Stuff.co.nz
It was UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne who broke ranks with National and ACT and got the bill over the line - voting in favour of it along with fellow Government support partner, the Maori Party, as well as Labour, NZ First, and Green Party MPs ...
Comparing charter school achievement with state schools back on the agenda
Stuff.co.nz
"National standards mean kids have to be tested constantly and why should charter schools be treated differently...it's a real double standard," he said. "Clearly they are all over the show on this. There's so many double standards, u-turns and ...
Principals concerned over open-plan classrooms
3News NZ
Principals from some of New Zealand's top schools are concerned about a $517 million Ministry of Education plan that will see open-plan classrooms rolled out across the country. The 'innovative learning environments' include moveable walls and ...
Editorial: Fancy classrooms no substitute for good teaching
For too long, the only opportunity for our most inspirational teachers to develop their careers and pay their mortgages has been by stepping out of the classroom and into middle management. Now, about 6000 of them will be get a promotion and pay top-up ...
Top schools give multi-million dollar classrooms a fail grade
Stuff.co.nz
Students want to learn in classrooms that are bright and stimulating - they don't want large sterile open spaces with absent teachers and loud noises. Rangitoto College headgirl Carmen Camilleri's English class is still a traditional classroom, where ...
Good teachers trump high deciles
Dr John Hattie, director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute, is the myth buster for New Zealand and Australian school systems.Key among those myths, says Green Bay High senior social science teacher Leah Stewart, is the...
Teaching still the key to student success
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
More personalised learning requires a change in approach. ... We will raise the bar for new teachers entering the profession, revamp teacher training, and provide much more professional development and support to teachers throughout their careers.
Radical new teaching system comes to NZ
"National standards mean kids have to be tested constantly and why should charter schools be treated differently...it's a real double standard," he said. "Clearly they are all over the show on this. There's so many double standards, u-turns and ...
Principals concerned over open-plan classrooms
3News NZ
Principals from some of New Zealand's top schools are concerned about a $517 million Ministry of Education plan that will see open-plan classrooms rolled out across the country. The 'innovative learning environments' include moveable walls and ...
Editorial: Fancy classrooms no substitute for good teaching
For too long, the only opportunity for our most inspirational teachers to develop their careers and pay their mortgages has been by stepping out of the classroom and into middle management. Now, about 6000 of them will be get a promotion and pay top-up ...
Top schools give multi-million dollar classrooms a fail grade
Stuff.co.nz
Students want to learn in classrooms that are bright and stimulating - they don't want large sterile open spaces with absent teachers and loud noises. Rangitoto College headgirl Carmen Camilleri's English class is still a traditional classroom, where ...
Good teachers trump high deciles
Dr John Hattie, director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute, is the myth buster for New Zealand and Australian school systems.Key among those myths, says Green Bay High senior social science teacher Leah Stewart, is the...
Teaching still the key to student success
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
More personalised learning requires a change in approach. ... We will raise the bar for new teachers entering the profession, revamp teacher training, and provide much more professional development and support to teachers throughout their careers.
Radical new teaching system comes to NZ
A teaching revolution that's helped turn around some of the world's toughest schools has come to New Zealand - but not everyone is laying out the welcome mat.Teach For All - a network of international programmes that seek to get...
Skills and training critical to sustained economic performance Apprenticeships and vocational education should be viewed as a normal career pathway for many more young people, and a key way for businesses to recruit and develop their talent pipeline. ...
There is a looming shortage of Chinese language teachers at schools as student numbers continue to grow.
Canterbury University has been warned after offering Auckland teenagers ski trips and sports tickets if they enrol next year.
The government body that funds New Zealand's universities is reviewing rules about student inducements amid revelations one institution has offered students ski trips and sports tickets if they enrol.Radio NZ reported this morning...
University students rally against rising fees
3News NZ
Students will rally tomorrow at the University of Auckland against rising fees and inadequate student support. The New Zealand Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA) and Auckland University Students' Associations (AUSA) say in the last ten years fees ...
How (not) to study
Most people get a little giddier at this time of year. The weather is warming up, the flowers are in bloom, and that Christmas break is so close you can almost taste the ham.But when I say most people, I do not mean students. For...
University students rally against rising fees
3News NZ
Students will rally tomorrow at the University of Auckland against rising fees and inadequate student support. The New Zealand Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA) and Auckland University Students' Associations (AUSA) say in the last ten years fees ...
How (not) to study
Most people get a little giddier at this time of year. The weather is warming up, the flowers are in bloom, and that Christmas break is so close you can almost taste the ham.But when I say most people, I do not mean students. For...
Huntly College gets help with student achievement
Stuff.co.nz
"The board is keen to provide extra support to the school leadership team to strengthen teaching and learning in the school so that more students are retained through to 18 years old and leave with at least NCEA Level 2," she said. There were many ...
Few Shore public high schools offer NCEA alternatives
Auckland stuff.co.nz
Just two North Shore public high schools will offer alternatives to NCEAfollowing Westlake Boy's High School's decision to phase out Cambridge exams. From next year Takapuna Grammar School and Rangitoto College will be the only Shore public high ...
Wellington ICT Graduate School provider announced
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce has today announced that three Wellington tertiary education providers will jointly host the region’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Graduate School. “Victoria University of Wellington, WelTec and Whitireia have collaborated on developing a successful proposal for an ICT Graduate School that will be based in the heart of Wellington to support connectivity to the city’s burgeoning ICT sector,” says Mr Joyce. ...
Young educator inspires students to connect with science
Auckland stuff.co.nz
Sam Kettle, 25, is one of 30 graduates from around New Zealand to be awarded the Ministry of Education's Kupe Scholarship at a Wellington ceremony on October 13. The award recognises high achieving student teachers and potential leaders of Maori or ...
Technology centre stage at Tairua School
Stuff.co.nz
Tairua School has future proofed the classroom and is using technology to re-imagine education. The school is into its second term of piloting two classrooms which feature e-hub styled rooms. These feature a layout with no set front or back of the ...
Salford School seeks new principal
Salford School is looking to hire a new principal.
Canterbury University offers generous incentives to attract students
Universities have been warned their generous enrolment incentives could breach government funding conditions.
No comments:
Post a Comment