Education
Secondary school principals agree to pay deal
Secondary school principals have accepted a 14.5 percent pay rise, heading off the possibility of industrial action.
Why isn't my professor Pasifika or Māori?
The numbers of Māori and Pasifika working at New Zealand universities remains stubbornly low, despite attempts by the eight institutions to increase diversity. According to new research Māori… Audio
Getting students a-buzz about bees with beats
This story is about a classroom, bees and beats. A couple of Massey researchers in conjunction with two Wellington schools are using the arts to engage students in learning science, technology… Video, Audio
Should NZ history be a compulsory subject in schools?
The History Teachers' Association says currently, whether children get to study history is down to luck. Audio
Students still in dark over marks from failed business school
Foreign students of a collapsed business school are still in the dark as to who will mark their final assessments and when they will get their diplomas, as Immigration New Zealand says they need to… Video, Audio
More students travelling to school by car than a decade ago
A new survey shows nearly half of all school students in New Zealand travel to school by car. Audio
Study tips from a super tutor
According to Joe Norman remembering what you love is a key part of revising for exams, acing essays and doing well at school. Joe Norman has been a tutor of children aged 10 - 13 for fifteen years to… Audio
Clash over learning support coordinators
Principals across the country have until the end of the week to decide whether to boycott the recruitment of learning support coordinators for children with special needs at around 1000 schools… Audio
Push to make New Zealand history compulsory in schools
MPs will be urged today to make the teaching of New Zealand history compulsory. The History Teachers Association says it's vital children are taught their own country's history but as matters stand… Audio
Return to sender: Hundreds of school reports missing in post
It's every badly behaved student's dream, and every school's nightmare. Hundreds of school reports from South Wellington Intermediate school have been lost in the post. Principal Traci Liddall spoke… Audio
New special ed roles 'unworkable', Educational Institute says
The Educational Institute is urging its members to call a halt to the roll-out of 623 new special education jobs, which it says are flawed and inequitable. Audio
University of Auckland head of music resigns
Martin Rummel, the University of Auckland's head of the School of Music, has resigned.
Tracey Martin: ‘I don't know how this has gone so awry’
Associate education minister Tracey Martin speaks to Corin Dann about the new special education coordinator roles, which have been called 'flawed' and unworkable'. Audio
Union says new special ed positions not ‘hands on enough’
The Educational Institute is urging its members to call for a halt to the roll-out of 623 new special education jobs which it says are flawed and unworkable. The union is asking primary and… Audio
New special ed roles 'flawed' and 'unworkable' - union
The Educational Institute is urging its members to call for a halt of the roll-out of 623 new special education jobs which it says are flawed, unworkable and inequitable. The union has asked… Audio
Migrant students left in limbo and told to pay for new visas
Migrant students left high and dry after their business school went into liquidation say they're disgusted that they've been told to pay more money.
Last week the Kiwi Institute of Training and… Video, Audio
Universities warned as dependence on Chinese students grows
Universities are more dependent on Chinese students than at any time in the past decade despite long-standing efforts to diversify, figures show.
Universities warned as dependence on Chinese students grows
Enrolment figures show universities are becoming more dependent on Chinese students, despite efforts to diversify. Education Ministry figures show 18 percent of university students last year were from… Audio
The value of memorising poetry
It used to be a common skill taught in classrooms but has since be culled, mainly because it's thought learning words off by heart can stifle creativity. But research fellow Veronica Alfano argues the… Audio
Young people speak out on race unity
More diverse leadership in schools and safe social spaces for young people to gather are two key reccommendations to come out of a series of meetings attended by 150 young people on race issues held… Audio