Soldiers' cultural education key in modern conflicts
Scoop media release
Weapons, tactical training and physical fitness are all part of the preparation to serve in war zones. Learning about other languages and cultures is also critical for modern armed forces, says a top New Zealand Defence Force officer, speaking at a
High school student triumphs at science awards
Education Minister Hekia Parata has congratulated Orewa College’s Jennifer Palmer on becoming the first school student to take top honours at the Sir Paul Callaghan EUREKA! Awards. Jennifer, a year 12 student, won the $10,000 Premier Award for a 12 minute presentation ‘Synthetic Biology – Engineering the Future’. She was one of six secondary school and six university students chosen as finalists for the awards
$120k to fund social enterprise projects for young people.
Youth Minister Nikki Kaye today announced that a further $120,000 is available to young entrepreneurs under the Opportunities for Young People fund. “This funding will go to young people to support projects they’ve developed that are aimed at creating social or environmental change,” says Ms Kaye. “Opportunities for Young People funding comes from the $2 million Youth Enterprise Fund. This fund was launched in December last year, to support organisations offering hands-on opportunities for young people to help them develop entrepreneurial skills.
Minister praises huge progress since 2010
On the fifth anniversary of the first major earthquake to hit Christchurch, Education Minister Hekia Parata has paid tribute to the work of everyone involved in education in greater Christchurch. “The huge progress since the 4 September 2010 earthquake is a testament to the spirit, determination, hard work and commitment of everyone concerned,” says Ms Parata who is in Christchurch today. ..
Parents confident in ECE services
A survey showing that 85 per cent of parents are satisfied with their children’s early childhood education service overall is a testament to the hard work of teachers and parents, says Education Minister Hekia Parata. “The 2014 Kiwis Count survey dataset released today by the State Services Commission shows that parental satisfaction in ECE service overall is high. ...
List of shoddy schools kept secret
NZ Herald
A list of the country's most leaky and mouldy schools is being kept secret by the Government because it doesn't want Crown ministers pressured to make decisions.About 30 schools were identified as needing major redevelopments in...
Lincoln Uni staff offended over vice chancellor payout and farewell
Lincoln University staff are "incensed" management misread their mood so much about the departure of its vice chancellor that it held a "slap in the face" farewell.
Thursday, 3 September 2015
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
Thursday 3 September 2015
Plan to ask Bill Gates to help fund Queenstown charter school
Stuff.co.nz
Marc Holtzman has planned to ask Microsoft founder Bill Gates and other acquaintances to help raise $10 million - $15 million for the school, according to the NZ Herald. The Hong Kong-based businessman, who owned property near Queenstown
$96.5 million for new science research programmes
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce has today announced funding for 48 new science research programmes, for a total investment of $96.5 million over the next four years. The funding has been allocated through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) 2015 science investment round. Mr Joyce says the new programmes reflect the high quality of research across the country, which helps boost New Zealand’s productivity and competitiveness. ...
New research on financial capability in schools
New research into secondary school students’ understanding of money and how to manage it has been welcomed by Education Minister Hekia Parata and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith. A study undertaken by the Commission for Financial Capability has shown that many teachers think students’ money management skills are low, while in contrast students are confident they know how to manage their money. The Commission has released the research during Money Week to highlight the importance of helping young people make informed choices about money. ..
Students enjoy dollar sense
High school students have bank accounts, use Eftpos and in some cases have credit cards - but some still save money by keeping their cents in a "safe place".A survey into how money-savvy students are, and what schools teach about.
School seeks strategies to avert closure
A Māori boarding school's board of trustees is holding hui with its owner to find strategies to stop it from closing.
$13.5m redevelopment for Ohope Beach School - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye visited Ohope Beach School in the Bay of Plenty this morning, to announce a $13.5 million redevelopment for the school. Ohope Beach School is one of seven schools in the Whakatane community of schools.
Ministry of Education intervenes at troubled Te Tipua School - Stuff.co.nz
Te Tipua School principal Cheryl Marychurch, when contacted on Wednesday, declined to comment on the nature of her relationship issues with the board and staff, saying only that the issues raised by ERO were being worked through with the support of the ..
Membership growth wins 2 percent at Wānanga
Tertiary Update Vol 18 No 30 TEU members at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa will get a 2 percent pay rise, backdated to January, after they ratified a new collective agreement last week. TEU advocate Lee Cooper says the steady growth in TEU membership at the wānanga helped win the pay rise. “Our membership has grown …
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Wednesday 2 September 2015
Salisbury School roll down to two
The Press West Coast
She said the selection process for all placements for wraparound support – and potentially a place at a residential school - had been independently assessed by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research as fair to all students.
Lifelong Learning Key to Wellbeing
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Government priorities for Adult and Community Education (ACE) include literacy, numeracy, English language (ESOL), te Reo Māori and sign language. Providers all over New Zealand offer learning in these core areas and many others. Courses not ...
Cost of private contractors continues to rise at Ministry of Education
More than $40 million was spent on 633 contractors at the Ministry ofEducation over the 2013/14 financial year - a huge increase on the $24.9m spent on almost half the number of contractors the year before. The big spend comes at the same time the ...
Charter school responds to Labour criticism
The head of a Northland charter school which two Labour MPs were rapped across the knuckles for supporting, says they did the right thing.
NCEA apps updated to include more languages - Educators NZ
Educators NZ
The latest version of the NCEA Guide and NCEA Student apps is now available, according NZQA. The apps are free tools designed to help students, parents, families and employers learn more about NCEA. Deputy chief executive at the NZQA Richard ...
