Ministry of Education stories - Page 7

Minister Steven Joyce says changes to the Novopay Service Centre model will simplify the resolution of payroll and HR issues.

The Ministry of Education is reopening the Schools Network Upgrade Project tender after a court injunction, leading to added costs and workloads.

Schools with ultra-fast broadband will soon be able to share their fibre connections with their local communities.

More than 50 schools in Christchurch will have their wireless network upgraded as part of the national Schools Network Upgrade Project (SNUP).

Ministry of Education announces plans to overhaul school property system, focusing on 21st-century learning and flexibility.

Gov commits extra £6m to bolster Novopay's end-of-year tech support and training, aiming for a smoother school payroll process.

New educational data provides insight into school performance, drawing both interest and criticism over its accuracy and fairness.

Novopay marks its 1st year amid improvement but faces ongoing challenges and a pivotal system upgrade to address tax issues.

Over 1,000 schools have eagerly registered to join Network for Learning's managed network, promising enhanced online education by 2016.

Teachers and students across the country have greater access to modern e-learning tools thanks to the renewed Microsoft Schools Agreement.

Positive progress has been made in resolving outstanding issues with Novopay under the Remediation Plan – but the system is not out of the woods yet.

The Ministry of Education has backtracked on its decision to make the Progress and Consistency Tool (PaCT) mandatory for every primary school student in 2015.

NZ school principals and NZEI speak out against PaCT assessment tool, fearing harm to student learning and teacher autonomy.

New Zealand's VLN Primary School revolutionises rural education, offering virtual lessons in languages and more to students nationwide.

A boost in funding for the Computers in Homes digital literacy programme has been announced by the government.

Leading teaching associations have rejected the Government's plan to make the PaCT mandatory by 2015, citing concerns over teaching quality and professionalism.

A Kiwi connection is helping keep New Zealand in focus at the Asia Pacific headquarters of unified security company Websense.

Allied Telesis announces a restructure of its New Zealand operations amidst struggles to break into the enterprise market, with job reductions looming.

Enterprise workflow platform and application tool set extended from internal users to entire education sector.

Sitecore's integrated CMS propels a 50% revenue surge in 2010/2011. CEO Seifert credits success to the shift towards multifunctional web platforms.