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Ministry gives effect to Employment Court decision
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 4:27 pm | Ministry of Education
Media release 15 September, 2016 Ministry gives effect to Employment Court decision The Ministry of Education is taking steps to put an Employment Court decision into action over the way support staff are paid, says the head of the Education Infrastructure ... More >>
Ministry disappointed by union claims
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 3:36 pm | Ministry of Education
9 August 2016 Ministry disappointed by union claims Ministry of Education Secretary Katrina Casey says she’s disappointed with the mischaracterisation of the Funding Systems Review work being undertaken by the Government, the Ministry and the Advisory ... More >>
New Zealand’s top student named
Wednesday, 4 May 2016, 12:44 pm | Ministry of Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata has congratulated former Rutherford College student Oxana Repina on being awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Academic Excellence at the NZQA Top Scholar Awards at Parliament today. More >>
Sentencing of Robert Burrett
Tuesday, 12 April 2016, 12:12 pm | Ministry of Education
“We welcome the sentence imposed by Justice Gerald Nation today,” says Katrina Casey, the Ministry’s deputy secretary for sector enablement and support. More >>
Children head back to school
Monday, 1 February 2016, 10:16 am | Ministry of Education
Schools will be opening for the new school year this week, as students begin another year’s learning. More >>
Schools to be informed of decile review
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 2:12 pm | Ministry of Education
Schools to be informed of decile review Schools that have applied for a review of their decile recalculation will be advised of the outcome over the next ten days. Deputy Secretary for Student Achievement, Dr Graham Stoop, says 160 schools asked ... More >>
Updated sexuality education guide for schools released
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 12:28 pm | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education has released an updated guide for schools on teaching sexuality education. More >>
Teachers urged to turn students into ‘data detectives’
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 1:59 pm | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education and Statistics NZ are encouraging teachers to sign up to CensusAtSchool, an online statistics project that turns students into “data detectives”. More >>
Ministry chooses preferred bidder for building project
Monday, 9 February 2015, 12:41 pm | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education has chosen Future Schools Partners as the preferred bidder for a public private partnership (PPP) to build four schools. More >>
Children head back to school
Monday, 26 January 2015, 11:48 am | Ministry of Education
More than 10,000 five-year-olds head off to class for the first time as New Zealand schools open for the New Year from today. Schools will be reopening this week and next week. More >>
First Communities of Schools’ details released
Friday, 12 December 2014, 12:47 pm | Ministry of Education
Communities of Schools in Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough, Nelson, West Coast, Canterbury, and Southland will form in the new school year. ‘I’m pleased to release today the list of schools approved for the first 11 Communities of Schools,” says ... More >>
School decile ratings released
Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 12:10 pm | Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education has today released the new decile ratings for the country’s 2,406 state and state-integrated schools. “Over the last two weeks we have contacted all schools to let them know their ratings, which are recalculated after each census,” ... More >>
Schools to learn of any changes to their decile ratings
Monday, 10 November 2014, 10:10 am | Ministry of Education
Monday 10 November, 2014 The Ministry of Education will be contacting all schools over the next ten days to let them know the outcome of the latest recalculation of school decile ratings, says the Ministry’s Deputy Secretary for student achievement ... More >>
New payroll company takes over
Friday, 17 October 2014, 11:01 am | Ministry of Education
The decision to transfer ownership and management of the schools’ payroll service from Talent2 to the new company was announced by Minister Responsible for Novopay, Steven Joyce, in July this year. More >>
Celebrating World Teachers’ Day
Friday, 3 October 2014, 12:09 pm | Ministry of Education
The huge part that teachers play in the lives of every New Zealander is being acknowledged this weekend as World Teachers’ Day is celebrated. More >>
Payment was for payroll errors, not compensation
Friday, 26 September 2014, 11:18 am | Ministry of Education
A report in this morning’s Dominion Post claiming a $252,100 payment to the PPTA included payment for hurt and humiliation is wrong. More >>
Shortlist announced for major schools building project
Monday, 28 July 2014, 4:14 pm | Ministry of Education
Two consortia have been shortlisted for a major schools building project to construct four schools worth more than $200m, says Kim Shannon, head of the Education Infrastructure Service for the Ministry of Education. The four schools to be built by the successful ... More >>
Ministry appoints Chief Education Science Advisor
Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 1:06 pm | Ministry of Education
Internationally acclaimed educational researcher Professor Stuart McNaughton has accepted the new role of Chief Education Scientific Advisor at the Ministry of Education. More >>
Opening of Te Waiora Community Health Service, Foxton
Sunday, 6 July 2014, 10:31 am | Ministry of Education
E ngā kanohi o Ngāti Raukawa i konei i tēnei rā, tēnā koutou katoa. More >>
Top educators recognised in awards
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 2:06 pm | Ministry of Education
Top educators recognised in awards Innovative teaching practices will be on show when the winners of the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards are announced on Wednesday night, says Ministry of Education deputy secretary Graham Stoop. “The ... More >>
