Tuesday 30 July 2013

Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Special education school transport complaints process improved

Nikki Kaye | Education Associate Education Minister 
Nikki Kaye has today announced a new complaints process and more accessible information for the special education school transport assistance (SESTA) services. This is one of the first outcomes of a review carried out by the SESTA Reference Group which is made up of representatives from the education sector, families who use SESTA services, and transport operators. The group has also developed an accessible brochure (available from 2 September) that will help families have better information about the service. ... 

Parents and teachers will welcome Labour's rejection of charter schools

Both parents and teachers will welcome Labour's announcement that it will speedily repeal charter school legislation if a Labour-led government is elected in 2014, NZEI Te Riu Roa President Judith Nowotarski says. 

Questions and Answers - July 30

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
... the architect of that policy we all know is not the Labour Party caucus, but Tony Alexander of the BNZ, and this is what Tony Alexander says about the very problem that the member is saying is a problem: “Here is a growing visceral perception that ... 

Revealed: Hand of God in schools

One in three state primary and intermediate schools teaches religious instruction, according to a survey which has triggered a debate over what children are being taught - and the value of it.The survey, sent to more than 1800 schools,... 

Massive Day for Maths in NZ

Primary and secondary school students in New Zealand will join hundreds of thousands of students from about 40 countries on Thursday 1 August to take part in the 36th annual Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank. 

Six things Kiwi kids should learn

There are some important skills New Zealand young people are missing out on, making them unprepared for the real world.

Truants taking advantage of new system

Small-town schools are paying the price for the Ministry of Education's new attendance service by funding their own truancy staff to round up students. 

Learning goes both ways

Auckland stuff.co.nz
STUCK IN: St Cuthbert's College student Cerys Chau was keen to sign up to volunteer with children at Ronald McDonald House for a second time. From left: Fletcher Hautapu,... "The way the students interact with the children is great. They don't just ... 

Uni building shuts because of quake risk

Almost 40 University of Canterbury staff and postgraduate students were moved out of their building today after engineers found it did not meet building code requirements. 
In a first for a New Zealand university, Lincoln University has implemented an open access policy, allowing staff and postgraduate students to make their research outputs including research data, teaching materials and public records, openly and freely ... 

Helen Clark to deliver lecture at The University of Auckland

The Rt Hon Helen Clark will present the 2013 Robert Chapman Lecture at The University of Auckland next month. Helen Clark became administrator of the United Nations Development Programme in April 2009 and the first woman to lead the organisation.

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