Special needs funding squeeze
Manawatu principals say more can be done to help schools struggling to support all their special needs students, despite a recent report heaping praise on educators' efforts.
Education leaders are unhappy with the big drop in the number of Maori and Pasifika students getting University Entrance (UE). Only a third of last year's Maori and Pasifika Year 13 students got the qualification, down from half the previous year ...
Ministry of Education (MOE) figures show that in 2005 there were 108 early childcare providers in Tauranga City - including kindergartens, childcare centres, kohanga reo, playcentres and home-based carers - and 33 in the Western Bay. By the end of June ...
Active Minds director Erin Skelsey said the aim was to link passionate people from education institutes with children to try to extend the city's learning activities and educational environments. The not-for-profit charitable trust tested the concept ...
Criticism over pass rate drop
Radio New ZealandEducation leaders are unhappy with the big drop in the number of Maori and Pasifika students getting University Entrance (UE). Only a third of last year's Maori and Pasifika Year 13 students got the qualification, down from half the previous year ...
Teenage pregnancies fall as exam results improve - study
Getting a good education could be the best form of contraception for teenagers, according to a new study.British researchers found that greater use of contraceptive implants and drugs had an almost statistically insignificant effect...Engaging with Māori Learners: a survey to help shape how we access, share and build knowledge together
This survey is for New Zealand schools. By completing it you'll be assisting the Ministry of Education to consider how best to share online content with schools and their families, whānau, hapū and iwi communities, when relating to the vision of the Māori Education strategy Ka Hikitia – Accelerating Success 2013–2017, ‘Māori enjoying and achieving education success as Māori’.Centres juggling long waiting lists
New Zealand HeraldMinistry of Education (MOE) figures show that in 2005 there were 108 early childcare providers in Tauranga City - including kindergartens, childcare centres, kohanga reo, playcentres and home-based carers - and 33 in the Western Bay. By the end of June ...
Educators combine for Active Minds
Stuff.co.nzActive Minds director Erin Skelsey said the aim was to link passionate people from education institutes with children to try to extend the city's learning activities and educational environments. The not-for-profit charitable trust tested the concept ...
gaming could help school work
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School students may benefit from some video gaming, a new OECD study suggests, although the finding may also reflect differences in time spent gaming by boys and girls. The association between video gaming and academic performance depended on the ...
Education secretary Peter Hughes refutes any notion of him playing politics (February 26) implied in your recent charter schools editorial (February 25). In mitigation that he is a public servant providing advice to implement the policies of the ...
School students may benefit from some video gaming, a new OECD study suggests, although the finding may also reflect differences in time spent gaming by boys and girls. The association between video gaming and academic performance depended on the ...
Defence of charter schools laughable
The Dominion PostEducation secretary Peter Hughes refutes any notion of him playing politics (February 26) implied in your recent charter schools editorial (February 25). In mitigation that he is a public servant providing advice to implement the policies of the ...
New story – Values education and community partnership
The entire community of Pomaria School have worked together to identify and agree on a set of values that they believe are important. This film describes how the values were developed and how they are sustained. Schools can use the ideas in this film to support their own values teaching in response to the needs of their students and communities.
Researcher and nurse practitioner, Dr Karen Hoare, says the sex education leaflet, folded into a small square containing a condom and dubbed the 'teabag' was given to students in years 11 to 13 at two high schools in different areas of Auckland in 2012 ...
This past September we started home schooling. Before that our son, who has Down syndrome, attended public school in a regular classroom setting — often referred to as inclusion — at our request. After two years we realised school was hindering his ...
Derek Wenmoth, director and the NZ initiative's lead facilitator, says “The belief that providing structured and planned education systems help to build and support creative, happy and healthy individuals who will contribute later in life to the common ...
Massey University Students Association president Linsey Higgins said getting the Australians to track borrowers had the potential to "strike a very punitive chord" in the context of other changes to the student loan scheme. "While we believe that all ...
Students have say on sex education messages
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Researcher and nurse practitioner, Dr Karen Hoare, says the sex education leaflet, folded into a small square containing a condom and dubbed the 'teabag' was given to students in years 11 to 13 at two high schools in different areas of Auckland in 2012 ...
Rainbow youth targets for bullies
Shaun* assumes he will end up in hell.Why I chose to homeschool our son who has Down syndrome
Stuff.co.nzThis past September we started home schooling. Before that our son, who has Down syndrome, attended public school in a regular classroom setting — often referred to as inclusion — at our request. After two years we realised school was hindering his ...
'Sustainable educational solutions' for Christchurch schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Derek Wenmoth, director and the NZ initiative's lead facilitator, says “The belief that providing structured and planned education systems help to build and support creative, happy and healthy individuals who will contribute later in life to the common ...
chasing debt offshore
Stuff.co.nzMassey University Students Association president Linsey Higgins said getting the Australians to track borrowers had the potential to "strike a very punitive chord" in the context of other changes to the student loan scheme. "While we believe that all ...
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