Proposed merger of two Bay of Plenty polytechnics opens for public consultation
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Public consultation on the proposed merger of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (BoPP) and the Waiariki Institute of Technology has been opened today by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce. The Chairs of both institutes propose disestablishing the existing organisations and forming an entirely new institution serving the total Bay of Plenty region. It would have a new name, identity and organisational culture. The governing council of the new institution would provide appropriate cultural and geographical representation from across the region. ...
Concern over Destiny Church charter school bid
3News NZ
"With charter schools there's a real lack of a transparency," she says. "Whereas in the public system again, we're audited each year and we have to prepare reports for our community and the Ministry [of Education]." Ms Green says the money would be ...
School cash flows to owners' pockets
Flagship charter schools are paying their owners hundreds of thousands in governance fees to help manage average rolls of just 70 children.An analysis of audited financial returns has shown administration and...
Manawatu parents call for more support for special education
Public consultation on the proposed merger of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (BoPP) and the Waiariki Institute of Technology has been opened today by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce. The Chairs of both institutes propose disestablishing the existing organisations and forming an entirely new institution serving the total Bay of Plenty region. It would have a new name, identity and organisational culture. The governing council of the new institution would provide appropriate cultural and geographical representation from across the region. ...
Concern over Destiny Church charter school bid
3News NZ
"With charter schools there's a real lack of a transparency," she says. "Whereas in the public system again, we're audited each year and we have to prepare reports for our community and the Ministry [of Education]." Ms Green says the money would be ...
School cash flows to owners' pockets
Flagship charter schools are paying their owners hundreds of thousands in governance fees to help manage average rolls of just 70 children.An analysis of audited financial returns has shown administration and...
Manawatu parents call for more support for special education
Stuff.co.nz
They are hoping to see change come from the Education and Science Select Committee's investigation, launched this week into the identification of and support for students facing the significant challenges of dyslexia, dyspraxia, and autism spectrum ..
Hekia Parata has broken her word
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“It defies belief that the Government would plough ahead with another round of charter schools when the programme so far has been so plagued by problems,” Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said. “Students at the charter school in ...
NCEA threatened by government meddling - PPTA
Scoop.co.nz
The government's target of 85% of students achieving NCEA level 2 risks undermining the qualification and encourages 'credit farming' in schools, warns PPTA. NCEA was a qualification teachers had committed to making work because they knew it was a ...
Targeted courses key to saving dropouts
New Zealand Herald
This week the Herald begins a 10-day series examining some of the biggest hurdles Auckland faces, from housing and transport to entertainment andeducation. We look at what we are doing, what we need to do, and why ... Stuart Middleton, from MIT, says ...
Kohanga reo focus questioned
They are hoping to see change come from the Education and Science Select Committee's investigation, launched this week into the identification of and support for students facing the significant challenges of dyslexia, dyspraxia, and autism spectrum ..
Hekia Parata has broken her word
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“It defies belief that the Government would plough ahead with another round of charter schools when the programme so far has been so plagued by problems,” Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said. “Students at the charter school in ...
NCEA threatened by government meddling - PPTA
Scoop.co.nz
The government's target of 85% of students achieving NCEA level 2 risks undermining the qualification and encourages 'credit farming' in schools, warns PPTA. NCEA was a qualification teachers had committed to making work because they knew it was a ...
Targeted courses key to saving dropouts
New Zealand Herald
This week the Herald begins a 10-day series examining some of the biggest hurdles Auckland faces, from housing and transport to entertainment andeducation. We look at what we are doing, what we need to do, and why ... Stuart Middleton, from MIT, says ...
Kohanga reo focus questioned
The former chair of the Māori Language Commission says kohanga reo are losing credibility and should align themselves with early childhood education.
Kohanga should be seen as more than language nest
Radio New Zealand
The former chair of the Maori Language Commission, Haami Piripi, wantskohanga reo to be aligned with early childhood education, not just in language nests. The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board is urging the Government to get back to the table and ...
