PPTA calls for extension of charter school submission deadline - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
Ms Roberts says the PPTA opposes charter schools because they would not be subject to the official information act or the Auditor-General and would be able to spend taxpayers' money in ways that state schools cannot. She is calling on the public to ...

Technology essential to children’s success

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Children need access to technology if they want to succeed in the 21st century with so many of the world’s transactions done over the internet, says Massey Professor Mark Brown.

Joy over NCEA exam results - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Joy over NCEA exam results Stuff.co.nz The New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) yesterday released the official NCEA results for 163,000 students, although many initially found that they could not log on because of high demand. The issues came a day after 265 students got a sneak peak ...

Shared education site first for Timaru - Timaru Herald

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Timaru Herald
In a Timaru first, a pre-school is building on high school land and will function independently alongside it. Creative Corner Early Learning Centre is in the process of applying for resource consent for a purpose-built centre on the Timaru Girls' High ...

Silence over NCEA results breakdown

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The New Zealand Qualifications Authority is refusing to say why its computer system crumbled under pressure when thousands of students attempted to access their NCEA results yesterday...

Novopay problems expected in next two pay rounds - TVNZ

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TVNZ
The Ministry of Education has moved to reassure schools that the current issues with Novopay will improve in the near future. Education workforce spokesperson Rebecca Elvy said that the Ministry is working with Talent2 ensure that the problems are ...

Kiwi firms play it smart - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
OPINION: We all know the education payroll is administered by Talent2's Novopay system, right? As information technology cock-ups go, it would be a hard one to have missed. But who knows who used to administer teachers' pay? It was in fact Datacom, one ...

Ex-Hargest students charged over fire - Southland Times

Southland Times

URL: Ex-Hargest students charged over fire Southland Times GUTTED: James Hargest College principal Andy Wood stands in the charred remains of the classroom block hit by arson. Relevant offers. Two youths have been charged with the arson of a classroom block at James Hargest College. The youths, 18 and 19 ...