There are yet more concerns with the government's reforms on vocational education, with the Waitangi Tribunal today confirming that a claim regarding the issue has been submitted. Fears are also growing amongst faculty members who say the reforms would result in job losses.
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Integrating te reo Māori across the education system
Four regions across Aotearoa will facilitate the Te Ahu o Te Reo programme to assist teachers in the classroom with their reo Māori skills - Taranaki, Waikato, Kāpiti-Horowhenua and Te Waipounamu.
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TKKM o Kaikohe "sick and tired" of waiting for govt funds
The Ministry of Education promised Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kaikohe $1.2mil in 2017 to build two new classrooms - they're yet to see a single cent.
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NewsCall for govt to support ending "voluntary" school donations
The NZ Principals Federation is renewing calls for the Labour-led government to honour its pre-election promise of a funding incentive for schools that stop soliciting "voluntary donations" from parents.
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Calls for Pūhoro STEM funding to continue
The Principal of a South Auckland Wharekura says the government must continue to fund the Māori Science Pūhoro programme. Maahia Nathan says Māori students have an aptitude in the STEM subjects and need to be supported to succeed.
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New intake of 20 to move into Hato Petera hostel, Whakaruruhau
A Hato Petera old boy is hoping his new programme will attract students from around the country who want to attend schools in the Auckland region. The Hato Petera Leadership Academy is the brainchild of Dr Lance O'Sullivan, it's an initiative that will see students board at the now vacant Hato Petera building, Whakaruruhau.
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"Absolutely I'm pissed off"- NZ Māori Principals' Assoc. president
The president of Te Akatea - the New Zealand Māori Principals' Association is furious at a lack of real solutions for teacher concerns.
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Bullying in NZ schools second highest in OECD
Aotearoa has the highest teen suicide rate in the developed world, which many educationalists believe could stem in part from bullying in schools.
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Auckland teachers strike for the second time this year
Teachers on strike in major centres around the country today say the government is only throwing money at the issue and isn't addressing the problems they are faced with on a daily basis.
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Ngai Tāmanuhiri launches Horouta waka resource
Ngāi Tāmanuhiri has worked alongside the Ministry of Education to create an educational resource, targeted at 9-11-year-old te reo Māori learners, called ‘He Putanga nō Uki’, which is a story about the discovery of the Horouta waka.
