Wednesday 14 August 2013

Thursday, 15 August 2013

Education Ministry trying to change its culture

The Ministry of Education has been told to change its culture from the top down and mend damage caused by major misadventures including the Novopay payroll debacle. 

Hundreds of Pasifika educators drawn to Education Fono

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Entitled 'Lalaga – Weaving of Success', the fono will focus on strategies for advancing quality public education for the Pasifika community. The fono occurs amidst community debate about the impact of the Government's freeze on funding for Pasifika bi ... 

Te reo school fights for life

Stuff.co.nz
The last Maori medium education class in South Kaipara faces a battle to stay open. Te Whare Kakano is a unit of 17 children at Parakai School which is running out of time to meet the requirements it needs to secure its future. Teacher Ngawini ... 

ERO praises college's new curriculum

Hawke's Bay Today
"Te Aute's curriculum, Toku Moemoea, is a 21st century approach to learning. It takes theschool's current strong academic performance and commitment to Te Ao Maori (Te Reo and Nga Toi) and combines it with international best practice. "Every student ... 

dedication makes great schools

Stuff.co.nz
As part of Stuff's relaunched School Report NCEA and National Standards data project, we've asked what you think makes a good school. What makes a great school? To me, it's not the amount of money a school gets or doesn't and it's not about parents ... 

Why schools need 'misfits'

Stuff.co.nz
As part of Stuff's relaunched School Report NCEA and National Standards data project, we've asked what you think makes a good school. For 14 years plus I have worked with college-age students who use to be called at-risk, disengaged, naughty, ... 

Why teach? The joy of seeing kids progress

We've asked teachers to tell us why they got into the profession, and what keeps them there. 

NZ independent school group, ACG, looks to open in Tauranga

Academic Colleges Group (ACG) recently purchased 14ha of land on the corner of Keenan Road and Pyes Pa Road (SH 36) in Tauranga. ACG is developing plans for resource consent approval of a new family-focused and values-driven independent school that will offer ... 

Forum connects education and work

The importance of creating good connections between education providers and workplaces is the key focus of the Education and Work Settings strategic forum in Wellington tomorrow. 

Success for Kaipara College

Auckland stuff.co.nz
Only five schools had less than 50 per cent of pupils attain NCEA achievement standard. The best-performing state schools were Kaipara College and Western Springs College with pass rates of 95 per cent and 93 per cent respectively. Kaipara College ...

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