Tai Tokerau academic sets 'first' for NZ educational journal
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Since graduating EdD in 2007 Georgina held research positions with the Starpath Project and NZCER before being appointed as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education. 'Te take kāhore ahau e tuhi rangahau i te reo Māori' is published in Volume 49, Number 1 ...
$10m to increase Asian languages in schools
Hekia Parata | EducationThe Government will invest $10 million over five years to increase the provision of Asian languages in schools, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today. The money will be used to create a contestable fund where schools can apply for funding to establish new Mandarin, Japanese or Korean language programmes, or expand or enhance existing Asian language programmes. ...
$11 million boost for sign language in schools
Stuff.co.nz"It will also help teachers and teacher's aides improve their sign language skills and provide more support to deaf students in the classroom.'' The investment is designed to "encourage a more bilingual New Zealand'' and support deaf students to ...
$11m in funding for sign language
Allowing tertiary institutions to run charter schools is being considered.Five of the schools opened this year and Education Minister Hekia Parata is in negotiation with those hoping to open more next year.The publicly-funded...
'Phone use bad for school test scores'
MSN NZ News
Children who spend more than four hours a day on their mobile phones perform significantly worse on school tests than those who are limited to just 30 minutes, a Japanese government survey suggests. Among the nearly one-in-nine 14 and 15-year-olds ...
Children who spend more than four hours a day on their mobile phones perform significantly worse on school tests than those who are limited to just 30 minutes, a Japanese government survey suggests. Among the nearly one-in-nine 14 and 15-year-olds ...
Frustration over school zones
Auckland stuff.co.nz
He says the school is used as a selling point for houses nearby. Families were not told about changes until June. Parents are also concerned about having young siblings at separate schools. "I have two boys one year apart and they would go to different ...
He says the school is used as a selling point for houses nearby. Families were not told about changes until June. Parents are also concerned about having young siblings at separate schools. "I have two boys one year apart and they would go to different ...
School app gives parents the news
Stuff.co.nz
Southwell would have spent less than $5000 on the app, which came with a "back end" website so the school can make minor modifications. Snapp Mobile director Joshua Woodham said more and more schools were choosing to communicate with parents ...
The programme uses tailored software and current technology to teach key skills and maths sense with a teacher to pupil ratio of one to four. Paitai said having one-on-one teachers who "don't leave [students] until they get it" was key for Meremere who ...
Labour has released a policy to protect gay students and mandatory reporting of bullying in schools is part of it. It's a key section of the party's rainbow policy announced by Louisa Wall, the MP who put the gay marriage bill through parliament. "Many ...
Southwell would have spent less than $5000 on the app, which came with a "back end" website so the school can make minor modifications. Snapp Mobile director Joshua Woodham said more and more schools were choosing to communicate with parents ...
Scheme helps students 'crack' maths
Stuff.co.nzThe programme uses tailored software and current technology to teach key skills and maths sense with a teacher to pupil ratio of one to four. Paitai said having one-on-one teachers who "don't leave [students] until they get it" was key for Meremere who ...
Labour moves to protect gay students
MSN NZ NewsLabour has released a policy to protect gay students and mandatory reporting of bullying in schools is part of it. It's a key section of the party's rainbow policy announced by Louisa Wall, the MP who put the gay marriage bill through parliament. "Many ...
Continuity for Students’ Association
For the first time in the University of Canterbury Students’ Association’s 120-year history the top three executive positions have been re-elected. The University of Canterbury Students’ Association (UCSA) has announced its executive team for 2015. ...
As we look into the evidence on this one, let’s be clear on one point right from the start: let’s understand the difference between “destiny” and “probability”. And, if we don’t want decile to be destiny, then what are we doing about it!
AUT and Waikato Universities lead the way for Maori and Pacific students
Newstalk ZBAUT and Waikato Universities continue to lead the way, on getting Maori and Pacific students into the classroom. New data from the Tertiary Education Commission shows 21 percent of Waikato students enrolled last year were Maori, and 6 percent were of ...
AUT University educating young leaders in New Zealand first
In a New Zealand first, AUT University is currently hosting 25 of Brazil’s future young leaders as part of the Brasilia without Boarders programme. The programme is a Brazilian Government initiative to build up the skills and experience of the future ...World ranking success for design school
Massey University has leapt up the global university rankings for design. The global design award agency, Red Dot, now rates Massey fourth in Asia Pacific, up from 11th two years ago.
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