Tuesday 29 July 2014

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Government-owned company to take over school payroll

Steven Joyce | Education
New Zealand's school payroll service will come under Government management in October of this year. After lengthy negotiations, the Ministry of Education and the existing school payroll provider, Talent2, have settled both on the amounts payable by Talent2 towards the costs of remediating the Novopay service and a new operating model for the school payroll system. The new model involves a new government-owned company taking over the operation of the payroll service, and Talent2 licensing the core Alesco software to that company. ...
The Government will take over the troubled Novopay school payroll system in October, Steven Joyce confirmed today.
NZEI Te Riu Roa says that while the Government buy-out of Novopay from Talent2 is a welcome decision, it should have been made at least a year ago.
Students are being kicked out of some of Auckland's most sought-after schools after officials ruled they were not genuinely living within zone. New figures from the Ministry of Education reveal which schools have had their decisions...
Former Selwyn College students Carmela Hughes and Ardit Hoxha say the school once taught them about acceptance. 

NEW CROWD: Government tipped to announce a major shake-up in IT education.

Stuff.co.nz
A report released today by the Education and the Business, Innovation and Employment ministries said there had been a gradual decline over years 11–13 in the proportion of students enrolled in science-related subjects and that students' performance in ...

Bid to keep Maori language alive

New Zealand Herald
Initiatives to bolster te reo included Te Ataarangi (a language learning system), kohanga reo (Maori language pre-schools), kura kaupapa Maori (Maori language schools) and Maori broadcasting. The Maori Language Act was passed in 1987, acknowledging ...

Student loan defaulters still taking off

Student loan defaulters living abroad have so far eluded "border arrest", despite Inland Revenue's tougher stance on non-compliance.

Discipline numbers for pupils improve

Stuff.co.nz
The rate at which pupils are being sent out of school for bad behaviour continues to decline, although levels for Maori and Pacific Island students remain above those for other groups. Figures from the Ministry of Education show age-standardised rates ...

Hungry students get helping hand

SundayNews.co.nz
"They cannot meet their full potential in the classroom if they are hungry." It was difficult to get students to come to breakfast, let alone put their hand up for lunch, Heath said. Some boys were too ashamed. "It's a bit of a challenge. We've got ...

BOP report highlights key tertiary education priorities

Increasing Māori participation in tertiary education is crucial to the wellbeing and economic growth in the Bay of Plenty, according to a report ahead of a collective action plan to deliver industry-focused education and research in the region.

Property scholarships open to Kiwi students

With university entrance on the minds of many high school students at the moment, leading New Zealand property trust Keystone New Zealand Property Education Trust has opened its doors for suitable candidates for its 2015 property scholarships, ...

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