| The Gateway Programme
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The Gateway programme is designed to strengthen the pathway for learners to progress from school to workplace learning. Gateway is available to state and integrated secondary schools, and supports senior secondary students (Year 11 to Year 13) undertaking practical work knowledge with local businesses which will make learning relevant and ensure that our young people have a smooth transiti . . . more
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| Author : MB
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Created : 11 Nov 2009
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| Gateway programme for Secondary students
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Gateway offers senior secondary students structured workplace learning across more than 50 industries and hundreds of businesses around New Zealand.
Students pursue individual learning programmes, which allow them to gain new skills and knowledge in a workplace in their local community. The learning is hands-on and practical. Students are assessed in the workplace for unit and achievement stand . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 04 Nov 2009
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| Money Smart Teens
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How can I help my teen?
You can help your teen become money-smart by:
encouraging them to save for things they want in their own bank account
using everyday activities like opening bank statements or bills, or going to a money machine to talk about the value of money
explaining interest � your teen needs to know that you can earn interest by saving, and that you pay interest when you borro . . . more
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| Author : Team Up
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Created : 21 Jan 2008
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| CONSERVATION CORPS AND YOUTH SERVICE CORPS PROGRAMMES
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CONSERVATION CORPS AND YOUTH SERVICE CORPS PROGRAMMES
What are the Conservation Corps and Youth Service Corps Programmes?
Both programmes are for all young people � like you! � they help you get involved in conservation or local community projects and enable you to learn new skills through education and challenging recreation.
Youth Services Corps involves activities lik . . . more
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| Author : MYD
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Created : 20 Nov 2006
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| Electricity, Electronics, or Computer Technology.
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ETITO Bright Sparks Programme aims to identify and support young people 11 years old and up who have an interest in electricity, electronics, or computer technology.
Bright Sparks Programme
For young people Bright Sparks offers the chance to:
Create and invent electronic and software projects.
Take part in interesting forums (electronics, robotics, compu . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 15 Oct 2005
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| Helping Teenagers with Stress
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Teenagers, like adults, may experience stress everyday and can benefit from learning stress management skills. Most teens experience more stress when they perceive a situation as dangerous, difficult, or painful and they do not have the resources to cope. Some sources of stress for teens might include:
school demands and frustrations
negative thoughts and feelings about themselves
changes . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 30 May 2004
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| Bright Sparks- ETITO Connecting Young People with Industry
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Bright Sparks is all about hooking young people into hi-tech careers. We have something for kids of all ages.
There�s an electronics programme students can do at school. At the end of it they can graduate with a National Certificate in Electronics technology. This links into NCEA as well.
Students can create weird and wonderful electronics inventions and enter them in competitions, wins p . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 19 Nov 2003
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| International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
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The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma is a two-year pre-university qualification designed in consultation with UNESCO in 1968 as a rigorous international curriculum for students wanting to study at universities around the world. Such is its high reputation that students can gain university credits at university level for their IB subjects in countries such as the United States.
There are . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 16 Nov 2003
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| Assessment and Certification Rules and Procedures
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Assessment and Certification Rules and Procedures
for Secondary Schools 2003
6.1.4 Special Assessment Conditions
(a) Candidates with permanent or long-term conditions or learning difficulties, which they believe will significantly impair their performance in specified external assessments - in particular written examinations - may apply to the Qualifications Authority to complete thos . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 18 May 2003
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| Why take a gap year?
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| Why take a GAP year? Just think about it � by the time you have finished school you have probably been in full-time education for more than 12 years. That�s 12 years of standardised curriculum, 12 years of school rules, 12 years of operating in large groups, 12 years in classrooms and 12 years working with people all the same age as you. In fact it is 12 years of sameness. This is not to deny that . . . more
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| Author : Sarah McCrum, Manager, Phenomena Academy
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Created : 25 Apr 2003
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