Respected academics join IES advisory group
Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata says six respected education experts have agreed to join the advisory group working on the detailed design of Investing in Educational Success, the major initiative to raise student achievement. “We are maintaining the momentum of our $359 million dollar investment to lift the quality and consistency of teaching and leadership across the education system, so we are ready to begin implementation from next year. This means every young New Zealander gets the best education possible. ..
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
The latest five groups selected for the Māori and Pasifika Trades Training initiative were today announced by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Associate Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Tariana Turia. The joint initiative by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the Tertiary Education Commission will fund 3,000 places by 2015 to encourage young Māori and Pasifika people to gain qualifications, New Zealand apprenticeships and employment. ...
The latest five groups selected for the Māori and Pasifika Trades Training initiative were today announced by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Associate Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Tariana Turia. The joint initiative by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the Tertiary Education Commission will fund 3,000 places by 2015 to encourage young Māori and Pasifika people to gain qualifications, New Zealand apprenticeships and employment. ...
Paula Bennett | Social Development
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has welcomed the passing of the Vulnerable Children Bill into law ensuring that New Zealand’s most at risk children get priority in accessing services and support. “With more than 30 specific initiatives contained within the Children’s Action Plan, this new legislation provides a solid platform of accountability and monitoring never before seen in child protection to underpin the plan,” says Mrs Bennett. ...
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has welcomed the passing of the Vulnerable Children Bill into law ensuring that New Zealand’s most at risk children get priority in accessing services and support. “With more than 30 specific initiatives contained within the Children’s Action Plan, this new legislation provides a solid platform of accountability and monitoring never before seen in child protection to underpin the plan,” says Mrs Bennett. ...
Māori Battalion’s legacy honoured at celebration of excellence
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has praised the nine outstanding Māori students who have received scholarships to honour the 28th Māori Batallion. Ms Parata says the Ngārimu VC and 28th Māori Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Board has awarded scholarships to students who demonstrate education excellence and embody the Battalion’s characteristics of commitment, service and leadership. ...
Construction starts for Mangere trades academy
Nikki Kaye | EducationA new, modern-trades academy at Southern Cross Campus will create better career pathways for local students, Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye announced today. Ms Kaye will attend a sod-turning ceremony at the Mangere, Auckland campus this morning, marking the start of construction of the $20m redevelopment. “The ceremony signals to the Mangere community that the campus is moving forward and that the young people of this community will have high-quality facilities to support their learning,” Ms Kaye says. ...$2.4 million for new classrooms in Arrowtown
Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye has announced funding for new classrooms at Arrowtown Primary School, in response to a growing population. The $2.4 million investment to build six classrooms will provide modern learning environments that are enjoyable to teach in and learn in, Ms Kaye says. “This Government has a vision for a sustainable network of schools that can accommodate the rapidly growing Queenstown area. ...
Report says 80% of schools have inadequate heath services
Dr Simon Denny is a senior lecturer in Youth Health from the University of Auckland. Allan Vester, Chair of the Secondary Principal's Council and Principal of Edgewater College in Pakuranga.School health finding spurs extra funding
Health services at more than one in 10 New Zealand schools have been found to consist of little more than the offer of a sticking plaster.The finding is part of new University of Auckland research that found students at schools...
MIT's new Manukau campus opens
An ambitious project to get more Maori and Pacific island students into tertiary education will be officially opened today.$100m campus opens in Manukau
A new $100 million tertiary campus opens in Manukau today - with backers hoping it will not just transform the central business district but also the area's study rates.However, Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) is now under...
A group of Palmerston North teens are advocating for sexual health and abuse awareness education to be made mandatory throughout secondary school. Palmerston North Girls' High School year 13 students Julia Wilson-Orr, Rebekah Lowe, Grace ...
The head of Te Wananga o Aotearoa says the three Maori tertiary institutions have given many Maori and Pacific people their first chance at education. A new report by economic consultancy BERL has found the wananga contribute more than $300 million a ...
The Child Poverty Action Group says at-risk children are paying the price for the Government's rush to increase enrolments in early education. In a report published on Thursday, the group says the Government needs ... not be forcing beneficiaries to ...
Students promote sex education
Stuff.co.nzA group of Palmerston North teens are advocating for sexual health and abuse awareness education to be made mandatory throughout secondary school. Palmerston North Girls' High School year 13 students Julia Wilson-Orr, Rebekah Lowe, Grace ...
Wananga first chance education for many
waateanews.comThe head of Te Wananga o Aotearoa says the three Maori tertiary institutions have given many Maori and Pacific people their first chance at education. A new report by economic consultancy BERL has found the wananga contribute more than $300 million a ...
Poverty group criticises early childhood policy
Radio New ZealandThe Child Poverty Action Group says at-risk children are paying the price for the Government's rush to increase enrolments in early education. In a report published on Thursday, the group says the Government needs ... not be forcing beneficiaries to ...
Education technology a promising market for NZ
New Zealand companies are poised to make hundreds-of-millions of dollars from education software that does things like help children learn their sums.
It's like a revolving door. Pupils are constantly moving in and out of Tamaki schools, disrupting their studies and their classrooms. A Child Poverty Action Group report released in May shows transience is a significant issue for low-decile Auckland ...
It is unlikely the government will ever recover money from a charter school's land and buildings if the school fails, says New Zealand First. “In Parliament today Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye could not adequately explain how the government ...
Govt spends $8.5m on charter schools
Schools' revolving door woes
Stuff.co.nzIt's like a revolving door. Pupils are constantly moving in and out of Tamaki schools, disrupting their studies and their classrooms. A Child Poverty Action Group report released in May shows transience is a significant issue for low-decile Auckland ...
Wellington international student numbers continue to rise
The numbers of international students in Wellington continue to rise with particularly strong growth for schools and in the institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITP) sector. Education New Zealand 2013 report show the region’s school sector grew ...Winds of Change Have Hit Canterbury Education
A significant change in education is taking place in Canterbury. Canterbury Tertiary College, the local Trades Academy and part of CPIT, Christchurch Polytech, is providing hands on training for students in a range of sectors while they’re still at secondary ...Prof goes public on Lincoln ‘crisis’
Tertiary Update Vol 17 No 19 TEU national secretary Sharn Riggs says TEU members nationwide will be supporting Professor Keith Woodford, who has taken the rare step of writing publicly on what he calls a “crisis”...Taxpayers' Money at Risk in Charter Schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)It is unlikely the government will ever recover money from a charter school's land and buildings if the school fails, says New Zealand First. “In Parliament today Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye could not adequately explain how the government ...
Govt spends $8.5m on charter schools
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