Education
Literacy issues in kids: 'You don't want to wait for them to fall behind'
Children who start school knowing fewer words and suffering speech problems can catch up faster - if their teachers take early and targeted intervention, new research has revealed.
Auckland PhD students advised to go fruit-picking
Some international PhD students have been advised to 'take a break, go fruit picking' by Auckland University. Audio
Reo Māori statement 'another one of those bureaucracy things' - lecturer
The government's first statement of education priorities, which instructs schools and other learning institutions to incorporate te reo and tikanga, could have gone much further, a te reo Māori…
Government reveals ambitions for te reo Māori
The government wants all education providers, from kindergartens to universities, to use te reo Māori every day - but has stopped short of making it compulsory.
Government wants everyday use of te reo in education
The government's first statement of national education priorities instructs schools, early learning services and tertiary institutions to make every day use of te reo and tikanga Māori.
The… Audio
University of Auckland moves Friday's exams online
The University of Auckland says all exams which are scheduled for Friday will now be held online.
Job expo helps match students with jobs amid Covid-19 concerns
Covid-19 has forced some students to ditch their studies to look for work and support families hit hard by lockdown and redundancies, and today, a jobs expo has been helping link students with…
More than 300 Auckland students find futures at job expo
Covid-19 forced some students to ditch their studies to look for work and support families hit hard by lockdown and redundancies.
Today, the Ara Education Charitable Trust and students from 15 south… Audio
A new approach to tackling bullying in NZ schools
An anti-bullying initiative called KiVa has been credited as one of the success stories in tackling bullying in New Zealand. Audio
Auckland job expo underway for early school leavers
A job expo in Auckland today has been set up with the goal of sending hundreds of early school leavers home with job offers. The Ara Education Charitable Trust has joined forces with the Ministry of… Audio
Ministry forecasts end to primary teacher shortage, but problems in secondary schools
The Education Ministry expects there will be enough primary teachers to meet demand for the next three years while a shortage of secondary teachers will continue.
Zoom zooms ahead in encryption, Fibre gets faster
Technology commentator Paul Matthews looks at Zoom's leap in encryption, after initial wobbles at the beginning of the year's lockdowns. Fibre is getting faster - even though it doesn't seem like that… Audio
The Leap of Faith To Save a Language
Forty years ago the Māori language was on the brink of dying out. Only 5% of Māori spoke it fluently. A massive push to save it was underway and at the heart of that movement was a little school at… Audio
School bus providers must prove compliance with NZTA guidelines
The Ministry of Education will now require all school bus contractors to prove drop off and pick up locations are safe, after safety concerns about a Hawke's Bay stop were ignored.
Getting ministry to rebuild school block was a 'tricky road'
A Christchurch school that won a rebuild is confident it is on the right track after years of struggling with the Ministry of Education.
Ministry of Education decides on rebuild at Christchurch Girls High School
After throwing millions of dollars at strengthening a Christchurch school, the Ministry of Education has decided it wants a rebuild instead.
The backtrack follows almost a decade of confusion, and… Audio
'Going to be a while' until flooded Napier school reopens
While most schools in the worst-affected parts of Napier were closed on Tuesday, many are reopening this morning.
One exception is Henry Hill School in Onekawa, where Monday's deluge saw half the… Audio
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
Christchurch Girls' High building set for quake rebuild as ministry backflips
Christchurch Girls' High School will get a new main block after five years of trying to strengthen the existing one.
Teachers' council and union clash over fees heads to court
An ongoing fight between the secondary teachers' union and the Teaching Council over fee increases for teachers' practising certificates is heading to court.
