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The Duffy Books in Homes Early Childhood Education Programme will see books put into the homes of children from 45 low-decile kindergartens taking part in the pilot programme. More >>
Labour’s tinkering with The Correspondence School has led to a slide in its performance, which has been highlighted in the latest Education Review Office (ERO) report, says National’s Associate Education spokesman, Colin King. More >>
Plans to monitor Labour’s so-called ’20-free hours’ policy are a joke and the Education Ministry knows it, says National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Robots are no longer a dream of the future, the technology to create them is now here, so bring your family to check out the latest robotic advances in MOTAT's July school holiday programme, RoboSpeak. More >>
The case of a Wellington woman who became seriously unwell after consuming excessive amounts of the controversial additive aspartame in chewing gum underlines the urgent need for consumer information and warnings about potential side effects, Green Party ... More >>
North Shore City Council will consider the issue of charging schools for development contributions as part of a review of its overall policy. Through legislation, the Ministry of Education made state schools - those it owns and operates – exempt ... More >>
Island Bay parents now faced with the prospect of having to send their children miles away to gain an education - rather than down the road to the nearest school - are the latest victims of Labour's broken election promises, ACT New Zealand Education ... More >>
Taranaki DHB is promoting good handwashing to school children in an attempt to clean up infection. A kit has been designed for teachers and students from early childhood education centres to primary schools teaching children the importance and correct ... More >>
Another six Auckland schools are benefiting from reduced speeds after Auckland City Council introduced 40km/h speed zones to help it safer for children in these areas. More >>
Thank you, Nga Pae o te Maramatanga and Rautaki Limited, in calling us together in the time of Matariki. Matariki is our time of growth, a time of change. It is a time when we respect the strength of Papatuanuku, and think of those who have gone before ... More >>
The Correspondence School welcomes the findings of a review by the Education Review Office (ERO), which provide valuable information on areas where the School is performing well and areas that require further improvement. More >>
Cognition Consulting, arguably the leading provider of education consulting services both locally and globally, has been awarded the contract to work with the establishment boards to attract and select two new Principals for the innovative Jeffs Road Primary ... More >>
The New Zealand Principals’ Federation has spoken out against the news that schools will be banned from selling unhealthy food. More >>
The Obesity Action Coalition is very supportive of the changes to the National Administration Guidelines being announced today that will see only healthy food being available for sale at schools. More >>
Action to discourage schools from selling food high in fat, salt and sugar are a welcome step in the right direction. More >>
The Education Minister, Steve Maharey, has announced the latest phase of the Mission On campaign, which requires schools to promote healthy food and nutrition for students, and sell only healthy options in schools. More >>
With issues of childhood obesity, eating disorders and healthy school lunches prevalent in the media recently, Kristin School has launched an innovative new food service: NutriSmart – food for a smart generation. Kristin School has long been an innovator ... More >>
The Labour-led government will invest $92 million to build four new schools in the Takanini area of Auckland over the next 15 years, Education Minister Steve Maharey announced today. More >>
The Education Minister, Steve Maharey, says schools are being dramatically reshaped to meet new styles of teaching and learning. Steve Maharey was speaking at the '21st Century Environments for all learners' Conference in Auckland today, about creating ... More >>
The Education Minister, Steve Maharey, said schools are being dramatically reshaped to meet new styles of teaching and learning at the '21st Century Environments for all learners' Conference in Auckland today. More >>
A $450 million claim to implement a new career pathway for primary teachers and fund a four percent pay rise will be lodged by the teachers' union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, with the Ministry of Education tomorrow.(1) More >>
For the third year running the Green Party school lunch survey has found that sausage rolls, hot dogs, pies, biscuits and other sugary, fatty foods are still the staple food on offer in New Zealand schools, despite increased awareness of the dangers ... More >>
A programme that aims to reduce aggressive behaviour in school children was launched today by Prime Minister Helen Clark and Social Development Minister David Benson-Pope. More >>
Kohanga Reo, deaf education centres, special needs classes in high schools, intermediate schools, music groups and public health nurse-led groups join pre-schools and primary schools learning how to sneeze safely this winter, with a view to reducing the rate ... More >>
