Friday, 7 February 2014

Surrender and retention guidelines available for schools

The Ministry of Education has today published guidelines to help schools correctly interpret new powers for the surrender and retention of student property. 

Principals say guidelines will lead to more police calls

New guidelines on schools' legal limits when searching students for drugs and weapons, which were published yesterday, clarify their powers in light of law changes made in the Education Act last year, and school principals say they will be more likely to call the police.

Classroom politics at work, even at age five

3News NZ
As parents know full-well, it's the first week back at school – time for learning and playing, right? Yes and no – new research has found children as young as five are engaging in classroom politics. Look closer at mat time and you might see the pint ...

Getting young Maori into trades

Taranaki Daily News
... Maori engagement, leadership and success in trades." He said too many Maori were "failing miserably at home, at school and at play" and they wanted an education system that offered strong, driven leaders who could show clear pathways into skilled jobs.

No public holiday at two top Waikato schools

Stuff.co.nz
And with all the costs involved, it's unlikely state schools could even afford to. Keeping the classrooms running doesn't come cheap. Hamilton Girls' High School principal Marie Gordon said the school would not stay open on Waitangi Day, if it was an ...

Waitakiri School has bright first day

Stuff.co.nz
The two schools closed at the end of last year and merged as part of the Ministry of Education's post- quake shake-up. Principal Neill O'Reilly announced the school open, before Ngai Tahu elder Rick Tau offered a blessing and pupils sang and performed ...