More doctoral students spend time in the workplace - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
She also spent time in schools in Papakura, Otara and Mangere where she helped with the daily clinic work such as throat swabbing, skin infectionassessment and health education.
Garnier Help Keep School Pools Afloat - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Silverdale School in Hamilton, Ohinewai School in Huntly and Wellington's Maoribank School are the first three high priority schools that will benefit from Garnier's support, with up to three more to be announced.
Scholars start breakfast club at low-decile school - Scoop.co.nz
Sally says she approached the Ministry of Education for a list of low-decileschools and the scholars chose Rowley Avenue, as it is close to Lincoln University. They decided to trial the project, which they have called Fuel for Life, with a year 4 ...
Huge need for school guidance counsellors in schools
Assigning school guidance counsellors to primary and intermediate schools would provide early intervention for children and families and help prevent some of the cases that end up with Child, Youth and Family (CYF), says a prominent school counsellor.
University of Canterbury launches Earthquake Scholarships
The University of Canterbury is to offer scholarships for postgraduate research into the effects of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes, focusing on the lessons learned from the response.
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Silverdale School in Hamilton, Ohinewai School in Huntly and Wellington's Maoribank School are the first three high priority schools that will benefit from Garnier's support, with up to three more to be announced.
Scholars start breakfast club at low-decile school - Scoop.co.nz
Sally says she approached the Ministry of Education for a list of low-decileschools and the scholars chose Rowley Avenue, as it is close to Lincoln University. They decided to trial the project, which they have called Fuel for Life, with a year 4 ...
Huge need for school guidance counsellors in schools
Assigning school guidance counsellors to primary and intermediate schools would provide early intervention for children and families and help prevent some of the cases that end up with Child, Youth and Family (CYF), says a prominent school counsellor.
University of Canterbury launches Earthquake Scholarships
The University of Canterbury is to offer scholarships for postgraduate research into the effects of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes, focusing on the lessons learned from the response.
Monday, 31 August 2015
Tuesday 1 September
Minister sidelines Kohanga Reo board - Radio New Zealand
In an unprecedented move, Education Minister Hekia Parata has dealt directly with Kohanga learning centres, sidelining the National Trust board. The Trust board has governed Kohanga Reo since 1983. Two years ago she called a number of inquiries into ...
Clash between Hekia Parata, Kohanga Reo board worsens New Zealand Herald
Warning: Pupil poaching will rise
Demographic changes could see central Auckland schools pull in more students from areas already losing thousands.Work is under way to check the accuracy of earlier official warnings that declining numbers of students in central...
Uni's $2b upgrade hits halfway mark
Auckland University's $2 billion two-decade upgrade is halfway as it narrows its focus from five to three campus sites and upgrades, demolishes or extends a swag of buildings.Peter Fehl, the university's property services director,...
Strength in numbers for Titahi Bay principals
Several principals from western Porirua are making of point of working closer together.
Education workers to sue over gender gap
The New Zealand Educational Institute now says it also intends to bring action over gender discrimination against education support workers. "The government has been ignoring this human rights issue for far too long and we will now pursue our case ...
Little: MPs shouldn't have gone to charter school fundraiser
Mr Little says it's a bad look because the party's opposed to charter schools. "I said to them it's my preference that they don't go, but I'd leave the judgement call up to them. They're closer to the local and constituent issues.
Kelvin Davis defies Labour policy in charter school support
Labour MP Kelvin Davis has rebelled against his leader, Andrew Little, by giving his support to a charter school – a policy Labour strongly opposes. Mr Davis was present at a fundraiser for a charter school. Charter schools use taxpayers' money...
Warning: Pupil poaching will rise
Demographic changes could see central Auckland schools pull in more students from areas already losing thousands.Work is under way to check the accuracy of earlier official warnings that declining numbers of students in central...
Uni's $2b upgrade hits halfway mark
Auckland University's $2 billion two-decade upgrade is halfway as it narrows its focus from five to three campus sites and upgrades, demolishes or extends a swag of buildings.Peter Fehl, the university's property services director,...
Strength in numbers for Titahi Bay principals
Several principals from western Porirua are making of point of working closer together.
Education workers to sue over gender gap
The New Zealand Educational Institute now says it also intends to bring action over gender discrimination against education support workers. "The government has been ignoring this human rights issue for far too long and we will now pursue our case ...
Little: MPs shouldn't have gone to charter school fundraiser
Mr Little says it's a bad look because the party's opposed to charter schools. "I said to them it's my preference that they don't go, but I'd leave the judgement call up to them. They're closer to the local and constituent issues.
Kelvin Davis defies Labour policy in charter school support
Labour MP Kelvin Davis has rebelled against his leader, Andrew Little, by giving his support to a charter school – a policy Labour strongly opposes. Mr Davis was present at a fundraiser for a charter school. Charter schools use taxpayers' money...
Primary School Children Named Best Handwriters in NZ
Fellow judge Harcourt, a mother of three who has published the literacy and numeracy works Miranda's Alphabet and Miranda's Numbers, acknowledged the teachers who help children across New Zealand to develop their handwriting skills.
Dover Samuels to tell Tribunal of beatings for speaking te reo
Northland's veteran of Maori politics, Dover Samuels is giving evidence to the Waitangi Tribunal today about a subject he's never spoken of before in public - the brutal punishment of young Maori children in the 1940s for speaking te reo Maori at school.
Divisions in Labour over charter schools policy
Trouble is brewing in the Labour Party caucus over its policy on charter schools.
