Vaughan Couillault
Traffic lights alone won't stop truancy
Government fixes for truancy need to look at why kids aren't coming to school, rather than just shaming schools for their numbers. Audio
Secondary Principal Association on ERO review into bad behaviour
The Education Review Office says teachers are seeing fighting and vandalism every day.
And the office says it's time for national action to rein in the violent behaviour.
Secondary Principal… Audio
Principals welcome school property inquiry
Principals hope the ministerial inquiry into school property will flush out why the Ministry of Education has lacked clarity, transparency and consistency in approving and providing classrooms to… Audio
Students fail new NCEA tests on second attempt
Most students who failed crucial new NCEA tests on their first attempt last year failed again on their second try.
Principals say they will be more careful about ensuring students sit the reading… Audio
Enforcing school phone ban won't be easy says principal
Schools have opened for the year with a new challenge to tackle, how to enforce the ban on mobile phones.
While the government's policy won't come into force until the start of term two, plenty of… Audio
Principal reacts to dropping NCEA results
Three years of Covid-related disruption is being blamed for grades dropping for a third consecutive year.
Provisional results from NZQA show results are down across all NCEA levels.
Vaughan… Audio
NZ students fall to new lows in PISA tests
New Zealand's 15-year-olds have fallen to new lows in the 2022 international PISA tests of reading, maths and science.
Almost 5,000 students were assessed from Aotearoa, with maths proving to be the… Audio
Online system for NCEA exams faces test as thousands log-in
The online system for school exams faces a test of its own Wednesday morning when thousands of teenagers try to log-in to the level two English exam.
Teachers say it is critical there is no repeat of… Audio
School attendance figures still low
School attendance figures have once again been described as some of the worst on record, with only 47 percent of students attending regularly in term two.
This is up by seven percent on the same time… Audio
Labour to direct teaching of reading, writing and maths if re-elected
Labour is being warned not to start telling teachers how to do their job.
If elected the party plans to direct teachers how to teach reading, writing and maths from 2026.
It would mean teachers and… Audio
Secondary school principals complain of death threats, stress
Death threats and stress are making life tough for secondary school principals.
A survey for the Secondary Principals Association found forty percent of respondents had experienced unkind words or… Audio
Trauma experts at schools
When tragedy strikes a school community, a team of experts trained in handling trauma are on call, ready to help.
So far this year the Ministry of Education's specialist team has been called out to… Audio
School attendance back on the rise
School attendance appears to have improved dramatically this year.
Weekly figures for term one show on most days as many as 88 percent of children were at school, much better than the same period… Audio
Warning to get to grips with AI or be left behind
Businesses will be left behind if they don't get to grips now with Artificial Intelligence such as ChatGPT.
That's the message from people who are already using the systems to do their work faster… Audio
Government school reforms prompt backlash from teachers
The government's wide-ranging school reforms have prompted a backlash from teachers and principals
Groups including English teachers and Northland principals are urging the government to slow down.
…High school students supportive of teachers strike
Thousands of secondary school teachers go on strike around the country today demanding better pay and conditions. It's their second strike action in a month, as the Post Primary Teachers' Association… Audio
Many schools shut ahead of Cyclone Gabrielle
Many schools in the north have closed their doors today due to the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle.
The Ministry of Education recommended that schools shut.
Secondary Principal's Association president… Audio
AK schools can reopen if they want to
And staying with schools, some Auckland Schools will re-open today after the Ministry of Education made a U-turn on their direction to close schools for the week. The Ministry put a Power of Direction… Audio
Principal on officials' concern for Covid-19 impact on schools
Newly-released documents reveal that top officials are deeply concerned about the impact of Covid-19 on our school system.
In briefing to Ministers, the Education Ministry highlighted an urgent… Audio
School leadership gets a fail from ERO
Leadership in the country' schools has received a fail mark.
The Education Review Office's annual report for 2021-22 has found good teaching is firmly in place in just 15 percent of schools.
… Audio