Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata says a regional breakdown showing the proportion of 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2 rising in each of the country’s 16 local body regions is exciting. The breakdown shows that between 2011 and 2014 the percentage of 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2 rose by between 3.8 percentage points and 18.4 percentage points on a regional basis. The information is contained in Public Achievement Information released today to give students, parents, educators and communities a picture of what is happening in their regions and nationally. ...
Agreement clears way for educational progress
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata says a regional breakdown showing the proportion of 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2 rising in each of the country’s 16 local body regions is exciting. The breakdown shows that between 2011 and 2014 the percentage of 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2 rose by between 3.8 percentage points and 18.4 percentage points on a regional basis. The information is contained in Public Achievement Information released today to give students, parents, educators and communities a picture of what is happening in their regions and nationally. ...
Agreement clears way for educational progress
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has welcomed an agreement between the Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa on how schools will work together to lift student achievement. The agreement follows discussions between the Ministry and NZEI on collaboration between schools that will target educational challenges and improve teaching and leadership practices. ...
Next steps for Western East Cape Schools
Hekia Parata | Education
Next steps for Western East Cape Schools
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has initiated a second round of consultation over the future of Raukokore School, Te Kura o Ōmaio and Te Whānau-a-Apanui Area School in Western East Cape. “I have made an interim decision that the three schools should close and a new Year 1 – 13 state school should open in January next year to address concerns about the sustainability and quality of education in the area,” Ms Parata says. The proposal arises out of engagement with the community since 2013. ...
First two new tertiary councils formed
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
First two new tertiary councils formed
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce has announced the first two tertiary councils to be established under changes to the Education Act. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and the University of Canterbury are the first university and the first wānanga respectively to change their constitutions to reflect the legislative changes passed by Parliament in February to provide smaller, more skills-based councils. ...
$3.7m redevelopment for Lepperton School
Nikki Kaye | Education Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye today announced a $3.7 million redevelopment for Lepperton School in North Taranaki. “This is a significant redevelopment that will address multiple property issues at the school in one coordinated project,” says Ms Kaye. “A number of existing buildings have weather-tightness issues and the school is also experiencing ongoing roll growth. ...
More Māori at high decile schools
Radio New Zealand
A study of inequality in education has found the percentage of Māori children attending higher decile schools has increased as the socio-economic status of Māorihas improved. The independent study by Pūkeko Research showed changes in student ...
MPs raise questions over why all teachers need to be competent in Maori
The Press
Questions have been raised over why maths and science teachers need to be competent in Te Reo Maori and whether it's closing the door to quality overseas teachers. According to the Ministry of Education all teachers were expected to have an ...
Teachers need to pronounce students' names correctly
$3.7m redevelopment for Lepperton School
Nikki Kaye | Education Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye today announced a $3.7 million redevelopment for Lepperton School in North Taranaki. “This is a significant redevelopment that will address multiple property issues at the school in one coordinated project,” says Ms Kaye. “A number of existing buildings have weather-tightness issues and the school is also experiencing ongoing roll growth. ...
More Māori at high decile schools
Radio New Zealand
A study of inequality in education has found the percentage of Māori children attending higher decile schools has increased as the socio-economic status of Māorihas improved. The independent study by Pūkeko Research showed changes in student ...
MPs raise questions over why all teachers need to be competent in Maori
The Press
Questions have been raised over why maths and science teachers need to be competent in Te Reo Maori and whether it's closing the door to quality overseas teachers. According to the Ministry of Education all teachers were expected to have an ...
Teachers need to pronounce students' names correctly
Hekia Parata | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nz
Fairfax NZ. National MP Judith Collins doesn't want to see quality overseas teachers overlooked because of Te Reo Maori requirements. The Education Minister expects all teachers to be able to pronounce their student's names correctly out of respect for ...
Stuff.co.nz
Fairfax NZ. National MP Judith Collins doesn't want to see quality overseas teachers overlooked because of Te Reo Maori requirements. The Education Minister expects all teachers to be able to pronounce their student's names correctly out of respect for ...
Initiative leads to Maori playgroup | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago ...
Otago Daily Times
Its mission is to deliver quality early childhood education that encourages children to be active learners of Maori language and culture, using collaborative rather than teacher-centred learning, she says. It is open to Queenstown families with ...
Education Minister set to close three schools in East Cape
Stuff.co.nz
"Following discussions with the community, rūnanga, schools and local whānau, the Education Ministry has advised me that a new single and more modern school would achieve better educational outcomes for the children of the area, strengthen education ...
The New Zealand Herald is right to call for more enrolments in trades academies . Yet to protect teacher management jobs from funding cuts, the NZ...
Joint education agreement is good news for kids' education
Scoop.co.nz
NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Ministry of Education have agreed to boost children's educational success through development of a new model of learning communities. NZEI Te Riu Roa President Louise Green said the new model was an exciting educational ...
Minister responds to angry parents' claims | Radio New Zealand News
Radio New Zealand
Education Minister Hekia Parata. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson. Angry parents have accused Middle School West Auckland of doing their children more harm than good. A leaked letter shows some parents - whose children moved from a private Maori ...
School principals accused of patch protection
Joint education agreement is good news for kids' education
Scoop.co.nz
NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Ministry of Education have agreed to boost children's educational success through development of a new model of learning communities. NZEI Te Riu Roa President Louise Green said the new model was an exciting educational ...
