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Clarification of opening status of schools and ECE services
Sunday, 27 February 2011, 1:23 pm | Ministry of Education
This is to clarify the opening status of schools and ECE services in Christchurch City and the Selwyn and Waimakariri Districts. Christchurch City All schools and ECE services in Christchurch City will remain closed until further notice. Schools ... More >>
Christchurch Schools, Early Childhood Services 8.05 22/2/11
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 9:15 pm | Ministry of Education
Civil Defence has declared a state of emergency following the Christchurch Earthquake. All schools and early childhood services in Christchurch City are closed until further notice. More >>
Christchurch Earthquake - MOE Update, 22 February 2011
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 4:03 pm | Ministry of Education
The first priority for schools and ECE services is the safety of children, students and staff. Schools and ECE centres should follow their emergency plans. These should include ensuring the ongoing care and wellbeing of children, students and staff. ... More >>
Secondary Principals’ Collective Agreement
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3:56 pm | Ministry of Education
Incorrect information has been provided to the media concerning the Secondary Principals’ Collective Agreement, 2011-2013. See below for the correct figures. This information comes from Terms of Settlement for the agreement, and calculations are based on Ministry ... More >>
Secondary principals’ settlement good news for schools
Monday, 21 February 2011, 5:41 pm | Ministry of Education
Secondary principals’ settlement good news for schools The new career structure in the Secondary Principals’ Collective Agreement is good for secondary principals and for schools, Secretary for Education Karen Sewell said today. More >>
New Zealand’s first 5 Green Star School
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 11:33 am | Ministry of Education
The new Ormiston Senior College in Auckland is the first school in New Zealand to achieve a 5 Green Star Education Design 2009 rating. “5 Green Star schools are the schools of the future,” says Karen Sewell, the Secretary for Education. “They ... More >>
International Year of Chemistry - New Zealand Launch
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 2:47 pm | Ministry of Education
Throughout 2011, United Nations member states will celebrate the science and art of chemistry and its contribution to humankind. The UN General Assembly declared 2011 the International Year of Chemistry and nominated UNESCO as the lead UN Agency ... More >>
Learning New Zealand Sign Language easier than ever
Monday, 31 January 2011, 4:56 pm | Ministry of Education
Teaching and learning New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) will be much more fun and easy with the help of a new website launched today by the Ministry of Education. More >>
Education plan delivering for Pasifika students
Monday, 31 January 2011, 3:20 pm | Ministry of Education
Karen Sewell, Secretary for Education, has welcomed a new report which shows that since 2008, Pasifika students have demonstrated progress against most of the targets in the The Pasifika Education Plan 2009-2012. The Pasifika Education Plan Monitoring ... More >>
Ministry delighted settlements reached
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 9:25 am | Ministry of Education
Secretary for Education Karen Sewell has congratulated NZEI and Ministry advocates for reaching settlement of the Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement and the Primary Principals’ Collective Agreement. More >>
Cancelled strike is a positive sign
Thursday, 11 November 2010, 4:56 pm | Ministry of Education
The PPTA’s decision to cancel today’s strike action for year 10 students is a positive signal of their commitment to reaching a settlement, Secretary for Education Karen Sewell said today. More >>
Chances shrinking of settlement this year
Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 10:17 am | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education and the PPTA have almost run out of time to settle the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement by the end of this school year, the Ministry of Education said today. More >>
Valuable and encouraging information from survey
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 3:53 pm | Ministry of Education
The first report of a three-year Ministry of Education-initiated study on the implementation of National Standards contains valuable information about where further support needs to be targeted, according to the Ministry of Education. More >>
Ministry wants to meet PPTA priorities
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 3:12 pm | Ministry of Education
Following the PPTA’s public statement of its three main priorities for secondary teacher bargaining, the Ministry of Education has reiterated its call for the union to come back to bargaining. More >>
Teachers’ pay will not be docked
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 10:07 am | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education will not dock the pay of secondary teachers refusing to teach specific year levels on particular days this week. More >>
Excellent offer rejected
Monday, 18 October 2010, 2:29 pm | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education is extremely disappointed by the PPTA’s decision to reject its latest offer for secondary teachers and resume industrial action. More >>
Review of Pasifika publications
Thursday, 14 October 2010, 5:16 pm | Ministry of Education
The Ministry is reviewing the Tupu and Fōlauga series while it investigates how New Zealand Curriculum support materials can best accelerate the achievement of Pasifika students in English literacy. More >>
Ministry welcomes postponement of strike
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 2:52 pm | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education has welcomed the PPTA’s decision to postpone its planned strike for this Thursday 14 October. More >>
Teacher pay figures are correct
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 2:18 pm | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education has released details of how it calculated the total average pay for secondary teachers of $71,110. More >>
Ministry calls for accuracy
Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 4:19 pm | Ministry of Education
New Zealanders are getting inaccurate, misleading messages about this year’s secondary teachers bargaining, the Ministry of Education said today. More >>