"I was in the classroom walking from student to student while they were working on a Latin test when I saw that one boy was stuck on a question. I put one hand on his shoulder and said: 'Just move on - go to the next thing.' And he looked up at me and ...
Minister welcomes Queenstown research week
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce has today welcomed the commencement of the 2015 Queenstown Research Week. The event is New Zealand’s largest annual scientific gathering, bringing together over a thousand researchers for meetings and presentations covering a range of areas, with a focus on biological and medical sciences. ...
Wainuiomata parents hail Waipesi programme for Pasifika education help - The Dominion Post
At a gathering in Wainuiomata Library, Waipesi (Wainuiomata Pasifika Education Success Initiative) and Labour MPs Trevor Mallard and Poto Williams gave out story and picture books collected by university student Thomas Maharaj's "Knowledge Bank" ...
Special residential school says its being starved of students
Salisbury school for girls caters for secondary students with complex needs, including intellectual disabilities, autism, foetal alcohol syndrome, and developmental and behavioural problems. In 2012, the High Court ruled that the Government's decision to close the school was unlawful. In May 2013 the education Minister Hekia Parata confirmed the government would keep the school open. However since that time the government changed the enrolment system for the special school, meaning potential students can't enrol directly, but have to be referred by the Ministry's Intensive Wraparound Service.
Mayor says regions awash with job, but schools must do better
Clutha District mayor Bryan Cadogan has just retired as head of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs. He says the regions are awash with job vacancies, but schools need to better prepare young people for employment. Rachel Hopkins is the spokesperson for Got A Trade Week, a collaboration by Industry Training Organisation to highlight the opportunities for young people in trades and services.
Redress sought over pay discrimination for education support
“More than six years ago an independent job evaluation report by the Pay Equity Commission showed that when compared with the male dominated job of corrections officer, education support workers employed by the Ministry of Education were paid as ..
teen has a way with words - Stuff.co.nz
Eric is an accelerated student and is working on NCEA level one in some of his subjects. He enjoys English, maths, history and business studies and is thinking of pursuing a career in law and...
A fundraiser all parents would get behind
Here's a fundraiser all parents of school-age children will get behind - the alternative fundraiser.A PTA committee for a school in the US sent home an "Alternative Fundraiser" notification, where, in lieu of sending students home...
Top schools face growing pains
Auckland's two most exclusive state schools have looming roll dilemmas due to a property boom predicted to surge student numbers.More than 1800 apartments will be completed in the Auckland Grammar zone within three years, with 600..
Teenagers and sex: where parents go wrong
Many sex education experts believe high school students should be taught porn literacy, so they understand where pornography fits into their lives, relationships, identity and how they feel about it. "Kids need to understand how porn fits into our ...
Tonga Language Week celebrated
Pacific Peoples Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga has welcomed Tonga Language Week 2015. Tongan language, culture and heritage have had a significant impact on New Zealand’s history and identity as a Pacific nation. They will be celebrated all week with cultural events, including a function at Parliament tonight. The theme of this year’s Tonga Language Week is Fakakoloa ‘o Aotearoa ‘aki ‘a e faiva ‘a e Tonga – Enriching Aotearoa with our Tongan Arts. ...
Minister welcomes Money Week 2015
Empowering people to be better with money is the key focus for Money Week, says Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith. “By building the financial capability of our families and communities we can help people better shape their lives, reduce debt and hardship, and achieve their goals,” Mr Goldsmith says. “Getting people thinking about money and how to manage it, from day-to-day budgeting to long term planning are some of the things being discussed in events and activities across the country this week.” ...
Helping Rotorua Students Get Back On Track - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Everyone needs a second chance in life – and Te Arawa Lakes Trust in Rotorua are providing that opportunity for dozens of students every year who have dropped out of secondary school. Heddell Raerino, who manages the Trust's Employment and Training ..
Few could accuse Peter Bier's engineering lectures of being boring.When it comes to keeping students from nodding off, the Auckland University engineering science, maths and programming teaching fellow has more than a few tricks...
Fellow judge Harcourt, a mother of three who has published the literacy and numeracy works Miranda's Alphabet and Miranda's Numbers, acknowledged the teachers who help children across New Zealand to develop their handwriting skills.
Dover Samuels to tell Tribunal of beatings for speaking te reo
Northland's veteran of Maori politics, Dover Samuels is giving evidence to the Waitangi Tribunal today about a subject he's never spoken of before in public - the brutal punishment of young Maori children in the 1940s for speaking te reo Maori at school.
Divisions in Labour over charter schools policy
Trouble is brewing in the Labour Party caucus over its policy on charter schools.
31 August
Why we need to let our children accept failure"I was in the classroom walking from student to student while they were working on a Latin test when I saw that one boy was stuck on a question. I put one hand on his shoulder and said: 'Just move on - go to the next thing.' And he looked up at me and ...
Minister welcomes Queenstown research week
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce has today welcomed the commencement of the 2015 Queenstown Research Week. The event is New Zealand’s largest annual scientific gathering, bringing together over a thousand researchers for meetings and presentations covering a range of areas, with a focus on biological and medical sciences. ...
Wainuiomata parents hail Waipesi programme for Pasifika education help - The Dominion Post
At a gathering in Wainuiomata Library, Waipesi (Wainuiomata Pasifika Education Success Initiative) and Labour MPs Trevor Mallard and Poto Williams gave out story and picture books collected by university student Thomas Maharaj's "Knowledge Bank" ...
