Education
Whanganui Intermediate sends private student information to parents
A Whanganui school has apologised for sharing private student information in a mass email to parents yesterday.
Spawning a new generation of fishers
Kids cooped up because of Covid are being encouraged to pick up a fly fishing rod and learn how to catch trout. The Tongariro National Trout Centre also has big plans for education about the fishery… Audio
Programme seeks to get more young women working in food and fibre sector
A new programme aiming to get more young women into work in the food and fibre sector is kicking off in Palmerston North.
High failure rate revealed in small trial-run of new literacy, numeracy tests
The New Zealand Initiative has revealed high failure rates in a small-scale trial-run of critical new NCEA tests.
Two thirds of teens who sat writing test failed it
The New Zealand Initiative has revealed disastrously high failure rates in a small-scale trial-run of critical new NCEA tests.
Two-thirds of the 550 teens who sat the writing test failed it, while a… Audio
The boom and bust of our polytechs
On January 1, Te Pūkenga will take over the country's 16 polytechnics and industry training organisations. Can a mega-merger bring the sector financial security? Audio
'It's ridiculous' - Anger over Māori children being zoned out of iwi or hapū land
Some Māori educators want an overhaul of school zoning rules, saying the system ignored local iwi connections to the land that schools were built on.
Māori teacher wants school zoning overhaul
A leading Māori teacher wants an overhaul of school zoning rules so Māori children can go to any school within the rohe of their iwi or hapū.
He says the Education Ministry needs to prioritise mana… Audio
Greens want more support for students
The Greens are demanding more support for students after a survey they commissioned found two thirds of respondents are struggling to buy food and other necessities.
It also shows the average… Audio
Schools prepare to turn away students out of enrolment zones
Some schools are coming to terms with the effects of a push to introduce more school enrolment zones and amend existing ones.
Low decile schools turning families away for the first time
Some low-decile schools are turning families away for the first time, following a push to introduce more school zones.
Nearly half the country's schools now have enrolment schemes which guarantee a… Audio
Schools, health experts eagerly awaiting new Covid-19 measures
The government will today reveal changes to the Covid-19 response as case numbers soar, and health and education figures report the disease is hitting communities hard. Audio
Principals eagerly awaiting government announcement on Covid-19 rules
Principals will be all ears when the Government announces new details around the Covid-19 and influenza response this afternoon.
Principals Federation president Cherie Taylor-Patel says she's hoping… Audio
Farmers across NZ giving students insight into sector
Farmers across the country are being asked to go back to school as a part of a new educational programme.
Principals worried schools will lose teachers next year due to drop in student attendance
Many principals are worried their schools will lose teachers next year because so many students have gone missing from their rolls during the pandemic.
They are sure many will return later in the… Audio
Lack of classroom CO2 monitors may increase Covid-19 risk
Nearly 85 percent of classrooms across the country don't have their own carbon dioxide monitors, potentially increasing the risk of students catching Covid-19.
Calls for carbon dioxide meters in every classroom
Nearly 85 percent of classrooms across the country don't have their own carbon dioxide monitor.
RNZ's 'Whose Breath Are You Breathing?' project revealed that on a cold day, when classroom windows… Audio
'Eventually those kids will come back': Principals want to avoid teacher layoffs
Principals are appealing to the Ministry of Education to maintain school staffing levels after mid-year roll counts showed some have lost a lot of students.
Schools reluctant to share new numbers replacing decile system
Some principals are wary of revealing the new equity index numbers that are replacing decile numbers as the measure of socio-economic disadvantage in their schools.
Principals worried new system will be same as deciles
Some principals are wary of revealing the new numbers that measure the level of poverty and deprivation at their schools. They are worried the scores which range from 344 to 569, will be seen as a… Audio