URL: Study choices affect post-study earnings
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce has welcomed the release of new data that compares what students earn after studying different subjects and at different levels in New Zealand.
The data is from the new Ministry of Education report, Moving on up - What young people earn after their tertiary education, andwas gathered by matching information from Inland Revenue with tertiary qualifications data...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Callaghan Innovation Board announced
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Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation
Science and Innovation Minister Hon Steven Joyce today announced an eight-member board to lead Callaghan Innovation—the new Crown entity that will better connect New Zealand firms with science, engineering and technology, in order to drive the innovation and commercialisation of products and services and economic success. “The Callaghan Innovation Board consists of members with a broad range of skills and expertise and the right mix of business and science experience relevant to the high-value manufacturing and services sector,” Mr Joyce says...
Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation
Science and Innovation Minister Hon Steven Joyce today announced an eight-member board to lead Callaghan Innovation—the new Crown entity that will better connect New Zealand firms with science, engineering and technology, in order to drive the innovation and commercialisation of products and services and economic success. “The Callaghan Innovation Board consists of members with a broad range of skills and expertise and the right mix of business and science experience relevant to the high-value manufacturing and services sector,” Mr Joyce says...
The 16th International Conference on Thinking | ICOT13 » Held in ...
URL: The 16th International Conference on Thinking | ICOT13 » Held in ...
Dr Jane Gilbert. Dr Jane Gilbert is Chief Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. She was previously Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Victoria University of Wellington (1995-2003), ...
Dr Jane Gilbert. Dr Jane Gilbert is Chief Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. She was previously Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Victoria University of Wellington (1995-2003), ...
PPTA submission on charter schools - New Zealand Listener
 New Zealand Listener | URL: PPTA submission on charter schools New Zealand Listener The submission calls charter schools “a travesty” and warns that adopting them would lead to “a corrupt web of political patronage and private profit”. The submission says Act party leader John Banks, who sponsored the bill, “rejects not only evolution ... |
Longstone handed hospital passes - MSN NZ News
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MSN NZ News
Anne Tolley was shuffled off into another job after the acrimony over national standards and unless Parata puts in a stellar performance next year - which she doesn't appear capable of - Key will find her somewhere else to go as well. Several of Parata ...
MSN NZ News
Anne Tolley was shuffled off into another job after the acrimony over national standards and unless Parata puts in a stellar performance next year - which she doesn't appear capable of - Key will find her somewhere else to go as well. Several of Parata ...
Battle ahead for Taranaki teacher - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Battle ahead for Taranaki teacher
Stuff.co.nz
Ms Roberts opposes charter schools because they would not be subject to the Official Information Act or Auditor General's office, would not have to deliver New Zealand curriculum, would be able to spend taxpayers' money in ways state schools cannot and ...
Stuff.co.nz
Ms Roberts opposes charter schools because they would not be subject to the Official Information Act or Auditor General's office, would not have to deliver New Zealand curriculum, would be able to spend taxpayers' money in ways state schools cannot and ...
Kumeroa-Hopelands School – Draft 2013 Charter
URL: Kumeroa-Hopelands School – Draft 2013 Charter
Also included is a description of the school, statements relating to Māori and students with special needs, our beliefs about teaching and learning and a review and monitoring schedule. The Charter intent directly relates to your input from the consultation .... The Board of Trustees, after analysis of the 2012 assessment data, has identified areas of need and has set the following achievement targets for 2013: Improve student achievement in writing; Improve student ...
Also included is a description of the school, statements relating to Māori and students with special needs, our beliefs about teaching and learning and a review and monitoring schedule. The Charter intent directly relates to your input from the consultation .... The Board of Trustees, after analysis of the 2012 assessment data, has identified areas of need and has set the following achievement targets for 2013: Improve student achievement in writing; Improve student ...
Publications and resources
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School planning and reporting are important processes to raise student achievement. We have provided guidelines and resources to help your school develop the planning and reporting documents.
School planning and reporting are important processes to raise student achievement. We have provided guidelines and resources to help your school develop the planning and reporting documents.
Publication: Moving on up - What young people earn after their tertiary education
URL: Publication: Moving on up - What young people earn after their tertiary education
This report forms part of a series called Beyond Tertiary Study. It looks at the outcomes for young people who complete a qualification in the New Zealand tertiary education system. It looks at differences in incomes and employment rates for different types of qualifications. So the information in this report can help young people as they make decisions about what to study.
This report forms part of a series called Beyond Tertiary Study. It looks at the outcomes for young people who complete a qualification in the New Zealand tertiary education system. It looks at differences in incomes and employment rates for different types of qualifications. So the information in this report can help young people as they make decisions about what to study.
Ministry reiterates commitment to schools
URL: Ministry reiterates commitment to schools
The Ministry of Education will provide financial support to schools disadvantaged by overpayments from their operations grants.
The Ministry of Education will provide financial support to schools disadvantaged by overpayments from their operations grants.
Ministry working to minimise errors in next two pay rounds
URL: Ministry working to minimise errors in next two pay rounds
The Ministry of Education is advising school staff the next two pay rounds will have an increased number of errors but has assured them it is working with Talent 2 to resolve the issues as soon as possible.
The Ministry of Education is advising school staff the next two pay rounds will have an increased number of errors but has assured them it is working with Talent 2 to resolve the issues as soon as possible.
PM lists 2013 issues crucial to next election. - Radio New Zealand
URL: PM lists 2013 issues crucial to next election.
Radio New Zealand
"And we have to deal with those issues in the education sector that still are of great concern, that are really about lifting participation rates". Mr Key says if the Government does manage those matters well that will help it at the election. The ...
