Scoop.co.nz (press release) | URL: International experts to speak at National Arts Conference Scoop.co.nz (press release) Dr Rosemary Hipkins, chief researcher, New Zealand Council for Educational Research; Michelle Hippolite, Chief Executive, Te Puni Kokiri and Pauline Winter, QSO, Chief Executive, Ministry for Pacific Island Affairs. A wide range of New Zealand arts ... |
Thursday, June 20, 2013
International experts to speak at National Arts Conference - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
21st Century learning reference group announced
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Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye has today announced 14 members of a new reference group that will provide expert advice on 21st century learning environments and digital literacy in schools. “The group will be chaired by Brett O’Riley and includes people who are proven leaders in technology and education,” Ms Kaye says. “It has been important to me to have people from a diverse range of backgrounds at the table.”...
Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye has today announced 14 members of a new reference group that will provide expert advice on 21st century learning environments and digital literacy in schools. “The group will be chaired by Brett O’Riley and includes people who are proven leaders in technology and education,” Ms Kaye says. “It has been important to me to have people from a diverse range of backgrounds at the table.”...
Maori immersion school teachers need more breaks - NZEI - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
The New Zealand Education Institute says Maori medium school teachers should get more breaks to stop them from burning out so quickly. The Ministry of Education is developing strategies to ensure Maori immersion school teachers stick with their jobs ...
Radio New Zealand
The New Zealand Education Institute says Maori medium school teachers should get more breaks to stop them from burning out so quickly. The Ministry of Education is developing strategies to ensure Maori immersion school teachers stick with their jobs ...
21st Century learning reference group announced - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
of Education. 19 June 2013 Media Statement 21st Century learning reference group announced. Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye has today announced 14 members of a new reference group that will provide expert advice on 21st century learning ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
of Education. 19 June 2013 Media Statement 21st Century learning reference group announced. Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye has today announced 14 members of a new reference group that will provide expert advice on 21st century learning ...
Importance of gifted education
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Gifted Kids Rotorua class is supporting Gifted Awareness Week by creating their own gifted awareness projects to be shown on local websites. The projects will focus on giftedness and the issues surrounding being gifted as told by the students of ...
Gifted Kids Rotorua class is supporting Gifted Awareness Week by creating their own gifted awareness projects to be shown on local websites. The projects will focus on giftedness and the issues surrounding being gifted as told by the students of ...
School stresses take toll on counsellors
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Two counsellors have taken legal action against a Hamilton school, claiming the high number of student suicides and deaths left them suffering post-traumatic stress disorder.
Two counsellors have taken legal action against a Hamilton school, claiming the high number of student suicides and deaths left them suffering post-traumatic stress disorder.
NZ unis in top 100 newcomers
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Two New Zealand universities have been named in the top 100 tertiary institutions younger than 50-years-old.The University of Waikato made it into the top half of Times Higher Education 's list ranking at 46th and Massey University...
Two New Zealand universities have been named in the top 100 tertiary institutions younger than 50-years-old.The University of Waikato made it into the top half of Times Higher Education 's list ranking at 46th and Massey University...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
School data tells us what we already know - The Press
URL: School data tells us what we already know
The Press
Maori and Pasifika students don't achieve as well as Pakeha children. Children in low-income families don't succeed as well at school as children from high-decile suburbs. And children ... At the education system level, national sampling is what the ...
The Press
Maori and Pasifika students don't achieve as well as Pakeha children. Children in low-income families don't succeed as well at school as children from high-decile suburbs. And children ... At the education system level, national sampling is what the ...
Education numbers dished out - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
National Student Numbers are for: monitoring and ensuring student attendance ensuring education providers and students receive appropriate resourcing statistical purposes research purposes ensuring students' educational records are accurately ...
Stuff.co.nz
National Student Numbers are for: monitoring and ensuring student attendance ensuring education providers and students receive appropriate resourcing statistical purposes research purposes ensuring students' educational records are accurately ...
New proposals morph National Standards | Mana | Movement of the ...
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MANA educations spokesperson John Minto says it seems clear the government has serious plans to morph National Standards into National Testing after the election. He says the government has advertised a contract for an ...
MANA educations spokesperson John Minto says it seems clear the government has serious plans to morph National Standards into National Testing after the election. He says the government has advertised a contract for an ...
Improve data, not scrap it | Kiwiblog
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Instead they now argue that the Government shouldn't collect any national standards data because moderation and assessment is not 100% consistent. ... Considering every secondary student undertaking NCEA is largely internally assessed with significant variability between schools, you don't hear the PPTA calling for NCEA to be scrapped and no data kept on NCEA pass ... The Ministry of Education has said it will make National Standards data more reliable.
Instead they now argue that the Government shouldn't collect any national standards data because moderation and assessment is not 100% consistent. ... Considering every secondary student undertaking NCEA is largely internally assessed with significant variability between schools, you don't hear the PPTA calling for NCEA to be scrapped and no data kept on NCEA pass ... The Ministry of Education has said it will make National Standards data more reliable.
