Education
Fears tertiary-run tests used as foreign publicity
NZQA staff wanted to stop tertiary institutions carrying out English language tests on their own prospective foreign students, a memo reveals.
NZQA staff worried about English testing
Qualifications Authority staff who wanted a complete ban on polytechnics and private tertiary institutions carrying out their own English tests on foreign students have been disappointed their bosses… Audio
Business sign on to tampon charity
Two Wellington women behind the company Dignity have persuaded businesses to provide sanitary products at work. And for every box of tampons bought for them, they'll give a box to a high school. They… Audio
Big payout for bullying at a kindergarten
A North Island kindergarten teacher who was bullied to the point of feeling unsafe at work has been awarded nearly one-hundred-thousand dollars. Allan Halse of CultureSafe New Zealand says the payout… Audio
Bullied kindergarten teacher awarded $100k
A North Island kindergarten teacher has received nearly $100,000 for workplace bullying and unjustified dismissal.
Equal pay drive spreading
Part-time high school teachers are the latest group to lodge an equal pay claim. They're also want to be paid for preparation time. Audio
Sir Richard Faull's Obsession: When one brain just isn't enough
Brought up in a small rural town with no other connection to the fields of science or medicine Sir Richard Faull says it was growing up in a community minded family that ultimately led to him falling… Audio
Akl teacher shortage set to get worse - Principals' Association
A teacher shortage in Auckland will increase significantly, the Secondary Principals' Association says.
School kids to PM: 'Do you have a pet?'
Prime Minister Bill English is questioned all the time, particularly by journalists. But Mongorei Primary School students were the ones asking the questions today. Audio
Virtuoso Strings
The Virtuoso Strings Charitable Trust provides free instruments and tuition to students at low decile schools in Porirua. Audio
Help Save Hamilton’s Musical Future
That’s how Tuesday’s collective action at the University of Waikato was billed. With the Conservatorium of Music is facing a restructure and the public was invited to come and show how much the… Audio
Kids with cameras track fast food ad exposure
Researchers who used body cameras to track how much advertising Kiwi kids saw are surprised by the amount of ads seen on school grounds. Audio
Why children need downtime
Parent educator and mentor Mary Willow talks to Kathryn about the need for children to have downtime. She says children are born with the unstoppable urge to 'go get the world', but that comes with a… Audio
New technology with Bill Bennett
Technology journalist Bill Bennett on the Petya ransomware attack, Google being fined US$2.7 billion by the European Union, and iPhone's tenth birthday: how it's changed just about everything in… Audio
Kids on Chch red zone: 'It's important that we have a say'
The Children's Commissioner is calling for children to be more involved in Christchurch's rebuild, and says the government needs to do more to include them.
'Unique' school's struggle blamed on funding decisions
A Catholic Māori high school would not be facing closure if a Crown land grant had been used as it was intended, the Waitangi Tribunal has been told.
Hato Petera argues land grant money could have saved its life
The Waitangi Tribunal has been told that the catholic Maori school Hato Petera College would not be facing closure had a land grant from the Crown been used in the way it was intended. Audio
Teaching computer programming 'incredibly exciting' - teacher
The country's teachers are welcoming the proposal to bring computer programming into the core curriculum, saying it will help set young people up to succeed in any career in the 21st century. Claire… Audio
Ministry of Social Development criticised by Ombudsman
For the fourth year in a row, the Ministry of Social Development has not responded in time for its statistics to be included in the National Youth Custody Index, which showed the number of Maori… Audio
Five-year-olds to learn computer programming basics
Draft changes to the curriculum will see all primary school children learn computational thinking, and how to use digital technologies effectively, from 2020 onwards. Video, Audio
