Creating positive behavior and culture within schools Dr George Sugai from the University of Conneticut is the co-director of the National Centre on Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports. His research is one of the inspirations for the programme "Positive Behaviour for Learning" which is used in over 500 schools in this New Zealand. Dr Sugai says a key tenet in creating positive behaviour is actually teaching social skills.
Education key to Maori ambitionsManawatu Standard
"And this is another example of it, an example where education is going to be the key." Durie said Maori who were undertaking tertiary-level study were often older students and few school leavers opted in. Maori typically did sub-degree qualifications ...
Maori want inclusion on teacher councilThe national Maori body of the secondary teachers' union the PPTA is calling for specific Maori representation on the Teachers' Council which registers and disciplines staff.
PPTA threatens revolt over Teachers Council changes The Post Primary Teachers Association is threatening a revolt against the body that registers and disciplines teachers.
Pay teachers better, PPTA says
Post Primary Teachers Association members want changes to the education system - and a pay rise, its president says. The union is holding its annual conference in Wellington.
PPTA's EDUCANZ battle continuesThe legislation around the government’s EDUCANZ body is so sloppy it is impossible to know what kind of monster will eventually be unleashed, says PPTA president Angela Roberts.
Student fees will have to increase, says university head Tertiary students should be charged much more if the Government is unwilling to invest enough to keep universities competitive, the country's largest university says.University of Auckland vice-chancellor Stuart McCutcheon believes...
Low marks for school literacy service A review has found significant problems with one of the main services for schoolchildren who are struggling to read. Literacy resource teachers, it says, are used ineffectively.
Teachers object to charter schools expansionDavid Seymour has held his new Government job for less than 24 hours, but already there is an outcry over the deal he has reached with National.
More charter schools part of Act dealAct's David Seymour discusses his new role.
Children paying the price for charter school stitch upScoop.co.nz (press release)
“While new MP David Seymour has missed out on ministerial responsibilities, John Key has given the green light for the equally untested and unaccountable charter schools model to be expanded under the new government,” said NZEI Te Riu Roa President ...
Wananga in shame over $5.9m repaymentMore than 200 Wananga students are now without qualifications after Whakatane's Te Whare Wananga o Awa-nuia-rangi was found to be breaching tertiary education rules.
SFO alerted to irregularities at tertiary institute
The Serious Fraud Office has been alerted after an investigation uncovered irregularities at an Auckland tertiary institute.A newly released report has found Mangere's Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi was over-funded for a Maori...
Wananga's wonky course costs repaidStuff.co.nz
A Bay of Plenty wananga has repaid $5.9 million to the Tertiary EducationCommission (TEC) after a Maori tourism course was found to have fallen well short of requirements. Irregularities were found relating to two contractors of the Hei Manaaki ...
Awanuiarangi agrees to pay settlement to TECThree NZ universities dip in rankingsNZ City
At 175th, Auckland University is the only Kiwi tertiary institute to crack the top 200 in the Times Higher Education rankings released on Thursday - but it's down 11 places compared to last year. Otago University and Waikato University both dropped ...
VUW third, after Auckland and Otago, in NZ university rankingsAustralian unis improve in world rankingsAuckland University slips down top 200 list School principal elected president of NZEI Te Riu Roa A school principal from Wellington has been elected as the New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa's national president at its annual conference.Louise Green, from Khandallah School, said it was the right time to stand for...
Different schools for different childrenStuff.co.nz
It just happened that I ended up sending three of my children to three very different schools. They all went to a small Catholic primary school and then to a large mixed intermediate. The two years at intermediate made it very obvious that our son ...
How do you choose the right high school?Stuff.co.nz
It can also be great for your children to have classmates and clubs nearby, and it may also be the cheapest option. But for some families other factors outweigh such conveniences. We want to know how you chose your children's high school and how it ...
School Funding Failing Vulnerable StudentsScoop.co.nz (press release)
“When locally raised and decile related funds are added together, decile one schools have just $350 per student more than those in decile 10schools to address their relative educational disadvantage. $350 equates to 5% of total school funding yet an ...
Pond invites all educators to jump on inTechday 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 ...
Stats show value of early reo Maoriwaateanews.com
Half of Maori who have ever been enrolled in both kohanga reo and kura kaupapa can speak te reo Maori well or very well. That's a finding from Statistics New Zealand's Te Kupenga household survey of Maori well being. A new report from the survey, ...
Trades training for young in Kawerau
Young people in Kawerau are being given skills that will enable them to get jobs in their rohe rather than having to leave, a local training organisation says.
E-learning project for Rotorua children A trust has been established to oversee an ambitious project aimed at providing internet access and e-learning devices to all children in Rotorua.
Hundreds of educators protest IES in RotoruaScoop.co.nz (press release)
That means more investment in quality teaching In children's critical early years, better support in the classroom and for children with special learning needs, and smaller class sizes." She says members committed to working with their school ...
Tracking how pupils get to school Otago Daily Times Online News ...
Queen's High School pupils Ella Cameron and Louise Nicolson, who are participating in the Beats Study, have just a short walk to get to school, but both are active sportswomen.
Otago University's porn ban slammed as 'draconian'The University of Otago's ban on pornography in residential colleges is being slammed as an attack on student freedom.Genetics student and former Toroa College resident Anton Hovius, 19, yesterday attacked what he called "draconian"...
Ministry to act over Waitaki Boys'The Ministry of Education is to intervene in a troubled South Island school following two reports highlighting a breakdown in communication between the board and senior staff.
School kitchen idea kickstarted
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Fox says it was also disruptive to the students because two classroomsare joined to the hall and class is always under way by the time volunteers are cleaning up. "[A new kitchen] would make it so much easier, especially when school starts at nine ...
Youngest and oldest graduates both have a secret More than half a century lies between them, but the youngest and oldest students graduating from the University of Auckland today share something in common - they both have a secret.For 18-year-old Marieke Brinkman, keeping her...
