Thursday, May 16, 2013

More early childhood education in places of highest need

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Hekia Parata | Education

Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced that nearly 700 more children will have access to quality early childhood education thanks to the Targeted Assistance for Participation Fund. The Fund has allocated $9.3 million to early childhood education in communities of high-need in this financial year...

Learning Media Ltd Board Appointments

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Hekia Parata | Education

Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced the appointment of Jenn Bestwick as Chair of Learning Media Ltd, and the reappointment of Taria Tahana as a director. Ms Bestwick is a Christchurch-based consultant with in-depth knowledge of the education sector, strategy, and business development. “Ms Bestwick will bring to the role strong governance and leadership experience, as Chair of the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) and a member of Tourism New Zealand and Southern Response Earthquake Services,’’ says Ms Parata...

Tertiary sector continues strong financial performance

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Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

New Zealand’s tertiary sector continued to sustain a strong financial performance in 2012 reflecting the increasing size of the Government’s investment, latest figures from the Tertiary Education Commission show. Indicative financial results show that the publicly-owned tertiary institutions collectively recorded a net surplus (before unusual and non-recurring items) of $157.9 million in 2012, an increase of 43 per cent since 2008...

Top scholars recognised

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Hekia Parata | Education

Wellington College students Thomas Leggat and Nicholas On have been jointly awarded this year’s Prime Minister’s Award for Academic Excellence. Education Minister Hekia Parata attended an event where Prime Minister John Key presented the award at the Top Scholar Award ceremony at Government House today.
“This Award recognises the top-achieving student in the annual New Zealand Scholarship awards and is the highest academic accolade students can aim for at secondary school,” says Ms Parata...

'Hoha with the hot-air' says Turia - Voxy

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Voxy
Their hapu education group, Karanga Manaia, stated clearly "partnership schools are an opportunity to serve our Maori learners betters - they offer greater hope and opportunities for our parents, community, hapu and iwi". "It's ridiculous to suggest ...

Harawira: General Debate Speech – Charter Schools - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Mr Speaker yesterday the house debated ACTs charter schools bill that the Maori Party voted for. They didnt speak to it heck no, they were too embarrassed to do that. Hell, they werent even in the house for it and they must have cringed …CHARTER ...

Unions worried about private school boost - News - MSN New Zealand - MSN NZ News

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MSN NZ News
The NZ Educational Institute, which also represents teachers, agrees private schools should not get any more public money. But Independent Schools of New Zealand, which represents ... Protesters were rallying against a host of changes to the education ...

NCEA level 2 toolbox

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The toolbox contains support for NCEA achievement in the secondary environment, school-initiated supports, online resources and key websites.

How much sleep do schoolchildren have?

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Almost four in ten high-school students have reported sleeping for fewer than eight hours at night – less than the nine to 10 hours generally recommended for 13 to 18-year-olds.

West Coast primary schools technology savvy - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
They don't even realise they are learning,” she says. “Teachers have been given days for professional development around e-blended learning and even though it is unchartered territory they are enjoying using the new technology, especially as the iPads ...