Education
Learning to de-escalate tantrums and other challenging behaviour
Are you struggling with your child's tantrums? Michael Hempseed is encouraging parents to rethink tantrums and anger, and instead of punishing a child for lashing out, he says it's vital to understand… Audio
Tech: Biggest hack of the year, breaking AI chatbots, Zoom honesty
Technology correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about what appears to be the biggest hack of the year so far - the mass exploitation of MOVEit Transfer software which has affected at least… Audio
Universities given deadline to eliminate disparities
Some universities are reluctant to set deadlines for eliminating long-standing disparities for Māori and Pacific students.
The Tertiary Education Commission now requires target dates for reaching… Audio
After 136 years, school shuts down following its last two students leaving
A rural primary school closing its doors is a victim of cost of living pressures, its principal says.
Rural school closing after just 2 pupils returned for the year
After well over a century, a rural school is closing its doors today. A victim, its principal says, of the cost of living. Papatawa School, near the Manawatu Gorge, had just two pupils return this… Audio
Union on Tertiary Education Commission Te Pukenga briefing
A Tertiary Education Commission briefing shows it believes Te Pukenga's plans to cut 400 jobs does not go far enough. Tertiary Education Union president Julie Douglas says the report is a disgrace… Audio
TEC briefing says Te Pukenga job cut plans not enourgh
A Tertiary Education Commission briefing shows it believes Te Pukenga's plans for 400 job losses do not go far enough. The June briefing to Education Minister Jan Tinetti shows the commission wants… Audio
Officials want even more job cuts at Te Pūkenga, briefing shows
A Tertiary Education Commission briefing shows officials want deeper staff cuts at the national polytechnic and workplace training organisation Te Pūkenga.
Helping school leavers with career choices
Young people are uncertain and worried about their next steps after school, according to research from Monash's University in Melbourne. Forty per cent of the students surveyed said they had "no… Audio
Student protest exhibition held to support tertiary staff affected by cut backs
In July of this year Massey University announced proposed cuts which will impact 245 teaching and academic staff. Four fine arts students in their final year of study are organising an art exhibition… Audio
More schools turning to on-the-job training to fill teacher shortage
Schools are increasingly turning to new ways of recruiting teachers in order to meet demand amid a long-running teacher shortage. Audio
More schools turning to on-the-job training to fill teacher shortage
Schools are increasingly turning to new ways of recruiting teachers in order to meet demand amid a long-running teacher shortage. On-the-job training programmes allow aspiring teachers who already… Audio
Schools not doing enough to stop truancy epidemic - reports
Internal reporting shows attendance services are struggling with schools and other agencies as they tried to get the most serious truants back to class.
Waikato schools run own attendance services to uncover truancy
A group of schools in Waikato have opted to run their own attendance services to uncover the main drivers of truancy and encourage students to get back to school.
Newly released reports from… Audio
Report highlights reasons for high truancy figures
Internal reports show Covid, distrust of the government and increased mental illness contributed to last year's terrible truancy figures.
The Education Ministry initially refused to provide the… Audio
Covid-19, distrust of government and anxiety contributed to high truancy numbers
Poverty, insecure housing, rising costs and weak parenting were also common themes in reports covering covering a period last year when truancy reached 14 percent.
Secondary School Winter Tournament kicks off across motu
Thousands of students will take to fields, courts and turfs from today as the Secondary School Winter Tournament kicks off across the motu. There will be 40 tournaments happening from Whangarei in the… Audio
Outward bound dealing with increasing number of vape-addicted kids
A well known outdoor adventure and personal development course says it's dealing with an increasing number of vape addicted students who dont even realise they are hooked on nicotine. Outward Bound's… Video, Audio
Increase in new migrant students puts strain on English language teaching resources
A spike in enrolments of new migrant children has surprised some schools.
Principals 'suprised' by spike in enrolments of new migrant students
Some principals say they are surprised by a spike in enrolments of new migrant students - many of whom do not speak English.
It's putting unique pressure on schools, now faced with teaching English… Audio
