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Three reports commissioned as part of the stocktake of New Zealand's school curriculum indicate that the curriculum is sound, Associate Education Minister Marian Hobbs said today.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Education

Funding has been approved to continue researching the progress of more than 500 children who the Ministry of Education began monitoring nine years ago, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Education Minister Trevor Mallard today confirmed that level 2 of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) would be introduced next year.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Results from a pilot study tracking Porirua and Christchurch school leavers will be used to further refine the government’s plans to introduce an Education and Training Leaving Age.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Education

The Government’s flagship Modern Apprenticeships programme has exceeded expectations, with new figures showing more than 3,000 young New Zealanders are now signed up under the scheme.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Education

Associate Minister of Education Marian Hobbs says she will work with the Rawene-Omanaia school communities spokesman, Kaikohe lawyer Doug Blaikie, to find a solution to the area's school transport concerns.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Education

Education Minister Trevor Mallard has welcomed the decision by secondary teachers to enter into alternative dispute resolution as a way of breaking the impasse in the collective agreement negotiations.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Education Minister Trevor Mallard has received a report that shows there are practical and realistic ways to reduce workload associated with the implementation of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

New Zealand’s involvement with a major e-learning project for schools has been discussed at a meeting of Australian and New Zealand Education Ministers in Auckland today says Education Minister Trevor Mallard.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

The establishment board of trustees appointed for the new primary school in Rototuna is set to add an exciting level to the school network in Hamilton.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Education Minister Trevor Mallard has approved $7.88 million for new property at Westlake Girls’ High School in Auckland.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Over nine hundred school principals are benefiting from a rollout of brand new laptop computers in their offices.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

IN CONFIDENCE

19 July 2002

Minister of Education

Progress on initiatives to support the implementation of the NCEA

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Funding for the five specialist centres of research excellence (CoRE) chosen in March and criteria for the allocation of an additional $58 million provided for new centres in the May budget has now been confirmed, Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey said today.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Education

Education Minister Trevor Mallard has urged PPTA to bring their decision on an alternative dispute resolution forward to the weekend.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Education Minister Trevor Mallard said a survey released on NCEA today was politically motivated and fundamentally flawed.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Associate Education Minister Marian Hobbs says a nationwide review of school transport is in progress. It is due to report at the end of 2002. The Rawene-Omanaia school transport situation will be considered within this review.

  • Marian Hobbs
  • Education

Details of the decision-making framework for joint public-private sector investments at our tertiary institutions were outlined today by Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey and Education and Associate Finance Minister Trevor Mallard.

  • Steve Maharey
  • Education

Hutt South MP Trevor Mallard today paid tribute to the Lower Hutt SeniorNet group and the work that they were doing to ensure older New Zealanders were armed with the computer and technology skills that their grandchildren take for granted.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Education Minister Trevor Mallard told the Correspondence School Conference in Wellington today that he planned to increase funding for the school to cater for early childhood places.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Telecommunication companies wanting to work with the government to roll out high-speed internet access across the country will be able to start submitting information for the tender process next week.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

9 July 2002

Howard Fancy
Secretary for Education
Ministry of Education
P O Box 1666
WELLINGTON

Dear Howard

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

Chronology of Secondary Teachers’ Negotiations 2001-2002 (at 4 July 2002)
12 March 2001Bargaining for Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement initiated by PPTA.
27 March 2001First process agreement signed.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education

General explanation of costing of latest offer compared to May 2002 settlement.

·The cost of the May 2002 settlement over the three fiscal years 2001/02 to 2003/04 was $150m.

  • Trevor Mallard
  • Education