URL: New unit to clear Novopay backlog
Steven Joyce | Education
Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce today announced the establishment of a new expanded Novopay Backlog Clearance Unit to speed up the clearance of issues that have built up during the first six months of operation of the system. The Backlog Clearance Unit will be made up of 100 staff from the Ministry of Education and Talent2 and will operate with the express purpose of clearing the backlog of work relating to previous Novopay pay periods...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Govt releases PwC report on Pay Period 25
URL: Govt releases PwC report on Pay Period 25
Steven Joyce | Education
Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce today released the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on complaints and notifications in regards to Pay Period 25 of the schools’ payroll. Pay Period 25, which was paid on the morning on 6 March, paid 84,822 people a total of $173.58 million. This was 6471 more staff than Pay Period 24 and was due to the seasonal growth at this time of the year...
Steven Joyce | Education
Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce today released the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on complaints and notifications in regards to Pay Period 25 of the schools’ payroll. Pay Period 25, which was paid on the morning on 6 March, paid 84,822 people a total of $173.58 million. This was 6471 more staff than Pay Period 24 and was due to the seasonal growth at this time of the year...
Minister launches Triennial Board of Trustees Elections
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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata is encouraging people with a mix of skills and experience to step forward and become a board member of their local school. “If you are creative, you can crunch numbers, you like to work as part of a team and are eager to put students at the heart of every decision you make, then your school needs you to step up.“This year’s theme is Step Forward – Piki ake – and I trust New Zealanders will do just that,” says Ms Parata...
Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata is encouraging people with a mix of skills and experience to step forward and become a board member of their local school. “If you are creative, you can crunch numbers, you like to work as part of a team and are eager to put students at the heart of every decision you make, then your school needs you to step up.“This year’s theme is Step Forward – Piki ake – and I trust New Zealanders will do just that,” says Ms Parata...
Reference group to advise on special education school transport services
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Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye said today she will set up a reference group to strengthen special education school transport assistance (SESTA) services and improve tender and contract processes.
“My goal is to ensure that government provides safe and reliable services for families and children who use special education transport services,” Ms Kaye says. “I believe it is important that these children and young people, particularly those with very high needs, have reliable services designed and delivered for their needs...
Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye said today she will set up a reference group to strengthen special education school transport assistance (SESTA) services and improve tender and contract processes.
“My goal is to ensure that government provides safe and reliable services for families and children who use special education transport services,” Ms Kaye says. “I believe it is important that these children and young people, particularly those with very high needs, have reliable services designed and delivered for their needs...
'Dubious' results from key tests - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: 'Dubious' results from key tests Stuff.co.nz And some principals say pupils are achieving unusually high results in the tests, which are used to rank them against national standards. Deanwell School principal Pat Poland said some students were found to be two years ahead of where they should be ... |
Schools distrust key reading, writing tests - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nz | URL: Schools distrust key reading, writing tests Stuff.co.nz And some principals say pupils are achieving unusually high results in the tests, which are used to rank them against national standards. Deanwell School principal Pat Poland said some students were found to be two years ahead of where they should be ... |
Why this education investigation? - Gisborne Herald
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Gisborne Herald
Is this a precursor to charter schools? Shouldn't ECT stick with its core “business” of funding community initiatives, assets and infrastructure? There are more pressing projects in need of funding in our region, which already suffers from some of the ...
Gisborne Herald
Is this a precursor to charter schools? Shouldn't ECT stick with its core “business” of funding community initiatives, assets and infrastructure? There are more pressing projects in need of funding in our region, which already suffers from some of the ...
Principal says transience hurting Maori pupils - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
It says children who attend regularly are achieving well in relation to the National Standards. The office says those falling below the standards are most often from transient families and have poor school attendance. The principal, Pat Newman, says ...
Radio New Zealand
It says children who attend regularly are achieving well in relation to the National Standards. The office says those falling below the standards are most often from transient families and have poor school attendance. The principal, Pat Newman, says ...
No Public Demand For Private Charter Schools
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No Public Demand For Private Charter Schools The latest Government announcement calling for expressions of interest in running Charter schools has met with a barrage of criticism from several quarters. The President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation ...
No Public Demand For Private Charter Schools The latest Government announcement calling for expressions of interest in running Charter schools has met with a barrage of criticism from several quarters. The President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation ...
Return to straightforward maths, says tutor
URL: Return to straightforward maths, says tutor
Kiwi children are "positively phobic" about adding numbers larger than 10, a maths prodigy says.
Kiwi children are "positively phobic" about adding numbers larger than 10, a maths prodigy says.
Education no political football - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Education no political football Stuff.co.nz If we've already listened to the academics, then contentious policies such as National Standards and charter schools would have departed in to the underperforming category. So, what do we want from the unions? We want a process that makes the removal ... |
Sue Kedgley: Future of open government eroded by secret squirrels - New Zealand Herald
URL: Sue Kedgley: Future of open government eroded by secret squirrels
New Zealand Herald
The Government's decision to remove state-funded charter schools and partially privatised state-owned enterprises from coverage of the Official Information Act is an alarming move, and sets a dangerous precedent. It nibbles away at our democracy and ...
