Education
Changes needed to improve school performance
Education experts say changes to teacher training and the way subjects are taught to low-achievers could help New Zealand children do better in high profile international tests. Audio
Samoa PM warns students to behave
Students in Samoa who have received scholarships to study in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji have been warned to not stray from their studies.
Supporting 'at risk' school students
Dunedin principal Heidi Hayward created a huge stir late last month when she wrote an open letter to four government ministers highlighting areas of deep concern. She says she wrote the letter out of… Audio
Schools not 'well supported' for special education - principals
Hundreds of primary school principals say they need more help with children who have difficult behaviour or high learning needs.
Sport: Starting Out
For a young person making the decision to dedicate themselves to a high performance sport it's an exciting and hugely challenging time. Young athletes may be putting everything else on hold. A big ask… Audio, Gallery
Almost half of ESOL tuition bought by immigrants is not used
The number of immigrants who are using language training they paid for as part of their visa requirements has fallen to a new low.
Mr Foureyes: seeing at school
Opticians Ravi Dass and Stephanie Hill of Mr Foureyes sell prescription glasses, and for every pair of glasses they sell, a free pair is given to a child. Audio, Gallery
New charter schools prepare for new year
In recent years many charter schools have opened with fewer students than they were aiming for. But as John Gerritsen reports this is not the case for Hamilton's first partnership school. Audio
New charter schools face enrolment challenges
Two new charter schools due to open in 2017 have had mixed fortunes in attracting students.
Intueri expects to breach debt arrangements
Intueri Education expects to be in breach of its debt arrangements while it waits for updates on a regulatory review of two of its Australian training schools.
Autistic boy says arm was twisted by school staff member
A police report into a special needs school that used a seclusion room details how one child said his arm was twisted 25 times.
Handling Holiday Meltdowns
Children are built to have big feelings on big occasions and Christmas is no different. Kathryn Ryan talks to Patty Wipfler who is the founder and director of Hand in Hand Parenting and the co-author… Audio
'Be gallant, be great, be gracious, and be grateful'
A year on from his extraordinary valedictory speech watched 1.7 million times on YouTube, Jake Bailey’s cancer is in remission, and he is sharing his story with the world. Video, Audio
Teacher shortage: recruited within hours of application
Schools are so desperate for physics teachers that one new graduate was offered a job at an Auckland High School within six hours of applying for it. Joanna MacKenzie investigates. Audio
Teacher shortage: Graduate gets job 6 hours after applying
Schools are so desperate for physics teachers that one new graduate applied for a job in the morning and was offered it at lunchtime.
Intueri misses out on Australian govt funding
Troubled education provider Intueri Education Group will miss its full year profit guidance after some Australian government funding failed to come through.
Otago Uni confirms humanities job cuts
Otago University has ended up cutting the equivalent of 16 academic jobs from its arts faculty.
School death prompts toilet cubicle design review
The Ministry of Education will review its guidelines for toilet cubicle design, in light of a coroner's report on the death of a boy at a Napier school last year.
Coroners report proves caretaker 'extraordinarily careless' - lawyer
The lawyer for a boy accidentally strangled when his t-shirt got tangled up on a window latch at Taradale Primary School says the coroners' report into the tragedy shows how 'extraordinarily careless'… Audio
Father of boy accidentally strangled speaks out
Coroner Tim Scott's report has been released into last year's death of 9-year-old Aryan Banerjee. His father says Aryan's actions have been exonerated. Audio
