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ISSUE No. 29 | 2015 MAY 25 Contact us at: [email protected] +64 4 463 8919 www.education.govt.nz Page | 1 Index Critical need to know and action 1. Budget 2015: Summary of Vote Education 2. We recently received feedback on the proposed approved electrical contractors list. To give us time to address your concerns, we have delayed implementation of the list to 1 September 2015. Specifically, we will ensure: electrical contractors are available in all areas of NZ; and the list is more user-friendly (eg it will be searchable by region). Read more... 3. Health and Safety update including a new fact sheet and Sector Reference Group progress. Read more... 4. We recently advised you the Vulnerable Children Act 2014 requires your school to safety check children’s workers to a new, more comprehensive regulatory standard. We now have more information about core and non- core children’s workers and safety checking requirements. These changes are being phased in over a number of years. Read more... 5. Update on transition from NZTC to EDUCANZ. Read more... 6. Monday 2 June is the statutory requirement for all state and state- integrated schools in NZ to have their audited financial annual report logged with their local Ministry office. Read more... Heads up 1. Hon Hekia Parata has announced the finalists for the 2015 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards : Read more... 2. On 25 June, we will be posting out notices for the July Ops Funding Instalment. 3. ERO is releasing its new evaluation indicators document today. School Evaluation Indicators: Effective Practice for improvement and learner success is a trial document supported by the Ministry that will be sent to all schools this week. 4. Information you may wish to pass onto your school community about the extension of ‘zero fees’ for GP visits for under 13s. Read more... 5. Reminder: Investigation into Driver Licence Schemes in schools. Please complete this survey by 31 May to assist this investigation. Read more... General 1. Updated 2015 Bullying Prevention Guide released. Read more... 2. Interagency Guide to Gateway Assessments. Read more... 3. Special Education update – positive response to engagement. Read more... 4. Free enabling e-learning webinars – Term 2. Read more... 5. Free 1 st level ICT helpdesk service. Read more... List of upcoming Ministry communications Click here to open the word document (no change since last issue) List of education-related websites Click here to see 30 education-related websites
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Index Critical need to know and action
1. Budget 2015: Summary of VoteEducation
2. We recently received feedback on theproposed approved electrical
contractors list. To give us time toaddress your concerns, we havedelayed implementation of the list to 1September 2015. Specifically, we willensure: electrical contractors areavailable in all areas of NZ; and thelist is more user-friendly (eg it will
be searchable by region). Readmore...
3. Health and Safety update including anew fact sheet and Sector Reference
Group progress. Read more...4. We recently advised you the Vulnerable
Children Act 2014 requires your schoolto safety check children’s workers to anew, more comprehensive regulatorystandard. We now have moreinformation about core and non-core children’s workers and safetychecking requirements. These
changes are being phased in over anumber of years. Read more...
5. Update on transition from NZTC toEDUCANZ. Read more...
6. Monday 2 June is the statutoryrequirement for all state and state-integrated schools in NZ to have their
audited financial annual report
logged with their local Ministryoffice. Read more...
Heads up
1. Hon Hekia Parata has announced thefinalists for the 2015 Prime Minister’sEducation Excellence Awards: Read more...
2. On 25 June, we will be posting out noticesfor the July Ops Funding Instalment.
3. ERO is releasing its new evaluationindicators document today. School
Evaluation Indicators: Effective Practice forimprovement and learner success is a trialdocument supported by the Ministry thatwill be sent to all schools this week.
4. Information you may wish to pass onto yourschool community about the extension of‘zero fees’ for GP visits for under 13s. Read
more...5. Reminder: Investigation into Driver Licence
Schemes in schools. Please complete thissurvey by 31 May to assist thisinvestigation. Read more...
General
1. Updated 2015 Bullying Prevention Guide
released. Read more...
2. Interagency Guide to GatewayAssessments. Read more...
3. Special Education update – positiveresponse to engagement. Read more...
4. Free enabling e-learning webinars – Term 2.Read more...
5. Free 1st level ICT helpdesk service. Read
more...
List of upcoming Ministry communications
Click here to open the word document (no change since last issue)
List of education-related websites
Click here to see 30 education-related websites
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Regional news
Tai Tokerau
Regional update from Hira Gage Auckland
Regional update from Kevin Emery
Waikato
Regional update from Paula Rawiri
Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupo Regional update from Ezra Schuster
Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne
Regional update from Marilyn Scott
Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu
Regional update from Jann Marshall
Wellington
Regional update from Pauline Cleaver
Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast
Regional update from Erika Ross
Canterbury
Regional update from Coralanne Child
Otago, Southland
Regional update from Julie Anderson
Events
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ESOL news update (will also be sent to schools with
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Critical need to know and action
Budget 2015 – Summary of Vote Education Budget 2015 – By the numbers Budget 2015 will allocate $442.9 million of operating funding and $243.8 million of capital funding for new initiatives in Vote Education over the next four years.
This includes:
$243.828 million capital funding and $88.249 operating funding for New Schools and Roll Growth Classrooms
$92.429 million for October Baseline Update 2014 Forecast Changes $53.263 million for Education Payroll $42.324 million Cost Adjustment for Schools’ Operational Grant Funding $39.526 million for Ongoing Resourcing Scheme Demand Pressures $34.000 million for School Buildings Insurance $23.336 million for Additional In-Class Support $17.690 million for an Education-Wide Funding System $16.601 million for Supporting the Implementation of Youth Guarantee Initiatives $10.795 million for Achievement and Investment Management $8.638 million for Youth Guarantee Trades Academies (Additional Places)
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$4.850 million for Earthquake Resilience Statutory Requirements $4.000 million for Gateway Education Assessments for Vulnerable Children 3.000 million for School Transport Operational Efficiencies $2.206 million for Year 9 Plus (Concept Test) $2.000 million for Count Me In
Budget 2015 reprioritises funding from:
$22.000 million in School Transport Operational Efficiencies $12.000 million in Reductions to Network Contingency $11.900 million in Reprioritisation of Funding from Early Childhood Education
Outcomes-Based Purchase Agreements $8.638 million in Trades Academies Savings $6.757 million in Reductions to Funding for Teacher Trainee Scholarships $4.977 million in Laptops for Teachers Efficiency Gains $3.092 million in Reductions to Funding for TeachNZ National Study Awards $2.972 million Positive Behaviour for Learning School-Wide Efficiencies
Overview of Budget 2015 (Vote Education) The Ministry of Education’s purpose is to lift aspiration and raise achievement for every New Zealander. A good education benefits individuals, their families, their communities and the country.
Too many young New Zealanders are missing out because they come from disadvantaged backgrounds, from homes where material hardship and disadvantage are intergenerational. Students who leave school with NCEA Level 2 or better are less likely to end up unemployed or in prison and more likely themselves to produce children who enjoy educational success.
