URL: Prime Minister continues to back Education Minister
While PM backs his minister, opposition parties say Ms Parata needs to accept responsibility for the failures in education, and should follow her Secretary of Education, Lesley Longstone, in falling on her sword.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Minister acknowledges resignation of the Secretary for Education
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Education Minister Hekia Parata today acknowledged the resignation of Secretary for Education Lesley Longstone, and thanked her for her efforts leading the Ministry.
Ms Longstone’s resignation was announced this afternoon by State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie.
“I acknowledge Ms Longstone’s efforts during her time at the Ministry,” Ms Parata said.
“It has been a difficult period and there have been a series of tough issues to deal with.
Education Minister Hekia Parata today acknowledged the resignation of Secretary for Education Lesley Longstone, and thanked her for her efforts leading the Ministry.
Ms Longstone’s resignation was announced this afternoon by State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie.
“I acknowledge Ms Longstone’s efforts during her time at the Ministry,” Ms Parata said.
“It has been a difficult period and there have been a series of tough issues to deal with.
Calls for Parata to resign after Education Ministry boss quits - TVNZ
URL: Calls for Parata to resign after Education Ministry boss quits
I continue to be focused on raising achievement in our schools so that our kids have the opportunities they need to reach their potential." Parata said she would not be making any further comment on Longstone's departure, except saying she wishes "her ...
I continue to be focused on raising achievement in our schools so that our kids have the opportunities they need to reach their potential." Parata said she would not be making any further comment on Longstone's departure, except saying she wishes "her ...
Parata may have to be next - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Parata may have to be next That is disastrous for National, given that education is supposed to be one of its strong suits, particularly with National Standards - popular among parents - in its armoury. But Prime Minister John Key is paying the price for appointing a succession .. |
Next year will be worse for Parata - expert - TVNZ
 The Dominion Post | URL: Next year will be worse for Parata - expert Prime Minister John Key still has confidence in Hekia Parata despite calls for her step down following the resignation of the Secretary of Education, Lesley Longstone. The top official's resignation came after a difficult six months for the Ministry ... |
Public sector union calls for Parata's resignation
Public sector union calls for Parata's resignation
Public Service Association's Secretary Brenda Pilott speaks to Morning Report.
Public Service Association's Secretary Brenda Pilott speaks to Morning Report.
Editorial: Parata lucky to stay after year of errors
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English educationist Lesley Longstone was recruited with high hopes last year that she would bring new thinking to the administration of education in this country. Her views included an open mind on charter schools, which did not...
English educationist Lesley Longstone was recruited with high hopes last year that she would bring new thinking to the administration of education in this country. Her views included an open mind on charter schools, which did not...
Heat on Parata after resignation - New Zealand Herald
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Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins said yesterday that Ms Parata should go. "Hekia has been a disaster as education minister, everything she has touched she has stuffed up - from class sizes and school closures to Novopay and charter schools.
Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins said yesterday that Ms Parata should go. "Hekia has been a disaster as education minister, everything she has touched she has stuffed up - from class sizes and school closures to Novopay and charter schools.
Heat on Parata after resignation
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Calls for Education Minister Hekia Parata to stand down were renewed yesterday after the resignation of Education Secretary Lesley Longstone.Ms Longstone, who could be in for a golden handshake of up to $500,000, has been called...
Calls for Education Minister Hekia Parata to stand down were renewed yesterday after the resignation of Education Secretary Lesley Longstone.Ms Longstone, who could be in for a golden handshake of up to $500,000, has been called...
Ministry chief taking the fall - The Press
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An indication of this was her declining to sign up to the complacent education establishment consensus that despite so many pupils, particularly Maori and Pacific, failing, we still have one of the best-performing systems in the world. The innovative ...
Lesley Longstone has resigned from her position as Secretary of Education ... - New Zealand Herald
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Blame for the class size debacle which forced a backdown on a major Budget announcement was as much the fault of the whole cabinet was it was Parata's but she must take responsibility. Parata was let down by the ministry over its approach to ...
Education Secretary Lesley Longstone quits - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Education Secretary Lesley Longstone quits
Related Links. Class size backlash grows Backlash forces Government class size U-turn · Critical education comments backed. Relevant offers. Politics. Excise hike generates 11th-hour surplus Lockwood Smith next High Commissioner to UK Petrol price ...
Related Links. Class size backlash grows Backlash forces Government class size U-turn · Critical education comments backed. Relevant offers. Politics. Excise hike generates 11th-hour surplus Lockwood Smith next High Commissioner to UK Petrol price ...
Longstone's email to staff - New Zealand Herald
 Sunday Star Times | URL: Longstone's email to staff Just to re-cap some of those achievements: continuing increases in participation in early childhood education, the reporting to parents of National Standards data for the first time and continued improvement, particularly for our priority groups, in ... |
Unpopular policy cost Education Secretary her job
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Leaders in the education sector say say the Secretary for Education, Lesley Longstone, has taken the fall for the government's unpopular education policies.
Leaders in the education sector say say the Secretary for Education, Lesley Longstone, has taken the fall for the government's unpopular education policies.
