Monday 27 October 2014

Tuesday 28 October 2014

Rose Patterson looks at whether it's a bad thing when busloads of kids drive ...

Interest.co.nz
New Zealand Council for Education Research (NZCER) Chief Researcher Cathy Wylie has studied New Zealand's self-managing school system for more than 25 years now. The main tenet of her book Vital Connections is that there is a lack of infrastructure to ...

Māori CoRE selection committee announced

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Dr Hutchings is the Manager of Te Wāhanga, the Māori research team at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). She is an experienced kaupapa Māori researcher whose research with Māori communities, hapū and whānau spans the ...

2015 PM’s Education Excellence Awards launched

Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata today launched the 2015 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards. Ms Parata says the awards recognise and celebrate excellence in teaching, leadership, community engagement and governance. “The inaugural awards were held this year and were a great celebration of work being done across our education system. “They give us an opportunity to acknowledge some remarkable people and the work being done to deliver better educational outcomes for our children and young people. ...

teacher receives prestigious award

Stuff.co.nz
She was named as one of the best educators in the country on Friday and spent the past few days reeling from the recognition. "It's been overwhelming . . . pretty much everyone I knew was in on it," she said. The Russell Street School teacher and ...

Students shine in business awards

Stuff.co.nz
The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme gives students in their final two years of school the chance to set up and run their own business for a year. The team from Waikato Diocesan School for Girls ... The site - justkiddingbabysitting.co.nz ...

Bullying claims at elite Auckland school

A top Auckland private school is investigating claims of bullying after an incident where year 12 boys allegedly put pillow cases on the heads of younger students and marched them through the school grounds in the middle of the night.

Elite school hit by bullying claim 

Elite Auckland school King's College is investigating allegations of student bullying after reports Year 9 pupils were made to march like "prisoners of war" and one was hit during a night-time "hazing" incident.Hazing involves rituals...


Early learning to get pupil tracking

Radio New Zealand
The ministry said play centres and kohanga reo are not using the system, but are expected to adopt it next year. The software has cost nearly $10 million to build and introduce. Chief executive of the Early Childhood Council, Peter Reynolds, said the ...

School cracks down on kissing, cuddling

It seems the old adage, "there's a time and a place for everything" doesn't quite ring true for secondary school students.


A hard question for Christchurch school leavers 

“What are you going to do after high school?” can be a dreaded question. For level three students in New Zealand, it’s a reality.

But for young people in Christchurch who are deciding where to study next year there are many more questions. Nearly four years on from the Christchurch earthquake, do you stay or do you go? And does the earthquake influence the decision you make?

Teacher's days as a student

Stuff.co.nz
"I waited 14 years to do something that I should have done my first year of teaching: shadow a student for a day. It was so eye-opening that I wish I could go back to every class of students I ever had right now and change a minimum of 10 things ...

Education direction not right, says head

NZ Catholic
Mr McKay was farewell-ed from Our Lady Star of the Sea in Howick on September 19, after he decided to resign because of ill health. Ken McKay at a farewell for him put on by his school community. Before his farewell, Mr McKay told NZ Catholic that over ...

Unis charge too much and don't ask enough

I am a current student in a rather specialised area of study, and as the job market is extremely competitive and political, I am not reporting based on my experiences alone.

Foreign students pay for higher salaries

The Dominion Post
Tertiary education minister Steven Joyce says universities should look to foreign students as a means of raising incomes. Joyce has come under ...Maori Television has refuted claims that it is considering relocating from Newmarket to Rotorua. Chief ...

Double for Hato Paora orators

Manawatu Standard
Two young Manawatu orators tackling topics such as Maori mythology,education and politics have earned accolades for their well-spoken words. Hato Paora College students Sonny Ngatai, 18, and Nikau Te Huki, 15, took out top spots in this year's Nga ...

Cyclone connecting Kiwi classrooms with Office 365

Techday NZ
The relationship between Methven Primary and Cyclone has enabled the school to quickly and efficiently roll out the change. Their MicrosoftEducation Specialist provided valuable professional development to all staff. Email sales@cyclone.co.nz to get ...

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