Tuesday 17 February 2015

Wednesday 18 February 2015

NZnews is going on a short break and will return Monday 23 February.

Why are new principals resigning?

The Dominion Post
There is ample evidence of this being true from reports such as those provided by Cathy Wylie, senior researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, and it seems to be particularly true of principals in small, rural schools. In my own ...

Novopay and charter schools raised at select committee 

Ongoing problems with Novopay and why a struggling charter school has not been shut down have been raised with the Ministry of Education in a select committee hearing today.Secretary of Education Peter Hughes and other officials...
The second of a two-part interview with new College Sport chief executive Dave Currie. Would you like to see College Sport relinquish the task of organising some of the 20 sports it currently has? It's early days but we have to...

school returns to self-governance

Stuff.co.nz
The Ministry of Education instigated a statutory intervention at Horowhenua College in 2013 after issues between the board of trustees and past principal Brenda Burns came to light. Wellington-based education contractor Ken Wilson was called in to ...

Boys' college builds on academic success

Marlborough Express
The ministry would be providing funding projects to specifically support Maori andPasifika achievement, as well as for GATE, or gifted and talented education students this year. Main focuses for the college in 2015 would be to train teachers, support ...

Fears of job cuts at Te Wananga o Aotearoa over $3.5m restructure

Stuff.co.nz
Te Wananga staff, who spoke on condition of anonymity, asked how the educationprovider expected to meet the needs of its students when it appeared to be downsizing, stretching resources and cutting jobs. One Palmerston ... Te Wananga, which is New ...

Inspirational exchange for students

New Zealand Herald
Direct descendant of Pukaki, Sonia Ngapuia Cooper accompanied the students on the one-day trip as part of the Ngati Whakaue Education Foundation with Dr Paul Tapsell and Pukeroa Oruawhata Trust representatives Monty Morrison, Norma Sturley and ...

Home-school partnerships important for student success

Scoop.co.nz
Strong partnerships between schools and their local communities are a key component to students achieving to their potential say Lorraine Kerr, President of the New Zealand School Trustees Association, and the joint announcement from Minister Parata ...
Computers in Homes aims high in 2015


Coming out in school could reduce depression and abuse

Stuff.co.nz
Co-author Caitlin Ryan said the results point to the need for schools to have trained staff and policies that protect all students. "We still have school settings where there aren't policies in place," said Ryan, director of the Family Acceptance ...

Students benefit from StudyLink improvements

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Almost 131,000 students applying for student loans and allowances have benefitted already this year from improvements to StudyLink, Associate Social Development Minister Jo Goodhew says. “StudyLink has continued to improve the student experience and ...

Student safety programme starts

Stuff.co.nz
Operation Combi - a combined effort involving city Safety Advisory Board members including police, fire service, ACC, Palmerston North City Council and the Massey University Students' Association - was started after the deaths of two students in flat...

Huge NCEA Success At Vanguard

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Huge NCEA Success At Vanguard. Vanguard Military School is pleased to be able to release its official NCEA results for 2014. The school achieved a 96.2% pass rate atNCEA Level 1 and 100% pass rate at NCEA Level 2. Both of these results are well above...

Blend of Magic And Humour Impacts Bullying in Schools

Scoop.co.nz
... and create a unique show for schools that addressed these issues with the help of magic. Now with Trustpower's support, who came on board in 2005 after watching him in action, this has grown into a nationwide school presentation, endorsed by ...

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