Educational Research flourishes in the Bay: University of Waikato

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Results are now being collated into a book which is expected to be published by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research early next year. The two-year project involved three primary schools in the Bay of Plenty ...

Teachers have 'growing distrust' of Government - TVNZ

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URL: Teachers have 'growing distrust' of Government TVNZ "Because the process has not been transparent these suspicions build up so maybe its about introducing charter schools, maybe its about getting rid of intermediate schools, in the absence of a transparent process its really hard to know what the ...

Principals urged to reject league tables - 3News NZ

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URL: Principals urged to reject league tables 3News NZ Principals are being urged not to use national standards to promote their schools, ahead of publication of achievement data which critics say will lead to the advent of school league tables. The Government announced last month that exam results ...

Optional national standards won't confuse - Shearer - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Optional national standards won't confuse - Shearer New Zealand Herald Labour Party leader David Shearer has rejected suggestions that making national standards optional for schools would create a confusing dual education system. In a keynote speech yesterday, Mr Shearer said the controversial national standards system ...

Kiwi state school system targeted by 'philanthrocapitalists' - Voxy

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QPEC understands that the right wing USA-based Roberston Foundation is bringing Mike Feinberg, KIPP co-founder, to New Zealand to promote the establishment of charter schools in New Zealand through its local arm, the Aotearoa Foundation. Aotearoa ...

Right-wing experiment seeks guinea pigs « Red Alert

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Three countries have experimented with Charter Schools over the last decade – the US, England and Sweden. All rank below New Zealand on the OECD PISA comparisons on educational achievement, and those countries ...

Maori schools lodge Waitangi Tribunal complaints - Stuff.co.nz

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''The education minister [Hekia Parata] is a Maori minister and she's trying to shut down a Te Kura Kaupapa. I just can't believe how totally dumb that is,'' he said. Harawira said a charter school aimed at Maori pupils should not be created at the ...

An alternative charter - Sunday Star Times

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URL: An alternative charter Sunday Star Times ... 05:00 02/09/2012. Alwyn Poole. PHIL DOYLE. MAN WITH A PLAN: Mt Hobson Middle School principal Alwyn Poole is spearheading a scheme to build four 50-pupil charter schools on a single campus. ... Last year, he says, the marketing budget was a mere ...

Charter schools for Tuhoe - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Charter schools for Tuhoe New Zealand Herald Tuhoe plans to set up three charter schools and are negotiating with the Education Ministry on how they can do it on their own terms. Tribal negotiator Tamati Kruger said the Crown's model for charter schools would be used as a basis for the schools.

How many Chch schools will reopen as charter schools? - Voxy

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By John Minto, QPEC. QPEC is calling on the government to come clean over the decision to close 13 public schools in Christchurch as part of an educational re-organisation following the city's earthquakes. It appears the wholesale closure of public ...

Double blow for Banks Ave - The Press

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School closures/mergers announced today in the Christchurch area have very little to do with lack of students and earthquakes but a lot to do with charter schools. Remember Christchurch is one of the first areas to be targeted for these and they are ...

Parents scramble as 29000 teachers strike - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Parents scramble as 29000 teachers strike Stuff.co.nz The mayor wanted to expand the number of charter schools, which are publicly funded but non-union. Churches, community centres, some schools and other public facilities opened to care for thousands of children under a US$25 million (NZ$30.1m) strike ...

Principals in tears as ministry swings axe - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Principals in tears as ministry swings axe Stuff.co.nz The announcement had only managed to "deeply hurt my community and my people". "That simple misinformation that came out has been quite devastating. "What has happened is an example of NCEA Level One not achieved - the information that went out ...

Ministry's methods criticised - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Ministry's methods criticised Stuff.co.nz ... Minister Hekia Parata announced to principals at a meeting in Lincoln last week she wanted to close 13 schools, merge 18 into nine, relocate seven schools and close another five and make them part of a single campus in Aranui for year 1 to 13 pupils.

Protest mounts at schools merger - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Protest mounts at schools merger Stuff.co.nz Upset parents are mobilising against sweeping education reforms announced for Canterbury, with a protest rally planned for Wednesday. A plan announced last week outlines grouping all 214 schools in the region into 41 learning community "clusters", with ...