What sending my kids to different schools taught me about parenting
Stuff.co.nz
It was a lot to ask of a school. "Here," I heard myself saying, "please take my special and unique snowflake and give her exceptional treatment." But we found it - a school that loved science and reading, like she did. It was a perfect fit. And she's ...
Education seminar agrees: planning needed to get more overseas students
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Leaders of Wellington City's education, local government and business communities met this morning for an Education Summit to focus on expanding the Capital's international student market. Held at Te Papa and hosted by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, the ...
300 applications for 20 positions
A controversial on-the-job teacher training programme has become so popular it is receiving 15 applicants for each available place.Teach First NZ, which sees high-flying graduates placed in low-decile high schools, is hoping to...
CYF referrals from Manawatu educators increasing
Stuff.co.nz
NZEI Te Riu Roa Palmerston North union representative Liam Rutherford said a referral was not typically done by the classroom teacher. He said it was usually delegated to the principal or guidance counsellor. "It's a very uncomfortable place for a ...
Rural NZ schools the 'forgotten group'
Stuff.co.nz
Rural NZ schools the 'forgotten group' gallery video ... But the pitching in extends to beyond the classroom to the wider community, which is 40 minutes from Christchurch. Southbridge businesses and two anonymous families donated $1800 to transport ...
Come clean on Pasifika education centre
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iinga needs to come clean and tell the Pasifika communities if he's working to save the Pasifika Education Centre or shut it down, Labour's Pasifika spokesperson Su'a William Sio says. “I'm gutted the Pasifika Education Centre ...
Uni staff meetings with plenty of spin
Back-to-back meetings throughout the week can often mean no time to exercise for those in the corporate world.But Auckland University staff now have no excuses thanks to the institution swapping meeting tables for exercise bikes.Dozens...
Half of absent school kids are wagging
Radio New Zealand
Education Ministry figures show an estimated 79,000 children were absent each day when schools were surveyed during the middle week of June last year, and nearly half of them were wagging.
Westmere School opens $9.9 million redevelopment
Auckland stuff.co.nz
Roll growth was the main driver for the construction of new classroomsfour years ago. However, Marino says it soon became obvious the school needed a much larger overhaul. "We had major roll growth that required seven new classrooms and we had ...
eCoach: Making eLearning accessible for students
Educators NZ
To stay ahead of the technology curve and deliver techsavvy students with interactive course content would normally mean developing design skills or learning complex authoring software, he says. “Some teachers simply don't have the time or design ...
This student would rather live on trains than pay rent
Stuff.co.nz
And financially, she benefits from living on a train: The flat-rate ticket costs her about NZ$570, whereas she had to pay about NZ$675 a month for her previous apartment. However, living cheaper is not the only goal she has in mind. "I want to inspire ...
Lauren Boyle to Help Keep School Pools Open
Kohanga should be seen as more than language nest
Radio New Zealand
The former chair of the Maori Language Commission, Haami Piripi, wantskohanga reo to be aligned with early childhood education, not just in language nests. The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board is urging the Government to get back to the table and ...
What sending my kids to different schools taught me about parenting
Stuff.co.nz
It was a lot to ask of a school. "Here," I heard myself saying, "please take my special and unique snowflake and give her exceptional treatment." But we found it - a school that loved science and reading, like she did. It was a perfect fit. And she's ...
Education seminar agrees: planning needed to get more overseas students
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Leaders of Wellington City's education, local government and business communities met this morning for an Education Summit to focus on expanding the Capital's international student market. Held at Te Papa and hosted by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, the ...
300 applications for 20 positions
A controversial on-the-job teacher training programme has become so popular it is receiving 15 applicants for each available place.Teach First NZ, which sees high-flying graduates placed in low-decile high schools, is hoping to...