Special residential school says its being starved of students
Salisbury school for girls caters for secondary students with complex needs, including intellectual disabilities, autism, foetal alcohol syndrome, and developmental and behavioural problems. In 2012, the High Court ruled that the Government's decision to close the school was unlawful. In May 2013 the education Minister Hekia Parata confirmed the government would keep the school open. However since that time the government changed the enrolment system for the special school, meaning potential students can't enrol directly, but have to be referred by the Ministry's Intensive Wraparound Service.
Mayor says regions awash with job, but schools must do better
Clutha District mayor Bryan Cadogan has just retired as head of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs. He says the regions are awash with job vacancies, but schools need to better prepare young people for employment. Rachel Hopkins is the spokesperson for Got A Trade Week, a collaboration by Industry Training Organisation to highlight the opportunities for young people in trades and services.
Redress sought over pay discrimination for education support
“More than six years ago an independent job evaluation report by the Pay Equity Commission showed that when compared with the male dominated job of corrections officer, education support workers employed by the Ministry of Education were paid as ..
teen has a way with words - Stuff.co.nz
Eric is an accelerated student and is working on NCEA level one in some of his subjects. He enjoys English, maths, history and business studies and is thinking of pursuing a career in law and...
A fundraiser all parents would get behind
Here's a fundraiser all parents of school-age children will get behind - the alternative fundraiser.A PTA committee for a school in the US sent home an "Alternative Fundraiser" notification, where, in lieu of sending students home...
Top schools face growing pains
Auckland's two most exclusive state schools have looming roll dilemmas due to a property boom predicted to surge student numbers.More than 1800 apartments will be completed in the Auckland Grammar zone within three years, with 600..
Teenagers and sex: where parents go wrong
Many sex education experts believe high school students should be taught porn literacy, so they understand where pornography fits into their lives, relationships, identity and how they feel about it. "Kids need to understand how porn fits into our ...
Tonga Language Week celebrated
Pacific Peoples Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga has welcomed Tonga Language Week 2015. Tongan language, culture and heritage have had a significant impact on New Zealand’s history and identity as a Pacific nation. They will be celebrated all week with cultural events, including a function at Parliament tonight. The theme of this year’s Tonga Language Week is Fakakoloa ‘o Aotearoa ‘aki ‘a e faiva ‘a e Tonga – Enriching Aotearoa with our Tongan Arts. ...
Minister welcomes Money Week 2015
Empowering people to be better with money is the key focus for Money Week, says Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith. “By building the financial capability of our families and communities we can help people better shape their lives, reduce debt and hardship, and achieve their goals,” Mr Goldsmith says. “Getting people thinking about money and how to manage it, from day-to-day budgeting to long term planning are some of the things being discussed in events and activities across the country this week.” ...
Helping Rotorua Students Get Back On Track - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Everyone needs a second chance in life – and Te Arawa Lakes Trust in Rotorua are providing that opportunity for dozens of students every year who have dropped out of secondary school. Heddell Raerino, who manages the Trust's Employment and Training ..
30 August
Lecturer juggles work and passionFew could accuse Peter Bier's engineering lectures of being boring.When it comes to keeping students from nodding off, the Auckland University engineering science, maths and programming teaching fellow has more than a few tricks...
Kiwis overwhelmingly call for compulsory financial literacy in schools
New Zealanders stressed out by money problems are overwhelmingly calling for financial literacy to be taught as a compulsory subject in schools.
Auckland school hires guards to deter riff-raff
A South Auckland school has hired two security guards to ward off undesirables during school hours.Otahuhu College signed on the guards this term.Board chairman Peter Cann said the move came after a "couple of incidents" involving...
Modern financial literacy begins at primary
If you think education is "going to the dogs" then you really ought to get down to a local school and take a look at how they're teaching. Out is "chalk and talk" and in is rich learning.Some of the initiatives to teach financial...
Insurers develop risk knowledge in Pasifika schools - Scoop.co.nz
One in six NZ students does not reach the baseline of proficiency in financial literacy and nearly half of this group (44%) identify as Pasifika. Insurance take-up among Pasifika is also relatively low. Tim Grafton, Insurance Council Chief Executive
29 August
Julian Elliott: dyslexia debatePrincipal of Collingwood College, and Professor of Education, at Durham University, and co-author of The Dyslexia Debate, which examines cognitive, brain-based, genetic and educational aspects of dyslexia.
How have New Zealand's donations helped Vanuatu?
Across much of the country the school is the centre of village life. It's not just a school; it's a community centre as well, which means the damage experienced is felt throughout the population. In total 187 classrooms were totally destroyed, 490 ..
'Future-focused' schools lead the way - 3News NZ
For those who left school a while ago, the inside of a modern classroom might seem like a pretty foreign place. Far from the days of chalk and pencils though are so-called "future-focused" schools – no bells, no individual classrooms, and Principal ...
28 August
Māori science education model developed - Radio New Zealand
Hiria McRae from Victoria University's Faculty of Education developed the model as part of her doctoral research on science education in Rotorua. It focused on the experience of Māori students, their teachers and local elders located in one of her ...
Hiria McRae from Victoria University's Faculty of Education developed the model as part of her doctoral research on science education in Rotorua. It focused on the experience of Māori students, their teachers and local elders located in one of her ...
Maths researcher honoured at Cook Islands' 50th - Massey News (press release)
Dr Hunter, who has pioneered an innovative, culturally tailored teaching model to address mathematics underachievement among Pasifika and Māori pupils, was one of 19 Cook Islanders to receive an Acknowledgement of Excellence at the Kia Rapa Tu Taku 'Oe ...
