Teach First NZ launches second intake
Scoop.co.nz (press release)The Teach First NZ programme is being independently evaluated by theNew Zealand Council for Educational Research, with the first phase of the evaluation set to be published in January 2014. For more information visit http://teachfirstnz.org. ENDS.
NZ and China advance education collaboration
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and EmploymentNew Zealand and China today took the next step in advancing the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) relationship between both countries. Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Steven Joyce, and China’s Vice Minister of Education, Du Zhanyuan, together unveiled a plaque establishing a “Virtual Technical and Vocational Education & Training Research Centre”, to be based at China’s Central Institute for Vocational and Technical Education (CIVTE), in Beijing. ...
Green light for schools as digital community hubs
Nikki Kaye | EducationSchools with ultra-fast broadband will soon be able to share their fibre connections with their local communities, Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye said today. “In communities with poor connectivity, typically rural or remote areas, schools will be able to make their fibre infrastructure available to the wider community,” Ms Kaye says. ...
More than 80 per cent of classrooms in greater Christchurch will be modernised by 2022
Gerry Brownlee | Canterbury Earthquake RecoveryCanterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister and Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced that 80 per cent of classrooms across greater Christchurch will be modernised within ten years changing the way children and young people learn. The Government is investing over $1 billion in a 10 year programme of restoring and renewing the schools in greater Christchurch following the earthquakes. The Government today released the final Business Case and outlined the schedule for rebuilding, repairing and renewing 115 schools across greater Christchurch. That includes: ...
New members appointed to PIPEF Board
Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata has appointed six new board members to the Pacific Islands Polynesian Education Foundation to continue to grow the Foundation and its relationships with education providers. Speaking at a Foundation event last night, Minister Parata said she was delighted with the new appointments to the board. “They are outstanding individuals who come highly recommended by their communities.” The new board members are: ...
$1 billion for schools
Stuff.co.nzThe programme would affect 80 per cent of the greater Christchurch area's classrooms. More than 1200 new classrooms would be constructed with another 1200 being repaired, Parata said. "We are providing something better something better for the children ...
Chch schools $1b spend revealed
Over 80% of classrooms in Chch will be modernised by 2022
Fast track to learning
Auckland stuff.co.nzMr Keenan says the deep search function will make it easier to use quality resources in the classroom. "The kids are learning about water at the moment so the teacher might put in the key word of water and it will bring up not just all the Google ...
Snub for new schools
New Zealand HeraldGovernment-funded like state schools, charter schools are not operated by the Ministry of Education but by sponsors such as iwi, not-for-profit organisations, businesses or existing education providers. They can set their own curriculum, hours ...
Students help students
Auckland stuff.co.nzShe has always had an interest in humanitarian causes and the importance of education can't be underestimated, she says. "If you've got a good education under ... funding comes in, she says. Go to nceacampus.org.nz for more information. Ad Feedback.
Student loan crackdown
Auckland stuff.co.nz"At university the topic of expensive education is a huge one. "I believe people have the right to study and be able to pay ... Students over 65 aren't entitled to the student allowance. Visit studylink.govt.nz to learn of further changes to the ...
Te Reo pilot wins spot in finals
Gisborne HeraldThe young men were kohanga and kura kaupapa Maori children themselves and “got a kick” out of spending time with the bilingual Maori children. “It is a good experience. As we are teaching them, they are teaching us also,” said Year 13 student and ...
Greatest NZ stories: Taking heed of roots gave school its life
New Zealand Herald"A lot of Maori whanau had left. Engagement around learning is hard ... There are parents who didn't like school, or hated it." Not surprisingly, meeting Maori ambition turned out to be a critical but missing aspect for a school where 73 per cent of ...
Bill Fish - teaching philosophy to primary school students
Massey University Associate Professor, Bill Fish who is teaching philosopher at his local primary school, posing questions such as what is bravery, what is truth, and is my chair real?
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Applicants, who may be school- leavers or already working in agriculture and wanting more qualifications, need University Entrance or NCEA Level 2 in numeracy and literacy and on-farm experience. Massey University's Taranaki business development ...
Applicants, who may be school- leavers or already working in agriculture and wanting more qualifications, need University Entrance or NCEA Level 2 in numeracy and literacy and on-farm experience. Massey University's Taranaki business development ...
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