Early Learning funding reminders – December 2015
Teacher-led Innovation FundExemption to the Frequent Absence Rule – children with high health needs Teacher-led Innovation FundThe Teacher-led Innovation Fund (TLIF) is a pūtea/fund of $10 million over...
View ArticleChanges to the Teachers Council and Teacher Registration Requirements –...
The Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (the Education Council) replaces the New Zealand Teachers Council from 1 July 2015.The Education Council is the new independent statutory professional body...
View Article24 June 2016
We have made changes to the Funding Handbook.There have been no changes to funding rates in this update.Information on all of the changes made is detailed below.If you prefer to keep a Funding Handbook...
View ArticleInformation on other legislation for ECE services and kōhanga reo
Read this information sheet for a summary of the legislation, the key dates, and useful links.Vulnerable Children Act 2014Health and Safety at Work Act 2015Food Act 2014Incorporated Societies BillThe...
View ArticleMāori language week resources coming soon to schools
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori startstakes place on 4 July 2016. The kaupapa is Ākina Te Reo – Give te reo Māori a go! It’s all about using te reo Māori to support people, to inspire, and to cheer on.In the...
View ArticleProperty News
Property News: Issue 21, March 2016In this issue: Imported Building Materials,Weathertightness Reviews of Building Envelopes, School Property Planning and Project Management Panels now available, Case...
View ArticleHe Pānui Kōhungahunga – the Early Learning Bulletin
We want to hear from you too. If you have any comments or want to share community stories and successes, please email us: ece.info@education.govt.nz .Calendar of key ECE Ministry dates for 20162016...
View ArticleEquity funding for ECE services
Removing barriers through equity fundingHow equity funding worksWhat you can use equity funding forWhen equity funding is paidReporting requirements for equity fundingUsing equity funding through...
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Investing in Educational Success
How IES will help to raise educational achievementCommunities of learning across the countryWorking with the education sector on the details of IESJoining or forming a Community of LearningResourcing...
View ArticleCeremony marks opening of $18.5m Shotover Primary School
The school first opened its doors to students at the start of 2015 and now the innovative new facilities have been officially opened with the unveiling of a plaque.Ministry Head of Education...
View ArticleProperty updates
Land purchasing for future school needsAssociate Education Minister Nikki Kaye says a more comprehensive approach is being put in place to meet the growing demand for land for schools. Read the...
View ArticleLincoln community engagement on proposed new primary education provision
Population growth accelerated significantly after the earthquakes and projections show that new primary education provision will be needed in the short to medium term.This is an exciting opportunity...
View ArticleFuture education provision for the Wakatipu Basin area
The Wakatipu Area Strategy Plan (2009), outlined planned changed to the Wakatipu schooling network to accommodate population growth. The relocation of Wakatipu High School to its new site at...
View ArticleWakatipu education survey to find preferred ideas
The community engagement is all part of work being done by the Ministry of Education to plan for future growth in the area. This is particularly important as in recent years the rate of growth has...
View ArticleFamily members as educators
A home-based education and care service can claim funding for a child where the educator is a member of that child’s family and is living with the child in the child’s home only if all of the following...
View ArticleThe Advisory Group for the Review of the Education Funding Systems
From May to August 2016, they will test and refine current thinking on the proposed directions for change to the funding systems. The 18 Advisory Group members are:Allan VesterChair, New Zealand...
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Early Learning Taskforce News – May 2015
From South Auckland to San Francisco with QIMThe Early Learning Taskforce and Ko Awatea presented at the second Annual Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education in San Francisco in late...
View ArticleNew Advisory Group for review of education funding systems
The group will work with us to test and refine a set of proposed directions for change. The directions focus on how the funding system could be shifted so that all children and young people,...
View ArticleBackground information for the Education Funding System Review
Cabinet paperRead the Cabinet paper that records decisions made and sets out the proposed directions for change to be tested for the Review of Education Funding Systems.Cabinet paper: Review of...
View ArticleHostel application forms
Hostel Licensing Authority c/o Bianca McCullough Ministry of Education PO Box 1666 WellingtonFormsRelated downloadsApplication for hostel licenceApplication for hostel licenceApplication for renewal of...
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