Education
A day of tit for tat
MPs spent some time pointing the finger at the other side of the House over education and tax changes. Audio
A day of tit for tat
MPs spent some time pointing the finger at the other side of the House over education and tax changes.
AudioGovt funding for food in schools programme to end
Manurewa High School principal Pete Jones says the Kickstart programme, which provides food to children at low decile schools, has become normalised, and there is no longer any stigma. Audio
Student blogging programme may be key to beating 'summer slump'
Students can often lose a year or more of their academic progress in writing during the summer holiday, and it can take months to recover the following year. Blogging may be the answer. Audio
The panelists bring their topics
What the panellists Steve McCabe and Mai Chen want to talk about. Audio
Physical restraint
Following on from yesterday's discussion about teacher's having to physically restrain students, if they are endangering themselves or others, we ask our panellist school teacher Steve McCabe his… Audio
New scholarship to study link of dance and dementia
A new Scholarship to research dance and dementia has been established. The Lady Rosemary Buchanan Dance Scholarship is named after the high-profile Kiwi Expat and will encourage and support a PhD… Audio
Beyond the Bars
In the past five years New Zealand’s female prison population has almost quadrupled to nearly 800. The new minister for Corrections, Kelvin Davis pledged to reduce the prison population by 30 percent… Video, Audio
'Schools shouldn't be finance companies' - Principal
Four in five principals around New Zealand will stop asking for donations from parents if a Labour campaign promise goes ahead. Audio
Govt unveils $9.5m package to tackle teacher shortage
The government has announced a $9.5 million package to tackle the teacher shortage.
National standards ditched by government
The government has ignored Treasury advice by ditching the national standards in reading, writing and maths before developing a replacement.
'Schools shouldn't be finance companies' - Principal
An NZEI survey of more than 600 primary and intermediate schools has shown that despite the pressure on school operational budgets, four in five could scrap donations. About 82 per cent of the… Audio
Government scraps National Standards
Schools are free to scrap National Standards next year, after the Government pulled the plug on the controversial reporting standards for reading, writing and maths. Introduced by National in 2010… Audio
Teachers leaving Auckland for cheaper houses
Nearly half of Auckland primary schools are finishing the year unsure if they will start 2018 with a full complement of teachers.
Govt ditches national standards from next year
Schools will instead be expected to report children's progress and achievement in all areas of the curriculum using whatever measures they choose. Audio
Parents split on removal of National Standards
Parents picking up their kids from Albany Primary School on Auckland's North Shore were split on whether they thought the dropping of National Standards is a good thing. Video, Audio
National Standards 'didn't lift achievement' - education professor
Peter O'Connor, Professor of Education at the University of Auckland, says National Standards did not do what the previous National Government thought they'd do. Video, Audio
Teachers leaving Auckland for greener pastures
An NZEI survey indicates a fifth of the city's primary and intermediate schools expect to start next year with unfilled vacancies and a quarter are still unsure if they will have enough teachers. Audio
Teachers and discipline
Is there an uneveness in the justice dispensed to some teachers? PPTA president Jack Boyle joins the panel to discuss whether the outcomes of these cases against teachers are positive for all involved… Audio
Stretched school budgets force teacher-aide cuts
Many primary school principals have told their union they'll have to cut spending on teacher aides when the new school year starts because of budget shortfalls. Others say they're not sure they'll… Audio
