Education Minister welcomes He Kai Kei Aku Ringa Action Plan

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Hekia Parata | Education

Education Minister Hekia Parata has welcomed the He Kai Kei Aku Ringa report from the Māori Economic Development Panel saying it is very consistent with her own approach to improving Māori outcomes in the education system. “He Kai Kei Aku Ringa is a very helpful piece of work. It makes clear, quality education, skills and training are cornerstones of a productive and thriving economy, and I look forward to the work already under way in the education portfolio contributing to the Government’s Māori Economic Development agenda.’’...

2012 Rutherford Discovery Fellowships announced

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Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation

Ten of New Zealand’s top up-and-coming researchers have been awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowships this year, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce has announced. The 2012 Fellowships, funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand, will see more than $9 million invested to support the selected scientists over the next five years...

Opposition grows to National Standards and Charter Schools - Voxy

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Voxy
NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed the unanimous support of delegates at this weekend's Labour Party Annual conference to remove National Standards and charter schools. "Along with other parties such as the Greens and New Zealand First we are seeing a ...

Teachers take on Government - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: Teachers take on Government Auckland stuff.co.nz The offer would also give the Secretary for Education the power to set new criteria for pay progression, which could see teachers penalised if their students don't reach the new National Standards, Ms Guy says. And that's a problem for South Auckland ...

'We are well on our way' - Timaru Herald

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URL: 'We are well on our way' Timaru Herald The report in February this year said: "Oceanview Heights School is focused on raising the achievement of students, particularly those who are not yet achieving national standards. "A report to the board [of trustees] in November shows that most ...

David Shearer Speech: New Zealand – A New Direction - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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And I know a gimmick when I see one. Bigger classes, unqualified teachers, charter schools and performance pay will achieve nothing. The intelligent approach, the one I will follow is the one that asks: what will it take to make this education system ...

Skills crisis: Tragic skills mismatch shuts rising generation out of jobs - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Skills crisis: Tragic skills mismatch shuts rising generation out of jobs New Zealand Herald In a 2006 survey, 14 per cent of our adults could not read a simple document such as a map or a timetable and 20 per cent could not carry out a one-step calculation. Up to about 1970, people with such low skills could still walk out of school into ...

Skills crisis: 'Pasifika uprising' threat for Govt - New Zealand Herald

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Rev Uesifili UNasa, the university's chaplain and head of Auckland Council's Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel, said the move threatened Pacific participation in the university, which was concentrated in faculties such as arts and education. "I'm very ...

Skills crisis: Students to start their trades in the classroom - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
My point of view is that there's bigger educational things happening here. "New Zealand has a world-class education system ... but where we haven't been strong is catering to those students who aren't following that traditional pathway to university ...

Education cuts perpetuate joblessness scourge - Taranaki Daily News

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Taranaki Daily News
Which is why it is even more disappointing to read that while our employment statistics get worse, our educational institutions are suffering from funding cuts handed down from central government. Schools are being shut down and higher learning ...

Christchurch schools shake-up upsetting children - TVNZ

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URL: Christchurch schools shake-up upsetting children TVNZ The Education Ministry announced proposals in September to close 13 Christchurch schools and put 26 through some form of merger. Since the announcement, principals of affected schools say pupils are acting the way they did after the quake. Branston ...

Hagley could help stave off closures - Stuff.co.nz

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An amendment to the Education Act that would allow schools to run multiple timetables is before Parliament. Central New Brighton School and Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Te Whanau Tahi have both suggested increased school hours to the ministry, in a bid to ...

Fears for Maori education project - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Fears for Maori education project Stuff.co.nz Negotiations are under way over the future of an education project helping to lift the achievement of Maori students. However, the Post Primary Teachers' Association and Labour education spokeswoman Nanaia Mahuta say the Government has largely ...

2013 PLD info

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Ministry of Education-funded professional learning and development (English Medium) in 2013 will target teachers and leaders of priority learners who are achieving below the expected curriculum levels...

Education ministry fronts up on latest payroll problems

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Ministry of Education Group Manager, Rebecca Elvy, discusses the payroll problems.

Ministry to reimburse schools for Novopay issues - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Ministry to reimburse schools for Novopay issues New Zealand Herald The Ministry of Education has promised to reimburse schools for the extra costs they incurred sorting out problems caused by its new Novopay system. There have been about 8000 mispayments since the $30 million teachers' pay system was introduced in ...

Ministry says 8,000 Novopay transactions cleared

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The Ministry of Education says 8000 transactions from Novopay’s early pay periods has been cleared, and schools will also be reimbursed for additional audit costs related to the new payroll system.

Ministry talking to all schools about Novopay

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The Secretary for Education, Lesley Longstone, says all schools will be contacted starting today as the Ministry takes further steps to resolve issues with the new payroll system.

More problems with Novopay

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More problems with Novopay - schools can't enter vital end of year data to ensure staff get their Christmas pay.

Keen to bring Maori Language awards 'home' - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
Ms Dewes is principal of landmark total immersion school Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ruamata at Rotorua and has been a leader in Maori education for more than three-and-a-half decades. She was one of a group who began Maori Language Day in 1975.

Minister's threat to uni on funding - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Minister's threat to uni on funding New Zealand Herald It [the Government] wants higher participation rates for Maori and Pacific students, but Maori and Pacific students typically go into arts and education rather than engineering, so if you shift the balance you have impacts on your equity objectives ...

Kohanga reo celebrates 30th birthday - The Southland Times

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URL: Kohanga reo celebrates 30th birthday The Southland Times SO PROUD: Veronica Marsden, left, one of the first pupils to attend Te Kohanga Reo Nga Hau E Wha 30 years ago, andTe Kohanga Reo National Trust South Island district manager Catherine Stuart.

Young Kiwis aren't saving - survey - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Young Kiwis aren't saving - survey New Zealand Herald It found there was a "relatively low level of financial knowledge" when compared with similar studies in other countries and parents often remained the key source of informal financial education for young New Zealanders. The survey also found that ...

Choosing your own path through NCEA

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Kristan Mowat, Head of Media Studies at Logan Park High School, describes how her school empowers students to set goals and make choices. Students are supported to make choices about their learning pathways through flexibility with NCEA internals and externals, and the standards that match their interest and needs.

Sharing knowledge through parent education workshops

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Improving the quality of parent-child relationships is something Milson Kindergarten Head Teacher Emma Henderson is passionate about. So when the opportunity for three Ruahine Kindergarten Association teachers to become Triple P accredited practitioners ...

Kiwi returns home to become Chief Executive of new ITO - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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The SSI Board was looking for visionary leadership to drive the merger of three successful organisations and transition the business to better promote industry training interests. “Dean is a very experienced and skillful Chief Executive who blends real ...

Are you a saviour? - Timaru Herald

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Timaru Herald
Two youth workers are available at lunchtimes each day just to chat to students, and the pair also organise other activities and leadership training. Bullying has decreased and student confidence increased. I imagine what works is that the programme is ...

Animal danger tops NZ kids' fears - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Animal danger tops NZ kids' fears New Zealand Herald Kauri Park students (from left) Isobelle Masters, 9, Isabella Lundberg, 10, Stella-Rose Pirie-Marsters, 11, Alex Gordon, 10, Emily Nebbling, 11, William Hawkins, 9, and James Potter, 9, were among 700 Kiwi kids who took part in a global survey of ...

Teen charged over school fire

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A 17-year-old high school student has been charged with setting fire to Whangamata Area School.