Education
Seclusion rooms
The Chief Ombudsman will investigate the use of seclusion rooms in schools. Audio
Homework HELP Clubs
Homework HELP Clubs team up a local business, or organisation, with a local low decile school to help kids with their homework. Audio
Ombudsman launches seclusion rooms inquiry
The Ombudsman will investiage the use of seclusion rooms in schools, after at least two autistic children were reportedly locked in a Wellington school's seclusion room. Audio
Funding for vulnerable school kids won't scratch surface - principal
Extra funding being introduced to help vulnerable children in schools will not even scratch the surface of their needs, a Northland principal says.
Parata receives report on use of Miramar school "scream room"
The Minister of Education Hekia Parata has received a report from officials into a Wellington primary school's use of a small dark "seclusion" room to discipline children. Dane Dougan, the head of… Audio
Locking away autistic boy 'wrong on so many levels'
The parents of a second special needs child have come forward to say he has been locked in a small cell-like room at Wellington's Miramar Central School. Video, Audio
School's use of 'time out' room 'wrong', minister says
Severely disabled children have been locked inside a room at Miramar Central School. Education Minister Hekia Parata joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Ministry discusses Miramar Central School's seclusion room
David Wales is the Ministry of Education's National Director of Special Education and joins Checkpoint to discuss the use of a seclusion room at Miramar Central School. Audio
Six-year-old autistic boy held in a cell-like room as punishment
The parents of a six-year-old autistic boy say staff at Miramar Central School held their son in a room the size of a toilet as punishment. The accusation comes days after similar revelations. Video, Audio
Concerns over Otago music school restructure
The University of Otago Department of Music is undergoing a big restructure which will see the loss of many staff jobs. Pro-vice chancellor Tony Ballantyne explains what this means for staff, students… Audio
NZ faces major primary teacher shortage
Auckland schools are struggling to replace older teachers as they leave, with New Zealand facing a 3000-teacher shortfall within 15 years, warns a senior Massey University tutor. Audio
Govt expecting big leap in flagship education programme
The Government's flagship plan to pay top teachers more to take on leadership roles is off to a slow start. But the Education Ministry says the scheme is about to take off. Audio
Boost for flagship education programme
After a slow start, the government's forecast spending for its flagship education programme will leap nearly $100 million this year.
Political betting sites
Geoff Todd of VicLink discusses if sites like iPredict is really just a money earner and not a social experiment. Audio
Art from bronze and iron
Three artists who've made their names sculpting metals, but in very different ways, are putting on solo shows in the same venue for Artweek Auckland. Jeff Thomson encourages us to look at corrugated… Audio
Robert Forster: Grant McLennan and the Go-Betweens
Kim Hill talks to Brisbane singer-songwriter Robert Forster, best known for his work with songwriting partner Grant McLennan, with whom he co-founded The Go-Betweens. The band, formed in 1977, made… Audio
Teenagers use downtime to build up Te Reo
A new generation of te reo Māori speakers are attending a wānanga reo for taiohi (youth). Audio
Our Children and the Future of Technology
The future of New Zealand's success relies on how school children manage technology today, one of New Zealand's leading tech experts says. Audio
Canadian college sets up cannabis cultivation course
A college in Canada is setting up a course on marijuana cultivation so students can be trained to work at local companies that produce the drug.
Teenage te reo speakers attend first wananga reo for youth
About 50 teenagers from schools around Auckland are spending their holidays in Rānui, attending the first wananga reo specifically for their age group, where they will speak only Te Reo Māori. Audio
