Monday 17 November 2014

Tuesday 18 November 2014

Education Minister Hekia Parata on decile system

With the release of new decile ratings which determine funding for schools, is there a better way to work out funding formulas so disadvantaged students don't miss out? Hekia Parata the Education Minister discusses the system.
Education Minister Hekia Parata says she wants to start work next year on changing the school decile system.

English is second language for majority of kids at this school

Stuff.co.nz
PETER MEECHAM/stuff.co.nz. SCHOOL REPORT: The principal, staff and pupils at Willowbank School in Auckland discuss National Standards. willowbank principal. Rose Cawley/Eastern Courier. GIVE US A BREAK: Willowbank School principal Deidre

School adopts an open approach

Stuff.co.nz
The traditional classroom has given way to a modern, open class and a new style of teaching. The primary school underwent $350,000 in upgrades over 11 weeks and is now reaping the benefits. Classroomshave been replaced by open spaces and smaller, ...

More tertiary providers reviewed over funding concerns

3News NZ
Forensic accountants are reviewing tertiary providers with similarities to two institutions which have been forced to repay millions after serious course failings came to light. Almost $10 million in funding has been repaid to the Tertiary Education ...

Another school board resigns

Stuff.co.nz
Problems continue to beset southern schools, with the board of trustees at Isla Bank School resigning after falling out with its wider community. The rural school, 35km northwest of Invercargill, is the seventh southernschool in the past three years ...

Private schools attract more male teachers

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Hereworth School headmaster, Ross Scrymgeour, says the curriculum at private and independent boys' schools is designed to reflect the way boys learn. That includes shorter learning sessions, more hands-on interactivity and a more competitive ...

Big focus on environment for nine successful primary schools

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand, the Bayer Primary School Science Fund is worth $120,000 over three years and is designed to give primary schools the opportunity to apply for funding to support environmental science education and ...

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