New Zealand Apprenticeships to boost skills & support jobs

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Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

The Government is to boost the number of people in apprenticeships by combining all apprenticeships into a single nationwide scheme and providing new financial incentives for employers and workers to take up more apprenticeships, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce says. The new industry training initiatives were today announced by Prime Minister John Key in a speech to the North Harbour Club in Auckland...

Shifting to 21st Century Thinking | Jessie Sutherland

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... to 21st Century Thinking is an excellent blog with insightful resources and commentary on education in the 21st Century. The site was created by a group of people within the New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

Does school still work for kids?

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Three young people are splashing in a swimming pool in the backyard of an Auckland suburb. It's the end of the summer holidays - long days at the beach are soon to be replaced by school bells, uniforms and homework.One of the swimmers,...

Details of the legislation for charter schools

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John O'Neill is the Professor of Teacher Education who is one of a dozen Massey University College of Education experts who have criticised the charter school model. Alwyn Poole is the academic manager of Auckland independent school Mount Hobson Middle School.

Greens launch campaign opposing 'bad change' - TVNZ

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TVNZ
Turei said that the campaign aims to prevent National pushing through controversial policies before the next election, including asset sales and charter schools. She added that many New Zealanders do not want to join a political party, but still want ...

Firings get message out: Key's in charge - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
The highly dysfunctional and teacher union-driven Ministry of Education has instead become the scapegoat within National for her mistakes. Add the dynamic of Parata being one of the few high-ranking Maori within National and it becomes clear why she ...

Shearer outlines 'hands-on' policy-making push - National Business Review

Otago Daily Times

URL: Shearer outlines 'hands-on' policy-making push National Business Review "This year I'm asking my education team to look at ways to improve transitions from school to further training and high-skill jobs," he said. Greens co-leader Metiria Turei said the "I'm in - for the future" campaign sought to "draw together new ...

Joyce must fix Novopay disaster without delay

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NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes the announcement that Senior Cabinet Minister Steven Joyce is to be given responsibility for fixing Novopay, but says that parents and schools expect the pay system to be working properly as soon as possible.

Novopay 'not first' failure - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
Ministry of Education group manager Rebecca Elvy said Talent2 had been assessed as "the best of the vendors. Ad Feedback. "We remain committed to working with Talent2 to resolve the issues with the system so that schools receive the payroll service ...

Food in schools bill will help children learn

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NZEI Te Riu Roa is adding its voice to the growing call to support new legislation that would help to feed children in low decile schools.

Good food means better learning - Wairarapa Times-Age

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Wairarapa Times-Age
Hungry children will struggle to concentrate in classroom. Child welfare groups have rallied in support of the Mana Party's Food Amendment Bill, before Parliament, which proposes state-funded breakfast and lunch for children in low decile schools ...

Children must be active - experts - Taranaki Daily News

Taranaki Daily News

URL: Children must be active - experts Taranaki Daily News Ms Morrison and fellow occupational therapist Nicola Harvey-Karen started their business Activate Therapy Services a year ago when they noticed a lack of services for children who were not reaching national standards in primary school. "We saw a need ...

School picks up on valuable life skills

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There's a lot more to modern schooling than the three Rs. One Hamilton school is teaching boys the three Ts: tie tying, tyre changing and steak cooking.When Chris May, a teacher at St Columba's Catholic School in Hamilton, read...

PM firm in defence of Parata | Otago Daily Times Online News ...

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Mr Key said that while there had been many calls to sack her, he did not know of anyone who was more committed to Maori educational achievement. He said earlier this week that Ms Parata had made mistakes last year in ...

Top schools hire private eye to catch zone cheats - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
"If anything needs to be done, it's that the Ministry of Education supports the schools in carrying out the requirements of the enrolment schemes." Association president Patrick Walsh said there were no restrictions on schools making checks. Some ...