Public consultation opens on proposed merger of two Canterbury Polytechnics
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce has today opened public consultation on the proposed merger of Aoraki Polytechnic and the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT). In a joint proposal, the Chairs of both institutes propose creating a new tertiary organisation which would operate with a new name. This would be created by establishing a new organisation based on the legal entity of CPIT, and integrating Aoraki Polytechnic into it. The new organisation would be made up of members from both existing Councils. ...
'Maker culture' is a term generally given to inventors, designers and creative types. However, it is gaining ground as a tool to activate creative learning and innovation within the classroom, according to CORE Education. Creativity and innovation are ...
Cultivating Maker Mindsets in Schools
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Educators NZ'Maker culture' is a term generally given to inventors, designers and creative types. However, it is gaining ground as a tool to activate creative learning and innovation within the classroom, according to CORE Education. Creativity and innovation are ...
Cultivating Maker Mindsets in Schools
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The decision to open two more charter 'partnership' schools in New Zealand is indefensible on educational or social grounds, says QPEC Chairperson John Minto. “Recent studies have demonstrated that state schools that educate the most disadvantaged ...
Whangarei, August 14, 2015: The Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association has just conducted a survey around Special Education and Behavioral concerns within their schools. Over 100 principals responded. • 51% of principals responded that either the lack ...
"The idea really around the communities of schools... we get funding to work together, to improve student outcomes and to identify achievement challenges. It could be a myriad of things there that schools can choose. Anything from literacy to numeracy ...
Mr Newman continued, “ The $129000 made available for one failing Charter School, the $350 odd million for supposedly grouping schools, the $26 million around a flag design, could have provided a lot of the funding that we and other schools in New ...
“Many education and training providers are moving to online delivery and employers are increasingly seeking employees with basic IT skills,” he explains. “Prisoners need to be confident working in an online environment. Educational achievement is ...
Cyclone, the Kiwi ICT provider and Microsoft Authorised Education Reseller, is hosting a free Microsoft Education roadshow this August and September in various locations around New Zealand. The roadshow will teach you how to expect more, do more and ...
These scholars help engage with schools across the country by discussing these challenges with pupils and teachers alike and developing resources and videos for use in the classroom. Students and teachers attending were from Christchurch Girls High, ...
This follows the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata announcing a consultation process last week regarding Turakina Māori Girls College and submissions would be heard over the next four weeks before a decision was made on the future of the College.
Charter schools decision driven by politics
Scoop.co.nz (press release)The decision to open two more charter 'partnership' schools in New Zealand is indefensible on educational or social grounds, says QPEC Chairperson John Minto. “Recent studies have demonstrated that state schools that educate the most disadvantaged ...
Staff and children feeling threatened by pupils
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Whangarei, August 14, 2015: The Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association has just conducted a survey around Special Education and Behavioral concerns within their schools. Over 100 principals responded. • 51% of principals responded that either the lack ...
Communities of schools are coming to the Waikato - but what are they?
Stuff.co.nz"The idea really around the communities of schools... we get funding to work together, to improve student outcomes and to identify achievement challenges. It could be a myriad of things there that schools can choose. Anything from literacy to numeracy ...
70% of schools in Northland not had access to Programme
Scoop.co.nzMr Newman continued, “ The $129000 made available for one failing Charter School, the $350 odd million for supposedly grouping schools, the $26 million around a flag design, could have provided a lot of the funding that we and other schools in New ...
Prisoners to get access to educational websites
Educators NZ“Many education and training providers are moving to online delivery and employers are increasingly seeking employees with basic IT skills,” he explains. “Prisoners need to be confident working in an online environment. Educational achievement is ...
Coming soon to New Zealand: Cyclone's Microsoft Education Roadshow
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Scholarship students get extra from experts
Scoop.co.nz (press release)These scholars help engage with schools across the country by discussing these challenges with pupils and teachers alike and developing resources and videos for use in the classroom. Students and teachers attending were from Christchurch Girls High, ...
Student misbehaviour - blame it on the sunshine?
Fine weather may to be blame for a spike in student disciplinary cases in February and March this year, University of Otago proctor Simon Thompson says.Numbers given to the Otago Daily Times under the Official Information Act show...The madness of student loans – generation rent = generation debt ...
This total disconnect with a politically active youth (anyone between 18-29) has been created by making all 'youth' media politics free zones and the dismantling of Student Unions. Youth live in a bubble world of disconnection without the .... The concept was introduced to enable students to obtain a qualification which would provide them with the opportunity to gain employment and accordingly repay the loan. If interest had still been charged young people would ...Why study when you can get the dole?
Why is it that I would get more financial assistance being on an unemployment benefit than if I am studying?Te Aka Puaho calls on Māori to support Turakina as 'Taonga'
Māori TelevisionThis follows the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata announcing a consultation process last week regarding Turakina Māori Girls College and submissions would be heard over the next four weeks before a decision was made on the future of the College.
Uphill battle for Sir Ed school
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Stuff.co.nz
... hit problems in the past. In 2012 stuff.co.nz reported a statement from Queensland's Griffiths University, which said New Zealanders were attending university at half the rate of the overall Australian population because of the lack of access to ...
“We'd tackle the shortage of specialists in the special education sector, including psychologists and speech language therapists. “New Zealand First would create professional development training for teacher aides. “There are too many children in need ...
Auckland stuff.co.nz
It runs for eight weeks in term three and is free for schools to enter teams in two grades: years 5 and 6, or years 7 and 8. Tamaki College runs the competition and members of the school's under-17 basketball team volunteer as umpires and run skills...
... hit problems in the past. In 2012 stuff.co.nz reported a statement from Queensland's Griffiths University, which said New Zealanders were attending university at half the rate of the overall Australian population because of the lack of access to ...
Government Ignores Special Needs Students at Its Peril
Scoop.co.nz (press release)“We'd tackle the shortage of specialists in the special education sector, including psychologists and speech language therapists. “New Zealand First would create professional development training for teacher aides. “There are too many children in need ...
Free basketball tournament for Tamaki schools
Auckland stuff.co.nzIt runs for eight weeks in term three and is free for schools to enter teams in two grades: years 5 and 6, or years 7 and 8. Tamaki College runs the competition and members of the school's under-17 basketball team volunteer as umpires and run skills...
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