Tom Parsons

Schools are increasingly finding it hard to maintain swimming pools, and run swimming programmes. Three schools in Marlborough are appealing for funding to help keep their programmes going. And… Audio

St Bede's College in Christchurch told two boys they couldn't compete in the Maadi Cup rowing regatta after they breached aviation security and rode on the baggage carrier at Auckland airport. But the… Audio

High school principals describe the acute levels of stress among their students during NCEA and Scholarship exams, which started this week. Audio

Lynda Stewart is the Principal of May Road School in Auckland and on NZEI National Executive and Tom Parsons is the President of the Secondary Principal’s Association. Audio

Secondary school principals have agreed to implement the Government's flagship education policy for 10-thousand dollars a year less than the Government had been prepared to pay them. Audio

Some top schools are suspected of ignoring the rules for enrolling out-of-zone students. Audio

The government's $360 million flagship education policy involves paying some teachers and principals extra to improve education across groups of schools, but after several months of consultation on… Audio

The new school year starts this week and families are facing back to school costs like uniforms, donations, and fees for materials used in some subjects. Audio

School principals say the proposed $30 charge for each exam will deter students, especially those from poor families, from participating in exams at all. Audio

School guidance counsellors say there are not enough of them to deal with children's increasing mental health and family problems. Audio

Teenagers, liberally using social media sites to trash their peers and their teachers, are beginning to provoke a back-lash at schools. Audio

The Education Review Office says most of the secondary school centres for students with bad behaviour are not doing a good job. Audio

Schools will be able to use dogs to sniff out drugs in lockers and desks, but not on students, under proposed law changes. Audio

Tom Parsons, principal of Queen Charlotte College. Audio