New App makes learning Maori fun - Techday NZ
Techday NZ | URL: New App makes learning Maori fun Techday NZ A new mobile phone game that allows users to pit their skills against others while improving their knowledge and understanding of the Maori language is set to change the way New Zealanders learn te reo Maori. Developed by Victoria University's Faculty ... |
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Secondary School students to visit Santiago as part of a new exchange programme
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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced that seven 15 and 16 year-old Spanish language students from New Zealand will travel to Santiago later this year as part of a new exchange programme. The “Flying Kiwis” programme has been developed in response to the highly-successful Chilean government-sponsored “Penguins without Borders” programme, which was piloted in New Zealand this year, and saw forty Chilean students come to New Zealand to live and study for two terms in the first half of the year...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced that seven 15 and 16 year-old Spanish language students from New Zealand will travel to Santiago later this year as part of a new exchange programme. The “Flying Kiwis” programme has been developed in response to the highly-successful Chilean government-sponsored “Penguins without Borders” programme, which was piloted in New Zealand this year, and saw forty Chilean students come to New Zealand to live and study for two terms in the first half of the year...
National Standards boycott
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Phil Harding is the Principals Federation president; he joins the programme to talk about the proposed boycott by schools of the use of the National Standards Progress and Consistency Tool.
Phil Harding is the Principals Federation president; he joins the programme to talk about the proposed boycott by schools of the use of the National Standards Progress and Consistency Tool.
National Standards: Groups need to 'put their pistols away' - PM
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Prime Minister John Key says the Ministry of Education and groups planning to boycott a new assessment tool for National Standards should "put their pistols away" and meet to avoid industrial action.Teachers and principals announced...
Prime Minister John Key says the Ministry of Education and groups planning to boycott a new assessment tool for National Standards should "put their pistols away" and meet to avoid industrial action.Teachers and principals announced...
National Standards unreliable - Northern Advocate
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Northern Advocate
Education standards designed to assess numeracy and literacy in young Northland learners often fail to show student progress, local principals warn. Richard Stanton, chairman of the Northland Secondary Schools Principals' Association and principal of ...
Northern Advocate
Education standards designed to assess numeracy and literacy in young Northland learners often fail to show student progress, local principals warn. Richard Stanton, chairman of the Northland Secondary Schools Principals' Association and principal of ...
Teachers Supported Over Computer System - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Teachers Supported Over Computer System
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“It's one broken promise after another from the Government – Novopay, charter schools, National Standards and now the PaCT tool. “The Government's taking another backward step for education. “Teachers are clearly at the end of their tether to have ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“It's one broken promise after another from the Government – Novopay, charter schools, National Standards and now the PaCT tool. “The Government's taking another backward step for education. “Teachers are clearly at the end of their tether to have ...
High school students get a dry run on IT careers | Computerworld ...
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Programme at Manukau Institute of Technology raises awareness of career opportunities in IT among school students.
Programme at Manukau Institute of Technology raises awareness of career opportunities in IT among school students.
High staff turnover for Maori immersion teachers - Radio New Zealand
URL: High staff turnover for Maori immersion teachers
Radio New Zealand
The national body for Maori medium education says its teachers are sticking with the job for only about five years. Te Runanga Nui o Nga Kura Kaupapa Maori o Aotearoa says the critical issue was highlighted in a meeting with Education Minister, Hekia ...
Radio New Zealand
The national body for Maori medium education says its teachers are sticking with the job for only about five years. Te Runanga Nui o Nga Kura Kaupapa Maori o Aotearoa says the critical issue was highlighted in a meeting with Education Minister, Hekia ...
Youngsters seen as key to survival of te reo - Manawatu Standard
URL: Youngsters seen as key to survival of te reo
Manawatu Standard
Milton Rauhihi, foundation member of the project team, said it had been more than a decade since kohanga reo education had been available to Foxton families. Most of the parents who have enrolled their children at Te Pa Harakeke already speak Maori in ...
Manawatu Standard
Milton Rauhihi, foundation member of the project team, said it had been more than a decade since kohanga reo education had been available to Foxton families. Most of the parents who have enrolled their children at Te Pa Harakeke already speak Maori in ...
Call to debate outdoor education in schools - Independent Community Newspaper
URL: Call to debate outdoor education in schools
Independent Community Newspaper
"We can't let EOTC (education outside the classroom) be taken out of schools, but at the same time we have to make sure health and safety are paramount." Mr Bowden said the college had made changes to its health and safety policies since the tragedy.
Independent Community Newspaper
"We can't let EOTC (education outside the classroom) be taken out of schools, but at the same time we have to make sure health and safety are paramount." Mr Bowden said the college had made changes to its health and safety policies since the tragedy.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Teachers aren't to blame for low achievement, says ERO - Newstalk ZB
Newstalk ZB | URL: Teachers aren't to blame for low achievement, says ERO Newstalk ZB A report out from the Education Review Office today suggests teachers are not to blame for low achievement levels in some students. New national standards data shows Maori and Pasifika pupils are performing worse than others. Today, the ERO has ... |
Govt accused of wasting education funds - Newstalk ZB
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Newstalk ZB
Figures released by Education Minister Hekia Parata show more than 70 per cent of students are at or above the achievement rate, slightly better than last year. However, boys are still trailing girls in all areas, and Maori and Pasifika children ...
Newstalk ZB
Figures released by Education Minister Hekia Parata show more than 70 per cent of students are at or above the achievement rate, slightly better than last year. However, boys are still trailing girls in all areas, and Maori and Pasifika children ...
