Improving results for Youth Guarantee learners
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Tertiary Education Organisations have increased achievement rates across all sectors, particularly in course and qualification rates for students at Youth Guarantee Providers, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce announced today. The Education Performance Indicators (EPIs) for all tertiary institutions in 2014 including Industry Training Organisations (ITOs), Youth Guarantee providers and Student Achievement Component (SAC) funded providers were published today by the Tertiary Education Commission. ...
NZ teachers among most highly trained in world - survey
3News NZ
New Zealand's teachers are among the most highly trained, best qualified and most experienced in the world, an international survey shows. The Teaching and Learning International Survey asked teachers of year seven to 10 students from 34 countries ...
NZ educators among the world's best
Tertiary Education Organisations have increased achievement rates across all sectors, particularly in course and qualification rates for students at Youth Guarantee Providers, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce announced today. The Education Performance Indicators (EPIs) for all tertiary institutions in 2014 including Industry Training Organisations (ITOs), Youth Guarantee providers and Student Achievement Component (SAC) funded providers were published today by the Tertiary Education Commission. ...
NZ teachers among most highly trained in world - survey
3News NZ
New Zealand's teachers are among the most highly trained, best qualified and most experienced in the world, an international survey shows. The Teaching and Learning International Survey asked teachers of year seven to 10 students from 34 countries ...
NZ educators among the world's best
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Labour says charter school has nearly $2.5 million unaccounted for
Stuff.co.nz
... a $100,000 waka to help with learning. The 22-person, 14m carved kauri waka was slammed by Hipkins and teacher unions but the trust maintained it was comfortable with the purchase. ... She said charter schools were provided with funding on the same ...
Kura kaupapa can 'strengthen whanau'
Stuff.co.nz
I have put all my children through kohanga reo and kura kaupapa. It has helped me grow, and my daughter, who is in her last year of college, has excelled in all subjects including science, maths and English. What do you think about kura kaupapa as a ...
Wake-up call: We are killing Maori language
Labour says charter school has nearly $2.5 million unaccounted for
Stuff.co.nz
... a $100,000 waka to help with learning. The 22-person, 14m carved kauri waka was slammed by Hipkins and teacher unions but the trust maintained it was comfortable with the purchase. ... She said charter schools were provided with funding on the same ...
Kura kaupapa can 'strengthen whanau'
Stuff.co.nz
I have put all my children through kohanga reo and kura kaupapa. It has helped me grow, and my daughter, who is in her last year of college, has excelled in all subjects including science, maths and English. What do you think about kura kaupapa as a ...
Wake-up call: We are killing Maori language
New Zealand Herald
By 1993, when the rolls peaked at 14,500, half of all Māori children in preschool education were in Māori-speaking kōhanga. But since then the rolls have fallen, dropping below 9000 last year for the first time since 1989. Only 18.5 per cent ofMāori ...
Gloriavale school hits back at curriculum claims
Gloriavale's Christian Community School has hit back at claims it is teaching a "sexist curriculum".The school's principal Faithful Pilgrim said most female students chose to follow traditional and biblical roles because of their...
Gloriavale school under fire over sexist curriculum
Politicians will demand answers from education bosses over what secretive Gloriavale school is teaching girls - besides how to expertly wash men's clothes.The Education Review Office will be hauled before the Education and Science...
Herald on Sunday Editorial: Gloriavale kids need a broader education
Green MP Catherine Delahunty will get plenty of support for her attempt to find out what sort of education is being provided to children in the Gloriavale school. Reading or hearing about this self-contained Christian community on...
Greens worried about Gloriavale school curriculum
3News NZ
"We have an obligation to offer quality education in both state and private schools and make sure that they have choices," says Ms Delahunty. "Some of them would be really happy to leave school at 16 and have children at early age but that should be ...
Cultivating Maker mindsets
Educators NZ
CORE Education's popular ULearn educators' conference is back for 2015, pushing the boundaries of educational possibility, and showcasing new technologies and innovative practice to improve teaching and learning. The ULearn pre-conference this year, ...
Tensions boil over at troubled boarding school
New Zealand Herald
Tensions at Auckland's troubled Maori boarding school have spilled over, with the principal suspended and three managers handing in their resignations. Principal at Northcote's Hato Petera College, John Matthews, was suspended from his role as chief ...
Northland charter school Te Pumanawa o te Wairua to stay open - Hekia Parata
By 1993, when the rolls peaked at 14,500, half of all Māori children in preschool education were in Māori-speaking kōhanga. But since then the rolls have fallen, dropping below 9000 last year for the first time since 1989. Only 18.5 per cent ofMāori ...
Gloriavale school hits back at curriculum claims
Gloriavale's Christian Community School has hit back at claims it is teaching a "sexist curriculum".The school's principal Faithful Pilgrim said most female students chose to follow traditional and biblical roles because of their...
Gloriavale school under fire over sexist curriculum
Politicians will demand answers from education bosses over what secretive Gloriavale school is teaching girls - besides how to expertly wash men's clothes.The Education Review Office will be hauled before the Education and Science...
Herald on Sunday Editorial: Gloriavale kids need a broader education
Green MP Catherine Delahunty will get plenty of support for her attempt to find out what sort of education is being provided to children in the Gloriavale school. Reading or hearing about this self-contained Christian community on...
Greens worried about Gloriavale school curriculum
3News NZ
"We have an obligation to offer quality education in both state and private schools and make sure that they have choices," says Ms Delahunty. "Some of them would be really happy to leave school at 16 and have children at early age but that should be ...