The Budget 2015 investment of $442.9 million of operating funding and $243.8 million of capital funding will take total spending on primary, secondary and early childhood education in the coming year to $10.8 billion.
Extra $8.2m for Vulnerable Students Almost 6,000 of New Zealand’s most vulnerable students will benefit from an extra $8.2 million operating funding over the next four years for initiatives designed to increase their participation in the education system and lift achievement levels.
The extra investment comprises:
The Gateway Assessment Programme receives $4 million to ensure up to 3,800 more children get the early childhood and schooling services that they need.
The Year 9 Plus trial receives $2.2 million for assigning educational “champions” to
80 to 100 of the most vulnerable students. The champions will work with the students as they begin secondary school to see if early intervention increases their chances of passing NCEA Level 2. The champions, drawn from local community
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groups, will develop education plans with the students. The champions will then work with teachers, parents, whānau and principals until the students finish school.
The Count Me In programme will receive $2 million over 2015/16 and 2016/17 to
assist around 2,000 Māori and Pasifika 16-18 year-olds who have left school to re-engage with education or begin vocational training that leads to a meaningful qualification at NCEA Level 2 or better.
Special Needs The Government is investing an extra $62.9 million of operating funding over the next four years to better assist children with special education needs to learn and achieve.
Budget 2015 allocates $39.5 million to provide Ongoing Resource Scheme (ORS) support for about 500 extra students. This means that around 9,000 children with the highest special education needs will be supported by the scheme. It pays for specialists such as speech-language therapists, psychologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, and provides additional teacher time and teacher’s aide time.
The Budget also includes new spending of $23.3 million for extra in-class teacher’s aide support for 1,500 students from Years 1-13, which began in February this year. These are students who have special education needs, but who do not qualify for ORS support. The extra classroom support will assist teachers to personalise students’ learning to encourage their participation and achievement.
Early Childcare/OSCAR Government is also increasing Childcare Assistance rates for the lower-income families from $4.00 per hour to $5.00 per hour from 4 April 2016, at a cost of approximately $104 million over the four years to 2019. Around 41,000 families and 49,000 children will benefit from this change each year. Some of New Zealand’s lowest earning families and whānau will receive on average an extra $23 a week.
The increase to Childcare Assistance rates will have two main effects. First, it will reduce barriers for parents moving off welfare and into work. Second, the higher subsidy will lower the costs of early learning and OSCAR, and provide some financial relief for many lower-income families that already use these services.
Partnership Schools/Kura Hourua Budget 2015 has provided funding, through a contingency, for two additional Partnership Schools/Kura Hourua. These schools are expected to open in either 2016 or 2017.
More detailed budget information is available here on the Ministry website
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Update on approved electrical contractors list Following our item in the April 27 Bulletin, we received feedback from a number of readers on the proposed approved electrical contractors list. To give us sufficient time to address your concerns, we have delayed the implementation of the list to 1 September 2015. Specifically, we will ensure:
electrical contractors are available in all areas of New Zealand, and the list is more user-friendly (for example, it will be searchable by region).
From 1 September, all state schools will be required to use an approved electrician for any ‘prescribed electrical work’. This includes replacing electrical fittings, installing power cabling and repairing appliances etc, but does not include tag testing, data, security and CCTV cabling and changing any equipment that plugs in (eg, appliances and light bulbs etc). Click here for more information on prescribed electrical work. We suggest you discuss with your current electrical contractor(s) whether they have applied to be on the list. More information on becoming an approved electrical contractor is available here. The list is intended to address concerns raised by the sector where schools have had problems with wiring and equipment not being installed safely by qualified electricians. The process to identify who is at fault is often difficult and the cost to make repairs significant. Approved electrical contractors will commit to meeting the Ministry’s Electrical Installation Standard, which requires work in schools to be done to the same safety threshold required in homes; whereas the National Electrical Standard (ASNZS 3000) treats schools the same as any other commercial premises. Further, compliant electrical work will not damage school buildings (eg, by causing weathertightness issues). Approved electrical contractors will also commit to providing appropriate documentation, including warranties for their work and the equipment they install. This will ensure that:
students, staff and contractors working in schools are safe schools get value for money for electrical work, and school and Ministry assets are protected.
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If you have any further feedback or questions, please contact Kimbal McHugo on 04 463 8575 or [email protected]. Back to top
Health and Safety update Sector Reference Group On 11 May, the Health and Safety Sector Reference Group met to progress work in relation to the new health and safety regime. We reviewed the proposed format of the web space, where all our Health and Safety information will be easily located. The idea is that you can find information easily and quickly and that you can elect to go to specific information or see an overview of all information relating to health and safety. Eight invitations have been received to speak to Principal Associations – the first two sessions have gone well with positive feedback received. Please contact Jill Bond [email protected] if you would like her to attend one of your sessions. Latest factsheets We have produced two more factsheets: Part 2 of the Leadership factsheet series is online now and Part 1 of the Worker Participation factsheet will be online tomorrow (Tuesday). These factsheets are aimed at helping you review and update your health and safety systems and practices in preparation for the new law. We continue to receive questions which we will answer through our upcoming factsheets. General The deadline for feedback on the first set of draft regulations has now passed; we are waiting for the regulations to be promulgated before we update you further. MBIE has also recently released draft Health and Safety at Work (Infringement Offences and Fees) Regulations. You can send your feedback on this set of regulations to [email protected] by 2 June 2015.
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Vulnerable Children Act implementation – safety checking regulations update In the 28 April Bulletin, we told you the Vulnerable Children Act 2014 requires state sector funded agencies to safety check children’s workers to a new, more comprehensive regulatory standard.
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Safety checks will make it easier to identify the small number of people who are a risk to children. They are part of changes being introduced by the Children’s Action Plan and Vulnerable Children Act to protect and improve the wellbeing of children. From 1 July 2015, all new appointees to core worker roles need to be safety checked before starting work (including those changing roles). And from 1 July 2015, schools won’t be able to employ or engage new core workers with certain child abuse, sexual or violence convictions, unless they have an exemption (see Schedule 2 in the Vulnerable Children Act 2014). Regulations to define the required safety checks are being developed and will be published in June 2015. We will update you on the regulations once these are gazetted. We encourage schools to prepare for complying with the new regulations now by understanding who core and non-core workers are and what regulated safety checking may include. The safety checking regulations will include the following elements:
Identity verification – proof people are who they say they are, including previous identities. These checks need to follow Department of Internal Affairs standards for evidence of identity
Information requirements – reliable information about history and behaviour, which includes reference checks, interviews, and Police vetting
Risk assessment – considered judgment based on the information collected The Ministry is working with sector peak bodies to prepare a set of resources to support you with this. We will provide further updates on this in the next issue of the Bulletin. Phased implementation dates There is no need to rush in and have all your workforce safety checked. Only new core workers will be affected on 1 July 2015. Safety checking requirements are being phased in at different times for new and existing core and non-core workers. Key implementation milestones are:
From 1 July 2015, all new appointees to core worker roles need to be safety checked before starting work (including those changing roles)
From 1 July 2016, all new appointees to non-core worker roles need to be safety checked before starting work
By 1 July 2018, all existing core workers must be safety checked
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By 1 July 2019, all existing non-core workers must be safety checked. Schools won’t need to get a Police vet if the new core worker has been vetted within the previous three years as part of registration. Core and non-core children’s workers The changes will affect both regulated (those who require registration and practising certificates) and unregulated children’s workers and apply to both core and non-core children’s workers: Children’s workers are people whose work may involve regular or overnight contact with children and whose work takes place without a parent or guardian being present.
core children’s workers are those who work alone with, or have primary responsibility or authority over, children
non-core children’s workers are those who DO NOT work alone with, or have primary responsibility or authority over, children
We expect most workers in schools will be core workers and we will provide more guidance about this in early June.
