URL: Minister welcomes NCEA results from Pacific mentoring programme
Hekia Parata | Pacific Island Affairs
Pacific Island Minister, Hekia Parata, congratulates the students mentored under the Pacific Employment Services Scheme [PESS] who have achieved higher than usual NCEA pass rates. Under the PESS, established in January 2011, the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs contracts providers to help build skills, educational achievement and employment outcomes among young Pacific people...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Cadetships to grow skilled workforce
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Pita Sharples | Māori Affairs
Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation Cadetships are leading examples of private-public sector partnership in action, says Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples. Launching 50 new cadetship positions, Dr Sharples said the ESITO Cadetship scheme demonstrates the public, private and education sectors working together to grow New Zealand’s pool of skilled workers...
Pita Sharples | Māori Affairs
Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation Cadetships are leading examples of private-public sector partnership in action, says Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples. Launching 50 new cadetship positions, Dr Sharples said the ESITO Cadetship scheme demonstrates the public, private and education sectors working together to grow New Zealand’s pool of skilled workers...
Student-teacher ratios - Otago Daily Times
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Otago Daily Times
By claverty on Tue, 22 May 2012 The government's decision to alter the student-teacher ratios (for a net loss of teachers) is flawed. Even though the current staffing ratio may be 1 to 23.5 for Year 9 and 10 students, the usual size of mainstream ...
Otago Daily Times
By claverty on Tue, 22 May 2012 The government's decision to alter the student-teacher ratios (for a net loss of teachers) is flawed. Even though the current staffing ratio may be 1 to 23.5 for Year 9 and 10 students, the usual size of mainstream ...
Should school class sizes be increased? - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Should school class sizes be increased? The Dominion Post ... not been matched by a fivefold increase in student achievement) and quality (investing professional learning and development in the 52500 workforce of teachers and principals). So we've made a slight adjustment to teacher/student funding ratios. |
Another kick in the guts for teachers - Mahuta - Voxy
 New Zealand Listener | URL: Another kick in the guts for teachers - Mahuta Voxy "Responding to questions in the House today Education Minister Hekia Parata admitted that her move to bigger class sizes will see 1000 fewer teachers employed than forecast under the current class size model. "As school rolls continue to grow the ... |
Many strings to his bow - Taranaki Daily News
 Taranaki Daily News | URL: Many strings to his bow Taranaki Daily News "National standards and the like narrow the curriculum to core things and all the stuff about being creative goes out the window." In 2010 IBM did a study of chief executives from around the world and they came up with creativity as being probably the ... |
Huge opposition to charter schools - Newstalk ZB
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Newstalk ZB
Education experts hope the Government will soon see how much opposition there is to the idea of charter schools. Members of the Charter Schools Working Group spoke to around 400 people at a packed public meeting in south Auckland last night.
Newstalk ZB
Education experts hope the Government will soon see how much opposition there is to the idea of charter schools. Members of the Charter Schools Working Group spoke to around 400 people at a packed public meeting in south Auckland last night.
No decision yet on south Auckland charter school - New Zealand Herald
URL: No decision yet on south Auckland charter school
New Zealand Herald
Massey University Associate Professor of Education Peter O'Connor said the audience was caught by surprise when Charter Schools Working Group chairwoman Catherine Isaac said no region had been settled on for a trial and south Auckland may not be in the ...
New Zealand Herald
Massey University Associate Professor of Education Peter O'Connor said the audience was caught by surprise when Charter Schools Working Group chairwoman Catherine Isaac said no region had been settled on for a trial and south Auckland may not be in the ...
Questions and Answers – May 22 - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Questions and Answers – May 22
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
We will be reviewing the Teachers Council to secure a stronger professional body, and we will continue to invest heavily in professional learning and development for teachers, with funding of $304 million over 4 years. Scott Simpson: How will she ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
We will be reviewing the Teachers Council to secure a stronger professional body, and we will continue to invest heavily in professional learning and development for teachers, with funding of $304 million over 4 years. Scott Simpson: How will she ...
