URL: Higher Education Summit 2013
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Good morning. It’s a pleasure to speak to you today. I think we are as a team making great progress in lifting achievement, improving quality, and improving value for money in the tertiary education sector. Despite difficult financial times and virtually no new money we are training and qualifying more people across the tertiary sector. More people than ever have tertiary qualifications, so we are making good progress. We are continuing to build on this to get even better results...
Monday, March 25, 2013
Wellington to host education technology summit - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Wellington to host education technology summit
Stuff.co.nz
... about opportunities in the Asian education technology market. Other speakers include Auckland export consultants Katabolt, Wellington open source e-learning business Totara and cloud-based examination and assessment delivery business Avancert.
Stuff.co.nz
... about opportunities in the Asian education technology market. Other speakers include Auckland export consultants Katabolt, Wellington open source e-learning business Totara and cloud-based examination and assessment delivery business Avancert.
Peter Hughes - education
URL: Peter Hughes - education
He's the acting Secretary for Education, heading up the Ministry of Education after the sudden departure of Leslie Longstone. Mr Hughes speaks about the challenges facing the ministry and about finding a way forward.
He's the acting Secretary for Education, heading up the Ministry of Education after the sudden departure of Leslie Longstone. Mr Hughes speaks about the challenges facing the ministry and about finding a way forward.
Open the books on charter schools, says NZEI
URL: Open the books on charter schools, says NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa has appealed to the Ombudsman after the Ministry of Education refused to release a list of groups that have indicated an interest in setting up charter schools.
NZEI Te Riu Roa has appealed to the Ombudsman after the Ministry of Education refused to release a list of groups that have indicated an interest in setting up charter schools.
Local bid to find charter school plan support level - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Local bid to find charter school plan support level Otago Daily Times Charter schools have come under fire from New Zealand teachers' unions who believe they are a symptom of the Government's Global Education Reform Plan which would allow unqualified people to teach, companies to make a profit from schools and for ... |
Students to get more from the taxpayer - The Press
URL: Students to get more from the taxpayer
The Press
Teenage charter schools students will get thousands of dollars more in taxpayer funding than their state school counterparts, Massey University has found. Professor John O'Neill and Dr Peter Rawlins from Massey University's Institute of Education ...
The Press
Teenage charter schools students will get thousands of dollars more in taxpayer funding than their state school counterparts, Massey University has found. Professor John O'Neill and Dr Peter Rawlins from Massey University's Institute of Education ...
Special report: Gangs of NZ - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | URL: Special report: Gangs of NZ New Zealand Herald Mr Gilbert, an expert in New Zealand's gang scene and a University of Canterbury lecturer, spent five years living and breathing a world few of us ever see while researching his PhD in sociology and his new book, Patched: The History of Gangs in New ... |
Giftedness Must Not Be Confused With Mental Disorders
URL: Giftedness Must Not Be Confused With Mental Disorders
MEDIA RELEASE FROM N.Z. Association For Gifted Children FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2013 www.giftedchildren.org.nz www.sengifted.org
MEDIA RELEASE FROM N.Z. Association For Gifted Children FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2013 www.giftedchildren.org.nz www.sengifted.org
New focus for youth training
URL: New focus for youth training
A group of over 60 young people from Manawatu and Whanganui have been congratulated for becoming Youth Guarantee scholars, meaning they are able to study at UCOL for a year free of charge.
A group of over 60 young people from Manawatu and Whanganui have been congratulated for becoming Youth Guarantee scholars, meaning they are able to study at UCOL for a year free of charge.
We need a national digital architecture - National Business Review
URL: We need a national digital architecture
National Business Review
We have some schools making tremendous use of technology in classrooms and other schools where parents lobby to ensure they don't have to buy iPads for their kids. We have politicians who still don't understand the basics of how the internet works and ...
National Business Review
We have some schools making tremendous use of technology in classrooms and other schools where parents lobby to ensure they don't have to buy iPads for their kids. We have politicians who still don't understand the basics of how the internet works and ...
TV with Lara Strongman
URL: TV with Lara Strongman
Lara reviews Vegas, Behind The Brush and Thelma's Gypsy Girls.
Lara reviews Vegas, Behind The Brush and Thelma's Gypsy Girls.
Contingencies for water shortages
URL: Contingencies for water shortages
Many areas in New Zealand are experiencing drought conditions. This page provides advice for schools and ECEs facing water shortages.
