Report on Education Regulations released
Hekia Parata | EducationA report looking at how improved legislation and regulation could free-up schools to focus more on raising student achievement has been welcomed by Education Minister Hekia Parata. The Taskforce on Regulations Affecting School Performance, which was established late last year, considered the current regulatory system schools operate under to see if the Government can ease their operating environment and provide more fit for purpose regulation for 21st century requirements. ...
Minister welcomes parental engagement report
Hekia Parata | EducationA report recommending ways to encourage more parents to get involved in their children’s education has been welcomed by Education Minister Hekia Parata. The report of the Inquiry into Engaging Parents in the Education of their Children puts forward a range of recommendations that could help boost student achievement through better engagement with parents, families, whānau and communities. Ms Parata says the report from Parliament’s Education and Science Select Committee underlines the importance of parental involvement in student success. ...
Educated questions over changes
Stuff.co.nzAnother concern is the disruption to learning when expert teachers leave their classroom for two days per week to teach at another school. Other roles include "change principals", who will work with low-performing schools and lead teachers, who will be ...
Educational training boost under Labour
3News NZMr Robertson is promising to "restore the capability and confidence" in institutes of technology and polytechs. He says $40 million will be spent over four years establishing 10 centres at existing polytechs. Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment ...
Labour will establish Centres of Vocational Excellence
School puts microchip idea on hold
NZ CityEducation Minister Hekia Parata said it was a matter for the board to deal with, but she was not in favour. "Boards are there to represent their parent community. This is creating a debate in that school community and it's something that they will ...
Microchip school bracelets spark objections
Opposition to school's bracelet scheme
School suspends microchip plan
Microchipped school bracelets 'plain odd' - mother
A mother was horrified to hear her daughters' wrists had been measured for microchipped wrist bands at their primary school.Principals cautiously optimistic about Novopay
Teachers say they're celebrating the government's decision to take control of Novopay, the controversial educational payroll system that has been beset with problems.Editorial: Government slow to act on Novopay
Why, Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins asked, had it taken the Government so long to take action over the troubled Novopay school payroll service? It was a reasonable question on several counts. As long as 18 months ago, a...
Kevin Fallon gets dismissed as a football coach at Mt Albert Grammar and it makes the national news. If a top physics or maths teacher was to leave a school due to frustration, it would be of little news value. Our attitudes to education...
Labour has announced a $40 million package to set up ten new 'centres of vocational excellence' at regional institutes of technology, saying National had put too much focus on university qualifications at the expense of critical trade...
Debating with the youth wings
Putting together the representatives of five political youth wings was always going to make for a lively discussion, and that’s exactly what happened.Along with Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association, The Wireless hosted a debate between representatives of the youth wings of ACT, NZ First, National, the Greens and Labour. We asked them to go head to head on education, the economy, the environment, housing and inequality.
Teachers wary over review
Scoop.co.nz (press release)The last thing teachers and parents want is for the goals of our education system to be narrowed down to 'improved outcomes' in the three R's measured by National Standards. New Zealand has a rich, full education curriculum. Let's not dumb it down and ...
Investment in international education provides boost
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Other successful initiatives include a collaboration of four high schools from Auckland and Tauranga to attract more students from Mexico and a project by Hamilton-based Online Education Ltd to translate its 'Code Avengers' online computer programming ...
Stress relief for uni students
Stuff.co.nzMassey University students have been treated to free massages, cupcakes and condoms in an effort to provide the strung-out among them some stress relief. Held by Palmerston North's Massey UniversityStudents' Association (MUSA), the inaugural Hauora ...
Schools would see positive impact from minimum wage increase
Scoop.co.nz (press release)A large number of early childhood education support workers and school support staff, particularly teacher aides, are currently earning barely more than the minimum wage. Combined with uncertain job security from term to term, many also find themselves ...
Hui fono focuses on culture and creativity
Maori and Pasifika students will tackle the issue of how to integrate culture into their work at an upcoming hui fono in Northland. The students from the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries at the University of Auckland head North on Friday ...Innovative courseware development on agenda
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“The app comprises audio, video, graphics, and interactive learning activities that will help adult learners overcome literacy and numeracy issues so that they can fully engage with the study materials.” The app has been developed to be delivered on ...
Close Whangaruru Charter School Now
Scoop.co.nz (press release)When will it come to a similar conclusion about the education system – and shut down charter schools. It can start with Whangaruru. “New Zealand First calls on the Minister to do this immediately and place the students with registered teaching staff so ...
Principal seeks new challenges
Auckland stuff.co.nz"Look at the uproar National Standards caused a few years ago and now it is working fine. You just get on with it," he said. Leverton was looking forward to seeking out the difference between Geraldine and Ashburton but believed there were some ...
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