In both cases children’s workers need to be paid workers, or be undertaking unpaid work as part of an education or vocational training course (eg on teaching practicum), for the legislative requirements to apply. Employers will be responsible for safety checking their employees and the Act provides that it is an offence not to do so. Organisations that don’t safety check may be fined up to $10,000. As requirements are phased in, government agencies will be taking an educative approach. Agencies will offer information, advice and support in the first instance, rather than prosecuting offences. However, in cases where the breaches are on-going or particularly serious, charges may still be laid. Further information Cross-sector regulatory guidelines will be available soon and we are also working with government and education sector partners on guidance for schools, to be available in early June. The Children’s Action Plan website has more information about the Vulnerable Children Act and the children’s workforce. This includes best practice safety checking guidelines, including for volunteers: http://www.childrensactionplan.govt.nz/childrens-workforce/safety-checking-and-the-workforce-restriction/
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Transition from New Zealand Teachers Council to Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand Over the coming week, the transition team will be writing to professional leaders, teachers and boards of trustees’ chairs to tell them about the new education council and how the associated changes might affect them. If you are a professional leader, you will receive an email which outlines all the changes that affect you and your staff. Teachers will receive a personal letter explaining the new registration processes. In the meantime, the following table is a summary of the major differences between the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (EDUCANZ) and the New Zealand Teachers Council (NZTC).
NZTC EDUCANZ
Crown entity which is required to take account of government policy.
Independent of government, able to comment on government policy.
Registration and practising certificates are linked. Registration can expire.
Separation of registration (to recognise membership of the profession) and practising certificates (focused on assessing ongoing competence). Registration will not expire (but can be cancelled in certain circumstances, such as serious misconduct). Practising certificates renewed every three years.
Limited Authority to Teach (LAT) can be granted to someone for a specific role in a specific setting.
LAT can be granted to someone with the skills and experience to suit the needs of students, or with skills in short supply.
Code of Ethics Code of Conduct – clarifies expected behaviour of teachers.
All misconduct cases are investigated by the Complaints Assessment Committee. If CAC is satisfied on reasonable grounds the misconduct is serious, it may refer the case to the Disciplinary Tribunal.
All misconduct cases investigated by the CAC. If it considers the case may possibly be serious misconduct, it must refer the case to the Disciplinary Tribunal.
$5,000 fine for not complying with mandatory reporting of misconduct.
$25,000 fine for not complying with mandatory reporting of misconduct.
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NZTC EDUCANZ
Can only act on concerns about teacher conduct if there’s been a complaint.
Can act on concerns about teacher conduct without receiving a complaint.
Eleven council members: four directly appointed by the Minister; four appointed by the Minister from nominees from sector (NZEI, PPTA, NZSTA); four elected.
Nine council members appointed by the Minister. At least five must come from nominations and at least five must be registered teachers with a current practising certificate.
Audit and moderate at least 10% of appraisals for teacher practising certificates each year to ensure teacher practice judgements are robust and consistent.
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School Financial Annual Reports The deadline to have your school’s audited financial annual report completed is fast approaching. Monday 2 June is the statutory requirement for all state and state-integrated schools around the country to have their audited financial annual report logged with their local Ministry office. The Annual reporting circular is available here on our website Also if you are missing any reports for your Novopay reconciliation these are all available on Novopay Online, or contact: [email protected] Below are the annual reporting mailboxes where you should send your financial annual reports (in a single PDF file), relative to your school’s region –
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Finally, if you have any questions or queries regarding your financial annual report please contact the following people: Carmel Riordan, Te Tai Tokerau, Auckland [email protected] or phone +64 9 632 9440 Ann Clarke – Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne [email protected] or phone + 64 6 833 6734 Naomi Chantler – National Office [email protected] or phone + 64 4 463 8797 David Hyland – Taranaki to Wellington [email protected] or phone + 64 4 463 8699 Fiona Hollingworth, South Island [email protected] or phone + 64 3 378 7373
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Heads up Minister Announces Finalists for the 2015 Education Excellence Awards
Hon Hekia Parata recently announced the finalists for the 2015 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards.
“The awards, in just their second year, provide an opportunity to publicly recognise, celebrate and share the highly effective education practice we have in New Zealand and further lift the status of the teaching profession,” says Hon. Hekia Parata, Minister of Education. Read the full press release on the New Zealand Government website.
You can also view the 2015 finalists on the awards website.
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Zero fees for GP visits and prescriptions for under 13s From 1 July 2015, most general practices will offer zero-fee visits for children under 13. Children under 13 will also no longer need to pay the $5 charge for each item of prescription medicine, though other charges may apply.
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DHBs will also be required to ensure that children under 13 can access zero-fee after-hours care and prescription medicines within reasonable travel time (maximum of one hour). The changes are designed improve access to healthcare for primary and intermediate school children, ensuring they can get the care they need when they need it and avoid possible complications and visits to hospital A&E departments. The ’zero fees’ scheme applies to a standard daytime visit to a GP or nurse at the child’s regular practice (where they are enrolled) or an after-hours visit to a participating clinic. It also applies to injuries covered by ACC. General practices can decide whether they offer zero-fee visits for children under 13. The vast majority of practices already offer zero-fee visits to children under six and it is expected that most will also extend the scheme to under-13s. To find out more, check with your general practice team or pharmacist or see: http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/primary-health-care/primary-health-care-subsidies-and-services/zero-fees-under-13s Key messages and answers to frequently asked questions are below WHAT
From 1 July, most general practices will offer zero-fee visits for children under 13. To find out more ask your general practice team.
You’ll no longer need to pay the $5 charge for each item of prescription medicine for under-13s, though other charges may apply. To find out more, check with your pharmacist.
Your local DHB will ensure that children under 13 can access zero-fee after-hours visits and prescription medicines in your area. After-hours services are designed for urgent visits when the child’s regular practice is closed and where the child needs to be seen before the practice opens again. Ask your general practice or pharmacist where to find these services.
