Hipkins wrong – PSKH employees will be vetted
John Banks | Education Labour MP Chris Hipkins is wrong - Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua will be subject to the new child protection policies announced yesterday, Associate Education Minister John Banks said today. “The Vulnerable Children’s Bill will require all Crown-funded or Crown-contracted organisations who work with children – which includes Partnership Schools - to comply with the vetting and screening requirements of the legislation,” Mr Banks said. ...Over 1000 schools register interest in managed network
Nikki Kaye | Education Almost half of New Zealand schools have registered their interest in connecting to Network for Learning’s managed network, Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye says. “On Friday 2 August we announced the managed network for all New Zealand schools was beginning development and that schools could register their interest with Network for Learning (N4L). Since then 1161 of around 2500 schools had registered as of this morning,” Ms Kaye says. “This is made up of 867 primary schools, 222 secondary and 72 composite schools. ...Parents' donations and fees keep schools running
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A New Zealand Council for Educational Research report this year found schools in wealthy areas were getting about $1000 more a year for each student than lower decile schools. Ad Feedback. Mr Norman said the fact that some schools could more easily ...
A New Zealand Council for Educational Research report this year found schools in wealthy areas were getting about $1000 more a year for each student than lower decile schools. Ad Feedback. Mr Norman said the fact that some schools could more easily ...
Charter school teachers will be screened
3News NZLabour on Wednesday questioned the status of charter schools under the new laws, saying Social Development Minister Paula Bennett should be upfront about whether her child protection policies covered them. A spokeswoman for the minister told NZ ...
Half of te reo schools refusing to release data
Maori language schools are prominent among those refusing to hand over national standards data to the Government - and critics fear at least one school is being punished for its stance.Maori achievement higher in Kura Kaupapa
Newstalk ZBJust released educational data shows Maori children have significantly better reading and writing achievement rates in Kura Kaupapa than they do in state schools. Hekia Parata puts the improved performance down to children being taught in a familiar ...
Tertiary leaders worried by minimum completion rates
Tertiary education leaders warn institutions will start fiddling the books if the government keeps punishing them when too few students pass their courses.Education Ministry is failing children with Auditory Disorder
Bill Keith, an Auckland audiologist with Sound Skills, specialising in Auditory Processing Disorder; Sue Woods, an Auckland mother whose son with APD has been declined funding by the Education Ministry; and Brian Coffey, Strategic Policy Manager at the Ministry of Education.Universities dangling cash carrots
School leavers are being urged to take advantage of competition between universities as one offers up to $3000 cash for those with high marks in NCEA.Applications for many scholarships close as early as this week, and universities...Black to set up education research centre
waateanews.comHe is also working on sharing Māori models for higher education with other indigenous studies programmes around the world, which he says is part of a constant exchange of views and knowledge. "When I had my interview for this position, academics in the ...
Selective use of technology best for language students
Techday NZTechnology in the education sector is set to change with the delivery of ultra-fast broadband and N4L's managed network, giving New Zealand classrooms full access to the benefits of streamed video and sound, podcasting, blogging, social media and ...
Teachers need to be managed too
Stuff.co.nzAs part of Stuff's relaunched School Report NCEA and National Standards data project, we've asked what you think makes a good school. I am a secondary school teacher at a small town co-ed state school with the full spectrum of lovely Kiwi kids.
Teachers need to be the focus
Stuff.co.nzThe teacher, over the other students, the class size, or even the topic itself, is the element that influenced my grades, passions, and even my choice of degree. There is a continual political debate about lowering class sizes, and this is often ...
NCEA 'narrow and mindless teaching'
Stuff.co.nzThis includes leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, teamwork, creativity, insight, presentation, interpersonal skills, experience, values and a raft of other qualities that do not fit easily into an assessment template. By contrast many ...
Teaching is hard, but I love it
Stuff.co.nzI choose to stay in the classroom teaching even though I have managing roles because it is what I am passionate about. Nowhere else do you have a job that two days are never the same. We are growing children's minds. Children are spontaneous, flexible ...
94 per cent of teachers have seen school bullying – VUW research
Scoop.co.nz (press release)A good place for schools to start, says Dr Green, is to put a greater emphasis onprofessional development in the area of bullying prevention. A common ... So it's not surprising that many teachers, principals and schools don't know what to do about ...
Students' Association president leaves post
Stuff.co.nzHe first started bouncing bothersome students from an on-campus MUSA-run bar in 2010, before turning his hand to managing the establishment, running events for MUSA, doing its marketing and communications, being elected education officer and then ...
Maori and Pasifika in Vocational Education & Training forum
The Industry Training Federation is hosting the inaugural Maori and Pasifika in Vocational Education and Training Forum in Wellington on 17 September. This forum will bring together people with an interest in inspiring and supporting excellence for Maori .Massey celebrating 50 years as a university
Graduates, staff, students and friends will celebrate Massey University’s 50th year of excellence in tertiary education throughout next year with a programme of events and activities.Education and ecology to create a fun school programme
A mutual passion for environmental education has brought together a primary school teacher, a doctor of ecology, and the board responsible for Guthrie-Smith Tutira to create a new programme that is already a hit with local school children.Solar energy school to power up soon
Northland Independent CommunityHe hopes the reduced price will attract low income families, particularly Maori, and create employment. "If we can involve young Maori students and teach them how to install solar panels properly it will open up employment opportunities." The school is ...
Rural Health Education Scholarships
Scoop.co.nz (press release)The Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust has announced application details for two significant scholarships worth a total of $30,000 to encourage undergraduate and rural health professional research and professional development. Pat Farry Trust ...
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