Education
School stand-downs at record levels
School stand-downs have spiked to record levels after dropping away during the height of the pandemic.
Schools used the formal punishment more than 25,000 times in 2022, or nearly 3.3 times for every… Audio
Advocates want face-to-face with Seymour to argue for school lunches
The associate education minister says lunch programme will continue in "some form", but he is looking to cut its funding by up to half. Audio
Too much screen time killing vital conversation for kids
A new study from Australia out today has found that for every minute of screen time that toddlers are exposed to at home, they're missing vital language opportunities. It suggests the average… Audio
Public health experts fear lunches programme will be axed
Nothing more than a marketing campaign, wasteful spending verging on criminal and it should go. That's how Act leader David Seymour has variously described the free lunches in schools programme, that… Audio
Principal dismayed over 'completely inappropriate' redesign
A college principal says she is horrified at what has happened to her school's building project - even though it is supposedly a top priority.
School principal concerned over review into government funded school lunches
Confirmation that the government-funded lunch programme is under review has sparked serious concern from health charities and school principals.
Associate Education Minister David Seymour says 10,000… Audio
Reflections from Anakiwa - Outward Bound
The latest Outward Bound programme saw a whole cross-section of New Zealanders take part and this week we're featuring some of them on Here Now. Audio
Reflections from Anakiwa - Outward Bound
The latest Outward Bound programme saw a whole cross-section of New Zealanders take part and this week we're featuring some of them on Here Now.
AudioGovernment 'silent' on attempts to add water-safety lessons to schools, group says
Water Safety New Zealand believes the government is turning a blind eye to drownings and is calling for more lessons in schools.
Schools fear truancy will rise if free lunches axed
The government is reviewing its school lunch programme but educators say the free meal is the only reason some show up. Audio
What officials think of the government's new reading, writing policy
The Cabinet paper containing the advice also said the policy would essentially cost nothing.
Why go to school? Expert says NZ needs a rethink
With new classrooms being scrapped, achievement rates stagnating, and attendance dropping, Professor John Morgan says the nation needs a debate on the purpose of schools. Audio
'Their language was taken away from them' - Pākehā asked to be aware as demand for te reo grows
Demand for Kura Reo and te reo Māori is growing and many non-Māori are lending their voices to the revitalisation of te reo.
Young farmer educating the next generation
Donald's Farm is a not-for-profit educational dairy farm on the edge of Auckland. 31-year-old farm manager Sam Waugh balances managing the operation with teaching young people. He joins Jesse. Audio
Rushed NCEA guidelines not up to scratch
Some teachers refused to help when the government asked them just days before Christmas to write guidelines for teaching new NCEA standards.
They weren't swayed by the offer of $5000 to complete the… Audio
Teachers turn down $5000 to help with new NCEA rules
Some teachers refused offers of $5000 to help the government fast-track critical guidance for new NCEA standards just days before Christmas.
Education buildings review won't delay work - ministry
Minister Erica Stanford wants a review of what's going wrong with hundreds of school builds and how to do them better.
School truancy will leave 80-year shadow of negative effects, Seymour warns
Associate Education Minister David Seymour has warned that serious school truancy will leave an 80-year shadow of negative effects.
Biggest school investment ever made has failed says Secretary for Education
The Secretary for Education Iona Holsted has told MPs the single biggest investment ever made in schools has failed to deliver and politicians' policy flip-flops are partly to blame for schools'… Audio
Ministry does U-turn on school co-location project after spending $24m
The Ministry of Education invested $24.5 million into a project to co-locate two schools in Blenheim - before it was scrapped over ballooning costs.
