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Student success linked to tertiary support service
Friday, 11 March 2005, 4:04 pm | Ministry of Education
Latest research finds student success linked to tertiary support services and academic staff development More >>
NZ students continue to be among the best
Tuesday, 7 December 2004, 3:32 pm | Ministry of Education
Results from an international study of 15-year-old students in 41 countries released today have shown New Zealanders continuing to achieve at a high level by international standards. More >>
Bearing Point Innovation Award
Tuesday, 12 October 2004, 1:57 pm | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education won the award for Innovation in Services to Maori and was highly commended in two other categories at the Bearing Point Innovation Awards presented in Wellington last night. More >>
Value our teachers on World Teachers’ Day
Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 10:10 am | Ministry of Education
Effective teaching can transform the life prospects of learners irrespective of the learner’s background, says Secretary for Education, Howard Fancy, on World Teachers’ Day. More >>
ICT in action in schools
Monday, 27 September 2004, 10:18 am | Ministry of Education
Video conferencing is being used in schools throughout New Zealand as just one of the many new information and communications technologies being harnessed for learning. More >>
Proposed collective agreement addresses key issues
Monday, 20 September 2004, 9:11 am | Ministry of Education
The proposed collective employment agreement with the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) addresses the key claims put forward by primary teachers, the Ministry of Education said today. More >>
Internet Safety Initiatives
Friday, 17 September 2004, 1:18 pm | Ministry of Education
The Internet Safety Group The government through the Ministry of Education has been the prime funder of the work of the Internet Safety Group (ISG) since 2001. The funding for 2004 amounts to $550,000. More >>
School computer audit report - a summary
Friday, 17 September 2004, 1:16 pm | Ministry of Education
Total number of schools audited 25 26% of the computers audited contained evidence of inappropriate use. 74% of the computers audited contained no evidence of inappropriate use. More >>
Audit reinforces the need for cybersafety
Friday, 17 September 2004, 1:15 pm | Ministry of Education
A Ministry of Education audit of 25 schools has found that they have been largely successful in keeping objectionable images off their computer screens. More >>
Broadband on its way to schools
Thursday, 16 September 2004, 5:03 pm | Ministry of Education
A further 92 schools and their communities in Northland and Wairarapa are set to benefit from access to broadband infrastructure as a result of today’s signing of two further Project PROBE contracts. More >>
Greater Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education
Wednesday, 15 September 2004, 1:37 pm | Ministry of Education
A Quality Commissioner appointed to investigate student complaints against private tertiary education providers will help to strengthen public confidence, Secretary of Education Howard Fancy said today. More >>
NZ International Education Conference
Friday, 20 August 2004, 12:25 am | Ministry of Education
The overall reputation of our domestic education system will determine the shape, make up and success of our export education industry in the years to come. More >>
Education workshops taking broadband to community
Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 11:54 am | Ministry of Education
The benefit of broadband internet access for rural schools and their communities is being highlighted in a series of 16 nationwide workshops during August and September, with the first two underway in the Bay of Plenty and Taranaki this week. More >>
NEMP study shows primary students making progress
Tuesday, 27 July 2004, 11:26 am | Ministry of Education
Making steady progress may sound like a report writer’s cliché, but latest National Education Monitoring Project (NEMP) assessment results in science, visual arts and graphs, tables and maps show students are doing exactly this as they move from the ... More >>
School Hostels: Ministry Seeks Public Comment
Friday, 9 July 2004, 9:58 am | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education announced today that it is calling for public input into the development of new regulations designed to ensure the safety of the 10,000 school students who board in more than 100 hostels throughout New Zealand. More >>
Telecom preferred broadband supplier for project
Friday, 4 June 2004, 11:55 am | Ministry of Education
The Government's Project PROBE team and Canterbury Regional Liaison Group are now working with Telecom as preferred supplier of broadband into the Canterbury region. More >>
More schools to gain broadband access
Monday, 22 March 2004, 10:44 am | Ministry of Education
High speed internet access will be available to a further 423 schools as a result of seven further contracts signed this week between broadband provider Telecom and the Ministry of Education. More >>
Mäori Education Trust
Friday, 27 February 2004, 6:54 pm | Ministry of Education
“On 4th February this year I referred to the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General matters in respect of the management and accounting practices of a contract between the Ministry of Education and the Mäori Education Trust,” Howard Fancy, Secretary ... More >>
Free Apple Software for Schools
Monday, 2 February 2004, 4:05 pm | Ministry of Education
Free operating system upgrades and additional Apple Macintosh software will be available to all state and state-integrated schools using Macintosh systems in mid- February, the Ministry of Education announced today. More >>
Hillary Challenge adds adventure to Social Studies
Tuesday, 18 March 2003, 9:58 am | Ministry of Education
The second term will have an added adventure for students with the development of The Hillary Challenge, an on-line social studies inquiry that will focus on our greatest living hero, Sir Edmund Hillary. More >>
