Education reform caution - Otago Daily Times

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Does the education system really need another major overhaul? David McKenzie, of Dunedin, urges a more cautious approach. Dr Cathy Wylie (ODT, 27.12.12) calls for yet another radical reform of the education system in New Zealand. Her views are ...

Ministry paid consultants to do basic tasks - Stuff.co.nz

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The besieged Ministry of Education is being questioned again as documents reveal it spent tens of thousands of dollars hiring consultants to do basic tasks. Education Secretary Lesley Longstone announced in December that she was stepping down as the ...

Warning schools could close - Otago Daily Times

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URL: Govt concedes Novopay debacle could worsen "We'll be doing everything we can to avoid that, but I don't want to give the expectation either that it'll be all smooth sailing, because the start of the year is a big tricky process we'll need to work through with schools," says Rebecca Elvy ...

Unchecked Novopay slips had errors

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Novopay pay slips sent out before Christmas had errors because staff ran out of time to check what they were printing.

Govt concedes Novopay debacle could worsen - TVNZ

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URL: Govt concedes Novopay debacle could worsen "We'll be doing everything we can to avoid that, but I don't want to give the expectation either that it'll be all smooth sailing, because the start of the year is a big tricky process we'll need to work through with schools," says Rebecca Elvy ...

Boys are being left behind - Otago Daily Times

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Education has become, essentially feminised. It no longer supports males adequately. Primary school teachers are almost exclusively female. There are almost no male role models at this crucial stage of male development, a fact that can be compounded by ...

Online learning threat to varsity, polytech - Otago Daily Times

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The implications of a boom in the number of students securing their education online will not spare Dunedin's tertiary institutions and they will need to ''sharpen their act'' if they want to continue to thrive. That is the message from Otago ...

Student-loan dodgers face tough crackdown

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The Government plans to hound student loan holders who have gone overseas leaving big debts behind.Australian-based borrowers in particular will be targeted, as the Inland Revenue Department increasingly uses legal action or debt...

Watch for student loan 'freeloaders' - Otago Daily Times

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The Government plans to ramp up action against student loan holders who have gone overseas leaving big debts behind. Australian-based borrowers in particular will be targeted, as the Inland Revenue Department increasingly uses legal action or debt ...

University in deal to boost student numbers - Radio New Zealand

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... a new department at the university offering a number of programmes, including commerce and engineering, to recruit and prepare international students for study at the university. Navitas was selected through a tender process to establish the new ...

University to draw foreign students - Stuff.co.nz

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The University of Canterbury has struck a deal with a global education firm as part of a strategy to replenish its international student numbers after the earthquakes. Navitas will set up a college, called UC International College (UCIC), on the .

Three classrooms gutted, others damaged - Otago Daily Times

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URL: Three classrooms gutted, others damaged Staff at James Hargest College are determined pupils' learning will not be disrupted by a fire which seriously damaged a classroom block on the senior campus, principal Andy Wood says. Police and fire investigators believe the fire, which was ...