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Over the Bridges and around the Roundabouts
Hekia did a U-Turn on class sizes back in 2012 when she announced National would be increasing class sizes. John Key himself stated that he sent his children to private schools because of the smaller class sizes. Yesterday Simon Bridges…
On the steps of parliament: protest against ERO | Network on Net
Original article: Posted on August 14, 2017by Kelvin Smythe Timed for the opening of parliament 1996: New Zealand First in coalition with National On Wednesday, 11 December, I pointed my car down my driveway in Cambridge, turned right, and right again,…
The pendulum swings back on school tests | BBC
Let’s hope that NZ Government can make the change before they have to go back on this. Let’s ditch any National based assessment for primary schoolers. It’s too much. Too much pressure on the children. Too much pressure on the…
Welsh schoolchildren to receive early help with mental health problems
Children with emotional and mental health problems are to receive early help at school from teams of experts as part of a “unique” initiative being set up by the Welsh government. Pupils at more than 200 schools in Wales will be…
Backbench MP’s vs. Teacher Salaries
Backbench MPs are about to earn $163,961 a year. The top of the pay scale for teachers is $78,000. If we turn the pay clock back to 1979, Backbenchers and experienced teachers earned roughly the same amount ($18,000 a year)…
No More Sense from Seymour
And so it begins. The non-sensical dribble spews forth from the under-secretary of Education, who gets into a lucrative position on the back of one electorate described on Wikipedia as an “exclusive, affluent suburb of Auckland”. That’s right. Mr. Seymour…
Winter is coming
Other things than teacher shortages that can be blamed on the winter season… Charter schools aren’t really working because it’s winter… Winter is largely responsible for Māori student underachievement… Overcrowded homes with multiple families living under one roof is only…
National Standards Plus
Seriously. How ridiculous? Mum is running late for work, driving over the hill to her 9 til 5 job in the city centre. A notification comes through on her phone at 9:01am, and although she knows she shouldn’t, she checks…
Education policy won’t tackle the big issues | Stuff.co.nz
The National Party is showing it is completely out of touch with schools by offering up an education policy that misses the chance to fix crucial issues in the sector, say principals and teachers. The plan is part of the…