Monday, April 30, 2012

Minister supports Maori language in all schools

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Pita Sharples | Māori Affairs
Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples has congratulated his colleague, Trade Minister Tim Groser, for saying te reo Maori should be taught in all primary schools. “I welcome Minister Groser's comments. His work at global meetings would show him that most people in the world today are bilingual or multi-lingual,” said Dr Sharples...

2011 Prime Minister’s Award announced

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Hekia Parata | Education

Jade Fai Leung from Auckland’s St Cuthbert’s College was named today as winner of the Prime Minister’s Award for Academic Excellence. Education Minister, Hekia Parata, presented the Top Scholar Awards, on behalf of the Prime Minister, at Government House. The Prime Minister’s Award for Academic Excellence recognises the highest achieving student in the annual New Zealand scholarship examinations...

Speech: National Party Mainland Regional Conference - John Key - Voxy

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Voxy
In education, National Standards are in place and we're firmly focused on raising achievement so kids have the skills they need to succeed in the modern world. We're lifting participation in early childhood education to the highest it's ever been.

Great teachers should be paid more than mediocre ones - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
Treasury secretary Gabriel Makhlouf caused a storm recently by suggesting New Zealand should lift class-size limits to make money available to invest in improving teacher quality. Financial advisers should keep out of education, he was told.

Q+A: Transcript of panel response to John Banks and David Parker interview - TVNZ


The Guardian
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TVNZ
One of the best things is we could see charter schools down the road, which could be a wonderful outcome of this. What have you got against charter schools? What are they, actually? I meant to get John Tamihere to explain this to me one day and ran out ...

Act adopts softly-softly approach over charter schools - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
By John Armstrong on Sat, 28 Apr 2012 With work now starting on the blueprint for the first batch of "charter" schools, the scene would seem to have been set for a real ding-dong battle as opponents try to mobilise the only weapon they have to halt or ...

Scott Gilmour: Education hijacked by ideology

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The education of our youth is the most vital function of a Government and community, but debate on this issue is being hijacked by ideology.Several recent opinion articles in various publications have slammed the "ideology of commercialising...

How childhood family income affects adulthood - New Zealand Doctor Online

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New Zealand Doctor Online
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 as health and educational achievement.

Financial gap could be bridged by education - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
Despite managing your own finances being one of the biggest responsibilities you will face in life, the New Zealand curriculum (a statement of official policy related to teaching in New Zealand schools) places little emphasis on financial education.

Poor children achieve less, earn less : Family First NZ

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Being brought up in an affluent family is advantageous to your education and career,” he said. “The major effects of being brought up in a poor family appear to be significant reduction in both educational achievement and ...

Global campaign - better investment in early childhood education needed in NZ

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The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling for better funding and support for early childhood education including a commitment to more qualified teachers and extending paid parental leave to six months.

Little Schools concept exported - Stuff.co.nz


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Stuff.co.nz
Negotiations are under way to allow Little School to open three international classrooms within the university's 1500-pupil preschool. Johnson said the demand for an English education in China was like it was in Japan 30 years ago.

Minister supports Maori language in all schools - Voxy

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Voxy
"The Maori Party thinks Maori should be 'compulsorily available' in all schools, and various public opinion surveys show most New Zealanders support that stance. "I also think all Maori children should have access to Maori-medium education, ...

Te Kohanga Reo Co-Operation Urged | Stuff.co.nz

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The Government acknowledged the importance of kohanga reo to Maori educational achievement, and its support over the years had seen funding increase significantly and enrolments stabilise, he said. But Mr Crosby ...

Stuart McCutcheon: Uni rankings fall a big worry - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
By Stuart McCutcheon Our universities need a strategy, and more money, to attract the best and brightest students. Photo / Greg Bowker Quality matters and quality costs. Stuart McCutcheon, vice-chancellor of the University of Auckland, asks what kind ...

Local truancy rates among NZ's worst - Wairarapa Times-Age

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Wairarapa Times-Age
But school principals in the district are surprised by the figures, released in the Ministry of Education's Attendance in New Zealand Schools 2011 report. The district's unjustified absence rate, students away from school without valid reason, ...

Sexism seems alive and well in school donation shocker - New Zealand Listener


New Zealand Listener
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New Zealand Listener
Why did she leave her money only to his school?” My guess is that, school donations aside, bequests and general philanthropy also favour boys' schools over girls' and co-ed schools. Partly that may be because men earn more than women, ...

Art trust establishes emerging artists award - Voxy

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Voxy
The recipients will be selected by the country's leading tertiary schools of art: Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland; Massey University's School of Arts, Wellington; the University of Canterbury's School of Fine Arts, Christchurch; ...

Joyce wants university's engagement - Otago Daily Times


Otago Daily Times
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Otago Daily Times
Steven Joyce has vowed to do all he can to encourage universities to be more actively involved in their business communities when he becomes the Minister of Business, Innovation and Employment on July 1. "That's not just about having meetings, ...

