Thursday 29 October 2015

Parliament protest over cuts to early childhood education
Teachers, children and concerned parents will be gathering outside Parliament early on Friday morning to protest ongoing funding cuts that are starting to bite in early childhood services. Concerned parents and teachers want to send a message to ...

Green MP unconvinced girls getting decent education following Gloriavale visit
A Green Party MP has been welcomed into the reclusive religious community of Gloriavale but is still not satisfied girls are receiving a broadeducation. Catherine Delahunty, the Greens education spokeswoman, was invited to a lunch with the ladies of ...

New scholarship for European Union students
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce today announced a new scholarship for European Union (EU) students that will allow them to study for a semester at a New Zealand university. The announcement comes during Prime Minister John Key’s visit to Europe to advance the bilateral and trade relationship between the EU and New Zealand. ..

Fund boosts sister school ties with China
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today announced that 25 schools across New Zealand will each receive up to $2,500 to build sister school relationships with China. “The China-New Zealand Sister School Fund enables schools to support staff or student exchanges, curriculum-based collaborative projects, and to offer enhanced Chinese language programmes with New Zealand’s largest trading partner,” Mr Joyce says. .

$2.7 million for international education in regions and new markets
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today announced that the Government will be investing an additional $2.76 million into initiatives to boost the international education industry in regional New Zealand, and help develop new international markets. The Export Education Levy funding will strengthen regional partnerships and diversify the spread of international students across New Zealand.

Why 5+5+5 doesn't always make 15
Working out the answer to 5x3 may seem simple enough but the solution one student gave has sparked an online debate.The maths question, which asks pupils to work out 5x3 using the repeated addition strategy, was posted on Reddit

Pay boost for high school teachers - 3News NZ
Secondary school teachers who are a part of the Post Primary Teachers' Association are set to get a pay bump after they ratified a new salary deal. The PPTA announced they had ratified a three-year agreement with the Ministry of Education today, which ...

Massey University may sell part of campus
Massey University has announced plans to sell or lease a section of its Auckland campus to help fund the next stage of its development.

Marlborough Boys' College under fire for charging $28 to attend prizegiving ...
A secondary school in Marlborough has come under fire from the community for charging students and parents to attend prizegiving ceremonies. Residents have written letters of support for parent Vonny Paul after she spoke out against a $28 attendance ...