120,000 kids now in Communities of Schools
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata says it's fantastic that more than 120,000 kids are now in 42 Communities of Schools committed to working together to raise student achievement. Ms Parata today announced another 13 communities have been approved, taking the total number to 42. “We now have Communities of Schools across much of the country, from Auckland to Otago-Southland, and that’s incredibly exciting for the kids, parents, teachers, schools and their local communities. ...
Consultation over Turakina Māori Girls’ College
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has initiated consultation with the board of trustees and proprietor of Turakina Māori Girls’ College over the future of the school. ...
Strong demand for student R&D grants
Steven Joyce | Science and Innovation More than 200 future Kiwi innovators and 126 hi-tech companies will be able to benefit from research and development student grants announced today by Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce. Up to $1.5 million will be made available through Callaghan Innovation to enable 126 businesses to employ up to 233 students to gain important work experience in New Zealand’s fast-growing hi-tech sector over the 2015/16 summer break. ...
$50k pay boost attracts school principals
A $50,000-a-year salary top-up is encouraging more applications for principals' jobs at hard-to-staff schools.
Turakina Maori Girls College's future at risk
Stuff.co.nz
The future of Turakina Maori Girls College is at risk, with the Ministry of Education proposing to close the school due to a declining roll. Turakina is a state-integrated Presbyterian Māori girls' boarding school in Marton with a roll that has fallen ...
Māori boarding school's future hangs in the balance
Radio New Zealand
... of educating young Māori women and has produced some fine students. However, ongoing financial and governance issues, as well as the declining roll, have created a situation that is potentially detrimental to the education of Turakina's current ...
Minister starts consultation on Maori school
3News NZ
Education Minister Hekia Parata has initiated consultation with the board of trustees and proprietor of Turakina Maori Girls' College over whether it should stay open. The Marton school's roll has fallen from 152 in 2003 to just over 50 this year. "It ...
Principals scold parents for taking kids on holiday during school time
Stuff.co.nz
Burnside High School principal Phil Holstein said in his 10 years as a principal in Christchurch, he had noticed increasing numbers of parents taking their children out of school for holidays. The trend was especially prevalent immediately after the ...
Top five reader comments on holidays during the school term
Stuff.co.nz
1. And last up, Marky makes one strong argument in favour of travelling in the European summer: "when I have school age kids I will take my kids to Europe in the Euro summer to visit family. No way I'm going to try and fly in to Scotland and drive ...
Schools need to be ready for the tsunami of 'digital change'
Educators NZ
Running over three consecutive afternoons from Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st August, Unpak eLearning Summit is designed to support Auckland schools in developing effective eLearning programmes in their school communities. The free summit is run in ...
Pakuranga College 'Unpaks' eLearning SummitScoop.co.nz (press release)
Pakuranga College will be holding its first ELearning summit designed to support Auckland schools in developing effective eLearning programmes in their school communities. Running over three consecutive afternoons from Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st ...
Cost of student debt: no kids
More than one-third of Kiwi university students believe student loans will affect their decision to have children, a report reveals.A section of the Tertiary Student Income and Expenditure Survey, conducted by the New Zealand Union...
Greens keep up criticism of Gloriavale school
Education Minister Hekia Parata has initiated consultation with the board of trustees and proprietor of Turakina Maori Girls' College over whether it should stay open. The Marton school's roll has fallen from 152 in 2003 to just over 50 this year. "It ...
Principals scold parents for taking kids on holiday during school time
Stuff.co.nz
Burnside High School principal Phil Holstein said in his 10 years as a principal in Christchurch, he had noticed increasing numbers of parents taking their children out of school for holidays. The trend was especially prevalent immediately after the ...
Top five reader comments on holidays during the school term
Stuff.co.nz
1. And last up, Marky makes one strong argument in favour of travelling in the European summer: "when I have school age kids I will take my kids to Europe in the Euro summer to visit family. No way I'm going to try and fly in to Scotland and drive ...
Schools need to be ready for the tsunami of 'digital change'
Educators NZ
Running over three consecutive afternoons from Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st August, Unpak eLearning Summit is designed to support Auckland schools in developing effective eLearning programmes in their school communities. The free summit is run in ...
Pakuranga College 'Unpaks' eLearning SummitScoop.co.nz (press release)
Pakuranga College will be holding its first ELearning summit designed to support Auckland schools in developing effective eLearning programmes in their school communities. Running over three consecutive afternoons from Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st ...
Cost of student debt: no kids
More than one-third of Kiwi university students believe student loans will affect their decision to have children, a report reveals.A section of the Tertiary Student Income and Expenditure Survey, conducted by the New Zealand Union...
Greens keep up criticism of Gloriavale school
What female students at Gloriavale's school are being taught is a question that will be put to Government inspectors.Catherine Delahunty, education spokeswoman for the Green Party, has entered into a war of words with the Christian...
Christchurch Maori health academic wins supreme teaching award
Stuff.co.nz
The award, which included a payment of $10,000, was presented to Associate Professor Suzanne Pitama, director of the Māori/Indigenous Health Institute (MIHI) at the University of Otago, Christchurch, on Tuesday night. The national Tertiary Teaching ...
Māori health educator wins PM's award Radio New Zealand
Four out of four for Otago University Otago Daily Times
Unitec's latest National Tertiary Teaching Award Winner
Scoop.co.nz
Lara had 15 years in the construction industry before moving into teaching but says in both careers the key was always engaging people. She says this applies whether you are seeking $30 million for a new build or whether you are in a classroom trying ...
Media Design School to run short courses on emerging digital tech
bizEDGE NZ
Growing demand for short courses on new and emerging digital technologies has lead to the Media Design School launching a series of weekend workshops. Coding, game development, user experience, social media community management and digital ...
Trades academies give students a leg up
Stuff.co.nz
"We have the maximum number of students in the programmes, that's 75 at the moment," Tamaki College trades academy director Mergran Naicker says. "It's giving them a chance to learn something different. We've changed the curriculum to fit thestudent.".
National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards
Three University of Auckland staff have received 2015 national Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards.
Balmoral Primary School pupils exhibit at Auckland Art Gallery
Auckland stuff.co.nz
Primary school pupils become artists · Community cottage closing in on completion · Southern right whale seen in Auckland · Cruise turns into nightmare · Seal pup surprise gallery. Tricky matches in soggy conditions for footballers · C.K Stead namedNZ ...
Three Wellington primary schools to teach together to lift maths achievement
Three Wellington schools are banding together to try to lift maths achievement for the students who just aren't getting it.
Former Lincoln University vice-chancellor Andy West given resignation payout
Former Lincoln University vice chancellor Andy West received a resignation payment to "acknowledge his contributions to the university", despite concerns about university spending on consultants.
Family First is rubbishing suggestions that families pulling their children out of school for family holidays are ‘sending a wrong message’.
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