Encouraging upcoming school leaders to become principals is the focus of a $1.4 million investment in a pilot for aspiring and potential school principals highlighted by Education Minister Steve Maharey. More >>
Students from Otahuhu perform original music in response to art at Auckland Art Gallery this Friday. Thanks to a partnership with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, the students have composed their own musical interpretations of works in the gallery’s ... More >>
The New Zealand Principals’ Federation yesterday launched Celebrating Education Week 2007, an annual celebration of the positive achievements in our primary and secondary schools. More >>
Cognition Consulting Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Multi Serve Education Trust, has been awarded a Ministry of Education contract to produce two DVDs designed to demonstrate how teachers can use language strategies to help students engage with ... More >>
Labour’s announcement of $9.7 million to fund a national assessment of adult literacy, numeracy and language is an admission National was right to criticise the failings of the education system under this Government, says National’s Tertiary Education ... More >>
Extra teachers, schools further boost education The Labour-led government is strengthening the education system by investing in hundreds of additional teachers, building new schools, and boosting funding for information technology, truancy and special education, ... More >>
It is time to get serious about the more than 3,500 teachers who are potentially working illegally in New Zealand schools, says National’s Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
Education Minister Steve Maharey today announced consultation on proposals to build four new primary schools in North West Waitakere which will begin in July. More >>
2,500 school boards and close to 18,000 trustees and principals are hoping that the 2007/08 budget will deliver some “cheer” in the form of much needed additional funding. More >>
The Education Minister Steve Maharey has today launched the latest phase of the Team Up campaign aimed at secondary students, with Team-Up Education Ambassador Tana Umaga. More >>
Prime Minister and Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister, Helen Clark, tonight formally opens an exhibition and launches a book celebrating one hundred years of a New Zealand institution. Margaret Mahy, another institution of New Zealand writing, has described ... More >>
A Nest of Singing Birds, an exhibition celebrating 100 years of the School Journal is an exciting treasure trove of New Zealand art and literature, and an achievement for the Government organisations that put it together, National Library and Archives ... More >>
The Education Minister needs to explain why more than three weeks have been swiped from the primary school calendar, says National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
United Future deputy leader Judy Turner commends the Red Cross for starting a food in low decile schools programme, but questions why it has become necessary. "Where are the parents in all this? When we spend billions a year on payments to families, ... More >>
Primary teachers will tomorrow begin voting on proposals to implement a new career structure that would encourage and reward experienced teachers to stay in the classroom. More >>
Ensuring effective teaching for all students and making secondary teaching a first choice profession are the key goals of PPTA’s Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA) claim lodged with the Ministry of Education. More >>
When I was growing up, I wanted to be an All Black. Now I was a fine rugby player from all accounts – but at 12 stone for a flanker I was too light, and so Auckland Second B was the best I got. The other day I asked some of my mokopuna what they ... More >>
11,000 Maori students are wagging school every week and the situation is getting worse, says National’s Maori Affairs spokesman, Tau Henare. In Parliament this afternoon, Mr Henare asked when one of the Government’s numerous strategies and ... More >>
Living Streets Aotearoa President, Celia Wade-Brown, joined the Hon Annette King today at Ridgway School, Wellington at the launch of the new Land Transport Walking School Bus kit. More >>
Getting Kiwi kids safely to school on their feet will be easier than ever with the launch today of a new ‘one-stop shop’ Walking School Bus resource kit. The kit, launched this morning at Wellington's Ridgway School by Transport Minister Annette ... More >>
A bid to support St Anthony’s Catholic School camp fundraising netted local resident, Robert Beverland one of the more unusual items on offer – a visit underground at Solid Energy’s Huntly East Mine. More >>
The Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce has congratulated the government on the launch of a new resource for schools which promotes exporting. The resource is an Export Year initiative. More >>
It would be the unusual schoolchild who gives much thought to how exports link New Zealand to the rest of the world. To help children make the connection between our products and who uses them, the Export Year private sector Business Reference Group ... More >>
An Export Year initiative focused on the teaching of global trade-related concepts in the social sciences curriculum is being launched at Wadestown School in Wellington by Trade Minister Phil Goff and Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard today. More >>