National Standards data shows increase but 'disparity still exists' - TVNZ
Newstalk ZB | URL: National Standards data shows increase but 'disparity still exists' TVNZ However, Parata admitted that shows disparity continues to exist in the education system, in particular achievement is significantly lower for Maori and Pasifika learners than for others, and boys trail girls. This is the first year that National ... |
Tough luck, teachers
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Early childhood teachers are being asked to take pay cuts, slash hours and even quit while parents face higher fees.Three years after the Government capped funding for qualified workers in early childhood centres from 100 per cent...
Early childhood teachers are being asked to take pay cuts, slash hours and even quit while parents face higher fees.Three years after the Government capped funding for qualified workers in early childhood centres from 100 per cent...
Students discuss learning intentions
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Secondary students from Wellington College and Wellington East Girls College discuss their experiences with learning intentions. They challenge us to think about how to make these learning intentions more effective.
Secondary students from Wellington College and Wellington East Girls College discuss their experiences with learning intentions. They challenge us to think about how to make these learning intentions more effective.
Banks' education epiphany leaves Peters unconvinced - waateanews.com
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waateanews.com
ACT leader John Banks is playing up the support he has got from the Maori Party and some Maori educationalists for his Education Amendment Bill that allows publicly-funded private schools. Mr Peters says the Epsom MP has discovered Maori education ...
waateanews.com
ACT leader John Banks is playing up the support he has got from the Maori Party and some Maori educationalists for his Education Amendment Bill that allows publicly-funded private schools. Mr Peters says the Epsom MP has discovered Maori education ...
Herald on National Standards | Kiwiblog
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The problem is that the government's National Standards don't provide any basis for doing it, because there is no standard or national testing involved. I grant you that I'm wasting my breath, though – if people can't recognise ...
The problem is that the government's National Standards don't provide any basis for doing it, because there is no standard or national testing involved. I grant you that I'm wasting my breath, though – if people can't recognise ...
Will Fairfax respond to unfairness of school comparisons? - Scoop.co.nz
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Scoop.co.nz
It has become increasing clear that it is impossible to use National Standards data for comparing the achievement of schools. It was obvious from the outset that the data was raw data that doesn't take account of differences in the nature of school ...
Scoop.co.nz
It has become increasing clear that it is impossible to use National Standards data for comparing the achievement of schools. It was obvious from the outset that the data was raw data that doesn't take account of differences in the nature of school ...
National standards show gender gap widening - 3News NZ
URL: National standards show gender gap widening
3News NZ
The second full year of National Standards data released by the Government shows a small increase in achievement across the board, the Education Minister Hekia Parata says. Released today, the data from more than 2000 primary and intermediate schools ...
3News NZ
The second full year of National Standards data released by the Government shows a small increase in achievement across the board, the Education Minister Hekia Parata says. Released today, the data from more than 2000 primary and intermediate schools ...
National Standards and Nga Whanaketanga Rumaki Maori data released - Invest in NZ
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Invest in NZ
“We are also looking to introduce the Progress and Consistency Tool for National Standards and Te Waharoa Ararau for Nga Whanaketanga Rumaki Maori later this year which will help support teachers to make reliable and consistent judgements.''
Invest in NZ
“We are also looking to introduce the Progress and Consistency Tool for National Standards and Te Waharoa Ararau for Nga Whanaketanga Rumaki Maori later this year which will help support teachers to make reliable and consistent judgements.''
Kids' achievement data 'unreliable' - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
National standards data, released by Education Minister Hekia Parata today, show increases of between 1 and 2 per cent for reading, writing and mathematics nationally in 2012 compared with 2011. But Canterbury Primary Principals' Association president ...
Stuff.co.nz
National standards data, released by Education Minister Hekia Parata today, show increases of between 1 and 2 per cent for reading, writing and mathematics nationally in 2012 compared with 2011. But Canterbury Primary Principals' Association president ...
Students' achievement 'increasing' - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
The latest national standards data shows an increase in achievement particularly for Pacific children, according to figures released today. But they also revealed some "concerning trends", including a decline in achievement at different year-levels ...
Stuff.co.nz
The latest national standards data shows an increase in achievement particularly for Pacific children, according to figures released today. But they also revealed some "concerning trends", including a decline in achievement at different year-levels ...
Novopay: Another senior staff member resigns
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A second Education Ministry manager has resigned in the wake of the Ministerial Inquiry into the troubled Novopay school payroll system.The ministry's Deputy Secretary Anne Jackson resigned on Tuesday.Today Acting Secretary for...
A second Education Ministry manager has resigned in the wake of the Ministerial Inquiry into the troubled Novopay school payroll system.The ministry's Deputy Secretary Anne Jackson resigned on Tuesday.Today Acting Secretary for...
PPTA mounts lawsuit over $100m Novopay system
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The Post Primary Teachers Association is suing the acting Secretary for Education, Peter Hughes, for damages over the Novopay school payroll system.
The Post Primary Teachers Association is suing the acting Secretary for Education, Peter Hughes, for damages over the Novopay school payroll system.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Minister to attend education seminar in Chile
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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata will attend the 13th education seminar organised by Libertad y Desarrollo in Santiago, Chile this week. The seminar will be attended by over 1,000 teachers from public schools, principals, country school managers and other key sector stakeholders...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata will attend the 13th education seminar organised by Libertad y Desarrollo in Santiago, Chile this week. The seminar will be attended by over 1,000 teachers from public schools, principals, country school managers and other key sector stakeholders...
