Thursday 17 October 2013

Friday, 18 October 2013

Education Ministry admits failings in 'tough' year

Radio New Zealand
In the report, Secretary for Education Peter Hughes says the year was challenging and demanding. He says he deeply regrets the stress caused by problems with Novopay, and says more could have been done to engage with Christchurch people over ...

National Standards Under Fire From Advisory Group

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
'Recommendations from the 'National Standards Aggregate Results Advisory Group' to the Minster are pointing to a lack of confidence in the standards themselves, and call for reviewing processes to be implemented, claims a spokesperson for the New ...

Kohanga Reo trust reps meet with minister

Newstalk ZB
Kohanga Reo Trust representatives are saying little ahead of a snap meeting with the Minister of Education at Parliament tonight. Hekia Parata's after answers after misuse of credit card allegations were made against Lynda Tawhiwhirangi, the manager of ...

NZEI supports Kohanga Reo teachers and whanau

Te Kohanga Reo has made enormous progress in nurturing Te Reo Maori since its inception 32 years ago and NZEI Te Riu Roa is hopeful that current allegations will not derail the excellent work being done at all levels of the movement.

New Shirley, Avonside schools years away

Stuff.co.nz
Education Minister Hekia Parata yesterday announced that the single-sex Avonside Girls' and Shirley Boys' high schools will relocate and share facilities in the east. No other Christchurch secondary schools will close or merge. The decision forms part ...

Novopay's $200000 overpayment blunder

Stuff.co.nz
Information released by the Ministry of Education under the Official Information Act shows a total of $228,489.63 was overpaid to Southland school employees between August 2012, when the Novopay system was introduced, and September this year.

School antics spark Parakai petition

waateanews.com
Parents at Parakai School are circulating a petition aimed at keeping open the last Maorimedium education class in South Kaipara. Carole Povey, whose five year old son was in Te Whare Kakano Maori Medium unit, says the school board seemed ...

Cost of education racing ahead of inflation 

TEU - Tertiary Education ...
Two of the big costs driving up inflation are ones the government can control; health and education. TEU national president Lesley Francey says. 
TEU ...
Tertiary Update Vol 16 No 35. Academics have a duty and privilege to engage in public debate but they cannot fulfill that role until there are fundamental changes to the structures of New Zealand's universities, according to ... 
TEU - Tertiary Education ...
Ako Aotearoa, New Zealand's national centre for tertiary teaching excellence, has signed a new five-year funding agreement with the Tertiary. 

Microsoft provides extra tech to over one million Kiwi students

Techday NZ
The tech giant says schools that combine Office 365 ProPlus with the entitlements it receives via Microsoft's School Agreement with the Ministry of Education will give students access to the same set of productivity tools and services used by leading ...

Early childhood education hui to showcase quality learning

Ensuring continued high quality early childhood education in the face of government cuts to the sector will be the focus of a two-day hui in Auckland.

Brain development in the first three years of life

Nathan Mikaere Wallis is part of the Brain Wave Trust, and X Factor Education, Christchurch. He has been a lecturer at the Christchurch College of Education, lecturing in human development, brain development, language and communication and risk and resilience. Nathan has a background of working with children in counselling settings relating to domestic violence, sexual abuse and childhood trauma. 

Consultations Unpacked: Engaging Parents in the Education of their ...

Council of Social Services Dunedin & Dunedin Community Law Centre invite you to discuss the Parliamentary Inquiry into Engaging Parents in the Education of their Children and assist with formulating possible submissions. ... and internationally, that support parents and communities to encourage their children's learning;; and to identify ways to leverage the strength of communities to lift the educational achievement of children and young people in their community.

Move to boost youth show involvement

Port Lincoln Times
This award provides a great opportunity to give young people a forum to express their views through education and experience and develop closer links with the primary industries in South Australia. Courtney Ramsey representing the Eyre Peninsula and ...

Select Committee interested in amnesty period for borrowers

The latest proposed round of changes to Student Loan legislation has prompted a discussion in the Finance & Expenditure Select Committee about a different approach to drawing money back to New Zealand from Overseas Based Borrowers – including the idea of ... 

Make Chinese languages compulsory in schools

Making Mandarin a compulsory subject in primary schools will spur New Zealand’s economic growth, and will open up opportunities for deeper understanding of the Chinese culture.

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