Teachers at 28 Wellington region schools are getting extra practical help to hone their skills and help local students be the best they can be. So says Labour MP Charles Chauvel, announcing $1,423,000 over the next four years in funding for three clusters ... More >>
170 schools are to receive $12 million to develop high standards and share their experience of best practice with other schools. More >>
One of ten finalists in this year’s New Zealand Post National Schools Poetry Competition will have their poem immortalised in song. More >>
It was only a matter of time before New Zealand students logged on to the world-wide-web to use state of the art websites to keep up with the leading technology overseas. With over half a million visitors a week Linguascope.com is establishing itself as ... More >>
Amid the swarm of new ideas meant to capture the public's imagination in combatting global warming, kids, staff and parents at The Greenhouse School have been quietly plugging away for years, turning recycled waste paper into beautiful handmade cards ... More >>
Kids at two Nelson schools are gearing up for breakfast with two of the country’s top athletes this week. Olympic gold medallist Hamish Carter and top New Zealand triathlete Debbie Tanner will join students at Brightwater School this Friday (April ... More >>
Hands up if you want to acknowledge a great teacher or leader in your school community. Parents and secondary school students can recognise top teachers and leaders in their school community as nominations are now open for the 2007-2008 round of the National ... More >>
More than 100 children, parents and grandparents gathered for the inaugural Ngati Kahungunu Taiao Hui a Iwi in Tamatea (Central Hawkes Bay) 20/21st April. More >>
The Education Minister, Steve Maharey, is welcoming the introduction of national standards for students graduating as teachers. "The Teachers Council's 'Graduating Teacher Standards' builds on Ministry of Education work to further lift the standard ... More >>
The New Zealand Educational Institute supports the introduction of national standards for graduating teachers. The new Graduating Teacher Standards were released today by The New Zealand Teachers Council. More >>
Family First is rubbishing a Ministry of Education report suggesting that families pulling their children out of school to take advantage of cheap flights and "piggy-back" deals are contributing to the country's growing truancy rate. More >>
New Zealand Teachers Council has launched national standards aimed at ensuring a consistent quality of graduating teachers. The Graduating Teacher Standards are a first for New Zealand. They are in response to a call from the teaching profession ... More >>
The Labour Government has done little to stem a growing complacency about pupils spending time away from school, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
Imagine being able to log on to the internet and see your granddaughter’s latest artwork or a photograph of her at play with her friends. More >>
“The perseverance of whanau, agencies with a focus on learning disabilities, the Dyslexic Foundation and child advocates has paid off today, with the Ministry of Education commitment to “improve understanding of dyslexia” said Te Ururoa Flavell, ... More >>
The head of an international organisation researching learning disabilities has welcomed the Government’s announcement yesterday that it recognised dyslexia as a significant barrier to learning. More >>
Although the majority of students successfully learn to read and write, the Ministry of Education is putting greater emphasis on assisting students who struggle in these areas, including those who have been identified as dyslexic. More >>
Ministry of Education and Microsoft renew Agreement Providing the Latest Software to New Zealand Schools More >>
Family First is reminding and possibly informing parents that when they complete their IRD Tax Returns for the financial year ended 31 March 2007, they are entitled to claim back part of their school fees. More >>
“About 30,000 students are wagging school each week but fewer than 35 parents were prosecuted for breaching the Education Act during all of 2006, according to National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
Ministry of Education, CA and IBM sign one of biggest anti-virus and anti-spyware contracts in Asia-Pacific More >>
Prior to the publication of Dame Margaret Bazley's 450 report on Police conduct, commissioned in 2004, there was much speculation that it would be a damp squib. Not so. It is a blockbuster that puts the onus on the police hierarchy to ensure that ... More >>
National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich is urging principals to take some time over the long weekend and actually read John Key's speech about lifting standards in primary school education. More >>
All New Zealand schools should have explicit anti-bullying and homophobia policies, and young people with diverse sexualities and genders need safe and supportive school environments. More >>
A move to compulsory national testing in primary schools will do nothing to improve student achievement on its own, says New Zealand Council for Educational Research chief researcher Cathy Wylie. More >>
National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich says parents will be disappointed that some in the education sector are choosing to close their minds to the prospect of reliable national standards in reading, writing and mathematics. More >>