Many areas in New Zealand are experiencing drought conditions. This page provides advice for schools and ECEs facing water shortages.
Telecom Foundation to support 'digital citizenship' for kids - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Telecom Foundation to support 'digital citizenship' for kids
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Telecom Foundation announced today a major new partnership to assist Kiwi kids and New Zealand's education sector by supporting digital teaching and learning among low income communities. Through partnership with the Manaiakalani Education Trust ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Telecom Foundation announced today a major new partnership to assist Kiwi kids and New Zealand's education sector by supporting digital teaching and learning among low income communities. Through partnership with the Manaiakalani Education Trust ...
Phillipstown School a good case for judicial review
URL: Phillipstown School a good case for judicial review
Christchurch’s Phillipstown School has a good case for a judicial review of the decision to merge with Woolston School, the Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Canterbury (UC), Associate Professor Chris Gallavin, said today.
Christchurch’s Phillipstown School has a good case for a judicial review of the decision to merge with Woolston School, the Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Canterbury (UC), Associate Professor Chris Gallavin, said today.
Jarrod Gilbert : gangs
URL: Jarrod Gilbert : gangs
Lead researcher at Independent Research Solutions who spent ten years researching his new book, Patched : the History of Gangs in New Zealand.
Lead researcher at Independent Research Solutions who spent ten years researching his new book, Patched : the History of Gangs in New Zealand.
Gangs Attractive To Young Rebellious People
URL: Gangs Attractive To Young Rebellious People
MEDIA RELEASE – Friday March 22 Gangs Attractive To Young Rebellious People Who Feel They Have Little Chance In Life March 22, 2013 Gangs are extremely attractive to young rebellious people who feel they have little chance of gaining status through ...
MEDIA RELEASE – Friday March 22 Gangs Attractive To Young Rebellious People Who Feel They Have Little Chance In Life March 22, 2013 Gangs are extremely attractive to young rebellious people who feel they have little chance of gaining status through ...
Prof. Jim Dator on “The Future of Futures Studies”
URL: Prof. Jim Dator on “The Future of Futures Studies”
A couple of weeks ago I went to The Thinking Futures Workshop organised by the The New Zealand Futures Trust. Professor Jim Dator from the University of Hawaii skyped in as the introductory speaker, and he and the NZFT have generously shared the link to this talk for wider circulation. If you have time I recommend [...]
A couple of weeks ago I went to The Thinking Futures Workshop organised by the The New Zealand Futures Trust. Professor Jim Dator from the University of Hawaii skyped in as the introductory speaker, and he and the NZFT have generously shared the link to this talk for wider circulation. If you have time I recommend [...]
'Fizzing' Pupils Get To Grips With Words | Stuff.co.nz
URL: 'Fizzing' Pupils Get To Grips With Words | Stuff.co.nz
But "fizzing" was how teacher Monika Burrows described Victory School's year 4 pupils, after all 68 were given a personalised, illustrated dictionary for use at home and school. Rotary Club of Nelson members returned to the ...
But "fizzing" was how teacher Monika Burrows described Victory School's year 4 pupils, after all 68 were given a personalised, illustrated dictionary for use at home and school. Rotary Club of Nelson members returned to the ...
Boxing helps boy 'going nowhere fast'
URL: Boxing helps boy 'going nowhere fast'
An Upper Hutt man has turned his life around by trading life on the streets for a life in the boxing ring.
An Upper Hutt man has turned his life around by trading life on the streets for a life in the boxing ring.
Life of Pi comes to secondary schools - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Life of Pi comes to secondary schools
Stuff.co.nz
"A lot of it is because students just don't appreciate what's possible," said Bell, who has been integral to the development of computer science standards into the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) framework. "[The high level of ...
Stuff.co.nz
"A lot of it is because students just don't appreciate what's possible," said Bell, who has been integral to the development of computer science standards into the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) framework. "[The high level of ...
Massey Ranked Top Five in NZ Employers - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Massey Ranked Top Five in NZ Employers
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
... of the organisation, its management and leadership, job security, career progression opportunities, good learning and development opportunities, work-life balance, environmental and social awareness, salaries and benefits, workplace culture and ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
... of the organisation, its management and leadership, job security, career progression opportunities, good learning and development opportunities, work-life balance, environmental and social awareness, salaries and benefits, workplace culture and ...
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