Minister: Anne Tolley

Waimokoia School to close

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:27:30 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Waimokoia Residential School in Auckland is to close, Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced. "I have made my decision to close the school in the interests of the students, and based on reports...

$29.8 million boost for school buildings

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:07:33 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has today announced additional funding of $29.8 million for new buildings at 27 schools across New Zealand. "This funding will give a significant boost to schools, and ...

Minister signs education agreement with China

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:55:47 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley and China's Ambassador to New Zealand, Mr Zhang Limin, today signed an education agreement at Parliament which focuses on enhancing education research, science and techn...

Alternative Education contracts to be extended

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:13:34 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that Alternative Education contracts with schools will be extended for 2010. "I want to give certainty to the sector, following a review of Alternative Ed...

Minister acknowledges World Teachers Day

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:10:51 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has acknowledged the valuable work being done by New Zealand's teachers as they celebrate World Teachers Day. "Teaching is a vitally important job, second only to parent...

Extension for teacher registration targets

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:06:19 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

The timeframe for achieving the 80 per cent teacher registration target in teacher-led, centre-based Early Childhood Education (ECE) services has been extended to 2012, Education Minister Anne Tolley ...

National Standards to benefit children and parents

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:38:55 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Prime Minister John Key and Education Minister Anne Tolley today launched the National Standards in reading, writing and maths, which will help ensure students leave school with the skills they need t...

Trades academy set to open in Wellington

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:38:29 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that Wellington Institute of Technology will be the base for one of five new trades academies set to open in 2011. "Every student should have an education ...

Agriculture trades academy set to open in 2011

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:36:08 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that Taratahi Agricultural Centre will be the base for one of five new trades academies set to open in 2011. "Every student should have an education system...

Trades academy set to open in the Catlins

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:35:00 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that Catlins Area School will be the base for one of five new trades academies set to open in 2011. "Every student should have an education system which w...

Trades academy set to open in the Waikato

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:33:55 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that the Waikato will be the base for one of five new trades academies set to open in 2011. "Every student should have an education system which works for ...

Trades academy set to open in Northland

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:32:44 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that Northland College will be the base for one of five new trades academies set to open in 2011. "Every student should have an education system which work...

Five new trades academies with more to come

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:08:59 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister, Anne Tolley, has announced the five successful applicants selected to open trades academies in 2011. "Every student should have an education system which works for them and which m...

Consultation on closure of Felix Donnelly College

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:53:15 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has asked the Commissioner of Auckland's Felix Donnelly College to begin consultation on the school's possible closure. The consultation comes after recent reports by th...

Ulearn Conference

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:21:28 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga hau e wha. Tena Koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Thank you Nick (Nick Billowes, Director of Development for CORE) for your introduction and for your warm welc...

School-leaver data shows need for National Standards

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:28:24 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

The school-leaver statistics released by the Ministry of Education show the need for National Standards to lift achievement levels says Education Minister Anne Tolley. "The figures show that nea...

OAG report on 2008 school transport tender process

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:38:56 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed the release of the Auditor-General's report, following an inquiry into the Ministry of Education's 2008 school transport tender process. "I believe this inq...

Next steps for closure of Aorangi School

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:14:14 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has decided that Aorangi School in Christchurch should close. The school has a falling roll and needs major investment in its buildings, and the community is served by ...

PPTA conference

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:02:36 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today. I'd like to acknowledge Kate Gainsford, PPTA Pr...

Consultation for tertiary strategy

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:41:01 +1300

Anne Tolley | Tertiary Education

Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has today released the Government's draft Tertiary Education Strategy 2010-2015 for consultation. "We need the tertiary system to deliver for our young people, ...

NZEI conference

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:55:21 +1300

Anne Tolley | Education

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Thank you for your warm welcome, and for inviting me to speak with you today. It is an excit...

Funding confirmed for tertiary high school

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:36:43 +1200

Anne Tolley | Tertiary Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced initial funding for the new tertiary high school at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT), the first programme of its kind in New Zealand. "Funding of just...

Youth Guarantee delivers for disengaged students

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:10:31 +1200

Anne Tolley | Tertiary Education

Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced how the 2000 student places created by the jump-start to the Youth Guarantee are to be allocated across New Zealand in 2010. Twenty-eight provider...

Consultation on international students

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:00:47 +1200

Anne Tolley | Education

The education sector is being consulted on the requirement that an international student aged 13 and under must live with their parent or legal guardian while studying in New Zealand, says Education M...

Parents support National Standards

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:45:39 +1200

Anne Tolley | Education

Consultation feedback shows strong support from parents for National Standards, Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced. The Ministry of Education consulted widely between May and July on the Sta...

Te Hauke School to close

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:50:07 +1200

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that Te Hauke School in Hawkes Bay is to close on October 9. The school had no students for the first term of this year, and now has just six students enr...

Schooling Strategy for Halswell-Wigram

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:08:09 +1200

Anne Tolley | Education

Future directions for schooling provision in the Halswell-Wigram area of south-west Christchurch have been confirmed following an extensive community consultation process, Education Minister Anne Toll...

Raising achievement for more Māori learners

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:32:49 +1200

Pita Sharples | Education

Thousands more young Māori learners at 17 additional schools will benefit from the Te Kotahitanga secondary schools programme next year, Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Ministe...

Preparing schools for ultra-fast broadband

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:07:33 +1200

Steven Joyce | Education

Fourteen schools are set to receive major upgrades to their ICT infrastructure, in the first stage of the government's $34 million boost for broadband in schools. The schools will receive internal net...

New opportunities for Invercargill students

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:45:18 +1200

Anne Tolley | Education

Education Minister Anne Tolley today announced capital funding of almost $800,000 to establish a new teen parent facility attached to Invercargill's James Hargest College. "This unit is the first of ...