Youth education and unemployment 'tackled head on' - Voxy

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It's an increasingly worrying problem for Bay of Plenty educators with the region having some of the highest numbers of NEETS and ranking amongst the lowest for educational achievement levels, particularly within MÄ ori and Pasifika communities. A ...

Novopay debt collection cancelled

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The minister in charge of sorting out the Novopay debacle, Steven Joyce, says debt collection has now ceased following revelations teachers were being chased for overpayments as low as $22.Mr Joyce said the Ministry of Education's...

Language plan aims to boost education and economy - Radio New Zealand

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Auckland Council's education trust, Comet Auckland, says it is the only way to reap the benefits of being one of the world's most diverse cities. Its chief executive, Susan Warren, says the lack of support for languages is holding back Auckland's Maori ...

Trust board calls for kohanga reo bill - Radio New Zealand

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Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Board says it wants a bill of its own before the end of the year. The call follows the appointment of Sir Michael Cullen as the independent advisor to implement recommendations of the Waitangi Tribunal's report on kohanga ...

Conference to support teachers of gifted kids - Voxy

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Next weekend the CenGATE (Central Gifted and Talented Education) regional conference will be held in Palmerston North to support teachers with gifted children in their classrooms. The conference will give teachers the skills to identify, develop and ...

Maori TV to continue te reo tuition programmes - Radio New Zealand

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Maori TV to continue te reo tuition programmes. Updated at 7:25 pm on 13 March 2013. Maori Television says it will continue to create a virtual Maori language classroom on its day-time programming. In July last year the broadcaster began running a ...

CallPlus serves schools' need for speed - Voxy

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URL: CallPlus serves schools' need for speed Voxy Steve Merritt, IT Manager at Whangarei Boys' High School, has already seen the advantages that UFB is having on the school and the greater access in classrooms. "We're not restricted by location anymore, we can teach in multiple areas across the school ...

Secondary schools prepare for Waka Ama nationals

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A record number of secondary schools are preparing for this year's national Waka Ama competition in Rotorua.

Conference to support teachers of gifted kids - Massey News (press release)

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URL: Conference to support teachers of gifted kids Massey News (press release) ... Massey Associate Professor Tracy Riley, says all teachers will teach gifted learners at some point in their careers. “There is inadequate pre-service teacher education in gifted education and research we conducted at Massey in 2007 showed us this ...

Teacher gets lesson in startup acceleration - Stuff.co.nz

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Currently tuition is being offered in just two subjects — maths and physics — at one NCEA level to test the concept, with 3000 kids signed up via word of mouth and Facebook, says Cameron. Why did you apply for the Lightning Lab? We viewed the ...

Classrooms are safe again - Manawatu Standard

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URL: Classrooms are safe again Manawatu Standard It's been six months since more than 160 Dannevirke South School were shifted off-site because their classrooms were dangerous - and now the work to make the school safe is nearly finished. Having pupils back under one roof was a good feeling, said ...

Sun will power Pegasus school - Stuff.co.nz

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A screen will be installed in each classroom showing how much power is being used in the class. The school would also hold competitions to see which class could use the least amount. The school, for years 1 to 8 pupils, will be built in two stages ...

Tutor inspired the write stuff

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Five years ago, Feterika Fred Sao was an illiterate construction worker who dodged any situation in which he had to read or write.