Wednesday 12 March 2014

Thursday, 13 March 2014



Global Education Ministers to attend Summit

Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata says that it is a credit to the quality of our education system that nearly 20 Ministers of Education from the top performing education systems around the world are coming to New Zealand later this month to attend the International Summit on the Teaching Profession. “This is the ‘world cup’ of education,” Ms Parata says, “and our bid to host this prestigious summit was well received, and is being well supported.” ... 

$30mil distributed by TEC turns heads

Māori Television
That's prompted a call from some Māori MPs to ensure their work is still supported. It's widely known Māori feature heavily in poor statistics, including health, education, social development issues and many more. Research is one avenue which provides ...
Government limits opportunity for Māori development
Maori Party challenged on centre

Bad teachers in education law's sights

There will be less chance of dodgy teachers resurfacing at other schools under legislation to be introduced in Parliament today, Education Minister Hekia Parata says.In a major shake-up of teaching, the Education Council of Aotearoa...

Ministry reviews new school sites

Stuff.co.nz
Potential sites had not yet been identified for the co-located Shirley Boys' and Avonside Girls' schools, head of education infrastructure Kim Shannon said. September 2012 ministry documents suggested that while the exact new location was unknown ...

Greens back biking to school

The Greens are promising a $200 million-dollar boost to get children to school by bike and on foot.

Playcentres 'teach parents, not just kids'

Playcentres are under threat of closure, even as politicians investigate ways to get parents more involved in children's learning.

Celebrate great Kiwi teachers

Stuff.co.nz
Last updated 15:52 12/03/2014. Micah Hocquard. KIRK HARGREAVES. Medbury Preparatory School teacher Micah Hocquard has won the primary schools section of this year's Most Inspiring Teachers awards.

ECE funding just box ticking without more services

waateanews.com
Waatea ENG 06/03/2014 - PM · Waatea english 6th mar 2014 - Midday · Waatea english 6th mar 2014-AM. 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 ...

Teachers' blurred lines with students

Stuff.co.nz
At the end of a teacher placement, Miss Brown said she had become uncomfortable when she was asked by the classroom teacher to provide the children with her email address so they could stay in contact. "It was my personal email address and I wasn't ...

Reo role for all says minister

waateanews.com
Education Minister Hekia Parata says the education system alone can't guarantee the next generation of Maori speakers. The Government is currently considering Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples's plan to put iwi in charge of Maori language strategy.

Kohanga stresses role of wider whanau

Radio New Zealand
The Kohanga Reo National Trust has told a parliamentary committee that the wider whanau, not just parents, are vital in the development of Maori children. A Maori grandmother with her mokopuna. Photo: PHOTO NZ. The education and science select ...

Preschool grows on Samoan values

Auckland stuff.co.nz
Preschool grows on Samoan values. TAO LIN. Last updated 05:00 13/03/2014. Samoan Values. EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE: Staff member Mulufuaina Taulia reads to the children at Samoan immersion early childhood education centre Fetu Taiala Aoga Amata, one of only ...

Principal took $30k from decile one school

A principal and her husband siphoned off more than $30,000 from a decile one school in South Auckland and splashed out on themselves.Rather than the money going towards pupil education at Mayfield Primary School in Otara, Colleen...

Education board chair: "Judge us by our actions"

Anglicannews
That's the message that Stephen Jacobi, the new chairman of the new Te Aute Trust Board, wants Maori mums and dads – in fact, anyone who has ties to Te Aute College and Hukarere Girls' College – to take on board. Judge us by our actions, in other words.

Scholarship helps to take the stress out of study

Stuff.co.nz
A high-achieving Hawera academic credits some of her success to the financial assistance given to her by the Parininihi ki Waitotara (PKW) Trust. In 2011, Acushla O'Carroll received a three-year scholarship from the trust which helped fund her PhD ...

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