Longstone lacked crucial understanding of NZ education sector
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According to Teacher Education Professor John O'Neill at Massey University, the Secretary for Education Lesley Longstone lacked a crucial understanding of New Zealand's education sector.
According to Teacher Education Professor John O'Neill at Massey University, the Secretary for Education Lesley Longstone lacked a crucial understanding of New Zealand's education sector.
Education secretary quits - The Dominion Post
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Education secretary quits
In October Longstone created controversy when she wrote in the Education Ministry's annual report that New Zealand could not claim to have a world-class education system because Maori and Pacifika children and children from poor communities were ...
In October Longstone created controversy when she wrote in the Education Ministry's annual report that New Zealand could not claim to have a world-class education system because Maori and Pacifika children and children from poor communities were ...
Fears over lack of local know-how
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Education Secretary Lesley Longstone's resignation has highlighted concerns that overseas public servants are being parachuted into top roles in New Zealand without the necessary local knowledge and experience.Ms Longstone, who...
Education Secretary Lesley Longstone's resignation has highlighted concerns that overseas public servants are being parachuted into top roles in New Zealand without the necessary local knowledge and experience.Ms Longstone, who...
Principals president has mixed views on Longstone resignation
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Some in the education sector say the Education Minister, Hekia Parata, should be the next to go after the Secretary for Education, Lesley Longstone, announced she was quitting after just a year in the job.
Some in the education sector say the Education Minister, Hekia Parata, should be the next to go after the Secretary for Education, Lesley Longstone, announced she was quitting after just a year in the job.
Principals president has mixed views on Longstone resignation
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Some in the education sector say the Education Minister, Hekia Parata, should be the next to go after the Secretary for Education, Lesley Longstone, announced she was quitting after just a year in the job.
Some in the education sector say the Education Minister, Hekia Parata, should be the next to go after the Secretary for Education, Lesley Longstone, announced she was quitting after just a year in the job.
Education Ministry boss quits after 'strained relationship' - TVNZ
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Education Ministry boss quits after 'strained relationship' I continue to be focused on raising achievement in our schools so that our kids have the opportunities they need to reach their potential." Parata said she would not be making any further comment on Longstone's departure, except saying she wishes "her ... |
Education secretary quits job - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Education secretary quits job I continue to be focused on raising achievement in our schools so that our kids have the opportunities they need to reach their potential." Parata said she would make no further comment on Longstone's departure, but wished her well. Longstone will ... |
Resignation of Education Ministry Chief Executive
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Discussing the implications of this resignation for the education sector are: the Principal of Burnside Primary School, Matt Bateman; University of Auckland Associate Professor of Education, Peter O'Connor, and; the School Trustees Association's General Manager, Ray Newport.
Discussing the implications of this resignation for the education sector are: the Principal of Burnside Primary School, Matt Bateman; University of Auckland Associate Professor of Education, Peter O'Connor, and; the School Trustees Association's General Manager, Ray Newport.
Secretary for Education the fall guy for inept Minister
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The Public Service Association says it’s clear that the Secretary for Education has become the fall guy for an inept Minister. Lesley Longstone, who came from Britain to take up the position, has resigned after just a year in the job.
The Public Service Association says it’s clear that the Secretary for Education has become the fall guy for an inept Minister. Lesley Longstone, who came from Britain to take up the position, has resigned after just a year in the job.
Lesley Longstone handed poisoned chalice by Government
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The resignation of Education Secretary Lesley Longstone is yet another indication that the Government must rethink its unpopular education agenda.
The resignation of Education Secretary Lesley Longstone is yet another indication that the Government must rethink its unpopular education agenda.
Secretary of Education Lesley Longstone resigns - New Zealand Herald
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The year the ministry had come under fire over Christchurch school closures and merger proposals, the Novopay payroll system, charter schools, releasing National Standards data and closures of residential schools. Read the email Lesley Longstone sent ...
The year the ministry had come under fire over Christchurch school closures and merger proposals, the Novopay payroll system, charter schools, releasing National Standards data and closures of residential schools. Read the email Lesley Longstone sent ...
Longstone chucked overboard
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The education sector knows that the ideological agenda the government has set for education is bigger than one person and that Lesley Longstone's resignation won't unfortunately change the government's direction.
The education sector knows that the ideological agenda the government has set for education is bigger than one person and that Lesley Longstone's resignation won't unfortunately change the government's direction.
Iwi group saddened by Longstone loss - Voxy
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Mr Black says it will be a backward step for the nation if a person, who did not hold the same view as Longstone on the system's failure of Maori children, was appointed Secretary of Education. "We don't want to be taking that person back to the black ...
Mr Black says it will be a backward step for the nation if a person, who did not hold the same view as Longstone on the system's failure of Maori children, was appointed Secretary of Education. "We don't want to be taking that person back to the black ...
Much-needed independent review on Novopay welcomed
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NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming the confirmation that Novopay will finally be subject to an independent review. NZEI National Secretary Paul Goulter says NZEI has been calling for an independent review for several weeks.
