New legislation to strengthen the education sector
Steven Joyce | EducationTertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Education Minister Hekia Parata welcomed the first reading of the Education Amendment Bill in Parliament today, which will make a number of legislative changes aimed at strengthening the education profession. The Bill will help the profession meet the challenges and opportunities of modern learning, and promote high standards of safety and accountability for teachers. It will also modernise the governance bodies of universities and wānanga. ...
Start of year process affects pay periods
Steven Joyce | EducationMinister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce today released the reports on complaints and notifications received in regards to Pay Period 24 and 25 of the schools’ payroll. Pay Period 24, which was paid on the morning of 19 February, paid 80,746 people a total of $163.79 million. The report for that pay shows complaints and notifications were received regarding 1.06 per cent of staff across the country, 274 staff were notified as not paid, 89 were overpaid, and 492 underpaid. Affected staff were from 615 schools or 25.41 per cent of schools in the payroll system. ...
Service Centre changes next priority for Novopay
Steven Joyce | EducationChanges to the Service Centre operating model to make it simpler for schools to address payroll and HR issues are the next priority as the remediation of Novopay continues, Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce says. “The way the Service Centre operates has caused a lot of frustration for school administrators and staff. The Ministry of Education has been working on changes to the model with the sector in a project that began last September,” Mr Joyce says. ...New schools announced for Hamilton
Hekia Parata | EducationEducation Minister Hekia Parata today announced progress towards establishing two new schools in Hamilton. Ms Parata today released details on the establishment of a new junior high school in Hamilton expected to open in 2016. “The new Year 7-10 junior high school will have energy efficient buildings, a modern design with flexible learning areas and access to ultra-fast broadband,” says Ms Parata. ...
Four organisations to receive direct industry training funding
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today announced the first four organisations to receive direct Government funding through the Industry Training Fund direct funding pilot. “Following a review of industry training in 2011, we have implemented a number of changes to boost performance and participation, encourage competition and innovation, as well as simplifying the industry training system,” Mr Joyce says. ...
New TEI Council members appointed
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and EmploymentTertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today announced 20 appointments to 13 tertiary education institution councils, which include two new council members. “I am pleased to welcome these high-calibre council appointees into their new roles and to welcome the reappointment of a number of council members in recognition of the high-quality governance they have been providing to these institutions,” Mr Joyce says. ...Novopay fix costs to hit $43 million
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The Ministry of Education expects to spend a further $10m on additional work by the end of June and Mr Joyce says discussions with Talent2 - the Australian company that developed the system - over liability for the additional costs are ongoing. Labour ...
Still no agreement over Novopay costs
The Ministry of Education expects to spend a further $10m on additional work by the end of June and Mr Joyce says discussions with Talent2 - the Australian company that developed the system - over liability for the additional costs are ongoing. But Mr ...
An annual Ministry of Education attendance survey issued yesterday gathered information from 1950 state and state-integrated schools on student attendance over a week in June last year. The total national absence rate last year was put at 10.1 per cent ...
The Government has recognised that it must prioritise the educationalneeds of Māori and Pasifika [Ministry of Education. (2013). Ka Hikitia Steps Up. Tukutuku Korero/NZ Education Gazette. Retrieved from http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/Articles/Article.aspx?
Approach to funding to lift student achievement challenged
We acknowledge that the Royal Society of New Zealand and the TertiaryEducation Commission have run an open, contestable process. The Association does not want to criticise individual funding decisions, and observes that these decisions have been ...
The Ministry of Education expects to spend a further $10m on additional work by the end of June and Mr Joyce says discussions with Talent2 - the Australian company that developed the system - over liability for the additional costs are ongoing. Labour ...
Still no agreement over Novopay costs
Novopay alternative not on the cards
3News NZThe Ministry of Education expects to spend a further $10m on additional work by the end of June and Mr Joyce says discussions with Talent2 - the Australian company that developed the system - over liability for the additional costs are ongoing. But Mr ...
Festival of Education
Educators, students and their families, education organisations and community leaders will come together to celebrate and share educational successes and innovations. 21 March 2014Schools play catch up for lost kids
New Zealand HeraldAn annual Ministry of Education attendance survey issued yesterday gathered information from 1950 state and state-integrated schools on student attendance over a week in June last year. The total national absence rate last year was put at 10.1 per cent ...
Government proposal for education needs evidence
Scoop.co.nz (press release)The Government has recognised that it must prioritise the educationalneeds of Māori and Pasifika [Ministry of Education. (2013). Ka Hikitia Steps Up. Tukutuku Korero/NZ Education Gazette. Retrieved from http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/Articles/Article.aspx?
Approach to funding to lift student achievement challenged
Hundreds more could get special NCEA assessment support
The NZQA and the Ministry of Education are moving to ensure hundreds more students get extra help for NCEA assessments to meet their special learning needs.Reports of faking National Standards data rings alarm bells
The case of a Northland primary school reportedly found to be changing its National Standards results is exactly the sort of scenario that educators warned about when the government introduced the high-stakes assessment and reporting model.Maori Research Development: a National Challenge
Scoop.co.nz (press release)We acknowledge that the Royal Society of New Zealand and the TertiaryEducation Commission have run an open, contestable process. The Association does not want to criticise individual funding decisions, and observes that these decisions have been ...
Research institute misses CoRE funding shortlist
Stuff.co.nzA Palmerston North research institution ranked one of the best in the country may miss out on millions of dollars in government funding. The Riddet Institute at Massey University's Manawatu campus has been cut from the Tertiary Education Commission's ...
American educational researchers honour academics
The CEO of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, Distinguished Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith, has been made a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in recognition of his contribution to educational research.
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