VACANCIES 2010

Applications are invited from qualified, experienced and motivated persons with relevant qualifications for the teaching positions at the following schools:

1. Takitumu School – Junior Primary (applicant must be literate in Te Reo Maori)
2. Avatea School (2 positions) – Special Needs Teacher Aides
3. Titikaveka College – HOD Commerce/ICT
4. Nukutere College – Inclusive Education Coordinator
5. Arorangi School – Office Secretary
6. Tereora College – Librarian/Office Secretary

All positions start immediately. Information package for the teaching positions are available from the Office of the Ministry of Education. Applications close with the Secretary of Education, Ministry of Education on Friday 12th February, 2010 at 3pm, Ph 29357/Fax 28357 or email John Teao: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Vacancy: Te Kakaia Parent Learning Support Programme

Te Kakaia Parent Learning Support Programme

The Ministry of Education is looking for a qualified teacher to prepare and run programmes for parents so that they can better help their children with homework and learning activities. The Ministry envisages this person to have a range of skills and abilities around literacy and numeracy and experience with delivering to adults.

For further information and an application pack please contact John Teao on This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , ph 29357.

Completed applications should be sent to

Sharyn Paio
Secretary of Education
PO Box 97
Rarotonga

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Applications close on Friday 12th February, 2010 

VACANCY: CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OFFICER

An exciting opportunity exists for a highly experienced Human Resources Manager to lead the establishment of a Human Resources Division within the Cook Islands Ministry of Education, Rarotonga.

VACANCY: CHIEF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced IT specialist to lead the establishment of an Information Technology and Communications Division within the Cook Islands Ministry of Education, Rarotonga.

Changing the Culture of PE in Cook Island Schools.

We had a successful 3 ½ day workshop in the holidays, with a total of 25 participants from schools all over the Southern Group.

We covered a range of ways to change the competitive culture in our schools to move away from a Sports focus in PE, and focus more on the Education part, where teaching Essential Skills in PE, such as Problem Solving, Communication Skills, and Social-cooperative skills leads the focus away from competition and winning.

Vanessa Palmer from Tereora helped with this session, and put our teachers through a lot of different activities, both physically and mentally challenging.

Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) Cook Islands:  1999 – 2008

This year will mark the eleventh year in which the AMC has been coordinated and offered to selected schools.

The 2009 competition date is Wednesday August 5th.

Westpac Cook Islands have been very generous in sponsoring this competition as well as being a major sponsor for many years in Australia; the AMC began in the 1970’s. Over the last 10 years, the total package has been worth $4,000 (special awards) and AUD$4,750 (entries & solution books).

The Expo Team

Expo environment:

A live theatre of bright-eyed young people with colour and movement; a hubbub of noise, chitter-chatter, music and announcements. The buzz of engaged korero, young people and exhibitors talking, chatting, asking and answering questions, Radio 88FM announcements, demonstrations, bus-loads of students coming and going. This is the visual feast of Careers Expo 2009.

Northern Group Lifeskills Programme

The Cook Islands Ministry of Education is dedicated to ensuring that accessibility of quality learning opportunities throughout the nation becomes a reality.

The ‘Outer Islands Life skills Programme’ is a vehicle in which this reality is put into action to achieve the following

 “All people in the Cook Islands will have equal access to quality learning opportunities across the full spectrum of human endeavor from birth.”

ESD & EIU STUDENTS’ CONFERENCE

What is ESD & EIU?

ESD is the acronym for Education for Sustainable Development. It considers three areas of sustainability – environment, society and economy - with culture as the underlying factor.

EIU stands for Education for International Understanding. It primarily focuses on the understanding of the diverse cultures with the intention of bringing peace to our lives.

Article 1: Part 1:- What is Inclusive Education?

By Laisiasa Merumeru – MOE Inclusive Education Advisor

As the Ministry of Education’s Inclusive Education Adviser, I had often been asked questions such as: What is Inclusive Education? What is the difference between Inclusive Education and Special Education? Does the term ‘Inclusion’ mean the inclusion of children with a disability or special needs parse?

Music and Literacy; Something to Think About

Dear Fellow Educators

Music is such an integral part of Cook Islands culture, acting as a carrier for its stories and traditions.Additionally, it is an important way of sharing Te Reo with our student. Read more to find out why it is important for other reasons…

School Terms & Holidays

2010 School Terms:

Term 1    Mon 25 Jan - Friday 16 April (12 weeks)
Term 2    Mon 3 May - Fri 23 July (12 weeks)
Term 3    Mon 9 Aug - Fri 8 Oct (9 weeks)
Term 4    Mon 18 Oct - Fri 10 Dec (8 weeks)

2010 School Holidays:

Sat 17 April - Sun 2 May (2 weeks)
Sat 24July - Sun 8 Aug  (2 weeks)
Sat 9 Oct - Sun 17 Oct  (1 week)
Sat 11 Dec - Sun 23 Jan 2011 (6 weeks) tbc