Education
Polytechnics 'fragile' and 'under strain'
Polytechnics are under pressure with falling enrolments, bad audit reports and expectations that some will end the year with multi-million-dollar deficits.
Auckland tertiary provider fails
Courses for 1200 students in west and south Auckland have been suspended as Best Pacific Institute of Education tertiary goes into liquidation.
'It's about teaching consent and self-respect'
Teenage girls have told researchers it is "normal" to be sent unwanted nude pictures and part of being a woman online.
Auditors unconvinced polytechnic is 'a going concern'
The Auditor General's office is refusing to confirm that the West Coast's troubled Tai Poutini Polytechnic is a going concern.
NZ's 'worst' polytech under scrutiny
The government is considering the future of an embattled West Coast polytechnic, the first to fail an NZQA audit.
End of exams in sight
One in five exam papers has already been marked, the Qualifications Authority says.
Polytech gets worst ever quality rating
For the first time ever, the Qualifications Authority has given a government polytechnic its lowest possible quality rating. Tai Poutini Polytechnic, which is based in Greymouth, has been downgraded… Audio
NCEA, scholarship exams finish
The end of this year's NCEA and Scholarship exams is in sight with the final nine exams scheduled to take place today. The annual exam season began three-and-a-half weeks ago and it's been relatively… Audio
Low score for West Coast polytech
A West Coast polytech has been given the worst-ever quality rating for a public tertiary institution.
Strategies to help kids learn
Whether at school or on the sports field, structure your child's learning so there's lots of success and make yourself fallible and relatable, says speech and language therapist Christian Wright. Audio
Loss of top scientists 'will damage uni research'
One of Massey University's top scientists says the decision to push through a round of redundancies to cut costs has been damaging and demoralising. Audio
Rising school truancy prompts calls for better service
School principals are calling for a review of the service for tackling truancy, saying some areas there get almost no service at all.
Principals want review of truancy services
Only 67 percent of children regularly attended school in term two last year, down from 70 percent in 2015. Principals want a review of attendance services charged with getting the worst offenders back… Audio
Hordes of kids going truant
Principal Kevin Bush of Te Hihi School says many parents of truants just can't be bothered sending their children to school. Audio
The Panel with Andrew Clay and Irene Gardiner (Part 1)
Softening of LVR, Golriz Gharaman - what we should have known, New poll shows majority support MMP, Hordes of kids going truant. Audio
Bad marks for NZ approach to core subjects
Schools need to do more to reduce the number of children falling behind in core subjects, the Education Review Office says. Audio
Rise in school absence rates 'atrocious'
The number of students regularly attending school fell to 67 percent in Term 2 last year and the Associate Education Minister is seeking immediate advice on the matter.
Why are our kids getting worse at maths?
The Education Review Office is calling for changes in the way maths is taught at primary schools to halt falling achievement as children progress through school. ERO visited 40 schools around the… Audio
ERO urges change to arrest falling achievement
The Education Review Office is calling for change to stop children falling behind in subjects like reading and maths as they get older. In a new report the office says some schools are getting good… Audio
'No easy fix' to school wagging - National
The new government says the number of students who are regularly skipping school is atrocious and is seeking immediate advice on the matter. Audio
