Reboot signs up 8000 new apprentices
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and EmploymentThe Government’s apprenticeship re-boot has already signed up 8000 new apprentices since March says Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister, Steven Joyce. The Apprenticeship Reboot was announced in January by Prime Minister John Key, as part of an overhaul of the apprenticeship scheme to get more apprentices qualified and more in priority trades. From 1 January 2014 all apprenticeships will be combined into a single nationwide scheme called New Zealand Apprenticeships which will be open to all ages. ...
Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Hon Dr Pita Sharples confirmed today that the Independent Review of Public Funding to Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust Board is underway. “A lot of work has been completed to establish this independent review, with Ernst & Young commissioned to carry it out. I am pleased that this has moved forward with urgency,” says Ms Parata. ...
Kohanga Reo funding probe starts
An inquiry into the public funding of Kohanga Reo is underway, following allegations one of its managers misused credit cards to purchase personal items, including a wedding dress and made large cash withdrawals.Parakai School closes last local Maori classroom
Radio New ZealandA Ngati Whatua o Kaipara leader is challenging the Minister of Education to act after the closure of the last Maori classroom in its rohe. Parakai School in south Kaipara last month closed its Maori medium unit, Te Whare Kakano, blaming low student ...
Te Manu Korihi News for 22 October 2013
A Ngati Whatua o Kaipara leader is challenging the Minister of Education to act after the closure of the last Maori classroom in its rohe; In a statement, the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, says the ministry worked with the schools Principal and Board last year to explore the sustainability of the unit; An Otago University researcher has found that early Maori most likely suffered from gout, which shows the disease is genetic, not just caused by modern lifestyle; A new tourism venture in Auckland will bring Maori voyaging waka to the Waitemata Harbour.Rangitoto sets example for Ka Hikitia
waateanews.comThe Maori student mentor at the country's largest secondary school says makingMaori students feel included and welcome as Maori is important for educationalsuccess. Speaking at the Auckland relaunch of the Ka Hikitia programme to raiseMaori student ...
University raises tuition fees ahead of inflation yet again
Students today have expressed their frustration at the decision from the University of Auckland Council to raise tuition fees by 4%, the maximum allowed under current legislation. For many students this is an increase of several hundred dollars per ...Babies' counting reveals maths skill
Stuff.co.nzChildren who performed in the top 50 per cent of the math achievement test had a significantly higher intuitive number sense in infancy than those who performed in the bottom 50 per cent, the authors found. This relationship held true even when the ...
Dave Grimmond wants schools to focus on improving education outcomes ...
Interest.co.nzIn this regard a couple of recent papers investigating the performance of charter schoolsin the US demonstrated that high performance tended to be related to pedagogical practices rather than inputs or their charter school status. For example (Angrist ...
Scholarships for Maori and Pasifika High Achievers
TangataWhenua.com: Maori News & ViewsIn 2013 TeachNZ removed most scholarships for secondary subject teachers due to the low number of vacancies in areas other than te reo Maori. For 2014 we have reduced the number of early childhood education scholarships as supply and demand for ...
School goes ultrafast
Stuff.co.nzSchools going on the managed network this year will get internet speeds about 10 times faster than they have now, the Ministry of Education says. Principal Bruce Barnes says encouraging high use of the new technology will ensure pupils are 21st century ...
University of Auckland to offer free online courses
Techday NZThe University of Auckland is the latest New Zealand institute to announce a move into the world of massive open online courses (MOOCs). It will partner with FutureLearn, a UK-based consortium founded by the Open University to develop and deliver ...
Lincoln University joins open education network
Techday NZCalls for review of national standards · Educate Recommendations from an advisory group point to a lack of confidence in national standards and call for review processes to be implemented claims a spokesperson for the New Zealand Principals' Federation.
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