The Ministry of Education
Vernon Small reports at the Dom Post: Associate Education Minister Craig Foss has slated the Education Ministry for plans to sack nine of the staff dealing with the Novopay debacle once the troubled...
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Richard Meadows at Stuff reports: New Zealand banks are wading into the Novopay disaster to offer interest-free overdrafts to teachers and school staff running short on cash. Problems with the...
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The Herald reports: The Ministry of Education is bloated, inefficient and making the jobs of principals more difficult by “stealing their precious time” making them fill out paperwork, says the...
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Tracy Watkins at Stuff reports: The top former public servant called in to restore order to the troubled Ministry of Education has been confirmed as its new boss. Deputy State Services Commissioner...
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Stuff reports: The ministry’s reputation has been in tatters in recent years after a series of botch ups including problems with Novopay, the implementation of national standards, closure of...
View ArticleA stairwell is a lot cheaper than a lift
Stuff reports: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has spent almost $20 million on a redesign of its new office block, including $2.5m on a 12 floor staircase named “the Stairway to Heaven” by the...
View ArticleDisgraceful behaviour from Education Ministry staff
Radio NZ reports: Ministry of Education staff who subverted communications with a school principal after he raised safety concerns about a proposed bus stop, acted “inappropriately” and their behaviour...
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