Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Faculty of Education - The University of Waikato Symposium ...

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Rose Hipkins (New Zealand Council for Educational Research);. Dawn Penney (University of Waikato); and. Bronwen Cowie (University of Waikato). The symposium will close with the launch of Peter Hay and Dawn Penney's ...

Faculty of Education - The University of Waikato Symposium ...

URL: Faculty of Education - The University of Waikato Symposium ...
Rose Hipkins (New Zealand Council for Educational Research);. Dawn Penney (University of Waikato); and. Bronwen Cowie (University of Waikato). The symposium will close with the launch of Peter Hay and Dawn Penney's ...

Schools lodge Waitangi Tribunal complaints - Stuff.co.nz



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Martindale said the school would ''fully oppose'' the merger. Both schools will lodge complaints with the tribunal today and will deliver a rejection letter to Christchurch's Education Ministry offices on Thursday. Mana Party MP Hone Harawira described ...

Schools lodge Waitangi Tribunal complaints - Stuff.co.nz



3News NZ
URL: Schools lodge Waitangi Tribunal complaints
Stuff.co.nz
Martindale said the school would ''fully oppose'' the merger. Both schools will lodge complaints with the tribunal today and will deliver a rejection letter to Christchurch's Education Ministry offices on Thursday. Mana Party MP Hone Harawira described ...

Schools lodge Waitangi Tribunal complaints - Stuff.co.nz



3News NZ
URL: Schools lodge Waitangi Tribunal complaints
Stuff.co.nz
Martindale said the school would ''fully oppose'' the merger. Both schools will lodge complaints with the tribunal today and will deliver a rejection letter to Christchurch's Education Ministry offices on Thursday. Mana Party MP Hone Harawira described ...

Ministry meets with greater Christchurch schools

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The Ministry of Education has 24 meetings with the education sector in greater Christchurch scheduled over the coming days, and more are planned.

MPs clash on Canty education - Stuff

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The Government would invest $1 billion into education in the wider Christchurch area. Ad Feedback. "This is not cost saving, it is a significant investment in how we can raise educational achievement while providing a ...

School shake-up patronising - Buck - Stuff.co.nz



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The Government's handling of the Christchurch school shake-up is ''patronising'', says a former mayor. Vicki Buck, who founded Christchurch schools Discovery 1 and Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti, said teachers, principals and boards of trustees were upset at ...

Education Minister under fire again - New Zealand Herald



The Press
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New Zealand Herald
Education Minister Hekia Parata came under fire today in Parliament for creating more struggle for quake affected families bearing the brunt of proposed closures, mergers and relocation of Christchurch schools. Parents are protesting, holding public ...

Mergers nothing to do with charter schools - Parata - Newstalk ZB



Newstalk ZB
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Newstalk ZB
The Education Minister says the looming mergers and closures of schools in Christchurch has everything to do with 4,500 fewer students rather than charter schools. Hekia Parata says there's been a significant movement of population in the earthquake ...

Extra 3000 teachers needed to meet class size demand - School Days



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School Days
However, it was suggested that in the forthcoming weeks the Department of Education (DoE) is likely to come under renewed pressure from the Department of Finance to increase class size. By 2017, an additional 105,000 students are expected to be in ...

Fono looks at way forward for education in South Auckland - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Fono looks at way forward for education in South Auckland. A fono in South Auckland on September 15 will be focussing on how we make every local school a great school and respond in particular to the needs of Maori and Pasifika learners. The event will ...

Govt urged to enforce sun protection in schools

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The Government is being urged to do more to ensure children are sun-safe at school after a study found little over half of primary schools were working towards providing adequate shade.Otago University researchers tracked 12 sun...

Schools mull legal action over payroll - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
This month, Secretary for Education Lesley Longstone ordered the Novopay Governance Board to meet "as a matter of urgency", following complaints from school boards of trustees, principals and school administrators. The board has identified the key ...