New Zealand Herald
The Government's decision to remove state-funded charter schools and partially privatised state-owned enterprises from coverage of the Official Information Act is an alarming move, and sets a dangerous precedent. It nibbles away at our democracy and ...
Funding keeps deaf parents in touch - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Funding keeps deaf parents in touch Stuff.co.nz However, funding has come from the Ministry of Education to provide interpreters for "core education activities" like parent-teacher interviews, individual education plan meetings, children's prizegivings and special assemblies and any additional meetings. |
High-achiever classes benefit talented - The Bay of Plenty Times
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The Bay of Plenty Times
Jenny Livingstone, Aquinas College's GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) programme co-ordinator, said recognising exceptional talent allowed it to thrive. "Recently we had one student working with a Year 12 mathematics class whilst in Year 9 ...
The Bay of Plenty Times
Jenny Livingstone, Aquinas College's GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) programme co-ordinator, said recognising exceptional talent allowed it to thrive. "Recently we had one student working with a Year 12 mathematics class whilst in Year 9 ...
Minister to host Pacific Literacy Forum 2013 - Voxy
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Voxy
This forum is the result of discussions which took place at the Pacific Forum Education Ministers Meeting in May 2012, and is intended to showcase New Zealand interventions in language and literacy development. "I look forward to meeting with ...
Voxy
This forum is the result of discussions which took place at the Pacific Forum Education Ministers Meeting in May 2012, and is intended to showcase New Zealand interventions in language and literacy development. "I look forward to meeting with ...
Teachers meet to discuss collective agreement
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Thousands of primary teachers from all over the country will be meeting from March 12-22 to discuss their collective agreement negotiations. Around 27,000 primary teachers are covered by the collective agreement.
Thousands of primary teachers from all over the country will be meeting from March 12-22 to discuss their collective agreement negotiations. Around 27,000 primary teachers are covered by the collective agreement.
PPTA: Pay glitches far worse than official tally - Stuff.co.nz
 Newstalk ZB | URL: PPTA: Pay glitches far worse than official tally Stuff.co.nz Nearly 36 per cent of secondary school staff are not reporting their Novopay glitches, a survey has found, casting doubt on the Government's claims of an improvement in the payroll system. The Post Primary Teachers' Association found that 38.2 per cent ... |
Novopay problems shrink but more expected - National Business Review
Newstalk ZB | URL: Novopay problems shrink but more expected National Business Review Only 1% of education staff across the country have Novopay problems and reported pay problems appear to have halved, economic development minister Steven Joyce says. Mr Joyce, who was brought in to fix the embattled education pay roll system, says ... |
New Novopay backlog team gets to work - TVNZ
Newstalk ZB | URL: New Novopay backlog team gets to work TVNZ Teachers protested outside National MPs' offices last week and secondary teachers' union the PPTA has started legal action against Education Secretary Peter Hughes on behalf of its 18,000 members over unpaid wages and for allegedly failing in his duty ... |
Novopay: 1600 teacher complaints go unreported
URL: Novopay: 1600 teacher complaints go unreported
Up to 1600 teachers did not report complaints through official channels over mistakes with their pay administered through the Novopay pay roll system, according to a union survey.The Post Primary Teachers Association surveyed 4500...
Up to 1600 teachers did not report complaints through official channels over mistakes with their pay administered through the Novopay pay roll system, according to a union survey.The Post Primary Teachers Association surveyed 4500...
Novopay backlog clearance unit set up
URL: Novopay backlog clearance unit set up
A unit opens today focused on clearing the backlog of issues that have been caused by the Novopay payroll system.Minister responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce announced an expanded Novopay Backlog Clearance Unit to speed up the...
A unit opens today focused on clearing the backlog of issues that have been caused by the Novopay payroll system.Minister responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce announced an expanded Novopay Backlog Clearance Unit to speed up the...
Novopay Affecting Emotional Well-being of Staff
URL: Novopay Affecting Emotional Well-being of Staff
The New Zealand Catholic Primary Principals’ Association (NZCPPA) has spoken out about the injustices and emotional stress caused to staff by the flaws in the Novopay payroll system.
The New Zealand Catholic Primary Principals’ Association (NZCPPA) has spoken out about the injustices and emotional stress caused to staff by the flaws in the Novopay payroll system.
Survey highlights real impact of Novopay
URL: Survey highlights real impact of Novopay
Around 36% of over 4500 secondary teachers who responded to a recent survey about Novopay problems say they experienced errors with the pay they received on 19 February.
Around 36% of over 4500 secondary teachers who responded to a recent survey about Novopay problems say they experienced errors with the pay they received on 19 February.
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