Wednesday 9 September 2015

UNESCO still making a difference after 70 years
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It is awarded in partnership with the New Zealand Council for Educational Research so teachers and researchers can develop innovative resources. “I congratulate UNESCO on the work it has done in education over the past 70 years for young people in New

New Mission Heights Junior College principal has focus on relationships - Auckland stuff.co.nz
Ian Morrison starts his new position at the East Auckland school next week, taking over from Joan Middlemiss who left after six years as foundation principal. Morrison says it has been difficult to say goodbye to staff and students at Howick College .

Kiwis like games but don't call them gamers - Stuff.co.nz
Games are expected to increasingly become part of the workplace and classroom. The survey showed 23 per cent have used video games at work for training and 38 per cent of parents said their kids used them at school for learning. "Educators around the .

Ed tech market grows, thanks to ongoing innovations - Educators NZ
The education technology and smart classrooms market is set to reach $93 billion by 2020, driven by education hardware and software innovations, according to a new research report. Research and Markets, a leading resource for niche and top industries, .

High performance Māori sports school approved by MoE - Māori Television
It's been 11 years in the making, but the Ngāti Kauwhata-led sports initiative Manukura are excited to be given approval by the Minister of Education to be a state designated special character school in high performance sport, which means the school ...

First Talanoa makes crucial connections - Massey News (press release)
We want to give advice to the Minister that is aspirational and is about where we want to be,” said Fatulatetele Tolo, Chief Advisor Pasifika to the Ministry of Education. Liz Tanielu the National Director Pacific at the Ministry of Social Development ...

Call to educate migrants about Māori
A new report has identified a need for more education for migrants about Māori, the Treaty of Waitangi and biculturalism.

School librarians nonplussed by ban
School librarians are in uproar after being told to take copies of banned book Into The  River off their shelves.

Politicians unite over Turakina college
Politicans are putting aside their differences in an effort to save troubled boarding school Turakina Māori Girls' College.

School facing closure banned from Parliament lunch - 3News NZ
The Speaker of the House has banned a group of school students and supporters from attending a luncheon at Parliament. Turakina Maori Girls' College was invited to dine with Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox on Thursday, but Speaker David Carter .

First Pacific Islander to become Auckland law academic
After struggling to focus and losing interest in school, she had her first child at age 18, and was a mother of four children by the time she was 26. Many people had written her off as something of a lost cause.

Battling to save a school with two pupils? | Kiwiblog
Casey added about one in four parents of students prioritised for IWS request a residential placement for their child, and in the last two years no parent of a student prioritised for IWS who has requested a placement for their child in a residential special school has been refused a place. Of those requesting a ... In the interest of consistency and fairness, I expect Labour will call for it be closed as it has higher funding rate per pupil than other schools. Somehow I doubt it ...

Education Ministry spends $1.2m on new website
The Ministry of Education has spent a whopping $1.2million on a new website.

Auckland students struggle to get by on living allowance
Meeting living costs in Auckland is becoming a real struggle for many university students.

Call to stop Aoraki Polytechnic merging
A former Aoraki Polytechnic deputy chairman is calling for the community to stand up and fight for the polytech, fearing it could be lost.

Tertiary Education Institution council members reappointed - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today announced 15 reappointments to six Tertiary Education Institution councils. These include appointments to three newly-reconstituted university councils, and three leadership ...