URL: Growing complex
I am on the long flight home from a series of workshops and classes in Boston: at Harvard, at Children’s Hospital, with world-class coaches and consultants. In each of these places, the idea of complexity looms large—not just because I bring it along, but because it’s already there. I ask my participants about the increasing [...]
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Damien Grant: Principals put on spot to oust duds - New Zealand Herald
URL: Damien Grant: Principals put on spot to oust duds
New Zealand Herald
Parata is talking about performance pay for teachers and publishing league tables for schools based on National Standards. This is, as Sir Humphrey would say, courageous. Teacher unions are opposed to both policies. To bolster their argument the NZEI ...
New Zealand Herald
Parata is talking about performance pay for teachers and publishing league tables for schools based on National Standards. This is, as Sir Humphrey would say, courageous. Teacher unions are opposed to both policies. To bolster their argument the NZEI ...
How childhood family income affects adulthood
URL: How childhood family income affects adulthood
How childhood family income affects adulthood A study from the University of Otago’s long-running Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS) throws new light on a current issue; links between family income and other outcomes later in life such ...
How childhood family income affects adulthood A study from the University of Otago’s long-running Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS) throws new light on a current issue; links between family income and other outcomes later in life such ...
Schools 'not seeing big effects of poverty' - The Ashburton Guardian
URL: Schools 'not seeing big effects of poverty'
The Ashburton Guardian
By John Donnachie April 24, 2012 Mid Canterbury children that turn up to school hungry and poorly dressed, are more likely to be lacking parental supervision than suffering from poverty says Allenton School trust chairperson Charlie Kelland.
The Ashburton Guardian
By John Donnachie April 24, 2012 Mid Canterbury children that turn up to school hungry and poorly dressed, are more likely to be lacking parental supervision than suffering from poverty says Allenton School trust chairperson Charlie Kelland.
Banks calls for restoring interest on student loans - New Zealand Herald
URL: Banks calls for restoring interest on student loans
New Zealand Herald
The conference was also told that trials of Act's controversial plan to set up autonomous charter schools may now occur in other poor towns and suburbs around the country, rather than being restricted solely to south Auckland and Christchurch.
New Zealand Herald
The conference was also told that trials of Act's controversial plan to set up autonomous charter schools may now occur in other poor towns and suburbs around the country, rather than being restricted solely to south Auckland and Christchurch.
Smaller class sizes could solve 'teacher oversupply' - NZEI
URL: Smaller class sizes could solve 'teacher oversupply' - NZEI
Smaller class sizes could be the answer for teachers struggling to find employment, the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) says.
Smaller class sizes could be the answer for teachers struggling to find employment, the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) says.
Pasifika teens need voice in traditional family life
URL: Pasifika teens need voice in traditional family life
Pacific parents need encouragement to acknowledge and listen to teenagers by negotiating which traditions best support their wellbeing, says a Samoan sociologist.
Pacific parents need encouragement to acknowledge and listen to teenagers by negotiating which traditions best support their wellbeing, says a Samoan sociologist.
TVNZ 7 and MSI offer science resources to classrooms - Voxy
URL: TVNZ 7 and MSI offer science resources to classrooms
Voxy
These accompanying education resources offer a wonderful opportunity to take these programmes from the television screen into the classroom to help make learning about science and innovation fun. "Extending the reach of TVNZ 7 programmes into the ...
Voxy
These accompanying education resources offer a wonderful opportunity to take these programmes from the television screen into the classroom to help make learning about science and innovation fun. "Extending the reach of TVNZ 7 programmes into the ...
MOE's decision unfair, says principal
URL: MOE's decision unfair, says principal
A Northland principal is accusing the Ministry of Education of failing to give the board a chance to fix problems with NCEA results.
A Northland principal is accusing the Ministry of Education of failing to give the board a chance to fix problems with NCEA results.
Minister claims Far North school 'letting students down' - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: Minister claims Far North school 'letting students down' New Zealand Herald By Yvonne Tahana The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, says Moerewa School is letting students down - not least by failing to notice work copied "word for word" from Wikipedia in NCEA assessments. Principal Keri Milne-Ihimaera says she and whanau ... |
Govt to contract for schools maintenance
URL: Govt to contract for schools maintenance
Wellington will be at the front of the queue for a nationwide undertaking to work out the future cost of maintaining the country's schools. The Ministry of Education has put out a forward notice of its intention to seek formal bids...
Wellington will be at the front of the queue for a nationwide undertaking to work out the future cost of maintaining the country's schools. The Ministry of Education has put out a forward notice of its intention to seek formal bids...
Govt to contract for schools maintenance - Wellington first - National Business Review
URL: Govt to contract for schools maintenance - Wellington first
National Business Review
The Ministry of Education has issued a forward notice of its intention to seek formal bids on assessing about 210 school buildings across the Wellington region. The ministry is about to embark on its National Building Condition Assessment Programme, ...
National Business Review
The Ministry of Education has issued a forward notice of its intention to seek formal bids on assessing about 210 school buildings across the Wellington region. The ministry is about to embark on its National Building Condition Assessment Programme, ...
Northland community vows to stop Ministry takeover of school
URL: Northland community vows to stop Ministry takeover of school
The Northland community of Moerewa is planning to physically stop a Ministry of Education-appointed commissioner from taking over their school.
The Northland community of Moerewa is planning to physically stop a Ministry of Education-appointed commissioner from taking over their school.
