Tuesday 25 February 2014

25-26 February 2014


Parata unravels education plans

Auckland stuff.co.nz
Ms Parata says from this year Public Achievement Information, including National Standards and NCEA results, will be used by the Education Review Office teams. "I have been strongly encouraging of ERO to do that because it helps demonstrate to schools ...

Free Occupation Outlook App released

Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today released the free Occupation Outlook 2014 mobile app that gives young people and their families instant and easy access to the latest career information. ...
Internal assessments provide students and their teachers with "an element of the known" but can mean a higher workload, a school leader says.Debate about the place of internal assessment as opposed to more traditional end-of-year...

Research identifies pointers to education success

waateanews.com
A group of Te Arawa researchers have identified culture and aMaori world view as essential for helping Maori students get the best from their education. Angus Hikairo McFarlane has led a two-year study, backed by Nga Pae o Te Maramatanga, the centre ...

Novopay 'a trainwreck' - principal

Stuff.co.nz
Nelson College headmaster Gary O'Shea was preparing a strongly-worded letter to the Ministry of Education about the issues that had plagued the school since Novopay was introduced in March 2012. He said the Novopay system was "a trainwreck".

2000 Kiwi schools on board N4L

Techday NZ
“This enables the use of state-of-the-art digital technology in classroomsand allows students and teachers to explore innovative approaches to teaching and learning. “A fully-funded connection to the N4L network includes the cost of online content ...

Principals say court case highlights special education problems 

Principals say a high profile court case has highlighted the tensions around special education and the difficulty of balancing the needs of the many, against the needs of a few.

Decision to exclude Asperger's student quashed

3News NZ
English teacher Greig Cowan asked the student to leave his skateboard at the front of the classroom and pick it up after class. But after 10 minutes, the student went and got the skateboard and started skating back and fourth outside the classroom. The ...

School to re-engage with student's family

The school that excluded an Asperger's student after a row with a teacher says the decision to remove the boy was not taken lightly and all efforts were made to deal with his behaviour.A judge yesterday quashed the decision of Green...

'Average teacher' can't handle autistic students - principal

3News NZ
"These needs of some of these students are so high that no amount ofprofessional development will turn the average teacher into someone who is able to deal with them," says Mr Vester. "If we are going to put this level of need in the mainstream – and ...

The future of playcentres

Maureen Woodhams is the co-president of the Playcentre Federation.

ECE funding just box ticking without more services

waateanews.com
A provider of home-based education and care to young and vulnerable children says New Zealand needs to spend more on preventative services if it wants to raise achievement and lower crime and other negative social indicators. Kevin Christie from ...

Funding enables tertiary education

Auckland stuff.co.nz
An Auckland tertiary education provider has announced it will soon be offering scholarships for transgender students. From the second semester Unitec will offer scholarships to two trans students per year. Director of Student Support Alison Dow says ...

Scholarship for transgender students

An Auckland tertiary education provider has announced it will soon be offering scholarships for transgender students.

Practical guides on school food programmes released

Practical new guides for schools wishing to introduce food programmes have been released by Children’s Commissioner Dr Russell Wills today.

Massey expands worldwide education

Massey University has announced major new plans to develop the international education market under the banner of Massey Worldwide.

Chch East schools in spotlight

Auckland stuff.co.nz
... outline the party's education policies. Williams said the meeting aimed to give the public a chance to discuss their ideas for the future ofeducation in that part of the city and to raise any concerns or issues they have "about the current ...

Stand on school bus

Auckland stuff.co.nz
Ministry of Education-funded buses service Howick College, Sancta Maria College, Elim Christian College and Star of the Sea School. Students at Howick College are eligible for ministry funded transport assistance from Beachlands and Maraetai because it ...

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