Latest media releases

11 November 2009: Pacific people encouraged to stand for boards of trustees; Pasifika parents are being encouraged to stand for school boards of trustees through two community fonos being held in Auckland this month; Read more
06 November 2009: Establishment Board appointed for Amesbury Drive School, Churton Park; An establishment board of trustees has been appointed for the new primary school in Churton Park, Wellington; Read more
03 November 2009: Shift to higher-level, more relevant study continues; More New Zealanders are studying diplomas and higher-level tertiary education qualifications according to the Ministry of Education's annual report on the tertiary education system; Read more
23 October 2009: Ministry of Education continues work on National Standards; With the publication today of the National Standards in reading, writing and mathematics, the Ministry of Education will now focus on supporting schools to implement the curriculum and standards; Read more
12 October 2009: EOTC Guidelines - Bringing the Curriculum Alive – updated guidelines published; Opportunities for children to learn in and about their community and environment have been enhanced with the publication today of EOTC guidelines - Bringing the Curriculum Alive; Read more
17 September 2009: Education Review Office report; A new Education Review Office report shows that most primary and secondary schools are progressing well in preparing to implement the New Zealand Curriculum next year; Read more
21 August 2009: Ministry of Education confirms software agreements for schools; The Ministry of Education has signed contracts to provide schools with computer operating systems, office suites, anti-virus and web filtering software for the next three years; Read more
03 July 2009: Future direction of ICT education in secondary schools; Formal recommendations for the future of ICT education in secondary schools have been made to the Ministry of Education by an expert panel of education and technology leaders; Read more
28 May 2009: ECE funding error; Statement from the Secretary for Education on the ECE Funding error; Read more
22 May 2009: Findings released from Competent Learners @ 16 project; The Ministry has released the findings from the latest phase of the Competent Children, Competent Learnings study; Read more
04 May 2009: Initiatives to increase teacher supply showing impact; A recent survey of all school shows that the staffing of traditionally hard to fill subjects is now considerably easier thanks to a raft of initiatives from the Ministry of Education; Read more
29 April 2009: Ministry welcomes science report; New Zealand’s education sector can be proud of the OECD report Top of the Class that shows our 15-year olds are among the best in the world in science achievement; Read more
23 March 2009: Voluntary student loan repayment bonus; The Government has announced the introduction of a voluntary repayment bonus to encourage voluntary repayment on student loans to help borrowers repay their debt sooner; Read more
17 March 2009: Taumata Whanonga 2009; Ministry of Education deputy secretary Nicholas Pole has outlined a plan of action following a two-day behaviour summit in Wellington; Read more
29 January 2009: Commissioner appointed for Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate; The Secretary for Education has appointed Gail Thomson as commissioner for Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate to replace the board; Read more

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