White Paper for Vulnerable Children released

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Paula Bennett | Social Development

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has released the White Paper for Vulnerable Children today at the Jigsaw national conference in Wellington. "We will target support and services to our most vulnerable children through more than 30 new initiatives introduced in the White Paper," says Mrs Bennett. "Too many New Zealand children are seriously abused and neglected. In many cases of extreme abuse a range of people held some information but no one put all the pieces together, it is time for fundamental change," she says...

World Class Education Available Locally - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
World Class Education Available Locally. “Skills are needed,” said Prime Minister John Key today when he visited WelTec's house building site at Otaki. Linda Sissons, WelTec Chief Executive welcomed the Prime Minister and Hon Nathan Guy, MP for Otaki ...

Parata abandons teacher quality - Voxy

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Voxy
"Ever since the class size back down, the Government has slowly abandoned the post-graduate requirement. By June the Ministry was advising that "it is still possible to progress the quality teaching work programme without major risk to achievement of ...

97% of teachers are useless – right? « The Standard

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This sampling was incredibly precise and is one of the things that Finnish Pasi Salberg advocated instead of National Testing and League Tables. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this ...

No conflict of interest, says Parata - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: No conflict of interest, says Parata Stuff.co.nz He was "really worried the Government are going to use the education renewal process as a chance to clear the decks for charter schools and other types of private providers". The ministry announced proposals last month to close 13 Christchurch schools ...

Upskilling of teachers may be off blackboard - Stuff.co.nz

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"This is a turn around and along with saying you don't need registered teachers in charter schools, it's further evidence that quality doesn't matter for National." Parata yesterday refused to answer questions about whether she was happy with the ...

Parata's relative plans charter school - TVNZ

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He was "really worried the Government are going to use the education renewal process as a chance to clear the decks for charter schools and other types of private providers". The ministry announced proposals last month to close 13 Christchurch schools ...

School battles rage worldwide - Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
But as in Australia, agreement on the need for education reform transcends normal political divides. The Obama Administration supports merit pay, charter schools (another idea that induces apoplexy in teachers' union leaders) and teacher assessment.

Education expert backs kohanga policy - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
A Maori education expert says Te Kohanga Reo National Trust is right to say pre- school children should not be dividing their time between its kura, and early childhood centres where English is spoken. The trust has a practice of not taking children ...

Christchurch principals ask for more time

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Five Christchurch principals have called on Education Minister Hekia Parata for more time to respond to a proposed "super school" in Aranui.

Primary industry merger welcomed - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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The new organisation will be officially launched tonight at a celebration event in Wellington attended by Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Steven Joyce as well as industry representatives. The new ITO, which will also be ...

Teacher shortage likely as school roll predictions skyrocket - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Professor Moltzen says at the beginning of 2016 approximately 1150 additional primary teachers will be needed around the country to cope with the increased enrolments, based on an average class size of 27 students. As students move through the school ...

Rescuing vulnerable kids: Bennett's master plan - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Rescuing vulnerable kids: Bennett's master plan Stuff.co.nz "The new system will be secure, with passwords and monitoring built in, which will be reassuring for families." Comprehensive training for public sector professionals would help them correctly recognise the signs of abuse and know what action to take ...

Misunderstanding about history in schools - Voxy

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In our view this seriously undermines the credibility and value of what should be a central educational debate: what do we need to know about ourselves and how can it best be taught to honour and respect our founding cultures? ... content and the ...

Twelve Questions with Charlotte Ryan - New Zealand Herald (blog)

New Zealand Herald (blog)

URL: Twelve Questions with Charlotte Ryan New Zealand Herald (blog) I put it down to coming from old-school Christchurch. My mother would say things like, "You don't say mulk. You say milk." 9 What must a radio host never do? Eat on air. It just doesn't work. 10 What's the greatest challenge confronting the music industry?