Education
Pay parity for ECE teachers 'further out of reach' after cost blowout
The government underestimated the cost of passing on school and kindergarten teachers' pay rises to ECE teachers by $253 million.
Massey University staff present 'logical' alternative plan to job cuts
Academic staff at Massey University have made a bid to save their jobs and ensure the future of sciences at the institution. Audio
Massey University staff present 'logical' alternative plan to job cuts
Academic staff at Massey University have made a bid to save their jobs and ensure the future of sciences at the institution. Staff and the Tertiary Education Union have today sent Massey an… Audio
'There's nowhere else for them to go' - Rotorua principals warn new housing will lead to bulging classrooms
Rotorua school principals are concerned their schools will not be able to support burgeoning student numbers from new housing developments in the city. Audio
Vic Uni adopts policy for all lectures to be recorded, where possible
Have Victoria University students effectively been given a hall pass that gets them out of face to face lectures? After Covid restrictions were dropped the University anounced some students and… Video, Audio
Dame Malvina Major donates her archives to Waikato University
Dame Malvina Major is one of New Zealand's foremost opera sopranos and has just gifted her personal archives to Waikato University. Dame Malvina speaks to Jesse. Audio
Helping five to seven-year-olds with reading and writing
An early childhood literacy programme which is in almost half of all the country's state primary schools has just been recognised with the University of Canterbury's innovation medal. Professor Gail… Audio
No systemic issue with apprenticeship credits, TEC says
The Tertiary Education Commission says there is no evidence of a systemic problem with apprentices achieving too few qualification credits each year.
'Substantial pay cut': Pay inequity facing small school principals
A Wellington principal claims the career pathway for principals of small to medium sized schools is "fundamentally broken". Audio
No repeat of online exam access problems - NZQA
The qualifications authority says there was no repeat of log-in problems during a big online exam on Wednesday morning.
Matter of principle: Leaders of small schools are being paid less than their staff
Some principals of small schools are being paid less than their deputies or senior teachers - and they fear the situation will put educators off stepping into senior roles. Audio
Thousands sit NCEA exams, but there are concerns over online system
Thousands of high schoolers will sit their NCEA level two English and level one History exams Wednesday morning - but it's not just students feeling the pressure.
A glitch in the system for school… Audio
Testing times for NZQA website ahead of level 2 English exam
Thousands of students are hoping to avoid a repeat of Friday's online assessment crash.
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
Students not testing for Covid, turning up sick to NCEA exams
Schools say they are relying on families to make 'sensible choices' as sickness threatens to derail exam season. Audio
Some students with Covid-19 still turning up to NCEA exams
Some students with covid are still turning up to sit their NCEA exams. But the Auckland Secondary Principals Association is predicting illnesses will mean a lot more so called derived grades, based on… Video, Audio
Students awarded for help with cyclone relief
A Lincoln University club which stuck in to help rural communities hit by Cyclone Gabrielle has been awarded for its volunteer efforts.
Garden to pre-school table to get veggies into kid's diets
Garden to Table is a programme to teach tamariki to grow, harvest and prepare food. Oropi primary, a rural school near Tauranga has been running the programme for the past 10 years. Heron Rickard is… Audio
Wairoa College support student with leukaemia by shaving hair
Heading to the Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa now, where staff and students at Wairoa College are shaving their heads to support one of their own. Fifteen year old Jhalena Lafaiki has been diagnosed with… Audio
Who hates Mondays? Not these students, as school week kicks off with a party
A Christchurch primary school is trying to make the start of the school week more like a party than a chore, in an attempt to boost school attendance. Audio
