URL: School students to benefit from UFB rollout
Craig Foss | Education
A further 150 schools will be ready for the ultra-fast broadband rollout as the next stage of the School Network Upgrade Project (SNUP) is announced. Associate Minister of Education, Craig Foss says that upgrade work on 150 schools will start by the end of the year. More than one third of eligible schools have already been upgraded, giving students access to a faster, better quality internet connection...
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Free holiday programmes benefit thousands
URL: Free holiday programmes benefit thousands
Paula Bennett | Youth Affairs
Holiday programmes introduced by the National Government have been enjoyed by more than 65,000 children from high need communities. Breakaway programmes for 11 to 17-year-olds are targeted to young people who wouldn’t normally have access to school holiday programmes. “Young people from stressed families in high-deprivation areas often have little to do in the holidays. We wanted to provide a fun, structured and safe environment for young people to enjoy, which won’t cost their parents a cent.”...
Paula Bennett | Youth Affairs
Holiday programmes introduced by the National Government have been enjoyed by more than 65,000 children from high need communities. Breakaway programmes for 11 to 17-year-olds are targeted to young people who wouldn’t normally have access to school holiday programmes. “Young people from stressed families in high-deprivation areas often have little to do in the holidays. We wanted to provide a fun, structured and safe environment for young people to enjoy, which won’t cost their parents a cent.”...
National Standards site should be pulled | Green Party of Aotearoa ...
URL: National Standards site should be pulled | Green Party of Aotearoa ...
The Prime Minster has already described the results as 'ropey', and this proves they're a tangled mess.
The Prime Minster has already described the results as 'ropey', and this proves they're a tangled mess.
NZEI Te Riu Roa backs call for closing National Standards website
URL: NZEI Te Riu Roa backs call for closing National Standards website
NZEI Te Riu Roa says it strongly supports the call for the National Standards website to be closed following revelations that nearly half of National Standards assessments are wrong.
NZEI Te Riu Roa says it strongly supports the call for the National Standards website to be closed following revelations that nearly half of National Standards assessments are wrong.
National Standards Report Exposes Fundamental Flaws
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The Ministry’s latest report showing that 49% of writing assessments were marked incorrectly and the accuracy of maths assessment varied from 18% to 90% is clear evidence that there is something radically wrong with the national standards as an ...
The Ministry’s latest report showing that 49% of writing assessments were marked incorrectly and the accuracy of maths assessment varied from 18% to 90% is clear evidence that there is something radically wrong with the national standards as an ...
National Standards: Monitoring & Evaluation 2011
URL: National Standards: Monitoring & Evaluation 2011
This is the fourth report from the National Standards School Sample Monitoring and Evaluation Project 2010-2013, a three year project on National Standards implementation in a representative sample of schools.
This is the fourth report from the National Standards School Sample Monitoring and Evaluation Project 2010-2013, a three year project on National Standards implementation in a representative sample of schools.
Teachers' understanding of National Standards shows flaws
URL: Teachers' understanding of National Standards shows flaws
A Ministry of Education test of teachers' understanding of the national standards has exposed a shocking error rate, casting doubt on the accuracy of school results put online last week.
A Ministry of Education test of teachers' understanding of the national standards has exposed a shocking error rate, casting doubt on the accuracy of school results put online last week.
Hekia Parata 'patronising' teachers - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Hekia Parata 'patronising' teachers Stuff.co.nz There was some discourtesy, but there were always going to be areas in the education sector they would disagree on. She defended her comments about pronunciation of Maori children's' names. ''That is what I get from kids telling me that they don't see ... |
Frosty union reception for education minister - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Frosty union reception for education minister
Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Hekia Parata received ''some discourtesy'' when she addressed the country's teachers today, but she denies her own behaviour was combative. The room was frosty as the minister spoke to the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) ...
Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Hekia Parata received ''some discourtesy'' when she addressed the country's teachers today, but she denies her own behaviour was combative. The room was frosty as the minister spoke to the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) ...
Education Minister avoids her critics
URL: Education Minister avoids her critics
The Education Minister, Hekia Parata, is declining interviews following her frosty reception at a teachers' union conference yesterday.
The Education Minister, Hekia Parata, is declining interviews following her frosty reception at a teachers' union conference yesterday.
Teachers outraged by Parata comments
URL: Teachers outraged by Parata comments
Education Minister Hekia Parata hit a bum note with secondary teachers today when she said children had told her their teachers weren't pronouncing their names correctly.Ms Parata told teachers at the Post Primary Teachers Association...
Education Minister Hekia Parata hit a bum note with secondary teachers today when she said children had told her their teachers weren't pronouncing their names correctly.Ms Parata told teachers at the Post Primary Teachers Association...
Boys struggle with schoolwork while girls get on with the job - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Boys struggle with schoolwork while girls get on with the job New Zealand Herald Now, for the first time, data from a comprehensive Herald on Sunday survey of new National Standards achievement levels reveals the problem starts while boys are in primary school. On average, boys are 14 percentage ... At 6, when pupils are tested on ... |
Ka Hikitia Redevelopment ~ Tertiary Education Commission
URL: Ka Hikitia Redevelopment ~ Tertiary Education Commission
The Ministry of Education is redeveloping Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success 2008–2012, the Government's Māori education strategy for another five years. Ka Hikitia – Accelerating Success 2013–2017 will focus on attaining ...
