Education
Chris Hipkins says anti-vaxxer parents are 'pro-plague'
Education Minister Chris Hipkins says children shouldn't miss out on school because of their anti-vaxxer parents - whom he calls "pro-plague".
Excluding unimmunised children 'common sense' - Northland principal
Northland schools face a massive headache with health officials calling for hundreds of unimmunised children to be banned from the region's schools for the next two weeks as they try to limit the risk… Audio
Measles in Northland: Don't punish children for parents' choices - Clark
Schools in Northland are being urged to exclude children who have not been vaccinated for measles. The chief executive of the Northland District Health Board has made the plea because of the arrival… Video, Audio
Rising rates of violence against teachers - survey
A growing number of teachers are dealing with violence and threats of violence at school, a survey of primary school principals and deputies around the country has found.
Attacks on teachers by kids on rise - primary teachers' union
Primary school teachers are turning up at school with ever-increasing odds they'll be kicked, bitten or punched by damaged kids. That's the sobering finding of a study just released by the teachers'… Audio
Public support for teachers - Union survey
Teacher's unions have released a survey showing strong public support for their campaigning for better pay, support and work conditions.
Tomorrow's schools - are they history?
After 30 years of Tomorrow's Schools, the goverrnment's looking at a shake up that might just take us full circle. Audio
Tomorrow's schools - are they history?
After 30 years of Tomorrow's Schools, the goverrnment's looking at a shake up that might just take us full circle.
AudioCycling in schools
We always hear that some things are like riding a bike, but how do we actually learn to ride? Audio
Teachers begin vote on joint mega-strike
As primary and secondary teachers prepare to vote this week on strike action they've released a survey showing the vast majority of people agree teachers need a pay rise. The unions have published the… Audio
Influence: Dr Sandy Adsett
Dr Sandy Adsett has spent fifty years working in Māori visual Arts, he began his career as an arts advisor in the 1960's where he visited regions implementing the 'Māori Arts in Schools" programme. In… Audio
Student creates app for pronouncing names
A student at Auckland's Northcote College has created an app to help teachers properly pronounce names.
$95 million dollar boost in teacher training
The Government has announced a $95 million dollar boost in spending on teacher training over the next 4 years. The teacher shortage has seen the Government bring in 354 teachers from overseas. Andrea… Audio
Primary and secondary teachers to vote on mega-strike
Primary and secondary teachers will vote next week on whether to join forces and hold a joint strike at the end of this month.
Hold teachers to account on special education needs - parents
Teachers who fail to adapt their teaching for children with learning and behaviour problems need to be held to account, parents and education experts say.
Govt funding pledge for more teachers excludes early childhood
The government has announced a $95 million package to train or support an extra 3,000 teachers over the next four years. The Education Minister Chris Hipkins says the pre-budget announcement was a… Audio
17-year-old uni graduate: 'Maths is an infinite, beautiful puzzle'
A 17-year-old has graduated from the University of Auckland, making him one of the country's youngest university graduates ever.
Govt announces $95m teacher training boost
The government is hoping a combination of scholarships and school-based training will head off a shortfall of nearly 2500 teachers by 2025. Education Correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
$95m boost to tackle teacher shortage
The government has announced a $95 million package to train or support 3280 extra teachers over the next four years.
Explaining the Performance Based Research Fund
Earlier this week results of an assessment used to allocate the Performance Based Research Fund were released. It looked at researchers in our universities, evaluating thousands of academics. Audio
