URL: Final decisions for 12 greater Christchurch schools
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has today announced final decisions for 12 schools in greater Christchurch affected by the Government’s Education Renewal Plans. Ms Parata announced interim decisions for 31 schools on 18 February. Of those 31 schools, 12 have accepted their interim decisions. “This is an important step forward. I would like thank the boards and wider school communities for their input during this process. We have listened to communities and we will continue to do so,’’ says Ms Parata...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Govt releases PwC report on Pay Period 26
URL: Govt releases PwC report on Pay Period 26
Steven Joyce | Education
Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce today released the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on complaints and notifications in regards to Pay Period 26 of the schools’ payroll. Pay Period 26, which was paid last Wednesday morning (20 March), paid 87,445 people a total of $176.54 million. This was 2623 more staff than for Pay Period 25...
Steven Joyce | Education
Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce today released the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on complaints and notifications in regards to Pay Period 26 of the schools’ payroll. Pay Period 26, which was paid last Wednesday morning (20 March), paid 87,445 people a total of $176.54 million. This was 2623 more staff than for Pay Period 25...
New Wakatipu primary school proposed to open in 2015
URL: New Wakatipu primary school proposed to open in 2015
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced the Government is proposing to open a new primary school in 2015 to cater for the growing population in the Wakatipu Basin. The new $14 million school, which will be located at the Shotover development adjacent to the Lake Hayes estate, will cater for year one-to-eight students across Queenstown, Frankton Flats, Arrowtown and Lake Hayes...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced the Government is proposing to open a new primary school in 2015 to cater for the growing population in the Wakatipu Basin. The new $14 million school, which will be located at the Shotover development adjacent to the Lake Hayes estate, will cater for year one-to-eight students across Queenstown, Frankton Flats, Arrowtown and Lake Hayes...
Student loan repayment rises from 1 April
URL: Student loan repayment rises from 1 April
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
The student loan repayment rate for borrowers living in New Zealand will rise to 12 per cent from next Monday, as announced in Budget 2012. Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce says increasing the repayment rate from 10 cents to 12 cents for each dollar of income from 1 April means graduates and ex-students will pay their loans off more quickly...
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
The student loan repayment rate for borrowers living in New Zealand will rise to 12 per cent from next Monday, as announced in Budget 2012. Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce says increasing the repayment rate from 10 cents to 12 cents for each dollar of income from 1 April means graduates and ex-students will pay their loans off more quickly...
News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published ... - Australian Council for Educational Research (press release)
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Australian Council for Educational Research (press release)
The second National Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference, addressing the theme, 'Building on evidence to improve skills,' brings together evidence-based research with industry and training perspectives in order to share and ...
Australian Council for Educational Research (press release)
The second National Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Conference, addressing the theme, 'Building on evidence to improve skills,' brings together evidence-based research with industry and training perspectives in order to share and ...
National Standards and Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori information
URL: National Standards and Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori information
Later this year, the Ministry of Education will release National Standards information for the second time (the first was in September 2012) on the Education Countswebsite. This year, the Ministry will also release information on Kura and Māori medium settings using Te Marautanga o Aotearoa against Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori.
So watch this space. You’ll be hearing more about the publication of our National Standards and Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori information very soon.
Later this year, the Ministry of Education will release National Standards information for the second time (the first was in September 2012) on the Education Countswebsite. This year, the Ministry will also release information on Kura and Māori medium settings using Te Marautanga o Aotearoa against Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori.
So watch this space. You’ll be hearing more about the publication of our National Standards and Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori information very soon.
Try playing instead of homework
URL: Try playing instead of homework
Children are better off playing after school than doing hours of homework, educators say.The comments come after a University of Canterbury study found that Muslim students living and studying in Christchurch are stunned at how...
Children are better off playing after school than doing hours of homework, educators say.The comments come after a University of Canterbury study found that Muslim students living and studying in Christchurch are stunned at how...
NZ up there with the best
URL: NZ up there with the best
New Zealanders' long lives and educational attainment have put the country in the top 10 most developed countries in the world, according to a United Nations measure.The Human Development Index, which brings together health, educational...
