Thursday 6 August 2015

Friday 7 August 2015

Taking the temperature of Te Reo Māori
Radio New Zealand
The project, 'Te Ahu o te Reo', is being led by Te Wāhanga from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, which is working for Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori. The last time the council carried out the study was in the 1970s, when researchers ...

Health of Te Reo put under the microscope
Radio New Zealand
The overall health of the Maori language is about to be put under the microscope. The Māori Language Commission has contracted the New Zealand Council for Educational Research to carry out a major project. 23 researchers will be sent to eight different ...

Korero Mai Ki Ahau: Saturday 08
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Saturday 08thAugust– Te Ahu o Te Reo is a new research initiative that will look at the state of te reo Maori in homes and communities across the country. Lead by Te Waahanga from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) and Te Taura ...

$14m Northland College redevelopment approved
Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye today announced a major investment of up to $14 million to redevelop Northland College. Speaking to students and staff at the college this morning, Ms Kaye said “We really believe in this community and can see the positive turnaround happening at the school. Today’s announcement confirms a strong commitment to invest in young people in Northland.” Design work is well underway, and construction will start in early 2016. ...

Parata quiet on ECE quality failure 
Education Minister Hekia Parata has not answered questions about whether she believes a report on learning for under-3s will affect a key Government target.The Government is aiming to have 98 per cent participation in quality early...

More governance issues for Kohanga Reo
Radio New Zealand
A spokesperson for trust branch Mataatua Tauranga Moana, Lorraine Hale, said the trust deed needed to change so all kohanga members could be part of the selection process. Education Minister Hekia Parata agreed, saying that to be responsible for the ...

Over 300 Unitec staff face job cuts
More than 300 Unitec staff could face job cuts over the next three years.

Dilapidated 'ghetto' classrooms to be upgraded 
A school with classrooms labelled "the worst in New Zealand" has been granted a $14 million redevelopment after a wait of more than five years. Buildings at Northland College, a decile one school in Kaikohe, were so dilapidated the...

$14 million to go towards Northland College redevelopment
Māori Television
$14 million dollars will go towards the redevelopment of Northland College, following reports on the poor condition of its classrooms in June. Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye announced the investment in Kaikohe this morning and says, “We really ...

Unitec expected to announce major restructure
Unitec is expected to announce a major restructure today , the Tertiary Education Union says. The Herald understands it could include up to 100 job losses.TEU says the polytech will unveil a major change proposal later today...

Rural Tokirima School seeks principal
The salary's solid, the community might help stock the fridge, the house is low rent and it's an hour and a quarter from the ski field.

It's never too late to go back to school, says 48-year-old hospitality student
Stuff.co.nz
It had been a long time since the Upper Hutt mother-of-two had been in a classroom other than for parent teacher interviews. Bush enrolled to study at Heretaunga College's School of Hospitality this year after being encouraged by her son Bradley, who ...

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