Growing up in NZ study receives more funding

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Paula Bennett | Social Development

The Government has committed $5.6 million over two years from Vote Social Development to the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study, led by the University of Auckland. “The study could provide real value in the future and the Government has continued to support it,” Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says. The same group of children are followed as they grow up and influences on their development are included in the study...

More school networks upgraded to improve learning opportunities

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Nikki Kaye | Education

Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye today announced a further 80 schools are being invited to upgrade their IT networks so they can increase digital learning and teaching opportunities. “The 80 schools will take the number of schools that are part of the Ministry of Educations’ School Network Upgrade Project (SNUP) to just over 1400, which is more than half of all eligible state and state-integrated schools,” Ms Kaye said. SNUP upgrades the wiring infrastructure and internal data networks of schools...

Banks may be playing on customer ignorance - Stuff.co.nz

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They are acting as if they do, said Katherine Percy, chief executive of adult literacy and numeracy experts Workbase. Percy said banks and other financial services firms communicate and interact with customers as though they are dealing with a ...

Want to raise achievement? Extend paid parental leave - PPTA

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“Teachers and principals have long recognised the health, early education and wellbeing of their students as being prime factors in their ability to learn and develop successfully through their secondary school years,” she said ...

Judith Nowotarski: Govt must engage with teachers

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Many people assume that sending their child to a private school will boost their academic achievement. That assumption is wrong. As Treasury noted in a report to Finance Minister Bill English about increasing the use of the private...

Peter Mazany: Charter schools 'vital' for some students

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Our company Schoolsims NZ has submitted an application to start a Partnership School/Kura Hourua.I and some of my colleagues have taught or have positions at tertiary institutions in New Zealand. I have received prizes for my work...

Govt dumps successful programme, backs unproven charter plan - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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See http://tekotahitanga.tki.org.nz/About/Results-and-Findings. Te Kotahitanga is a research and professional development programme that supports teachers to improve Maori students' learning and achievement by enabling teachers to create a culturally ...

Talks under way on Maori school

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Consultation is about to begin over a controversial proposal to establish a new Maori school, driven by relatives of Education Minister Hekia Parata.

Maori Learners Benefit From Work-Based Training - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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The research, commisioned by the federation and three training organisations with funding from AKO Aotearoa, sought to identify the key characteristics that affected the performance of Maori learners in workplace-based training such as apprenticeships.

Bid to get digital literacy on MSD training scheme | Computerworld ...

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2020 Communications Trust wants to get ICT training onto courses for jobseekers.

Bills for school trips fly sky-high - Stuff.co.nz

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Education outside the classroom was "absolutely valuable", but Roberts questioned the need to fly schoolchildren all over the world. She believed part of the reason school boards were happy to support these trips was because they became "a great sales ...

Getting kids to enjoy reading - Stuff.co.nz (blog)

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URL: Getting kids to enjoy reading Stuff.co.nz (blog) ... friends say that setting good reading habits actually comes from the home, and that though you can make students read the books that are in the school syllabus, the act of reading for enjoyment is not something that can usually be instilled in a ...

Novopay gives teacher Coaltown Blues - Stuff.co.nz

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He missed his pupils, but found relief teaching and tutoring kept him in touch with the classroom. "Classroom teaching is such a fulltime commitment that it doesn't leave a lot of energy or creativity for other things." In Coaltown Blues, he ...

Waikato-Tainui gives out $14 million in education grants - Stuff.co.nz

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Waikato-Tainui has distributed $14 million in education grants to tribal members since 2003 to assist in tertiary studies and have now prioritised spending to benefit the iwi. The sciences, business management, engineering, health sciences, education ...

changes behind resignation - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: changes behind resignation Stuff.co.nz One of Taranaki's most outspoken and passionate principals is stepping down, saying changes to the education system have left him disillusioned. Kelvin Squire, who has been the face of Stratford Primary School for about 20 years, will resign on May 5.

Post-grad enrolment down after cuts - 3News NZ

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URL: Post-grad enrolment down after cuts 3News NZ "I tried to go overseas and try and make it that way, but I realised that without an education you're so limited," he says. But government cuts to ... Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says it's too early to blame the cuts for the downturn. "We ...

Plea to keep tuition in Taranaki - Stuff.co.nz

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Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce got the message from Taranaki businessmen and industry professionals yesterday afternoon: Let the apprentices train here. More than 100 people gathered to tell Mr Joyce that the Government cannot bask in the ...

Talks under way on Maori school - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Talks under way on Maori school Stuff.co.nz Before The Press revealed that Te Pa o Rakaihautu had been approved by former Education Minister Anne Tolley in November 2011, little was publicly known about the school, which could cost $17 million to establish. Now the project is ready to enter ...

Rāmere 26 Paenga-whāwhā 2013 - TVNZ

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The National Kōhanga Reo Trust is tight-lipped over the reported suspension of their CEO, Titoki Black. Why? Review broaches Māori Council relevancy. The Government is reviewing the legislation governing the Māori Council and Māori Wardens. According ...

School student becomes an internet sensation

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A 16-year-old school girl has become an internet sensation on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

Prestigious Māori scholarship honours leaders past & future - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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“Since 1948 the fund has supported Māori students who want to further their education. Today, it assists exceptional Māori students who are attending a recognised tertiary institution. The Government will do all it can to continue its support for such ...

Parents Focus On Crucial Milestones For CGHS Future

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Getting the process right in the recruitment of a new principal is the key focus of a group of Christchurch Girls’ High parents.