The Global Search for Education: From New Zealand
Huffington PostA statutory manager may be sent to the failing school, but according to Dr. Rosemary Hipkins, Chief Researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER), "the brief will be about getting the administration back on track (in terms of ...
Unlocking the Idea of 'Capabilities' in Science
NZ Science TeacherAccording to our curriculum, all students should become responsible, thoughtful citizens in society. The ‘science capabilities’ play a vital role in teaching and learning, writes NZCER Chief Researcher Rose Hipkins.
Pay Period performance steady
Steven Joyce | EducationLatest figures show the school payroll system maintained a steady performance for each of the last four pay periods. Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce today released the reports on complaints and notifications received in regards to Pay Periods 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the schools’ payroll.
New Zealand's first Chief Education Scientific Advisor sees room for improvement
Helping close achievement gaps in our classrooms will be a priority for a leading academic appointed to a major new science education role.Professor Stuart McNaughton, New Zealand's first Chief Education Scientific Advisor, told...Championing a cultural treasure: Sounds good to me
Manawatu StandardThey both went to kohanga reo and kura kaupapa total immersion Maori schools in Wellington and then Auckland. A number of my Pakeha friends and family asked me what on earth I was doing. Why bother, they said. They'll never use te reo overseas, it's a ...
John Roughan: Principles lost in a grammar zone
What goes through the minds of educational professionals when they see the lengths that property owners will go to remain in a prestigious school zone?Amusement may have been their initial reaction to reading this week that an overlap...Matt Heath: Hard lessons learned from schoolyard fights
My son turned 5 and started school last week. It was an emotional time for me. He is so small and his uniform so large. His shorts hang below his knees and his backpack is as big as he is. Very cute.The drop-off was bittersweet....
Insight for 27 July 2014 - NZ's Most Vulnerable Kids
Anusha Bradley speaks to six families involved in a long term study as the latest report explores what makes a child vulnerable.
Teacher's depravity lost in system
An Auckland school failed to act on concerns raised by two teenage students who felt unsafe around their teacher - six years before he was arrested for sexually grooming one of them and other underage girls.The lack of records on...Students helping others
Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago ...
The large turnout of students at the volunteer fair at the University of Otago last week might surprise some because the image of Otago students is not always edifying. ... It should also be again acknowledged that a significant slice of any trouble these days is caused by non-student interlopers into the North End. Many organisations in Dunedin rely on students as participants and volunteers and have done so for years. This extends through sports clubs, music and ...
TEU's national council wants more action to address the needs of Māori students following information earlier this year that Māori take significantly longer to pay back student loans. TEU's Te Tumu Awhina, Margaret Taurere ...
She said part of the issue was youth - particularly Maori and Pasifika - who struggled to fit into the school system and ended up in alternative education instead. "It is the state school system we still need to train in how to teach and work with ...
Striving to fill gaps for our youth
Wanganui ChronicleShe said part of the issue was youth - particularly Maori and Pasifika - who struggled to fit into the school system and ended up in alternative education instead. "It is the state school system we still need to train in how to teach and work with ...
Unitec competition gets women into coding
A competition for girls at Unitec in Auckland aims to start getting more Kiwi women involved.
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