School heads nervous over safety
Contentious health and safety changes have passed - and school principals remain worried they could face "draconian" punishment if things go wrong.Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse has said such fears are...
Rural schools battle isolation issues - Stuff.co.nz
Recruiting and retaining staff is near impossible for some, finding relief teachers is challenging and expensive and professional development hard to come by, principals say. Their "unique" plight has become such a concern to the Principals' Federation ...
Text speak no threat to spelling, may help: academic - Stuff.co.nz
The Ministry of Education said spelling lists and tests could still be found in classrooms. Spelling was an "intrinsic part of ... And students from around the country have just shown off their spelling skills in the 2015 NZ Spelling Bee. The ...
MOOC on critical thinking attracting thousands of enrolments
How do we know when we’re making the right decision? And what if it’s not the most rational one? Though we hate to admit it, most of us are not very good at critical and logical thinking. Now a University of Auckland MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) ...
N4L raises volume of teacher excellence with new podcast
Available on iTunes as well as in N4L's digital learning hub Pond, the regular 'Point of Learning' podcasts are designed as a place for open discussion on the future of learning, classroom best practices, and the opportunities and challenges presented ...
Innovation in Tertiary Education ICT Sector Recognised
Evan Blackman, Education Sector Manager at Microsoft New Zealand, says it was impressive to see the New Zealand education institutes leading the way with innovative use of cloud services, and projects which were having an impact at scale to deliver ...
Rāmere 28 Here-turi-kōkā 2015 - TVNZ
The Kōhanga Reo board co-chair says kōhanga are being undermined by the hold up of their Treaty claim by the Minister of Education. Tina Ratana-Olsen says the board has made changes to its structure and operations, but they will not resign as that is ...
27 August
Communities of schools are coming to the Waikato - but what are they? - Stuff.co.nzOne potential advantage was organising professional development for teachers across all schools at the same time. "We get bang for buck really. In the past we would have done that as individual schools. This is... just using the resource that we all ...
WATCH: Schoolboy performs original waiata about Maori Battalion
A schoolboy who wrote and performed his own song has won the Supreme Award in a school competition honouring the 28th Māori Battalion. Korakotaiwaha Kawana, a Year 8 student from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki...
University of Auckland toughens literacy requirements - Stuff.co.nz
The University of Auckland is beefing up its English requirements for new students in an effort to lift pass rates. The university's deputy vice chancellor professor John Morrow said there was a strong relationship between the pass rates of university ...
Crimson Consulting flush with new funds
An education consultancy founded by two New Zealand entrepreneurs has raised more than $7 million from international hedge fund managers in a US$50 million valuation of the company.Crimson Consulting, the brainchild of Jamie Beaton,...
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Wednesday 26 August 2015
NZNews will be taking a short break until Monday 31 August.
The PPTA says state schools should be banned from being able to offer international qualifications such as the Cambridge exams.
As we reported last half hour the PPTA says NCEA could be damaged beyond repair if political meddling doesn't stop.
School principals have added their voice to concerns over changes to health and safety laws, saying they might be forced to cancel school trips and tear out playgrounds.
Government targets put ahead of students' education
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Rather than obsess about statistics, the Government should be focussed on ensuring every school student is engaged in meaningful learning that will lead them to more opportunities. “Kids are completing NCEA Level 2 qualifications and still finding ...
Truancy rate high here
Gisborne Herald
Ministry of Education figures show an estimated 79,000 children were absent across the country each day when schools were surveyed during the middle week of June last year, and nearly half of them were wagging. The regional breakdowns of truancy ...
Schools aim to attract international students to Kiwi classroomsStuff.co.nz
The international education industry in New Zealand is worth about $2.85b, according to Education NZ. Region-wide offers and custom courses are among the ways Kiwi schools and tertiary providers are trying to attract international students. Four of the ...
A look into the billion dollar Ed Tech market
The secondary teachers' union is calling on government to abolish achievement targets and ban international qualifications such as the Cambridge exams from our high schools.
Radio New Zealand
Funding cuts to New Zealand's oldest Pacific Education provider have led to fears that it may be forced to close. New Zealand's oldest Pacific Education provider says it is disappointed by funding cuts, which have led to fears in the Pasifika ...
Funding cuts to New Zealand's oldest Pacific Education provider have led to fears that it may be forced to close. New Zealand's oldest Pacific Education provider says it is disappointed by funding cuts, which have led to fears in the Pasifika ...
Government targets put ahead of students' education
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Rather than obsess about statistics, the Government should be focussed on ensuring every school student is engaged in meaningful learning that will lead them to more opportunities. “Kids are completing NCEA Level 2 qualifications and still finding ...
Truancy rate high here
Gisborne Herald
Ministry of Education figures show an estimated 79,000 children were absent across the country each day when schools were surveyed during the middle week of June last year, and nearly half of them were wagging. The regional breakdowns of truancy ...
Schools aim to attract international students to Kiwi classroomsStuff.co.nz
The international education industry in New Zealand is worth about $2.85b, according to Education NZ. Region-wide offers and custom courses are among the ways Kiwi schools and tertiary providers are trying to attract international students. Four of the ...
A look into the billion dollar Ed Tech market
Educators NZ
The education technology (Ed Tech) and smart classrooms market is expected to grow from $43.27 billion in 2015 to $93.79 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 16.7%, according to analysts MarketsandMarkets. ... have been classified into learning management ...
