$1 million investment in Maori Trades Training

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Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

The Government will invest a further $1 million into Maori trades training in Christchurch, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Steven Joyce announced today. The new initiative builds on He Toki ki te Rika, a Maori trades initiative delivered by the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, in partnership with Te Puni Kokiri and Te Tapuae o Rehua...

Additional funding for Te Karaka Area School

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Craig Foss | Education
Associate Education Minister Craig Foss has announced further funding of $2.66 million for the redevelopment of Te Karaka Area School, between Gisborne and Opotiki. Te Karaka Area School opened following the merger of Waikohu College and Te Karaka School in 2011. The roll of Te Karaka Area School has grown rapidly and several earthquake prone buildings on the Waikohu College have been identified...

League tables can be misleading - expert - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
There is little evidence to suggest parents needed league tables to know how well schools are performing, Otago University's College of Education senior lecturer Darrell Latham says. The tables will measure the performance of schools against National ...

Need for better investment in early childhood education

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Several recent reports have strongly indicated that the most vulnerable children in New Zealand are at risk of missing out on quality early childhood education.

'Saving' goes out the window - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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The Education Ministry will pay $111 million to Learning Infrastructure Partners over 25 years for the schools to be designed, built and financed resulting in a saving of $1.98m over standard publicly funded schools. But ministry ... New Zealand ...

Pasifika youth urged to try for Prime Minister's Awards

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Students are being urged to put their hands up for this year's Prime Minister's Pacific Youth Awards, which recognise those who have excelled in their field of study.The awards also acknowledge students who have inspired others...

Accessing information key - Manawatu Standard

Manawatu Standard

URL: Accessing information key Manawatu Standard Freyberg High School runs a wall-less library, the school's newly upgraded fibre intranet making it possible for anyone to access any e-resources in the library from any part of the school. ... School principal Peter Brooks says the decile 6, 1500 ...

Iwi Authority supports call for Cultural Competency

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Dr Toby Curtis recently appointed Chairman of the Iwi Education Authority for Nga Kura-a-Iwi o Aotearoa (Tribal Immersion Schools) has come out strongly in support of Associate Minister of Education Pita Sharples’ call for teachers to develop ...

The science of learning language

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Ever wondered how people learn languages? Professor Nick Ellis, a world-leading linguist, will explore how humans have developed this fundamental skill at a free public lecture at Victoria University this Thursday.

More scientists needed in NZ - The Dominion Post

The Dominion Post

URL: More scientists needed in NZ The Dominion Post Then we have the gall to complain about our schools. Perhaps the reason for this ... This is why I was delighted to see Professor Christine Winterbourn, one of New Zealand's leading scientists, calling for more practical experimentation in school ...

Schools heavy parents - Stuff.co.nz

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In the year to December 2010, schools collected $101m in donations. But documents show the Education Ministry has had to warn some schools to cease their fundraising tactics. In September 2010, Hastings' Karamu High School was reprimanded after ...