URL: Evaluation of Skylight's Travellers programme « Pastoral Care ...
In order to build on existing studies on Travellers, Skylight commissioned the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) to conduct an external evaluation that explored the short- and medium-term outcomes for ...
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International Reads: Education Attainment Among Immigrant - NCEE
URL: International Reads: Education Attainment Among Immigrant - NCEE
Supporting future-oriented learning and teacher a New Zealand perspective, prepared by researchers at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, identifies six emerging principles for future learning as well as ...
Supporting future-oriented learning and teacher a New Zealand perspective, prepared by researchers at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, identifies six emerging principles for future learning as well as ...
Education Sector Machinery of Government Information Release
URL: Education Sector Machinery of Government Information Release
Released 29 Jun 2012. The Treasury has released documents provided to Ministers by the Treasury as part of the Government's review of State sector agencies carried out in mid-2011. This information relates to the education sector and includes proposals to transfer work within Vote Employment from the Department of Labour to the Ministry of Education, and to merge the Education Review Office and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority into a single education quality assurance agency.
Released 29 Jun 2012. The Treasury has released documents provided to Ministers by the Treasury as part of the Government's review of State sector agencies carried out in mid-2011. This information relates to the education sector and includes proposals to transfer work within Vote Employment from the Department of Labour to the Ministry of Education, and to merge the Education Review Office and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority into a single education quality assurance agency.
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
URL: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2012, Māori Language Week is Monday, 23 July to Sunday, 29th July. The theme is 'Arohatia te Reo'.
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2012, Māori Language Week is Monday, 23 July to Sunday, 29th July. The theme is 'Arohatia te Reo'.
Study encourages early language lessons for Kiwi kids - Massey News (press release)
 Massey News (press release) | URL: Study encourages early language lessons for Kiwi kids Massey News (press release) Education refocused to meet 21st century needs. More related articles. Researchers voice alarm over charter schools ?experiment? Created: 29/06/2012 | Last updated: 29/06/2012. Page authorised by Assistant Vice-Chancellor, External Relations ... |
Anger at school standards release | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Anger at school standards release | Stuff.co.nz
Teacher unions have told schools to flout the law and refuse to release national standards data to the media. ... Teacher unions have told schools to flout the law and refuse to release national standards data to the media.
Teacher unions have told schools to flout the law and refuse to release national standards data to the media. ... Teacher unions have told schools to flout the law and refuse to release national standards data to the media.
League tables will lead to children missing out - NZEI
URL: League tables will lead to children missing out - NZEI
League tables of primary schools would provide a false picture of student achievement and school effectiveness and lead to children missing out in the end, the primary teachers union NZEI said today.
League tables of primary schools would provide a false picture of student achievement and school effectiveness and lead to children missing out in the end, the primary teachers union NZEI said today.
Why league tables will hurt Porirua schools | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Why league tables will hurt Porirua schools | Stuff.co.nz
About 30 board chairmen and women and principals were at the Mana Education Centre in Porirua yesterday to put forward questions and concerns to Education Minister Hekia Parata. ... Others agreed and said achievement tables tended to play to the fears and prejudices people already had, and the data was not valid because it could not be compared effectively between schools. Data on standards ... They're a bit more familiar with NCEA and a little more mature.
About 30 board chairmen and women and principals were at the Mana Education Centre in Porirua yesterday to put forward questions and concerns to Education Minister Hekia Parata. ... Others agreed and said achievement tables tended to play to the fears and prejudices people already had, and the data was not valid because it could not be compared effectively between schools. Data on standards ... They're a bit more familiar with NCEA and a little more mature.
Publish schools' results, says majority - New Zealand Herald
URL: Publish schools' results, says majority
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Brett Phibbs Peter Lyons: Seeing clearly through the smoke · John Key accepted some of the blame for the class size debacle while Hekia Parata is We can learn from battle over class size, says PM · Education headlines · More Education headlines ...
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Brett Phibbs Peter Lyons: Seeing clearly through the smoke · John Key accepted some of the blame for the class size debacle while Hekia Parata is We can learn from battle over class size, says PM · Education headlines · More Education headlines ...
Deeper teacher funding cuts ditched - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Deeper teacher funding cuts ditched Stuff.co.nz The Government planned even deeper cuts to school teacher funding than proposals eventually announced - and then thrown out after a nationwide revolt. Official papers drawn up over a number of months ahead of the May Budget have today been released ... |
5th Educational Psychology Forum
URL: 5th Educational Psychology Forum
This year's focus is Contemporary Trends in Educational Psychology. Call for presentations deadline is 1 August.
University of Auckland Epsom Campus
19 November 2012
This year's focus is Contemporary Trends in Educational Psychology. Call for presentations deadline is 1 August.
University of Auckland Epsom Campus
19 November 2012
Key competencies in leadership
URL: Key competencies in leadership
Mary Anne Murphy links the key competencies with the skills and qualities of leadership. She challenges leaders to embody the key competencies with the same expectations we have for our students.
Mary Anne Murphy links the key competencies with the skills and qualities of leadership. She challenges leaders to embody the key competencies with the same expectations we have for our students.
Children's financial literacy overlooked - expert
URL: Children's financial literacy overlooked - expert
Most New Zealand schools are failing their students when it comes to financial education, with fewer than 10 per cent using the financial literacy material on offer from the Government, according to an expert.
