Wednesday 26 February 2014

Thursday, 27 February 2014


The NZ Spelling Bee celebrates tenth birthday Hekia Parata | Education

Education Minister Hekia Parata celebrated the tenth birthday of The New Zealand Spelling Bee at an event at Rata Street School in Wellington today. The New Zealand Spelling Bee, which is run by a charitable trust, has seen thousands of Kiwi kids discover a love for language, and nine students crowned National Spelling Bee Champion, over the past decade. ...

Editorial: where's the deep data?

New Zealand Listener
Two weeks ago, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced a “significant lift across the board” in the proportion of 2013 NCEA passes at Level 2. Pasifika students made a startling 7% jump. Maori students pulled off a solid rise of 4%. Both these gains ...

Cuts affect long-term learning programmes

Stuff.co.nz
Manager Keith Shaw said they did pick up some additional intensiveliteracy and numeracy funding. But unlike the 26 hours of ... The organisation started this year without the 30-week adult learning and 20-week Kickstart courses. The cuts resulted in ...

2014 International science opportunities for year 12 and 13 students

International opportunities are available for senior secondary students who are passionate about science: London International Youth Science Forum; USA International Space Camp; Youth ANZAAS, Melbourne. Students need to meet the required criteria, and applications must be received by 4pm Wednesday 26 March 2014. (A maximum of 3 applications per school for each of the opportunities is allowed.)

Boarding schools face six years of backpayments to staff

More than a hundred school hostels are facing a massive bill after workers at two boarding facilities won six years of backpayments in the Employment Court.

College shifts focus to workplace

Stuff.co.nz
The 13-week course involves some generic classroom work, such as health and safety, but primarily gives individualised help to get people work ready said college manager Andrea Armstrong. That includes interview skills, personal presentation and ...

Everyone benefits from international students

The value of international students to the regional and national economies has been highlighted in a new economic impact report. 
A good start to the year for the University of Waikato has been given a significant boost with five subject areas assessed as being among the best in the world.

Sustainable Practice graduates work for a better future

Now in its fourth year, Otago Polytechnic’s Graduate Programmes in Sustainable Practice is providing New Zealand companies, organisations and a variety of projects with graduates qualified in implementing sustainable practice.

Programmes in full swing at the House of Science

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
After school programmes, teacher professional development sessions and Seaweek workshops are keeping the House of Science director, Chris Duggan, very busy. With school back it is also busy at Taurangas House of Science. Last week saw the first of ...

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