Project to smooth the transition to tertiary education - Massey News (press release)

Massey News (press release)

URL: Project to smooth the transition to tertiary education Massey News (press release) The project Enabling academic literacy: Smoothing the transition to tertiary learning has received $200,000 in funding from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. School of English and Media Studies Associate Professor Lisa Emerson is the ...

Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement 2013-2015

URL: Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement 2013-2015
Terms and conditions of employment for teachers at state and state-integrated secondary schools in New Zealand. Effective 16 January 2013 - 30 June 2015.

Truancy service shake-up a 'total waste of money' - National - NZ Herald News - New Zealand Herald

URL: Truancy service shake-up a 'total waste of money' - National - NZ Herald News
New Zealand Herald
Truancy officers have slammed a Ministry of Education shake-up of the truancy service, which will boost funding by $4m a year, as a "total waste of money". The service will be replaced by a new Attendance Service in the New Year, which the Government ...

ERO 'very positive' about school changes - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

URL: ERO 'very positive' about school changes Otago Daily Times ''So they didn't go into classrooms on this visit or look at year plans for curriculum. This visit was to look at those leadership issues which had been identified in that February 2011 report.'' Mr Hall said the inspectors asked many questions, which ...

Novopay getting worse: teachers - 17-Dec-2012 - NZ Education news - NZ City

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URL: Novopay getting worse: teachers - 17-Dec-2012 - NZ Education news NZ City Labour acting education spokesman Chris Hipkins said Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Craig Foss should forget about holidays until they have fixed the system. "This has been going on now since August. It beggars belief. Novopay gets worse - NZPFVoxy No confidence in Novopay among teachersRadio New Zealand No Xmas Cheer From NovopayScoop.co.nz (press release) all 9 news articles »

School bills Government over Novopay botch-up - National - NZ Herald News - New Zealand Herald

URL: School bills Government over Novopay botch-up - National - NZ Herald News
New Zealand Herald
Wainui School in Gisborne has sent the Ministry of Education a bill for more than $10,000 to cover extra work resulting from ongoing problems with the new Novopay payroll system. Wainui is the latest in a series of schools nationwide to make this bold ...

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Education Ministry on latest Novopay survey

URL: Education Ministry on latest Novopay survey
While the new school payroll is being described as a train wreck by some, the Education Ministry and the company responsible for the system, Talent2, are working hard for a smooth pay-round this Friday.

New Master's Degree to be introduced in 2013 - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

URL: New Master's Degree to be introduced in 2013
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
17 December 2012 Media Statement New Master's Degree to be introduced in 2013. Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today announced that degree-awarding institutions will now able to provide 180 credit Master's degrees.

Teachers protest against 'germ' - Wanganui Chronicle

URL: Teachers protest against 'germ'
Wanganui Chronicle
The teachers say National Standards is a "one-size-fits all that provides a narrower education". The standards were developed and imposed without any piloting or testing. That was one of the policies foisted on schools on which the teachers wanted ...

Christian School Gets Good Report

URL: Christian School Gets Good Report
Kerikeri, New Zealand, December 14th 2012 - The Ministry of Education’s Education Review Office has inspected the Kerikeri Christian School at Waimate North and were suitably impressed.