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Analysis of achievement data by Stuff.co.nz shows that since 2010, the number of students getting excellence endorsements has more than doubled at each level. The number of merit ... Victoria University school of education senior lecturer Michael Johnston said the shift towards internal assessment in NCEA in recent years had seen an increase in endorsement rates, because students typically did better at internal assessment. As long as the standard was being ...
NCEA gains are real - Ministry of Education chief exec Peter Hughes
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OPINION: Parents can, and should, have full confidence in NCEA. They should know that their kids really are continuing to do better when it comes to their achievement at school. And that it's providing them with a pathway to success and further ...
Pupils from wealthier schools grabbing more of the top NCEA marks
Analysis of achievement data by Stuff.co.nz shows that since 2010, the number of students getting excellence endorsements has more than doubled at each level. The number of merit ... Victoria University school of education senior lecturer Michael Johnston said the shift towards internal assessment in NCEA in recent years had seen an increase in endorsement rates, because students typically did better at internal assessment. As long as the standard was being ...
NCEA gains are real - Ministry of Education chief exec Peter Hughes
Stuff.co.nz
OPINION: Parents can, and should, have full confidence in NCEA. They should know that their kids really are continuing to do better when it comes to their achievement at school. And that it's providing them with a pathway to success and further ...
Pupils from wealthier schools grabbing more of the top NCEA marks
Wealthier schools are separating themselves from the chasing bunch by grabbing an ever larger share of the top NCEA marks.
University Entrance - by the numbersGap back to Maori and Pasifika students in NCEA remains wide
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Massey University senior lecturer in education Michael Irwin said New Zealand had one of the widest gaps in the developed world between those who did well at school and those who did not. "Ethnicity and socio-economic conditions are the two things that ...
University entrance rates down, NCEA pass rates up
University Entrance - by the numbersGap back to Maori and Pasifika students in NCEA remains wide
Stuff.co.nz
Massey University senior lecturer in education Michael Irwin said New Zealand had one of the widest gaps in the developed world between those who did well at school and those who did not. "Ethnicity and socio-economic conditions are the two things that ...
University entrance rates down, NCEA pass rates up
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As a result of changes that took effect last year, students must now achieve NCEA level 3 (which consists of 60 credits at level 3 and 20 credits at level 2) and 14 credits in each of three approved subjects, as well as meeting tougher numeracy and ...
Student data part of complex puzzle
As a result of changes that took effect last year, students must now achieve NCEA level 3 (which consists of 60 credits at level 3 and 20 credits at level 2) and 14 credits in each of three approved subjects, as well as meeting tougher numeracy and ...
Student data part of complex puzzle
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He doesn't blame teachers, saying most haven't been adequately trained in this challenging area. Education Secretary Peter Hughes predictably claims that all is well with NCEA and that parents can have full confidence in it. Their kids "really are ...
Education surplus: Less than expected teacher salaries
A $205 million education surplus for the 11 months to May was partially due to paying less than expected on teacher salaries, the Ministry of Education says.The latest Crown accounts recorded a $1.2 billion surplus in the timeframe,...
Students missing out while Crown celebrates a surplus - principal
A Wellington secondary school principal is battling to get support for dozens of teenagers with the learning ability of 5-year-olds.
Documents reveal focus of special education update
Key issues to be addressed in an update of special education will include wait-times and their negative effect on children with extra needs , documents show.Papers (below) given to the Herald from those who attended invite-only...
Government continues to fail students with special needs
Children with special needs are continuing to miss out on inclusive education because of an under-resourced and underfunded system, says NZEI Te Riu Roa President Louise Green.
Study challenges Govt to fix “system failure” for special needs students
A UK study which has found that teacher aides in some cases did not improve learning, challenges the New Zealand Government to come up with its own research, as part of a general system-wide “fix” of special education in this country.
Special education: Boy turned down ... 3 times
The mother of a 3-year-old with cerebral palsy approached four childcare centres before one would take him, one of a number of parents reporting alleged preschool discrimination.Tracey Roke, from Avondale, said the centre closest...
Pleasure could be taught in New Zealand sexual education classes
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Traditional sex education had taken a risk approach, Family Planning health promoter Vicky Burgess-Munro, told a group of teachers at a Physical Education NZ conference. Educators had focussed on avoiding pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
Principals reject sex education 'pleasure zone' teaching
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Family Planning raised the topic at the Physical Education NZ 2015 conference session called Taming Terrifying Topics, attended by 280 teachers from around the country. Family Planning health promoter Vicky Burgess-Munro said traditional sex education ...
Parents Want Education In Schools, Not Sexualisation
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Family First NZ is rubbishing the agenda of Family Planning to teach teenagers in schools about 'pleasuring' your partner, orgasms, arousal and erogenous zones, and says that this is a continued assault on our young people and ignoring what parents ...
