Our terrible likely future laid out

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Our terrible likely future laid out
This morning on national radio, John Gerritsen set out, using official papers Treasury obtained under the Official Information Act, our likely terrible education future...

Teachers want Government to 'come clean' - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Teachers want Government to 'come clean' New Zealand Herald Teachers unions today said the Treasury ideas were designed primarily to save money, and called on Minister of Education Hekia Parata to "come clean'' on her education agenda. "The Minister and Treasury were knocked back on increasing class sizes last ...

Govt's meddling in schools misses the point - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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“Reports that the Treasury wants to revisit the bulk funding of schools to encourage performance pay for teachers is just the latest ideological burp from the National Government that brought us increased class sizes and charter schools. “Schools ...

Labour slams teacher pay proposals - 3News NZ

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URL: Labour slams teacher pay proposals 3News NZ "Reports that the Treasury wants to revisit the bulk funding of schools to encourage performance pay for teachers is just the latest ideological burp from the National Government that brought us increased class sizes and charter schools," said acting ...

Primary schools urged to be flexible with maths curriculum - Voxy

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This would make such a difference, particularly for students who are currently achieving below the National Standards. "Schools have permission to be flexible and change their mathematics curriculum to respond to the specific needs of students ...

Parents dig deep for free education - TVNZ

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Parents will have to keep finding extra cash if they want their children to have a rich education, Christchurch principals say. Throughout the year, parents are asked to pay for more stationery, field trips, camps, swimming lessons and other extra ...

Harawira wants to see Parata sacked - The Dominion Post

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The Dominion Post
When those students were shut out of the school they had their futures taken away from them, she said. "Where are they today? A lot of them got pushed into a school that had disastrous results for Maori students. The rest are just lagging around, no jobs.

Principals' Federation wants to know scope of Novopay inquiry

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The Principals' Federation will meet today with two key figures who are overseeing the technical and ministerial inquiry into the troubled Novopay system.

Editorial: Novopay a matter of urgency - Hawke's Bay Today

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Hawke's Bay Today
National Standards, which I believe does have some merits but was maybe not implemented correctly, was not universally accepted by schools and teachers. Then there was the time they tried to make class sizes bigger, only to encounter an angry backlash ...

Novopay: Pair's fortunes fade as crisis hits and payroll system fails - New Zealand Herald

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The Herald takes a look at the high-flying Englishman and Australian who sold the Ministry of Education its ongoing nightmare, and their company Talent2, which suffered as the global financial crisis hit employment. Ms Parata, Mr Foss and Finance ...

Novopay: No compensation, more errors - New Zealand Herald

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URL: Novopay: No compensation, more errors New Zealand Herald Secondary schools have not seen a cent of their share of $1.197 million compensation after they invoiced the Ministry of Education for the extra hours payroll administrators spent working on the flawed Novopay payroll system. APNZ obtained information ...

Novopay round labelled a shocker - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Novopay round labelled a shocker Stuff.co.nz The Ministry of Education fielded hundreds of calls from school staff either not paid or underpaid by Novopay yesterday, but the real "carnage" will be when schools resume today. A ministry hotline set up to take calls from teachers unable to contact ...

Principal hits out over Novopay - Northern Advocate

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The Novopay debacle was one of several issues, including proposals around bigger class sizes, charter schools and national standards, that caused tensions between teachers and the Education Ministry last year. With the next pay due tomorrow, schools ...

All this spin, and talent, too - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
All those people in the ministry and in the classroom are our enemies aren't they? I don't mean the kids of course ha, ha. - LG. Was that supposed to be a joke, Hekia? - PM. Sorry PM. - LG. Hekia, Now that Gerry and Steven are doing most of the work ...

Schools bursting at the seams - The Bay of Plenty Times

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"Perhaps [this is] due to students placing greater value on education, especially NCEA Level 2, and the need to grow their educational qualifications to ensure access to tertiary education or employment opportunities," Mr Mangan said. Another reason ...

John Minto: Special deal for privileged pupils

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At a time when public schools and teachers have been told to tighten their belts, taxpayers have been informed we must pay an extra $2.2 million every year so wealthy parents can continue to send their children to Wanganui Collegiate...

Why I teach: Having that 'a-ha' moment - Stuff.co.nz

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When these moments happen, the children's self-confidence increases and they become more willing to try. What they have learned in the classroom along with my input has helped them to feel better about a subject so many people have trouble with. It ...

Little battlers: Kids beating the odds - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Little battlers: Kids beating the odds Stuff.co.nz Whether it's fighting through an illness or disability, overcoming a fear, getting amongst it on the sport field, facing classroom challenges head on, or supporting their family and friends through hard times. Their stories keep the rest of us young ...