Wednesday 30 July 2014

Thursday, 31 July 2014


Education associations pleased with Novopay announcements

Guyon Espiner talks to the president of the Principals' Federation, Philip Harding, and the president of the Post Primary Teachers' Association, Angela Roberts. 
Forty-five million dollars and two years later, the Government has finally admitted defeat over Novopay.
Australian company Talent2 has been dumped from its own ill-starred Novopay teachers' payroll system in what Labour says is a bid by the Government to draw a line under the debacle before the election. Bedevilled by a flood of errors...

Principals Warn Novopay Woes Not Over Yet 

Principals are encouraged by the announcement today that Talent2 has withdrawn from delivering the sector’s controversial Novopay payroll, but warns there is a long way to go before principals will have any confidence in the system.

Govt launches more opportunities to engage 'curious minds'

Techday NZ
A Nation of Curious Minds outlines four areas for action. Firstly, there is the creation of opportunities to engage with scientists and industry both inside and outside the classroom. Attracting students into study science and technology is also a ...

Schools offered trans inclusive ideas

Gay NZ
“Other findings showed that almost one in five transgender students had experienced bullying at school on a weekly basis – this was nearly five times higher than the proportion of students who were non-transgender,” says Dr Terryann Clark, the ...
Better care for transgender youth

Mailbox zone scam is costly for decile 10 school

A decile 10 Auckland school considered criminal charges after it uncovered a scam it says enabled out-of-zone families to fraudulently enrol children.The owner of a home near the Gardens School rented their mailbox to an out-of-zone...

School plans microchip bracelets

A North Canterbury school's plan to fit students with microchip bracelets to track their behaviour has prompted concern among parents.

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