Plan to raise Maori literacy, numeracyRadio New Zealand
Keith Ikin from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research is working on a national plan to raise their literacy and numeracy standards by 20 percent in five years. "This is an issue that can be resolved - individuals and whānau need not feel the...
Membership of new education body announced
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced the make-up of the new teacher professional body, the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. The council will be chaired by highly-regarded Auckland principal Barbara Ala’alatoa, and comprise eight other leading educationalists, all but one of whom emerged from an exhaustive public nomination process. ...
Increase in achievement levels hailed
A further increase in the proportion of students achieving NCEA has been hailed by Education Minister Hekia Parata. Since provisional NCEA results were issued in January the percentage of students achieving the all-important NCEA Level 2 qualification has risen from 87.1 percent to 88.3 percent as a result of reconsiderations and reviews and the late reporting of results for internally-assessed standards. Ms Parata says the proportion of students achieving NCEA Levels 1 and 3 has also risen. ...
PM’s Scholarships for Asia announced
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
The first Prime Minister’s Scholarships for 2015 to study at top Asian institutions have been awarded to 140 New Zealand students. The Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia programme will see just over half of the scholarship students in this round study in China, one of New Zealand’s largest trading partners, while the rest will study in Japan, India, Korea, Thailand and Indonesia. ...
An official report has again raised serious doubts about the accuracy of children's national standards' results.
More proof that National Standards a failed experimentScoop.co.nz (press release)
New reports from the Ministry of Education further highlight what parents and teachers have known for ages – the National Standards data being touted
by the Government isn't worth the paper it is written on, Labour's Education spokesperson ...
Education ministry priorities out of stepStuff.co.nz
An associated growing issue within our schools is the marked reduction of male teachers within our classrooms - there are far fewer positive male role models available to effectively guide the many adolescent males who are increasingly influenced by ...
Secondary schools to slash spendingFinancially strapped secondary schools are cutting back on classroom activities, dropping field trips, ditching science experiments and even removing courses after a crackdown on parent donation rules.
Students will suffer from 'underfunded' schools - Labour Labour says student learning will suffer and parents will be asked to fork out more money due to the government "underfunding" schools.The party's education spokesman Chris Hipkins made the comments following a...
Underfunding schools sells our kids shortScoop.co.nz (press release)
“A survey of principals found cash-strapped schools have had to stop classroom activities, cancel field trips and drop some courses. One school even had to ask the Qualifications Authority for special permission to alter its assessment requirements so...
Report finds Kiwi kids are failing to grasp maths fundamentals Maths standards achieved by New Zealand children are sliding dramatically between their fourth and eighth years at school.Too many of the older children are failing to grasp maths fundamentals such as fractions and decimals, according...
Ideas-sharing plan hits the classroom When the Government first announced it was planning to pay some teachers thousands more a year to help raise student achievement, the policy was promptly shouted down.Unlike in most negotiations, where unions are fighting tooth...
Low-decile Year 8 children falling behindRadio New Zealand
The National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement said only 41 percent of Year 8 children were performing at or above level 4 of the maths curriculum, the level they are expected to be at, and only 50 percent are there for health and physical ...
Editorial: Cure for school fees worse than disease Parents who object to paying a school "donation" should be careful what they wish for. Two years ago, responding to criticism of fees, the Ministry of Education issued a memorandum to schools that parents should not be charged for...
Report links truant kids to poverty Long-term truants in Southland and Otago schools are often from families that cannot afford basics such as uniforms, lunches or transport, a report says.
Busy teachers share report-writing secretsStuff.co.nz
"It's more that if you tell people they're thick, it stops them from learning." If there's bad news for a parent - behavioural problems, or a drop in academic achievement - the parents should know all about it long before the school report goes home ...
Gender-neutral uniforms get mixed response from principalsStuff.co.nz
A Ministry of Education suggestion for gender neutral uniforms has been met with a mixed response from principals. The suggestion for schools to consider gender neutral uniforms was included in health and sexuality guidelines released by the Ministry ...
Sad day for teaching and learning says NZEI NZEI says there has been a lack of regard for democracy and for the teaching profession over the way the new EDUCANZ Council has been handpicked.
Course offers options to Maori menNew Zealand Herald
... guest speakers, including comedian Mike King, boxer Shane Cameron and local man Ellis Bryers (who is speaking at TedX Tauranga later this year) on themes like confidence, education and Te Ao Maori-affiliation with one's connection to Maori culture.
Fees a barrier for Māori medical studentsRadio New Zealand
Dr Jansen said it had a disproportionate negative effect on Māori students and their ability to complete their medical studies. He said he was heartened to hear that the Minister of Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, was keeping an open mind on the issue.
Taranaki Futures recruit coordinator for Maori and Pasifika trades courseTaranaki Daily News
... chapter and to work specifically with our Maori and Pasifika people to prepare the province's future workforce for opportunities that await them," she said. Taranaki Futures education and innovation manager Warwick Foy was pleased with the appointment.
Tangata whenua honoured for servicesRadio New Zealand
Sir Sharples helped establish the first Māori language immersion primary school in Auckland - Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hoani Waititi - and secured millions of dollars in funding for Māori education initiatives. He is one of dozens of New Zealanders to ...
Fees a barrier for Māori medical studentsRadio New Zealand
Dr Jansen said it had a disproportionate negative effect on Māori students and their ability to complete their medical studies. He said he was heartened to hear that the Minister of Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, was keeping an open mind on the issue.
Professor honoured for services to education and MaoriScoop.co.nz (press release)
In particular, I want to acknowledge the work of the Starpath Project team who have worked hard to achieve the success that the project has enjoyed and that enabled me to have a profile in NZ. “That profile in education has brought me to the attention ...
Bikes in Schools is a charity set up by Paul McArdle and Meg Frater in Hawke's Bay in 2010. Its aim is to help schools throughout the country get more children on bikes. We visit Holy Cross School in Miramar, one of 3 schools selected recently for Wellington City Council funding to introduce Bikes in Schools.
Waikato school's trades academy ups achievement
A one-day school where children from low-decile schools pick their projects and organise their own trips is soldiering on, despite missing out on Education Ministry funding.
One Tree Hill College happy to lead a Community of SchoolsAuckland stuff.co.nz
The initiative encourages schools to join together in groups of around 10 to share knowledge and come up with their own achievement goals. Since changing its name from Penrose High School in 2009 there has been a transformation at the school. In 2007 ...
Judging Learning by Standard Responses No Good For SchoolsScoop.co.nz
'As school principals we listen to international experts who are telling us that the skills children need to be global citizens and contribute in a twenty-first century work force are critical thinking, problem solving, team work and entrepreneurship ...
