Tuesday 15 September 2015

Children should be 'at heart' of teacher complaint investigations
Stuff.co.nz
Allegations a Christchurch teacher taped a child to a chair would have been considered by the Education Council's disciplinary tribunal under new rules introduced this year, the Ministry of Education says. Parents raised concerns about the Education ...

Justice calls for places dedicated to Te Reo - Radio New Zealand
"Whether you talk about kohanga reo, kura kaupapa, wananga Maori movement, whether you talk about Maori radio stations and even Maori television." The tumuaki or chief executive of Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Maori, Ngahiwi Apanui, said it was there to ...

Ministers welcome Productivity Commission report on social services
The Productivity Commission’s latest report on social services in New Zealand will be a valued input into the Government’s ongoing programme of public sector reform, Finance Minister Bill English and State Services Minister Paula Bennett say. The Commission found there are significant opportunities to improve the support given to the most vulnerable New Zealanders.

Businesses support schools’ Managed Network
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye is pleased to announce that an agreement with multi-network infrastructure company Vector will enable more schools to access the $211 million, Government-funded N4L Managed Network. “The Managed Network provides schools with fast, reliable internet and uncapped data, as well as services such as web filtering, network security and helpdesk support,” says Ms Kaye. ..

Future Fund aims to help young New Zealanders change the world.
RNZ

Helping young New Zealanders change the world, is the ambitious goal of a new project called Future Fund.

NZ universities jump up ratings in international league table
RNZ

New Zealand universities have improved in a major international ranking for the first time in six years.

Parents who fail... at homework
NZ Herald

One in three parents are completely confused by their children's homework.More than half of mums and dads spend more than 40 hours a year trying to keep up with the latest school curriculum, research found.

Auckland in lead as unis rise globally
NZ Herald

New Zealand's universities have mostly risen in global rankings but the gap between the country's two top-rated institutes has widened as Auckland University increases its lead.Auckland was the only local university in the top 100...

Boys gaining on girls in NCEA achievement: Education expert
NZ Herald

Evidence has emerged to show boys are gaining on girls in educational achievement.The difference in achievement levels at NCEA Level 2 has decreased over the past six years, according to Ministry of Education figures.According...

Postgrad digital learning course offered to tertiary educators - Educators NZ
The postgraduate certificate is a part time 32-week programme and Valintine says is redefining professional development for teachers through the offering of a hands-on, progressive and blended qualification. ... Last year The Mind Lab by Unitec won ...

Hastings kura gains secondary school status
A kura that's just gained secondary school status says seamless Māori language education is the future.

Rural Schools Fear Closure Due to Dropping Rolls - 3News NZ
Small towns are shrinking, and so naturally, so are their school rolls. One little school in Cheltenham, outside Fielding, has been in operation 129 years, but its roll has fallen so drastically it is now on the brink of being unsustainable. "At the ...

Kids graduate to farm safety
Hundreds of rural kiwi kids are coming top of the class in farm safety. More than 1,500 school children in Waikato are taking part in a pilot initiative to help them and their families stay safe on farms and thousands more are set to take part as ...

ACT leader David Seymour's 'harden up' line stuns Wellington students
A student in the audience raised a question about the the rise of depression and anxiety among students as a result of increasing pressures of money, work, extra curricular activities and university work, she said. "I was completely and utterly ...