Secretary for education says it couldn't wait any longer
URL: Secretary for education says it couldn't wait any longer
The secretary for education, Lesley Longstone, says the school had plenty of warning about the action the Ministry planned to take, and they couldn't wait any longer.
The secretary for education, Lesley Longstone, says the school had plenty of warning about the action the Ministry planned to take, and they couldn't wait any longer.
School's board sacked, senior classes shut down - TVNZ
 3News NZ | URL: School's board sacked, senior classes shut down TVNZ The Ministry of Education has today sacked the board of a Northland school after it extended classes to years 11 to 13 without the ministry's permission. A commissioner has been appointed to Moerewa School to act in place of the board. |
Moerewa school sping fails NCEA audit - Waatea News
URL: Moerewa school sping fails NCEA audit
Waatea News
Education minister Hekia Parata says a full audit of NCEA results at Moerewa School found fewer students passing that the school claimed. The Northland primary school has been arguing it should be allowed to hang on to its pupils through their ...
Waatea News
Education minister Hekia Parata says a full audit of NCEA results at Moerewa School found fewer students passing that the school claimed. The Northland primary school has been arguing it should be allowed to hang on to its pupils through their ...
Minister dissolves school board after it ignores edict - New Zealand Herald
3News NZ | URL: Minister dissolves school board after it ignores edict New Zealand Herald By Hayden Donnell and Herald Online staff Minister of Education Hekia Parata has dissolved the board of trustees of Moerewa School, which opened for term two today, despite a Ministry edict to enrol senior students at other schools. |
Northland school welcomes back pupils despite closure order - Radio New Zealand
URL: Northland school welcomes back pupils despite closure order
Radio New Zealand
The teaching unit at Moerewa School, which has 17 students, acts as an informal satellite of an Auckland school where the pupils are enrolled. The school held a powhiri on Monday for the Year 11 to 13 students in apparent defiance of the Ministry's ...
Radio New Zealand
The teaching unit at Moerewa School, which has 17 students, acts as an informal satellite of an Auckland school where the pupils are enrolled. The school held a powhiri on Monday for the Year 11 to 13 students in apparent defiance of the Ministry's ...
ECANZ Challenge prepares students for the real world - Voxy
URL: ECANZ Challenge prepares students for the real world
Voxy
One of the key priorities is to see how apprentices perform in a practical scenario rather than ranking students based on their CVs as was previously the case. The competition has averaged around 90-100 senior apprentice competitors from around the ...
Voxy
One of the key priorities is to see how apprentices perform in a practical scenario rather than ranking students based on their CVs as was previously the case. The competition has averaged around 90-100 senior apprentice competitors from around the ...
Tough job market benefiting some schools - Radio New Zealand
URL: Tough job market benefiting some schools
Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education says there were 1800 school teacher vacancies in 2011 - the lowest number in the past decade and clearly not enough for the 2800 new teachers who graduate each year. That is bad news for new teachers, but schools in isolated ...
Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education says there were 1800 school teacher vacancies in 2011 - the lowest number in the past decade and clearly not enough for the 2800 new teachers who graduate each year. That is bad news for new teachers, but schools in isolated ...
Hundreds in Rotorua wagging school daily - The Daily Post
URL: Hundreds in Rotorua wagging school daily
The Daily Post
The number is roughly equivalent to the size of Rotorua Boys' High School. According to the Ministry of Education's Attendance in New Zealand Schools 2011 report, Rotorua has an 11.8 per cent absentee rate, compared with 10.2 per cent nationally.
The Daily Post
The number is roughly equivalent to the size of Rotorua Boys' High School. According to the Ministry of Education's Attendance in New Zealand Schools 2011 report, Rotorua has an 11.8 per cent absentee rate, compared with 10.2 per cent nationally.
Anzac Day collection 2012
URL: Anzac Day collection 2012
Each year NZ On Screen adds to its collection of ANZAC resources – a great collection for social science teachers.
Each year NZ On Screen adds to its collection of ANZAC resources – a great collection for social science teachers.
ManpowerGroup calls for action to address youth unemployment - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: ManpowerGroup calls for action to address youth unemployment
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Young people who are given access to learning opportunities and who can cultivate job skills will thrive in the labour market and contribute to employers. Ultimately, business has a vested interest in ensuring Australia's youth are appropriately ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Young people who are given access to learning opportunities and who can cultivate job skills will thrive in the labour market and contribute to employers. Ultimately, business has a vested interest in ensuring Australia's youth are appropriately ...
New science medal named after Sir Mason Durie - Massey News (press release)
 Massey News (press release) | URL: New science medal named after Sir Mason Durie Massey News (press release) The Royal Society of New Zealand has named a new award for social sciences after Massey University's Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Mason Durie. The medal is in recognition of Sir Mason's outstanding contribution to social sciences in New Zealand ... |
Computer game helps teenagers overcome drepression
URL: Computer game helps teenagers overcome drepression
A computer game developed by the University of Auckland is helping young people beat depression.
A computer game developed by the University of Auckland is helping young people beat depression.
Stressed Christchurch schools plead for help - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Stressed Christchurch schools plead for help
Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch schools are dealing with more badly behaved children, stressed teachers and tired principals as they face an uncertain future, a survey shows. Two-thirds of the 140 primary schools that took part in the survey reported an increase in ...
Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch schools are dealing with more badly behaved children, stressed teachers and tired principals as they face an uncertain future, a survey shows. Two-thirds of the 140 primary schools that took part in the survey reported an increase in ...
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