Monday, 23 September 2013

Schools put science in too-hard basket

Stuff.co.nz
Scientists are alarmed as a growing number of schools considering ditching science from the compulsory curriculum because it is too difficult for some pupils. Schools across the country are pulling the pin on year 11 science, saying the step up from ...

Bullying in schools

The Chief Human Rights Commissioner, David Rutherford, hopes new guidelines for dealing with bullying in schools will be implemented. Victoria University Associate Professor Vanessa Green conducted research into the prevalence of bullying in schools which also asked teachers whether they felt well-equipped to deal with bullying. 

What's wrong with Partnership Schools?

Stuff.co.nz
They went on to oppose NCEA, National Testing, religious schools integration, private school funding . . . in fact pretty much anything that threatened the status quo and the teacher unions' privileged position within it. Now, as then, the teacher ... 

More pupils displaying violent behaviour | Otago Daily Times Online ...

While the number of disciplinary measures handed out to wayward pupils continues to fall in Otago schools, the number of primary school pupils displaying violent behaviour is growing. ... When matters are not resolved, schools may opt to suspend a pupil and could escalate proceedings to exclusion for pupilsunder 16, or expulsion for pupils 16 or over. ... ''The number of these events should not be used as a proxy measure for total student behaviour.''. 

Kohanga reo marks big milestone

Manawatu Standard
Te Awhina Kohanga Reo, a Maori language immersion preschool, was to mark the milestone by laying a commemorative time capsule this morning, which will be reopened in another 30 years. In 1983, the centre first opened in Fitchett St with 10 tamariki, ... 

Over-40s student allowance limited | Otago Daily Times Online ...

Almost 800 over-40-year-olds receiving the student allowance - including 40 from Otago institutions - will be ineligible under new rules the Government announced this year. ... Labour Party tertiary education spokeswoman Megan Woods said, while the changes would not affect a ''huge number'' of students, they would have a large impact on individuals. The fact relatively small numbers would be affected meant the Government would not make large savings.

Rising Student Interest In Council Elections

Students’ associations at university and polytechnic campuses around New Zealand are doing their bit to increase student interest in this year’s local government elections.

School fights costly battle for survival

The low socio-economic Phillipstown School community needs to dig another $50,000 deeper to fight its closure through a "David versus Goliath" court case.

SIT to host NZ teaching forum

Southland Times
Topics scheduled for the conference include teaching strategies for Maori, Pasifika and international students and how to engage students in online learning. As first-time host, the polytechnic had the chance to show it could sit among the best in the ...

Apple a day makes learning like play for young pupils

Samuel Mikaio and Benjamin Ahomana have been using their classroom's new iMac computer for only a couple of days, but have already all but mastered it.The 8-year-olds and others in their Year 4 class at Mangere Central School use...

A loved principal leaves for island school

NZ Catholic
The school's acting principal, Janice Borsos, told NZ Catholic that the farewell began with a powhiri at the school hall at 1pm, and didn't end until after 5pm. Mrs Moy-Low had mentored deputy principals to ... That was followed by a liturgy led by ...

'Go to hell' class stirs dad

An Auckland father who says his daughter was told during religious instruction that she would go to hell is campaigning to have the classes dropped from her state school.Paul Bennett said the incident happened about two years ago...