The education technology (Ed Tech) and smart classrooms market is expected to grow from $43.27 billion in 2015 to $93.79 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 16.7%, according to analysts MarketsandMarkets. ... have been classified into learning management ...
What do the kids think? Are they actually the digital hermits we think they are, locked away in their rooms?
Monday, 24 August 2015
24-25 August 2015
Proposed merger of two Bay of Plenty polytechnics opens for public consultation
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Public consultation on the proposed merger of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (BoPP) and the Waiariki Institute of Technology has been opened today by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce. The Chairs of both institutes propose disestablishing the existing organisations and forming an entirely new institution serving the total Bay of Plenty region. It would have a new name, identity and organisational culture. The governing council of the new institution would provide appropriate cultural and geographical representation from across the region. ...
Concern over Destiny Church charter school bid
3News NZ
"With charter schools there's a real lack of a transparency," she says. "Whereas in the public system again, we're audited each year and we have to prepare reports for our community and the Ministry [of Education]." Ms Green says the money would be ...
School cash flows to owners' pockets
Flagship charter schools are paying their owners hundreds of thousands in governance fees to help manage average rolls of just 70 children.An analysis of audited financial returns has shown administration and...
Manawatu parents call for more support for special education
Public consultation on the proposed merger of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (BoPP) and the Waiariki Institute of Technology has been opened today by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce. The Chairs of both institutes propose disestablishing the existing organisations and forming an entirely new institution serving the total Bay of Plenty region. It would have a new name, identity and organisational culture. The governing council of the new institution would provide appropriate cultural and geographical representation from across the region. ...
Concern over Destiny Church charter school bid
3News NZ
"With charter schools there's a real lack of a transparency," she says. "Whereas in the public system again, we're audited each year and we have to prepare reports for our community and the Ministry [of Education]." Ms Green says the money would be ...
School cash flows to owners' pockets
Flagship charter schools are paying their owners hundreds of thousands in governance fees to help manage average rolls of just 70 children.An analysis of audited financial returns has shown administration and...
Manawatu parents call for more support for special education
Stuff.co.nz
They are hoping to see change come from the Education and Science Select Committee's investigation, launched this week into the identification of and support for students facing the significant challenges of dyslexia, dyspraxia, and autism spectrum ..
Hekia Parata has broken her word
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“It defies belief that the Government would plough ahead with another round of charter schools when the programme so far has been so plagued by problems,” Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said. “Students at the charter school in ...
NCEA threatened by government meddling - PPTA
Scoop.co.nz
The government's target of 85% of students achieving NCEA level 2 risks undermining the qualification and encourages 'credit farming' in schools, warns PPTA. NCEA was a qualification teachers had committed to making work because they knew it was a ...
Targeted courses key to saving dropouts
New Zealand Herald
This week the Herald begins a 10-day series examining some of the biggest hurdles Auckland faces, from housing and transport to entertainment andeducation. We look at what we are doing, what we need to do, and why ... Stuart Middleton, from MIT, says ...
Kohanga reo focus questioned
They are hoping to see change come from the Education and Science Select Committee's investigation, launched this week into the identification of and support for students facing the significant challenges of dyslexia, dyspraxia, and autism spectrum ..
Hekia Parata has broken her word
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“It defies belief that the Government would plough ahead with another round of charter schools when the programme so far has been so plagued by problems,” Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said. “Students at the charter school in ...
NCEA threatened by government meddling - PPTA
Scoop.co.nz
The government's target of 85% of students achieving NCEA level 2 risks undermining the qualification and encourages 'credit farming' in schools, warns PPTA. NCEA was a qualification teachers had committed to making work because they knew it was a ...
Targeted courses key to saving dropouts
New Zealand Herald
This week the Herald begins a 10-day series examining some of the biggest hurdles Auckland faces, from housing and transport to entertainment andeducation. We look at what we are doing, what we need to do, and why ... Stuart Middleton, from MIT, says ...
Kohanga reo focus questioned
The former chair of the Māori Language Commission says kohanga reo are losing credibility and should align themselves with early childhood education.
Kohanga should be seen as more than language nest
Radio New Zealand
The former chair of the Maori Language Commission, Haami Piripi, wantskohanga reo to be aligned with early childhood education, not just in language nests. The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board is urging the Government to get back to the table and ...
What sending my kids to different schools taught me about parenting
Stuff.co.nz
It was a lot to ask of a school. "Here," I heard myself saying, "please take my special and unique snowflake and give her exceptional treatment." But we found it - a school that loved science and reading, like she did. It was a perfect fit. And she's ...
Education seminar agrees: planning needed to get more overseas students
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Leaders of Wellington City's education, local government and business communities met this morning for an Education Summit to focus on expanding the Capital's international student market. Held at Te Papa and hosted by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, the ...
300 applications for 20 positions
A controversial on-the-job teacher training programme has become so popular it is receiving 15 applicants for each available place.Teach First NZ, which sees high-flying graduates placed in low-decile high schools, is hoping to...
CYF referrals from Manawatu educators increasing
Stuff.co.nz
NZEI Te Riu Roa Palmerston North union representative Liam Rutherford said a referral was not typically done by the classroom teacher. He said it was usually delegated to the principal or guidance counsellor. "It's a very uncomfortable place for a ...
Rural NZ schools the 'forgotten group'
Stuff.co.nz
Rural NZ schools the 'forgotten group' gallery video ... But the pitching in extends to beyond the classroom to the wider community, which is 40 minutes from Christchurch. Southbridge businesses and two anonymous families donated $1800 to transport ...
