Tuesday 13 January 2015

ONZM for University of Waikato Programme Director

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Before taking up her position at Waikato in October last year, Ms Baker spent 14 years as Director and CEO of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) in Wellington. NZCER is an independent, statutory education research and ...

Caretakers must pay after Novopay stuff-up

Two former caretakers of a Balclutha high school have to reimburse thousands of dollars of holiday pay they received erroneously from Novopay, the Employment Relations Authority has determined.

Size of Christchurch's new schools to be boosted

Stuff.co.nz
The Education Ministry has increased the capacity of two yet-to-be-built Christchurch secondary schools to match projected growth in their areas. A new year 1 to 13 community campus in Aranui and a secondary school in Rolleston, scheduled to open in ...

Male preschool teachers in short supply 

Marlborough's Tom Campbell, Michael Clark, Jonathon Morrow and Ed Parker are a scarce national resource.

$1.4m for VUW professors' research into education policies and fair trade

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Professor Overton says there are a number of debates about education policy in the Pacific Islands and other developing regions. “It's seen as a double-edged sword —education is an effective means for promoting development within the region, yet it ...

Waiata Mai Series: First of its Kind

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The involvement of kaupapa Maori driven kura like Te Ao Marama Kohanga Reo, Te Paroa Kohanga Reo and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Orini ki Ngāti Awa has also been fantastic and an affirmation we are on the right path in our pursuit of learning and ...

Degree aims to fill ‘big data’ skills shortage

Massey University is launching New Zealand’s first business-focused analytics degree next month to address the skills shortage in analysing ‘big data’.

Pupils raise $380 for missions

NZ Catholic
Fr Matthew said he was reminded of the power of classroom prayer by an elderly Union minister who went to a Catholic school. The minister remembered his school days as a place of peace and spiritual formation through prayer at the school and that ...