Korea, Australia and NZ to discuss digital futures

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Amy Adams | Communications and Information Technology
Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams tomorrow travels to Seoul for the 2012 Korea Australia and New Zealand (KANZ) Summit, and the World Information and Communications Summit. The summits, in Seoul from May 14-16, bring together Government, industry, research and policy representatives to share insights into their experiences in broadband and to explore joint ventures and research partnerships...

Tim Hazledine: Downsizing will ensure top quality

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Has New Zealand spread its funding for universities too thinly? Should we instead pursue quality over the quantity of students and institutions? Here, Professor Tim Hazeldine joins the debate, with a bold call for Auckland University...

School iPad revolution may go nationwide - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: School iPad revolution may go nationwide Stuff.co.nz A number of schools nationwide may follow Orewa College's lead and require students to have iPads or internet capable devices. The school controversially introduced the technology this year to its Year 9 classes and plans are underway to make demands ...

A revolution in how we educate teachers - The Dominion Post

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The Dominion Post
The advantage of graduate and postgraduate teacher education is that the students have already qualified in a wide variety of degrees - sociology, psychology, maths, science, technology, the arts, Maori studies etc - and they bring those specialist ...

Primary school science teaching

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The NZ Association of Science Educators, the Education Review Office and the Teachers Council have all raised serious concerns about the quality of science teaching in our primary schools.

Maungakiekie MP Welcomes Inquiry into Pacific Languages - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“I encourage anyone with an interest in Pasifika education to make a submission before Monday, 25 June 2012,” says Mr Lotu-Iiga. “For assistance in making a submission, please contact my office on 09 622 0300.

Arena Williams & Sam Bookman: Access to university key to success

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Has New Zealand spread its funding for universities too thinly? Should we instead pursue quality over the quantity of students and institutions? Two student leaders argue the Government must keep access open and stump up more money....

School keeps Te Reo alive through sport - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
She says one of the things her school enjoys is the independence it has over its curriculum to do things differently from other early childhood education centres. Mrs Tamati says when pupils are enrolled at Te Kopae they become a whanau member for life ...

American scholar appointed new Dean of Faculty of Arts

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Professor Robert Greenberg, a high-ranking academic from the City University of New York (CUNY), has been appointed the new Dean of the Faculty of Arts. He takes up the post in February 2013.

Survey of International Students – registrations close soon ...

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Over 200 PTEs, English language providers and secondary schools have already registered and are launching the survey to their students. The survey will gauge international student satisfaction on a variety of aspects of ...

Mentoring scheme introduced - Star Canterbury

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Star Canterbury
Hornby High School and the Canterbury University are teaming up to provide a new mentoring programme for students in years 11-13. Focusing on the exams in term 3, the programme, which will involve 35 university mentors, will run for 16 weeks and pupils ...

principal eager to raise achievement - Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
"It's not OK to let kids fail" is the motto of Rangitikei College's new principal Karene Biggs, who aims to raise achievement levels and keep students in school. Mrs Biggs is the first female principal in the school's history and she plans to change ...

Free seminars to reveal 'qualifications people didn't know they had' - Voxy

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Voxy
Capable NZ also delivers 'Capable Workplaces'- a professional development concept based around gaining a qualification at work. "Capable Workplaces recognises that workplaces are incredibly rich learning environments," says Capable Workplaces project ...

No Protocol for HIV-Positive Children in Early Childhood Ed

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There is no national protocol stating that a child with HIV or AIDS should be excluded or denied access to early education for any amount of time, national early childhood network ChildForum says.

Hastings primary school kids get on their bikes - Voxy

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St Mathew's Primary School in Hastings has seen such an upsurge in the number of pupils riding to school, that they needed to install new bike racks. There are now so many pupils cycling to school each day that they ran out of places to put the bikes.

Registrations open for Wellbeing and Public Policy

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Registrations are now open for the Wellbeing and Public Policy (WaPP) conference to be held in Wellington this June.

Programme underway in Porirua for young Pasifika families

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The Wellington Kindergartens association is hailing a new programme that trains Pacific Island families to become early childhood educators for their own pre-school children.