Come clean on Pasifika education centre
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iinga needs to come clean and tell the Pasifika communities if he's working to save the Pasifika Education Centre or shut it down, Labour's Pasifika spokesperson Su'a William Sio says. “I'm gutted the Pasifika Education Centre ...
Uni staff meetings with plenty of spin
Back-to-back meetings throughout the week can often mean no time to exercise for those in the corporate world.But Auckland University staff now have no excuses thanks to the institution swapping meeting tables for exercise bikes.Dozens...
Half of absent school kids are wagging
Radio New Zealand
Education Ministry figures show an estimated 79,000 children were absent each day when schools were surveyed during the middle week of June last year, and nearly half of them were wagging.
Westmere School opens $9.9 million redevelopment
Auckland stuff.co.nz
Roll growth was the main driver for the construction of new classroomsfour years ago. However, Marino says it soon became obvious the school needed a much larger overhaul. "We had major roll growth that required seven new classrooms and we had ...
eCoach: Making eLearning accessible for students
Educators NZ
To stay ahead of the technology curve and deliver techsavvy students with interactive course content would normally mean developing design skills or learning complex authoring software, he says. “Some teachers simply don't have the time or design ...
This student would rather live on trains than pay rent
Stuff.co.nz
And financially, she benefits from living on a train: The flat-rate ticket costs her about NZ$570, whereas she had to pay about NZ$675 a month for her previous apartment. However, living cheaper is not the only goal she has in mind. "I want to inspire ...
Lauren Boyle to Help Keep School Pools Open
Kohanga should be seen as more than language nest
Radio New Zealand
The former chair of the Maori Language Commission, Haami Piripi, wantskohanga reo to be aligned with early childhood education, not just in language nests. The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board is urging the Government to get back to the table and ...
What sending my kids to different schools taught me about parenting
Stuff.co.nz
It was a lot to ask of a school. "Here," I heard myself saying, "please take my special and unique snowflake and give her exceptional treatment." But we found it - a school that loved science and reading, like she did. It was a perfect fit. And she's ...
Education seminar agrees: planning needed to get more overseas students
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Leaders of Wellington City's education, local government and business communities met this morning for an Education Summit to focus on expanding the Capital's international student market. Held at Te Papa and hosted by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, the ...
300 applications for 20 positions
A controversial on-the-job teacher training programme has become so popular it is receiving 15 applicants for each available place.Teach First NZ, which sees high-flying graduates placed in low-decile high schools, is hoping to...
CYF referrals from Manawatu educators increasing
Stuff.co.nz
NZEI Te Riu Roa Palmerston North union representative Liam Rutherford said a referral was not typically done by the classroom teacher. He said it was usually delegated to the principal or guidance counsellor. "It's a very uncomfortable place for a ...
Rural NZ schools the 'forgotten group'
Stuff.co.nz
Rural NZ schools the 'forgotten group' gallery video ... But the pitching in extends to beyond the classroom to the wider community, which is 40 minutes from Christchurch. Southbridge businesses and two anonymous families donated $1800 to transport ...
Come clean on Pasifika education centre
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iinga needs to come clean and tell the Pasifika communities if he's working to save the Pasifika Education Centre or shut it down, Labour's Pasifika spokesperson Su'a William Sio says. “I'm gutted the Pasifika Education Centre ...
Uni staff meetings with plenty of spin
Back-to-back meetings throughout the week can often mean no time to exercise for those in the corporate world.But Auckland University staff now have no excuses thanks to the institution swapping meeting tables for exercise bikes.Dozens...
Half of absent school kids are wagging
Radio New Zealand
Education Ministry figures show an estimated 79,000 children were absent each day when schools were surveyed during the middle week of June last year, and nearly half of them were wagging.
Westmere School opens $9.9 million redevelopment
Auckland stuff.co.nz
Roll growth was the main driver for the construction of new classroomsfour years ago. However, Marino says it soon became obvious the school needed a much larger overhaul. "We had major roll growth that required seven new classrooms and we had ...
eCoach: Making eLearning accessible for students
Educators NZ
To stay ahead of the technology curve and deliver techsavvy students with interactive course content would normally mean developing design skills or learning complex authoring software, he says. “Some teachers simply don't have the time or design ...
This student would rather live on trains than pay rent
Stuff.co.nz
And financially, she benefits from living on a train: The flat-rate ticket costs her about NZ$570, whereas she had to pay about NZ$675 a month for her previous apartment. However, living cheaper is not the only goal she has in mind. "I want to inspire ...
Lauren Boyle to Help Keep School Pools Open
Scoop.co.nz
We are thrilled to have Lauren onboard as a water safety ambassador focusing on this issue.” Lauren Boyle says she's excited about the opportunity to be involved in a project that she is passionate about. “A pool at school should be seen as a ...
Lincoln University to host international business students
Scoop.co.nz
In a three-way arrangement, NZIBT will deliver an Open Polytechnic qualification, utilising the student and teaching facilities on the Lincoln University campus to give the students a complete New Zealand learning experience. Jeremy Baker, Deputy Vice ...
Turakina Maori Girls' College identifies problems
Stuff.co.nz
Turakina Maori Girls' College has identified issues that need resolving in order to keep it from closing. The Ministry of Education announced early this month it was consulting on a proposal to close the 110-year-old school, which has seen its roll ...
Thorndon school preparing for first reunion
Geraldene O'Reilly spent her childhood skipping rope and spinning hula hoops, but she hasn't seen most of her playmates in nearly 60 years.
