Thursday 14 August 2014

Friday 15 August 2014

Positive behaviour improves outcomes for students

Hekia Parata | Education
A programme focused on improving behaviour in schools is having a positive impact in classrooms across New Zealand, Education Minister Hekia Parata says. The findings, released today, are from an ongoing evaluation into the Positive Behaviour for Learning School-Wide (PB4L) programme. The evaluation is being carried out by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). “More than 500 schools around the country are involved in the PB4L programme, which helps schools to improve student wellbeing and increase educational achievement,” Ms Parata says. ...

Minister praises education project

Stuff.co.nz
IN-DEPTH CHAT: Education Minister Hekia Parata was in Taranaki yesterday to visit schools and education providers, including Witt on Taranaki Futures' Build a Bach site, where 17 students from five high schools are gaining work experience.

Principal questions education system

Radio New Zealand
... not lead to any more resources for struggling students. She said the country's schools were being forced to adopt national standards and questioned where Maori knowledge sat in those expectations, and whether that was something that schools valued.

Work experience for teachers

Hundreds of teachers will take a break from the classroom today to visit the type of workplaces that their students could end up in.Teachers' Workchoice Day runs in Auckland and Christchurch and aims to help give teachers the knowledge...
Primary and intermediate school teachers and principals are voting this week on whether to accept or reject the government's flagship education policy.

Teachers and principals vote on Govt's education proposals

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Primary school teachers and principals are voting this week on whether or not to reject the government's controversial $359m "Investing in Educational Success" policy. NZEI Te Riu Roa National President, Judith Nowotarski says principals, teachers, and ...

Science forum targets young minds

'You only live once - so do what you love."While hardly rocket science, the advice was just as important as anything else one of our most accomplished chemists could impart to the next generation of female researchers yesterday.Distinguished...

QPEC Release: Charter school loses 10% of roll

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It seems these concerns may have been justified” said Mr Courtney. “It is well known from the experience of charter schools overseas that charter schools 'counsel out' difficult students who could bring down school grades. Is this something that could ...

Zoning review prompts submission to school board

Stuff.co.nz
Up to 30 families could be forced to send younger children elsewhere if a school's enrolment boundary changes. A section of Mission Heights Primary School's western boundary could shift under a zoning review. The review was requested by the Ministry of ...

Social equity vital to education: new director

Massey News (press release)
Growing Massey's international research partnerships and being the education provider of choice for Māori and Pasifika educators and higher education staff in developing economies in the Asia Pacific region are also top priorities, says Professor O ...

Destiny Church school applies for state funding

3News NZ
PPTA president Angela Roberts says smaller schools like Destiny – which has a role of around 150 – are relatively expensive to run, and therefore place more pressure on the public school network. Destiny Church, headed by Bishop Brian Tamaki, lost its ...

Waitaki Boys 'crisis' needs urgent action - ministry

Stuff.co.nz
The Ministry of Education will consider statutory intervention if the Waitaki Boys' High School (WBHS) board of trustees is unable of effectively resolve issues highlighted in a critical report. A redacted report, compiled by educational advisor Cleave ...

Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor

Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Auckland regarding the Faculty Administrative Review
A report released today by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) shows Whitireia is among New Zealand’s top performing polytechnics.

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