Charter schools costs 'irresponsible' - Voxy

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Voxy
The Ministry of Education this month called for applications for private sponsors to run the Government's flagship public private partnership charter schools, called Partnership Schools Kura Hourua (PSKH). Professor John O'Neill and Dr Peter Rawlins ...

Inviting Men into Early Childhood Education

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It will not be rare to see men in early childhood teaching and childcare roles if a new initiative by NZ’s national early childhood network, ChildForum, sparks mens' interest.

67% of Canterbury trustees planning to re-stand

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67% of Canterbury school trustees are planning to re-stand in the 2013 triennial trustee elections, with a further 9% yet to make up their mind says the President of the New Zealand School Trustees Association.

Homebased Early Childhood Education Website

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Press Release NZ Homebased Early Childhood Education Association (HBCA) Media Release The New Zealand Homebased Early Childhood Education Association is today delighted to launch their new look website www.hbca.org.nz along with the shortened easy to ...

Novopay 'toxic brand that would be best ditched' - Stuff.co.nz

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The Government's Novopay schools' payroll fiasco has been one of the most stressful elements of the past six months for teachers and support staff, Secondary School Principals' Association president Patrick Walsh says. Schools appreciated the $6 ...

Schools should stamp out bullying - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Schools should stamp out bullying Stuff.co.nz The students responsible for bullying and their parents need to be punished by the school in such a way that they never bully anyone in their life again, because the parents are just as much to blame as the kids are. The schools need to have a policy ...

Punished for being me - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Punished for being me Stuff.co.nz Although I liked attending school, chronic bullying occurred during lunch times and in the classroom. I was bullied about my weight and stutter, about being sick, about having no interest in sport, about having no physical ability. During intermediate ...

Whanau brush up on NCEA - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Education officials have been getting whanau into the classroom to give them lessons on secondary school qualifications. Sessions are being held in Northland to explain NCEA to parents, so they can in turn help their tamariki and rangatahi succeed.

AUT's Sir Paul Reeves digital media building

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The newest building at Auckland University of Technology has been dedicated to a former chancellor of the university, the late Sir Paul Reeves, and is a digital media showcase.

Museum's educational service to continue - Timaru Herald

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Timaru Herald
The museum's current LEOTC (learning experiences out of the classroom) contract will be rolled over for 12 months from its expiry date in June, museum administrators announced on Monday. This contract allows the museum to run its Heritage Education ...

History lesson for Hampden St kids - Nelson Mail

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URL: History lesson for Hampden St kids Nelson Mail Hampden Street primary school boasted the "oldest classrooms in the city area" according to principal Don McLean who, alongside Nelson MP Nick Smith, last week 're-opened' a refurbished wooden building, originally built on the campus in 1893 ...

Grannies open up the world of books - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: Grannies open up the world of books Auckland stuff.co.nz The eight women - Barbara Mildon, Moira Malcolm, Elizabeth Donaldson, Joan Swift, Rosemary McLean, Annette Galloway, Maureen Kearns and Anice Holmes - are twice-weekly visitors to the Papatoetoe Central School classroom where they help and ...

Parents pay for daughter's truancy - Stuff.co.nz

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Her father says all he is left with now is a struggle to pay legal bills, a girl who is still not in school, and with no other schools who will take her. The family's troubles began four years ago when the girl, now 16, became verbally and physically ...

Parents pay for child's truancy - TVNZ

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TVNZ
... or face a court-imposed fine. The Ministry of Education said yesterday that it had spent time with the family, and provided them with information about accessing tertiary education to help their daughter complete her NCEA. Email this article; Print ...