WHY
These changes will improve access to healthcare for primary and intermediate school children, ensuring they can get the care they need when they need it and avoid possible complications and visits to hospital A&E departments.
We want to ensure that as many families as possible take up the availability of zero-fee primary care. More than 410,000 6-12-year-olds children are enrolled general practices.
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All Very Low Cost Access (VLCA) practices which cover high need populations will be required to offer zero-fees visits to under-13s - 35 percent of the 6 -12 age group is enrolled in a VLCA practice.
HOW
The ’zero fees’ scheme applies to a standard daytime visit to a GP or nurse at the child’s regular practice (where they are enrolled) or an after-hours visit to a participating clinic. It also applies to injuries covered by ACC.
During the day if you are not going to your regular practice you may be charged a fee; make an appointment with your regular practice if you can.
Extended general practice consultations, procedures and extra services such as certificates or equipment will continue to be charged in the usual way. Pharmacies may also charge for extra services such as medicines delivery or packaging, in addition to fees for medicines that are not funded by Pharmac.
General practices can decide whether they offer zero-fee visits for children under 13. The vast majority of practices offer zero-fee visits to children under six and we expect the same for under-13s. The Government will provide an additional subsidy to practices who offer zero-fee visits.
Give your general practice a call and ask if they provide zero-fee visits for under-13s or check your practice website.
If your regular practice doesn’t offer zero-fee visits to under-13s, you can choose to enrol with another practice that does.
You can also get advice from a trained nurse by calling Healthline on 0800 611 116 or Plunketline on 0800 933 922.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for ‘zero fees’?
From 1 July 2015 all children aged under 13 are eligible for free visits during the day from a GP or nurse at their usual practice. Ask your general practice if they provide zero-fee visits for under-13s or check your practice website. Any child who isn’t already enrolled with a general practice can enrol for free.
What does the scheme cover?
The zero-fees scheme applies to a standard daytime visit to a GP or nurse at the usual practice where the child is enrolled, or to an after-hours visit to a participating clinic. It also applies to injuries covered by ACC. During the day if you are not going to your regular practice you may be charged a fee; make an appointment with your regular practice if you can. Fees for extended
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consultations, procedures and extra services, such as certificates or equipment, will continue to be charged in the usual way.
Which practices will offer zero-fees visits to under-13s?
General practices can decide whether they offer zero-fee visits for children under 13. The majority of practices are expected to opt into the scheme. Practices in the Very Low Cost Access scheme which cover high need populations will automatically provide zero fee visits to under-13s. If your regular practice doesn’t offer zero-fee visits to under-13s, you can choose to enrol with another practice that does.
Will all practices offering free visits to under-6s provide free visits to 6-12 year olds?
Individual practices can choose whether to opt in to the extended scheme. Practices currently in the under-6s scheme have the option of remaining in only the under-6s scheme. From 1 July 2015, any practices not in the current under-6s scheme who wish to opt into the zero-fees scheme can only opt into the under-13s scheme, covering all children aged up to 13. Practices can also choose to opt out of the scheme at any time.
Will the scheme mean practices spend more time and money on under-13s at the expense
of other patients?
Government funding for the zero fees scheme has been based on the average number of visits by 6-12 year olds in a range of practices, including those in high needs areas, as well as the experience of introducing zero fees for under-6s. It allows that the average number of visits in a year may be slightly higher when there are no fees to pay. When the zero fees for under-6s scheme was introduced practices experienced an initial increase in utilisation rates, which then levelled off. The Ministry of Health will closely monitor the number of practices offering zero-fees visits and the numbers of children who access it. Mechanisms for reviewing funding have been agreed if there is an unexpected increase in the number of children using general practice services. Over time, early intervention is designed to improve child health by avoiding complications as well as hospital visits.
What about after-hours care?
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DHBs will ensure that children under 13 have access to zero-fee after-hours visits and prescription medicines in their local area. DHBs must ensure reasonable travel time (maximum of 1 hour) to after-hours general practice and pharmacy for 95 percent of their enrolled population. After-hours services are designed for urgent visits when the child’s regular practice is closed and where the child needs to be seen before the practice opens again. Ask your general practice or pharmacist where to find these services.
When do free visits to after-hours services apply?
This will be determined by the arrangements that are put in place by the DHB for access to after-hours services within 60 minutes travel time. If the child’s regular general practice is not open on a Saturday then a visit to the contracted after-hours service will be free.
What about consultations covered by ACC?
All general practices will receive an extra contribution from ACC to enable them to provide free visits for injured children under 13. GPs can choose to charge a fee, but it is expected that the increased contributions will allow most GPs to provide free visits for under-13s for injuries covered by ACC.
What about prescription charges?
From July 1 2015, the $5 charge for each item of prescription medicine will be removed for children under-13, though pharmacies may charges for extra services such as medicines delivery or packaging. Fees for medicines that are not funded by Pharmac remain the same. Check with your pharmacist about any additional fees.
Which pharmacies will provide free prescriptions after-hours?
DHBs will arrange for at least one pharmacy in their area to provide free prescriptions after-hours service is available to at least 95 percent of enrolled children under 13 within travel time.
What about prescriptions from hospitals?
The $5 charge will be removed from all prescriptions for children under 13, including prescriptions written by hospital specialists, dentists, nurses and other health professionals. Back to top
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Heads up items 2, 3 and, 5 are in full in the index
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General
Updated 2015 Bullying Prevention Guide released
The Bullying Prevention Advisory Group (BPAG) has released the updated 2015 edition of Bullying prevention and response: A guide for schools. This guide provides advice for secondary and primary schools on how to prevent and respond to bullying. BPAG released the updated guide on 22 May 2015 – Pink Shirt Day. This is an international raising-awareness day that encourages people to talk about bullying and take action against it. This updated guide incorporates information requested by schools including tools to support schools develop bullying prevention and response policies, more information on cyberbullying and digital technology, and new information on homophobic bullying. There is also new information on bullying to give to parents, because a school’s response to bullying is more effective if parents, families, whānau and the wider community are involved. BPAG includes education sector representatives and agencies who share a commitment to taking a stand against bullying, by supporting schools to create safe and positive environments and improve students’ wellbeing and achievement. The Guide is also available online at: http://www.education.govt.nz/school/student-support/student-wellbeing/bullying-prevention-and-response/
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Interagency Guide to Gateway Assessments
A revised ‘Gateway Assessment Interagency Guide’ is now available on the Child, Youth and Family website to assist education sector professionals, early childhood education
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providers, schools, District Health Boards, and Child, Youth and Family (CYF) social workers to improve the quality and timing of Gateway Assessments for children and young people entering the care of CYF, in care or receiving support through a family group conference. Changes have also been made to make it easier for parents or legal guardians to understand what Gateway Assessments are and what’s involved, so they are able to make informed decisions. These revised changes have also been included in the consent brochure ‘Keeping Kids Healthy and Well’. Gateway Assessments make a significant difference by linking these children and young people to the health and education services and support they need. Early childhood education providers, teachers, resource teachers: learning and behaviour, and early intervention – special education services have completed the education profiles requested by CYF social workers. The information provided in the profiles adds value to the Interagency Service Agreement.
