Monday 30 June 2014

Tuesday, 1 July 2014


Peter Hughes: We must all play our part to wipe out bullying

When I was growing up, bullying at school was a fact of life, almost a rite of passage. If you complained about it, you were told to toughen up.I saw some pretty terrible things done to other children, and I know for a fact those... 

Students told to set goals, dream big

Stuff.co.nz
More than 300 New Zealand leaders visited classrooms throughout New Zealand yesterday to mark the start of The Sir Peter Blake Trust Leadership Week, which runs until Friday. This year's leadership week theme is "Make it Happen", with local leaders ...

Principals' Survey Says IES Wrong Model

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
They say that the model is too complex and inflexible in its present form to deliver on its goals, and principals would rather see this money moved closer to classrooms and children, than have it spent on topping up salaries for a few. “The policy ...

The Letter - All changed, all the same

“Education has become more important than ever. All around the world, the incomes of the well-educated are rising rapidly while the incomes of uneducated people are stagnating.

Do not gamble with state education, Mr Key

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
National must rule out gambling with New Zealand's State education system and categorically dismiss ACT's dangerous charter schools plan, Labour Leader David Cunliffe said. “In media this morning John Key appeared to put a dollar each way on ACT's ...

Future focus at research conference

About 120 delegates, mostly from Universities and research institutes from around Australasia, are attending the fifth eResearch New Zealand Conference being held this week at the University of Waikato.

Forum aims at the right pathway to suit learner needs

New Zealand’s largest forum on supporting pathways, transitions and bridges for learners to tertiary education opens today (Day 1) with a joint ministerial address from the Minister of Education, Hon Hekia Parata and the Hon Steven Joyce – Minister ...

Government needs to come clean on support cut plans 

Students are calling for the Minister for Tertiary Education to come clean on his plans for further cuts to student support if the National-led government is re-elected.
Adding ‘Creative Industries’ as a Vocational Pathway will increase opportunities for young people if industry, schools and education providers get involved, says the Industry Training Federation. “Creative Industries is the sixth vocational ...

Brain Bee buzz helps promote sciences

The annual New Zealand Brain Bee Challenge for secondary school students gets under way this week (July 2) at the University of Auckland. More than 170 students from secondary schools throughout the North Island will converge on the University’s ...

Rural schools compete for HP prize pool

Techday NZ
HP notebooks, chromebooks, slates and printers are prize options, including technological support for the school. “We are delighted to be partnering in this initiative, which will offer a real IT boost to the winningschools,” Kerry Maw, Rural Women NZ ...

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