New Books List: Twist List for 29 May 2013
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Wellington [N.Z.] : New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 1998. 421.52 Cro Spell right! the essential lists. (CD-ROM). Croft, Cedric and New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Wellington, N.Z. : New Zealand ...
Wellington [N.Z.] : New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 1998. 421.52 Cro Spell right! the essential lists. (CD-ROM). Croft, Cedric and New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Wellington, N.Z. : New Zealand ...
ERO report shows majority of teachers effective in helping struggling learners
URL: ERO report shows majority of teachers effective in helping struggling learners
NZEI Te Riu Roa says an Education Review Office report just released shows 85 percent of teachers are effective at improving learning outcomes for Pasifika, Maori, low-income and special needs students in spite of under-resourcing of specialist suppo
NZEI Te Riu Roa says an Education Review Office report just released shows 85 percent of teachers are effective at improving learning outcomes for Pasifika, Maori, low-income and special needs students in spite of under-resourcing of specialist suppo
Parata's 'powerful' data scorned | Otago Daily Times Online News ...
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Otago principals say little can be taken from National Standards data released yesterday, despite Education Minister Hekia Parata saying it showed an increase in the achievement of years 1-8 pupils.
Otago principals say little can be taken from National Standards data released yesterday, despite Education Minister Hekia Parata saying it showed an increase in the achievement of years 1-8 pupils.
National Standards results flawed - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
A damning report on the use of national standards in schools has backed up claims by Waikato principals that results are too flawed to be taken seriously. The latest overall national standards results in reading, writing and mathematics will be made ...
Stuff.co.nz
A damning report on the use of national standards in schools has backed up claims by Waikato principals that results are too flawed to be taken seriously. The latest overall national standards results in reading, writing and mathematics will be made ...
Call to debate outdoor education in schools - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
A "public discussion" on the value of outdoor education is back on the agenda as a Taranaki adventure trust admitted blame in the Paritutu tragedy. Two Spotswood College students and an instructor died in a climbing expedition last August. In the New ...
Stuff.co.nz
A "public discussion" on the value of outdoor education is back on the agenda as a Taranaki adventure trust admitted blame in the Paritutu tragedy. Two Spotswood College students and an instructor died in a climbing expedition last August. In the New ...
Funding to ease packed classrooms - Auckland stuff.co.nz
Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Funding to ease packed classrooms Auckland stuff.co.nz A change in government funding is set to help ease mounting tensions caused by packed inner-city classrooms. Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced that schools who have out-of-zone children attending selected special programmes may now be ... |
Parata refuses to quit over Novopay - NZ City
The Farming Show | URL: Parata refuses to quit over Novopay NZ City Education Minister Hekia Parata is rejecting calls for her resignation over the Novopay payroll debacle after a senior public servant stepped down. Deputy Secretary of Education Anne Jackson quit on Tuesday, a week after a ministerial inquiry into the ... |
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
NZCER comments on National Standards aggregated data - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: NZCER comments on National Standards aggregated data
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
National Standards data is a relatively coarse and imprecise measure of system performance. NZCER director Robyn Baker cautions that the aggregated data must be read alongside other system-level information such as the National Monitoring Study of ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
National Standards data is a relatively coarse and imprecise measure of system performance. NZCER director Robyn Baker cautions that the aggregated data must be read alongside other system-level information such as the National Monitoring Study of ...
National Standards and Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori data released
URL: National Standards and Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori data released
Hekia Parata | Education
National Standards and Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori data released Education Minister Hekia Parata says the latest National Standards data shows an increase in Years 1-8 achievement, particularly for Pasifika children.
She also says the Government has a more complete picture of education in New Zealand with the inclusion of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori information for the first time. The 2012 national aggregate data shows:...
Hekia Parata | Education
National Standards and Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori data released Education Minister Hekia Parata says the latest National Standards data shows an increase in Years 1-8 achievement, particularly for Pasifika children.
She also says the Government has a more complete picture of education in New Zealand with the inclusion of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori information for the first time. The 2012 national aggregate data shows:...
Reo group upbeat on goal - waateanews.com
URL: Reo group upbeat on goal
waateanews.com
Mr Black says Ngā Kaikokiri Mātauranga is working with the Ministry of Education on strategies to increase Māori speaker numbers, including making kohanga and kura accessible to more Māori children, supporting home learning, and raising awareness ...
waateanews.com
Mr Black says Ngā Kaikokiri Mātauranga is working with the Ministry of Education on strategies to increase Māori speaker numbers, including making kohanga and kura accessible to more Māori children, supporting home learning, and raising awareness ...
Funding to ease packed classrooms - Auckland stuff.co.nz
Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Funding to ease packed classrooms Auckland stuff.co.nz A change in government funding is set to help ease mounting tensions caused by packed inner-city classrooms. Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced that schools who have out-of-zone children attending selected special programmes may now be ... |
School marks drop as kids get older
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The achievement rate of primary and intermediate school children declines as their year level increases, particularly in mathematics, according to National Standards data.Education Minister Hekia Parata said the trend was a concern...
The achievement rate of primary and intermediate school children declines as their year level increases, particularly in mathematics, according to National Standards data.Education Minister Hekia Parata said the trend was a concern...