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Special Education update – positive response to engagement
The engagement sessions for this first phase of the special education update continue to provide valuable feedback as they come to an end this month. Analysis of the responses we’ve received is under way and indications are that we will have a rich source of data to draw on. In the next few weeks we’ll report back on the themes emerging from these discussions. With one or two forums still to come in the regions, we have held over 110 meetings around the country over the past six weeks. The Ministry has met with early childhood providers, parents, schools, education and disability sector partners, and government agencies including the Ministry of Social Development and Ministry of Health. The special education update is looking at the whole of the special education system and every aspect of additional support, not just the Ministry’s responsibilities.
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Free enabling e-Learning webinars – Term 2
Universal Design for Learning - applying the framework to create an inclusive classroom Date: June 4, 3.45-4.45pm | Audience: Primary and secondary teachers In this webinar Lynne Silcock (CORE Education) and Linda Ojala (Silverstream School) explain what Universal Design for Learning is and why it's important. They will share their experiences on how they have applied the UDL framework to create an inclusive classroom environment. Register here for this webinar Resourcing e-Learning Date: June 10, 3.45-4.45pm Audience: Primary and secondary school leaders, e-learning leaders, aspiring principals Join us to discuss the implications of effective e-learning with NAPP participants and invited guests from the Connected Learning Advisory. Register here for this webinar
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Free 1st
level ICT helpdesk service
We would like to remind you this service is available for all school staff between 7am to 7pm Monday – Friday by phoning: 0800 225 5428 option 5 or emailing us – our service covers: general fault determination – trouble shooting and resolution; installation assistance – support; usage and how-to guidance; and warranty claims and hardware faults – assistance and advice.
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REGIONAL NEWS
TAI TOKERAU | Hira Gage
A Mighty Totara has fallen
Tai Tokerau bids farewell to respected leader, rangatira, colleague and friend, Erima Henare who passed away on 7 May.
The son of the late Sir James Henare, Erima’s servant leadership was inspirational both at a whānau level and nationwide. He shared his sharp mind, big heart and sense of humour with all who knew him. He had an
infectious laugh and enthusiastic outlook and genuine love for people. Among other public, advisory and educational sector posts, Erima was the chairman of the Māori Language Commission, executive director of Māori at Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, a member of the Waitangi National Trust Board, and an adviser to the Māori King, Tuheitia Paki. His commitment and dedication to the wellbeing of his people was unwavering and his legacy will not be forgotten.
Haere atu rā e te rangatira, haere ki o mātua tipuna. Moe mai rā, moe mai rā, moe mai rā Whakamaumahara mo Anzac Field of Remembrance – Whangarei office, Tai Tokeraru Field of Remembrance commemorations were held at the Whangarei office, Tai Tokerau, sharing stories of those who gave their lives during World War 1. A very moving trumpet rendition of the Last Post and Reveille was played by Megan Burns, Tauraroa Area School.
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Community and whānau engagement We know having whānau engaged and supporting their child’s learning is a critical ingredient to their child’s education success. We are working with iwi and their community partners to support whānau to champion their children’s and young people’s engagement and achievement in education through Whānau Education Action Planning. We are also working with secondary schools to train staff and community volunteers to support whānau to develop Whānau Education Action Plans with an NCEA focus with their rangatahi. Two secondary schools have supported whānau to develop 340 plans. If you are interested in learning more about how Whānau Education Action Planning could be implemented in your school, send me an email [email protected] or
give me a call 0275015068.
Below are links to information which you might find helpful.
Know me before you teach me – Education Gazette, v 94, no. 5, 23 March 2015 Education for Maori: relationships between schools and whanau – Office of the
Auditor General, Feb 2015 Reviewing your school-whanau partnerships
Overall Teacher Judgment workshops: English medium In order to continue to build the assessment capability of teachers in English medium schools and following the success of the Overall Teacher Judgement (OTJ) workshop series in 2014, we are providing another series of OTJ workshops during 2015.
The workshops in the Tai Tokerau area are:
Area Date Venue
Kaitaia Wednesday 27 May The Northener Hotel
Kerikeri Thursday 28 May Turner Centre
Whangarei Wednesday 10 June Flames Hotel
Dargaville Thursday 11 June Dargaville Museum
Visit the CPL website to register for one of these workshops. To ensure this support is available to as many schools as possible, registrations will be limited to two participants per school.
Following participation in the workshops, participants will be more confident to make valid and reliable OTJs of students’ progress and achievement using quality moderation practices. The workshops for English medium schools will also support the implementation of the PaCT, by introducing teachers to the benefits of knowing and understanding the aspect frameworks and illustrations.
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Progress and Consistency Tool (PaCT) Support PaCT is a tool that supports teachers as they make judgments about students’ progress and achievement in relation to the New Zealand Curriculum National Standards. The PaCT helps to give teachers, school leaders, school boards, parents, and whānau confidence that Overall Teacher Judgments are dependable and consistent. Interesting and important things you should know about the PaCT:
PaCT Principals A number of principals from schools using the PaCT have agreed to be available to talk to other principals interested in using the PaCT. Please email [email protected] if you would like us to connect an interested school with a principal who is already using the tool in their school. Sign Up Support Did you know that the PaCT programme has a support team and can provide step-by-step help to schools to sign up and set up the PaCT? If you would like help in signing/setting up, email: [email protected] or click here to visit the website, which has some great resources including introductory clip and packs. It also contains interactive training modules, a User Guide and Good Practice Guide, as well as e-learning modules and signup documents.
Photo credit Northland Inc – Northland Children
Community of Schools Guide for schools and kura This guide which can be downloaded as a PDF here will walk you through what a Community of Schools looks like, what is required to become a community and how to get started. It also discusses how a Community of Schools will work in practice and tells you about the available support and advice you may need along the way.
Please give me a call on 0275015068 if you need further help or would like me to attend a board meeting.
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Ministry Staffing Update We welcome Fiona McGrath as the newest addition to our team. Fiona takes up the roll of Student Achievement Practitioner Māori. Fiona brings over 25 years experience working in the education sector and brings skills and knowledge that will further strengthen our team as we focus on raising student achievement for all learners, particularly our priority groups: Māori, Pasifika and learners with special education needs.
Health and safety legislation Early childhood education services and schools will need to continue to meet requirements of current health and safety legislation and also prepare for changes. We have developed a series of factsheets to help schools and ECE services understand their obligations under the new legislation.
The factsheets will be published monthly on our website and announced in the Bulletin. Each factsheet will have a different health and safety focus. We will continue to work with school sector representatives to ensure the guidance we provide is up-to-date and useful and that you are well-prepared when the new laws come into force.