National Party Leader John Key remains committed to delivering better educational standards in our primary schools. “More than half of primary schools are already using assessment mechanisms like those that I’ve been talking about. More >>
Over one thousand school children each day converged on downtown Wellington during the two-week Capital E National Arts Festival, 12-24 March, the largest of its kind in New Zealand. There were also public shows on weekends and evenings and two free, ... More >>
National's 'aspirational' education policy lacks substance with no new ideas or direction on how the policy could be achieved or carried out, says Education Minister Steve Maharey. More >>
National is not prepared to tolerate seeing one in five pupils not succeeding at school, says National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. “Principals Federation president Judy Hanna has spoken out against what she claims is a ‘national testing’ ... More >>
John Key's announcement today that the National Party would introduce national standards for primary and intermediate school children and test all children according to these standards, is a cheap policy based on a flawed analysis of why some children do not ... More >>
Hon Steve Maharey Minister of Education 2 April 2007 Speech notes Think Differently: Education in the 21st Century More >>
"It's essential the compulsory testing of primary school students proposed by National does not develop into the standardized testing and school league tables that have proved disastrous overseas," says Irene Cooper, National President of the New Zealand ... More >>
United Future educations spokesperson Judy Turner says National leader John Key must clarify the intended purpose of testing primary children against national standards, saying testing must be seen as a diagnostic tool for student progression rather than ... More >>
The New Zealand Principals Federation has spoken out against the National Party’s latest statements on education, calling the policy a cynical attempt to gain votes. More >>
National standards for primary and intermediate schools will form the cornerstone of National’s education policy, National Party Leader John Key announced today. More >>
John Key MP National Party Leader 2 April 2007 Encouraging Success: Confronting Failure Address at University of Auckland Education Campus, Epsom Noon Embargo More >>
A campaign backed by the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) aiming to help school 450,000 children returning home from displacement camps in the war-torn northern region of Uganda kicked off today. More >>
The Education Review Office report which shows half our schools do not have effective assessment practices to measure students’ learning confirms how far some schools have to progress so New Zealand has a modern, best-practice school system, says National’s ... More >>
Over one thousand school children each day converged on downtown Wellington during the two-week Capital E National Arts Festival, 12-24 March, the largest of its kind in New Zealand. There were also public shows on weekends and evenings and two free, ... More >>
The Government has failed some of New Zealand’s most vulnerable students by putting them into a failing school that seems to have little idea of what is acceptable teaching practice, says National’s Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
On Friday, 30 March, zoo visitors can expect some less-than-typical zoo noise when 175 students take to the “stage” and perform original musical compositions, inspired by the animals that will help make up their audience. More >>
The release of the Government’s draft Te Reo Maori curriculum is a positive step, but it will not address the most pressing issues facing Maori education, says National’s Maori Affairs Education spokesman, Tau Henare. More >>
The draft curriculum guidelines launched on Race Relations Day 2007 are part of the Ministry of Education’s three-pronged strategy for the teaching and learning of Māori language in English-medium schools. More >>
Parekura Horomia launches first te reo Maori curriculum for English language schools. More >>
Launching the first ever national curriculum for Te Reo Maori on Race Relations Day is a powerful expression of the Day’s theme for this year, New Zealand Aotearoa for All of Us, says Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres. The curriculum will ... More >>
It's never too young to learn about business ethics and a group of Auckland school children now know the difference between what's good and bad in enterprise. More >>
The New Zealand Principals Federation supports the majority of findings in the latest NZCER report, “School Governance in New Zealand: how is it working?” The report released today, recommends that the Board of Trustees model continue, with improved ... More >>
The University’s College of Education is to launch a new four-year primary teacher education programme that will bring New Zealand in line with international teacher training standards and mean higher rates of pay for graduates. More >>
In a time where the threat of global warming is present in our everyday lives, Genesis Energy recognises the need to teach the younger generation the importance of renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate change in an interesting and engaging way. More >>
