| Laptops for Secondary Teachers
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The Ministry of Education is funding nearly $20 million of the Laptops for Secondary Teachers Programme. All permanent full-time secondary teachers will be eligible for the programme where the Government will meet two-thirds and the school one third of the cost of leasing the laptops for three years. Schools are also expected to pay for professional development related to the use of the comp . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 31 Oct 2002
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| Goodman Fielder identifies excellent schools
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The fifth annual Goodman Fielder Awards have been announced. Frimley Primary School in Hastings this year became the Goodman Fielder School of the Year (2002). Sir Michael Hardie Boys said that Frimley Primary School clearly demonstrated quality education and outcomes in all aspects.
Other award winners are:
- Aokeautere School, Palmerston North- Best Small School Primary/Intermediate cate . . . more
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| Author : Troy
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Created : 11 Sep 2002
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| Living Heritage-Into Finals
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New Zealand Website Makes it to Finals.
Living Heritage, a bilingual initiative aimed at capturing and preserving
the nation's heritage online, has been chosen as the sole New Zealand
finalist in the Stockholm Challenge, the prestigious global awards
programme that rewards best practice in information technology (ICT).
Living Heritage was established in 2001 with seed fundin . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch News Retease
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Created : 29 Aug 2002
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| Big Pay Rise recommended for Secondary Teachers.
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Big Pay Rise recommended for Secondary Teachers.
An arbitration panel recommended big pay rises for secondary school teachers.
The arbitration panel has recommended that secondary teachers should get a 3.5 per cent pay increase immediately increasing to around 12.1 per cent next year.
The Government convened a panel to arbitrate on the long running pay dispute between thems . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 22 Aug 2002
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| The Chosen Ones
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This is a Press Release From The President Of The Early Childhood Council.
The Chosen Ones
The Government has now agreed to lift the rate of funding subsidy to the operators of free kindergartens, so they can pay their early childhood teachers the same as teachers in the compulsory sector. There can be no doubt that the selected teachers will ratify this, but it leaves 80% o . . . more
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| Author : Ross Penman
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Created : 04 Aug 2002
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| $3 Million Goes to Gifted Education.
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$3 Million Goes to Gifted Education.
The long awaited influx of money for Gifted Education programmes has been announced by the Government. It is the first time a Government has given money which is targeted for Gifted children.Although, this is just a small amount to what will eventually be needed to support programmes throughout the country it is seen as an important step in ackno . . . more
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| Author : Glenys Stanton
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Created : 11 Jul 2002
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| Knowledge Breakfast TV Series
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The Knowledge Breakfast is an eight week pilot education series of a studio-based and live-hosted programme with pre-recorded inserts, to be broadcast on Saturdays on TV One from 6.15am- 9.00. The first pprogramme began on Sat. May 25 2002.
This includes teachers and other education professionals across all age ranges within the sector - Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Research and . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 04 Jul 2002
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| Maharey welcomes report back of Tertiary Education Reform Bill
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Maharey welcomes report back of Tertiary Education Reform Bill
Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey today welcomed the report of Parliament’s Education and Science Select Committee on the Tertiary Education Reform Bill.
The Bill, which is now awaiting its second reading, gives effect to the government’s decisions on the reform of the entire post-school ed . . . more
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| Author : Ministry Release
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Created : 26 May 2002
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| Boost for Mäori Teachers.
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Boost for Mäori Teachers.
New scholarships and study awards will be made available to teachers and other professionals working in the field of Mäori education.
Twenty-five study awards will be made available to kura kaupapa Mäori teachers to help them gain or complete training. Kura kaupapa Mäori teachers are currently exempt from teacher registration requirements but this exemption w . . . more
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| Author : Govt
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Created : 24 May 2002
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