Parata defends putting Chch schools on the chopping block - TVNZ

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URL: Parata defends putting Chch schools on the chopping block TVNZ Thirteen schools are set to close and a further 18 are to be merged as part of a 10-year restoration plan for the wider Christchurch area, Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Education Minister Hekia Parata revealed yesterday afternoon. In ...

Christchurch schools confront confusion

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Emergency meetings have been held today by schools and professional groups trying to get to the bottom of yesterday's confused Government announcement of a shake-up of Christchurch's post-earthquake schools system.The New Zealand...

Middle and Intermediate Schools deplore closures in Chch

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NZAIMS sees no evidence of any focus upon “middle years” students in the Christchurch education renewal announcements.

Minister must apologise for CHCH school shambles

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The Canterbury community deserves an apology for the shambolic way information on the future of its schools was released yesterday, PPTA president Robin Duff says. Confusion and misinformation was rife after Education minister Hekia Parata insisted ...

Protest at schools reform as fears grow for national roll-out

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Upset parents are mobilising against sweeping education reforms announced for Canterbury, with a protest rally planned for Wednesday.

Little hope of Canterbury school plan backdown

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Canterbury schools facing potential closure were yesterday offered little hope of survival by Education Minister Hekia Parata, regardless of whether they put up a fight.

Kura commissioner will focus on te reo - Taranaki Daily News

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Taranaki Daily News
In June, a group of Nga Ruahine iwi members led by authority chairman and former kura principal John Hooker protested at the gates of the kura about its teachers not being fluent in te reo. Mr Hooker criticised the then ... Issues highlighted in the ...

Accolades for Tuhoe leadership - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
Already, Tamati Kruger is pursuing the establishment of three charter schools for Tuhoe, which, again, empowers their mana motuhake to develop their education syllabus/curriculum appropriate to Tuhoe needs without compromising the ability of graduates ...

Q+A: Interview with Prof Jim Flynn - TVNZ

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And that's how our education is failing our students. Every one of them should have been able to make that response. Greg: This is a point in your book, actually. You make that example that if you're going to have a sample and it's truly random - it ...

Looming teacher shortage a 'wake up call' for Govt - Voxy

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Mr Goulter says it's important that the Government makes a commitment to keep the best teachers in front of students rather than going down the path of increased class sizes and allowing unqualified people to act as teachers in charter schools ...

Shearer misses point on school meals - Wanganui Chronicle

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Wanganui Chronicle
It's not as if it has been ignored with debate over national standards, charter schools and performance pay for teachers among issues addressed recently. But in recent days Shearer has deliberately drawn attention to Labour's vision of how to address ...

Stop debating and feed the kids, says Shearer - New Zealand Herald

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Party leader David Shearer outlined the policies in a keynote speech in which he targeted stomachs and minds but stayed silent on whether he would scrap National Standards. He said the 211 schools on KidsCan's Food for Schools programme showed ...

Labour promises free food for schools - TVNZ

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TVNZ
"The world's best education will be available at your local school, that's what Labour is committed to. "Each child should be able to reach their full potential, no matter who they are or where they are from," Shearer said. He said that only two out of ...

Impact of poverty on education not understood – principal

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He says despite battling huge odds, the gap in educational achievement is closing in South Auckland, with the help of families, good programmes and money to fund them. Mr Laurenson will be talking at a fono in South ...

Child poverty our biggest enemy - The Dominion Post

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Maori and Pasifika children are considerably over-represented. Even more striking are findings from New Zealand ... Such educational disparities remain in adulthood, alongside poorer economic circumstances. Mental health also suffers. Adults who grew ...

Bold targets needed to curb child poverty - The Dominion Post

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This applies particularly to the targets for improving child- health outcomes, lifting participation rates in early childhood education, improving educational achievement and reducing youth crime. For instance, one of the Government's targets is to cut ...

UC research predicts children’s first year reading success

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Latest research at the University of Canterbury (UC) College of Education has found that a simple computer test at school entry can accurately predict children’s end of first year reading success with 92 percent accuracy.

Test identifies children's dyslexia risk

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Researchers at Canterbury University have developed a test that can accurately predict how well a child will be reading by the end of their first year at school.

National Parenting Forum in Wellington - Voxy

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Parents are the first teachers of their children, and parenting is a lifelong commitment. I look forward to opening the Forum.'' Viv Gurrey, Chief Executive Officer, Parents Centres New Zealand Inc says ... The Forum provides an independent opportunity ...

