Education
Pandemic risking hundreds of millions of dollars of school income - Auditor General
The Auditor-General has warned the pandemic is putting hundreds of millions of dollars of school income at risk.
In his report on this year's audits of school accounts John Ryan says schools earned… Audio
New literacy, numeracy standards could be too tough - teachers
Academics and teachers are warning that a new mandatory NCEA literacy and numeracy test could be too tough for some pupils.
The Education Ministry has unveiled draft versions of standards that… Audio
New NCEA literacy and numeracy standards: 'They are definitely challenging'
Academics and teachers are warning a new mandatory NCEA literacy and numeracy test could be too tough for some teens.
Top Stories for Monday 30 November 2020
Residents of Plimmerton north of Wellington face a big cleanup this morning. Academics are warning a new mandatory literacy and numeracy test could be too tough for pupils. The government is being… Audio
Semicolons; the most misunderstood punctuation mark
Whether you love them, hate them, or just don't know when to use them; the semicolon can be a divisive and contentious punctuation mark. That's what historian, Cecelia Watson discovered when she spent… Audio
Record apprenticeships: Mature candidates opting for switch
Polytechs are trying to make more space available as record numbers sign up for apprenticeships. Video
Record numbers sign up for polytech apprenticeships
Polytechs are trying to make more space available as record numbers sign up for apprenticeships.
Since July when the government made them fees free for the next two and a half years, twice as many… Audio
Electrician shortage looms due to lack of training
The chief executive of the Master Electricians trade body, Bernie McLaughlin, joins The Panel. Audio
New funding for tackling racism in schools
Associate Education Minister Kelvin Davis has launched a 42 million programme to fight school racism. Audio
Principals struggle with meeting needs, despite teacher aides pay deal
There are concerns funding has failed to keep pace with the vital role teacher aides are increasingly called on to perform within schools. This month an historic pay equity claim kicked in for 22,000… Audio
Librarians say funding cuts affecting kids' literacy
New Zealand's falling literacy levels have come as no surprise to those who run our school libraries.
A Ministry of Education report this week showed the reading capability of the country's year-five… Audio
Teenagers go to exams with fewer NCEA credits than normal
Qualifications Authority figures show teenagers ended October with about 300,000 fewer NCEA results in the bag than at the same time last year.
The figures also show big variations in the way… Audio
Teens go into exams with fewer NCEA credits than last year
Teenagers had about 300,000 fewer NCEA results in the bag last month than at the same time last year, according to Qualifications Authority figures.
Efforts under way to fill overseas student quota for border exemption
Officials are trying to allow dozens of overseas masters students into this country under a new border exemption announced by the government last month.
Drop in writing performance for school children
A major study of primary school children has found a puzzling fall in performance in writing for some eight year olds. The study run by the University of Otago and the Council for Educational Research… Audio
'The trend is of concern' - School leavers with no qualifications rises
The number of teenagers leaving school with no qualification rose for the second consecutive year in 2019, with boys and Māori worst affected, Education Ministry figures show.
Number of unqualified school leavers increases again
The number of teenagers leaving school without a qualification is creeping up and last year reached levels not seen since 2014.
New figures show nearly 7500 or 12 percent of last year's school… Audio
Principals worried by rising number of early school leavers
The number of teenagers leaving school with no qualification rose for the second consecutive year in 2019, with boys and Māori worst off.
Education Ministry figures show 12 percent of last year's… Audio
Breaking Silence | Trailer 1
In this compelling series, we open wide the issue of domestic abuse in New Zealand, changing the way you think about violence against women. Video
Breaking Silence | Trailer 2
In this compelling series, we open wide the issue of domestic abuse in New Zealand, changing the way you think about violence against women. Video
