URL: Minister congratulates Māori graduates
Kate Wilkinson | Conservation
Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson congratulated nine students who graduated from the Tauira Kaitiaki Taiao-Māori Cadetship Programme today. Ms Wilkinson, the Māori King, Kīngi Tūheitia and Paramount Chief of Ngati Tūwharetoa Sir Tumu Te Heuheu attended the students’ graduation at Waikato Tainui College for Research and Development in Ngaruawahia. Each graduate received the National Certificate in Conservation, the Trainee Ranger Certificate from Nelson/Marlborough Institute of Technology and a Certificate in Tikanga Maori from Te Wananga o Aotearoa...
Monday, December 3, 2012
Dr Cathy Wylie - Tomorrow's Schools
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Researcher finds schools need more regional support
URL: Researcher finds schools need more regional support
A leading education researcher [Cathy Wylie of NZCER] is calling for a major overhaul of the school system.
A leading education researcher [Cathy Wylie of NZCER] is calling for a major overhaul of the school system.
Research reveals disturbing results for disabled people - Voxy
URL: Research reveals disturbing results for disabled people
Voxy
Half of the adults interviewed remained in their family home because of fears their quality of life would be undermined in residential service settings. The research participants were also not involved employment, continuing education, sporting ...
Voxy
Half of the adults interviewed remained in their family home because of fears their quality of life would be undermined in residential service settings. The research participants were also not involved employment, continuing education, sporting ...
NZ ranked eighth in education index - 3News NZ
 3News NZ | URL: NZ ranked eighth in education index 3News NZ It said countries with a greater choice of schools had better education outcomes but finding a mechanism for this to happen was difficult. Studies of voucher systems and charter schools in the US showed they could be beneficial but were not a magic ... |
NZ ranked eighth in global education study - TVNZ
 MSN NZ News | URL: NZ ranked eighth in global education study TVNZ The report covered 40 countries and examined the cognitive skills and educational attainment levels of children in reading, writing and maths, the quality of teaching and cultural respect for education. The annual report found that teachers mattered ... |
NZ's education system ranked high - New Zealand Herald
MSN NZ News | URL: NZ's education system ranked high New Zealand Herald "While there is no doubt that money invested in education reaps rewards, cultural change around education and ambition is equally - if not more - important than income in promoting better educational outcomes," the report said. NZ Educational Institute ... |
Robin Duff: Educational equity key to success - New Zealand Herald
URL: Robin Duff: Educational equity key to success
New Zealand Herald
... these economic conditions impact much worse on Maori and Pasifika correlates strongly with the lower achievement data, on average, of these groups. Are our high rates of child poverty and related lower achievement to be solved by the education ...
New Zealand Herald
... these economic conditions impact much worse on Maori and Pasifika correlates strongly with the lower achievement data, on average, of these groups. Are our high rates of child poverty and related lower achievement to be solved by the education ...
NZ could do better - poverty holding country back - Radio New Zealand
URL: NZ could do better - poverty holding country back
Radio New Zealand
Ministry of Education chief executive Lesley Longstone has previously said that New Zealand cannot claim to be world class because Maori and Pasifika children and children from poor communities are under-performing. Copyright © 2012, Radio New ...
Radio New Zealand
Ministry of Education chief executive Lesley Longstone has previously said that New Zealand cannot claim to be world class because Maori and Pasifika children and children from poor communities are under-performing. Copyright © 2012, Radio New ...
Online learning
URL: Online learning
First it was music and films, then journalism and shopping. Now tertiary education is set to be disrupted by the internet as many universities start putting their content online for free. Dennis Viehland is an associate professor at Massey University who's interested in the area.
First it was music and films, then journalism and shopping. Now tertiary education is set to be disrupted by the internet as many universities start putting their content online for free. Dennis Viehland is an associate professor at Massey University who's interested in the area.
Ministry of Education subverts democracy
URL: Ministry of Education subverts democracy
The Ministry of Education is subverting basic democratic processes by seeking sponsors of charter schools before legislation allowing their establishment has even been passed, said PPTA president Robin Duff.
The Ministry of Education is subverting basic democratic processes by seeking sponsors of charter schools before legislation allowing their establishment has even been passed, said PPTA president Robin Duff.
