Education
Teachers want urgency on ECE changes
An overhaul of the early childhood sector will raise costs and could run some centres out of business, a Cabinet paper shows.
Govt announces $3.5 billion early childhood plan
Early childhood centres are facing surprise audits and higher minimum staffing requirements after the government unveiled a $3.5 billion overhaul of the sector.
Wellington teachers on strike: 'There probably is more money'
Primary school teachers ended a week of rolling one-day strikes with a march, rallies and school closures in the Wellington region.
Primary teachers finish week of strikes
Primary school teachers have wrapped up a week of rolling one-day strikes with a call to arms. The Educational Institute held the last of the strikes in the Wellington region today. Our education… Audio
Ban on school prize givings may damage students, says headmaster
An Auckland Secondary school headmaster says banning school prize givings at a primary school level could be damaging to students.
Schools divided over whether to keep annual prize-givings
Silverdale School and Stella Maris Primary on the Hibiscus Coast have both scrapped their end of year prize-givings because they don't want to upset children who miss out. But Auckland Grammar's… Audio
Is it "trivial" to have an exam word explained?
Students have launched a petition after being confused by the word "trivial" in a history exam. Some Year 13 students are worried they might fail the exam because they didn't know what it meant. Audio
Primary school cancels prizegiving
Auckland primary school, Silverdale, has cancelled its prizegiving to move away from ranking students against each other. The Principal says studies show rewards undermine motivation. Audio
Primary teacher strike ends in Wellington
Primary school teachers end their week of rolling strikes in the Wellington region on Friday. The one-day strikes have closed more than a thousand primary and intermediate schools since they started… Audio
Foreign teachers could struggle with NZ classrooms - principals
Hundreds of foreign teachers recruited to tackle the teacher shortage face a culture shock in New Zealand classrooms, principals warn.
Principals warn of culture shock for foreign teachers
Hundreds of foreign teachers recruited to tackle the teacher shortage face a culture shock in New Zealand classrooms. That's according to principals who say the Kiwi way of teaching and Maori and… Audio
Tradies earn more than university graduates at age 30 - study
High school students who want to avoid mountains of student debt are being urged to consider a career in the trades - where their earning potential could top their classmates heading off to… Audio
Tell me about your thesis: Simulations for medical training
Raewyn Lesa did her PhD thesis at the University of Otago whether simulated situations can help with medical training. She explains what was involved. Audio
Overseas teacher recruitment a 'band-aid' - principal
An international recruitment drive appears to have headed off a looming teacher shortage crisis, but a principals' association spokesperson has warned it is only a band-aid.
Overseas teacher drive: short term fix?
The Ministry of Education says three-thousand overseas teachers have applied to work in New Zealand from several countries including the UK, Canada and South Africa. The Ministry launched a… Audio
Overseas teacher recruitment a 'band-aid' - principal
The Ministry of Education's international recruitment drive appears to have headed off a looming teacher shortage crisis. It launched the drive last month after predictions primary and secondary… Audio
Canterbury teachers on strike
Primary and intermediate teachers marching in Christchurch echoed the message of their colleagues further north - they also want pay increases and improved working conditions. But they say that their… Video, Audio
The teacher pay discussion continues
St John Ambulance crews around the country are refusing to attend non-emergency event work while they fight for better pay and conditions it comes as rolling teacher strikes continue across New… Audio
Christchurch teachers on strike: 'It was never about the money'
Teachers burnout because they are asked to do the impossible, say primary and intermediate teachers striking in Canterbury today.
Is digital reading changing how our brains work?
Lynn talks with neuroscientist Dr Maryanne Wolf, director of the center for dyslexia, diverse learners and social justice, at UCLA whose research looks at how the brain takes on knowledge. She says… Audio
