Minister expresses sympathy to Spotswood College and community

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Hekia Parata | Education

Education Minister Hekia Parata has today expressed her sympathy to the board, staff, students, families and wider community of Spotswood College following the tragic incident at Paritutu Rock. "My thoughts are with everyone in the Spotswood College community, especially the family and friends of Joao Felipe Martins De Melo, Stephen Lewis Kahukaka-Gedye, and Topec instructor Bryce Jourdain.
"I have been in contact with the school's Board of Trustees chair and have offered them any support they might need in this difficult time."...

Schools' National Standards results to go online | Stuff.co.nz

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Secondary school results from the National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) would also be added to the site soon, Parata said. Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei said release of the data would "inevitably" lead to schools being " ranked and ... PAT tests and Star test are commonly used tests along with ASTTLE (Now available as E-ASTTLE). The issue with national stanards is they don't show progress and growth of learning. A class who do well in ...

National Standards progressing well | Whale Oil Beef Hooked | A ...

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National Standards are progressing well. According to an email sent to schools today and coinciding with Hekia Parata's press statement it looks like they are moving sensibly despite the moaning of the teacher unions.

Data release 'sad day' - Stuff.co.nz

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What else can we expect from yet another self-serving Minister of Education who ignores research and is prepared to harm students which will happen in the future. Guess who wont have to pick up the pieces. Its right there with Charter Schools being ...

Dubious data on Kids made public - NZ Principals' Federation - Voxy

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'Last week, in announcing plans to initiate charter schools the government said quality teaching wasn't important. In fact the Minister and Mr Banks told us non-teachers or people with no qualifications could staff charter schools,' said Drummond ...

Editorial: Flawed school data no reason not to publish

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According to Waikato University education professor Martin Thrupp, schools will use tricks to portray themselves in the best possible light in National Standards results that will be published next month. He is probably right. The...

Charter Schools Will Create Problems - Principals | Stuff.co.nz

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However, they must abide by the national standards and must offer National Certificate of Educational Achievement or equivalent recognised qualifications. Parata said the schools would focus on raising achievement for all ...

Fear of 'ghetto' schools - Northland Independent Community

New Zealand Herald

URL: Fear of 'ghetto' schools Northland Independent Community A Waikato education leader says parents choosing schools based on National Standards data will create "ghetto" and "magnet" schools, further widening the gap between achievers and those falling behind. Education Minister Hekia Parata yesterday ... for ...

2011 Tertiary Education Performance Report ~ Tertiary Education ...

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The information presented in the report mainly covers participation and educational achievement of students in the three largest tertiary education funds specific for teaching and learning: the Student Achievement Component ...

College holds Pasifika Youth Day - Nelson Mail

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URL: College holds Pasifika Youth Day Nelson Mail Ireen said the speech contest would include the topics: education, health and fitting in to life in New Zealand, and students would be allowed to deliver their speech in any language they like. ''We've got one child speaking in four languages and he's ...