In the meantime, you can find information about the reforms and your health and safety obligation on the WorkSafe New Zealand website
Email change: All our email addresses have changed. You can still use the old address however you may like to update your contacts with: [email protected]
Ngā mihi kia koutou
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AUCKLAND | Kevin Emery
New appointments Janet Schofield [email protected] has been appointed Planning Manager Schooling Networks. Should you have any enquiries concerning planning for roll growth and managing the network of schools eg enrolment schemes and school reorganisation, please contact Janet or myself.
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Programmes for Students Workshops and Planning Days ALiM / MST
26-28 May Second workshop days MST 1 Teacher only
Waipuna
3-4 June Planning days ALiM Year 1 Cohort 2 Teacher and Supplementary team member
Novotel Airport
17-18 June Planning days ALiM Year 1 Cohort 2 Teacher and Supplementary team member
Novotel Airport
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25 May Intake 2 Evaluation Day Auckland Holiday Inn Auckland Airport
9 June Intake 2 Planning Day Auckland Holiday Inn Auckland Airport
Please email Chrissy Denison [email protected] if you have any enquiries. OTJ Workshops The Overall Teacher Judgment (OTJ) workshop series for 2015 is fast approaching. These workshops will be facilitated through The Consortium of Professional Learning. The workshops are free of charge to schools. NB for those areas where Term 2 workshops are full, additional workshops are being planned for Term 3. The dates for these additional workshops will be notified through the bulletin. The workshops will support teachers and leaders to:
make dependable overall teacher judgments (OTJs) in relation to the National Standards
strengthen moderation practices better understand the reading and writing progression frameworks, including those
developed for the Progress and Consistency Tool (PaCT) identify resources and tools which support effective teaching in reading and writing understand the requirements for interim and end of year reporting to parents
Area Date Time Location Places left at
22/5
Warkworth Tuesday 16 June 9.00am-3.00pm Warkworth Golf Club 22
North Shore Thursday 4 June 9.00am-3.00pm Fairway Conference Centre
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West Auckland
Tuesday 26 May 9.00am-3.00pm Trust Arena Full
East Auckland
Friday 29 May 9.00am-3.00pm Mount Richmond Hotel Full
South Auckland
Friday 5h June 9.00am-3.00pm Holiday Inn Auckland
Airport Full
Papakura Thursday 11 June 9.00am-3.00pm Vodafone Events Centre 4
The link to register is: http://www.evaluate.co.nz/otj-northern/ or contact your Ministry senior advisor.
Please feel free to contact me [email protected] should you have any questions concerning education in the Auckland region.
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WAIKATO | Paula Rawiri
Tēnā koutou katoa
Congratulations to all of your students, parents, families and whānau who alongside yourselves and your staff worked to make the two recent events of Pacific by Nature and the Waikato Regional Kapa Haka festival a fabulous success. Well done to the winners and equally well done to all the participants, those on the stage and working behind the
scenes to make months of hard work come together on the day. Thank you.
Whānau engaged in learning
In my last Bulletin, I provided some information that you might have found interesting and helpful in relation to engaging with parents, families and whānau to support student learning. NZSTA, in their April 2015 issue, also had an article about parents’ involvement in children’s education in relation to academic achievement. I’ve provided this here for your consideration. I would be pleased to hear about any successes you have had in engaging with your parents, families, whānau and community, as well as any challenges you are having. By sharing what’s worked and what hasn’t with each other, we might be able to really make some strong strides in this area.
Measles: message from the Waikato District Health Board
Some of you would have been affected and many of you would have seen the recent information in the media about measles. Please see here an important letter from Dr Anita Bell Medical Officer of Health, Waikato DHB. If you have any concerns or just want to talk
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through anything that you are seeing in your school, please call (07 8382569) or visit Waikato DHB website: http://www.waikatodhb.health.nz/measles/
Special Education update workshops
Many thanks for the great turn out to these workshops. Your thoughts and ideas have been both challenging and constructive and will be an important input to the advice provided to government. We have a few workshops still to run this week, specifically with early childhood leaders. I heard a great quote at a workshop last week from a wise lady....”we are great at admiring the problem”. Fortunately we haven’t seen too much of this, but instead have heard a lot of ideas about solutions and how to make things better for children and young people with special education needs.
Finally, if you would like me to come to your school to meet your students and staff I would love to do this. You can contact me on [email protected] for this or any other matters.
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BAY OF PLENTY, ROTORUA, TAUPO | Ezra Schuster
Kia ora The last fortnight has been a busy one with seminars, Special Education engagements and school visits but it’s also been a challenging one for some of our colleagues. Firstly, can I express my condolences to the school community at Trident High School and the wider Whakatane community on the tragic accidental death of one its
students. This is probably one of the most difficult situations for any community and Phil and his team showed compassion and community spirit in supporting the whānau.
Mt Maunganui felt the brunt of some bad weather recently which affected Lisa and her community of Mt Maunganui Intermediate, and Ally and her community at Rotorua Girls High were victims of a suspicious fire last week which was contained but had the potential to cause further damage. My thoughts go to Lisa and Ally and thankfully no one was injured in these incidences but it is a reminder of how vulnerable we are and how important it is to check in with each other.
Challenges and Opportunities in Education seminars We hosted all four seminars this month starting with Tauranga-Western Bay of Plenty, Eastern Bay of Plenty, Rotorua and then Taupo-Turangi and the turnout and feedback from you and other colleagues from across other sectors has been great. I estimate that 320 education and sector leaders attended the seminars with Tauranga-Western Bay of Plenty attracting the biggest crowd with 100 participants.
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What the seminars showed was that people want to better understand the challenges and opportunities for their specific communities, especially how the demographic and economic development data fits alongside the educational achievement data and evidence. There was a lot of excellent discussion but the key theme from all four seminars was how can we work together to better support our kids and make our region a great place for them to learn and succeed? As a result, we have now established four steering groups from each of the seminars and we will work with them to develop some actions and next steps. I am committed to following through with this
There has been a lot of work pulling this together and I am especially thankful to the support of the local councils and the Bay of Plenty Tertiary Intentions Strategy for partnering up with us on this.
Above: Photos from the Tauranga-Western BoP seminar at Mt Maunganui
Participants at the Eastern BOP seminar in Awekeri
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SE Update
Thank you to those who took the time and effort to attend one of the Special Education Update engagement sessions over the last few weeks. The response to these sessions like the seminars has been excellent and many of you commented that it was great having colleagues from ECE, parent groups and other organisations in the discussions.
