Education
Concerns school bus drivers switching to better paid public transport
School bus drivers are warning some routes won't be serviced when classes resume next year. The drivers some of their colleagues are thinking about quitting for better paid public transport jobs… Audio
'They are confident in their Māoritanga': Students celebrate sport and te reo
Students from around Aotearoa are getting together for Wiki Hā, which combines sport with a chance to practise their te reo Māori.
Concerns compulsory NCEA literacy and numeracy tests will trip up new migrants
Teachers are worried compulsory NCEA literacy and numeracy tests will be too tough for new migrants, refugees and international students.
Overdue students loans jump to more than $2 billion
The annual report on the scheme says 106,000 former students are behind in their payments and nearly 80,000 of them are overseas.
New tests could deter international students - deputy principal
A deputy principal says international students may be deterred from enrolling in schools here if new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests are too hard to pass.
From 2024 teenagers must pass tests in… Audio
Concerns compulsory tests will deter international students
A deputy principal says international students may be deterred from enrolling in schools here if new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests are too hard to pass.
From 2024 teenagers must pass tests in… Audio
How a young country-school teacher is using farm lessons in her classroom
Teaching wasn't always the plan for Eden Warrender and nor was returning to her old primary school 17 years after leaving. But service to others has always been part of who she is.
Disinformation and the case of Baby W - expert analysis
Dr Michael Daubs is co-director of The Internet, Social Media, and Politics Research Lab - Kotaha - at Victoria University of Wellington - and has researched the spread of disinformation. He's been… Audio
The Panel with Sue Kedgley and Peter Dunne (part 1)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Sue Kedgley and Peter Dunne discuss whether the baby having open heart surgery against the will of the parents will deter others from seeing doctors. Also… Audio
Covid-19 impact on schools: Documents warn of significant risk to learning
Newly released official documents provide a strongly worded warning about the damage Covid-19 has done to the school system. Audio
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
