Education
Schools divided over best way to teach teens
Classrooms have changed radically in the past decade to become future focused. But John Gerritsen investigates if they are equipping children well or leaving them short on essential knowledge. Video, Audio
'An air of unreality' - ERA slams teacher union's pay demands
The Employment Relations Authority has slammed the teachers union's pay demands as "totally unrealistic" and is urging teachers to take the Government's offer.
Primary teacher strikes to go ahead as last-ditch offer fails
A last-ditch offer from the Education Ministry has failed to avert next week's strikes by primary teachers and principals.
Chris Hipkins to teachers: 'There is no more money'
Education Minister Chris Hipkins says he's disappointed primary school teachers have confirmed they will strike next week. He says the Ministry of Education increased its pay offer yesterday - and… Video, Audio
Fighting the Same Fight
Feminised or gendered roles in the workforce were carved out in our past and still impact on the lives of women in the workplace today. Find out more in Episode 8 of Beyond Kate. Audio
NCEA geography exam hits a snag at some centres
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority is investigating a problem with this afternoon's Level 1 NCEA Geography exam.
Immigration boss discusses fears migrant studying weapons of mass destruction
On Thursday Newshub’s Michael Morrah broke a story about foreign students who are under investigation by Immigration New Zealand for potentially putting their new skills towards building weapons of… Audio
Insight: What is the future for secondary school education?
With NCEA exams underway this week, there's growing division over the best way to teach teenagers. Some secondary school principals worry a push for projects that cover several subjects at once is… Audio
Ōtaki families 'struggling to find support' after deaths
The mother of one of four victims in a suspected suicide cluster in Ōtaki has spoken of her desperate wait to get proper help. She is mourning her daughter who was in her early 20s. She spoke to the… Audio
Tell me about your thesis
For her PhD thesis, Kate Meyer developed a framework called Planetary Accounting which allows people, businesses, and governments to quantify how to stay within a "fair share" of environmental limits
…How to help your teenager get enough sleep
How much sleep do teenagers really need and why do they feel the urge to stay up so late? Teenagers need more sleep than adults and their circadian rhythms are actually different, says parenting… Audio
Revised pay offer for secondary teachers labelled as 'laughable'
About 1500 teachers turned up for a meeting yesterday to discuss the new offer from the government over pay and conditions.
Thousands of students sit 2018 NCEA exams
Students studying social studies, dance, art history, earth and space science, french or drama have had their first shot at this year's NCEA exams. Audio
Hundreds of teachers turn out for pay discussions
About 1500 teachers turned up for a meeting today to discuss the new offer from government over pay and conditions.
NCEA exams kick off for high schoolers
NCEA exams begin today for 140,000 or so high school students around the country. Audio
Students anxious as NCEA exams begin today
NCEA and Scholarship exams start today for more than 140,000 high school students.
Proposed polytechnic merger would spell job losses
Job losses are expected if a proposed merger between the Wellington Institute of Technology and Whitireia Polytechnic goes ahead.
Hefty $70k fee for autistic 3yo to attend Aus preschool
A New Zealand family in Brisbane face paying $NZ70,000 a year to send their three-year-old daughter to preschool.
$70,000 bill for autistic NZ girl to attend AUS preschool
A New Zealand family living in Brisbane has been told it will cost them 70 thousand dollars a year to send their three-year-old autistic daughter to preschool. That's under changes to disability… Audio
'What we need is people that are very highly specialised'
The government's plan to bring in 600 new support staff for special education is much needed for a sector "in real strife", an educator says.
