This is the last post of the 2013 year. See you all back on 7 January.
Minister thanks New Zealand School Trustees Association members
Hekia Parata | EducationToday, Education Minister Hekia Parata hosted the NZSTA National Board Members and Regional Chairs to thank them for the support they have provided to school boards of trustees throughout the year. “NZSTA has played an important part in supporting boards across the country to deliver on the Government’s relentless focus of raising student achievement,” says Ms Parata. ...
Teachers' trust in Novopay lost
Stuff.co.nzSchools throughout the country complained they had no idea how much leave staff had earned or used after Novopay readjusted all sick leave entitlements. "Novopay has identified that as a major focus, as something they need to get right," Ms Curran said.
Principals want more counsellors
Stuff.co.nzAn Education Review Office (ERO) report issued this week said there needed to be a review of the way guidance counsellors were allocated to schools, based on the number of students. The Ministry of Education commissioned the report and said providing ...
Teachers' expectations of Maori special needs children too low
Radio New ZealandA Massey University researcher says her studies show teachers whoeducate Maori special needs children have low expectations of their pupils. Associate Professor Jill Bevan-Brown, (of Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Wehiwehi, Ngati Awa and Ngai Te Rangi), has ...
Schools going separate ways
Manawatu StandardIt will continue to operate under the hub of Tai Wananga, a branch of the national Maori education organisation, Te Wananga o Aotearoa. Tai Wananga is based at Ruakura, Hamilton, under principal Toby Westrupp who will have a site leader in Palmerston ...
School wins court costs fight
Stuff.co.nzTony Simpson. IAIN McGREGOR/Fairfax NZ. FIRST WIN: Phillipstown School principal Tony Simpson hugs a parent after news of a High Court ruling that Education Minister Hekia Parata's decision to merge it with Woolston School was unlawful. Hekia Parata.
Phillipstown School Gets $100000 Costs Against Minister
Christchurch schools closing their doors one last time
Nine Christchurch schools are preparing to close their doors for the final time in the next few days as part of the Ministry of Education's post-quake shake-up.Kendal School is having a closing ceremony this morning.Board trustee...Government silent on surplus money reaped from Student Loans
The government has remained strangely silent on a report released this week showing that repayments on student loans in the last year have run almost $200 million ahead of forecasts.
Massey News (press release)
The participants speak different dialects of their language so the course also highlighted diversity within New Zealand schools and emphasised Māori and Pasifika teaching. The group was welcomed to Massey by a powhiri from institute staff and on their ...
The participants speak different dialects of their language so the course also highlighted diversity within New Zealand schools and emphasised Māori and Pasifika teaching. The group was welcomed to Massey by a powhiri from institute staff and on their ...
MAGS looks to future
Auckland stuff.co.nzAs a result of the roll growth the Ministry of Education has signed off on funding for the equivalent of 19 new classrooms, estimated to cost between $5 million and $10m. Mr Burden says a ... "It's a classroomthat's a bit more flexible," Mr Burden ...
University left me with debt and no skills
Stuff.co.nzUniversity left me with debt and no skills. JOHN LAWRENCE ...Universities need to look at what their students need in their first years in the workplace and provide the knowledge that will really help them and their employers. Conceptual knowledge is ...
Farmer's legacy helps students
Stuff.co.nzSince 1997, about 400 students have received a share of nearly $2 million from the David Johnstone Charitable Trust science and educationscholarships. This year marks the 18th anniversary of Mr Johnstone's scholarship for students, which were ...
From school dropout to PhD
Stuff.co.nzIt wasn't until she was 23, and heard she could get automatic entry to university, that she decided to give education another crack. "For the first three years while I was doing my bachelor's I had no idea what I was doing, I was just kind of feeling ...
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