Aussie MPs study Kiwi rural education model - Manawatu Standard
 Manawatu Standard | URL: Aussie MPs study Kiwi rural education model Manawatu Standard SITE VISIT: Massey University pro vice-chancellor for the College of Sciences Robert Anderson, left, with Austalian MP David Southwick, from Victoria. Visiting MPs from Victoria in Australia say they want rural education to be more akin to that in New ... |
Minister welcomes results from Pacific mentoring programme - Voxy
URL: Minister welcomes results from Pacific mentoring programme
Voxy
Pacific Island Minister, Hekia Parata, congratulates the students mentored under the Pacific Employment Services Scheme [PESS] who have achieved higher than usual NCEA pass rates. Under the PESS, established in January 2011, the Ministry of Pacific ...
Voxy
Pacific Island Minister, Hekia Parata, congratulates the students mentored under the Pacific Employment Services Scheme [PESS] who have achieved higher than usual NCEA pass rates. Under the PESS, established in January 2011, the Ministry of Pacific ...
Need to set up middle schools - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch's intermediate school principals want middle schools established as part of the city's new-look education sector. In its submission to the Directions for Education Renewal in Greater Christchurch, the Canterbury Association for ...
Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch's intermediate school principals want middle schools established as part of the city's new-look education sector. In its submission to the Directions for Education Renewal in Greater Christchurch, the Canterbury Association for ...
Education sector says Budget increase won't go far
URL: Education sector says Budget increase won't go far
Education is part of the Budget getting an increase tomorrow but teachers and principals say it will not go far.
Education is part of the Budget getting an increase tomorrow but teachers and principals say it will not go far.
Warriors take 'reading is cool' message to Manurewa - Voxy
URL: Warriors take 'reading is cool' message to Manurewa
Voxy
Since the start of the school year some 500 year four and five students from about 20 schools in the Auckland area have been involved in the 2012 edition of League in Libraries, an initiative Konica Minolta has supported since its inception in 2008.
Voxy
Since the start of the school year some 500 year four and five students from about 20 schools in the Auckland area have been involved in the 2012 edition of League in Libraries, an initiative Konica Minolta has supported since its inception in 2008.
Business value literacy training - Voxy
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Voxy
The businesses entered in this year's Skills Highway Award place a high value on workplace literacy training, and are clearly proud of the results they achieve, says Labour Department Deputy Chief Executive Labour Group, Lesley Haines.
Voxy
The businesses entered in this year's Skills Highway Award place a high value on workplace literacy training, and are clearly proud of the results they achieve, says Labour Department Deputy Chief Executive Labour Group, Lesley Haines.
Boost for Maori in electricity supply industry - Voxy
URL: Boost for Maori in electricity supply industry
Voxy
A new cadetship initiative between the Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation (ESITO) and Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development) will see 50 more Maori start full-time workplace training in the electricity supply industry by the end ...
Voxy
A new cadetship initiative between the Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation (ESITO) and Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development) will see 50 more Maori start full-time workplace training in the electricity supply industry by the end ...
Olive oil company partners with school programme - Voxy
URL: Olive oil company partners with school programme
Voxy
So it's appropriate that students at Garden to Table Schools will soon be using a premium New Zealand olive oil to create nutritious vegetable dishes in their kitchen classrooms. The Garden to Table programme is a curriculum-integrated initiative that ...
Voxy
So it's appropriate that students at Garden to Table Schools will soon be using a premium New Zealand olive oil to create nutritious vegetable dishes in their kitchen classrooms. The Garden to Table programme is a curriculum-integrated initiative that ...
Education minister defends student loan cuts - TVNZ
URL: Education minister defends student loan cuts
TVNZ
Tertiary Education Minister Stephen Joyce is defending the decision to decline loans to students failing their papers as "absolutely" the right one to make, despite targeting less than five per cent of the students it was expected to.
TVNZ
Tertiary Education Minister Stephen Joyce is defending the decision to decline loans to students failing their papers as "absolutely" the right one to make, despite targeting less than five per cent of the students it was expected to.
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