Radio New Zealand
"And we have to deal with those issues in the education sector that still are of great concern, that are really about lifting participation rates". Mr Key says if the Government does manage those matters well that will help it at the election. The ...
10 Youth Guarantee places still available
URL: 10 Youth Guarantee places still available
Tertiary Education Without A Student Loan? – Govt Scheme Makes It Possible 10 Youth Guarantee places still available
Tertiary Education Without A Student Loan? – Govt Scheme Makes It Possible 10 Youth Guarantee places still available
Editorial: Education, not hysteria, works to stop youth crime - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Editorial: Education, not hysteria, works to stop youth crime New Zealand Herald The latest figures also reflect the input of the Ministry of Education, which has been working with schools with the highest expulsion rates to reduce these, especially for Maori and Pasifika pupils. Part of its strategy has also seen the formation of ... |
Herald on Sunday editorial: Secrecy for errant teachers
URL: Herald on Sunday editorial: Secrecy for errant teachers
A profession, which school teaching is considered to be, can usually be trusted to discipline itself. Part of that public trust rests on open, accountable disciplinary procedures and the responsibility to expose colleagues who let...
A profession, which school teaching is considered to be, can usually be trusted to discipline itself. Part of that public trust rests on open, accountable disciplinary procedures and the responsibility to expose colleagues who let...
Education specialists helping schools with e-learning - Voxy
URL: Education specialists helping schools with e-learning
Voxy
A few schools, including Tawa Intermediate School, have the culture and capacity to use digital technologies and e-learning and can capitalise on the opportunity to work collaboratively and interact outside of their classrooms, so we are delighted to ...
Voxy
A few schools, including Tawa Intermediate School, have the culture and capacity to use digital technologies and e-learning and can capitalise on the opportunity to work collaboratively and interact outside of their classrooms, so we are delighted to ...
Schools want funds for digital gear - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Schools want funds for digital gear Stuff.co.nz The prospect of every pupil having a touch screen tablet or laptop in the classroom has raised concerns it could create a gulf between the haves and have-nots. Parliament's education and science committee issued its inquiry into 21st century learning ... |
Herald on Sunday editorial: Time to ring bell on stationery rort
URL: Herald on Sunday editorial: Time to ring bell on stationery rort
All too soon, the last week of school holidays is here and it is time to buy or freshen up school uniforms and stationery.For many parents this means financial stress.They cannot shop around as they usually do and will have to...
All too soon, the last week of school holidays is here and it is time to buy or freshen up school uniforms and stationery.For many parents this means financial stress.They cannot shop around as they usually do and will have to...
UC education specialists helping with growth in e-learning
URL: UC education specialists helping with growth in e-learning
Two University of Canterbury (UC) education specialists are this year researching in uncharted territory to see how they can improve New Zealand students’ e-learning achievements as new ultra-fast broadband sweeps the country.
Two University of Canterbury (UC) education specialists are this year researching in uncharted territory to see how they can improve New Zealand students’ e-learning achievements as new ultra-fast broadband sweeps the country.
Editorial: Digital education - The Southland Times
 The Southland Times | URL: Editorial: Digital education The Southland Times Wellington Girls' College spends about a quarter of a million dollars a year for IT, paying for broadband, computers and professional development, with only around $40,000 provided by the government because, according to principal Julia Davidson ... |
Waikato Code Camp supports new ICT education emphasis - Computerworld New Zealand
URL: Waikato Code Camp supports new ICT education emphasis
Computerworld New Zealand
Walmsley has been running professional development classes to help teachers prepare to teach the new NCEA standards, and learn how to get the most out of the Code Avengers courses. He has built teacher tools into the program that provide live feedback ...
Computerworld New Zealand
Walmsley has been running professional development classes to help teachers prepare to teach the new NCEA standards, and learn how to get the most out of the Code Avengers courses. He has built teacher tools into the program that provide live feedback ...
Economists On New Zealand's Interest-Free Student... | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Economists On New Zealand's Interest-Free Student... | Stuff.co.nz
There is a case to be made for backing student loans, he says, but "it's awfully hard to provide a sound economic justification for zero per cent interest rates". "Because successful students typically wind up earning more than ...
There is a case to be made for backing student loans, he says, but "it's awfully hard to provide a sound economic justification for zero per cent interest rates". "Because successful students typically wind up earning more than ...
iPads an iMust for schoolkids - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: iPads an iMust for schoolkids Stuff.co.nz Relevant offers. More school students than ever before will have a laptop or tablet tucked in their bags when they return to class this month, with at least one Waikato school making the devices compulsory. And an education expert says the future of ... |
Sneak NCEA peek for St Bedes College | Stuff.co.nz
URL: Sneak NCEA peek for St Bedes College | Stuff.co.nz
The school's official Twitter feed, @StBedesNZ, tweeted this morning: ''Nzqa results look as though they are available. Currently looking through who got what.'' National Certificate of Educational Achievement results will be ...
The school's official Twitter feed, @StBedesNZ, tweeted this morning: ''Nzqa results look as though they are available. Currently looking through who got what.'' National Certificate of Educational Achievement results will be ...
At five, Ella's an iPad whiz
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Are you more technology-savvy than a 5-year-old? Ella Paget may make you think twice.
Are you more technology-savvy than a 5-year-old? Ella Paget may make you think twice.
Unitec one of top ten film schools in world
URL: Unitec one of top ten film schools in world
Reelshow International Ltd have announced the top ten film schools in the world for 2012. The survey, based on Reelshow's members and site visitors and run over the last 6 months of 2012, puts Unitec in the top ten.
Reelshow International Ltd have announced the top ten film schools in the world for 2012. The survey, based on Reelshow's members and site visitors and run over the last 6 months of 2012, puts Unitec in the top ten.
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