Health of language measured
waateanews.comThe New Zealand Council for Educational Research is about to run a ruler over the health of te reo Maori. A ground-breaking study conducted for the council in the 1970s by Richard and Nena Benton raised the alarm about the state of the language and led...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has congratulated Joshua Hansen on being awarded this year’s Prime Minister’s Award for Academic Excellence. The former Westlake Boys’ High School student was presented the award by Prime Minister John Key at the NZQA Top Scholar Award ceremony held at Parliament today. “This award is presented annually to the New Zealand Scholarship student who showed the highest overall level of academic excellence,” says Ms Parata. ...
Education Minister Hekia Parata has congratulated Joshua Hansen on being awarded this year’s Prime Minister’s Award for Academic Excellence. The former Westlake Boys’ High School student was presented the award by Prime Minister John Key at the NZQA Top Scholar Award ceremony held at Parliament today. “This award is presented annually to the New Zealand Scholarship student who showed the highest overall level of academic excellence,” says Ms Parata. ...
Former principal appointed to key role
Hekia Parata | Education
Highly-regarded educationalist and experienced school leader Prue Kelly, the former principal of Wellington High School, has been appointed to a key role overseeing appointments for new teacher and principal positions in Communities of Schools. Education Minister Hekia Parata says Ms Kelly will chair the Investing in Educational Success New Appointments National Panel. ...
A former Wellington principal has secured a key role within the Government's flagship education policy. Prue Kelly was principal at Wellington High School for 17 years where she transformed the school from one that was struggling financially and ...
“For the past seven years National has been consistently undermining our public education system in favour of private sector providers. Now it's trying to use trade negotiations to further undermine public education and open the door to further ...
Hekia Parata appoints Prue Kelly to key Communities of Schools role
Stuff.co.nzA former Wellington principal has secured a key role within the Government's flagship education policy. Prue Kelly was principal at Wellington High School for 17 years where she transformed the school from one that was struggling financially and ...
Concerns education to be included in trade deal
A teachers' organisation says a leaked document shows New Zealand has joined a group of countries pushing for education to be included in a murky trade deal.The New Zealand Educational Institute said the Trade In Service Agreement...Secret moves could undermine education system
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“For the past seven years National has been consistently undermining our public education system in favour of private sector providers. Now it's trying to use trade negotiations to further undermine public education and open the door to further ...
Whanau Ora spending slammed in Auditor-General's report
Millions of dollars allocated to help vulnerable families could have been spent on people rather than administration, the Auditor-General says.An often heavily critical report on the first four years of the flagship Whanau Ora policy,...
Minister defends Whanau Ora
Editorial: Whanau Ora needs much more work
The Auditor-General, Lyn Provost, took no pleasure in issuing a disturbing report on the Whanau Ora scheme this week. She prefaces her findings with this prediction: "I have no doubt some commentators will make light of the successes...
Dozens of schools challenge new decile ratings
More than 150 schools nationwide have challenged their new decile ratings - controversially announced by the Government last November.Eight hundred schools nationwide were moved to a lower decile rating in November, 784 schools...
Poverty is affecting children's education
Stuff.co.nzLatest Ministry of Education figures show that more than half of students in decile one schools live in overcrowded houses and 42 percent are from poor families. Poverty is the biggest obstacle to students' educational success, she said. "It is totally ...
Maori education provider at risk of closure
Radio New ZealandTe Arai te Uru Kokiri Centre said recent changes to Tertiary Education Commission funding policies had contributed to its operations becoming unsustainable. It has confirmed that, after 30 years, it is going to have to make cutbacks. Despite ...
National sells out public education through TiSA agreement
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“If education is included in TiSA, large foreign profit making educational franchises would be able to sue if New Zealand tried to stop them setting up schools,” said Ms Delahunty. “If National goes ahead and includes education in TiSA large foreign ...
Future Schools Partners proud to build four new schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)In the agreement, the consortium will become responsible for the school maintenance for 25 years, before the buildings are handed back to the Ministry in an agreed, well-maintained condition. “Because of this responsibility we want to make sure we ...
Nine schools across Nelson-Tasman get new principals
Stuff.co.nz"I liked the idea of the challenge, to make a difference and think about making more of a difference beyond the four walls of the classroom." One of the first things Campbell instigated was a Friday itinerant music programme. He said it was good for ...
Westlake Boys' High student awarded PM's Award for Academic Excellence
Stuff.co.nzHansen's advice to those slogging away in classrooms for this year's exams and thinking about scholarship was to have fun and just do it. "It's a great way to extend yourself and do something different in your last year in school." The ceremony also ...
Far North school gets total rebuild
Auckland stuff.co.nzRole growth qualified them for an extra classroom and a 300sqm general purpose space like a school hall. But once the Ministry of Education reviewed the rest of the school's shonky condition including the 60-year-old prefabs, they were granted a full...
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