Friday 27 February 2015

Teachers, principals boycott new registration body

The Government is facing a boycott of its new teacher registration and disciplinary body, the Education Council.

'We just want to get on with the job'

Northern Advocate
Nathan Matthews told the Northern Advocate he wanted to focus on providing a quality education for Maori students. Last week the newest of his two schools, a kura for primary school-aged students, opened in central Whangarei. "I'm just working towards ...

Programme aims to help transition from pre-school into school

Māori Television
A programme aimed at helping children transition from pre-school into school has become popular amongst Māori and Pacific communities, and it's not just the children that are benefiting. Transitioning into primary school is an important step for young ...

Plunging university roll 'just temporary down cycle'

Stuff.co.nz
Student numbers at the University of Canterbury continue to fall, with the 2014 enrolment the lowest in five years. The student headcount has dropped more than 21 per cent since 2010, dropping from 18,783 that year to 14,725 in 2014. University ...

Rangiora High School tensions revealed

Stuff.co.nz
Governance at Rangiora High School broke down to the point where warring administrators were working "in spite of ourselves", documents show. The Government yesterday appointed Bev Moore as commissioner to take over running of the 2000-student ...

Minister Has Bigger Fish to Fry than Preschool Food

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“New Zealand First wants appropriate food regulations to counter health risks but kindergartens, play centres, kōhanga reo and early childhood education centres looking after our youngest children have been swept up in blanket legislation under the ...