Uniting for a healthier Porirua

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Tony Ryall | Education

The Government wants to work with the Porirua community to reduce the number of local people being admitted to Wellington Hospital with preventable conditions. Health Minister Tony Ryall says patients with avoidable admissions coming into Wellington Hospital, are almost twice as likely to come from Porirua as the other areas that Capital and Coast DHB is serving, and the Government wants to focus on this disparity...

Learning Futures: Education, Technology, and Social Change

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So far, my favourite education-related read of this year has been Learning Futures: Education, Technology, and Social Change by UK professor Keri Facer. Her work aligns strongly with many ideas and questions that I have been thinking about over the last few years.  I found it a very provocative and inspiring book (on my insistence it [...]

Learning to learn and inquiry

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Ricky Prebble from Wellington East Girls' College discusses the role of inquiry teaching and learning in his social sciences programme. He unpacks the elements of inquiry that support the learning to learn principle, specifically how inquiry encourages students to explore why they are learning and how they are learning.

Supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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These pages provide information about ASD and education in New Zealand, and some more general information.

Environmental fund open 24/7 - SunLive

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URL: Environmental fund open 24/7 SunLive ... Vercoe Memorial Fund, which began in 2010 after the death of the regional councillor, will be merged with EEF funding but keep its own identity by assisting appropriate projects submitted by Kura Kaupapa M?ori, bilingual schools and Kohanga Reo.

A call for more input from Pasifika parents - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: A call for more input from Pasifika parents Auckland stuff.co.nz Kelston Boys High School principal Brian Evans says more than 55 per cent of students are Pacific Island and a further 20 per cent are Maori. Mr Evans says having Pacific Island board representatives is vital to express the school's voice. "It's really ...

Schools get pass mark - Wanganui Chronicle

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Wanganui Chronicle
"Our small size, holistic approach to education and strong lines of communication between home, school and student ensure that we are able to provide extra support when it is needed and to identify potential learning issues early on. "Each girl is ...

School aiming to get rid of parental fee requests - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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Auckland stuff.co.nz
School fees can differ between a state school and a state-integrated school. State-integrated schools often have special character such as a religious focus and were former private schools integrated into the state school system. St Dominic's College ...