The New Zealand School Trustees Association is backing new research calling for greater support of boards of trustees in their critical governance role. And NZSTA President Lorraine Kerr says it is no surprise that the New Zealand Council for Educational ... More >>
The Human Rights Commission today congratulated the government on the introduction of sign language into the school curriculum, making New Zealand one of the first countries to do so. More >>
The decline in Maori participation in tertiary reflects the Government's slashing of Maori support programmes, the Green Party says. Figures released by the Education Ministry this week show that the participation of Maori in tertiary education declined ... More >>
Revelations that just 17 parents and guardians have been prosecuted in the past three years for letting their children truant highlight a weak education system that is failing our most at-risk school students, says National’s Education spokeswoman, ... More >>
The Maori Party today welcomed the news that the Ministry of Education has taken the brave step of admitting it got it wrong. The Ministry has admitted it made a blunder in removing Treaty references from the draft curriculum. More >>
NZ Schools join global interactive campaign to learn about Nepal and Everest while following the Rescue on Everest Challenge at www.rescueoneverest.org Auckland, New Zealand, 13 March 2007: Today, the Everest Rescue Trust launches its Kids Adventure ... More >>
Education Minister Steve Maharey has again failed to give parents and service providers answers to their concerns over the ’20 free hours’ early childhood education scheme, says National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
People wanting to make a difference for children’s education by becoming a school trustee have just two days left to put their name forward to their local school. More >>
The Labour Government should have listened to communities when they pleaded with them not to use old data when deciding whether to close their schools, says National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich. More >>
The overcrowding problem in Otago and Southland schools has shown how stupid the Government's school closure campaign really was, the Green Party says. "The closure programme was widely opposed by the community as pure stupidity and short-term thinking," ... More >>
"We manage what we measure", says Celia Wade-Brown, "so we must count whether children are walking to school just as we count commuters trips." This week's Feet First Walk to School Day highlighted that many Councils don't know whether numbers walking to ... More >>
At least 108 closed and vacant schools have been trashed since January 2000, raising questions over how the Labour Government has managed school closures during its tenure, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
The country’s largest education union, the New Zealand Educational Institute, fully supports Children’s Day, which is being marked for the sixth time this Sunday, March 4. More >>
Parents of children in the Canterbury District Health Board’s catchment area will be relieved to learn of their board’s business plan for community clinics and mobile units to replace outdated dental clinics, says New Zealand First’s health spokesperson ... More >>
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters is urging parents throughout New Zealand to exercise their vote at the forthcoming School Trustee Elections this month. Schools around the country are holding campaigns for school trustee elections and nominations ... More >>
The Alliance Party is backing calls from teachers for smaller class sizes, and says that more teachers are urgently needed. Alliance education spokesperson Richard Wallis says the call from PPTA President Robin Duff for Government action has the support ... More >>
After 3 months negotiation the Ministry of Education is refusing to commit to providing adequate funding levels to Direct Resourced (DR) School Buses. Despite knowledge of the issue since 2002 the ministry has been unwilling to review how they implement ... More >>
Tomorrow marks the 70th anniversary the introduction of free milk to New Zealand primary school children, Health Minister Pete Hodgson said from Corinna School in Porirua today. More >>
Feet First Walk to School Week (March 5-9) is aiming to boost the number of children walking to and from school by promoting the benefits of making the trip on foot. Kids from participating schools in Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Nelson and Tasman ... More >>
Nominations open tomorrow (March 1) as schools prepare for New Zealand’s biggest democratic event, the School Trustee Elections. School Trustee Election Project Manager Janet Kelly says more than 13,000 people are needed to fill positions on boards of ... More >>
Auckland City Council is walking the talk by rolling out the first in a series of formal 40km/h school speed zones for the city following the success of a trial project. More >>
Waitakere City’s parking wardens have been transformed into “Parking Angels” - ‘guardian angels’ in fact, whose role extends to making sure that residents can use our roads as safely as possible. More >>
Education Minister Steve Maharey is visiting Thorndon Primary School this morning to mark the implementation of a $4.5 million initiative, to provide greater support to schools with disruptive students. More >>