Lower achievement levels concern minister - 3News NZ
3News NZ | URL: Lower achievement levels concern minister 3News NZ The second full year of National Standards data released by the Government shows a small increase in achievement across the board, the Education Minister Hekia Parata says. Released today, the data from more than 2000 primary and intermediate schools ... |
National standards decrease with age - NZ City
3News NZ | URL: National standards decrease with age NZ City More primary school children are achieving national standards in reading, writing and maths, but new data reveals achievement is declining as students get older. Education Minister Hekia Parata on Tuesday released data for 2012 showing "small but ... |
Students' achievement 'increasing' - Stuff
URL: Students' achievement 'increasing' - Stuff
The latest national standards data shows an increase in achievement particularly for Pacific children, according to figures released today. ... The New Zealand Educational Institute said this year's data was even more unreliable than last year because of changes to a key assessment tool for teachers. But the Ministry of Education said it was working to "continuously improve the range and quality of data". Ministry student achievement deputy secretary Rowena Phair ...
The latest national standards data shows an increase in achievement particularly for Pacific children, according to figures released today. ... The New Zealand Educational Institute said this year's data was even more unreliable than last year because of changes to a key assessment tool for teachers. But the Ministry of Education said it was working to "continuously improve the range and quality of data". Ministry student achievement deputy secretary Rowena Phair ...
Ministry staffer quits over Novopay - Stuff.co.nz
3News NZ | URL: Ministry staffer quits over Novopay Stuff.co.nz Her resignation follows a report on the troubled Novopay education payroll system that found Cabinet ministers were misled by officials whose optimism over the project meant it went live despite serious problems. "The report identifies shortcomings in ... |
Will new super school in Christchurch be a PPP?
URL: Will new super school in Christchurch be a PPP?
John Rohs, Principal of Aranui High School which the Education Ministry announced will be merged with three other schools in eastern Christchurch. The Education Minister wants to explore the possibility of making the proposed school a public-private partnership.
John Rohs, Principal of Aranui High School which the Education Ministry announced will be merged with three other schools in eastern Christchurch. The Education Minister wants to explore the possibility of making the proposed school a public-private partnership.
Charter schools: More input for Maori - New Zealand Herald
URL: Charter schools: More input for Maori
New Zealand Herald
Charter schools will give Maori more input into a school model they can adapt to suit their children, the chairman of the Iwi Education Authority says. Toby Curtis, a Te Arawa kaumatua, defended the controversial charter schools model, saying Maori ...
New Zealand Herald
Charter schools will give Maori more input into a school model they can adapt to suit their children, the chairman of the Iwi Education Authority says. Toby Curtis, a Te Arawa kaumatua, defended the controversial charter schools model, saying Maori ...
Government further exploiting Christchurch education - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Government further exploiting Christchurch education
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Revelations about the PPP plans for Christchurch follow Ms Parata's refusal last week to rule out letting charter schools occupy the sites of state schools she has closed under her so called Renewal Plan. “Christchurch children need stability and calm ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Revelations about the PPP plans for Christchurch follow Ms Parata's refusal last week to rule out letting charter schools occupy the sites of state schools she has closed under her so called Renewal Plan. “Christchurch children need stability and calm ...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Nothing standard - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Nothing standard
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
NZEI-funded Research, Analysis and Insight into National Standards (RAINS) project and the latest report shows that while the Government is preparing to release the next round of National Standards statistics in a more standardised format - making ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
NZEI-funded Research, Analysis and Insight into National Standards (RAINS) project and the latest report shows that while the Government is preparing to release the next round of National Standards statistics in a more standardised format - making ...
National standards data `great news' - NZ City
3News NZ | URL: National standards data `great news' NZ City The second full year of national standards data will be released by Education Minister Hekia Parata on Tuesday morning and Prime Minister John Key says the results are great news. "It will show an increase in years one to eight achievement ... |
Monday, June 10, 2013
CORE Education June Newsletter: Tips, Tools, News & Inspiration ...
URL: CORE Education June Newsletter: Tips, Tools, News & Inspiration ...
Both researchers for the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Rosemary and Sue led participants through the Key Competencies Indicators Project and addressed issues for keeping the New Zealand Curriculum ...
Both researchers for the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Rosemary and Sue led participants through the Key Competencies Indicators Project and addressed issues for keeping the New Zealand Curriculum ...
NCEA poll | curiablog
URL: NCEA poll | curiablog
In a survey by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 54 per cent of parents said they supported the framework. “It's the first time parental support has risen above 50 per cent in the survey series and it was higher ...
In a survey by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 54 per cent of parents said they supported the framework. “It's the first time parental support has risen above 50 per cent in the survey series and it was higher ...
Immersion sector asking for charter trial - waateanews.com
URL: Immersion sector asking for charter trial
waateanews.com
Dr Sharples says the Kura Kaupapa Rūnanga along with Kohanga Reo board members and iwi leaders are asking for the trial. "When we started kura a lot of people were against us. We got death threats even. A lot of Māori said it won't work and you can't ...
waateanews.com
Dr Sharples says the Kura Kaupapa Rūnanga along with Kohanga Reo board members and iwi leaders are asking for the trial. "When we started kura a lot of people were against us. We got death threats even. A lot of Māori said it won't work and you can't ...
Charter schools offer power - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Charter schools offer power
Stuff.co.nz
OPINION: This week Partnership Schools passed their final legislative hurdle. It comes at the same time as an OECD Economic Survey that praises our educational achievement, but warns of the "long tail of underachievement". Of course, that long tail of ...
