Posted by: Tom Haig
on 01, May, 2013
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It was widely agreed that Parata had a rough year in 2012 and was lucky to keep her portfolio – albeit now saddled with a mini-van load of associate ministers who are doing most of the work.
Despite supposedly being the Ronald Reagan of the National Party she alienated the sector, baffled the public, struggled in the House and burned through her staff.
Posted by: PPTAweb
on 14, Feb, 2013
Hekia Parata New Zealand Minister of Education drew attention to her reply to Metiria Turei's (Green party co-leader) question in the house yesterday, via a tweet this morning.
Posted by: Tom Haig
on 10, Nov, 2012
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So a day after announcing the closure of two residential special schools, Parata announces the government is going to be giving $3 million a year to Wanganui Collegiate.
Collegiate is a decile 10 school, which according to the 2011 ERO report had no Pasifika students and 11% Maori.
The same ERO report praised its ‘relatively small class sizes’ which enabled teachers to know their students well, and commented on the ‘success rates considerably above national comparison levels.’ Yep, well that’s what a top private school is supposed to do, right?
Parata and Longstone have been berating schools and teachers to raise the achievement of Maori, Pasifika, special needs and students from low-socio-economic status families - these are supposed to be the priority learners that are the Minister’s ‘unrelenting’ focus.
Posted by: blogger
on 30, Oct, 2012
By Winged Rodent
Q Glenda: Is the rationale for changes in Christchurch schooling likely to be applied to other areas of New Zealand? Are we the guinea pigs?
A Hekia Parata: We are using a mix of information from what the challenges are here locally and what the best evidence tells us about raising achievement for students. We are also learning from Christchurch - the Education Bill going through Parliament right now provides for flexibility of timetabling for instance - because that has worked here and schools around the country have asked for that also.
Posted by: PPTAweb
on 01, Oct, 2012
Ben Levin writes - "..... most countries with high performing school systems work hard to create a high degree of consensus and positive energy around schooling rather than an atmosphere of crisis, incompetence, and blame."
Learning From Abroad: Rapid Improvement Is Possible, Even in a System Like Ours
We wish.
