Draft education renewal programme for greater Christchurch released

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Steven Joyce | Education

The Education and Tertiary Education Ministers have today released a draft programme to guide the renewal of the education network in greater Christchurch following the Canterbury earthquakes. “Directions for Education Renewal in Greater Christchurch” is the result of several months of engagement with education leaders, teachers, young people, business leaders, stakeholders, and Ngāi Tahu. It outlines a number of proposals which could change the way education is delivered in the greater Christchurch area...

South Korean educational market maturing | ICEF Monitor: Market ...

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... recently travelled to Wellington, New Zealand for meetings with Education New Zealand (ENZ), New Zealand Qualifications Authority, the Ministry of Education, and the New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

Education refocused to meet 21st century needs - Massey News (press release)

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URL: Education refocused to meet 21st century needs Massey News (press release) "Too much of the current debate – whether on class sizes, charter schools or national standards – is looking backwards," Professor Chapman says. "Talking about what might have worked in the past or moving back to a more regimented system is pointless ...

NZQA standards 'shambolic' - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
A maths teacher with 40 years' experience says "confusion is reigning" amongst teachers and students, who are struggling to make sense of standards introduced by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). Rory Barrett spoke out against NZQA last ...

Directions for education renewal in greater Christchurch launched

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Directions for Education Renewal in Greater Christchurch has been launched.
The draft programme has been developed based on your feedback to the Shaping Education engagement process and the knowledge and expertise of educational leaders, teachers, city and business leaders and Ngāi Tahu. We invite you to read the document and provide your comments so you can be a part of confirming the directions for education renewal in greater Christchurch.
Go to the Shaping Education website to download the document and feedback online

New Enviroschools funding welcomed by WWF

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WWF-New Zealand is welcoming today’s announcement by the Government to reinstate much-needed funding for the Enviroschools and Te Aho Tu Roa initiatives that help children across New Zealand learn the importance of sustainable lifestyles, with ...

Institutional marae - TEU policy | TEU - Tertiary Education Union

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Institutional marae in the tertiary education sector support Māori students and staff, providing a space akin to that of the tūrangawaewae (place to stand, of belonging) associated with each hapū or iwi, as well as promoting the use of te reo .... of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, vocational education and training, Wānanga, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Te Whare Wānanga Awanuiārangi, Women ...

The learning to learn principle

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MOE
NZC Update 21 focuses on the New Zealand Curriculum principle of students learning to learn.

Learning Media short-listed for education marketing award

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A B2B sales and marketing app for the iPad has won educational services company Learning Media a prestigious finalist’s place in the American Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) Beacon Educational Marketing Awards.

Digital future should be 'accessible for all' - Voxy

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Voxy
"56% of students from the most digitally disadvantaged schools are Maori, and that should be a concern for everyone," said Education Spokesperson Te Ururoa Flavell. Reviewing the 2008 Digital Strategy to ensure it is meeting the requirements of our ...

Government inquiry into digital literacy welcomed - Voxy

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Voxy
... UFB and RBI initiatives will ensure students are able to take advantage of digital education while at school," said Mr Millar. "But we believe that access to digital technologies in homes is just as important as having access in schools.

One-site education 'for all ages' - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: One-site education 'for all ages' Stuff.co.nz The document, which covers the future of education in Christchurch and the Selwyn and Waimakariri districts, proposes investigating the development of education campuses that could include early-childhood education, primary and secondary schools, ...

Quality Education needs to be key focus in Christchurch

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The NZEI Re Riu Roa says ensuring the delivery of quality education needs to be the priority in any reshaping of Christchurch’s education sector.

Learning hubs proposed for devastated sector - Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
''We will need to consider the viability of individual schools and whether some should be closed or amalgamated,'' the report said. The report is based on feedback gathered from the Shaping Education engagement process last October. An educational ...

Government suggests fewer but larger schools for Christchurch - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
The Government has asked Christchurch people if they want fewer but larger schools as a result of the city's recovery from last year's earthquake. The education and tertiary education ministers on Thursday afternoon launched a draft education renewal ...

Childcare a paying proposition - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald

URL: Childcare a paying proposition New Zealand Herald By Nick Smith Mark Finlay's Lollipops chain runs 35 of the country's 2000 early childhood education centres. Photo / Dean Purcell Former All Black makes new career as a provider of early childhood education. Taxpayers who gripe about the level of ...

Kiwi schools falling behind in bullying - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
By Simon Collins and Vaimoana Tapaleao Kiwi schools are falling behind Australian schools in developing anti-bullying policies, research has found. A joint study by Otago University and the Australian Catholic University revealed that only one-third of ...

Hands go up to reject violence - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald

URL: Hands go up to reject violence New Zealand Herald The Big Stand campaign has been running for two years at the school and was set up by students to raise awareness of bullying and the idea that it is not okay. Each year a student committee, made up of pupils from all year levels, comes up with ideas ...

Massey scraps teaching degrees - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Massey scraps teaching degrees Stuff.co.nz The university's 16-year-old College of Education will be completely overhauled in the restructure, which aims to make Massey a "research-focused institute". The proposal met with opposition from teachers unions and student associations when it was ...

Should business do more for children's wellbeing?

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Mangere Bridge kindergarten teacher receives leadership award - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The final phase of the awards process takes place in October when ten of these teachers and leaders will be presented with national awards and professional development grants. With 107 kindergartens, four all-day early learning centres, and up to 12000 ...

Auckland teacher a leader in education

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The teachers, children and parents at an Auckland kindergarten are celebrating following the recent NEiTA Foundation’s 2012 National Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Awards Ceremony held at the Parliament’s Grand Hall on 3rd May.

Teaching excellence recognised

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Well-respected political commentator Dr Therese Arseneau (Social and Political Sciences) is one of six University of Canterbury lecturers recognised in the 2011 UC Teaching Awards presented last night by Hon. Steven Joyce, Minister of Tertiary Education, ...

University buys Christchurch site - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
The university's Christchurch campus is used by the medical school for teaching and health research. Property services director Barry MacKay said the land became available because of the earthquake and was bought in March. He said "preliminary scoping ...

Harold the Giraffe turns 21 - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: Harold the Giraffe turns 21 Auckland stuff.co.nz LIFE LESSON: Lillie Bell and Michael Molloy from Summerland Primary School with Life Education Trust educator Murielle Gill. It's been 21 years since Harold the Giraffe rolled into West Auckland on a mission to teach kids some of life's most important ...