Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata says she has given Te Pumanawa o te Wairua in Northland a chance to continue operating because of her concerns about finding other educational opportunities for its students. Her decision follows a special audit of the Whangaruru school which raised issues about its financial performance, administration and governance. Ms Parata says the audit findings provided grounds to terminate the partnership agreement with the school, but she has opted not to do so because of her concerns about the school’s students. ...
Court of Appeal upholds the Ministry’s product liability claim
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata says she has given Te Pumanawa o te Wairua in Northland a chance to continue operating because of her concerns about finding other educational opportunities for its students. Her decision follows a special audit of the Whangaruru school which raised issues about its financial performance, administration and governance. Ms Parata says the audit findings provided grounds to terminate the partnership agreement with the school, but she has opted not to do so because of her concerns about the school’s students. ...
Court of Appeal upholds the Ministry’s product liability claim
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye have welcomed today’s judgement from the Court of Appeal about the Ministry of Education’s case against Carter Holt Harvey over leaky school buildings. In 2013, the Ministry started legal proceedings, on behalf of schools, against Carter Holt Harvey, James Hardie and CSR Building Products Ltd alleging the supply of defective building products. Ms Parata says settlements have already been reached with James Hardie and CSR. ...
Modern buildings open at two Auckland schools
Nikki Kaye | Education
Modern buildings open at two Auckland schools
Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye will today open innovative new learning environments for students and teachers at two Auckland schools. “Today I will open Bayfield School’s new teaching and administration block and Mt Eden Normal School’s four new classrooms,” says Ms Kaye. “These are exciting times for our schools as we look to the future and provide spaces that will foster and enhance collaborative teaching and learning. ...
Pasifika, Maori, boys lagging behind at primary school
Inequality reigns across primary school children's reported ability to learn to read, write and do maths, national data shows.Figures published this week show that while pass rates have climbed slightly, with more than 70 percent...
Troubled charter school to stay open - and get more money
A troubled Northland charter school has been allowed to stay open and will be given a large funding boost - despite an audit finding grounds to terminate its contract and financial management problems.The long-term future of Te...
Another chance for troubled charter school
Pasifika, Maori, boys lagging behind at primary school
Inequality reigns across primary school children's reported ability to learn to read, write and do maths, national data shows.Figures published this week show that while pass rates have climbed slightly, with more than 70 percent...
Troubled charter school to stay open - and get more money
A troubled Northland charter school has been allowed to stay open and will be given a large funding boost - despite an audit finding grounds to terminate its contract and financial management problems.The long-term future of Te...
Another chance for troubled charter school
The Government is giving the troubled charter school at Whangaruru in Northland one more chance, and increasing its funding.
Warnings about 'takeaways' school ignored
New Zealand Herald
Education officials warned their minister at least three times that a charter school trust - now accused of bribing kids with takeaways - was not experienced enough to teach Maori children. Education Minister Hekia Parata went on to grant the Villa ...
Educators NZ - Are you prepared for the education technology revolution?
Educators NZ
In order to embrace the education technology revolution and provide the best experience for learners, schools must address data gaps, says Advanced Learning, theeducation cloud management system developer. This is the primary finding of a whitepaper ...
Educators NZ - Massive change taking place in education technology market
Educators NZ
The concept of a smart classroom stems from the incorporation of the latest advancements in the education technology (ed tech) and solutions. Ed tech includes innovations that help educational institutions or universities employ the large amounts of ...
Dodgy data distracts from the real challenges to learning | Scoop News
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
"The National Standards data released by the Ministry of Education today shows little change in reading, writing and maths results, but has led to teachers wasting valuable teaching time and children losing more learning time in order to meet the ...
'Kia ora 'cuz' - reaction to Finnian Galbraith's speech on te reo Maori
Kapiti teenager Finnian Galbraith says he had absolutely no idea his speech urging New Zealanders to stop mangling the Māori language would go viral.
Spotlight on charter schools welcome - NZEI | Scoop News
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
NZEI says the bill, sponsored by Phil Goff MP and drawn from the ballot today, could make a useful contribution to public debate about what charter schools were currently offering students, and whether the schools should have any place in the future of ...
More students achieving in Palmerston North | Scoop News
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
23 July 2015. Public Achievement Information shows more students achieving in Palmerston North. List MP Jono Naylor says parents will be happy to know there is steady improvement in Palmerston North with more kids attending Early Childhood Education ...
Tribal Youth Gatherings leave Māori students inspired | Māori Television
Māori Television
The girls were 2 of 5 Maōri students who attended the Tribal Youth Gathering and the United Native Indian Tribal Youth conference. "It was cool because we were able to share with them what we have here such as Kura Kaupapa Māori, Kōhanga Reo and we ...
At-risk toddlers missing out on social support
Warnings about 'takeaways' school ignored
New Zealand Herald
Education officials warned their minister at least three times that a charter school trust - now accused of bribing kids with takeaways - was not experienced enough to teach Maori children. Education Minister Hekia Parata went on to grant the Villa ...
Educators NZ - Are you prepared for the education technology revolution?
Educators NZ
In order to embrace the education technology revolution and provide the best experience for learners, schools must address data gaps, says Advanced Learning, theeducation cloud management system developer. This is the primary finding of a whitepaper ...
Educators NZ - Massive change taking place in education technology market
Educators NZ
The concept of a smart classroom stems from the incorporation of the latest advancements in the education technology (ed tech) and solutions. Ed tech includes innovations that help educational institutions or universities employ the large amounts of ...
Dodgy data distracts from the real challenges to learning | Scoop News
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
"The National Standards data released by the Ministry of Education today shows little change in reading, writing and maths results, but has led to teachers wasting valuable teaching time and children losing more learning time in order to meet the ...
'Kia ora 'cuz' - reaction to Finnian Galbraith's speech on te reo Maori
Kapiti teenager Finnian Galbraith says he had absolutely no idea his speech urging New Zealanders to stop mangling the Māori language would go viral.
Spotlight on charter schools welcome - NZEI | Scoop News
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
NZEI says the bill, sponsored by Phil Goff MP and drawn from the ballot today, could make a useful contribution to public debate about what charter schools were currently offering students, and whether the schools should have any place in the future of ...
More students achieving in Palmerston North | Scoop News
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
23 July 2015. Public Achievement Information shows more students achieving in Palmerston North. List MP Jono Naylor says parents will be happy to know there is steady improvement in Palmerston North with more kids attending Early Childhood Education ...
Tribal Youth Gatherings leave Māori students inspired | Māori Television
Māori Television
The girls were 2 of 5 Maōri students who attended the Tribal Youth Gathering and the United Native Indian Tribal Youth conference. "It was cool because we were able to share with them what we have here such as Kura Kaupapa Māori, Kōhanga Reo and we ...
At-risk toddlers missing out on social support
New research from Auckland University shows only one in five toddlers living in the most at-risk families are getting access to social support services in the first 1000 days of their lives.
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