Hekia Parata | Education
Today’s Better Public Service (BPS) update showing the Government is on track to achieve its goal of lifting the proportion of 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2 is a tribute to the hard work and professionalism of teachers and principals, says Education Minister Hekia Parata. “The update shows that between 2013 and 2014 the proportion of 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2, or an equivalent qualification, rose from 78.6 per cent to about 81.1 per cent. Over the past three years the percentage has risen by 6.8 percentage points. ...
Two new online assessment tools to lift numeracy and literacy
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Today’s Better Public Service (BPS) update showing the Government is on track to achieve its goal of lifting the proportion of 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2 is a tribute to the hard work and professionalism of teachers and principals, says Education Minister Hekia Parata. “The update shows that between 2013 and 2014 the proportion of 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2, or an equivalent qualification, rose from 78.6 per cent to about 81.1 per cent. Over the past three years the percentage has risen by 6.8 percentage points. ...
Two new online assessment tools to lift numeracy and literacy
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce has today launched two new tools to help lift numeracy and literacy. Speaking at the Annual National Centre of Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Symposium in Wellington, Mr Joyce announced “Te Ata Hapara” for Maori learners and the “English as a Second Language Option.” Both are part of the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool which is the key diagnostic tool for adult literacy and numeracy competency in New Zealand. ...
UNESCO appointment announced
Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata has announced the appointment of Dr Arapata Hakiwai to the New Zealand National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The commission is the main channel of cooperation between New Zealand and UNESCO which is responsible for fostering cooperation between nations in the areas of education, science, culture, social science (including peace and human rights) and communication and information. ..
Māori Methods of Learning and Teaching
Dame Joan Metge is a social scientist, anthropologist and author. She has spent several decades endeavouring to improve communication and cultural understanding between Maori and Pakeha. At 85, she has a new book 'Tauira - Maori methods of learning and teaching'.
NCEA pass rates increases 'don't reflect genuine increase in learning'
UNESCO appointment announced
Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata has announced the appointment of Dr Arapata Hakiwai to the New Zealand National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The commission is the main channel of cooperation between New Zealand and UNESCO which is responsible for fostering cooperation between nations in the areas of education, science, culture, social science (including peace and human rights) and communication and information. ..
Māori Methods of Learning and Teaching
Dame Joan Metge is a social scientist, anthropologist and author. She has spent several decades endeavouring to improve communication and cultural understanding between Maori and Pakeha. At 85, she has a new book 'Tauira - Maori methods of learning and teaching'.
NCEA pass rates increases 'don't reflect genuine increase in learning'
Stuff.co.nz
Skyrocketing NCEA pass rates "clearly indicate" unrealistic grade inflation in New Zealand's schools, an international expert says. An analysis of NCEA data, carried out by Stuff.co.nz, reveals pass rates at several schools leaping by as much as 50 ...
What's driving endless NCEA pass rate rises?
OPINION: Between 2010 and 2014, the proportion of students getting NCEA qualifications has been steadily increasing.
Editorial: Schools should be able to avoid going to court
Opinion: An apparent rise in the number of threatened legal actions against schools has prompted the Ministry of Education to draw up legal advice for schools faced with angry parents armed with lawyers. The trend is worrying secondary principals, whose national body says the threats are getting "dangerously close" to undermining the authority of school principals to manage their schools.
Teacher aides - who benefits most, teacher or student?
Has a rise in the number of teacher aides in classrooms around the country been matched by a rise in achievement among those students? A startling UK study suggests that teacher aides can have the opposite effect. The Education Ministry here is issuing guidelines to schools on how to get the best out assistant teachers - and by the end of the year says it will have a system in place to measure student achievement. Professor Peter Blatchford, from the Institute of Education, University College London and Brian Coffey, Group Manager for Special Education, for the Ministry of Education.
Teaching pleasure in sex ed
If you think having a sex talk with your own kids is awkward, imagine it with a room full of teenagers.
