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Hekia Parata | Education
Tougher employment checks and improved information sharing are among a number of measures announced by the Government today to tighten-up teacher employment and vetting procedures. The measures are part of the Government’s response to the Ministerial Inquiry into the employment of convicted sex offender, Henry Te Rito Miki, in the education sector. “Child safety is an absolute priority. Parents and their children should be able to trust people in positions of responsibility,” Ms Parata says...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Principal joins ministry's education forum - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Principal joins ministry's education forum Auckland stuff.co.nz As principal of Howick College he has been selected to take part in an educational forum that will work closely with the Education Ministry. "I was very happy to receive the invite and it's a great opportunity," he says. "If the group can work well ... |
Library Intelligencer » CLOCKSS Archive announces participation of ...
URL: Library Intelligencer » CLOCKSS Archive announces participation of ...
NZCER Press is the publishing unit of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, New Zealand's only national, independent educational research organisation. NZCER conducts research and evaluation work with a ...
NZCER Press is the publishing unit of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, New Zealand's only national, independent educational research organisation. NZCER conducts research and evaluation work with a ...
School well placed for 21st century - The Press
URL: School well placed for 21st century
The Press
The Ministry of Education's goals in Christchurch include "building on the best of existing practice, while supporting the development of new, more effective approaches to teaching and learning", while the rebuild blueprint says: "[We] will draw on its ...
The Press
The Ministry of Education's goals in Christchurch include "building on the best of existing practice, while supporting the development of new, more effective approaches to teaching and learning", while the rebuild blueprint says: "[We] will draw on its ...
Charter smarter? I have my doubts. « Red Alert
URL: Charter smarter? I have my doubts. « Red Alert
They can choose not teach to NCEA assessment standards and actually teach to a sufficient standard so that Universities and Polytechnics aren't having to 'fill in the gaps' just to get students started. This happens ... If NACT was serious about bringing up educational achievement they would be working on reducing child poverty and funding extra help at early primary level for those falling behind, instead of gifting the private sector money out of education funding.
They can choose not teach to NCEA assessment standards and actually teach to a sufficient standard so that Universities and Polytechnics aren't having to 'fill in the gaps' just to get students started. This happens ... If NACT was serious about bringing up educational achievement they would be working on reducing child poverty and funding extra help at early primary level for those falling behind, instead of gifting the private sector money out of education funding.
Public meeting to fight charter schools - Newstalk ZB
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Newstalk ZB
A public meeting in west Auckland last night's seen the birth of a movement aimed at fighting the Government's plans to introduce charter schools. Parents, teachers and educationalists got together in Kelston to defend the public education system. The ...
Newstalk ZB
A public meeting in west Auckland last night's seen the birth of a movement aimed at fighting the Government's plans to introduce charter schools. Parents, teachers and educationalists got together in Kelston to defend the public education system. The ...
New screening won't cover charter schools - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: New screening won't cover charter schools 3News NZ "It highlights another area where charter schools will compromise the education and safety of our most vulnerable learners." The first two charter schools are due to open at the beginning of 2014. They will be Government funded but run by community or ... |
On decile ratings of schools « The Standard
URL: On decile ratings of schools « The Standard
Right, so the government ignored most expert advice, international precedent, and the overwhelming majority of schools and teachers, to bulldoze through national standards. The data from the standards is nonsense, but it is ...
Right, so the government ignored most expert advice, international precedent, and the overwhelming majority of schools and teachers, to bulldoze through national standards. The data from the standards is nonsense, but it is ...
Mixed views on ERO decision - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Mixed views on ERO decision Otago Daily Times "The introduction of the National Standards and the looming prospect of ill-defined league tables is one example." Otago Secondary Principals' Association president Brent Russell said ERO's decision was welcomed by the secondary sector. "Historically ... |
On decile ratings of schools « The Standard
URL: On decile ratings of schools « The Standard
Lanthanide-Margret Wu is an internationally respected academic who has assisted with the development of the PIRLS assessment used to compare different nations' education achievement. She often explains that of all the ...
Lanthanide-Margret Wu is an internationally respected academic who has assisted with the development of the PIRLS assessment used to compare different nations' education achievement. She often explains that of all the ...
Decile ratings on ERO reports | Kiwiblog
URL: Decile ratings on ERO reports | Kiwiblog
Students make very good progress in the junior school and continue on into the senior school to achieve high levels of success in the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and the New Zealand ...
Students make very good progress in the junior school and continue on into the senior school to achieve high levels of success in the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and the New Zealand ...
Editorial: Hiding deciles bad answer to a fair question
URL: Editorial: Hiding deciles bad answer to a fair question
A few months ago figures emerged from the Ministry of Education showing that the number of Pakeha pupils in low decile schools had halved since 2000. Rather than discuss the real or perceived problems of these schools, the immediate...
A few months ago figures emerged from the Ministry of Education showing that the number of Pakeha pupils in low decile schools had halved since 2000. Rather than discuss the real or perceived problems of these schools, the immediate...
Teachers welcome mandatory photo IDS
URL: Teachers welcome mandatory photo IDS
The Primary Teachers' Union says cost should not be a barrier to introducing biometric photographing of all teachers.
The Primary Teachers' Union says cost should not be a barrier to introducing biometric photographing of all teachers.
Principals says recommendations should go further
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School principals say a raft of recommendations to improve the way teachers are vetted should go further - but teachers are urging caution.
School principals say a raft of recommendations to improve the way teachers are vetted should go further - but teachers are urging caution.
School principals discuss report into sex offender teacher
URL: School principals discuss report into sex offender teacher
A raft of recommendations to improve the way school teachers are vetted have been applauded by some in the education sector, but others say they should go further.
A raft of recommendations to improve the way school teachers are vetted have been applauded by some in the education sector, but others say they should go further.
Sex offenders in classrooms
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Education authorities have no idea how many sex offenders are working in New Zealand classrooms.The revelation comes after a ministerial inquiry released by Education Minister Hekia Parata into the failings that allowed convicted...
Education authorities have no idea how many sex offenders are working in New Zealand classrooms.The revelation comes after a ministerial inquiry released by Education Minister Hekia Parata into the failings that allowed convicted...
'Failings' helped sex offender teach
URL: 'Failings' helped sex offender teach
There were "serious failings across the whole system'' that allowed a convicted sex offender to teach in schools by stealing the identity of a registered teacher.Minister of Education Hekia Parata released the findings of an inquiry...
There were "serious failings across the whole system'' that allowed a convicted sex offender to teach in schools by stealing the identity of a registered teacher.Minister of Education Hekia Parata released the findings of an inquiry...
Discovery class at Whakamarama School - SunLive
URL: Discovery class at Whakamarama School
SunLive
Have a look at the NZ Curriculum and Discovery 1 tenets/principles and you will see that they line up with the curriculum document. Essentially the only major difference with this school is smaller class size and we know that all teachers would love ...
SunLive
Have a look at the NZ Curriculum and Discovery 1 tenets/principles and you will see that they line up with the curriculum document. Essentially the only major difference with this school is smaller class size and we know that all teachers would love ...
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