Minister delighted with calibre of nominations
Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata says she is delighted with the high number and calibre of people nominated for the new teacher professional body, EDUCANZ (Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand). Nominations for the nine member council closed last week, with 145 names put forward. “I am thrilled that we’ve had such strong interest and that it has come from across the country and all parts of the education sector. We’ve also had people nominated with a broad range of other experience, including in governance and business. ...
Reflections on ISTP 2014
Hekia Parata | EducationTēnā koutou katoa and warm Pacific greetings. It is my great privilege to speak to you all at this fifth International Summit on the Teaching Profession 2015 here in Banff, Alberta, Canada. ...
Minister to attend fifth annual ISTP
Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata will be departing for Canada today to attend the fifth International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) accompanied by teachers, professionals and union leaders. The Council of Ministers of Education Canada, the Learning Partnership, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and Education International are welcoming education ministers, union leaders and teaching experts from countries with high-performing education systems to Banff on March 29 for the two day summit. ...
Teaching jobs on the rise
Teachers looking for a job should head to Wellington, according to Seek's latest Labour Market Report.New job ads in the Education and Training industry were up 18 per cent year-on-year to February 2015 - driven by a 45 per cent...Dress to impress, teachers told
Teachers have been told to pull their socks up when it comes to their dress code.In a checklist sent out to all schools, New Zealand School Trustees' Association (NZSTA) president Lorraine Kerr has told teachers to leave their frumpy...Maori principals critical of education policy
Radio New ZealandTe Akatea New Zealand Māori Principals is also against it, with president Robert Clarke saying he believes the plan has many drawbacks. "For us it's a top-down imposed model. It reeks of that super model just being dropped on a cluster of schools and ...
Educators report student poaching to NZQA and Immigration NZ
A group of tertiary institutions say its members are losing hundreds of students a year because cut-price organisations are poaching them.New recruitment programme impresses young Māori
Massey News (press release)“I wanted to make sure that the initiative created for the participants a strong sense of what its like to study here, and create a Massey whānau for them before they enrol, if that is what they decide to do, and showcase some of the positive Māori ...
Another burden off students' backs
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“The union has typically lobbied as though students never graduate. They consistently argue for subsidies and price controls that will lower the quality of education while whacking taxpaying graduates. This is likely because many student politicians ...
Funding boost for inmate education
Stuff.co.nzThe funding is provided by the Tertiary Education Commission - responsible for dishing out tax dollars for tertiary education in New Zealand. TEC chief executive Tim Fowler said the funding would be spread across a range of qualifications from ...
When one child's rules are different than the others
Stuff.co.nzI missed the sweet days at the train table, and it was odd to see my little darling running around a classroom trying to get the "bad guys." It happened around the same time his behavior issues began to get worse. Or his toddler behavior, as I ...
Teachers flock to Innovation Fund
Scoop.co.nzNZEI Te Riu Roa past President Judith Nowotarski said there was a real hunger for flexible professional development and support for teachers, especially since National Standards was introduced in 2010. Since then, most professional development funding ...
Far North low-decile schools ditch traditional teaching
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Paihia School, Kawakawa School and Northland College are joining a group of low-decile schools leading the introduction of 'digital classrooms'. The initiative, led by the Kaikohekohe Educational Trust, seeks to improve academic results and reduce truancy.
Challenges to school boards' decisions rare
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“Parents' expectations of schools and school boards are high, and they expect the school to have rules in place to protect students, ensure the school is a safe environment, deal with unacceptable behaviour by students, and generally maintain the ...
Pioneering digital education lab for Wellington region
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“To better educate our children, we need to help empower teachers, supporting them to use new technology, online learning tools and problem solving activities to transform their classrooms, their schools and their communities," says Frances Valintine ...
New Era scoops Microsoft Education Partner of the Year award
ChannelLife NZMicrosoft has acknowledged New Era as a key channel partner in the New Zealand education sector by awarding them 'Microsoft Education Partner of the Year – 2015'. The education market is picking up in New Zealand, and Microsoft as well as its partners ...
Online early childhood survey released
Stuff.co.nzThe ministry was particularly interested in hearing from educators in early childhood, people involved in initial teacher education and professional development and education sector organisations, he said. The survey focuses on knowledge and practical ...
Education top of class with employment opportunities on rise
Scoop.co.nzThe Education and Training industry is coming out top of the class with employment opportunities showing strong year on year growth, according to SEEK's latest Labour Market Report. Nationally, new job ads in the industry increased 18 per cent year on ...
Litigious Approach to School Discipline Worrying Trend
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Family First is warning that a litigious approach to school disciplinary decisions will undermine the authority and special character of individual schools and has the potential to send some schools bankrupt. The comments come in response to two recent ...
Kerre McIvor: Parents do sons no favours
As a parent, you want your child to know you've got their back, especially when they become teenagers. They need to know they can always rely on their parents to guide them to safety.As parents, we have to hope the foundation blocks...
The ministry was particularly interested in hearing from educators in early childhood, people involved in initial teacher education and professional development and education sector organisations, he said. The survey focuses on knowledge and practical ...
The chaos created by National's scrapping of compulsory student association membership may force the 86-year old Union of Students Association to fold, Labour's Tertiary Education spokesperson David Cunliffe says. “National's 2011 Voluntary Student ...
Conference Director Birgit Baader said the conference would bring together educational leaders and change-makers from over 20 countries. “There are more and more schools, teachers, parents and students who feel it's time for a move away from the ...
The Government has begun a consultation process with the board of trustees of Redcliffs School in Christchurch about its possible closure. The school is currently based at a temporary location at the Van Asch Deaf Education Centre in Sumner, due to ...
Online early childhood survey released
Stuff.co.nzThe ministry was particularly interested in hearing from educators in early childhood, people involved in initial teacher education and professional development and education sector organisations, he said. The survey focuses on knowledge and practical ...
Kidicorp, a leading ECE provider to go non-profit
The country's leading early childhood education provider, Kidicorp Limited will today announce its new status as a not-for-profit charity and will change their name to Best Start.Tauranga locals Chloe and Wayne Wright founded the...National's changes leave student bodies in chaos
Scoop.co.nz (press release)The chaos created by National's scrapping of compulsory student association membership may force the 86-year old Union of Students Association to fold, Labour's Tertiary Education spokesperson David Cunliffe says. “National's 2011 Voluntary Student ...
International Democratic Education Conference for Nelson
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Conference Director Birgit Baader said the conference would bring together educational leaders and change-makers from over 20 countries. “There are more and more schools, teachers, parents and students who feel it's time for a move away from the ...
Redcliff School faces possible closure
3News NZThe Government has begun a consultation process with the board of trustees of Redcliffs School in Christchurch about its possible closure. The school is currently based at a temporary location at the Van Asch Deaf Education Centre in Sumner, due to ...
Secondary schools paddle to glory at Waka Ama championships
Scoop.co.nzWaka Ama racing enjoys surge in popularity with 95 schools competing at the New Zealand Post-backed national secondary school championships. Rotorua's Blue Lake last week transformed into a sea of colour and noise as New Zealand's top secondary ...
City students schooled in rural jobs
Stuff.co.nz"I want to become a head shepherd on a station, then a farm manager, and I would love to own my own farm if possible," the Aotea College student says. At a Get Ahead careers ... Funded by Dairy NZ and Beef+Lamb NZ, the programme, now in its fourth year ...
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