Ministry of Education (New Zealand)

Type: Organization

Name: Ministry of Education (New Zealand)

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Samoa announces free secondary education plan

Lanuola Tupufia, Samoa ObserverThere is good news for secondary students and parents this year.In July, students in the year 9 up to year 11 will no longer have to pay for school fees.That is made possible thanks to a grant from the government and New ... [Published SamoaNews.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Samoa, Ministry of Education (New Zealand), John Key (NZ Politician)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Interim Management Statement

Tribal Group plc Tribal Group plc ("Tribal"), a leading provider of systems and solutions to the education, learning and training markets in the UK and internationally, provides the following update on trading, covering the period from 1 January 2013 ... [Published TrustNet - May 17 2013]

Entities: Keith Evans, Tribe, Benchmarking

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Councillors vent anger at schools shake-up

15:36Christchurch City councillors have slammed the way in which the Ministry of Education has gone about the controversial schools shake-up in the city.In a strongly-worded letter which was unanimously endorsed by the full council, it demands Education ... [Published Newstalk ZB - May 17 2013]

Entities: Anger, Christchurch (New Zealand), Hekia Parata, Ministry of Education (New Zealand)

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Raising awareness for sign language week

It's New Zealand Sign Language Week and it is hoped awareness will be raised to get more Kiwis learning the language.No-one would benefit from that more than those who depend on sign language to communicate, such as two-year-old Natalia Kay.Natalia was ... [Published 3 News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Deaf, Deaf Children, New Zealand, Ministry of Education (New Zealand)

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Woolston School

'Unfinished business' at closing schools

Fears Christchurch's school closures and mergers could deter parents from standing in board of trustees elections have proved unfounded.A number of the 17 schools earmarked to close or merge have reported good numbers of nominations from parents for school ... [Published The Press NZ - May 16 2013]

Entities: Principal (education), Woolston School, Tony Simpson

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Ministry of Education (New Zealand)

Partnership Schools/Kura Hourua: funding

Hon John BanksAssociate Minister of Education16 May 2013 focuses on raising achievementBudget 2013 will provide $19 million in contingency funding to establish the first Partnership Schools/Kura Hourua with a focus on accountability and high educational ... [Published Scoop - May 16 2013]

Entities: Education, John Banks, Ministry of Education (New Zealand)

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Top Students Receive Awards

Bandar Seri Begawan - Some 364 students received prizes and gifts in the form of crystal trophies and certificate of achievement at the 2012 Nationwide Excellent Student Awards Ceremony for Government Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges.The ... [Published BruDirect - May 16 2013]

Entities: Ministry of Education (New Zealand), Education, Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), New Zealand, Higher Education

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

How much sleep do schoolchildren have?

Press Release – CensusAtSchoolAlmost four in ten high-school students have reported sleeping for fewer than eight hours at night less than the nine to 10 hours generally recommended for 13 to 18-year-olds. CensusAtSchool asks themAlmost four in ten high-school ... [Published Scoop - May 15 2013]

Entities: New Zealand, Ministry of Education (New Zealand), Department of Statistics, Statistics New Zealand

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Principal wary over evaluations

An Otago primary school principal believes a new online tool being developed by the Ministry of Education for assessing primary pupil achievement may go the same way as the beleaguered Novopay payroll system.The new computer-based Progress and Consistency ... [Published Otago Daily Times - May 15 2013]

Entities: Ministry of Education (New Zealand), Novopay, Oamaru (New Zealand), Beleaguered, Principal (education)

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Training and career pathways on show at Career Expos

The 2013 Careers Expo is forecasting the attendance of 50,000 students; at four regional locations it is New Zealand’s largest careers, employment and tertiary education event.The Careers Expo represents an opportunity for businesses and Industry Organisations ... [Published NZBusiness Magazine - May 13 2013]

Entities: Christchurch (New Zealand), Ministry of Education (New Zealand), New Zealand