The Ministry of Education is redeveloping Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success 2008–2012, the Government's Māori education strategy for another five years. Ka Hikitia – Accelerating Success 2013–2017 will focus on attaining ...
Retail work gets NCEA credits - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Retail work gets NCEA credits Stuff.co.nz Wellington's Retail Institute training co-ordinator, Noeline Clarke, will work with 25 to 30 pupils next term on customer service, communication, personal presentation, product knowledge and teamwork, giving a possible 27 credits towards their NCEA ... |
More reasons why Government needs to start again in Chch
URL: More reasons why Government needs to start again in Chch
Revelations of further mistakes by the Ministry of Education in its report on the future of education in Christchurch are more reasons why the Government needs to start the process again.
Revelations of further mistakes by the Ministry of Education in its report on the future of education in Christchurch are more reasons why the Government needs to start the process again.
Mistakes admitted in Chch schools data - New Zealand Herald
 The Press | URL: Mistakes admitted in Chch schools data New Zealand Herald Minister of Education Hekia Parata has used data collected by her ministry on how many buildings at each school suffered damage in the series of earthquakes which have rocked the region over the past two years, the state of the land beneath the schools ... |
Student choice drowns job market - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Student choice drowns job market
Stuff.co.nz
Students are given too much choice in what they want to study, leaving Australia with a shortage of in-demand skilled workers, the federal tertiary education minister says. Senator Chris Evans said universities were focused on responding to student ...
Stuff.co.nz
Students are given too much choice in what they want to study, leaving Australia with a shortage of in-demand skilled workers, the federal tertiary education minister says. Senator Chris Evans said universities were focused on responding to student ...
A new school for 900 pupils - Stuff.co.nz
URL: A new school for 900 pupils
Stuff.co.nz
A school catering for up to 900 pupils will open its doors in North Canterbury in 2014. The news comes as ... The school had 170 pupils, up from 130 at the beginning of the year, and was expected to open next year with 200 pupils. By the end of next ...
Stuff.co.nz
A school catering for up to 900 pupils will open its doors in North Canterbury in 2014. The news comes as ... The school had 170 pupils, up from 130 at the beginning of the year, and was expected to open next year with 200 pupils. By the end of next ...
Fee hike hurts students - The Ashburton Guardian
URL: Fee hike hurts students
The Ashburton Guardian
A hike in Canterbury University fees and expenses is not enough to deter Ashburton school leavers but will make life harder for students, says Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan. Domestic student fees are to rise 4 per cent next year while the ...
The Ashburton Guardian
A hike in Canterbury University fees and expenses is not enough to deter Ashburton school leavers but will make life harder for students, says Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan. Domestic student fees are to rise 4 per cent next year while the ...
After Papatoetoe High School, a lifetime of opportunities – Shearer - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: After Papatoetoe High School, a lifetime of opportunities – Shearer
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Education lies at the very heart of achieving that. We owe our success to an enlightened vision for education set out years ago. ... Close to 1 in 5 kids leave school before getting NCEA. 84,000 young people are currently not in work or education. That ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Education lies at the very heart of achieving that. We owe our success to an enlightened vision for education set out years ago. ... Close to 1 in 5 kids leave school before getting NCEA. 84,000 young people are currently not in work or education. That ...
Workplace Wellbeing Game out now - Voxy
URL: Workplace Wellbeing Game out now
Voxy
... which are to: Connect, Give, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Be Active. "The aim of the Game is to share some ideas on how to do each of these five things," Sue says. "Once these actions are introduced to a workplace, we hope people will begin to ...
Voxy
... which are to: Connect, Give, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Be Active. "The aim of the Game is to share some ideas on how to do each of these five things," Sue says. "Once these actions are introduced to a workplace, we hope people will begin to ...
Claire Robinson: Creative arts add real economic value
URL: Claire Robinson: Creative arts add real economic value
Recent media reports have exhibited an undercurrent of suspicion towards tertiary study in the creative arts. Last weekend's Herald on Sunday , for example, cited Professor Jacqueline Rowarth of Waikato University's management school...
Recent media reports have exhibited an undercurrent of suspicion towards tertiary study in the creative arts. Last weekend's Herald on Sunday , for example, cited Professor Jacqueline Rowarth of Waikato University's management school...
Who wants a degree? People who want to earn more…
URL: Who wants a degree? People who want to earn more…
New Zealanders with degrees are doing well according to the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2012 report – and contrary to recent media reporting.
New Zealanders with degrees are doing well according to the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2012 report – and contrary to recent media reporting.
Youth Guarantee a success at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
URL: Youth Guarantee a success at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
In figures released earlier this month by the Tertiary Education Commission, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic was named as one of the top five performing ITPs (Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics) in the Government’s flagship Youth Guarantee initiative.
In figures released earlier this month by the Tertiary Education Commission, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic was named as one of the top five performing ITPs (Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics) in the Government’s flagship Youth Guarantee initiative.
Jobs for the girls - Computerworld New Zealand
URL: Jobs for the girls
Computerworld New Zealand
When Alison Clear attended one of the first professional IT training courses in New Zealand - a one-year course at the Auckland Technical Institute which had been organised in response to fledgling industry demand - Clear says there were 16 people on ...
Computerworld New Zealand
When Alison Clear attended one of the first professional IT training courses in New Zealand - a one-year course at the Auckland Technical Institute which had been organised in response to fledgling industry demand - Clear says there were 16 people on ...
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