CYF referrals from Manawatu educators increasing
Stuff.co.nz
NZEI Te Riu Roa Palmerston North union representative Liam Rutherford said a referral was not typically done by the classroom teacher. He said it was usually delegated to the principal or guidance counsellor. "It's a very uncomfortable place for a ...
Rural NZ schools the 'forgotten group'
Stuff.co.nz
Rural NZ schools the 'forgotten group' gallery video ... But the pitching in extends to beyond the classroom to the wider community, which is 40 minutes from Christchurch. Southbridge businesses and two anonymous families donated $1800 to transport ...
Come clean on Pasifika education centre
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iinga needs to come clean and tell the Pasifika communities if he's working to save the Pasifika Education Centre or shut it down, Labour's Pasifika spokesperson Su'a William Sio says. “I'm gutted the Pasifika Education Centre ...
Uni staff meetings with plenty of spin
Back-to-back meetings throughout the week can often mean no time to exercise for those in the corporate world.But Auckland University staff now have no excuses thanks to the institution swapping meeting tables for exercise bikes.Dozens...
Half of absent school kids are wagging
Radio New Zealand
Education Ministry figures show an estimated 79,000 children were absent each day when schools were surveyed during the middle week of June last year, and nearly half of them were wagging.
Westmere School opens $9.9 million redevelopment
Auckland stuff.co.nz
Roll growth was the main driver for the construction of new classroomsfour years ago. However, Marino says it soon became obvious the school needed a much larger overhaul. "We had major roll growth that required seven new classrooms and we had ...
eCoach: Making eLearning accessible for students
Educators NZ
To stay ahead of the technology curve and deliver techsavvy students with interactive course content would normally mean developing design skills or learning complex authoring software, he says. “Some teachers simply don't have the time or design ...
This student would rather live on trains than pay rent
Stuff.co.nz
And financially, she benefits from living on a train: The flat-rate ticket costs her about NZ$570, whereas she had to pay about NZ$675 a month for her previous apartment. However, living cheaper is not the only goal she has in mind. "I want to inspire ...
Lauren Boyle to Help Keep School Pools Open
Scoop.co.nz
We are thrilled to have Lauren onboard as a water safety ambassador focusing on this issue.” Lauren Boyle says she's excited about the opportunity to be involved in a project that she is passionate about. “A pool at school should be seen as a ...
Lincoln University to host international business students
Scoop.co.nz
In a three-way arrangement, NZIBT will deliver an Open Polytechnic qualification, utilising the student and teaching facilities on the Lincoln University campus to give the students a complete New Zealand learning experience. Jeremy Baker, Deputy Vice ...
Turakina Maori Girls' College identifies problems
Stuff.co.nz
Turakina Maori Girls' College has identified issues that need resolving in order to keep it from closing. The Ministry of Education announced early this month it was consulting on a proposal to close the 110-year-old school, which has seen its roll ...
Thorndon school preparing for first reunion
Geraldene O'Reilly spent her childhood skipping rope and spinning hula hoops, but she hasn't seen most of her playmates in nearly 60 years.
We are thrilled to have Lauren onboard as a water safety ambassador focusing on this issue.” Lauren Boyle says she's excited about the opportunity to be involved in a project that she is passionate about. “A pool at school should be seen as a ...
Lincoln University to host international business students
Scoop.co.nz
In a three-way arrangement, NZIBT will deliver an Open Polytechnic qualification, utilising the student and teaching facilities on the Lincoln University campus to give the students a complete New Zealand learning experience. Jeremy Baker, Deputy Vice ...
Turakina Maori Girls' College identifies problems
Stuff.co.nz
Turakina Maori Girls' College has identified issues that need resolving in order to keep it from closing. The Ministry of Education announced early this month it was consulting on a proposal to close the 110-year-old school, which has seen its roll ...
Thorndon school preparing for first reunion
Geraldene O'Reilly spent her childhood skipping rope and spinning hula hoops, but she hasn't seen most of her playmates in nearly 60 years.
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