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Education Review Office Pragmatism Will Really Help The Sector While The Regulation Review Is Underway
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:03:18 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
In the regulatory review, ECC intends to suggest that ERO focus on curriculum delivery reviews rather than the Ministry, because it’s not efficient or effective to have two agencies with radically different approaches climbing over each other.More >>
Co-chairs Of Te Rūnanga Nui O Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori Welcome The Waitangi Tribunal Report - ‘Kei Ahotea Te Aho Matua.’
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:12:09 +1200 | Te Runanga Nui o Nga Kura Kaupapa Maori o Aotearoa
Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori invites the current government to work in partnership with them to develop a pathway forward, including the development of a parallel pathway and meaningful policy and strategy for Kura Kaupapa Māori ...More >>
Charter Schools To Remove The Rights Of Teachers
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:02:36 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
The coalition Government is driving to dismantle our public school system and instead promote a privatised, competitive structure that puts profits before kids, Labour education spokesperson Jan Tinetti said.More >>
On The Royal Commission Inquiry Into Abuse In Care
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:45:16 +1200 | Gordon Campbell
Chris Hipkins was applauded for saying that the response to the final report of the Inquiry into Abuse in Care had to be “bigger than politics.” True, but the apologies will soon ring pretty hollow if the state doesn’t treat its response as an overriding ...More >>
Opposition United In Bad Faith Over ECE Sector Review
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:59:40 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Issues with affordability and availability of early childhood education, and the complexity of its regulation, has led to urgent calls from the sector to conduct a review. The review is currently underway and taking public submissions.More >>
Opposition Parties Unite To Protect ECE
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:23:58 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour, the Green Party and Te Pāti Māori are uniting to stop the Government’s dangerous changes to the Early Childhood Education sector. The Government’s Regulatory Review of ECE is being rushed through, with a Bill to be proposed in October that will negatively affect our youngest tamariki.More >>
Kiwis Having Their Say On First Regulatory Review
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:17:05 +1200 | New Zealand Government
After receiving more than 740 submissions in the first 20 days, Regulation Minister David Seymour is asking the Ministry for Regulation to extend engagement on the early childhood education regulation review by an extra two weeks.More >>
Submissions Closing Date For The Education And Training Amendment Bill Extended To 5.00pm On Monday 29 July 2024
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:52:58 +1200 | The Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Workforce Committee has extended the closing date for public submissions on the Education and Training Amendment Bill. More >>
Government Desperately Trying To Patch Up Charter School Model Even Before It’s Started
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:58:21 +1200 | PPTA Te Wehengarua
“Cabinet’s decision to allow charter schools to have access to the same level of teaching resources as state schools, is an acknowledgement that the charter school model of state funded private schools is unworkable.More >>
Information Technology And New Zealand's Health System: 0 Steps Forward, 2 Back
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:52:57 +1200 | Ian Powell
Ian Powell discusses in a wider context the cutting of Health New Zealand’s IT budget.More >>
'Catastrophic' - Universities Plead For More Government Subsidies
Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:14:34 +1200 | RNZ
The tertiary education sector is having another hard year - with half of universities expecting to be millions of dollars in the red. More >>
The PSA Wins Case Against The Ministry Of Education
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:24:10 +1200 | PSA
The PSA filed proceedings in the Authority because of the Ministry’s failure to comply with the collective agreement in relation to job losses forced by the Government’s spending cuts.More >>
School Attendance Continues To Increase
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:07:54 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Provisional school attendance data for Term 2 2024 released today has shown more students are back in class compared to last year, with 53.1 per cent of students regularly attending, compared with 47 per cent in Term 2 2023, Associate Education ...More >>
Simmonds Should Listen To Constituents, Not Consultants
Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:07:19 +1200 | NZTEU
Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union holds grave fears for the future of regional vocational training. More >>
Early Childhood Teachers’ Union Calls For Stop To Sector Regulatory Review
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:10:01 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa National Secretary | Korimako Tangiata Stephanie Mills says the union is calling for the review to be paused or at the very least extended, so the process behind it can be carefully assessed.More >>
Government’s Handling Of Te Pūkenga An “Ongoing Shambles”
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:08:22 +1200 | Tertiary Education Union
“It’s a shambles, one that as always staff and students will pay the price for, and one that diverts time, energy and resources away from training Aotearoa’s future workforce.”More >>
Statement From Labour Education Spokesperson Jan Tinetti
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:04:08 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
“There are more examples of charter schools failing their students than there are success stories. The coalition Government is driving to dismantle our public school system and instead promote a privatised, competitive structure that puts profits ...More >>
Huge Opportunity For Educators And Students As Charter School Applications Open
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:16:41 +1200 | New Zealand Government
“There has already been significant interest from groups and individuals interested in opening new charter schools or converting existing state schools to charter schools,” says Mr Seymour.More >>
Country Kindy To Stay Open
Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:09:19 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council has welcomed the decision to grant a stay of cancellation of licence so that Manawatu’s Country Kindy can continue operating for 12 weeks while their appeal progresses, and alleged issues can be resolved.More >>
CRI And University Work Together To Train Scientists Of The Future
Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:05:01 +1200 | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland and Plant & Food Research have confirmed their commitment to ensuring science capability is embedded in the primary sector workforce, with the signing of a new agreement to continue the Joint Graduate School in Plant and ...More >>
