Most schools signed up to Managed Network
Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye are delighted that most schools in New Zealand have now signed up to use the government-funded Managed Network. “More than 95% of schools have registered to use the Managed Network, which will give them fast, reliable internet and uncapped data,” says Ms Parata. “This is about enabling schools to make the most of digital technologies, to give young people the skills and confidence they need to succeed in an ever-changing world. ...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye say the signing of a $298 million contract for four more public private partnership (PPP) schools will see significant benefits for schools and taxpayers alike. “The contract for the schools, which will be located in Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown, was signed this week with building consortium Future Schools Partners,” says Ms Parata. Under a PPP, the private partner is responsible for designing, financing, building and maintaining the school property. ...
Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye say the signing of a $298 million contract for four more public private partnership (PPP) schools will see significant benefits for schools and taxpayers alike. “The contract for the schools, which will be located in Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown, was signed this week with building consortium Future Schools Partners,” says Ms Parata. Under a PPP, the private partner is responsible for designing, financing, building and maintaining the school property. ...
Minister opens Rolleston Christian School
Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata today officially opened Rolleston Christian School, located in the fastest growing Territorial Authority in New Zealand. “Rolleston Christian School will relieve the pressure on existing schools in the urban area and will offer parents the option to send their children to a school that fits with their philosophical and religious beliefs,” says Ms Parata. ...
Low-decile school communities are poorer
Education Ministry figures show the communities around low-decile schools are poorer than ever.Maori, Pasifika pre-school numbers rise
Radio New Zealand
Government figures show that in the year ending March, just over 14,500 tamariki Maori attended pre-school before going to primary school. And over the same time nearly 7,300 Pasifika children were enrolled in early childhood education. The Education ...
Government figures show that in the year ending March, just over 14,500 tamariki Maori attended pre-school before going to primary school. And over the same time nearly 7,300 Pasifika children were enrolled in early childhood education. The Education ...
Wanted: Male primary school teachers
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"One of the first things I do when I get to school in the morning is open up the blinds, so straight away everyone can see in and out of my classroom and so that means I'm safe. "There are other common sense things as well, like keeping your hands to ...
The 11.20 bell marks the start of morning tea, and as hundreds of students stream out of classrooms into the sun, a group of 15 convenes in room D11. At the door is a quote from American .... Photo: Cameron Burnell/Fairfax NZ. Taking part in protests ...
"One of the first things I do when I get to school in the morning is open up the blinds, so straight away everyone can see in and out of my classroom and so that means I'm safe. "There are other common sense things as well, like keeping your hands to ...
Police crack down on truants
South Auckland police have welcomed in the new school term with a crackdown on truants.In a three-week operation launched last week, officers will be on the lookout for children 16 and under hanging around shops, train stations...The rise of high school feminism
Stuff.co.nzThe 11.20 bell marks the start of morning tea, and as hundreds of students stream out of classrooms into the sun, a group of 15 convenes in room D11. At the door is a quote from American .... Photo: Cameron Burnell/Fairfax NZ. Taking part in protests ...
Charter school trust buys waka for $100,000
A trust that owns two charter schools has bought its students a $100,000 waka to help with their learning.He Puna Marama, which received $6 million of government funding for its two Whangarei schools over two years, but also gets...
Parents should teach about risk
Forcing schools to teach children how to deal with risk is a cop-out, says world class adventurer Jamie Fitzgerald.
Waikawa Bay School expands
Stuff.co.nzA new classroom been built at Waikawa Bay School to cope with the demands of an increasing roll. As well as the addition of a new classroom to an existing one, two classrooms and the toilets at the school are being upgraded, and breakout spaces are...
National still splashing cash on charter school experiment
Scoop.co.nz (press release)New figures confirming that charter schools are still being funded at up to four times the rate of their state school counterparts shows just how desperate the National Government is to make its experiment a success, Labour's Education spokesperson ...
Budget 2015: time to prioritise Maori and Pasifika kids
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Secondly, these measurements would act as a springboard for the development of culturally specific strategies. “The success of language revitalisation and the evolution of Maori education evidence what we are capable of when we are given the resources...
Communities of Schools in Auckland eager to share expertise
Stuff.co.nzAlong with the Lynfield community, a total of 83,000 students will now be part of the initiative to lift the quality of learning in classrooms. The Auckland Central community of schools was one of the first to be established in December 2014 and ...
Primary school to let students play with fire
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"Yet the Principal of a nearby conventional primary school told me that they have an ambulance almost parked permanently at the school, because of the number of accidents." Candlebark students were physically fit and engaged in the classroom, he said.
"Yet the Principal of a nearby conventional primary school told me that they have an ambulance almost parked permanently at the school, because of the number of accidents." Candlebark students were physically fit and engaged in the classroom, he said.
TWoA joins with Department of Corrections to launch Te Waharoa
Māori Television
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has joined forces with the Department of Corrections toeducate Māori prisoners and reduce Māori reoffending. Their goal is to slash the reoffending rates by more than a third by 2017 through their new programme, Te Waharoa.
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has joined forces with the Department of Corrections toeducate Māori prisoners and reduce Māori reoffending. Their goal is to slash the reoffending rates by more than a third by 2017 through their new programme, Te Waharoa.
School rebuild delays cause anger at Western Springs
One of the biggest school rebuild projects in the country is again on shaky ground.School board dissolved
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The Ministry of Education has dissolved the board of trustees of a troubled Christchurch school. Christine Nijdam has been appointed commissioner of St Mark'sSchool to replace its board of trustees, after she was initially appointed as limited ...
Christchurch school St Mark's board sacked after complaints
The Ministry of Education has dissolved the board of trustees of a troubled Christchurch school. Christine Nijdam has been appointed commissioner of St Mark'sSchool to replace its board of trustees, after she was initially appointed as limited ...
Christchurch school St Mark's board sacked after complaints
Whitireia Polytech CEO retires after nine years
"I'm not over. It's just the next step of my life," says Whitireia chief executive Don Campbell, who retired last week.College at odds with Govt on rebuilding
The board of a large central Auckland school has refused to engage with officials on a multimillion-dollar building programme.The Western Springs College board has informed Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education...
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