News tagged with "Systems and Policy"
Reminder about concurrence
22 July 2010
Concurrence refers to the process of agreement to pay additional remuneration to employees for duties performed beyond their normal responsibilities.Under the State Sector Act 1988 the State Services Commissioner has delegated the authority to the Secretary for Education to agree (grant “concurrence”) to a board of trustees paying an employee...
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News about ultra-fast broadband seminars for schools
09 July 2010
The Ministry of Education is holding Learning without Limits seminars in August and September 2010 to update schools on ultra-fast broadband. Seminars include: an update on progress with the Government’s fibre rollout latest developments on relevant initiatives such as the School Network Upgrade Project, the National Education Network trial extension,...
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Online survey for principals about attendance
22 June 2010
Principals are being invited to take part in a survey about schools’ attendance management strategies. Feedback is particularly invited from principals in schools that do not use, or rarely use, District Truancy Services. A link to the survey will be emailed to all principals soon.The results of the survey will...
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New governance resource available
03 June 2010
Principals might like to alert their new boards to this recently released resource about effective governance. Effective Governance - working in partnership has been developed to help school boards of trustees understand their governance role and responsibilities. You can download a copy of the resource from this link. Go to...
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Aligning assessment tools with National Standards
07 April 2010
There's a good range of formal assessment tools that teachers use to assess student progress in reading, writing and maths. These tools will remain very useful as teachers work with the National Standards. Scores obtained from such tools are one of the sources of evidence that teachers can draw on...
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Applications now open for Aspire Scholarships
22 March 2010
Applications have opened for the 2011 round of the Ministry of Education’s Aspire Scholarship. There are 50 year 9 and over 20 year 10 Aspire Scholarships available for 2011.The Aspire Scholarship is for students from low-medium income families who would like to attend a New Zealand private secondary school. The...
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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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