Education
ERO to investigate special education in schools
The growing number of children with special needs has prompted the Education Review Office to conduct a national review of the issue next year. Groups including the Principals Federation and the… Audio
ERO to investigate special education in schools
The Education Review Office will conduct a national review of special education in schools next year. It says schools have alerted it to a growing number of children with conditions including autism… Audio
ERO to investigate special education in schools
Schools' work with children with disabilities and challenging behaviour will be reviewed by the Education Review Office next year.
Sondra Bacharach: Lego is more than child's play
There's a Lego exhibition running in Wellington at the moment at Te Papa until mid February. Despite all the digital gadgets around, Lego is a toy children still love. As well as being exhibited at… Audio
Bo Rothstein: how refugees are helping Sweden's economy
Swedish political scientist Professor Bo Rothstein says Sweden's economy is booming and it could be because of the number of refugees the country takes, more than any other per capita. This is despite… Audio
From Matauranga to Infinity at Dunedin's new science centre
A complete $2.5 million rebuild of Otago Museum's interactive science centre has for the first time melded Ngai Tahu's Maori world view with traditional science. Video, Audio
New degree at Otago University
The University of Otago has a new degree which brings science and art together, the BaSc. It aims to break down barriers between the two disciplines. Audio
University of Waikato confirms Music Job Losses
The University of Waikato has confirmed job cuts in its Music School. The university underwent three rounds of consultation throughout the year, with the number of fulltime positions finalised… Audio
Scientific curiosity and Koraunui School
Scientific curiosity was the order of the day when Koraunui School, in the Hutt Valley, hosted its recent Bioblitz. Audio
Scientific curiosity and Koraunui School
Scientific curiosity was the order of the day when Koraunui School, in the Hutt Valley, hosted its recent Bioblitz.
AudioOur Changing World for 14 December 2017
Some sobering science advice about why drinking alcohol and driving cars don't go together well, and Koraunui School gets curious about their neighbourhood during a Bioblitz. Audio
Tell me about your thesis
David Jack is a Timaru District Councillor who decided to take his interest in genealogy a step further, he recently completed his thesis in geneaology, heraldry and palaeography. Audio
NCEA overassessments 'a real issue' - Minister
A review of the NCEA will ask if all teenagers need level one of the qualification and whether schools are over-assessing their students.
Principal who forged teachers signatures can no longer teach
A principal who forged other teachers' signatures was found guilty of serious misconduct and can no longer teach.
Mainstream schooling failing rangatahi, says former teacher
A former school PE teacher left her job over a year ago and says she saw too many Māori students looked down on, judged and under-served by the mainstream school system.
Tips for parenting a disobedient child
Children need limits and should not be top dog in the family, education consultant Joseph Driessen says. He gives practical tips for working with your child to break a cycle of disobedience. Audio
Rangatahi share how mainstream school has failed them
Maori children who left mainstream schooling say they became far more enthusisatic about learning once they were out of an environment that struck them as racist and condescending. Katrina Lemon is a… Audio
Teacher aides may cover for Auckland teachers in 2018
Auckland primary schools fear they will have to use teacher aides in place of teachers next year and they want the government to pay for it. The city's principals have asked the Education Minister… Audio
Teacher aides could stand in for teachers in Auckland
Auckland primary schools fear they will have to use teacher aides in place of teachers next year and they want the government to pay for it. The city's principals have asked the Education Minister… Audio
'Teacher crisis': Aides standing in for registered staff
Auckland principals are worried they will have to use teacher aides in place of registered teachers next year because they can't find staff.
