Sunday 22 March 2015

Monday 23 March 2015

New $3.1m block opens at St Thomas’s School


Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye was delighted to open a new 12 classroom block at St Thomas’s School in Kohimarama, Auckland this afternoon. “In February last year I announced a $3 million project to replace old classrooms and create more learning space at St Thomas’s School, and it is great to be here with local MP Simon O’Connor, just over twelve months later to officially open the new building. ...

Dyslexia Foundation say low-decile schools missing out

Low-decile schools need more help in applying for exam assistance for students with disabilities, the Dyslexia Foundation says.

Insight for 22 March 2015 - Overseas Students - Boom or Bubble?

John Gerritsen investigates the rise in overseas student numbers and the opportunities and risks.

Value, beliefs curriculum launched for Maori immersion schools

Stuff.co.nz
The national body representing Maori immersion schools, Te Runanga Nui o Nga Kura Kaupapa Maori o Aotearoa, and the Ministry of Education have been developing a national curriculum for Maori medium schools for more than 30 years. Maori medium ...

Ministry settles legal action with kura

Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education has backed down after it was taken to court over its intervention in a Māori immersion school. Te Kura Kaupapa o Whangaroa. Photo: eCube Building Workshop Limited. The former board of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori O Whangaroa ...

Inequalities of IES exposed

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Children need smaller classes for more one-on-one attention, more teacher aides for special needs, 100% qualified early childhood teachers and better resourcing of bi-lingual education for Maori and Pasifika. Highly paid “expert” teachers moving ...

Te Aro ready to fight decile change

Te Aro School is appealing the change to its decile rating that will see it lose $100,000 of funding in the next five years.

Northland Unitary Authority discussed during MP school visit

MP Paula Bennett has paid Dargaville High School students a visit, encouraging them to make the best of their lives.

pre-school volunteers

Stuff.co.nz
Pre-schools are children's introduction to communal learning and their success is often reliant on community support. On Monday, March 30, the Pelorus Community Pre-school will be holding its annual meeting and people with time to spare and skills to ...

Healthy Homes and food in schools bills

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Similarly, two bills designed to put food in schools were voted down. Aimed at providing breakfast and lunch to children in low decile schools, the bills sought to help children perform better at school, hopefully enabling them to break out of poverty ...

At home with: Boarders at Auckland's Dilworth School

Stuff.co.nz
At home with: Boarders at Auckland's Dilworth School.

Maths student bridges generation gap

3News NZ
One of them is 23-year-old maths student Rebecca Wood, who has been selected to represent New Zealand in the youth team at the Asia Pacific Championships. Later in the year she will also represent the country in the women's team at the Asia Pacific ...

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