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Councillor questions ministry disclosure of school mergers

A Christchurch city councillor wants the council to question whether the Ministry of Education misled it over its plans to close and merge Canterbury schools.Glenn Livingtone wants the council to write to Education Minister Hekia Parata asking why it ... [Published Radio New Zealand - May 13 2013]

Entities: Mergers & Acquisitions, Hekia Parata, Ministry of Education (New Zealand)

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 4 reports

Anger over Vietnam War beer

A craft beer branded with Vietnam War references has been labelled "cheap" and "disrespectful" by the president of New Zealand’s Returned Soldiers’ Association (RSA).The beer, produced by a boutique brewery in Wellington, New Zealand, is called Death ... [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Vietnam War, New Zealand, Apocalypse Now, Napalm, Anger

Quotes

"It's a frustrating hassle. This has been going on for months and months."

Novopay knock-on effects plague teachers [Published 3 News - May 17 2013]

"We should be quite adamant that we do not agree with these proposed changes and mergers in terms of the time frames, and that they need to hold off."

Councillors vent anger at schools shake-up [Published Newstalk ZB - May 17 2013]

"Hearing children are really enthusiastic about and excited about learning another mode of communication" she said

Raising awareness for sign language week [Published 3 News - May 16 2013]

"The community should have been involved . . . in a much more inclusive way than has happened."

Council slams Parata's school revamp [Published The Press NZ - May 16 2013]

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Samoa announces free secondary education plan [Published SamoaNews.com - May 18 2013]
Novopay knock-on effects plague teachers [Published 3 News - May 17 2013]
Interim Management Statement [Published TrustNet - May 17 2013]
Councillors vent anger at schools shake-up [Published Newstalk ZB - May 17 2013]
Raising awareness for sign language week [Published 3 News - May 16 2013]
Council slams Parata's school revamp [Published The Press NZ - May 16 2013]
'Unfinished business' at closing schools [Published The Press NZ - May 16 2013]
Significant scholarships for Maori students [Published University of Waikato - May 16 2013]
Kura Hourua: funding focuses on raising achieve... [Published Scoop - May 16 2013]
Respect takes hold at Nelson schools [Published Nelson Mail - May 16 2013]
Top Students Receive Awards [Published BruDirect - May 16 2013]
Partnership Schools/Kura Hourua: funding [Published Scoop - May 16 2013]
How much sleep do schoolchildren have? [Published Scoop - May 15 2013]
Principal wary over evaluations [Published Otago Daily Times - May 15 2013]
Asia-pacific conference on dyslexia in Kuching [Published Borneo Post Online - May 15 2013]
Béca-ME Scholarship Winners Earn the Experience... [Published PRWeb UK - May 14 2013]
Training and career pathways on show at Career ... [Published NZBusiness Magazine - May 13 2013]
Letter to Minister of Education - Please explain [Published Scoop - May 13 2013]
Councillor questions ministry disclosure of sch... [Published Radio New Zealand - May 13 2013]
First charter schools 'to be opened in deprived... [Published Voxy.co.nz - May 12 2013]
From criminals to spies [Published Dominion Post - May 10 2013]
Hamilton high schools over capacity by hundreds [Published Waikato Times - May 10 2013]
School bus wheelchair safety issues a concern [Published Otago Daily Times - May 09 2013]
Final Last Post played for Burwood's old boys [Published The Press NZ - May 09 2013]
Questions and Answers - May 9 [Published Scoop - May 09 2013]
HELO calls for new ERO framework to go ECE sect... [Published Voxy.co.nz - May 09 2013]
Creative and Integrated Learning in the Classroom [Published Scoop - May 09 2013]
Dairy the Most Common Schoolchild Food Allergy [Published Scoop - May 09 2013]
Parata announces funding increase, suggests cuts [Published Radio New Zealand - May 08 2013]
Learning Media must not be allowed to fail - PSA [Published Voxy.co.nz - May 08 2013]