Students get to do practical research in lab | Stuff.co.nz

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The students were at the NMIT laboratory at the Cawthron Aquaculture Park at the Glen yesterday to complete practical laboratory work for their National Certificate of Educational Achievement level three course. In pairs, the students had to plan and ... Nelson College for Girls head of biology Kirsty Silcock said schools had struggled with the practical component of the NCEA level three biology programme for many years. Previously the school would spend two days ...

Nice work if you can get it - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
She does, however, advise anyone contemplating the move to pay attention to their professional development. She makes time to go on Twitter and professional blogs with like-minded people. "What you can pick up from others via mere snippets of ...

South Island mentor supports trainees to achieve - Scoop.co.nz (press release)


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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“NSTP recognises the value of workplace training and is committed to supporting trainees over the country in achieving nationally recognised qualifications. Receiving the ATTTO Ambassador Award is a great honour for Judith and recognises the commitment ...

Success in NCEA at Kuranui - Wairarapa Times-Age

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Wairarapa Times-Age
Academic results at Greytown's Kuranui College are continuing to climb, after reaching record NCEA success levels this year. The school achieved an 83.6 per cent pass rate at level one, with 80.8 per cent and 74.3 per cent in levels two and three, ...

Award winner hopes to inspire therapists - Voxy


Voxy
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Voxy
"It is such an honour to be acknowledged by both the Pearson Clinical Assessment team as well as my peers," says Glenda. "The prize money will go a long way in supporting my study in Australia." Finalists for the Pearson Always Learning Award were ...

Student robot among world's best - SunLive

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SunLive
Read More Otumoetai College's robotic team has beaten hundreds of teams from around the world to claim the third equal spot at the VEX Robotics World Championships in Los Angeles. The three-member teams design, program and build custom-made robots that ...

Country's top student 'definitely not' a brainbox - TVNZ

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TVNZ
Three Wellington pupils topped their scholarship exams in each subject and were also recognised at the ceremony yesterday, alongside 32 other top-subject scholars and 10 premier award winners from 2011. Former Wellington College pupil Jasper Owen, 18, ...

Students' success despite quakes - The Press

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The Press
The awards, presented at Government House yesterday, recognised pupils who achieved the highest scores in the annual scholarship exams. Christchurch also had three premier winners out of the country's top 10 pupils. St Andrew's College alumni Sarah ...

Students set sights on earning six figures - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Photo / Natalie Slade More than a fifth of tertiary students expect to earn $100000 by the time they're 30, according to a survey. The figure is much higher than the average wage for those with a bachelor degree, but the Employers and Manufacturers ...

Humbled to be up with the best - Otago Daily Times


Otago Daily Times
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Otago Daily Times
By John Lewis on Sat, 28 Apr 2012 A former Kavanagh College pupil was among the country's top 40 pupils who received awards at the 2011 New Zealand Qualifications Authority Top Scholarship Awards ceremony at Government House in Wellington yesterday.

Schools put on notice - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
By Dene Mackenzie on Mon, 30 Apr 2012 Secondary schools with under-performing groups of Maori and Pacific Island pupils will be given firm instructions by Education Minister Hekia Parata on what they need to do to improve. Using herself as an example ...

School still looks for principal - Wanganui Chronicle

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Wanganui Chronicle
The Education Review Office's review of the school last year was very positive, with the school being placed on the five-year review cycle instead of three years like most schools. Mr Couper said the board felt it was necessary to have a wider field of ...

School continues merger battle - SunLive

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SunLive
At the beginning of 2010, then Education Minister Anne Tolley announced she was going to merge the schools in Kawerau due to falling roll numbers. She presented the community with three options and requested feedback from the public on these options ...

Moerewa board sacking splits opinion - New Zealand Herald


3News NZ
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New Zealand Herald
By Peter De Graaff of the Northern Advocate Teaching lobby groups have starkly different views on this week's sacking of Moerewa School's board of trustees, with one damning the Education Ministry and another showering praise.

Families relieved school axed - Auckland stuff.co.nz


Auckland stuff.co.nz
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Auckland stuff.co.nz
The Ministry of Education has not yet decided what to do with the old Waimokoia School land. The site was to be a secondary school for children with severe behavioural needs but the idea was scarpered last week when the ministry announced it would ...

Senior students not attending Moerewa School - Radio New Zealand


3News NZ
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Radio New Zealand
Senior students are no longer attending class at Moerewa School in Northland following the arrival of a commissioner appointed by Education Minister Hekia Parata. The minister sacked the school's board on Monday, after Year 11 to 13 pupils turned up on ...

Parents shocked by kindy's CCTV move

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Staff have resigned and children have been removed from a Hawke's Bay kindergarten after a controversial "Big Brother" installation of CCTV cameras at the centre.The Redwood Kindergarten and Daycare Centre on Napier Rd, Havelock...

NZ's top student | Kiwiblog

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The Prime Minister's Award for Academic Excellence recognises the highest achieving student in the annual New Zealand scholarship examinations. ... We need about 759999 other students to aspire to excellence like this.