Education
School principal on new laws around youth vaping
The Government has announced a crackdown on the sale of vapes to curb the numbers of young people using them From August, vapes will need to have batteries and new shops won't be able to open within… Audio
Injured student hospitalised last year at Northland school involved in Abbey Caves tragedy
The Northland high school involved in the death of a student at Abbey Caves had two other students suffer serious injuries last year.
Programme aims to apply a 'Māori lens to data' in online world
A data apprenticeship programme has been launched in the Manawatū to help Māori in the region enhance their data capabilities.
Language schools call government levy unfair
English language schools are protesting against a government levy on their income from foreign students.
Government can't stop University of Otago cutting staff - PM
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins faced a grilling by University of Otago students during his trip to Ōtepoti on Friday.
ECE drops legal challenge to govt's teacher pay parity funding
The Early Childhood Council has dropped a legal challenge to the way the government funds teacher pay parity.
Week in Politics: Party members cop heat over problematic remarks and plans
Analysis - National pulls out of the bipartisan agreement on housing density and gets itself into a muddle over bilingual road signs, while the prescription fee saga rumbles on.
Mike Joy a casualty of university cut backs
It appears that nobody is immune from Victoria University's proposed job cuts, even one of the country's leading fresh water scientists, Mike Joy. Audio
Why are so many schools ditching NCEA level 1
An increasing number of secondary schools around the country are ditching NCEA Level One - ahead of a refresh to the qualification that's being introduced over the next few years. Hobsonville Point… Audio
Teachers to vote down latest pay offer
With industrial action set to resume today, primary and secondary school teachers are frustrated.
Primary school teacher Joseph Tobin, and Wainuiomata High School teacher Adam Weir, both say they… Audio
Strike action resumes as PPTA rejects government pay offer
Strike action will resume today after the secondary school teachers' union rejected a revised pay offer from the government.
Teachers will refuse to take year twelve classes today, with further… Audio
Scholarship-winning teen wants to help repair NZ's mental health system
The Wellington high school student awarded a $25,000 education scholarship hopes to improve the broken mental health system which failed his father. Johnny Bentley-Cribb was just 11 years old when his… Audio
ChatGPT might doom us all, but it won't replace teachers - expert
An expert in AI says there is a place for tools like ChatGPT in marking students' work, but it is not a replacement for human teachers. Audio
Secondary school teachers reject latest pay offer, rolling strikes continue
New pay offers have failed to stop secondary and area school teachers resuming industrial action and primary teachers could yet join them.
The Education Ministry made revised offers to all three… Audio
University of Otago staff, supporters make a stand over job cuts plan
Hundreds of protesters marched against proposed job cuts at the University of Otago today.
Lecturers, students protest Otago Uni job cuts
Hundreds of people have turned up to protest proposed job cuts at Otago University today. This is the second protest where staff, students and members of the public are marching through the campus… Audio
Using AI to mark pupils' work can be unfair and discriminatory - education ministry
The Education Ministry has warned teachers not to use artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to mark pupils' work.
Secondary teachers' union says pay offer inadequate, will resume strike action
The PPTA said it would resume action, including refusing to teach particular year groups of students on certain days.
Academics' lips zipped on free speech
Less than half of academics surveyed as part of the second annual Academic Freedom Report say they feel free to state controversial or unpopular opinions.
The research found treaty and race issues… Audio
Education Ministry warns teachers not to use AI to mark exams
The Education Ministry has warned teachers not to use Chat GPT to mark students' work, saying it could be unfair and discriminatory.
The Ministry also says the technology, which generates written… Audio
