News tagged with "Systems and Policy"
Information about submitting your charter online
03 November 2009
Submitting your charter and / or analysis of variance to the Ministry of Education electronically generates an automatic confirmation by e-mail. If you do not receive this confirmation contact your local Ministry office within 10 days of submission.
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Professional standards for secondary principals revised
28 October 2009
The professional standards for secondary school principals have now been revised. The current standards were published in 1998 in the Ministry of Education document Principal Performance Management: A resource for boards of trustees and principals. The standards have been revised to reflect the changes in education since that time. The...
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New EOTC guidelines available
19 October 2009
Opportunities for students to learn in and about their community and environment have been enhanced with the recent publication of EOTC guidelines - Bringing the Curriculum Alive. The guidelines update an earlier version to take account of current teaching and safety practices and aim to help teachers extend the classroom...
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New resource on privacy in schools now available online
12 October 2009
A new book called Privacy in Schools: a guide to the Privacy Act for principals, teachers and boards of trustees, has just been published online by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. It gives practical advice to schools about how the Privacy Act works. You can access the free download...
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New teacher recruitment guides now available
09 October 2009
If you are a school principal, you are probably starting to plan your school’s staffing needs for 2010. Two new guides from Teach NZ, Principals’ Guide to Teacher Recruitment – Primary and Intermediate Schools and Principals’ Guide to Teacher Recruitment – Area and Secondary Schools, contain everything you need to...
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Do you receive our leadership e-newsletter?
16 September 2009
Every 4 or 5 weeks, we send out an e-newsletter that gives information about what's new on the Educational Leaders website, plus other information of relevance to New Zealand school leaders. Principals and tūmuaki all receive the e-newsletter. If you are a middle or senior leader in a New Zealand...
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Ministry confirms software agreements
25 August 2009
The Ministry of Education has signed contracts to provide schools with computer operating systems, office suites, and anti-virus and web-filtering software for the next 3 years.Renaissance, Novell and Datacom will provide applications and support for Apple, Novell, Symantec, and Microsoft software to schools, while Telecom and Watchdog will provide web-filtering...
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Education and the law: A new area of this website
14 July 2009
This extensive new area of the Educational Leaders website gives comprehensive coverage of New Zealand law as it applies to education, using case studies of actual school situations. Visit Education and the law.
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Swine flu: Updates and general information
08 July 2009
This Ministry of Education page provides updates and general information about the current situation for Influenza A (H1N1) (swine flu).
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Revision of professional standards for secondary principals
14 April 2009
The professional standards for secondary school principals are being revised. The current standards were published in 1998 in the Ministry of Education document Principal Performance Management: A resource for boards of trustees and principals. Revision of the professional standards has been led by secondary principal sector groups, which believe it...
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