Bigger class sizes announced

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The Government's move to increase class sizes has sparked immediate controversy, with accusations they will have a ''severe impact'' on the quality of primary school teaching.

Class sizes to increase in schools - Otago Daily Times

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URL: Class sizes to increase in schools Otago Daily Times Ms Parata said that when she was at primary school her class size was around one teacher to 42 students. "Every year a school's roll changes because families move or make difference education choices. And every year schools reset class sizes according ...

Teacher ratios to be shaken up in Budget plan - TVNZ

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URL: Teacher ratios to be shaken up in Budget plan TVNZ Education minister Hekia Parata said the $511.9 million is being pledged despite tight financial restraints, and will be focussed on getting the best out of students. The ratio for pupils in year one will remain at one teacher for every 15 while the ...

Thousands of pupils removed from schools - TVNZ

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Children as young as five "with deep-set problems" are among more than 2000 Waikato students stood down from school last year for offences including sexual abuse, assault and drug use. The figures - released under the Official Information Act - show ...

IT set to hold back preschool changes

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Ailing IT systems may prevent an overhaul of the early childhood education funding system.

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

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URL: School iPad revolution may go nationwide Stuff.co.nz LOOKING AHEAD: New technology, such as the iPad, may soon be commonplace in New Zealand classrooms. Should all schools use iPads in the classroom? A number of schools nationwide may follow Orewa College's lead and require students to have iPads or ...

Arena Williams & Sam Bookman: Access to university key to success - New Zealand Herald

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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. Graduation week at the University of Auckland has just finished.

Lack of music students critical - Stuff.co.nz

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The University of Canterbury's school of music is in crisis and needs to rapidly reverse a student decline to survive, a new report says. The school needed significant underwriting by the university to stay afloat because student numbers had plummeted ...

Dave Crampton: Don't forget part-time students - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Dave Crampton: Don't forget part-time students New Zealand Herald Photo / Thinkstock Many students and graduates are condemning the decision forcing most families to increase student loan repayments by 20 per cent, reducing their take-home pay. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce wants to decrease funding of ...

School embraces paperless classrooms - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: School embraces paperless classrooms Auckland stuff.co.nz "It surprises people because we're a low decile school. They expect it to be a hand-out but it's not," deputy principal Russel Dunn says. The school is part of the Manaiakalani Education Trust, which includes seven schools in the Tamaki area (East ...

Community education holding on - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: Community education holding on Auckland stuff.co.nz STILL STANDING: Margaret Stewart is proud to be the director of Selwyn Community Education, one of the few remaining adult education providers left after funding was cut in 2010. It's two years since government funding for community education was cut ...