Stuff.co.nz
OPINION: This week Partnership Schools passed their final legislative hurdle. It comes at the same time as an OECD Economic Survey that praises our educational achievement, but warns of the "long tail of underachievement". Of course, that long tail of ...
Maori wellbeing programme popular - Southland Times
URL: Maori wellbeing programme popular
Southland Times
Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust Manawa Ora co-ordinator Makuini McKerchar, who organised the training, said the course was delivered to representatives from nga kohanga reo, marae, sport, health and social agencies, which would help ...
Southland Times
Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust Manawa Ora co-ordinator Makuini McKerchar, who organised the training, said the course was delivered to representatives from nga kohanga reo, marae, sport, health and social agencies, which would help ...
Anger over scale down of pupils' test results
URL: Anger over scale down of pupils' test results
Children's marks in National Standards will be artificially lowered this year because last year's assessment was too easy.The change has infuriated some schools, who say the Ministry of Education should have corrected the tests...
Children's marks in National Standards will be artificially lowered this year because last year's assessment was too easy.The change has infuriated some schools, who say the Ministry of Education should have corrected the tests...
National Standards changes will warp data
URL: National Standards changes will warp data
Education Ministry changes to National Standards data will result in discrepancies between this year's data and next year's, leading to fears parents will think their children are underperforming.The ministry has scaled down term...
Education Ministry changes to National Standards data will result in discrepancies between this year's data and next year's, leading to fears parents will think their children are underperforming.The ministry has scaled down term...
Tampered data further knocks confidence - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Tampered data further knocks confidence
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
National Standards data due to be released next week (June 10) will be even more unreliable than last year's, because of changes to an assessment tool used to inform teachers' judgements about children's writing, says NZEI Te Riu Roa. The Ministry of ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
National Standards data due to be released next week (June 10) will be even more unreliable than last year's, because of changes to an assessment tool used to inform teachers' judgements about children's writing, says NZEI Te Riu Roa. The Ministry of ...
Misbehaving pupils face internet ban - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Misbehaving pupils face internet ban
Stuff.co.nz
Palmerston North Girls' High School students are being asked to commit to new online behaviour guidelines as schools around Manawatu step up efforts to crack down on cyber bullying. The school is encouraging its pupils to be "good digital citizens" by ...
Stuff.co.nz
Palmerston North Girls' High School students are being asked to commit to new online behaviour guidelines as schools around Manawatu step up efforts to crack down on cyber bullying. The school is encouraging its pupils to be "good digital citizens" by ...
TV host to Parata: 'How Maori are you?' - Otago Daily Times
Otago Daily Times | URL: TV host to Parata: 'How Maori are you?' Otago Daily Times Still not ok, as Hekia is education minister, so who cares if she is Maori or not. Not a smart question really." TV3 director of news and current affairs Mark Jennings said they were reasonable questions asked by one of the organisation's most senior ... |
Friday, June 7, 2013
NCEA poll | curiablog
URL: NCEA poll | curiablog
In a survey by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 54 per cent of parents said they supported the framework. “It's the first time parental support has risen above 50 per cent in the survey series and it was higher ...
In a survey by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 54 per cent of parents said they supported the framework. “It's the first time parental support has risen above 50 per cent in the survey series and it was higher ...
John Armstrong: At the top, no one makes a sacrifice
URL: John Armstrong: At the top, no one makes a sacrifice
In a perfect world, Hekia Parata would have offered her resignation from her Education portfolio yesterday.The report of the top-level inquiry into the Novopay debacle confirms Wellington's worst-kept secret: that in spite of years...
In a perfect world, Hekia Parata would have offered her resignation from her Education portfolio yesterday.The report of the top-level inquiry into the Novopay debacle confirms Wellington's worst-kept secret: that in spite of years...
Do you have confidence in Hekia Parata?
URL: Do you have confidence in Hekia Parata?
The Education Ministry has been slammed in a report on the implementation of Novopay, while three Cabinet Ministers who signed off on the flawed payroll system have escaped scrutiny.Opposition MPs have called on ministers to take...
The Education Ministry has been slammed in a report on the implementation of Novopay, while three Cabinet Ministers who signed off on the flawed payroll system have escaped scrutiny.Opposition MPs have called on ministers to take...
NCEA one decade on
URL: NCEA one decade on
This report documents views and experiences of NCEA from NZCER's 2012 National Survey of Secondary Schools. It shows support for NCEA has remained high among principals and consolidated among teachers, school trustees, and parents. It’s the first time parental support has risen above 50 percent in the survey series and it was higher among parents with a child in the senior school.
This report documents views and experiences of NCEA from NZCER's 2012 National Survey of Secondary Schools. It shows support for NCEA has remained high among principals and consolidated among teachers, school trustees, and parents. It’s the first time parental support has risen above 50 percent in the survey series and it was higher among parents with a child in the senior school.
How teachers can help us learn
URL: How teachers can help us learn
Students from Wellington College answer the question, "How can teachers help you learn?".
Students from Wellington College answer the question, "How can teachers help you learn?".
Charter schools: More input for Maori
URL: Charter schools: More input for Maori
Charter schools will give Maori more input into a school model they can adapt to suit their children, the chairman of the Iwi Education Authority says.Toby Curtis, a Te Arawa kaumatua, defended the controversial charter schools...