Children from nearly 30 North Shore schools will create works of art in the sand at Long Bay Regional Park to celebrate Seaweek. On Monday March 5, students from junior primary to senior college will build sand sculptures in competition for a ... More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell; Education Spokesperson for the Maori Party Prime Minister’s Debate: Address and Reply Thursday 15 February 2007 More >>
In order to improve the lives of New Zealand children we must focus on reducing child abuse and lifting families out of poverty, says Save the Children New Zealand Executive director, John Bowis in response to the Prime Minister's Statement at the opening ... More >>
The revelation that the KidsCan charity has been overwhelmed by demand from schools for food for hungry pupils shows the Labour Government is completely out of touch, says National Party Leader John Key. More >>
The Ministry of Education needs to develop a strategy to deliver technology education in secondary schools and a viable recruitment and training model for technology teachers, NZPPTA told the Education and Science Select Committee today. More >>
An Montessori Association of NZ (MANZ) survey has found most Montessori early childhood centres remain uncertain about offering the government’s 20 hours free early childhood education. More >>
National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Tau Henare says figures showing a jump in the number of Maori students wagging school are unacceptable and must be addressed by the Labour-led Government. More >>
In response to “Truant trapping has wider appeal” in the Manawatu Standard, Tuesday 13 February 2007. More >>
“New Zealand’s recent ranking as 4th best place to live in the world, on the basis of, among other things, free education is farcical,” says Christine Low, National President of the National Council of Women of New Zealand. More >>
Further to our previous release, here is some background information on the School Trustee Elections which affect 2,500 schools around New Zealand More >>
It is deeply disappointing to see schools such as Fielding High School “put a bit of heat on” parents to pay school fees rather than the school “putting the heat on” the government to fund schools properly. More >>
Green Party MP Sue Bradford today called on Education Minister Steve Maharey to take action to protect children who attend schools that continue to impose corporal punishment on children, in defiance of the law. More >>
The overall performance and participation of Maori in education and the workforce is improving, and this will continue through a combination of support programmes and initiatives. More >>
National Party Leader John Key has met with representatives of the KidsCan organisation today in a bid to expand and implement National’s Food In Schools programme. More >>
The number of young Maori boys leaving school without qualifications is appalling, says National Party Maori Affairs spokesman, Tau Henare. In a study, Waikato University Professor Russell Bishop found 53 per cent of Maori boys left school in 2005 without ... More >>
Aotearoa has been blessed with many philosophers, analysts, and generally wise prophets employed under the guise of the teaching profession. One of these early teachers – author of the rather originally named novel, ‘Teacher’ – was Sylvia Ashton-Warner. More >>
Te Ururoa Flavell, Education Spokesperson for the Maori Party, today spoke out about yet another instalment of dispiriting statistics, describing the under-performance of the education system with respect to Maori. More >>
Following on from the Christmas and school holiday period, some parents are struggling to meet children’s needs to adequately function at school. More >>
Audio: Scoop's Selwyn Manning and 95bFM's Simon Pound give National leader John Key a caning over his caring for the 'underclass' pontificating. Was this mere theatre on Key's part or just a case of a rookie leader toeing the water? More >>
Thank you for inviting me here today. It is always refreshing to be able to spend time with our youngest New Zealanders. More >>
Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard today launched PlayGym, a resource aimed at keeping kids active, during a launch at Takapuna Kindergarten in Auckland. More >>
National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich says Steve Maharey should apologise for trying to deceive the public over the number of teacher vacancies at the beginning of the school year. More >>
8 February 2007 Media Release: Hungry kids need policies to end poverty Reports of more than 80,000 children arriving at schools hungry each day should be a wake-up call to the government to end child poverty. Instead it has been a shameful spectacle ... More >>
The Green Party is calling for the Free Fruit in Schools programme to be extended to all primary schools in New Zealand, and for the Government to make available free, healthy breakfasts in all schools, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. More >>
National Party Leader John Key says he is shocked and appalled that senior Labour Minister Steve Maharey has described a plan to feed children in our poorest schools as ‘Tory charity’. More >>
United Future leader Peter Dunne has come out in support of National leader John Key's plan to involve the private sector in supplying food for under-nourished children in schools, but is urging him to expand it. More >>
Over 90 percent of early childhood centres surveyed by Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa/NZ Childcare Association (NZCA) will either offer the government’s 20 Hours Free service or are still considering the issue. More >>
