Education
Auckland school expects return to remote learning due to staff absences
Albany Senior High School principal Claire Amos says teaching face to face would not be sustainable if at least 10 percent of staff are working from home and isolating. Audio
Consistent lower speed limit needed outside all schools - lobby group
A safe speed group is pushing for speeds around schools to be capped at 30km/h. Audio
Principals predict Omicron will close some schools
It's back to class for hundreds of thousand of students today and principals worry Omicron will force some schools to close, meanwhile paediatricians want children to remain in class as long as… Audio
Covid-19: Schools struggle to fill jobs left by unvaccinated
Some principals are approaching the start of the school year with some trepidation after struggling to find teachers to fill jobs left by those unvaccinated last year.
Most schools start back this… Audio
'Significant compliance challenges': Schools reopening to mask mandates, ventilation issues
Many schools and kura across the motu will be starting back for the year today, but it will be unlike anything they have faced before.
Covid-19: Schools finalise teaching plans as Omicron spreads
It's back-to-school for many across the motu - but it won't be learning as you know it.
Children from year four and above will be masked up, and interactions between different groups of students will… Audio
Back to School 2022: Dunedin North Intermediate's Heidi Hayward
We head to Dunedin where we're joined by Heidi Hayward who's principal of Dunedin North Intermediate, which welcomes children back tomorrow. Audio
Back to School 2022: Albany Senior High's Claire Amos
There were 103 new community cases of Covid reported in New Zealand yesterday - the second time in three days we've hit triple figures as the country braces for Omicron. It comes as schools around the… Audio
School to reinforce need for children to attend to Omicron-hesitant parents
A primary school has hired someone to talk with parents who are hesitant about sending their children back to school due to Covid-19.
University apologises to former students for harm caused by composer
Wellington's Victoria University has publicly apologised to a group of former students who say they were sexually abused by teacher and composer Jack Body.
University of Otago orientation events cancelled due to Covid settings
The Otago University Students' Association has cancelled large events planned for Orientation Week in February.
Nelson residents with Covid-19 symptoms urged to get tested
There are no new cases of Covid-19 in Nelson, but an exposure event has been identified at Motueka Kindergarten.
Covid-19: School camps back on at red light
School is back and so are all the outdoor activities that go with it.
The Ministry of Education has confirmed outdoor education and school camps can go ahead under the Covid-19 red traffic light… Audio
Covid-19: Concerns how university students will cope
More than 175,000 students across the country will begin their university year next month.
This comes as the highly transmissble Omicron variant is already in the community.
New Zealand University… Audio
Covid-19: Teens say friends picked up virus after festival
A number of teenagers who attended the Soundsplash Festival near Hamilton at the weekend say half their friends now have Covid-19.
Some say they have been told they have omicron and there are fears… Audio
Otago University back to planning Covid-19 response after Omicron outbreak
With only a month until the academic year begins, the University of Otago is still making plans for how it will operate in the midst of an Omicron outbreak.
Do school uniforms need a makeover?
Are school uniforms good or bad? A better question is how do can we improve their impact on educational outcomes, says public health researcher Dr Johanna Reidy. Audio
School uniforms 'increasingly unaffordable for most families' - charity
Variety - the Children's Charity says it has seen a 50 percent increase in the number of claims for school uniforms from 2020 to 2021. Audio
Covid-19: Fiji schools head back despite new wave
Students are back at school in Fiji for the first time since April last year, but more than 200 teachers are positive for Covid-19.
This comes as the Pacific nation grapples with the third wave of… Audio
School uniforms beyond many parents' budgets in new year
With schools going back next week, uniforms shops around the country are full of ashen-faced parents watching their bank balances dwindle after they hit "enter" on the Eftpos machine. And a children's… Audio
