Green Star rating for new schools
Nikki Kaye | EducationThe government’s building programme for new schools is breaking fresh ground by ensuring new schools meet exacting environmental building standards, Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye says. “Children are reaping the benefits of learning in classrooms with plenty of natural light and warmth, and featuring energy efficient lighting and heating. “Additionally, schools with energy efficient lighting and heating benefit from reduced operating costs and long-term maintenance costs,” Ms Kaye says. ...
Boys' schools research flawed and unhelpful
Scoop.co.nz (press release)But the research, undertaken by the New Zealand Council of Educational Research (NZCER) for the Association of Boys' Schools of New Zealand (ABSNZ) is flawed both in the way it has been carried out and in conception. A key problem is that the research ...
Verity Johnson: 'All boys, no girls' fails the gender exam
I reckon that single-sex schools and healthy cereal are the same phenomenon.They're great in theory. Then you try them. You become a gibbering wreck, sobbing into your bowl of brown mush and desperately scanning the ingredients...How will controversial education reforms raise achievement?
The 360 million dollar policy, dubbed Investing in Educational Success, will see the creation of communities of schools, with new roles of Executive Principal, and expert and lead teachers who will be paid more. But it has caused rifts between primary and secondary teachers and principals. With Graham Stoop Deputy Secretary for Education.Union leadership key to education success
This month the primary school teachers' union, the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI), and the body representing principals, the New Zealand Principals' Federation (NZPF), gave a thumbs down to the $359m Investing in Educational Success (IES) policy announced by John Key in January.Child Poverty
We take a look at the always controversial topic of child poverty in New Zealand.Free training for Maori and Pasifika
Radio New ZealandTertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce said there were strong career prospects for skilled trades people. He said it was a really good time to get into the trades as there had been a big lift in construction in Auckland and ...
Rocky start for charter school
Serious health and safety issues including drug use and bullying plagued one of New Zealand's first charter schools as its management became dysfunctional.Steps were taken to reduce the authority of the school's two leaders - who...
NZEI Te Riu Roa fully supports recommendations released today aimed at ensuring all New Zealand children receive high quality, culturally appropriate early childhood education.
A major milestone has been reached in the rollout of the Network forLearning (N4L) programme, with 500 schools now connected to the Managed Network. “I am pleased to announce that the rollout is progressing ahead of schedule and that more than 900 ...
A report has been released that shows what is ahead for education and the use of technology to create connected communities. Released by Nikki Kaye, Associate Education Minister, the 'Future-focused learning in connected communities' report was ...
N4L rollout ahead of schedule, says Govt
Techday NZA major milestone has been reached in the rollout of the Network forLearning (N4L) programme, with 500 schools now connected to the Managed Network. “I am pleased to announce that the rollout is progressing ahead of schedule and that more than 900 ...
Education report provides powerful vision for the future says Kaye
Techday NZA report has been released that shows what is ahead for education and the use of technology to create connected communities. Released by Nikki Kaye, Associate Education Minister, the 'Future-focused learning in connected communities' report was ...
An innovative, first-of-its-kind early learning project will be delivered by local Early Childhood Education (ECE) providers through a collaborative programme in the Tāmaki suburbs of Glen Innes, Panmure and Pt. England in Auckland. The Ministry ...
An expert writing group is being formed to develop appointment criteria and an assessment process for the new roles. This work will be completed by the end of August. “I am also continuing to travel around the country responding to invitations from ...
Work continues on plan to lift student achievement
Scoop.co.nz (press release)An expert writing group is being formed to develop appointment criteria and an assessment process for the new roles. This work will be completed by the end of August. “I am also continuing to travel around the country responding to invitations from ...
Today's answers for yesterday's schools
Budding architect Emily Mills is using a state-of-the-art industrial laser cutter to bring one of her 3D digital creations to life.At her private school's new "FabLab", fellow students concentrate intently as they sit before banks...
Charlene Reid is what you might call a rockstar among teachers.It's not what she would call herself.She is just getting on with it at what used to be an ordinary school in the Bronx district of New York where she is Head of School.But...
“Medical students are being stopped in their tracks by National's limit onstudent support, Labour's Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street says. “The government introduced a seven year limit on access tostudent loans and allowances in ...
A burst water pipe has left Christchurch Girls' High School without water, forcing it to send about 1000 students home for the rest of the day. The school ran out of water about midday today, and after contacting the city council, principal Pauline ...
Labour will lift cap for medical students
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“Medical students are being stopped in their tracks by National's limit onstudent support, Labour's Tertiary Education spokesperson Maryan Street says. “The government introduced a seven year limit on access tostudent loans and allowances in ...
Girls' High sends pupils home
Stuff.co.nzA burst water pipe has left Christchurch Girls' High School without water, forcing it to send about 1000 students home for the rest of the day. The school ran out of water about midday today, and after contacting the city council, principal Pauline ...
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