Hekia Parata | Education
An innovative new competition for Year 10 students helping to promote careers in the primary industries has been launched today by Education Minister Hekia Parata and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy. The Enterprising Primary Industries Career (EPIC) Challenge for 2014 requires school students to identify different careers within the primary industries and develop a strategy promoting them to the target market of Year 10 students. ...
Tariana Turia | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Associate Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Tariana Turia, has moved quickly to correct the tall tales being released into the public arena about the state of Māori employment. “The reality is that in the last quarter there has been an encouraging improvement in employment for both Māori and Pasifika. In percentile terms, for Māori there’s been an increase in the employment rate between the first quarters of 2013 and 2014 from 56.2% to 58.7% and for Pasifika from 51.1% to 54.3%,” says Mrs Turia. ...
Parents are raising more than $357 million a year in donations and fundraising to support the "free" schooling system.Schools in wealthier neighbourhoods are bringing in an average of $740 a student each year in donations and fundraising,...
Teacher unions are denying Auckland University claims that the standard of English from people starting its courses is not up to scratch.
New Zealanders are among the 120 leading academics and teachers from 12 countries who have written an open letter criticising the negative educational impact of the OECD’s PISA tests.
A majority of teachers and parents want this week’s budget to focus on smaller class sizes and ensuring that children most in need get targeted assistance.
Auckland University is doubling the English literacy entry standard for all students from 2016 because some students' written work is so poor. Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland, John Morrow, and Auckland's Western Springs College, Head of Careers, Kay Wallace, join the programme.
New Zealand Herald
For some teachers, the Auckland masters student's thesis reveals little has changed since the days when Maori pupils were "encouraged" into down-market technical and domestic subjects where it suited a Pakeha-run educational establishment to keep them ...
If obeying a few basic rules, going to school, reading, asking questions and asking for help are considered the norm in your house and in the classroom, there's absolutely no reason children shouldn't reach their full potential.It...
We face an interesting irony when it comes to applied tertiary education.Nationally and internationally we need more vocational and technical skills to build successful economies, and the Government is pushing for this. But a dark...
A new poll shows that voters are unimpressed with the government’s handling of education so far, highlighting the importance of getting the 2014 Budget right next week.
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
For her upcoming Inaugural Professorial Lecture The politics of evidence:Assessment agenda, Professor Cowie will consider the influence of powerful global testing regimes on the one hand, and of information on student learning that is generated ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
NZ's charter schools are proving to be small and expensive, according to figures obtained under the Official Information Act. “The 1 March roll returns confirm a total of only 367 students were enrolled in the first five charter schools, which makes ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Ng Pae o te Mramatanga (NPM) extends its congratulations to the six Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs) whose funding was announced by the Tertiary Education Commission yesterday. NPM recognises that each one of these centres will make a ...
The six Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs) that have been selected through the 2013/14 selection process have the potential to make major contributions to New Zealand’s future economic and social development, says Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) ...
Voxy
"The three people featured in the advertisements are deeply passionate about the power of education, and by sharing their stories we hope to inspire more Maori to engage in higher education at Unitec and give back to their whanau and communities," says ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The latest Te Kaupapa Whaioranga document will precede the government's budget by a week, and will give an alternative perspective for the direction parliament should take to support high quality, accessible and equitable tertiary education. A week out ...
Techday NZ
... digital learning journey for schools, communities, teachers and students. The Ministry is also covering the cost of the development of the resources, with relief provided to schools where there is significant input required from a teacher or ...
Auckland stuff.co.nz
Why I teach · In our Schools · Careers. Fast fibre keeps kids at school. ALEXANDRA NEWLOVE. Last updated 05:00 13/05/2014. Henare children. PERFECT HARMONY: The Henare children performed an impressively polished version of the school's broadband-themed ...
Stuff.co.nz
"At the moment, you can get a scenario of five kids living next door to each another, but going to different schools. We want to walk our kids to class." Papakowhai School principal Mark Smith said the issue was complicated. He said there was breathing ...
Year 10 students at Aorere College ramped up their money skills by taking part in a four-day financial literacy programme. More information (including a video) on the
sorted website.
Stuff.co.nz
Not all boarding schools are such a bad thing, in fact, mind saved my life. I was not there for six years, like the writer of this article, but I really would like to contribute a positive experience. I was 11 years old when my parents sent me to ...
EIT ideaschool staff and students are shaping up as an even tighter team with their own mobile app keeping them in touch.
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Mr Hyde was commenting on Term 1 NCEA assessment results that showed Vanguard students across all demographics had significantly lifted their success rates from their previous schooling. European and Other students were achieving 93% success, up from ...
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic: passionate teaching staff credited for win at Competenz Awards Engineering staff from Bay of Plenty Polytechnic were all smiles at the recent Competenz Provider Awards winning two out of a possible nine national awards. Competenz, ...
The Dominion Post
NZQA deputy chief executive Richard Thornton congratulated the students, saying they performed exceptionally well. ''All the award winners should be very proud of themselves. Their results reflect the hard work they have undertaken during the school ...
