On Mon, 30 May 2016 08:12:26 +1200, george152 <
gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
On 5/29/2016 9:21 PM, Liberty wrote:
On Sun, 29 May 2016 20:56:22 +1200, Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/80493595/schools-luring-teachers-to-auckland-with-help-of-accommodation
". . . A "perfect storm" has created a secondary school teaching
shortage, exacerbated by teachers fleeing Auckland's skyrocketing
house prices, a principal says.
A new survey of principals found about one in 10 schools reported they
were unable to fill permanent positions after advertising.
The budget will hardly help; will National let schools pay enough to
fill vacancies?
Unfortunaely the other trend being prompted by the crisis is not
likely to help:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/80210599/schools-lose-half-their-students-as-poverty-forces-families-to-move
"The family moved out of their Housing New Zealand property in August after a shooting in the area made them feel unsafe."
Another cry of the week about another stupid woman.
So much for the parent trying to keep the children in a stable world.
"A total of 3785 students moved schools two or more times in 2015,
according to the latest transient figures from the Ministry of
Education. "
They were not all fleeing an unsafe area, george.
Indeed you will have read:
"Some schools in poorer communities are swapping 60 per cent of their
student roll each year as housing struggles push families from suburb
to suburb.
Mangere Budgeting Services chief executive Darryl Evans said he knew
of one family who shifted five times in two years - making their way
from South Auckland to Ngaruawahia to escape Auckland's rising rental
costs.
"The kids never get their roots into the school and don't feel like
they belong. The thing that suffers is their education."
Evans said he met a seven-year-old boy who said he just wanted to stay
in school long-term so he could make friends.
"He just made excuses not to go to school in the end because he was
lonely."
Children's Commissioner Dr Russell Wills said principals were
concerned by the issue of transient students.
"These are children who paediatricians regularly see in our patient
clinics with learning, behavioural and health problems."
Transient children were more likely to leave school without
qualifications and go on to have addictions, welfare dependency and
criminal records, Wills said.
"If we as taxpayers invest in housing for families that is warm, dry
and reasonably priced, the children are much more likely to stay put."
The Government could not be solely responsible and solutions also
rested with local communities, including offering social and health
services, he said.
"This matters. It doesn't just affect the child, it affects all of us
because of the long-term outcomes. It's in all of our interest to
invest in these families."
With a school roll turnover of 54 per cent, Finlayson Park School in
Manurewa sees some students leave and return two or three times a
year.
Principal Shirley Mahi said the country desperately needed a national advertising approach to keep children in a single school.
"All families need the message - all over the country - one school is
cool."
At Clendon Park School in Manurewa, the roll turnover was 44 per cent
and one class lost and gained 20 children in a single year.
Principal Sue Dawson said transient students often started behind in
education so often needed extra support and encouragement.
Bilingual classes were making a difference because parents tended to
be more engaged in class and would transport children across suburbs
to keep them in school, she said.
Both principals said housing issues contributed to the high roll
turnover.
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) spokeswoman Innes Asher agreed the
challenges of living in cars, garages and over-crowded homes added to
the problem of transient students.
"Children living in these substandard accommodation get sick and then
are away for school for that reason.
"It's a terrible vicious cycle which the country has to step up to.
The whole situation is an emergency and requires a national emergency approach." "
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