Education
New approach with struggling students pays dividends
A pilot programme in Napier is helping keep some of the city's most troubled children in school.
Primary principals want end to $100m school cluster scheme
Hundreds of principals are urging the government to scrap a divisive education scheme that costs a $100 million a year, most of it in extra pay for teachers and principals.
The Principals Federation… Audio
Napier programme keeping troubled kids in school
A pilot programme in Napier is helping to keep some of the city's most troubled and violent children in school.
It comes amid rising concern about violence in schools nationally, and worries that… Audio
Principals want to see the end of communities of learning
The Principals Federation wants the government to stop spending a hundred-million-dollars a year on the previous government's flagship education scheme, the communities of learning.
The scheme pays… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 3 August 2020
Covid-19: Melbourne heads into stricter lockdown; Siouxsie Wiles on Victoria outbreak and NZ; Labour still without policies a month before voting opens; Napier programme keeping troubled kids in… Audio
Pasifika Education Centre's language courses goes online
Pasifika Education Centre receives US$2.5 million allocation over four years to provide free community Pacific language courses online. Audio
Long-term harm feared if tourism training cuts go ahead
The Tertiary Education Commission wants to slash government spending on tourism and retail courses by as much as 30 percent next year.
Murals transform the Taranaki town of Waitara
A community project is bringing vibrancy to some of the Northern Taranaki town's blank walls. Audio, Gallery
Class action - Schools consider legal move after travel company folds
The collapse of a travel company specialising in school trips has left a number of New Zealand schools considering their legal options to try to recoup the money lost to students and their parents. Audio
Video: What are NZ school leavers planning to do after Covid-19?
Checkpoint - Final-year high school students would usually be preparing for university, OE, or heading into the work force, but Covid-19 has thrown a big spanner in the works. Audio
What are NZ school leavers planning to do after Covid-19?
It's around this time of year that students in their final year at high school would usually be preparing for their next step - be it university, an OE, or heading into the work force.
But Covid-19… Video, Audio
Sleep and pre-schoolers
New research from the University of Otago shows that early bedtimes for pre-schoolers are not vital for healthy development, as long as they are getting enough sleep. Audio
GPS maker's ransomware attack, TechWeek 2020
Technology correspondent Paul Matthews joins Lynn to talk about GPS manufacturer Garmin's ransomware attack that's forced it offline - what happens when GPS tools go offline? Audio
Photo essay: South Auckland students rally for unity, inter-school peace
About 200 secondary students huddled on a South Auckland field, not for a rugby game or a cultural dance practice, but in a rally against inter-school violence.
As Māori students faced lockdown education inequality, iwi stepped up
The Covid-19 lockdown saw young Māori students battle with unequal access to digital technology, stymieing their efforts as learning went online, according to a new report. Audio
Teaching maths in lockdown: Some parents 'felt somewhat abandoned'
Some parents were surprised to find big gaps in their child's maths knowledge or were shocked at the level they were being taught. Audio
Education sector says fund won't cover much
Education sector figures say the $51.6 million fund pledged to the sector is missing the mark and won't be of much help. Audio
Parents questioned school choices over lockdown - survey
A survey of hundreds of parents has found that some started to question their choice of school during the lockdown.
The research looked into parents' experiences of helping children do maths at home… Audio
Government throws international education sector a lifeline
The government has thrown the devastated international education sector a $51 million lifeline, but it also warned providers overseas students aren't likely to return before the end of the year.
Some… Audio
Govt funding to fill international student gap misses the mark for some
Disappointing, just a band-aid, missing the point - it seems the government's international student lifeline for the education sector is missing the pass mark.
A $51 million fund has been pledged to… Audio
