Thursday 18 September 2014

Friday 19 September 2014

Parties measured on commitment to tertiary funding and governance

Tertiary Update Vol 17 No 31 A comparison of each political party’s tertiary education policies to TEU’s blueprint for tertiary education, Te Kaupapa Whaioranga, shows some parties are committed to the same principles that TEU members endorsed as solutions to improve tertiary education last year, but others are not. At its annual conference last year […]

Govt continues to throw money at charter school experiment

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Official documents reveal the three primary sector charter schoolsapproved last week will cost $2 million to set up as well as divert another $1.5 million of potential taxpayer investment from local state schools next year. NZEI Te Riu Roa National ...

Govt rushes to open charter schools in New Year

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The government's decision to approve four new charter schools last week to open in January next year goes against the Minister of Education's own advice that the schools ought to have at least a year's preparation time. NZEI Te Riu Roa President Judith ...

Pond invites all educators to jump on in

Techday NZ
Pond, the Network for Learning (N4L) portal, is now open to all educators working in New Zealand schools. The 'Make a Splash' programme is also being introduced so schools can self-manage their journey into the Pond environment. The 'Make a Splash' ...

Zoning out – is it time for a review?

The last few years have seen rising inequality between schools and the erosion of students’ right to attend their local school.

Engagement role key to Victoria’s future plan

Victoria University of Wellington’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Guilford is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Engagement) whose role will be focused on increasing engagement with the University’s communities.

New departments get new heads

Lincoln University has announced its Head of Department appointees for the four newly established departments making up the recently revamped Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce (previously the Faculty of Commerce).

St Mary's is a family tradition

Sarah Poulter is only 13 years old but her education is already steeped in history.

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