Minister announces review of interventions into schools in difficulty
Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata says she has asked the Secretary of Education, Peter Hughes, to review the way interventions are managed in schools in difficulty. ...
Speech to Annual ITO Qualifications Forum
Hekia Parata | EducationIntroduction: Significant developments in technology, a global recession and the move to a global economy have meant that our students need to be highly skilled to gain access to better jobs, better incomes, and better life opportunities. Knowledge, qualifications and skills are the key that opens the door to these opportunities. Like many developed countries, our education system has well-established and well-understood pathways for progression to degrees and academic achievement. ...
Radio New Zealand
he Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has launched a review of the use of commissioners at schools in difficulty.
he Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has launched a review of the use of commissioners at schools in difficulty.
Secretary of Education to review how commissioners & limited statutory ...
Newstalk ZBThe Secretary of Education has been asked to review the way commissioners and limited statutory managers operate within schools. Education Minister Hekia Parata has made the request of Peter Hughes after her officials met with the New Zealand ...
Review of intervention
Otago Daily Times
Ms Parata said she had asked Secretary for Education Peter Hughesto review how the ministry helped schools in difficulty move back into full self-governance. ''This has been an area of discussion for us and it is timely to see if we can improve this ...
Schools 'left in debt' by cost of commissioners. Updated 27 minutes ago. Principals say their schools have had to cut budgets and go into debt because of the cost of commissioners appointed by the Ministry of Education. The Government has ordered a ...
The Ministry of Education is not yet confident that the Novopay school payroll system will handle the busy pay rounds at the start of next year. Education Secretary Peter Hughes has told Parliament's Education and Science Committe he is confident the ...
Otago Daily Times
Ms Parata said she had asked Secretary for Education Peter Hughesto review how the ministry helped schools in difficulty move back into full self-governance. ''This has been an area of discussion for us and it is timely to see if we can improve this ...
NZEI welcomes review of school interventions
NZEI Te Riu Roa says it welcomes the Minister of Education’s announcement that there is to be a review of the way commissioners and limited statutory managers operate within schools.Schools 'left in debt' by cost of commissioners
Radio New ZealandSchools 'left in debt' by cost of commissioners. Updated 27 minutes ago. Principals say their schools have had to cut budgets and go into debt because of the cost of commissioners appointed by the Ministry of Education. The Government has ordered a ...
Ministry not yet confident about Novopay
Radio New ZealandThe Ministry of Education is not yet confident that the Novopay school payroll system will handle the busy pay rounds at the start of next year. Education Secretary Peter Hughes has told Parliament's Education and Science Committe he is confident the ...
Alarm over outrageous' NCEA exam gaffe
An "outrageous" mistake with yesterday's NCEA Level 1 German exam has alarmed the Qualifications Authority and sparked an inquiry.The entire exam paper - apart from the instructions - was printed in German, even though the specifications...NCEA blunder won't cost students
Stuff.co.nzThe NZQA received 26 complaints about Tuesday's NCEA Level 1 German exam which was printed entirely in German despite studentsbeing told questions would also be in English. It also contained translation errors. The NZQA is investigating the mistakes ...
Students can change flawed NCEA exam marks
Students can forgo poor marks from a flawed NCEA exam, The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) says.Minister Misleads Listeners
Scoop.co.nz (press release)This leads people to believe that the only reason left, is political, based upon the principals standing up to the current Minister on National Standards!” Ms Parata stated this morning that it was fine for commissioners to be paid for out of a school ...
Principals keen for online exams
Stuff.co.nzBut principals are questioning the future of the paper-based assessments; as classrooms become more in tune with technology, so should end-of-year exams, they say. Freyberg High School principal Peter Brooks said written exams were a thing of the past ...
Science success
Stuff.co.nzAnd her work has seen a 30 per cent jump in the number of Maori and Pacific pupils studying science at her school in the past two years. Pass rates have risen to 81 ... Thirteen Manurewa High pupils won regional or national science awards; others were ...
In-Home Childcare Provider Encouraging ECE Participation
Scoop.co.nz (press release)PORSE In-home childcare has today committed to taking a leading role in South Auckland to encourage more Māori and Pacific Island children into early childhood education (ECE) to reach Government targets. The Papakura and Takanini regions in South ...
Change needed in tertiary sector
Scoop.co.nz (press release)The TEU has today released their report Te Kaupapa Whaioranga: The blueprint for tertiary education, which sets out proposals to returntertiary education in New Zealand to an equitable and accessible system focused on the public good, rather than the ...
Changing direction by degrees
Many people dream of changing their life's direction, but few actually do. An exception is student John Mead who has swapped his life caring for and treating animals, for the life of an artist.Childcare centre to close
Stuff.co.nzThe Hargest Community Childcare Centre will close next month, ending 30 years of education and play opportunities for children in the area. A letter from the trust responsible for the centre was sent to parents last week. The letter cites declining ...
Training in IT helps teacher win award
Techday NZLiteracy skills are also embedded in her programmes, enabling students to interpret or 'decode' the language in examinations. “It may not be easy for teachers to do individual education plans for each student but it's easy for all teachers to prevent ...
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