Education
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
Documents show concerns about Covid-19 in school system
Newly-released documents show high-level concerns about the damage Covid-19 has done to the school system.
A Cabinet paper and Education Ministry briefings to government ministers cite an urgent need… Audio
Porirua principal on Covid-19 impact on schools
New documents show that top officials are deeply worried about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our schools.
In briefings to Ministers, the Education Ministry emphasised urgent problems with… Audio
New review aims to ensure education is a right across the Pacific
A new initiative has been launched in 15 Pacific Island countries to improve educational standards.
Educational groups at odds over mandatory reporting of child abuse
Organisations representing early childhood services and teachers are divided over calls for mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse.
'Huge distress': Post-grads students feel impact of AUT staff cuts
Post-graduate students are petitioning the Auckland University of Technology over academic staff cuts - saying it's hugely disruptive and will impact New Zealand's research sector. AUT planned to cut… Audio
Ukrainian refugees learning English to get jobs
Ukrainian refugees who could barely say the English alphabet when they arrived here have since learned enough of the language to get jobs.
They've been doing classes at the Mānukau Institute of… 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.
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One in five schools needs intensive help, Education Review Office warns
The Education Review Office also warned nearly half the early childhood services it visited in the past financial year breached regulatory or licensing criteria.
Piripi Curtis on the legacy of his father Ta Toby Curtis
Prominent Maori educator Ta Toby Curtis died last August and his son Piripi joins Julian Wilcox to discuss his father's legacy and just released memoir which lays out a vision for a more equitable… Audio
Counting success: How a South Auckland school switched up maths and got results
At Manurewa West Primary School the standardised maths assessment was rewritten to reflect real-life contexts and cultures of the school, student achievement has shot through the roof. The driving… Audio
NCEA and scholarship exams end this morning
Qualifications Authority figures show students went into exams with fewer NCEA credits under their belts than in any of the previous three years.
Students on final day of NCEA exams
It's the last day of NCEA and scholarship exams today - the final act in five years of secondary schooling for many students.
Year 13 student Wei-Tian Teo from MacLeans College in Auckland is sitting… Audio
Students had fewer NCEA credits going into 2022 exams
Figures from the Qualifications Authority show students went into exams with fewer credits to their name than in any of the previous three years.
NCEA and Scholarship exams finish this morning and… Audio
Otago, Victoria and Canterbury universities have accepted pay deals, union says
The Tertiary Education Union says its members have accepted pay deals at three universities, Otago, Victoria and Canterbury.
Punishment or rehabilitation? Plant nursery proposes alternative to bootcamps
The fatal stabbing of a Sandringham dairy worker last week has reignited the debate about punishment versus rehabilitation for offenders. Audio
Ombudsman backs office over time taken to resolve school complaints
The chief ombudsman, Judge Peter Boshier, has defended his office's record on complaints about schools following calls for a faster route for resolving disputes.
How to help pre-schoolers learn social skills
How do children develop social skills and how best can parents support this? Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright has some strategies and he'll take your questions Audio
Teachers want more time for sex education
Teachers say they do not have enough time to give students quality relationship and sexual health education but believe it's increasingly necessary.
Many of the nearly 200 surveyed by Canterbury… Audio
Little priority given to sex education in schools, teachers say
The majority of schools are likely failing to meet the recommended teaching time for sex education, a survey suggests.
