Inquiry Report: Ministry of Education: Managing support for students with high special educational needs Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 We carried out a performance audit to examine how effectively the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) manages its support for those school-age students1 whom it assesses…
Progress in Pacific Student Achievement: A pilot evaluation of Auckland schools Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 The Pasifika Education Plan 2009-2012 highlights the need to accelerate achievement in early literacy and numeracy, and the attainment of school qualifications through students’ presence, engagement…
Design and assessment of a school‐based circuit training programme for the promotion of physical activity, fitness and movement competency Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 Physical inactivity in NZ children is a major growing public health concern. Recent information from the Ministry of Health (2003) has shown almost a third (31%)…
Te pakeke hei ākonga: Māori adult learners Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 This report explores success in literacy and language learning for Māori adults. It captures the perspectives and voices of learners, tutors and providers in foundation learning…
Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour - An Evaluation of Cluster Management Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) work as itinerant teachers in clusters of schools. The RTLB service is governed and managed in these clusters. The Government…
Indicators Live: Education at a Glance 2009, Results for New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 Education at a Glance 2009 is published against a backdrop of a worldwide global recession. This gives added prominence to the recurring themes of the growing…
Paraprofessional practice in ESOL programmes: Part 2: Evaluation of paraprofessional English Language Assistants’ professional development programme Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 This report forms the second part of a two year study on the practices of ESOL paraprofessionals working with ELL migrant students.
Evaluation of the Inservice Teacher Education Practice Project (INSTEP) Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2009 INSTEP was a research and development project aimed at improving the quality of inservice teacher education. The project, carried out by the Ministry of Education, set…
Readiness to Implement The New Zealand Curriculum (2 of 2) Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2009 These earlier reports should be used for historical perspective – many of our more recent reports replace these and are more current and up to date. Schools…
Te piko o te māhuri, tērā te tupu o te rākau: language and literacy in marae-based programmes Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2009 This report explores the effectiveness of marae-based learning in providing language and literacy for Māori adults. It examines two marae-based programmes at Te Whare Wānanga o…