Nelson College principal Gary O'Shea: School pupils are self entitled
Stuff.co.nz
The issues that lead students across New Zealand to wage wars on their schools through social media is nothing new, but their sense of entitlement is, a school principal says. "The beards, the hair, the puffer jackets, the 'I'm unhappy in my class ...
MP Foss backed in kura controversy
Hawke's Bay Today
Labour has accused Mr Foss of sitting on information about the Ministry of Education's plans to move Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Wananga Whare Tapere o Takitimu to the former Arataki Motor Camp site. The Opposition claims answers to written ...
Fighting for children 'leaves me broken'
Skyrocketing NCEA pass rates "clearly indicate" unrealistic grade inflation in New Zealand's schools, an international expert says. An analysis of NCEA data, carried out by Stuff.co.nz, reveals pass rates at several schools leaping by as much as 50 ...
What's driving endless NCEA pass rate rises?
OPINION: Between 2010 and 2014, the proportion of students getting NCEA qualifications has been steadily increasing.
Editorial: Schools should be able to avoid going to court
Opinion: An apparent rise in the number of threatened legal actions against schools has prompted the Ministry of Education to draw up legal advice for schools faced with angry parents armed with lawyers. The trend is worrying secondary principals, whose national body says the threats are getting "dangerously close" to undermining the authority of school principals to manage their schools.
Teacher aides - who benefits most, teacher or student?
Has a rise in the number of teacher aides in classrooms around the country been matched by a rise in achievement among those students? A startling UK study suggests that teacher aides can have the opposite effect. The Education Ministry here is issuing guidelines to schools on how to get the best out assistant teachers - and by the end of the year says it will have a system in place to measure student achievement. Professor Peter Blatchford, from the Institute of Education, University College London and Brian Coffey, Group Manager for Special Education, for the Ministry of Education.
Teaching pleasure in sex ed
If you think having a sex talk with your own kids is awkward, imagine it with a room full of teenagers.
Nelson College principal Gary O'Shea: School pupils are self entitled
Stuff.co.nz
The issues that lead students across New Zealand to wage wars on their schools through social media is nothing new, but their sense of entitlement is, a school principal says. "The beards, the hair, the puffer jackets, the 'I'm unhappy in my class ...
MP Foss backed in kura controversy
Hawke's Bay Today
Labour has accused Mr Foss of sitting on information about the Ministry of Education's plans to move Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Wananga Whare Tapere o Takitimu to the former Arataki Motor Camp site. The Opposition claims answers to written ...
Fighting for children 'leaves me broken'
Linda, a mum from Auckland, has a daily struggle trying to get the best education for her special needs kids. She tells her story.Dealing with the special education system has been one of the most stressful, exhausting, and yet...
Golden Bay High School is an NCEA rarity
Stuff.co.nz
It's one of the only schools in the country where NCEA pass rates have not increased since 2004, but the principal isn't concerned. Golden Bay High School, a decile 6school north-west of Nelson, has about 330 pupils. Its roll-based NCEA pass rates ...
Nelson schools get funding for innovative teaching practices
Nayland College and Hampden Street School have been given more than $66,000 as part of a $10 million fund to encourage innovative teaching practices and Nelson MP Nick Smith says he can't wait to see the project results.
How Selwyn College and Henderson High School turned their NCEA results ...Stuff.co.nz
The school had also embraced Education Ministry initiatives – especially those geared towards literacy, and Maori and Pasifika students – and improved real time data tracking. The school is about get two new Ministry of Education-funded buildings so it...
Waimate High School's unique NCEA challenge
Stuff.co.nz
The shifting dynamics of a rural community can dramatically change the NCEA results of a small school, Waimate High School principal Janette Packman says. The South Canterbury school's NCEA pass rate has fallen since 2004, against a nationwide trend ...
Aranui Community Campus founding principal is Andy Kai Fong
A former Christchurch school leader has been appointed the founding principal of the yet-to-be-opened Aranui Community Campus.
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