Latest media releases

Latest media releases from the Ministry of Education

19 December 2011: Secretary for Education welcomes Kindergarten settlement; Secretary for Education Lesley Longstone today welcomed ratification of the Kindergarten Teachers, Head Teachers and Senior Teachers Collective Agreement (KTCA) 2011-2013.; Read more
30 November 2011: Ministry urges teachers to settle; The Ministry of Education today urged the NZEI to accept its offer for settlement of the Kindergarten Teachers, Head Teachers and Senior Teachers’ Collective Agreement (KTCA); Read more
24 November 2011: Newtown School - earthquake prone buildings; The Ministry of Education said today it would work with Wellington’s Newtown School to find alternative accommodation for students after the main block at the school was found to be significantly earthquake prone; Read more
30 September 2011: Private schools receive funding clarity for 2012; The Ministry of Education has contacted private schools to apologise for any confusion caused by an overpayment for the 2011 school year and clarify funding for 2012; Read more
14 September 2011: Ministry disappointed by rejection of offer; The Ministry of Education is deeply disappointed that the New Zealand Educational Institute has rejected its offer to settle the Kindergarten Teachers, Head Teachers and Senior Teachers’ Collective Agreement (KTCA); Read more
16 August 2011: Ministry delighted settlements reached; Secretary for Education Karen Sewell has congratulated union, NZSTA and Ministry advocates for reaching settlement of the Support Staff in Schools collective agreement; Read more
14 June 2011: Advice on reopening of Christchurch schools and early childhood services; The Ministry of Education is advising that Christchurch schools and early childhood centres can reopen once they are certain they are safe to do so; Read more
13 June 2011: Christchurch earthquakes - preliminary property assessments; Following the 13 June 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, the Ministry strongly advises all schools and early childhood education services in Christchurch City to remain closed on Tuesday 14 June so that management can make a preliminary assessment; Read more
27 May 2011: Secretary welcomes settlement; Secretary for Education Karen Sewell has welcomed settlement of the Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreement (ASTCA); Read more
11 April 2011: Secretary welcomes ratification; Secretary for Education Karen Sewell has welcomed ratification of the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA); Read more
31 March 2011: Ministry pleased that bargaining starts; The Ministry of Education is pleased to start bargaining today for the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement (SSCA); Read more
30 March 2011: Secretary for Education announces retirement; Chief Executive of the Ministry of Education and Secretary for Education, Karen Sewell, today announced that she is retiring at the end of July when her current contract ends; Read more
16 March 2011: Ministry pleased by secondary settlement; The Ministry of Education has welcomed today’s settlement of the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA); Read more
27 February 2011: Christchurch earthquake - Opening status of schools and ECE services; Clarification of the opening status of schools and ECE services in Christchurch City, Selwyn and Waimakariri Districts; Read more
21 February 2011: Secondary principals’ settlement good news for schools; The new career structure in the Secondary Principals’ Collective Agreement is good for secondary principals and for schools, Secretary for Education Karen Sewell said today; Read more
10 February 2011: New Zealand’s first 5 Green Star school; The new Ormiston Senior College in Auckland is the first school in New Zealand to achieve a 5 Green Star Education Design 2009 rating; Read more
31 January 2011: Thumbs up! makes learning New Zealand Sign Language easier than ever; Teaching and learning New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) will be much more fun and easy with the help of a new website launched today by the Ministry of Education.; Read more
31 January 2011: Education plan delivering for Pasifika students; Karen Sewell, Secretary for Education, has welcomed a new report which shows that since 2008, Pasifika students have demonstrated progress against most of the targets in the The Pasifika Education Plan 2009-2012; Read more

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