Wednesday 16 October 2013

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Youth mentoring scheme given funding

Nikki Kaye | Youth Affairs
Youth Affairs Minister Nikki Kaye today announced $60,000 funding to deliver mentoring opportunities for up to 50 for young people with disabilities. “I am allocating a total of $60,000 over the next three years to the YES Disability Resource Centre,” Ms Kaye says. “This is to assist the Carabiner youth mentoring programme which matches young people with disabilities, aged 17 to 24, with a volunteer mentor. ... 
Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says an expert advisory group has been appointed to support a new education strategy for prisoners, as the Government continues its focus on reducing reoffending through rehabilitation. The group will provide advice on the implementation of the strategy under which, for the first time, every offender will have an education assessment when they enter prison. This will then be used to develop an individual learning and training plan for each offender. ...

PM calls for Kohanga Reo spending inquiry

TVNZ
Lynda Tawhiwhirangi, the general manager of a subsidiary of the Kohanga Reo National Trust, has been accused of using work credit cards for private purchases. The Board is investigating and said it would take appropriate action once it concludes.


Inquiry into Kohanga Reo

The Dominion Post
The Government has ordered an independent investigation into allegations of misspending by the general manager of the commercial arm of Kohanga Reo. After a meeting at Parliament this evening, Education Minister Hekia Parata and Maori Affairs Minister ... 


Two big schools to share city site - Stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz
Last updated 05:00 17/10/2013. Hekia Parata. JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/Fairfax NZ. UNLAWFUL: Education Minister Hekia Parata's decision to merge the schools failed to meet the requirements of the Education Act in two respects, a High Court judge said. 

Network boon for e-learning

Stuff.co.nz
Since then, after a number of upgrades costing tens of thousands of dollars, the school's wi-fi system is smooth, its internet connection is of good quality and the digital innovations can be spotted in almost every classroom. St Peter's deputy ...

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