Ministry of Education
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The Minister for Education has announced changes to school staffing that will be part of this year's Budget and take effect from the beginning of the 2013 school year.
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The draft Education Renewal Recovery Programme for greater Christchurch has been launched. We invite you to read the document and provide your comments so you can be a part of confirming the Directions for Education Renewal in greater Christchurch.
We are developing the Pasifika Education Plan 2013-2017 and we need your help. We need to know what is working well for Pasifika students, what needs to change, and what we need to do better.
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The Ministry of Education's response to the Christchurch earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks. For early childhood education services and schools.
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Applications for 2013 TeachNZ study awards, sabbaticals and study support grants are now open
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Content last updated: 17 May 2012