NZEI Te Riu Roa is welcoming the confirmation that Novopay will finally be subject to an independent review. NZEI National Secretary Paul Goulter says NZEI has been calling for an independent review for several weeks.
Call for full public enquiry into handling of Novopay debacle
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NZEI Te Riu Roa has called for a full public enquiry into the Novopay payroll system following revelations of security breaches - the latest in a long list of calamities that have plagued the system since it was introduced nearly three months ago.
NZEI Te Riu Roa has called for a full public enquiry into the Novopay payroll system following revelations of security breaches - the latest in a long list of calamities that have plagued the system since it was introduced nearly three months ago.
Minister of Education needs to front up over Novopay sign-off
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Revelations that the Minister of Education Hekia Parata signed off a Ministry document in June for Novopay to go live, shows that responsibility for the blunder lies with the Minister despite her deputy Craig Foss fronting the Novopay issue.
Revelations that the Minister of Education Hekia Parata signed off a Ministry document in June for Novopay to go live, shows that responsibility for the blunder lies with the Minister despite her deputy Craig Foss fronting the Novopay issue.
Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua introduction
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The first Partnership Schools|Kura Hourua will be established in 2014.
The first Partnership Schools|Kura Hourua will be established in 2014.
Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua authorisation board
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Information about the group which will provide advice to the Minister of Education on which sponsors to approve. This group will also monitor the educational performance of Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua.
Information about the group which will provide advice to the Minister of Education on which sponsors to approve. This group will also monitor the educational performance of Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua.
Applying to establish a Partnership School | Kura Hourua
URL: Applying to establish a Partnership School | Kura Hourua
The process for applying to establish a Partnership School | Kura Hourua.
The process for applying to establish a Partnership School | Kura Hourua.
Key features of Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua
URL: Key features of Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua
Organisations who will govern these schools are called sponsors. This section outlines who sponsors might be, their obligations and the features of the way schools could be run.
Organisations who will govern these schools are called sponsors. This section outlines who sponsors might be, their obligations and the features of the way schools could be run.
Class dismissed for last time at tiny school - Stuff.co.nz
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Jacobs River School, one of the country's smallest, has been forced to close by Education Minister Hekia Parata, hitting the tight-knit West Coast community that fought hard to save it. The school will officially shut on January 27, a day before the ...
Jacobs River School, one of the country's smallest, has been forced to close by Education Minister Hekia Parata, hitting the tight-knit West Coast community that fought hard to save it. The school will officially shut on January 27, a day before the ...
Circular 2012/11 - Attendance dues accounts
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This circular outlines the requirements for reporting to the Secretary for Education on attendance dues income and expenditure for the year ending 31 December 2012.
This circular outlines the requirements for reporting to the Secretary for Education on attendance dues income and expenditure for the year ending 31 December 2012.
School closing 'just ran out of kids' - TVNZ
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The decision to close was made before Education Minister Hekia Parata announced proposals to close or merge 39 Christchurch schools. It is one of two Canterbury schools closing for good this week. The other is Hammersley Park School, in Shirley ..
principals urge review of ministry - Stuff.co.nz
Sunday Star Times | URL: Schools welcome free milk Marlborough primary school principals are welcoming a scheme that offers school children a free daily serving of low-fat, long life milk, which will be available to pupils around the region by the middle of next year. Marlborough school children will ... |
School closing, but show must go on
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When Kate and Hugh ten Hove leave Le Bons Bay School for the last time today, they will be leaving behind generations of their family history.
When Kate and Hugh ten Hove leave Le Bons Bay School for the last time today, they will be leaving behind generations of their family history.
Christchurch principals urge review of ministry
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Christchurch principals and education experts are calling for a review of the Ministry of Education after the secretary for education resigned.
Christchurch principals and education experts are calling for a review of the Ministry of Education after the secretary for education resigned.
Schools welcome free milk - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Schools welcome free milk Marlborough primary school principals are welcoming a scheme that offers school children a free daily serving of low-fat, long life milk, which will be available to pupils around the region by the middle of next year. Marlborough school children will ... |
Educating our future policy-makers - Stuff.co.nz
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OPINION: One of the key challenges facing New Zealand education in the 21st century is to expand our understanding of a transformed global environment, and provide the analytical tools and critical insights to enhance the effectiveness of New Zealand's ...
OPINION: One of the key challenges facing New Zealand education in the 21st century is to expand our understanding of a transformed global environment, and provide the analytical tools and critical insights to enhance the effectiveness of New Zealand's ...
Government welcomes report on 21st century learning environments and digital literacy
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Education Minister Hekia Parata has welcomed the Education and Science Select Committee’s report on the inquiry into 21st century learning environments and digital literacy.
Education Minister Hekia Parata has welcomed the Education and Science Select Committee’s report on the inquiry into 21st century learning environments and digital literacy.
Healthy food and quality early childhood education vital for kids in poverty
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Ensuring all children get access to healthy food is just one of the measures that the Government needs to adopt to address the educational needs of many of the country’s 270,000 children living in poverty.
Ensuring all children get access to healthy food is just one of the measures that the Government needs to adopt to address the educational needs of many of the country’s 270,000 children living in poverty.
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