Ministry of Education - Latest News [Page 18]
Ministry of Education Takes Up CommSoft’s Offer
Monday, 9 September 2002, 12:27 am | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education has endorsed CommSoft Group’s offer to make NetMaster Office free to kiwi schools and will contribute to the programme by supplying administration and technical support. More >>
Major Conference On Adult And Community Education
Wednesday, 15 May 2002, 11:40 am | Ministry of Education
A major Adult and Community Education (ACE) Conference is to be held in Auckland this weekend that will bring together educators from around the country. More >>
Successful Moves To Reduce Suspensions
Wednesday, 8 May 2002, 9:34 am | Ministry of Education
Programmes to reduce suspensions and stand-downs in secondary schools have had a positive impact a new Ministry of Education report shows. More >>
Centres of Research Excellence Fund
Monday, 6 August 2001, 5:02 pm | Ministry of Education
An accelerated stream of funding to foster excellent research to contribute to New Zealand's future development and encourage high quality research training environments was closer to being realised, the Ministry of Education announced today. More >>
"Positive Tone ...Good Progress" at NCEA Forum
Monday, 14 August 2000, 9:11 am | Ministry of Education
Agreements on the design of Scholarship and examinations at all three levels of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), were reached by the Secondary Sector Forum at their fourth meeting which ended last night. More >>
Qualifications : Meeting the Challenges of Change
Friday, 4 August 2000, 10:22 am | Ministry of Education
Tim McMahon Project Manager, Qualifications Development Group Ministry of Education The introduction of the NCEA was announced in late 1998. More >>
Focus on Education Goals for Pacific Children
Friday, 4 August 2000, 10:20 am | Ministry of Education
Improving the education outcomes for Pacific children in New Zealand was being kept in sharp focus by policy-makers within his Ministry, the Secretary for Education Howard Fancy said today. More >>
NZ University Funding Over The Last Two Decades
Thursday, 13 July 2000, 4:26 pm | Ministry of Education
This series contains College of Business, Massey University at Wellington work in progress. Copies of papers in the series may be obtained from: More >>
What is the NCEA?
Thursday, 6 July 2000, 7:22 pm | Ministry of Education
* It will be available at Level 1 for year 11 (fifth form) students in 2002. Level 2 will be phased in in 2003 and Level 3 in 2004. More >>
National Certificate Balanced and Realistic
Thursday, 6 July 2000, 1:19 pm | Ministry of Education
The new National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) has to have a realistic balance of external and internal assessment, according to the Ministry of Education. More >>
Howard Fancy - Showcase Presentation
Thursday, 29 June 2000, 11:27 am | Ministry of Education
“Here is Edward Bear coming down the stairs now, bump, bump, bump on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is as far as he knows the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there is another way, if only he could stop ... More >>
Early Childhood Goals for Pacific Education
Wednesday, 28 June 2000, 1:25 pm | Ministry of Education
Early Childhood Goals for Pacific Education Increasing the number of Pacific children participating in early childhood education and raising the quality of the early childhood education they access were key education goals, the Secretary for Education Howard ... More >>
Tertiary Attendance Statistics
Monday, 19 June 2000, 9:42 am | Ministry of Education
At 31 July 1999 there were 253,773 formal students attending post-secondary educational institutions in New Zealand. This is an increase of 1.1% since July 1998. More >>
Commissioner for Forbury School in Dunedin
Wednesday, 3 May 2000, 9:16 am | Ministry of Education
A former principal of Mt Aspiring College, Mike Allison, is to be commissioner of Forbury School in Dunedin following the resignation of the school's board of trustees. More >>
Commissioners Appointed at Two Schools
Thursday, 27 April 2000, 12:56 am | Ministry of Education
Following the resignation of the Boards of Trustees of Tihiroa Primary School near Otorohanga and Mangakino Area School, commissioners have been appointed to carry out all the duties formerly the responsibility of the Boards of Trustees. Both boards ... More >>
Many Overseas Teachers Here to Stay
Wednesday, 26 April 2000, 12:26 am | Ministry of Education
Many overseas teachers are choosing to live here permanently, according to the latest Ministry of Education research. More >>
Reorganisation of Schools in Marton
Friday, 14 April 2000, 5:07 pm | Ministry of Education
Two existing primary schools in Marton may be expanded next year to allow them to have intermediate school classes, and Rangitikei Intermediate and one primary school in the town may be closed. More >>
Education Priority for Children of the East Coast
Friday, 14 April 2000, 9:30 am | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education and Te Runanga O Ngati Porou were "absolutely determined" in their goal of ensuring that children on the East Coast were successful at school, the Secretary for Education, Howard Fancy, said today. More >>
Nationwide Roadshow Planned on New School Qual.
Monday, 10 April 2000, 4:44 pm | Ministry of Education
A New Zealand-wide "roadshow" of 54 meetings on the new National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is being planned for next month by the Ministry of Education. More >>
Staffing Situation in NZ Schools Improves
Friday, 31 March 2000, 3:36 pm | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education's annual teacher supply survey - taken at the beginning of the school year - indicates that the number of vacancies for teachers in New Zealand schools continues to decline. More >>