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Curriculum Core to Kids’ Success Say Principals
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 11:52 am | New Zealand Principals' Federation
Curriculum Core to Kids’ Success Say Principals A gathering, hosted by the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF), of 120 leaders of regional school principal associations has called for the school curriculum to again take centre stage in schools. ... More >>
Curriculum Core to Kids’ Success Say Principals
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 10:41 am | New Zealand Principals' Federation
Curriculum Core to Kids’ Success Say Principals A gathering, hosted by the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF), of 120 leaders of regional school principal associations has called for the school curriculum to again take centre stage in schools. ... More >>
No Public Demand For Private Charter Schools
Friday, 8 March 2013, 7:21 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
The latest Government announcement calling for expressions of interest in running Charter schools has met with a barrage of criticism from several quarters. The President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) Philip Harding is dismayed at ... More >>
New Zealand Principals’ Federation Flyer
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 6:36 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
Novopay drags on and I am puzzled. Two weeks ago sector groups met with the Ministry to “agree a package” designed to affirm to schools that progress was being made, and to meet some of the costs associated with one of the worst implementations that ... More >>
Principals question PWC Novopay Numbers
Friday, 1 March 2013, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
The Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) update on the latest teachers’ pay round appears to be out of sync with reported school experiences. The report indicates a total of 1,662 staff as not paid, under paid or over paid, while a survey of school principals ... More >>
Principals Question PWC Novopay Numbers
Friday, 1 March 2013, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
Principals Question PWC Novopay Numbers The Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) update on the latest teachers’ pay round appears to be out of sync with reported school experiences. The report indicates a total of 1,662 staff as not paid, under paid ... More >>
Novopay No Better
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
Novopay No Better The Novopay system for paying the country’s teachers has long been described as a train wreck in slow motion. The latest survey of New Zealand school principals confirms that after seven months the wreck continues to advance ... More >>
Christchurch Quakes at Closures
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 10:49 am | New Zealand Principals' Federation
Christchurch Quakes at Closures Christchurch schools were yesterday forced to absorb yet another blow as the Minister of Education announced which schools would close, merge or survive in the wake of the devastating earthquakes which have rocked the ... More >>
Christchurch Quakes at Closures
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
Christchurch schools were yesterday forced to absorb yet another blow as the Minister of Education announced which schools would close, merge or survive in the wake of the devastating earthquakes which have rocked the region for the past two years. More >>
Novopay Owes Schools $16 million
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
The results of a survey conducted by the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) last week shows that 1,030 schools are collectively owed $8,080,070 due to the Novopay shambles which schools have endured for the past six months. More >>
Novopay Owes Schools $16 million
Monday, 11 February 2013, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
The results of a survey conducted by the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) last week shows that 1,030 schools are collectively owed $8,080,070 due to the Novopay shambles which schools have endured for the past six months. Extrapolating that figure ... More >>
Government Loses Education Compass
Friday, 1 February 2013, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
Government Loses Education Compass The Government’s recent announcement to make Whanganui Collegiate School a state integrated school signals it has lost its overall direction for education according to Phil Harding, President of the New Zealand Principals’ ... More >>
New Plans For Novopay
Friday, 1 February 2013, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
Media Release 01 February 2013 Attention: EDUCATION AND POLITICAL REPORTERS New Plans For Novopay The recent announcement to appoint Hon Steven Joyce to sort out the six-month-long shambolic saga of Novopay has been met with cautious optimism ... More >>
School Principals Support Food in Schools Bill
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 6:17 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
It is now a well-established fact that that at least 200,000 children in New Zealand are living below the poverty line. The upshot of this is that these children start the day without an adequate breakfast. More >>
School Principals Welcome Consultation Review
Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
The decision to review consultation processes in the wake of controversial school mergers and closures has been welcomed by New Zealand's school principals. More >>
Education Secretary Resigns
Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
Media Release December 19 2012 – for immediate release Attention: Education and Political Reporters Education Secretary Resigns The announcement this afternoon that the Secretary for Education has resigned her post just 14 months into the job is ... More >>
Novopay – Mission Impossible
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
Media Release November 20 2012 – for immediate release Attention: Education and Political Reporters Novopay – Mission Impossible After nearly four months, school principals report that Novopay has not improved the standard of its delivery and ... More >>
Novopay – Mission Impossible
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
After nearly four months, school principals report that Novopay has not improved the standard of its delivery and for many it has now become ‘mission impossible’,’ says Paul Drummond, President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation. More >>
Principals Bewildered by Secretary’s Claims
Monday, 29 October 2012, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
The achievement of New Zealand children in literacy, numeracy and science is regularly assessed by the OECD. New Zealand is ranked as a world class system of education, and has achieved in the top ten countries of the world for several years. More >>
School Principals Declare Pay System a Shambles
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation
‘A survey conducted by the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF) shows that 90% of schools are still struggling to get the Ministry to resolve problems created by the new Novopay system,’ says Paul Drummond, NZPF President. More >>