Charter schools will give Maori more input into a school model they can adapt to suit their children, the chairman of the Iwi Education Authority says.Toby Curtis, a Te Arawa kaumatua, defended the controversial charter schools...
First charter school set to open next year
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The first charter school will be open and ready in time for term one next year after controversial legislation was passed in Parliament last night.Education Minister Hekia Parata will confirm the operators of the first schools by...
The first charter school will be open and ready in time for term one next year after controversial legislation was passed in Parliament last night.Education Minister Hekia Parata will confirm the operators of the first schools by...
Māori Party supports the Education Amendment Bill - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Māori Party supports the Education Amendment Bill
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Māori educational experts, kōhanga reo, general stream education, kura and iwi advocates have all told us that they see an opportunity in this model”. “All of our current MPs have helped champion kura kaupapa Māori within their rohe, long before kura ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Māori educational experts, kōhanga reo, general stream education, kura and iwi advocates have all told us that they see an opportunity in this model”. “All of our current MPs have helped champion kura kaupapa Māori within their rohe, long before kura ...
Charter school operators in waiting game - 3News NZ
3News NZ | URL: Charter school operators in waiting game 3News NZ Providers to operate the country's first charter schools will be chosen within weeks, but opponents are warning of a step backwards for public education. Legislation to establish the controversial publicly-funded, privately-run schools passed its final ... |
Charter school interest out South - Auckland stuff.co.nz
Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Charter school interest out South Auckland stuff.co.nz Charter schools could open in South Auckland by term one next year after the legislation passed its final hurdle in Parliament this week. Otara Community Pre-School and Pacific Christian School in Mangere Bridge are among the 35 organisations to lodge ... |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Education Amendment Bill passes its Third Reading
Education Amendment Bill passes its Third Reading
Hekia Parata | Education
The Education Amendment Bill 2012 passed its Third Reading in Parliament today, amending the Education Act 1989. Education Minister Hon Hekia Parata says the Bill will help all students to realise their potential.
“The provisions in the Bill will help equip New Zealanders with the qualifications and skills they need to make a successful contribution to our society and economy.”...
Hekia Parata | Education
The Education Amendment Bill 2012 passed its Third Reading in Parliament today, amending the Education Act 1989. Education Minister Hon Hekia Parata says the Bill will help all students to realise their potential.
“The provisions in the Bill will help equip New Zealanders with the qualifications and skills they need to make a successful contribution to our society and economy.”...
Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua to open in 2014
URL: Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua to open in 2014
John Banks | Education
The passing of the third and final reading of the Education Amendment Bill in Parliament this afternoon, paves the way for the first Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua to open at the start of the next school year. Associate Education Minister John Banks says Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua will improve the life chances of students who are currently being left behind...
John Banks | Education
The passing of the third and final reading of the Education Amendment Bill in Parliament this afternoon, paves the way for the first Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua to open at the start of the next school year. Associate Education Minister John Banks says Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua will improve the life chances of students who are currently being left behind...
Govt releases PwC report on Pay Period 5
URL: Govt releases PwC report on Pay Period 5
Steven Joyce | Education
Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce today released the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on complaints and notifications in regards to Pay Period 5 of the schools’ payroll. Pay Period 4, which was paid on the morning of 29 May, paid 88,525 people a total of $173.53 million...
Steven Joyce | Education
Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce today released the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on complaints and notifications in regards to Pay Period 5 of the schools’ payroll. Pay Period 4, which was paid on the morning of 29 May, paid 88,525 people a total of $173.53 million...
Charter schools get green light - 3News NZ
3News NZ | URL: Charter schools get green light 3News NZ Charter schools will go ahead after the Education Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament, despite fierce opposition. Against objections from Labour, the Greens and NZ First the bill passed its third reading by 62 votes to 57 tonight. The controversial ... |
New charter schools to be announced 'in weeks' - TVNZ
Newstalk ZB | URL: New charter schools to be announced 'in weeks' TVNZ "We must do more to give all students the opportunity to succeed - especially those from Maori and Pasifika backgrounds, from disadvantaged homes, or with special educational needs, all of whom are not well served by the current system." Banks said the ... |
Ministers duck blame for Novopay debacle
URL: Ministers duck blame for Novopay debacle
The three Government ministers who signed off the error-ridden Novopay payroll system have avoided being blamed.
The three Government ministers who signed off the error-ridden Novopay payroll system have avoided being blamed.
Teachers going to e-classes - Auckland stuff.co.nz
URL: Teachers going to e-classes
Auckland stuff.co.nz
"It is really effective and it is on the edge of everybody's educational thinking because it links in closely to personalised learning for the students and greater technological devices being used in schools," she says. 'That is simply the way ...
Auckland stuff.co.nz
"It is really effective and it is on the edge of everybody's educational thinking because it links in closely to personalised learning for the students and greater technological devices being used in schools," she says. 'That is simply the way ...
Tech trend a dilemma for schools
URL: Tech trend a dilemma for schools
More students are being asked - or told - to bring their own tablets, laptops or smartphones to class as schools grapple with how best to manage the cost for parents.The "bring your own device" - BYOD - movement is a hotly debated...
More students are being asked - or told - to bring their own tablets, laptops or smartphones to class as schools grapple with how best to manage the cost for parents.The "bring your own device" - BYOD - movement is a hotly debated...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Robert Wade lecture tour | UCAN NZ
URL: Robert Wade lecture tour | UCAN NZ
Dr Michael Forster (OECD); Professo r Robert Wade (London School of Economics); Dr Cathy Wylie (New Zealand Council for Educational Research); Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman (University of Otago); Dr Tracey ...
