Hekia Parata | Education
Children will have better support to get the best possible start to their early learning, says Education Minister Hekia Parata. Ms Parata today released the report of the Advisory Group on Early Learning, which recommends that early childhood education (ECE) services and schools have a more formal responsibility to work with children and their families as they make the critical transition from ECE to school. “Many ECE providers do a great job of this already, but it needs to be the practice across the board for all children,” says Ms Parata. ...
Parata's school funding plan won't solve problems, teachers claim
Plans to link school funding with student achievement have riled educators, who say it will cause chaos without solving problems.Education minister Hekia Parata told teachers at a PPTA conference yesterday that achievement would...
Advisory Group report welcomed
NZ Kindergartens (NZK) welcomes the Advisory Group on Early Learning report which has significant implications for the early childhood education (ECE) and school sectors. The report focuses on the implementation of the early childhood education curriculum, ...
Has the Education Minister gone a bit rogue?
Stuff.co.nz
OPINION: For more than two years the Education Minister has been vocal about her desire to give school deciles the chop, but just what a new funding model would look like has remained a mystery. In 2013, Hekia Parata first criticised deciles as "clumsy ...
Changes to NZ's early education could require significant investmentEducators NZ
Children's early learning worth the investmentScoop.co.nz (press release)
Principals Reject Parata’s Funding Plans
Minister Parata’s announcement to scrap the decile system of funding and link future school funding to student achievement has been roundly rejected by school principals.
Group school starts and special classes recommended for New Zealand
Stuff.co.nz
"This advice is particularly relevant for children who have had no formal early childhood education before coming to school." National Standards had also prompted "a downward push in assessment practices", which affects how pupils feel about their ...
Herald on Sunday Editorial: Getting the measure of tertiary degrees
Figures collected in the five-yearly census can be used in endless ways. Research for Universities New Zealand has compared the jobs of graduates aged 29-38 in the 2013 Census with the highest degrees they obtained, perhaps to answer...
University degree leads students back to teach
Has the Education Minister gone a bit rogue?
Stuff.co.nz
OPINION: For more than two years the Education Minister has been vocal about her desire to give school deciles the chop, but just what a new funding model would look like has remained a mystery. In 2013, Hekia Parata first criticised deciles as "clumsy ...
Changes to NZ's early education could require significant investmentEducators NZ
Children's early learning worth the investmentScoop.co.nz (press release)
Principals Reject Parata’s Funding Plans
Minister Parata’s announcement to scrap the decile system of funding and link future school funding to student achievement has been roundly rejected by school principals.
Group school starts and special classes recommended for New Zealand
Stuff.co.nz
"This advice is particularly relevant for children who have had no formal early childhood education before coming to school." National Standards had also prompted "a downward push in assessment practices", which affects how pupils feel about their ...
Herald on Sunday Editorial: Getting the measure of tertiary degrees
Figures collected in the five-yearly census can be used in endless ways. Research for Universities New Zealand has compared the jobs of graduates aged 29-38 in the 2013 Census with the highest degrees they obtained, perhaps to answer...
University degree leads students back to teach
The good news is you are studying for the degree of your dreams. The not-so-good news is your only option might be to become a school teacher.New research reveals for the first time the career pathways Kiwi students have followed...
Insight for 4 October 2015 - School Buildings: A Perfect Storm
Insight for 4 October 2015 - School Buildings: A Perfect Storm
John Gerritsen, looks at the state of our school buildings.
Principals call for school closures
School principals say the government should be shutting down or merging schools in the face of multi-billion problems with school property.
Report suggests change to starting school ages
3News NZ
Internationally, children more commonly start in cohorts at the beginning of each school year or term, and over a range of ages from four to six. Some New Zealand schools are already moving toward cohort-based starts, while still complying with the law ...
Parata's comments highlight massive holes in Govt's plan
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Hekia Parata's admission that the Government wants to tie school funding to achievement data, and her bizarre comments about charter schools and Apartheid, shows just how flawed National's ideologically driven education reforms are, the Green Party ...
Principals Reject Parata's Funding Plans
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
... the Minister's announcement today ignores our request to help shape an alternative funding system and mirrors what has already happened in the UK where poorer public schools are starved of funds to make way for private charter schools,' said Torrey.
Teachers' union drops Cambridge 'ban' idea
The secondary teachers union will drop a proposed move to ban foreign qualifications, saying it was proving a "distraction" from the real issues around NCEA.A Post-Primary Teachers' Association paper titled "The NCEA: Can it be...
OMGtech! teaches children advanced technology
Principals call for school closures
School principals say the government should be shutting down or merging schools in the face of multi-billion problems with school property.
Report suggests change to starting school ages
3News NZ
Internationally, children more commonly start in cohorts at the beginning of each school year or term, and over a range of ages from four to six. Some New Zealand schools are already moving toward cohort-based starts, while still complying with the law ...
Parata's comments highlight massive holes in Govt's plan
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Hekia Parata's admission that the Government wants to tie school funding to achievement data, and her bizarre comments about charter schools and Apartheid, shows just how flawed National's ideologically driven education reforms are, the Green Party ...
Principals Reject Parata's Funding Plans
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
... the Minister's announcement today ignores our request to help shape an alternative funding system and mirrors what has already happened in the UK where poorer public schools are starved of funds to make way for private charter schools,' said Torrey.
Teachers' union drops Cambridge 'ban' idea
The secondary teachers union will drop a proposed move to ban foreign qualifications, saying it was proving a "distraction" from the real issues around NCEA.A Post-Primary Teachers' Association paper titled "The NCEA: Can it be...
OMGtech! teaches children advanced technology
A year ago, Vend CEO Vaughan Rowsell and I set up a technology education charity called OMGTech! with a vision of inspiring children to explore technology and interact with positive role models from the tech industry.This week,...
When she was five year’s old Anna Redgrave’s parents were told she would never achieve success. But she has repeatedly proved the doubters wrong. Her latest achievement was to graduate with a Master of Counselling (Hons) from the University of Auckland’s ...
Education Council celebrates World Teachers Day
Voxy
As part of strengthening the profession, the Education Council will soon send out a survey to all teachers, asking for their views on issues such as leadership, initial teacher education and improving outcomes for MÄ ori and Pasifika students. "Our ...
Universities welcome Statement of Science Investment
Education Council celebrates World Teachers Day
Voxy
As part of strengthening the profession, the Education Council will soon send out a survey to all teachers, asking for their views on issues such as leadership, initial teacher education and improving outcomes for MÄ ori and Pasifika students. "Our ...
Universities welcome Statement of Science Investment
Universities New Zealand has welcomed the National Statement of Science Investment released by the Government today.
Kiwi schools hungry for more science and technology funding
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
5 OCTOBER, Auckland, NZ – Over 200 New Zealand schools have called on a staggering $100,000 raised by Caltex customers in the “Fuel Your School” initiative – which will contribute much needed funding for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and ...
IT employers look past formal education to find innovators
Educators NZ
Furthermore, a study on tertiary education outcomes in NZ by Education Counts, found that employability was higher for those with formal learning qualifications than for those without. They also found that the estimated average hourly wage had a direct ...
Kiwi schools hungry for more science and technology funding
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
5 OCTOBER, Auckland, NZ – Over 200 New Zealand schools have called on a staggering $100,000 raised by Caltex customers in the “Fuel Your School” initiative – which will contribute much needed funding for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and ...
IT employers look past formal education to find innovators
Educators NZ
Furthermore, a study on tertiary education outcomes in NZ by Education Counts, found that employability was higher for those with formal learning qualifications than for those without. They also found that the estimated average hourly wage had a direct ...
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