Cultivating Maker mindsets
Educators NZ
CORE Education's popular ULearn educators' conference is back for 2015, pushing the boundaries of educational possibility, and showcasing new technologies and innovative practice to improve teaching and learning. The ULearn pre-conference this year, ...
Tensions boil over at troubled boarding school
New Zealand Herald
Tensions at Auckland's troubled Maori boarding school have spilled over, with the principal suspended and three managers handing in their resignations. Principal at Northcote's Hato Petera College, John Matthews, was suspended from his role as chief ...
Northland charter school Te Pumanawa o te Wairua to stay open - Hekia Parata
NZ First education spokeswoman Tracey Martin said the minister never had the students' best interests at heart when she opened the school in the first place. "It didn't have a curriculum, the buildings weren't ready and the school wasn't ready. It was ...
Despite the rapidly changing face of the modern workforce, the internet is still not going to give you a haircut.
Sir Peter Talley predicts grim future for jobs, education
Stuff.co.nz
The advent of online education also had the capacity to detrimentally affect jobs in New Zealand, said Talley. He used an example of the United States, where business schools across the country are suffering due to students now being able to secure an ...
Auckland schools struggle with roll growth
Stuff.co.nz
St Thomas's School in Kohimarama has a new two-storey, 12-classroom block. However this was primarily to upgrade outdated classrooms. Maher says many schools need new classrooms as well as modern upgrades to existing facilities. "We're hoping that ...
Sir Peter Talley predicts grim future for jobs, education
Stuff.co.nz
The advent of online education also had the capacity to detrimentally affect jobs in New Zealand, said Talley. He used an example of the United States, where business schools across the country are suffering due to students now being able to secure an ...
Auckland schools struggle with roll growth
Stuff.co.nz
St Thomas's School in Kohimarama has a new two-storey, 12-classroom block. However this was primarily to upgrade outdated classrooms. Maher says many schools need new classrooms as well as modern upgrades to existing facilities. "We're hoping that ...
Every teacher at Unitec will spend the next 18 months developing the skills needed to implement a new and innovative style of learning.
Early childhood education centres take to the stage for Flava Festival
Stuff.co.nz
The event was held at the Caroline Bay hall on Friday morning and it was the first time the early childhood education section had been held at a separate event to the secondary schools. Organisers were pleased with how it went and hoped to make it a...
Schools teaching coding gets Waikato nod
Stuff.co.nz
In his work with pupils at Leamington Primary School, near Cambridge, he's looked specifically at coding. And he thought one of the nine-year-olds summed it up. "One of the girls said to me... 'We have to know how things work, don't we? Because as soon ...
Rolleston College names founding principal Steve Saville
Early childhood education centres take to the stage for Flava Festival
Stuff.co.nz
The event was held at the Caroline Bay hall on Friday morning and it was the first time the early childhood education section had been held at a separate event to the secondary schools. Organisers were pleased with how it went and hoped to make it a...
Schools teaching coding gets Waikato nod
Stuff.co.nz
In his work with pupils at Leamington Primary School, near Cambridge, he's looked specifically at coding. And he thought one of the nine-year-olds summed it up. "One of the girls said to me... 'We have to know how things work, don't we? Because as soon ...
Rolleston College names founding principal Steve Saville
A known "educational innovator" has been handed the reins of the yet-to-be-opened Rolleston College.
Call for Health Units in Schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
We need Health Units in every school throughout New Zealand where children and families can get direct assistance. Health Units that provide weekly life-skills education geared to developing socially and emotionally competent New Zealanders. Units that ...
Exchange opportunities 'completely unique'
Stuff.co.nz
We were in classrooms most days, from 9am to 3pm. It was a bit of a shock not having an hour or two between classes, in some ways it felt like I was back in high school. It was an international class; Korea, the Netherlands, Canada, Lithuania, Lebanon, ...
Kohanga kids get fire safety lesson in te reo Maori
Manawatu Standard
On his visit to the kohanga, Harrington talked the children through a large flip book of fire safety messages, that told the story of a little girl who did the right thing when there was a fire at her house. The message children were taught was "E Puta ...
Reading dog helps students learn
Auckland stuff.co.nz
"Leon" means lion in German and Loki's size makes it easy to see why. But this canine has a gentle nature that's making him a hit with children taking part in reading therapy. Loki has been coming into reading therapy at Papatoetoe Central School and...
Call for Health Units in Schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
We need Health Units in every school throughout New Zealand where children and families can get direct assistance. Health Units that provide weekly life-skills education geared to developing socially and emotionally competent New Zealanders. Units that ...
Exchange opportunities 'completely unique'
Stuff.co.nz
We were in classrooms most days, from 9am to 3pm. It was a bit of a shock not having an hour or two between classes, in some ways it felt like I was back in high school. It was an international class; Korea, the Netherlands, Canada, Lithuania, Lebanon, ...
Kohanga kids get fire safety lesson in te reo Maori
Manawatu Standard
On his visit to the kohanga, Harrington talked the children through a large flip book of fire safety messages, that told the story of a little girl who did the right thing when there was a fire at her house. The message children were taught was "E Puta ...
Reading dog helps students learn
Auckland stuff.co.nz
"Leon" means lion in German and Loki's size makes it easy to see why. But this canine has a gentle nature that's making him a hit with children taking part in reading therapy. Loki has been coming into reading therapy at Papatoetoe Central School and...
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