Education Minister, Steve Maharey, says John Key has mounted a ridiculous cover up campaign to try to hide a political stunt that went wrong. More >>
Schools around the country will be coming back to an even busier couple of months than usual as they finalise their campaigns for the school trustee elections in March. More >>
Police and Transport Minister Annette King has backed a new road safety campaign near schools aims to reduce the special risks faced by New Zealand's young and vulnerable children as they go to and from school. More >>
The team that run the Kaiapoi Borough School Canteen are full of initiatives and very motivated to make the school canteen the best it can be. This is why judges awarded the top award of 2006 futurefoods School Canteen of the Year to the Kaiapoi ... More >>
National leader John Key's offer to supply breakfast to Wesley School shows how out of touch he is, says Education Minister Steve Maharey. More >>
The NZ Police road safety campaign which aims to get drivers to slow down near schools is being supported by school principals. The principals appear in a television advertisement which marks the introduction of the police programme on 7th February, the start of ... More >>
A pledge by the new Secretary for Education, Karen Sewell, to make her Ministry more ‘open and transparent’ will require more than an office makeover, says National Party Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
National Party Leader John Key has announced the first initiative in what will be a National Food in Schools programme. "National is committed to providing practical solutions to the problems which Helen Clark says don’t exist," says Mr Key. More >>
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Picks Ups free 20 Hours funding for Children and Families More >>
An Early Childhood Council (ECC) survey has found few early childhood centres intending to offer the Government¹s 20 hours free early childhood education. More >>
A survey showing that only one in five early childhood centres will offer the Government’s ’20 hours free’ scheme shows just how flawed the policy is, says National Party Associate Education spokeswoman, Paula Bennett. More >>
Encouraging a child to be active during early childhood can return huge benefits in later life and prevent numerous health problems. More >>
Class sizes in secondary schools urgently need to be reduced if schools are to meet community expectations for a “students’ first” approach to teaching and learning, says new PPTA president Robin Duff. More >>
“The Minister of Education, Steve Maharey, has oversimplified the reality of parents being able to access 20 hours of free early childhood education” says EC Leadership spokesperson Tanya Harvey. “For the Minister to say on TV One’s Breakfast programme ... More >>
In little over a week, many thousands of New Zealand school children will be returning to school, ironically at a time when the fickle weather is finally settling into what a Kiwi summer ought to be. More >>
As the summer school holidays draw to a close, parents are often caught off-guard with their preparation for back to school. More >>
Year 9 students with a penchant for spelling will have the chance to represent New Zealand at the 80th Scripps National Spelling Bee in the United States later this year. More >>
The beginning of a new school year can be an exciting time, but back-to-school costs can stress parents and place a strain on the family budget. ASG Education Programs™(NZ), Australasia's largest independent not-for-profit organisation specialising in planning ... More >>
Listed international transport company, Mainfreight, has become a national sponsor of Life Education Trust pledging $200,000 per year for a three year term allowing the popular health and life skills programme to grow to meet continuing community ... More >>
The Director of the New Zealand Teachers Council corrected errors in the NZPA article printed in the Dominion Post, 15 January 2007, Nats up ante over smacking teacher. More >>
NZEI Te Riu Roa, the union representing early childhood and primary teachers, says the Teachers Council processes are fair and robust. The Teachers Council has just released information on decisions made in the 14 months since its inception. More >>
A crackdown on teachers who flout registration rules has been welcomed by National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. The New Zealand Teachers Council estimates hundreds of teachers are working illegally and yesterday announced a three month ... More >>
New Year’s resolution: make a difference for our schools People have eight weeks to think about taking on a role that could well be the best and most rewarding New Year’s resolution. More >>
It is very disappointing that the Government continues to impose costs on boards of trustees at a time when schools are already struggling to make ends meet, says NZSTA President Lorraine Kerr. More >>
Criticising schools for spending money on beautifying their grounds is hypocritical when the Government has just spent $11 million on prison landscaping, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich More >>
School support staff have won an improved collective agreement settlement through their union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, after the members rejected an earlier, inferior offer from the Government. More >>