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HAWKE’S BAY, GISBORNE | Marilyn Scott
Special Education update meetings We’ve now completed our SE update meetings, with three in the Napier/Hastings area and two in Gisborne. Thanks to everyone who participated in what at times was quite lively discussion. As soon as the information is collated, we’ll let you know how to access it. Those of you who attended will have received an email about a survey and I
urge you to complete it, as that will inform how we might go about further consultation. If you have not yet received this, please email Emy Johnstone: [email protected] MindLab Last week I attended a principals’ meeting at the MindLab in Gisborne. What an amazing facility. If you haven’t visited, take the opportunity to do so. I’ll certainly be going back. What’s available there for kids and teachers certainly lifts the use of technology to a whole new level.
Photos from the SE Update engagement session in Tauranga
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Workshops for Appraisal of Teachers The Teachers’ Council will be holding English and Māori medium workshops in Gisborne and other areas to assist teachers and principals in ECE and schools with their appraisals. The Gisborne dates are 2 June and 25 June. For prices and registration please click the link to the flyer
Profile: Doug Putaranui, Senior Partnership Advisor, Iwi and Māori Education Relationships Nei rā he uri nō Hauiti, nō Pāhauwera, ue! Nō reira kei aku rangatira, ko ngā manaakitanga o te wā ki ā koutou katoa.
After spending most of my career in education outside of the Hawke’s Bay/ Tairāwhiti region, working in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, I returned home in 2002 to join the Ministry of Education Napier Office as an Iwi Māori Development Officer. These were the early years when partnerships were developing between Iwi and the Ministry. Since then, I have had the privilege of being part of the improving nature and quality of existing relationships between Iwi and the Ministry locally, regionally and nationally; essential to realising the Ministry’s strategic outcome, Māori achieving education success as Māori. Identity, language and culture are essential building blocks in a platform for education success. In a Māori context, Iwi are the repositories and experts in these areas. A greater part of my role, as a senior partnership advisor, is to promote and sustain productive partnerships between the Ministry and local Iwi in a two-way relationship leading to and generating shared action, outcomes and solutions. The most rewarding part of the role is being home, working for and with Iwi and Ministry to help raise Māori education achievement. Email me anytime: [email protected] or call 06 833 6898 Back to top
TARANAKI, WHANGANUI, MANAWATU | Jann Marshall
Kia ora Special Education update
Thank you to those of you who participated in the recent Special
Education update sessions across the New Plymouth, Whanganui and
Palmerston North areas. Your feedback is extremely valuable in helping
to shape the future of Special Education.
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Investing in Educational Success/Community of Schools
I am continuing to meet with a number of groups to discuss the Community of Schools
initiative. Please contact me if you would like me to come and talk to your cluster or
school.
Traumatic incident support
Traumatic incidents such as accidental or non-accidental student or staff death or severe
injury, allegations of abuse against a staff member, major loss of school property etc can
have a major impact on the school community. The way it is managed strongly influences
people’s recovery and can limit further risk. It is often a time of great confusion, yet it is a
time when important decisions have to be made fairly quickly as events unfold. The
Ministry of Education has a Traumatic Incident (TI) team trained to support schools to
manage incidents. Should you need support, please ring your local Ministry office or call
TI Team - 0800-TI TEAM (0800-84 8326).
Traumatic incident training
As well as responding to requests for support when an incident occurs, TI teams offer
training opportunities to schools. The following have been planned for 2015:
Thursday 16 July: 9.30am-3.00pm at the Palmerston North Ministry of Education
office - an interactive and practical workshop for principals, their senior
management teams and BOT chairs to help prepare for and respond to incidents.
(Lunch will be provided).
Monday August 24: 9.30am-12.30pm (in Whanganui - venue to be confirmed) – a
workshop on preventing and responding to suicide for principals and their senior
management teams. (Morning tea will be provided).
If you are interested in participating in one or both of these workshops, please save the
date/s and email the names, roles and email contacts of those who will be attending to
Jools Feast, Traumatic Incident Coordinator: [email protected]
Contact Details
Please contact me on 021 229 7685 or email: [email protected] if you
wish to discuss any issues or ideas.
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WELLINGTON | Pauline Cleaver OTJs and PACT
A number of workshops are available in the region in late May and June for schools to get further support in making OTJs. If you are interested visit the CPL website to register.
Remember, a number of principals already using PaCT are happy to talk to you about how they are using the tool. If you are interested email the PaCT team and they will put you in touch with a principal who is happy to share their experiences.
For further information and to view available resources, check out the PaCT website. You can also email the support team who can provide step-by-step help or you may contact your senior advisor.
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NELSON, MARLBOROUGH, WEST COAST | Erika Ross
Kia ora everyone It has been a busy time round the region. A number of principals were invited to join the Minister in Wellington to discuss some of the key priorities ahead and hear the budget briefing. It was great to have people from the sector contributing to and informing the work ahead.
Special Education forums There has been a very strong turn out to these forums and your feedback will be really helpful and inform the future design of the service.
Blenheim Communities of Schools A special congratulations to the 21 schools in the 2 Blenheim COS who held a community meeting to give parents the opportunity to give feedback about their draft achievement plan and challenges. It was a really good turn out and there was a lot of positive feedback. I am looking forward to the first meeting with each of the newly approved COS in the next month.
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Congratulations to Motueka High School Motueka High School opened a new Cultural Education Centre on 8 May. The opening recognised what had been achieved as a result of schools, communities, iwi and businesses working in partnership to fulfill the dreams they hold for their children and tamariki.
Mehamea ka moemoeā ahau. Ko ahau anake. Mehemea ka moemoeā tātau, ka taea e tātou | If I dream, I dream alone. If we all dream together, we can succeed. A fantastic effort!
Mihi Whakatau to welcome Mark Tulia On Monday 11 May 2015, we welcomed Mark Tulia, the new Pasifika education coordinator for the southern region to our area. Mark has been a teacher, a deputy principal and an acting principal in primary and secondary schools. His role will include working with the directors across the South Island overseeing and managing the Pasifika Education Plan.
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Principal, Scott Haines delivers a speech in which he poses the question: “What impact can four walls and a roof have on learning? Source: Judy Thorp
Signing Ceremony for Motueka High School’s Cultural Education Centre: Source: Judy Thorp
The photograph taken on this occasion celebrates the event and features the following: (from left to right) Seve Eddie Fa’avae (Pasifika Education Elder), Leali’ie’e Tufulasi Taleni (Senior Pasifika Education Advisor UC Plus), Erika Ross (Director Ministry of Education Nelson Marlborough West Coast), Mark Tulia (Pasifika Education Coordinator Southern Region), Fuetano Kose Seinafo (Education Manager Canterbury), Sonny Alesana (Chairperson Nelson Pacific Trust), Api Malu (Networks for Youth Guarantee), Patrick McEntyre (District Manager Nelson Marlborough West Coast), Phil Sharpin (Chief Advisor Youth Guarantee Network) and Edward Tanoi (Psychologist Ministry of Education Blenheim).
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CANTERBURY | Coralanne Child
Canterbury Regional News 25 May 2015 | Issue#8 Kia ora
Thank you to all of you who attended one of the Special Education updates in the region recently. It was wonderful to have early
childhood providers, parents, whānau, schools and education and disability sector partners gathered. In recent years, there have been many significant improvements to the special education system however there is a clear message that more must be done.