We are thrilled to have Lauren onboard as a water safety ambassador focusing on this issue.” Lauren Boyle says she's excited about the opportunity to be involved in a project that she is passionate about. “A pool at school should be seen as a ...
Lincoln University to host international business students
Scoop.co.nz
In a three-way arrangement, NZIBT will deliver an Open Polytechnic qualification, utilising the student and teaching facilities on the Lincoln University campus to give the students a complete New Zealand learning experience. Jeremy Baker, Deputy Vice ...
Turakina Maori Girls' College identifies problems
Stuff.co.nz
Turakina Maori Girls' College has identified issues that need resolving in order to keep it from closing. The Ministry of Education announced early this month it was consulting on a proposal to close the 110-year-old school, which has seen its roll ...
Thorndon school preparing for first reunion
Geraldene O'Reilly spent her childhood skipping rope and spinning hula hoops, but she hasn't seen most of her playmates in nearly 60 years.
Thursday, 20 August 2015
Friday 21 August 2015
Hekia Parata defends charter school that allegedly rewarded kids with KFC
Stuff.co.nz
Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins said charter schools had "descended into chaos" and funding allocated to create two more was a complete waste. Ad Feedback. "The charter schools experiment has been a spectacular failure. Time and money ...
$9.9m Westmere School redevelopment completed
Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye will visit Westmere School in Auckland this afternoon to mark the completion of a $9.9 million redevelopment. “The project was completed early last month and includes 21 new teaching spaces, a new library and administration building and general infrastructure upgrade,” says Ms Kaye. “There were weather-tightness and structural issues with a number of existing buildings at the school. ...
Real talk between schools and science and tech industry
Stuff.co.nz
In addition they have been surveying teachers about their knowledge of what was already happening in those industries and what they were doing in classrooms to relate to that. And on Thursday afternoon a "meet and greet" with local industry ...
High-needs preschool had choice: Ministry
The Ministry of Education says an Auckland high-needs preschool that lost funding after becoming a playgroup had a choice.
There is no doubt driving is a skill but is it a subject?
The Labour party have plans for work and labour, one of those plans is to have schools teach kids how to drive and part of those plans is to make driving a part of NCEA.The broad principal if I understand it correctly, is we need...
Former students fight to prevent school closure
Radio New Zealand
Education Minister Hekia Parata announced a consultation with the Turakina Māori Girls' College board last week about its viability, after the roll fell from 152 pupils in 2003 to just 54 this year. Turakina former student Toni Huata said about three ...
New Partnership Schools Kura Hourua are Go
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Rise Up Academy was featured at length in the Herald's series on Auckland http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11496798. The woman behind the school, Sita Selupe was Next Magazine's Woman of the Year in 2014 and won a ...
Hekia Parata defends charter school that allegedly rewarded kids with KFC
Stuff.co.nz
Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins said charter schools had "descended into chaos" and funding allocated to create two more was a complete waste. Ad Feedback. "The charter schools experiment has been a spectacular failure. Time and money ...
Bad classrooms make kids feel unimportant - PPTA
3News NZ
Shoddy, unsatisfactory and rundown – a nationwide review has revealed the true extent of the shocking state of some of our schools. Bill English and the Ministry of Education have admitted the situation is much worse than previously realised, and the ...
Stuff.co.nz
Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins said charter schools had "descended into chaos" and funding allocated to create two more was a complete waste. Ad Feedback. "The charter schools experiment has been a spectacular failure. Time and money ...
$9.9m Westmere School redevelopment completed
Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye will visit Westmere School in Auckland this afternoon to mark the completion of a $9.9 million redevelopment. “The project was completed early last month and includes 21 new teaching spaces, a new library and administration building and general infrastructure upgrade,” says Ms Kaye. “There were weather-tightness and structural issues with a number of existing buildings at the school. ...
Real talk between schools and science and tech industry
Stuff.co.nz
In addition they have been surveying teachers about their knowledge of what was already happening in those industries and what they were doing in classrooms to relate to that. And on Thursday afternoon a "meet and greet" with local industry ...
High-needs preschool had choice: Ministry
The Ministry of Education says an Auckland high-needs preschool that lost funding after becoming a playgroup had a choice.
There is no doubt driving is a skill but is it a subject?
The Labour party have plans for work and labour, one of those plans is to have schools teach kids how to drive and part of those plans is to make driving a part of NCEA.The broad principal if I understand it correctly, is we need...
Former students fight to prevent school closure
Radio New Zealand
Education Minister Hekia Parata announced a consultation with the Turakina Māori Girls' College board last week about its viability, after the roll fell from 152 pupils in 2003 to just 54 this year. Turakina former student Toni Huata said about three ...
New Partnership Schools Kura Hourua are Go
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Rise Up Academy was featured at length in the Herald's series on Auckland http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11496798. The woman behind the school, Sita Selupe was Next Magazine's Woman of the Year in 2014 and won a ...
Hekia Parata defends charter school that allegedly rewarded kids with KFC
Stuff.co.nz
Labour education spokesman Chris Hipkins said charter schools had "descended into chaos" and funding allocated to create two more was a complete waste. Ad Feedback. "The charter schools experiment has been a spectacular failure. Time and money ...
Bad classrooms make kids feel unimportant - PPTA
3News NZ
Shoddy, unsatisfactory and rundown – a nationwide review has revealed the true extent of the shocking state of some of our schools. Bill English and the Ministry of Education have admitted the situation is much worse than previously realised, and the ...
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