Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Survey of primary and intermediate schools

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
This analysis was published in a conference paper and media release in December 2013 and is available on the NZCER website at: http://www.nzcer.org.nz/research/publications/national-standards-what-difference-are-they-making. The NZCER primary and ...

Principals lament lack of resources

MSN NZ News
A study by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research says they have high or very high stress levels, up 11 per cent since the last survey in 2010.

Half of primary school principals stressed - survey

Marlborough Express
Teachers and principals of primary and intermediate schools are "being stretched too thin", a new survey suggests. The three-yearly New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) 2013 survey found 72 per cent of principals and 74 per cent of ...

Kiwi teacher morale drops

Newstalk ZB
There's no surprise from the Labour Party to the findings from a survey of primary and intermediate schools. The research conducted by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research has found 72 percent of principals say their morale is high or very ...

Principals and teachers are "stressed and losing morale"

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“This government has tried to create a 'crisis' atmosphere in schools to justify its agenda that includes National Standards, charter schools and a competitive, business approach to education,” she said. “They're trying to blame teachers for children ...

Plummeting teacher morale unsurprising

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Every week I visit staffrooms and classrooms throughout the country where principals regularly telling me morale is the lowest they have ever seen it. “Hekia Parata's heavy-handed approach to the teaching profession is clearly evident in her current ...

Education money better spent elsewhere - parents

3News NZ
Ms Nowotarski says it's not surprising that teachers still love what they do, despite "morale… being peeled away" by the Government's reforms, which include National Standards, charter schools and "a competitive, business approach to education". "The ...

Poll shows minimal public support for new teacher roles

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
In the lead-up to the 2014 Budget, less than 6% of people think the government's plan to establish new leadership roles for some principals and teachers is a good use of increased education funding, according to a new poll. The poll, commissioned by ...

Budget 2014: $20m for 6,000 more apprentices

Steven Joyce | Budget 2014

Continuing high demand for the Apprenticeship Reboot means the Government has decided to spend up to $20 million in Budget 2014 for an extra 6,000 places as part of its Business Growth Agenda, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce says. The Apprenticeship Reboot was announced in January 2013 by Prime Minister John Key alongside an overhaul of the apprenticeship scheme to get more apprentices qualified, especially in construction trades. ...

Teachers' bias against Maori pupils revealed in study

A researcher has been shocked by the racist attitudes of the teachers she interviewed for a study looking at expectations for students' success.Hana Turner conducted the survey for her thesis Teacher Expectations, Ethnicity and...

'Racist' teachers shock researcher

Otago Daily Times
Hana Turner says teachers' expectations were highest for Asian students, followed by Pakeha and Pasifika students. A researcher has been shocked by the racist attitudes of the teachers she interviewed for work looking at expectations for students ...

Students have more power to stop bullying - study

3News NZ
Research has found students have more power than teachers when it comes to stopping classroom bullying. A University of Auckland health study questioned more than 9000 high school students about bullying behaviour in their school. Associate Professor ...

Daisies shortlisted for Prime Minister's Education Award

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The awards, which were established last year, recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements in early childhood education, primary and secondary schooling. www.pmawards.education.govt.nz. Daisies is the only early childhood centre on the Teaching ...