After Papatoetoe High School, a lifetime of opportunities – Shearer - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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And then on to what follows whether it be an apprenticeship, university training or workplace learning. It must set us up for a life-time of learning and enable us to adapt to a fast changing world. Over the coming months I'll be releasing a range of ...

Four-year-olds at school? - Stuff.co.nz (blog)

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I'd even go so far as to say that most five-year-olds would be better off with a focus on Te Whaariki, rather than national standards. I have other concerns: not all school infrastructure is appropriate for four-year-olds; a newly-four-year-old is ...

Speech : Closing keynote address to NZAPEP conference - Turia - Voxy

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URL: Speech : Closing keynote address to NZAPEP conference - Turia Voxy In short, there has been a virtual festival of learning from exploring the strength of foundation pathways in numeracy and literacy right through to international education and careers bench-marking. The thousand dollar question of course is - what ...

All-girl schools show edge - New Zealand Herald

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Co-ed students are less likely to negotiate their salaries face-to-face as they enter the workforce and the problem becomes more pronounced throughout their careers, creating the gap. Professor Ananish Chaudhuri of the University of Auckland has looked ...

Being Kiwi: Young Kiwis keen on a clean and green' future - New Zealand Herald

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Brittany Powell, 18, a first year student at Waikato University, says she is glad to live in New Zealand because it's "a lot cleaner than other countries". However, she still thinks New Zealand does not live up enough to its clean and green reputation.

2017 school terms and holidays

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2017 term start and end dates. For state and state-integrated primary, intermediate, secondary and composite schools

Twilight, Hunger Games Read Over Shakespeare At... | Stuff.co.nz

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In fact, the Bard has never played a compulsory part in the New Zealand curriculum. The Ministry of Education said the coming changes "remove a specific optional question on a Shakespeare play at English level 3 NCEA [National Certificate of Educational Achievement]". "Writing an essay about a Shakespeare play will no longer be the sole assessment outcome for teachers and students," it said. However, "students can still study and be examined on Shakespeare".

Bullies drive girl from school before exams | Stuff.co.nz

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The girl cannot sit her National Certificate of Educational Achievement level 1 exams unless she is enrolled in a school. She hopes to start a hairdressing or tourism course next year. Trouble began when she started at ...

No checks raises learning risk - Wairarapa Times Age

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Mrs Dearnley said she had called 11 other centres or kohanga reo and, although it was more of a problem for some than others, all were concerned the issues needed to be picked up before the B4 School Checks. Wahi Reka Kohanga Reo administrator ...

Playcentre Assured It Is Suitable ECE for Beneficiaries - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Many ECE services do not offer 15 hours per week for children, including community-based Playcentre, and some kindergartens and Kohanga Reo. This is especially the case in rural areas where the Playcentre and Kohanga Reo may be the only licensed ...

Dame Joy was tireless, caring - The Bay of Plenty Times

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Dr Drayton received an honorary doctorate from the University of Waikato, where she was Pro Chancellor from 1986 to 1991, and was made a Dame in 2005 in recognition for her outstanding services to education and local body affairs. During her lifetime ...

It's off to school camp - for a year

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An elite school plans to send Year 13 students away to camp next year - for the entire year.St Paul's Collegiate in Hamilton will introduce the new outdoor leadership academy for students aged 17 and 18, housing them in huts at...

Mayor calls for inquiry into youth unemployment - Voxy

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Voxy
"The national 'NEET' (Not in Education, Employment or Training) rate for people aged 15-24 is 13.1 per cent. That equates to more than 84,000 youth nationally. The rate for MÄ ori and Pasifika youth is even worse - 22.8 per cent and 18.3 per cent ...

Students 'bring life to city' - The Press

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Riccarton High School international student director Craig Rosengrave said working together would help all education providers attract students. He said the initiative was much more than a logo, and he was ... International pupil numbers at the school ...

Palmerston North school opens doors to boys

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Palmerston North's private girls' school Carncot is going co-ed.

Pupils take concerns to top

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As pupils at one of Wellington's wealthiest schools, they never worry about going hungry.

Trustees quit after principal 'bullied'

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The Board of Trustees parent representatives at a Southland school have resigned amid allegations several teachers have been bullying the principal.