Minister responds to angry parents' claims | Radio New Zealand News
Radio New Zealand
Education Minister Hekia Parata. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson. Angry parents have accused Middle School West Auckland of doing their children more harm than good. A leaked letter shows some parents - whose children moved from a private Maori ...
School principals accused of patch protection
Trades academies are accusing some school principals of patch protection over the number of students they'll approve to attend vocational training. A funding anomaly has meant that trades students have been funded as if they were at school full-time, and the Education Ministry is adjusting that. This will mean that schools receive less for those students, and Linda Fox from the PPTA Principals' Council has warned members that up to 60 teaching positions could go if too many students are placed in trades academies. Stuart Middleton from Tertiary High School at Manukau Institute of Technology responds.
Charter school experiment turns into shambles | Scoop News
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“The Education Minister must release all of the information about charter schools she has been sitting on for months. “These latest allegations ... NZ Police - Fatality on Newmarket train tracks - Railway network running again - Auckland City ...
Primary teaching union strikes deal with Ministry of Education on IES | Stuff ...
Stuff.co.nz
It fits under the Government's $359m education policy, Investing in Educational Success (IES), announced in January 2014. The idea was for schools to collaborate in community groups, with new teaching and leadership roles across those, and a teacher...
Increase in special needs funding not enough
Charter school experiment turns into shambles | Scoop News
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“The Education Minister must release all of the information about charter schools she has been sitting on for months. “These latest allegations ... NZ Police - Fatality on Newmarket train tracks - Railway network running again - Auckland City ...
Primary teaching union strikes deal with Ministry of Education on IES | Stuff ...
Stuff.co.nz
It fits under the Government's $359m education policy, Investing in Educational Success (IES), announced in January 2014. The idea was for schools to collaborate in community groups, with new teaching and leadership roles across those, and a teacher...
Increase in special needs funding not enough
Extra funding for children with special needs is a small step forward in education, experts say.
Primary schools sought for health and wellness week study
More children are sought for New Zealand’s first-ever comprehensive investigation measuring the connection between a range of health indicators and the risk of diabetes or heart disease, also known as cardio-metabolic health.
KFC 'used as charter school reward'
New Zealand Herald
Almost all of the children at the school are Maori. Villa Education Trust, did not respond to emails or calls by the Herald about these concerns. However, EducationMinister Hekia Parata confirmed she received correspondence from a parent on July 6...
Students drive record migration
Primary schools sought for health and wellness week study
More children are sought for New Zealand’s first-ever comprehensive investigation measuring the connection between a range of health indicators and the risk of diabetes or heart disease, also known as cardio-metabolic health.
KFC 'used as charter school reward'
New Zealand Herald
Almost all of the children at the school are Maori. Villa Education Trust, did not respond to emails or calls by the Herald about these concerns. However, EducationMinister Hekia Parata confirmed she received correspondence from a parent on July 6...
Students drive record migration
A net inflow of 3000 migrants in June pushed the annual net gain to 58,300 - the 11th straight month it has hit a new record.Arrivals were 8000 last month pushing the annual tally to a record 115,700, of whom 29,700 were returning...
Agreement clears way for educational progress
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Education Minister Hekia Parata has welcomed an agreement between the Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa on how schools will work together to lift student achievement. The agreement follows discussions ...
Charter school experiment turns into shambles | Scoop News
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“The Education Minister must release all of the information about charter schools she has been sitting on for months. “These latest allegations ... NZ Police - Fatality on Newmarket train tracks - Railway network running again - Auckland City ...
Early Childhood sector takes stock and looks to the future
Hundreds of teachers will meet in Auckland this evening to discuss the future of early childhood education in New Zealand. The event comes twenty years after the introduction of Te Whāriki, the internationally renowned early childhood curriculum and...
Staff members a hot topic for University of Waikato council
Proposed changes to the University of Waikato council have the staff fighting to have more of its number around the table.
Mobile devices key to better learning, says UK school director
Stuff.co.nz
Chohan, who is visiting Auckland to talk to teachers about how he turned his school around, was appointed as one of the directors tasked with improving the school and he did so with the help of mobile devices. The school made technology a central part...
Spotswood College students take ownership of learning, see outstanding results
Agreement clears way for educational progress
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Education Minister Hekia Parata has welcomed an agreement between the Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa on how schools will work together to lift student achievement. The agreement follows discussions ...
Charter school experiment turns into shambles | Scoop News
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“The Education Minister must release all of the information about charter schools she has been sitting on for months. “These latest allegations ... NZ Police - Fatality on Newmarket train tracks - Railway network running again - Auckland City ...
Early Childhood sector takes stock and looks to the future
Hundreds of teachers will meet in Auckland this evening to discuss the future of early childhood education in New Zealand. The event comes twenty years after the introduction of Te Whāriki, the internationally renowned early childhood curriculum and...
Staff members a hot topic for University of Waikato council
Proposed changes to the University of Waikato council have the staff fighting to have more of its number around the table.
Mobile devices key to better learning, says UK school director
Stuff.co.nz
Chohan, who is visiting Auckland to talk to teachers about how he turned his school around, was appointed as one of the directors tasked with improving the school and he did so with the help of mobile devices. The school made technology a central part...
Spotswood College students take ownership of learning, see outstanding results
The key to success for Spotswood College's head art teacher is asking the student who they are and letting them do the rest.
Choosing a school for a special-needs child can be a tough decision for parents, but five Wellington schools want to change that.
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