every basin, and hand dryers, but researchers found significant discrepancies between school and workplace requirements. Department of Labour guidelines recommended the ...
Stuff.co.nz
The Ministry of Education recommends schools provide warm water, liquid soap at every basin, and hand dryers, but researchers found significant discrepancies between school and workplace requirements. Department of Labour guidelines recommended the ...
Safety of boarders in doubt after attack on schoolgirl - New Zealand Herald
URL: Safety of boarders in doubt after attack on schoolgirl
New Zealand Herald
Otorohanga College board of trustees chairwoman Sonya Hetet confirmed yesterday the girl was injured this month, in what police described as a serious assault, but she had since recovered. Initial reports were that two girls, and a third who watched, ...
New Zealand Herald
Otorohanga College board of trustees chairwoman Sonya Hetet confirmed yesterday the girl was injured this month, in what police described as a serious assault, but she had since recovered. Initial reports were that two girls, and a third who watched, ...
Girl targeted by bullies for being pretty, says mum - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Girl targeted by bullies for being pretty, says mum
Stuff.co.nz
The college has launched an inquiry into a series of dorm room attacks on female students, including one in which a girl's head was allegedly smashed through a window. Otorohanga College Board of Trustees chairwoman Sonya Hetet did not respond to calls ...
Stuff.co.nz
The college has launched an inquiry into a series of dorm room attacks on female students, including one in which a girl's head was allegedly smashed through a window. Otorohanga College Board of Trustees chairwoman Sonya Hetet did not respond to calls ...
Poor NCEA results cited in closure decision - Radio New Zealand
URL: Poor NCEA results cited in closure decision
Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education says it's closing a class for senior pupils in Moerewa, Northland, because its NCEA achievement rates are alarmingly low. The school is fighting a directive by the Ministry to close its unit for Year 11 to 13 pupils.
Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education says it's closing a class for senior pupils in Moerewa, Northland, because its NCEA achievement rates are alarmingly low. The school is fighting a directive by the Ministry to close its unit for Year 11 to 13 pupils.
Moerewa takes on MOE over Govt edict - Northern Advocate
URL: Moerewa takes on MOE over Govt edict
Northern Advocate
Moerewa School principal Keri Milne-Ihimaera says community support for the school's senior secondary unit is strong. Moerewa School and its senior students are planning to defy an order from the Minister of Education Hekia Parata telling the students ...
Northern Advocate
Moerewa School principal Keri Milne-Ihimaera says community support for the school's senior secondary unit is strong. Moerewa School and its senior students are planning to defy an order from the Minister of Education Hekia Parata telling the students ...
School dispenses tablets for learning - The Daily Post
URL: School dispenses tablets for learning
The Daily Post
One Rotorua school has made a courageous leap into the digital future of education, equipping most of its 400 students with a Sony Tablet S, similar to an iPad, from the beginning of next term. The touch-screen tablets retail at $700, but parents need ...
The Daily Post
One Rotorua school has made a courageous leap into the digital future of education, equipping most of its 400 students with a Sony Tablet S, similar to an iPad, from the beginning of next term. The touch-screen tablets retail at $700, but parents need ...
Safety of boarders in doubt after attack on schoolgirl
URL: Safety of boarders in doubt after attack on schoolgirl
A school admits it can't assure the safety of boarders after a girl was attacked in a boarding hostel - allegedly by other girls jealous of her looks.Otorohanga College board of trustees chairwoman Sonya Hetet confirmed yesterday...
A school admits it can't assure the safety of boarders after a girl was attacked in a boarding hostel - allegedly by other girls jealous of her looks.Otorohanga College board of trustees chairwoman Sonya Hetet confirmed yesterday...
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