Ministers announce framework for Partnership Schools/Kura Hourua

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Hekia Parata | Education

Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister John Banks today announced the framework for the New Zealand Model of Charter School. The schools will be known as Partnership Schools or Kura Hourua. “The term ‘partnership’ captures the essence of the concept; they will be a partnership between the Crown and the school’s sponsor, and between the sponsor and the community,’’ says Mr Banks...

More apprentices, better results from Industry Training

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Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

The Government is planning changes to the industry training system to boost the number of apprentices in training and increase the support for apprenticeship training, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce announced today. “High quality workplace-based training that produces measurably more skilled and qualified workers is a critical part of building a faster-growing more competitive economy," Mr Joyce says.
“These changes will help ensure our industry training system delivers some of the best results in the world.”...

Gift of education to mark 50 years of friendship

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John Key | Prime Minister

The majority of secondary school students in Samoa will have access to fee-free education under a new programme funded by the Governments of Samoa and New Zealand, Prime Minister John Key announced today. “Investing in the future of Samoa’s young people is of utmost importance to both Prime Minister Tuilaepa and me. We have agreed to build on the successful primary school fee grants programme, and make secondary school education more widely accessible to Samoan students,” says Mr Key...

Bullying in schools

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Lee Hirsch is an American documentary filmmaker whose latest work focuses on the severe impact of bullying in schools.

Fears UC staff will quit before being made redundant

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The Tertiary Education Union says it fears jobs cuts at the University of Canterbury could lead to a mass walk out of staff wanting to quit before they are pushed.

Charter school rules

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The Government says people with no teaching experience will be allowed to run charter schools.

Charter schools to open by 2014 - New Zealand Herald

The Dominion Post

URL: Charter schools to open by 2014 New Zealand Herald The schools will be required to report publicly on an annual basis on progress against the negotiated school-level targets and have that data included in any student achievement information provided by the Government for parents. Partnership Schools ...

Principals' sabbatical reports recently added

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Principals' sabbatical reports added in July ...

Government opens the door for non-qualified teachers into our school system

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The Government has confirmed today that it will allow unregistered and unqualified teachers to teach at schools in New Zealand.

College decision 'made in advance' - Stuff.co.nz

Otago Daily Times

URL: College decision 'made in advance' Stuff.co.nz Southland principals preparing a submission on a review of the Invercargill teachers' college say they were surprised to learn a decision to suspend the secondary programme was made a month before submissions were due. Principals Yvonne Browning and ...

Speech to Industry Training Federation Annual Conference - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
In 2010 that figure had risen to 36000 and this year 122000 adults are expected to take courses with embedded literacy and numeracy programmes. This has come about because of the Government's drive to embed literacy and numeracy in nearly all ...

Consultation document on proposal to change industry training

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Proposal to improve the performance of the Government’s investment in industry training consultation document

150 jobs to go at Canterbury University - New Zealand Herald

The Dominion Post

URL: 150 jobs to go at Canterbury University New Zealand Herald The 10-year forecast assumed student numbers recovered, which the University was envisioning, he said. Since the earthquake the university had lost about 1800 domestic students, or about 13 per cent, and about 28 per cent of its international students.

NZ to pick up tab for Samoa students' fees - New Zealand Herald

3News NZ

URL: NZ to pick up tab for Samoa students' fees New Zealand Herald This morning Mr Key announced the education funding initiative, which will cost NZ$5 million over three years and will cover the fees of 16000 students. It will be ... Our FIJI Family Sale on NOW – Kids fly from $199 each including April 2013 School ...

Top public servants face axe in reshuffle - The Dominion Post

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The Dominion Post
Someone who has consistently obtained A grades throughout high school and at university will always be better than a B-grade student. There is a strong ... Wellington pupils laid low by flu outbreak ... Wellington pupil grabs attention of scouts in US ...

Tertiary Update Vol 15 No 26

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Canterbury University's decision to cut 150 staff over the next three years is a grave mistake says TEU national president Sandra Grey. Her comments follow an announcement from the university's vice-chancellor Rod Carr that his management team will cut ...

Wellington training scam revealed - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
Warnings about the bogus assessments were made to NZ Qualifications Authority chief executive Karen Poutasi and Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) chief executive Belinda Clark nine months ago. But InfraTrain chief executive Philip Aldridge said an ...

Canty University haemorrhaging $100ka day - Stuff.co.nz

Auckland stuff.co.nz

URL: Canty University haemorrhaging $100ka day Stuff.co.nz The quakes have put the university under pressure because fulltime-equivalent domestic student numbers have fallen by about 1800 and international students by 400. ... The university's five colleges and School of Law have been asked to find savings.

Waikato MBA students take smartphone voice messaging to the next ...

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A group of current Waikato University students have turned an award-winning assignment into a ground-breaking business venture. Vmail, the innovative new voice messaging app for smartphones, is about to be launched ...

Students named Top Technology Scholar | Tearaway Magazine

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Another four pupils gained scholarships in Graphics and the school had 30 scholarships overall across all subjects. Foss Shanahan scooped the accolade after he designed an architectural LED ... But Theodore is the first Technology student in his school's history to secure the $2000 subject scholarship, which is paid yearly for up to three years, and will be the only Rosmini pupil to attend the ceremony. He came up with the idea to stop his Playstation equipment from ...