Group Slates Pasifika Education Plan
URL: Group Slates Pasifika Education Plan
The government’s recently released Pasifika Education Plan has wasted 'a golden opportunity' to foster Pacific Island languages, says TESOLANZ president Dr Hilary Smith.
The government’s recently released Pasifika Education Plan has wasted 'a golden opportunity' to foster Pacific Island languages, says TESOLANZ president Dr Hilary Smith.
Bigger Emphasis On Tertiary Education Needed In HRC Agenda
URL: Bigger Emphasis On Tertiary Education Needed In HRC Agenda
Media release: 30 November 2012 Bigger Emphasis On Tertiary Education Needed In HRC Agenda For Gender Equality The agenda for change released by the Human Rights Commission this week in order to regain New Zealand’s leadership in progressing ...
Media release: 30 November 2012 Bigger Emphasis On Tertiary Education Needed In HRC Agenda For Gender Equality The agenda for change released by the Human Rights Commission this week in order to regain New Zealand’s leadership in progressing ...
Experiment results in no teaching materials
URL: Experiment results in no teaching materials
It seems that the Tertiary Education Commission has, in its haste to implement the minister’s level one and two contestable funding experiment, made rushed assessments of several private training providers’ preparedness to teach courses early next ...
It seems that the Tertiary Education Commission has, in its haste to implement the minister’s level one and two contestable funding experiment, made rushed assessments of several private training providers’ preparedness to teach courses early next ...
Women's Census report 'doesn't go far enough' - Voxy
URL: Women's Census report 'doesn't go far enough'
Voxy
"On the surface the statistics for women's participation in tertiary education look good but the problems start when high levels of achievement don't translate into equal gains in the workforce and over the span of a person's life," says Ta'ase. "The ...
Voxy
"On the surface the statistics for women's participation in tertiary education look good but the problems start when high levels of achievement don't translate into equal gains in the workforce and over the span of a person's life," says Ta'ase. "The ...
Homeschooling
URL: Homeschooling
Information about homeschooling, how to apply and the application pack.
Information about homeschooling, how to apply and the application pack.
Further improvements in latest Novopay cycle
URL: Further improvements in latest Novopay cycle
The Ministry of Education says the latest pay round for school staff went smoothly, with more than 92,000 staff paid overnight.
The Ministry of Education says the latest pay round for school staff went smoothly, with more than 92,000 staff paid overnight.
Gordon Campbell » Blog Archive » National Education Tests, And ...
URL: Gordon Campbell » Blog Archive » National Education Tests, And ...
The main risk is that national testing will foster mechanical ways of assessing of children's learning, as teachers get pressured into 'teaching to the test' – thus narrowing what they teach, and fuelling a focus on simplistic ...
The main risk is that national testing will foster mechanical ways of assessing of children's learning, as teachers get pressured into 'teaching to the test' – thus narrowing what they teach, and fuelling a focus on simplistic ...
More support available for the schools yet to complete end of year pay process
URL: More support available for the schools yet to complete end of year pay process
Expert special advisors are still available to the 400 schools yet to complete the end of year pay process.
Expert special advisors are still available to the 400 schools yet to complete the end of year pay process.
More than 90% of schools complete end-of-year process
URL: More than 90% of schools complete end-of-year process
More than 90 per cent of schools have now completed their end-of-year pay process, with the Ministry of Education continuing to support schools still finalising them.
More than 90 per cent of schools have now completed their end-of-year pay process, with the Ministry of Education continuing to support schools still finalising them.
Schools toughen safety policies - Taranaki Daily News
URL: Schools toughen safety policies
Taranaki Daily News
Schools around New Zealand are tightening up their outdoor education policies after August's Topec tragedy on Paritutu. Spotswood College students Stephen Kahukaka-Gedye and Felipe Melo, both 17, and Topec instructor Bryce Jourdain, 42, drowned ...
Taranaki Daily News
Schools around New Zealand are tightening up their outdoor education policies after August's Topec tragedy on Paritutu. Spotswood College students Stephen Kahukaka-Gedye and Felipe Melo, both 17, and Topec instructor Bryce Jourdain, 42, drowned ...
