Government and NZRL join forces for families
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced a partnership with New Zealand Rugby League to improve the education, health and wellbeing of thousands of young people and families. Ms Parata says It’s More Than Just a Game brings together NZ Rugby League (NZRL), the Ministry of Education, the Accident Compensation Corporation, the Health Promotion Agency and New Zealand Police. “NZRL has a strong relationship with 40,000 players, their families and fans across the country, many of them in Maori and Pasifika communities. ...
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced a partnership with New Zealand Rugby League to improve the education, health and wellbeing of thousands of young people and families. Ms Parata says It’s More Than Just a Game brings together NZ Rugby League (NZRL), the Ministry of Education, the Accident Compensation Corporation, the Health Promotion Agency and New Zealand Police. “NZRL has a strong relationship with 40,000 players, their families and fans across the country, many of them in Maori and Pasifika communities. ...
$200,000 Youth Fund supports 47 projects
Nikki Kaye | Youth
Youth Minister Nikki Kaye has today announced the successful applicants for Youth Fund 2015. Youth Fund supports youth led and designed projects that enable young people to develop decision-making and leadership skills, and engage with and contribute to their communities. “I am pleased to announce that 47 projects will be supported in 2015. These encompass everything from the performing arts and leadership workshops, to environmental projects and community events,” Ms Kaye says. “Initiatives for disabled youth are also included.” ...
A successful economy by 2025 will require increased Maori and Pasifika achievement from preschool through to tertiary education. The report says a more productive and internationally connected Maori economic sector is identified as critical for overall ...
Education Minister Hekia Parata announced the initiative today, saying the Government was putting $250,000 into it. "NZRL has a strong relationship with 40,000 players, their families and fans across the country, many of them in Maori and Pasifika ...
When kids hear the words "low decile", they think it means their school is no good, one of the country's leading principals says. Analysis for stuff.co.nz's School Report shows how National Standards results generally fall away the lower a school's ...
Maori, Pasifika achievement key
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Government, NZRL to help youngsters
3News NZEducation Minister Hekia Parata announced the initiative today, saying the Government was putting $250,000 into it. "NZRL has a strong relationship with 40,000 players, their families and fans across the country, many of them in Maori and Pasifika ...
Students think school deciles reflect quality
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Govt's student assessments not needed in this school
Stuff.co.nz
Because it's independent, there is no legal requirement for the school to use the Government's National Standards system for primary school pupils. Scots has instead adopted its own form of assessing and reporting. Principal Graeme Yule said Scots ...
In 2013, the percentage of students reading below or well below National Standards was 40.2 per cent, for writing it was 59 per cent and for maths it was 53.7 per cent. What that did not show was the breakdown by year level or how students had improved ...
Because it's independent, there is no legal requirement for the school to use the Government's National Standards system for primary school pupils. Scots has instead adopted its own form of assessing and reporting. Principal Graeme Yule said Scots ...
Look beyond National Standards for progress
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Ms Nowotarski said the fact that National Standards results aligned almost perfectly with schools' decile ratings, showed that the socio-economic background of families was by far the biggest factor in educational outcomes. Rather than scrapping decile ...
There were few, if any countries, with just three assessment levels at secondary school like NCEA and Yule said teachers were increasingly becoming New Zealand Qualifications Authority "compliance officers". "They're spending so much time assessing ...
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When it was introduced in 2002, the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) was a messy patchwork of the exam-based school certificate system and internal unit standards. But with refining in the years since, Gargiulo - who has has ...
“So you don't need to be in a classroom, or near a computer, or taking a Māori language course. “One of the things we know is that making mistakes is an important part of learning. With an app, no one will be looking over your shoulder to see whether ...
Changes to decile funding ignore the real issue
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Ms Nowotarski said the fact that National Standards results aligned almost perfectly with schools' decile ratings, showed that the socio-economic background of families was by far the biggest factor in educational outcomes. Rather than scrapping decile ...
Govt's student assessments not needed in this school
Stuff.co.nzThere were few, if any countries, with just three assessment levels at secondary school like NCEA and Yule said teachers were increasingly becoming New Zealand Qualifications Authority "compliance officers". "They're spending so much time assessing ...
Students, whanau affected by course failure
Radio New ZealandThe failure of a Māori performing arts course at a New Plymouth tertiary institute will have a huge impact on the 400 students who have had their qualifications withdrawn as well as their whānau, Māori education advocate groups say. The Tertiary ...
Auckland school makes NCEA work for its students
Stuff.co.nzWhen it was introduced in 2002, the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) was a messy patchwork of the exam-based school certificate system and internal unit standards. But with refining in the years since, Gargiulo - who has has ...
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Aparima College is at risk unless the relationship between the management and governance can be solved, its new boss says. The Riverton school, which is under statutory management after the board resigned in September, is now being run by ...
GATHERING: Staff and pupils of Koriniti Kohanga Reo, part of the Aotea District of the organisation which is meeting in Whanganui tomorrow. PHOTO/PAUL BROOKS 270214PBKORINITI. A ceremony at the Wanganui Racecourse tomorrow will be a ...
Not so long ago the pass rates at the decile one school were dismally low, leaving the predominantly Maori and Pacific Island students with limited options. In her 23 years at the school, principal Soana Pamaka has seen it all and for six ... She says ...
Leadership of college criticised
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Aotea to celebrate students
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Digital leaps forward for decile one school
Auckland stuff.co.nzNot so long ago the pass rates at the decile one school were dismally low, leaving the predominantly Maori and Pacific Island students with limited options. In her 23 years at the school, principal Soana Pamaka has seen it all and for six ... She says ...
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