More performance gains in tertiary education sector

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Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

Results from 2011 show the Government’s continued focus on performance in the Tertiary sector is working well, Tertiary, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce says. The 2011 education performance information released today shows that the university, polytechnic, wānanga, and private training establishment sectors have improved their course and qualification completion rates as well as student retention rates...

Parents have a choice - Minister - SunLive

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Hekia says charter schools will be carefully crafted to ensure they adhere to the New Zealand curriculum. “We will be able to close them down if they don't meet those (curriculum requirements).” When asked if she was concerned about the prospect of ...

Celebrity debate launching pad for schools' campaign - Voxy

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Charter Schools, National Standards and league tables, reviews of the role of Boards of Trustees, and performance pay for teachers linked to student achievement are introducing harmful competition and privatisation into schooling. These policies could ...

Evaluation at a glance: Priority learners in NZ schools

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This report is the second in the Evaluation at a Glance series. It is a synthesis of material from 15 national evaluations and reports of good practice published in the last four years that, taken together, reveal three key issues facing New Zealand’s education system.

Web war: schoolkids vs teachers - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Web war: schoolkids vs teachers Stuff.co.nz A meeting was held at Hamilton Girls' High School on Tuesday to demand that a meme page, set up by students to express opinions about the school - some which could be considered offensive - be removed within 24 hours. But the students involved ...

Being Proud to be Young Gifted and Maori - TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views

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URL: Being Proud to be Young Gifted and Maori TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views Auckland University lecturer, Dr Melinda Webber, who specialises in Maori gifted education was the keynote speaker and Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi's, Dr Pi'ikea Clark, who is the Director of the Tokorau Institute of Indigenous Innovation, also ...

Mayor Len Brown Shows His Commitment to Education

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Auckland Mayor Len Brown has signalled his support for education and skills in Tāmaki Makaurau by signing the Learning Accord during a visit to Alfriston College.

Memes give kids power - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Memes give kids power Stuff.co.nz Dr Barber, a senior psychology lecturer and director of clinical training at Waikato University, said students' capacity for making judgements, containing impulses and recognising the impact of their actions were still developing. These "executive ...

Students' sex study finds low condom use - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Students' sex study finds low condom use New Zealand Herald Only 54 per cent of the respondents used a condom when they last had sex, a lower rate than in a 2000 study of high school pupils, which found 63 per cent of that younger age group used a condom in their last sexual encounter. A high rate of ...

Maori college needs help - ERO - Stuff.co.nz

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Auckland's Catholic all-Maori boarding school needs help in and out of the classroom to have a sustainable future, the Education Review Office says. ERO's generally positive report on Hato Petera College with 99 pupils came as the North Shore school ...

Putting students first in English at John McGlashan College

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Iain McGilchrist is the head of English at John McGlashan College in Dunedin. He discusses how they use student voice to help plan the content of what they are going to teach. Iain also discusses how student voice guides assessment opportunities.
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Introducing literacy standards at Mt Albert Grammar School

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Pam Drake discusses the literacy unit standards trial at Mount Albert Grammar. She notes that students benefit from literacy learning in a range of real life situations, and outlines how the school has tracked and monitored their learning across the curriculum areas and in relevant community settings.
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Students explore modern career options - The Aucklander

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Given Education Ministry statistics show 60 per cent of students who start a degree course drop out in their first year, it's clear some are making the wrong choices. ... Pasifika students express concern that parents don't consider the full range of ...