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. ...
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.
... 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.
Minister praises education project
Stuff.co.nzIN-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
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Teachers and principals vote on Govt's education proposals
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Science forum targets young minds
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Zoning review prompts submission to school board
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Social equity vital to education: new director
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Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor
Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Auckland regarding the Faculty Administrative Review
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