13.3% of professors female - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: 13.3% of professors female Otago Daily Times Dr McGregor, the Equal Employment Rights Commissioner, participated in a two-day national symposium for aspiring female leaders in tertiary education at the University of Otago. She felt "frustrated" and somewhat "grumpy" that many women were still not ... |
Principals vulnerable to 'frivolous complaints' - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Principals vulnerable to 'frivolous complaints'
Stuff.co.nz
Some of those appointed were arriving at schools to resolve complex issues with no knowledge of the education sector, connections with schools or the local communities, Walsh said. During the past 10 years schools had become complex businesses ...
Stuff.co.nz
Some of those appointed were arriving at schools to resolve complex issues with no knowledge of the education sector, connections with schools or the local communities, Walsh said. During the past 10 years schools had become complex businesses ...
Teaching in high-tech - Wanganui Chronicle
URL: Teaching in high-tech
Wanganui Chronicle
The class of 20 are all equipped with iPads, with a few students now working towards funding their own devices. Everyone in the class has gone from strength to strength, Mr Johnston says. Writing and maths achievement have been really exciting, he says.
Wanganui Chronicle
The class of 20 are all equipped with iPads, with a few students now working towards funding their own devices. Everyone in the class has gone from strength to strength, Mr Johnston says. Writing and maths achievement have been really exciting, he says.
Te reo quantity affecting quality - academic - Radio New Zealand
URL: Te reo quantity affecting quality - academic
Radio New Zealand
Dr Te Rito says if mistakes become prolific they get picked up and become the norm, putting correct pronunciation and grammar at risk. However Dr Te Rito says the increase in Maori speakers is a good thing and can be credited to kohanga reo, kura ...
Radio New Zealand
Dr Te Rito says if mistakes become prolific they get picked up and become the norm, putting correct pronunciation and grammar at risk. However Dr Te Rito says the increase in Maori speakers is a good thing and can be credited to kohanga reo, kura ...
Survey points to uncertain future for Postgraduate students
URL: Survey points to uncertain future for Postgraduate students
A nationwide student-led survey into the future choices likely to be made by underfunded postgraduate students has shown that up to 40% are thinking of turning their back on postgraduate studies in New Zealand - with one in five respondents looking to ...
A nationwide student-led survey into the future choices likely to be made by underfunded postgraduate students has shown that up to 40% are thinking of turning their back on postgraduate studies in New Zealand - with one in five respondents looking to ...
Trustees plead to keep tiny school going - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Trustees plead to keep tiny school going
Stuff.co.nz
She moved back to Jacobs River about five years ago so her children could attend the school, which then had about 20 pupils, but feared its closure would force families to move away . Two of the four pupils, including her son, 12-year-old Maka Mahuika, ...
Stuff.co.nz
She moved back to Jacobs River about five years ago so her children could attend the school, which then had about 20 pupils, but feared its closure would force families to move away . Two of the four pupils, including her son, 12-year-old Maka Mahuika, ...
Pay day moved forward for school staff
URL: Pay day moved forward for school staff
Most school staff will receive their Christmas pay on December 21 to help ensure payments go as smoothly as possible. Ministry of Education Group Manager, Rebecca Elvy, says the pay day would normally fall during Christmas week, but will be brought ...
Most school staff will receive their Christmas pay on December 21 to help ensure payments go as smoothly as possible. Ministry of Education Group Manager, Rebecca Elvy, says the pay day would normally fall during Christmas week, but will be brought ...
Google funds workshop for NZ computer teachers - Voxy
URL: Google funds workshop for NZ computer teachers
Voxy
Workshop organiser Professor Tim Bell said Google was helping fly 67 teachers from all over New Zealand to the event on December 5 because it was important that NZ's computing teachers have the professional development to assist them in teaching new ...
Voxy
Workshop organiser Professor Tim Bell said Google was helping fly 67 teachers from all over New Zealand to the event on December 5 because it was important that NZ's computing teachers have the professional development to assist them in teaching new ...
‘Big Data’ opens new-look National Library
URL: ‘Big Data’ opens new-look National Library
A suitably immense subject is the opening public programme for the newly refurbished National Library building on Wellington’s Molesworth Street. The Library reopened to the public this week after a three year closure to renovate and future-proof the ...
A suitably immense subject is the opening public programme for the newly refurbished National Library building on Wellington’s Molesworth Street. The Library reopened to the public this week after a three year closure to renovate and future-proof the ...
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