URL: New appointments to Marsden Fund Council
Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation
Three new members have been appointed to the Marsden Fund Council in an announcement today by Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce. The researchers will take their place on the Council for three-years from December 2012 and each will convene one of the Marsden Fund Council’s panels. They are:...
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Tomorrow's Schools 'lost a decade' - The Dominion Post
URL: Tomorrow's Schools 'lost a decade'
The Dominion Post
Dr Wylie, of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER), used a 2011 JD Stout Fellowship from Victoria University to write Vital Connections, which looks at the effects of the Tomorrow's Schools model since its introduction in 1989.
The Dominion Post
Dr Wylie, of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER), used a 2011 JD Stout Fellowship from Victoria University to write Vital Connections, which looks at the effects of the Tomorrow's Schools model since its introduction in 1989.
School Boards Are Not Volunteers - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: School Boards Are Not Volunteers
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Dr Cathy Wylie, of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, has recently released a book titled Vital Connections which looks at the effects of the Tomorrow's Schools model since its introduction in 1989. Education spokesperson Tracey Martin ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Dr Cathy Wylie, of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, has recently released a book titled Vital Connections which looks at the effects of the Tomorrow's Schools model since its introduction in 1989. Education spokesperson Tracey Martin ...
Plea for Govt to act quickly on kohanga reo findings - Radio New Zealand
URL: Plea for Govt to act quickly on kohanga reo findings
Radio New Zealand
The kohanga reo movement is praying the Government takes urgent action to help restore its philosophy and not leave it lingering like the Waitangi Tribunal report on flora and fauna. The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board spoke to the Maori Affairs ...
Radio New Zealand
The kohanga reo movement is praying the Government takes urgent action to help restore its philosophy and not leave it lingering like the Waitangi Tribunal report on flora and fauna. The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board spoke to the Maori Affairs ...
School funds pay for traffic fines and TV subscriptions
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Audits of schools and tertiary education providers show some boards have misused state funding, with lavish spending on overseas trips, double-dipping by board members, and buying land and buildings without the Ministry's approval.
Audits of schools and tertiary education providers show some boards have misused state funding, with lavish spending on overseas trips, double-dipping by board members, and buying land and buildings without the Ministry's approval.
Rāapa 05 Hakihea 2012 - TVNZ
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TVNZ
In West Auckland, education experts met today to discuss how to support Māori kids in mainstream schools. Although there have been examples of change and improvement in their community, there is still only a 50% pass rate for Māori in mainstream ...
TVNZ
In West Auckland, education experts met today to discuss how to support Māori kids in mainstream schools. Although there have been examples of change and improvement in their community, there is still only a 50% pass rate for Māori in mainstream ...
Auckland company launches full immersion Te Reo Maori website for children - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Auckland company launches full immersion Te Reo Maori website for children
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Miharo website can provide hours of fun and learning at home, and because it maintains a total immersion te reo Maori environment, it will also be a welcome online activity for Kohanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa and Rumaki Reo. Those who choose to register ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Miharo website can provide hours of fun and learning at home, and because it maintains a total immersion te reo Maori environment, it will also be a welcome online activity for Kohanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa and Rumaki Reo. Those who choose to register ...
Certificate in Embedding Literacy and Numeracy, Waiariki Institute of Technology - TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views
 TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views | URL: Certificate in Embedding Literacy and Numeracy, Waiariki Institute of Technology TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & Views Identify the literacy and numeracy demands of your programme. · Develop strategies to integrate literacy and numeracy skills into your programme content. · Learn how to administer the Adult Assessment Tool and use the results to inform your teaching ... |
Schools spent money on fines, TV - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Schools spent money on fines, TV
Stuff.co.nz
The Auditor General's report on the education sector, based on audits carried out last year, highlights that there are at least a few schools in serious financial difficulty and 200 with a working capital deficit. The "audit reports mentioned matters ...
Stuff.co.nz
The Auditor General's report on the education sector, based on audits carried out last year, highlights that there are at least a few schools in serious financial difficulty and 200 with a working capital deficit. The "audit reports mentioned matters ...
Education sector: Results of the 2011 audits
URL: Education sector: Results of the 2011 audits
This report provides an overview of the results of our audits of education providers in 2011...
This report provides an overview of the results of our audits of education providers in 2011...
Pasifika Education Plan 2013-2017 launched
URL: Pasifika Education Plan 2013-2017 launched
Talofa lava, Kia orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Talofa ni, Mālō e lelei, Ni sa bula, Greetings, Tēnā koutou katoa.
The Pasifika Education Plan: 2013 – 2017 (PEP) is aimed at raising Pasifika learners’ participation, engagement and achievement from early learning through to tertiary education. A key goal for Government is to create the conditions for strong, vibrant and successful Pasifika communities – communities that can help build a more productive and competitive economy for all New Zealanders.
The Plan’s vision is to see ‘Five out of five Pasifika learners participating, engaging and achieving in education, secure in their identities, languages and cultures and contributing fully to Aotearoa New Zealand’s social, cultural and economic wellbeing’.
Talofa lava, Kia orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Talofa ni, Mālō e lelei, Ni sa bula, Greetings, Tēnā koutou katoa.
