Monday 11 May 2015

Tuesday 12 May 2015

New boss for New Zealand Council for Educational Research

Educators NZ
The New Zealand Council for Educational Research has today announced it has appointed a new chief executive. The board of the country's national educational research organisation has appointed Graeme Cosslett to the role of director and chief executive.

Education Excellence Awards finalists

Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata says eleven entrants have been selected as finalists for the prestigious Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards. The entrants include schools, early childhood centres and a tertiary institution. They come from both major centres and provincial towns. “The awards, in just their second year, provide an opportunity to publicly recognise, celebrate and share the highly effective education practice we have in New Zealand and further lift the status of the teaching profession,” Ms Parata says. ...

Uni bans watches in exams

Massey University has announced a blanket ban on all watches from exam rooms to beat cheats.The move follows the release of smart watches which have internet capabilities.Britain's Guardian newspaper reported last week that watches...

Scholarship fee 'another hurdle'

Students sitting scholarship exams this year will need to stump up $30 per exam - a change Labour says will put another hurdle before teenagers in poorer communities.The Qualifications Authority (NZQA) recently published information...

Ministry quiet on site for Blenheim colleges 

The Ministry of Education is refusing to comment on whether it has failed to find a greenfield site in Blenheim for the new Marlborough Boys' and Marlborough Girls' Colleges.

Why did so many students fail UE last year?

Scoop.co.nz
Schools offer a wide-range of NCEA subject options but not all of them are 'approved subjects' and count towards University Entrance. It's also ... I strongly recommend that students thinking about going to university check with their school careers ...

Uni opens research site in city

Auckland University officially opens its 5.2ha Newmarket Campus tomorrow although students have been there for many months.Engineering dean Professor Nic Smith welcomed the expansion."From tomorrow's transport solutions to leading-edge...
The national student union is hosting a series of conferences on tertiary education issues with students and staff.The first conference starts today. It features a guest speaker and other workshops will discuss ways to "reinvigorate...

Gate Pa first to open Maori immersion preschool

New Zealand Herald
Principal Richard Inder said establishing Te Puna Reo o Pukehinahina came from an idea, about 18 months ago, when the school was exploring how it could cater more for its Maori pupils, whose parents wanted them to learn te reo in an early childhood ...

Student voice extravaganza kicks off in capital

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The national student union NZUSA is this week hosting a series of conferences on issues in the tertiary education sector with students and staff from universities, institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs). The first conference, which begins ...

Havelock North motor camp to become kura kaupapa

The Dominion Post
The kura kaupapa is a decile 2 school that caters for pupils aged 5-13, and is part of a larger institution that also includes a kohanga reo, for younger children, and a wananga that offers tertiary education. The kura did not wish to comment when ...
A Christchurch high school has today denied standing down a bearded student who allegedly refused to comply with its facial hair policy.Kay Peebles says her son - whose name she wants to protect - was sent home from Hornby High...
A plan to centralise maintenance services could spell the end of the traditional school caretaker's job.
Hot on the heels of a royal visit, Stewart Island's school will launch a campaign to lure kids to boost its roll, advertising in Trade Me a free ferry trip over and accommodation for a family for a month.

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