New Zealanders' long lives and educational attainment have put the country in the top 10 most developed countries in the world, according to a United Nations measure.The Human Development Index, which brings together health, educational...
Parata calls for system shift in education - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Parata calls for system shift in education
Stuff.co.nz
She wanted to see another 12,000 preschoolers enrolled in early childhood education by 2016 - an extra 3000 children a year, of which about 1750 should be Maori and about 1350 Pasifika children. Ad Feedback. So far, 2,662 more children had enrolled as ...
Stuff.co.nz
She wanted to see another 12,000 preschoolers enrolled in early childhood education by 2016 - an extra 3000 children a year, of which about 1750 should be Maori and about 1350 Pasifika children. Ad Feedback. So far, 2,662 more children had enrolled as ...
6 questions for school boards connecting to UFB - Computerworld New Zealand
URL: 6 questions for school boards connecting to UFB
Computerworld New Zealand
Often you'll have teachers in charge of IT, and they're pretty good but it's the enterprise stuff, understanding the opportunities, where the gap exists,” he says. Some schools have ... What professional development is in place for staff? That's the ...
Computerworld New Zealand
Often you'll have teachers in charge of IT, and they're pretty good but it's the enterprise stuff, understanding the opportunities, where the gap exists,” he says. Some schools have ... What professional development is in place for staff? That's the ...
Firm designs rack for pupils' scooters - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Firm designs rack for pupils' scooters Stuff.co.nz Having scooters thrown around all the classrooms and cloakrooms was a nightmare for the schools, tripping over and that." Feedback from the school, and the children themselves, had been positive. Lyall Bay School was considering ordering a further six ... |
Parata won't budge on deadline for schools - New Zealand Herald
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Parata won't budge on deadline for schools New Zealand Herald Education Minister Hekia Parata is refusing to budge on Thursday's Christchurch schools closure and merger deadline in spite of an Ombudsman's Office investigation into the consultation process. The Ombudsman's Office announced yesterday it would ... |
Schools finally being listened to, says kura chair - Radio New Zealand
URL: Schools finally being listened to, says kura chair
Radio New Zealand
The chairperson of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Waitaha, Christina Rask, said news of the investigation has made her feel emotional and a bit riri (angry) because it's taken this long for someone to listen to her school and others in Christchurch. Ms Rask ...
Radio New Zealand
The chairperson of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Waitaha, Christina Rask, said news of the investigation has made her feel emotional and a bit riri (angry) because it's taken this long for someone to listen to her school and others in Christchurch. Ms Rask ...
Telarc Launches Comprehensive Training Programme - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Telarc Launches Comprehensive Training Programme
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Telarc, the country's leading ISO Standards certifying body has broadened its training offering with the launch of Telarc Training and Improvement Solutions www.telarc.co.nz/about-telarc-training-and-improvement-solutions so that any New Zealand ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Telarc, the country's leading ISO Standards certifying body has broadened its training offering with the launch of Telarc Training and Improvement Solutions www.telarc.co.nz/about-telarc-training-and-improvement-solutions so that any New Zealand ...
Development West Coast training centre set to open mid year - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Development West Coast training centre set to open mid year
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The DWC Training Centre is being financed by DWC through the Pike River Distribution Fund. DWC donated $1 million to the fund in the wake of the 2010 tragedy in which 29 men lost their lives. Fund administors allocated the money to the Mines Rescue ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The DWC Training Centre is being financed by DWC through the Pike River Distribution Fund. DWC donated $1 million to the fund in the wake of the 2010 tragedy in which 29 men lost their lives. Fund administors allocated the money to the Mines Rescue ...
Student loan repayment loophole closes
URL: Student loan repayment loophole closes
Students eligible for a 10 per cent return on voluntary repayments on their student loans have only a couple of days to claim before the Government closes the loophole.
Students eligible for a 10 per cent return on voluntary repayments on their student loans have only a couple of days to claim before the Government closes the loophole.
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