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2008 Media Releases

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12 December 2008
Education Bill to raise standards
Measures introduced into Parliament today will raise standards of achievement and attendance in schools
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11 December 2008
Briefing to incoming Minister
The Minister of Education has released the Ministry of Education's briefing paper to her
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11 December 2008
More New Zealanders studying higher-level qualifications
Key findings of the Ministry of Education's annual report on the tertiary education sector show that more New Zealanders are studying higher-level qualifications
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11 December 2008
New Zealand ranked high in early childhood education and care
A UNICEF report on early childhood education and care shows NZ is meeting all OECD benchmarks the ministry is directly responsible for and exceeds them in some cases
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10 December 2008
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study reports released
Findings from the latest cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) were released today
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17 November 2008
Shakespeare here to stay
Following misleading reports in the media at the weekend the Ministry of Education has stressed that the works of Shakespeare will continue to play an important part in senior English courses
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03 November 2008
Ten new e-fellows look to the future of literacy
The Ministry of Education has announced ten fellowships for teachers to use e-learning to explore ways of delivering literacy to a tech-savvy generation of students
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27 August 2008
ECE improving for children and parents: reports
Reports released today show almost three-quarters of children in the evaluation attended services rated as ‘very good’ or ‘good’ quality by the evaluators.
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04 August 2008
New Payroll System for 110,000 School Staff
New Zealand’s largest payroll is to have a new provider and significant improvements. The current outdated service will be replaced by new arrangements to support taking the schools’ payroll into the future.
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30 May 2008
Boys’ success targeted in new report
A new report on boys’ educational achievement shows the areas most in need of improvement for boys are reading and writing and staying at school.
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30 May 2008
Healthy food and drink guidelines in effect next week
Changes to school guidelines designed to encourage a healthy diet take effect from next week.
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07 April 2008
Youth Apprenticeships pilot doubles in size
The Ministry of Education today announced the expansion of the Youth Apprenticeships pilot programme, with 10 additional schools to take part.
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07 January 2008
NZ education research ‘smartest in the world’
A leading Canadian educationalist has hailed the Ministry of Education-funded Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) programme as ‘state-of-the art’ saying no-one else in the world is doing work as good.
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04 January 2008
Teacher learning that works for students
The latest research from the Ministry of Education shows that effective professional development can give students a two year boost in their learning.
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Content last updated: 2 February 2009

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