URL: He Hōaka: Kei Tua o Te Pae hui 4-5 September, 2012
This two-day event is jointly hosted by Te Wāhanga, New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER), and Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Te Wānanga o Raukawa is a tikanga Māori centre of higher learning, dedicated to ...
Friday, July 6, 2012
League tables a blunt tool | infonews.co.nz New Zealand's local ...
URL: League tables a blunt tool | infonews.co.nz New Zealand's local ...
The Government's mooted plan to introduce league tables to rank schools is a blunt instrument that would have no impact on educational achievement and could leave parents with a blurred picture says Labour's Education ...
The Government's mooted plan to introduce league tables to rank schools is a blunt instrument that would have no impact on educational achievement and could leave parents with a blurred picture says Labour's Education ...
Parata keen to avoid another fight with teachers - New Zealand Herald
 3News NZ | URL: Parata keen to avoid another fight with teachers New Zealand Herald "National league tables are a very narrow, simplistic and unreliable tool to assess education achievement and school success. This is especially so in New Zealand where they would, no doubt, be based on dodgy, unfair and unmoderated national standards ... |
Editorial: For parents' sake, insist on consistency
URL: Editorial: For parents' sake, insist on consistency
As part of its education policy for the 2008 election campaign, the National Party pledged to deliver National Standards that would give parents clear and factual reports on their children's progress at primary and intermediate schools....
As part of its education policy for the 2008 election campaign, the National Party pledged to deliver National Standards that would give parents clear and factual reports on their children's progress at primary and intermediate schools....
Fears homeschool can't make grade - Nelson Mail
URL: Fears homeschool can't make grade
Nelson Mail
Hampden Street School principal Don McLean said parents should be subject to the same checks and balances that schools were, through the ERO, National Standards reporting, and annual reporting and audits. Home-schooling could also lead to children ...
Nelson Mail
Hampden Street School principal Don McLean said parents should be subject to the same checks and balances that schools were, through the ERO, National Standards reporting, and annual reporting and audits. Home-schooling could also lead to children ...
Concerns over surge in cyber bullying
URL: Concerns over surge in cyber bullying
Cyber safety experts are concerned about a recent surge of Facebook pages that encourage bullying among young people.
Cyber safety experts are concerned about a recent surge of Facebook pages that encourage bullying among young people.
Counsellors help teachers cope with uncertainties - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Counsellors help teachers cope with uncertainties
Stuff.co.nz
Declining rolls and pupil movement after the February 2011 quake mean several city schools, particularly in the hard-hit east, will have to cut staff. On top of job uncertainty, exhausted teachers are dealing with pupils exhibiting quake trauma. The ...
Stuff.co.nz
Declining rolls and pupil movement after the February 2011 quake mean several city schools, particularly in the hard-hit east, will have to cut staff. On top of job uncertainty, exhausted teachers are dealing with pupils exhibiting quake trauma. The ...
Disabled Christchurch Pupils Turned Away From Vital... | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Disabled Christchurch Pupils Turned Away From Vital... | Stuff.co.nz
Disabled Christchurch pupils are being turned away from vital education services every year. ... ''Over the past three years, while we have provided unfunded services to some young disabled students, we have not been able to provide for all those who have sought our services,'' Teasdale said. ''We have regrettably had to decline transition services each year to between ... indicated this will occur by next year). No student with complex needs should be missing out.
Disabled Christchurch pupils are being turned away from vital education services every year. ... ''Over the past three years, while we have provided unfunded services to some young disabled students, we have not been able to provide for all those who have sought our services,'' Teasdale said. ''We have regrettably had to decline transition services each year to between ... indicated this will occur by next year). No student with complex needs should be missing out.
Poor pass rates for bridging courses under scrutiny - TVNZ
 The Dominion Post | URL: Poor pass rates for bridging courses under scrutiny TVNZ The report says only a third of students go on to pursue a higher qualification - a key rationale for publicly funded courses. Ako Aotearoa said half of all tertiary providers need to shape up, teach smarter and focus on student results from the day ... |
Foundation students' dropout rate a worry - New Zealand Herald
The Dominion Post | URL: Foundation students' dropout rate a worry New Zealand Herald More support is needed for students doing foundation courses at tertiary level as many are dropping out before gaining a qualification, a report shows. |
Polytechnics struggling as government slashes funding - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Polytechnics struggling as government slashes funding
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Grant ROBERTSON Deputy Leader Tertiary Education, Skills and Training Spokesperson 5 July 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Polytechnics struggling as government slashes funding Polytechnics around New Zealand had funding cuts of more than $40 million between ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Grant ROBERTSON Deputy Leader Tertiary Education, Skills and Training Spokesperson 5 July 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Polytechnics struggling as government slashes funding Polytechnics around New Zealand had funding cuts of more than $40 million between ...
Advice for High Schoolers (now get me some biscuits) « Student ...
URL: Advice for High Schoolers (now get me some biscuits) « Student ...
Seeing as I have done nothing in the past two weeks apart from drink tea, watch Bones and play Sims, I think I should probably write about something other than my current Uni experience. One of the questions I pestered my ...
Seeing as I have done nothing in the past two weeks apart from drink tea, watch Bones and play Sims, I think I should probably write about something other than my current Uni experience. One of the questions I pestered my ...
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