Sesame Street's educational impact is comparable to preschool, study finds
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The research can't say whether the show continues to deliver such high benefits to children, said Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, an economist at Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy, who has read drafts of the paper and given ...
Award lets writers take message of poverty in education
He doesn't blame teachers, saying most haven't been adequately trained in this challenging area. Education Secretary Peter Hughes predictably claims that all is well with NCEA and that parents can have full confidence in it. Their kids "really are ...
Education surplus: Less than expected teacher salaries
A $205 million education surplus for the 11 months to May was partially due to paying less than expected on teacher salaries, the Ministry of Education says.The latest Crown accounts recorded a $1.2 billion surplus in the timeframe,...
Students missing out while Crown celebrates a surplus - principal
A Wellington secondary school principal is battling to get support for dozens of teenagers with the learning ability of 5-year-olds.
Documents reveal focus of special education update
Key issues to be addressed in an update of special education will include wait-times and their negative effect on children with extra needs , documents show.Papers (below) given to the Herald from those who attended invite-only...
Government continues to fail students with special needs
Children with special needs are continuing to miss out on inclusive education because of an under-resourced and underfunded system, says NZEI Te Riu Roa President Louise Green.
Study challenges Govt to fix “system failure” for special needs students
A UK study which has found that teacher aides in some cases did not improve learning, challenges the New Zealand Government to come up with its own research, as part of a general system-wide “fix” of special education in this country.
Special education: Boy turned down ... 3 times
The mother of a 3-year-old with cerebral palsy approached four childcare centres before one would take him, one of a number of parents reporting alleged preschool discrimination.Tracey Roke, from Avondale, said the centre closest...
Pleasure could be taught in New Zealand sexual education classes
Stuff.co.nz
Traditional sex education had taken a risk approach, Family Planning health promoter Vicky Burgess-Munro, told a group of teachers at a Physical Education NZ conference. Educators had focussed on avoiding pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
Principals reject sex education 'pleasure zone' teaching
Stuff.co.nz
Family Planning raised the topic at the Physical Education NZ 2015 conference session called Taming Terrifying Topics, attended by 280 teachers from around the country. Family Planning health promoter Vicky Burgess-Munro said traditional sex education ...
Parents Want Education In Schools, Not Sexualisation
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Family First NZ is rubbishing the agenda of Family Planning to teach teenagers in schools about 'pleasuring' your partner, orgasms, arousal and erogenous zones, and says that this is a continued assault on our young people and ignoring what parents ...
Sesame Street's educational impact is comparable to preschool, study finds
Stuff.co.nz
The research can't say whether the show continues to deliver such high benefits to children, said Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, an economist at Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy, who has read drafts of the paper and given ...
Award lets writers take message of poverty in education
The University of Auckland’s Dr Vicki Carpenter and the contributors to Twelve Thousand Hours: Education and Poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand have received the NZEALS Visiting Scholar Award, 2015.
NZUSA raises warning over export education 'mad rush'
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“These ramshackle policies have been introduced with little attention to their impact on support services or the educational experience of international students and the Kiwi students they study alongside.” “There will be more cases like this one ...
$16k funding cut confirmed for Picton School
NZUSA raises warning over export education 'mad rush'
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“These ramshackle policies have been introduced with little attention to their impact on support services or the educational experience of international students and the Kiwi students they study alongside.” “There will be more cases like this one ...
$16k funding cut confirmed for Picton School
Teacher aide jobs, a reading recovery programme and a free book scheme at Picton School are under threat after a $16,000 funding cut.
[NZCPR-Weekly] Being Passionate About Education
Scoop.co.nz
This week, we look at educational success - and the insights provided by the impassioned speech of 15 year old high school student Anela Pritchard, our NZCPR Guest Commentator Dr Kevin Donnelly outlines the benefits of greater school autonomy, and our ...
Taranaki high schools' senior students failing final year
Stuff.co.nz
Three Taranaki high schools rate among the country's best in NCEA results - but for the rest of them it's a matter of "can do better." Fairfax's latest School Report, which details academic results for every school where the National Standards or the ...
[NZCPR-Weekly] Being Passionate About Education
Scoop.co.nz
This week, we look at educational success - and the insights provided by the impassioned speech of 15 year old high school student Anela Pritchard, our NZCPR Guest Commentator Dr Kevin Donnelly outlines the benefits of greater school autonomy, and our ...
Taranaki high schools' senior students failing final year
Stuff.co.nz
Three Taranaki high schools rate among the country's best in NCEA results - but for the rest of them it's a matter of "can do better." Fairfax's latest School Report, which details academic results for every school where the National Standards or the ...
In Zone accommodation now available to female students
Helping disadvantaged Maori and Pacific Island boys get quality education is just the beginning for one organisation.
Porirua College struggling with parents to keep kids in class
Some students at a Wellington school are taken out of class by their parents for two months at a time "to visit granny".
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