Wednesday 10 June 2015

Thursday 11 June 2014

$485k funding for councils to support youth 

Nikki Kaye | Youth
Youth Minister Nikki Kaye says 25 councils will benefit from around $485,000 of funding under the 2015 Youth Development Partnership Fund. “This fund is about helping councils get young people aged 12 to 24 involved in and leading projects that are meaningful to both them and their communities. “It’s important that young people are involved in local decision-making, so that their views are reflected in the projects and facilities around them. ...

Bible-studies provider to weigh in on religion in schools fight

The county's largest Bible-studies provider has won the right to weigh in on a legal stoush over religious instruction in primary schools.The Churches Education Commission (CEC) was granted a say in the landmark case in the High...

How to talk to your kids about sex and what they should know

Sex education is getting its first overhaul in over a decade with schools getting new guidelines on what to teach on the facts of life. The Ministry of Education is putting a new focus on issues like consent, coercion and sexual diversity. And there's also a recognition of the role pornography and social media are playing in how young people form their views about sex. So what should parents be talking to their children about when it comes to sex - and how do you start those conversations? Frances Bird is Family Planning's Director of Health Promotion.

Educators, don't get left behind in the digital age

Educators NZ
It's increasingly important for educators to embrace these technologies and provide students with the tools they need for the digital age, according to Elaine Shuck, Polycom director education solutions and market development, US public sector/USDLA ...

Te Reo champion retires from union duties

TEU kaumātua Dr Huirangi Waikerepuru (Taranaki and Ngāpuhi) will retire from his union commitments tomorrow, aged 86.

Cash woes hit Auckland polytechnic 

A major Auckland tertiary education provider is under financial strain after a building project blew out by $30 million and a buoyant economy dried up student numbers.Ambitious building plans by Manukau Institute of Technology that...
Tertiary Update Vol 18 No 18 
Professional staff at the University of Auckland are negotiating for a pay system that includes annual increments and recognition of professional development. TEU and PSA members at the university started negotiating a new collective agreement this week, and their claim for a fairer pay system for professional staff is... 

Avondale student heads to top biology competition

Auckland stuff.co.nz
The competition is for secondary school students around the world who are winners of their respective National Biology Olympiad. It challenges them to tackle a range of biological problems and experiments on subject matter including plants, animals and ...

UCOL open day caters to push for earlier study planning

UCOL has held an early open day, saying that students are planning for the step into tertiary education earlier.

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