The forum was an opportunity to discuss some proposed improvements to the education system for children and young people with special education needs. The feedback we have received of proposed improvements will inform the high-level design of future improvements to the education system for children and young people with special education needs, and form the basis for ongoing engagement. Some changes may be able to be made quite quickly but we expect that most will need more detailed design and are likely to be made from 2016 onwards. We look forward to being able to update you around August or September.
Canterbury Regional Sector Forum: 8 June The Canterbury Regional Sector Forum has been specifically tailored to discuss and identify opportunities and challenges, as we collectively work to raise student achievement for children and learners in Canterbury.
This is an opportunity for you catch up with your colleagues and leaders who represent their area across the Ministry and the sector.
The seminar will begin with a welcome by Director of Education for Canterbury, Coralanne Child and then in an expo style format you will be able to select the various organisations, staff and projects you would like to engage with more.
A list of exhibitors will be sent out to you shortly.
School Forum DATE: 08 June 2015 | TIME: 4:30 – 6:30 | VENUE: Addington Events Centre
ECE Forum DATE: 08 June 2015 | TIME: 7:00 – 8:30 | VENUE: Addington Events Centre
For catering purposes, please register by email to Margot Beck [email protected] before Thursday 28 May.
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Residential Red Zone We thought it important to remind parents and guardians that the empty houses in the residential red zone are not safe for our children and young people. We ask you to remind them of the dangers of unoccupied properties. Please click here for further information
Collaborative initiatives making a difference Ngā Mātāpuna o Ngā Pākihi (Lincoln) LCC Conference The second annual Ngā Mātāpuna o Ngā Pākihi (Lincoln) LCC conference took place on Friday 17th April 2015 at Lincoln High School, with 112 educators from ECE to tertiary in attendance.
With a focus of Future Focused Education, delegates enjoyed an engaging and informative keynote by Jo Robson from CORE followed by workshops run by teachers for teachers. These covered a broad range of topics including 21st Century Learners, a number of IT-related topics, SOLO taxonomy and improving transitions to high school. In the afternoon teachers met in year level hui to exchange ideas with colleagues working with students at the same year level.
“We’re delighted with the success of today’s conference,” commented cluster leader Carl Hogan. “It’s been great to see all our teachers working together in such a positive and enthusiastic atmosphere. I’m also delighted with the support and encouragement the Ministry have provided.”
Planning for next year’s conference is already underway.
Please contact [email protected] with your projects so we can share them.
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OTAGO, SOUTHLAND | Julie Anderson
Kia ora koutou and warm Pasifika greetings We have held 13 meetings in the Otago/Southland area to discuss the Special Education update. The feedback from participants in your area will be e-mailed to all principals with an opportunity to feed in further to the online survey if you wish to add anything extra. Included with the e-mail will be a survey about the engagement meeting process and we are keen to get your feedback if you were able to attend a meeting. Thank
you for your willingness to discuss the four key areas identified and the lively debate about the issues.
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Communities of Schools
Over the last few weeks, I have held meetings about Communities of Schools with Principals and BOT in Wanaka and Alexandra and have meetings planned for early June in Cromwell and Gore.
Tranche 3 of approvals will take place near the end of June. It takes at least a term to get a Community of Schools through the approval, achievement challenge identification and planning process before going to the employment stage. If you are considering having a community up and running for 2016 and want to advertise to fill positions in Term 4 2015, you need to consider if the time frame will allow you to do this. Please get in touch with us or put in an Expression of Interest so we can be ready to support you.
First woman principal for Dunedin intermediate school
Congratulations to Heidi Haywood who has been appointed principal at Dunedin North Intermediate. She is the first woman principal of an intermediate school in Dunedin. Well done Heidi!
DairyNZ responds to education needs regarding transient families
In response to a request from Southland principals, DairyNZ is establishing a database to help rural schools better prepare for new pupils. The database will keep track of pupils in the dairy industry that are on the move in Southland. Information about a child’s learning is emailed to the new principal through the database. DairyNZ has also funded research work to determine the nature of the transition problem for children. It is great to see an industry response to an education need in the community by working with local principals.
Please contact me if you wish to discuss any issues or ideas. I look forward to hearing from you.
Ngā mihi mahana Julie Email: [email protected] Direct Dial: 03 471 5217 | Cell phone 027 836 4846
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EVENTS
09-11 JUN 2015 – International Enhancement Themes, Glasgow 10-12 JUN 2015 – New Zealand Catholic Education Convention, Wellington 24-26 JUN 2015 – 6th IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement) International Research Conference, Cape Town, South Africa 30 JUN – 3 JUL 2015 – New Zealand Principals’ Federation Conference, Wellington 03- 05 JUL 2015 - NZSTA 26th Annual Conference, Auckland 13-15 AUG 2015 – 4th Annual Positive Behaviour for Learning School-Wide Conference, Auckland 15-18 SEP 2015 – European Association for International Education 27th Annual Conference, Glasgow 29 Sept- 1 Oct 2015 PPTA Annual Conference, Wellington 23-26 NOV 2015 – 4th International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity, University of Auckland, NZ
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MINISTRY NEWSLETTERS
Property Update Issue 6 Christchurch Schools Rebuild Programme
ESOL news update (will also be sent to schools with ESOL funded students)
RTLB Newsletter #26
All Ministry Newsletters
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UPCOMING MINISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
Click here to open the word document of upcoming Ministry information for schools for 2015 – no change since previous issue
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LIST OF EDUCATION-RELATED WEBSITES
Below is a list of NZ websites you may frequently access. We hope it helps to have them all in one place. If you wish to comment or have any suggestions regarding this item, please email [email protected]
Education agencies
NZQA | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
ERO | Education Review Office
ENZ | Education New Zealand
NZTC | New Zealand Teachers Council
EDUCANZ | Education Council of Aotearoa NZ
Careers NZ
UNESCO | United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Education-related agencies
NZSTA | New Zealand School Trustees Association
PPTA | New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association
NZPF | New Zealand Principals’ Federation
SPANZ | Secondary Principal’s Association of NZ Inc
NZEI Te Riu Roa | New Zealand Educational Institute
NZCER | NZ Council for Educational Research
Ministry of Education websites
ECE leadership, management and administration
ECE teaching and learning
Education Counts
Education Gazette
Educational Leaders
National Student Index
New Zealand Curriculum
Novopay Schools Payroll
Secondary Education Portal
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Shaping Education – Future Direction
Services for Tertiary Education Organisations
Study it (for NCEA students)
Te Kete Ipurangi | TKI
Teaching and Learning Catalogue (Down the back of the chair)
Teach NZ
WICKED – games and activities to help with learning
Youth Guarantee and Vocational Pathways
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