Portfolio: Education

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...

Minister Announces Gifted & Talented Advisory Group

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:32:43 +1300

Heather Roy | Education

Associate Minister of Education Heather Roy today announced the appointment of the Gifted & Talented Advisory Committee which will provide advice on education tailored to gifted and talented stude...

Sharing Learning And Celebrating Differences

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:11:28 +1300

Heather Roy | Education

Hon Heather Roy address to the celebration of the Te Awamutu College Satellite; Te Awamutu College, Alexandra St, Te Awamutu; Friday, November 13 2009. Good afternoon everyone, and thank you Tony and ...

$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 ...

Science Olympiads Of New Zealand

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:07:47 +1300

Heather Roy | Education

Hon Heather Roy speech to launch of Science OlympiaNZ (SONZ); Parliament; Tuesday, November 10 2009. Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Students, families, friends, Parliamentary colleagues,...

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...

Minister Welcomes OAG Report On Special Education

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:53:24 +1300

Heather Roy | Education

Associate Minister of Education Heather Roy today welcomed the tabling in Parliament of a report by the Auditor-General on the Ministry of Education's management of four initiatives to support school-...

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 ...

Overcoming The Challenges In Special Education

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:12:45 +1300

Heather Roy | Education

Hon Heather Roy speech to launch the Curriculum Exemplars for Learners with Special Education Needs; Brentwood Hotel, 16 Kemp St, Kilbirnie, Wellington; Friday, October 23 2009. Good morning ladies an...

Learning - The Secret Of Success

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:08:34 +1300

Heather Roy | Education

Hon Heather Roy speech to the Learning State Graduation 2009 Ceremony; St James Theatre, Courtney Place, Wellington; Thursday, October 22 2009. Good afternoon everyone. Thank you Michelle, Pat, ...

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...

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...

Standards plus Inclusive Education Conference

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:06:27 +1300

Pita Sharples | Education

Delivered by Te Ururoa Flavell; MP for Waiariki On behalf of the Associate Minister of Education, Hon Dr Pita Sharples I am privileged to be able to speak to this conference, on behalf of the A...

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...

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...

Minister Welcomes Report On Private Schools

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:31:00 +1200

Heather Roy | Education

Associate Minister of Education Heather Roy today welcomed the tabling in Parliament of the New Zealand Law Commission report on 'Private Schools and the Law'. "Most of the legislation affecting priva...