Dr Michael Forster (OECD); Professo r Robert Wade (London School of Economics); Dr Cathy Wylie (New Zealand Council for Educational Research); Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman (University of Otago); Dr Tracey ...
Parents' approval rating for NCEA passes 50% for the first time
URL: Parents' approval rating for NCEA passes 50% for the first time
For the first time since NCEA was introduced in schools a decade ago, support from parents for the secondary school qualification has risen above 50 per cent.But teachers say the extra workload created by the National Certificate...
For the first time since NCEA was introduced in schools a decade ago, support from parents for the secondary school qualification has risen above 50 per cent.But teachers say the extra workload created by the National Certificate...
Charter schools law set to finally pass - Newstalk ZB
URL: Charter schools law set to finally pass
Newstalk ZB
Opposition parties have made repeated attempts to change the charter school legislation, but have failed to do so. It is now expected to pass its third and final reading this week, with support from the Maori Party. The charter schools won't have to ...
Newstalk ZB
Opposition parties have made repeated attempts to change the charter school legislation, but have failed to do so. It is now expected to pass its third and final reading this week, with support from the Maori Party. The charter schools won't have to ...
Charter schools long overdue - Banks - 3News NZ
3News NZ | URL: Charter schools long overdue - Banks 3News NZ "I'm aspirational around Maori and Pasifika, we need to include them. We need to embrace them. We need to give them the opportunity, and I want to put them on a pedestal like they can put the 80 percent of kids that succeed in our education system on a ... |
Protest against Charter Schools Hypocritical - Scoop.co.nz
URL: Protest against Charter Schools Hypocritical
Scoop.co.nz
'It 's a bit rich and downright hypocritical in fact of these concerned and wounded educationalists to band together to try and put the kybosh on the establishment of Charter Schools when there is one helluva mess right under their own nose about which ...
Scoop.co.nz
'It 's a bit rich and downright hypocritical in fact of these concerned and wounded educationalists to band together to try and put the kybosh on the establishment of Charter Schools when there is one helluva mess right under their own nose about which ...
Handling Novopay fiasco earns firm $1.9m - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Handling Novopay fiasco earns firm $1.9m
Stuff.co.nz
A Wellington-based management consultancy has earned nearly $1.9 million in fees from the troubled Novopay project. Ministry of Education documents show Maven was first contracted to assist with the payroll system in 2008. Launched in August last year, ...
Stuff.co.nz
A Wellington-based management consultancy has earned nearly $1.9 million in fees from the troubled Novopay project. Ministry of Education documents show Maven was first contracted to assist with the payroll system in 2008. Launched in August last year, ...
Apartment hopes for empty school sites - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Apartment hopes for empty school sites
Stuff.co.nz
Sites left vacant by Christchurch school closures could be in demand for charter schools or apartment complexes. The Government's school shake-up will leave 14 surplus schoolgrounds in the city with a combined rating value of $51.8 million, including ...
Stuff.co.nz
Sites left vacant by Christchurch school closures could be in demand for charter schools or apartment complexes. The Government's school shake-up will leave 14 surplus schoolgrounds in the city with a combined rating value of $51.8 million, including ...
Is free breakfast in schools working? - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Is free breakfast in schools working?
Stuff.co.nz
Although Cannons Creek doesn't have a breakfast club, a teacher goes around the classrooms every morning delivering toast, donated by charity KidsCan, to children who haven't had anything to eat. "There's no dishes, it doesn't take a whole heap of time ...
Stuff.co.nz
Although Cannons Creek doesn't have a breakfast club, a teacher goes around the classrooms every morning delivering toast, donated by charity KidsCan, to children who haven't had anything to eat. "There's no dishes, it doesn't take a whole heap of time ...
Extend free food at school - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Extend free food at school
Stuff.co.nz
Hone Harawira's Education (Breakfast and Lunch Programmes) in Schools Amendment Bill has been drawn from the ballot so will be read in Parliament, despite the Government's attempt to head it off at the pass. Harawira's bill would roll out free ...
Stuff.co.nz
Hone Harawira's Education (Breakfast and Lunch Programmes) in Schools Amendment Bill has been drawn from the ballot so will be read in Parliament, despite the Government's attempt to head it off at the pass. Harawira's bill would roll out free ...
Sue Kedgley: Bring back school food guidelines
URL: Sue Kedgley: Bring back school food guidelines
The Government's $1.9 million a year contribution to feeding breakfasts to kids in low-decile schools may be modest. But at least it's a start.It's also amounts to a long-overdue admission by the government that what kids eat -...
The Government's $1.9 million a year contribution to feeding breakfasts to kids in low-decile schools may be modest. But at least it's a start.It's also amounts to a long-overdue admission by the government that what kids eat -...
School food scheme sprouts wings to help kids across town
URL: School food scheme sprouts wings to help kids across town
A food-in-schools programme that dramatically improved children's attendance and behaviour in South Auckland is moving to help Glen Innes children in the east of the city.Former policeman Steve Farrelly began a breakfast club three...
A food-in-schools programme that dramatically improved children's attendance and behaviour in South Auckland is moving to help Glen Innes children in the east of the city.Former policeman Steve Farrelly began a breakfast club three...
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