The two reports released yesterday – the Ministry of Education Review of Schools’ Operational Funding and the Education Review Office’s report into school’s use of operational funding – add nothing new. Both simply confirm what everyone in ... More >>
Schools Forced to plan for more Cake-stalls and Batons Up while Government Boasts a ‘fundamentally sound’ economy More >>
The New Zealand Principals Federation is disappointed and angry, following comments by Education Minister Steve Maharey on the operational funding of schools. More >>
School funding is not keeping up with the times in key areas, such as support staff and ICT (information and communication technology), according to two separate Government reports released today. More >>
A Ministry of Education review of schools' operational funding released today shows schools are managing their finances well, says Education Minister Steve Maharey. More >>
Two Massey University education researchers are pioneering a radical approach to learning failure – a problem impairing the lives of one in 10 schoolchildren. In some, usually poorer low-decile, schools up to 25 per cent of children are in a so-called ... More >>
Two reports just released on schools’ funding show clearly that schools are under financial pressure, says the New Zealand School Trustees Association. More >>
Alliance education spokesperson Richard Wallis says New Zealand’s free education system is now nothing more than a long lost myth. He says some state schools are charging fees of more than $700 a year and the Government now only provides 88.9% ... More >>
A walking school bus from Newton Central school yesterday (14 December) helped Mayor Dick Hubbard celebrate the part Auckland City played in winning a prestigious international award. More >>
A Korean home learning system and a programme offering degrees by distance education in the Finnish region of Lapland are the first laureates of a prize awarded by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to encourage the ... More >>
The Labour Government has failed to avert a technology teacher crisis, says National’s Associate Education spokesman, Colin King. “Labour is responsible for the total collapse of confidence in the once-rewarding and fulfilling teacher career. Now, ... More >>
In a ground-breaking first for New Zealand, health, disability and education professionals and social service agencies will now be able to refer to an evidence-based guideline when diagnosing and supporting people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). More >>
Fruit juice, low kilojoule milk and water need to be as accessible as soft drinks, says Suzi Penny, a nutritional biochemist at the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health. More >>
National Party Maori Affairs (Education) spokesman Tau Henare has demanded action from the Government after damning new literacy statistics showed poor outcomes for Maori. More >>
Acting Education Minister Trevor Mallard today announced the appointment of Kathy Smith and Toni Waho to the New Zealand Teachers Council for the next three-years. More >>
New Zealanders voicing genuinely held concerns about diet drinks and tooth decay should join the Labour-led government's call for the expansion of fluoridated water supplies, Health Minister Pete Hodgson said today. More >>
North Shore City Council has installed the city’s first school speed zones to make streets safer for school children, especially those who walk and cycle to school. Target Road School and Pinehill School are the first two schools in the city to have ... More >>
Coca Cola Amatil (NZ) Limited (CCANZ) and Frucor Beverages Group Limited (Frucor), the New Zealand distributor of Pepsi beverages, have signed the world’s first agreement to stop directly selling all full sugar soft drinks and full sugar energy drinks ... More >>
Full sugar fizzy and energy drinks will be removed from secondary schools by 2009 under a world-leading agreement between the Labour-led government and two of New Zealand's biggest beverage companies, Education Minister Steve Maharey and Health ... More >>
The government will invest $8 million to build a new primary school at Snells Beach, Education Minister Steve Maharey announced today. More >>
Many playcentres and kohanga reo will be forced to close under the Government's policy on early childhood education, says National's Associate Education spokeswoman, Paula Bennett. More >>
The new Alliance Party Spokesperson for Education, Richard Wallis, says that today is a great day to acknowledge the work of teachers. "The International Day of Volunteers is a great day to remember that all teachers engage in some form of volunteer work ... More >>
It is outrageous that some schools are demanding that parents pay for a second copy of their child’s school report, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich. More >>
Summary of key points from QPEC Summit on Resourcing for Quality Public Education held on 22 November in Auckland More >>
A new piece of software that can detect computer network faults is being given away to schools, thanks to the ingenuity and hard work of several Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) degree and software engineering students. More >>
The presidents of New Zealand’s two largest education unions will join Australian workers tomorrow (Thursday November 30) in protesting against industrial laws being used to reduce pay and working conditions in Australia. More >>
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