Ministry of Education stories - Page 7

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.

An amendment to the school agreement between MED and Microsoft gives schools greater access to server software hosted by third parties.

Microsoft and the Ministry of Education will work together to address the lack of digital literacy amongst school leavers in New Zealand.

HP eyes niche markets with the HP 2133 Mini-Note, aiming at educational and business sectors, despite its short two-hour battery life.

Consider hiring students for real-world projects, like Hindin Communications did. CEO David Johnstone lauds the value and impact on their strategic growth.

New Zealand’s schools are embracing ICT to enhance learning and administration, supported by up to NZD $70 million in annual funding from the government.