More Asian languages in schools
Hekia Parata | Education
Twenty-two groups of schools have won funding to establish new Mandarin, Japanese or Korean programmes, or expand existing ones, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today. The Government established the $10 million Asian Language Learning in Schools contestable fund last year to increase the provision of Asian languages in schools. “The first funding round has generated real enthusiasm for Asian languages in classrooms,” says Ms Parata. “22 programmes involving 129 schools will receive a total of $3.3 million over the next three years. ...
Sir Pita Sharples backs initiative to get more Māori and Pacific people into ...
Māori Television
Sir Pita Sharples is throwing his weight behind a new initiative to get more youngMāori and Pacific people into the trades. He will be joined by Samuelu Sefuiva as 'champions' of the Auckland Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT Auckland ...
New ‘champions’ for Māori and Pacific training scheme
Twenty-two groups of schools have won funding to establish new Mandarin, Japanese or Korean programmes, or expand existing ones, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today. The Government established the $10 million Asian Language Learning in Schools contestable fund last year to increase the provision of Asian languages in schools. “The first funding round has generated real enthusiasm for Asian languages in classrooms,” says Ms Parata. “22 programmes involving 129 schools will receive a total of $3.3 million over the next three years. ...
Sir Pita Sharples backs initiative to get more Māori and Pacific people into ...
Māori Television
Sir Pita Sharples is throwing his weight behind a new initiative to get more youngMāori and Pacific people into the trades. He will be joined by Samuelu Sefuiva as 'champions' of the Auckland Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT Auckland ...
New ‘champions’ for Māori and Pacific training scheme
A new initiative to get more young Māori and Pacific people into the trades industry has received a major boost from the appointment of two high-profile ‘champions’.
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Reading between the lines
Interest.co.nz
I concur, especially when the education sector is forecast to spend $13.1 billion in the 2015/16 fiscal year. The taxpayer needs to know whether this massive investment does indeed add value. In this regard, one of the key objectives of the Better ...
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Stuff.co.nz
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Targeted investment and retirement plans at University of Waikato
Reading between the lines
Interest.co.nz
I concur, especially when the education sector is forecast to spend $13.1 billion in the 2015/16 fiscal year. The taxpayer needs to know whether this massive investment does indeed add value. In this regard, one of the key objectives of the Better ...
Taking children on holiday during school a 'slap in the face': Mike Yardley
Stuff.co.nz
Two years ago, the UK government sought to combat the rampant escalation in parents pulling their kids out of school for cheaper holidays abroad by imposing instant fines of NZ$100. Plus, recidivist offenders are prosecuted, slammed with stiffer ...
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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Scoop.co.nz
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StudyLink improvements continue for students
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Associate Social Development Minister Jo Goodhew says more than 130,000 studentsthis year have benefitted from the improvements made to the student loan and allowance application process. Improvements include simplified website content, fast ...
Arts education can boost Kiwi economy
Scoop.co.nz
Professor Le Cocq says these questions apply to all degrees that link education to research, but in recent years they have been most strongly directed at 'the Arts'. The collective title of 'the Arts' includes creative and performing arts, social ...
Pakuranga College shows there’s strength in numbers
Pakuranga College this week revealed a brand new facility designed to encourage mathematics students to learn collaboratively.
Upper Hutt colleges combine for business challenge win
Students from Heretaunga and Upper Hutt Colleges got a taste of the commercial world recently when they combined forces in a BP Business Challenge.
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