Most New Zealand schools are failing their students when it comes to financial education, with fewer than 10 per cent using the financial literacy material on offer from the Government, according to an expert.
First Train the Teachers - BusinessBlogs (blog)
 BusinessBlogs (blog) | URL: First Train the Teachers BusinessBlogs (blog) When providers were asked why their teaching staff had not been trained or offered professional development, the common response was that it was due to professional development opportunities not being available. The conclusion of the research is that ... |
Developing relationships
URL: Developing relationships
Claire Amos from Epsom Girls Grammar School discusses the importance of developing relationships when leading change. Claire believes the key lies in positivity and enthusiasm, having a genuine interest in others' opinions, and then coupling with that the willingness to share your ideas and vision.
Claire Amos from Epsom Girls Grammar School discusses the importance of developing relationships when leading change. Claire believes the key lies in positivity and enthusiasm, having a genuine interest in others' opinions, and then coupling with that the willingness to share your ideas and vision.
Nasty behaviour 'not normal' - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Nasty behaviour 'not normal'
Stuff.co.nz
Verbal putdowns, spreading rumours, the silent treatment and eye-rolling are widespread between girls in New Zealand schools, with damaging results, says Waimea College psychology teacher Angela Page. As part of her doctorate, she interviewed 282 ...
Stuff.co.nz
Verbal putdowns, spreading rumours, the silent treatment and eye-rolling are widespread between girls in New Zealand schools, with damaging results, says Waimea College psychology teacher Angela Page. As part of her doctorate, she interviewed 282 ...
Speech: Turia – Graduation Ceremony for BEST Auckland - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Speech: Turia – Graduation Ceremony for BEST Auckland
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
She would have done so in the knowledge that there was a need in Auckland for a tertiary education provider that meets the aspirations and goals of all of the Pasifika communities living here in Aotearoa. Obviously she was right because today, BEST is ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
She would have done so in the knowledge that there was a need in Auckland for a tertiary education provider that meets the aspirations and goals of all of the Pasifika communities living here in Aotearoa. Obviously she was right because today, BEST is ...
ERO report positive on culture at TGHS - Stuff.co.nz
URL: ERO report positive on culture at TGHS
Stuff.co.nz
Timaru Girls' High School has been complimented on its positive school culture in its latest Education Review Office (ERO) report. ... Maori and non-Maori students were found to achieve at a similar level. The report recommended a meeting room for ...
Stuff.co.nz
Timaru Girls' High School has been complimented on its positive school culture in its latest Education Review Office (ERO) report. ... Maori and non-Maori students were found to achieve at a similar level. The report recommended a meeting room for ...
Te Aroha firms help to tackle school leaver unemployment - New Zealand Herald
URL: Te Aroha firms help to tackle school leaver unemployment
New Zealand Herald
Matamata-Piako is trying to slash youth unemployment by taking high school students out of class and into work. ... In an initiative led by Matamata-Piako mayor Hugh Vercoe, 10 Te Aroha College students will be shared out among some of the district's ...
New Zealand Herald
Matamata-Piako is trying to slash youth unemployment by taking high school students out of class and into work. ... In an initiative led by Matamata-Piako mayor Hugh Vercoe, 10 Te Aroha College students will be shared out among some of the district's ...
Pasifika expulsions drop 40 per cent - New Zealand Herald
URL: Pasifika expulsions drop 40 per cent
New Zealand Herald
But the highest exclusion rate per thousand students in 2010 was at Queen Elizabeth College in Palmerston North, the lowest-decile secondary school in that city with a roll that has shrunk over 20 years from around 1000 to 200. Principal Michael ...
New Zealand Herald
But the highest exclusion rate per thousand students in 2010 was at Queen Elizabeth College in Palmerston North, the lowest-decile secondary school in that city with a roll that has shrunk over 20 years from around 1000 to 200. Principal Michael ...
NZ universities rank highly in new global lists
URL: NZ universities rank highly in new global lists
The University of Auckland is one of six "world class" New Zealand universities to have made the top 200 in the newest world university rankings, released today.QS World University Rankings show how the top 600 universities, from...
The University of Auckland is one of six "world class" New Zealand universities to have made the top 200 in the newest world university rankings, released today.QS World University Rankings show how the top 600 universities, from...
School 'magic bullet' for youth crime - New Zealand Herald
URL: School 'magic bullet' for youth crime
New Zealand Herald
The country's top Youth Court judge says a sea change in education aimed at getting young offenders back to school could dramatically cut youth crime. ... "We have an education officer in the Manukau Youth Court to link people back to school. Where ...
New Zealand Herald
The country's top Youth Court judge says a sea change in education aimed at getting young offenders back to school could dramatically cut youth crime. ... "We have an education officer in the Manukau Youth Court to link people back to school. Where ...
Principal to begin new life in tourism - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Principal to begin new life in tourism Otago Daily Times Outgoing South Otago High School principal Nick Simpson. Photo by Helena de Reus. After 30 years in education, South Otago High School principal Nick Simpson is off to try something new - tourism. With the end of the school term yesterday, Mr Simpson ... |
Bay of Plenty school heads to court to stop school closure
URL: Bay of Plenty school heads to court to stop school closure
A Bay of Plenty intermediate school is taking the Ministry of Education to the High Court today in a last ditch effort to stop the school's closure.
A Bay of Plenty intermediate school is taking the Ministry of Education to the High Court today in a last ditch effort to stop the school's closure.
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