John Gerritson
Parents seek tax rebates on past camp fees
The government's school donation scheme could open a floodgate of requests for tax rebates on payments to schools going back four years.
The scheme has made it clear payments many people thought were… Audio
Universities ask for travel ban exemption for Chinese students
Universities have asked the government to exempt thousands of Chinese students from New Zealand's ban on international arrivals from mainland China.
The ban, which is aimed at stopping the spread of… Audio
Principals deliver warning letters to Education Ministry
Primary and intermediate school principals took their campaign for a better pay deal to the steps of the Education Ministry today, fronting up to nine of the ministry's regional offices to hand over… Audio
Breakthrough appears near in teacher pay disputes
Settlements of the long-standing teacher pay disputes appear imminent.
Education Minister Chris Hipkins says the teacher unions and the Education Ministry are in the final stages of their… Audio
Primary principals union boss quits, cites low teacher morale
The head of the Auckland's primary principals association is quitting education saying teacher morale has never been lower. Craig Holt's comments come as members of the Post Primary Teachers… Audio
Hundreds of kids wait months for specialist support
Waiting times for children with disabilities and behaviour problems to get help have jumped 30 percent in the last year. The average delay between a request for support and the service beginning… Audio
One-third of children fail to attend school regularly
A quarter of a million children failed to turn up to school regularly in 2018, with year 13 girls the worst offenders. The Education Ministry's annual attendance survey says children who missed more… Audio
Primary teachers' pay, workload dispute, explained
Primary school teachers and principals say workload was the driving issue behind their rejection of the Education Ministry's most recent pay offer. Members of the Educational Institute have voted… Audio
Primary school teachers reject latest offer
Primary School teachers have just announced the outcome of their vote on the government's latest pay and conditions offer. RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen joins Susie Ferguson with the… Audio
Rolling regional strikes likely for primary school teachers
More industrial action is looming in schools with primary teachers and principals set to vote on a week of rolling strikes. They rejected the Education Ministry's latest pay offer last week, saying it… Audio
Teachers' strike: Where will the children go?
Some schools have asked after-school care providers not to provide full-day services that will undermine Wednesday's strike by primary and intermediate school teachers. The strike is expected to close… Audio
Make-overs considered for run-down schools
Run-down, unpopular schools could get make-overs to improve their image and encourage more parents to send their children there. A Cabinet paper says schools' appearance can influence enrolments and… Audio
ECE centres crowded, noisy, cold - research
A group of researchers is warning that too many early childhood centres are crowded, noisy and cold because the minimum requirements are too low. They want the Education Ministry to review its… Audio
Teachers start talks for 16% pay rise
The first shots in what teachers were told last year would be the industrial battle of their lives will be fired today with the start of primary teachers' pay talks. The union is seeking a 16 percent… Audio
Primary teacher pay talks begin
Primary teachers' pay talks kick off today with their union, the Educational Institute, seeking a 16 percent pay rise. The institute says a big increase is needed to attract more people into the… Audio
Schools back plan to hit unconscious bias
Schools that have tackled unconscious bias among their teachers say it has a big impact on Maori students' achievement. They're backing the Education Ministry's suggestion that the government could… Audio
NCEA pass rate improvements may be over
The era of steady year-on-year increases in NCEA pass rates may be over. Latest NCEA results show 2017's pass rates are little different to those of 2016 at a national level, although there's been… Audio
Pasifika ECE services struggling for fluent teachers
English-language rules are strangling the supply of early childhood teachers who speak Pasifika languages, threatening the future of Pasifika early childhood centres. Sector leaders say people who… Audio
NZ school attendance hits seven-year low
The number of children attending school regularly has hit a seven year low. Just 63 percent of children attended school more than 90 percent of the time in term two of 2017. In decile one schools the… Audio
Teachers hope NZ First will bring benefits for education
The president of the Principals Federation says there are high hopes in education circles that coalition negotations will be good news for children and their teachers. Whetu Cormick told RNZ education… Audio