The Pasifika Education Plan: 2013 – 2017 (PEP) is aimed at raising Pasifika learners’ participation, engagement and achievement from early learning through to tertiary education. A key goal for Government is to create the conditions for strong, vibrant and successful Pasifika communities – communities that can help build a more productive and competitive economy for all New Zealanders.
The Plan’s vision is to see ‘Five out of five Pasifika learners participating, engaging and achieving in education, secure in their identities, languages and cultures and contributing fully to Aotearoa New Zealand’s social, cultural and economic wellbeing’.
Download a copy of the plan (PDF 3 MB)
Editorial: Novopay debacle an utter disgrace - The Bay of Plenty Times
URL: Editorial: Novopay debacle an utter disgrace
The Bay of Plenty Times
Maybe that's why they have been treated with such disdain over National Standards, league tables, class sizes and performance pay. So often we hear about how important the formative years are in setting the right path of development for intellectual ...
The Bay of Plenty Times
Maybe that's why they have been treated with such disdain over National Standards, league tables, class sizes and performance pay. So often we hear about how important the formative years are in setting the right path of development for intellectual ...
Te Mana Akonga supports TEC fee decision - Voxy
URL: Te Mana Akonga supports TEC fee decision
Voxy
"Maori learners want to engage and participate in tertiary education and succeed as MÄ ori. An increase in fees by 8% in programmes predominately undertaken by MÄ ori and Pasifika learners would have undermined all of this especially as MÄ ori student ...
Voxy
"Maori learners want to engage and participate in tertiary education and succeed as MÄ ori. An increase in fees by 8% in programmes predominately undertaken by MÄ ori and Pasifika learners would have undermined all of this especially as MÄ ori student ...
Hundreds forced out of schools - Wairarapa Times-Age
URL: Hundreds forced out of schools
Wairarapa Times-Age
About 14 per cent of cases were drugs-related and one Wairarapa pupil was permanently excluded from their school because of drugs this year. The figures were released to the Wairarapa Times-Age under the Official Information Act and show the number of ...
Wairarapa Times-Age
About 14 per cent of cases were drugs-related and one Wairarapa pupil was permanently excluded from their school because of drugs this year. The figures were released to the Wairarapa Times-Age under the Official Information Act and show the number of ...
Teachers opening themselves up to legal action
URL: Teachers opening themselves up to legal action
Canterbury teachers could become targets for legal action if they go ahead with a one day strike in February next year.
Canterbury teachers could become targets for legal action if they go ahead with a one day strike in February next year.
Christchurch teachers strike may be deemed illegal
URL: Christchurch teachers strike may be deemed illegal
Primary school teachers throughout Canterbury have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a one-day strike early next year.
Primary school teachers throughout Canterbury have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a one-day strike early next year.
Christchurch teachers unfazed by strike's legality - New Zealand Herald
 Newstalk ZB | URL: Christchurch teachers unfazed by strike's legality New Zealand Herald Teachers and principals yesterday voted for the action on February 19 next year - the day after the Ministry of Education is due to reveal its controversial education reforms plans in the rebuilding city. The action was decided at a crunch teachers ... |
Christchurch teachers vote to strike
URL: Christchurch teachers vote to strike
Angry Christchurch teachers vote to unlawfully strike in protest against the government's massive shakeup of education in Canterbury - including proposals to close 13 schools and merge 26 others. John Leadbetter is a teacher at Parkview School in Christchurch.
Angry Christchurch teachers vote to unlawfully strike in protest against the government's massive shakeup of education in Canterbury - including proposals to close 13 schools and merge 26 others. John Leadbetter is a teacher at Parkview School in Christchurch.
Christchurch schools facing closure
URL: Christchurch schools facing closure
The Christchurch schools fighting closure have until tomorrow to hand in their official response. Matt Bateman is the Principal of Burnside Primary School, one of 13 schools earmarked for closure.
The Christchurch schools fighting closure have until tomorrow to hand in their official response. Matt Bateman is the Principal of Burnside Primary School, one of 13 schools earmarked for closure.
Uni enrolments drop as students pay more
URL: Uni enrolments drop as students pay more
Fewer Kiwis are choosing tertiary education but those taking the step are shelling out more to do so, latest figures have revealed.Statistics New Zealand figures released this week show the number of students enrolling in universities...
Fewer Kiwis are choosing tertiary education but those taking the step are shelling out more to do so, latest figures have revealed.Statistics New Zealand figures released this week show the number of students enrolling in universities...
Academics fight proposed staff cuts - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Academics fight proposed staff cuts
Stuff.co.nz
Massey University College of Education academics set to lose their jobs are challenging the decision, as the department prepares to shift campuses in the new year. The 25 job cuts proposed as part of the university's academic review earlier this year ...
Stuff.co.nz
Massey University College of Education academics set to lose their jobs are challenging the decision, as the department prepares to shift campuses in the new year. The 25 job cuts proposed as part of the university's academic review earlier this year ...
Boy's death leads to $60,000 payout
URL: Boy's death leads to $60,000 payout
Motueka High School's board of trustees has been ordered to pay $60,000 in reparations after the death of a boy crushed by a log in the school's grounds.
Motueka High School's board of trustees has been ordered to pay $60,000 in reparations after the death of a boy crushed by a log in the school's grounds.
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