Education
Union says new special ed positions not ‘hands on enough’
The Educational Institute is urging its members to call for a halt to the roll-out of 623 new special education jobs which it says are flawed and unworkable. The union is asking primary and… Audio
New special ed roles 'flawed' and 'unworkable' - union
The Educational Institute is urging its members to call for a halt of the roll-out of 623 new special education jobs which it says are flawed, unworkable and inequitable. The union has asked… Audio
Migrant students left in limbo and told to pay for new visas
Migrant students left high and dry after their business school went into liquidation say they're disgusted that they've been told to pay more money.
Last week the Kiwi Institute of Training and… Video, Audio
Universities warned as dependence on Chinese students grows
Universities are more dependent on Chinese students than at any time in the past decade despite long-standing efforts to diversify, figures show.
Universities warned as dependence on Chinese students grows
Enrolment figures show universities are becoming more dependent on Chinese students, despite efforts to diversify. Education Ministry figures show 18 percent of university students last year were from… Audio
The value of memorising poetry
It used to be a common skill taught in classrooms but has since be culled, mainly because it's thought learning words off by heart can stifle creativity. But research fellow Veronica Alfano argues the… Audio
Young people speak out on race unity
More diverse leadership in schools and safe social spaces for young people to gather are two key reccommendations to come out of a series of meetings attended by 150 young people on race issues held… Video, Audio
Bring Your Own Device to school
The ministry of education's technology revisions are due back next year and one casualty could be a widespread walk-back of the Bring Your Own Device "craze", as Metro calls it,. Audio
Tech and children's relationships at school
Dr Mohamed Alansari speaks with Kathryn Ryan about how devices have changed the way children relate to each other at school. He says while technology is expanding children's horizons in the classroom… Audio
Government tops up on-the-job literacy and numeracy training fund
The government has committed $14.5 million more over four years for on-the-job literacy and numeracy training.
How you watch TV is about to change
Technology correspondent Paul Matthews looks at the big changes happening in the content world, with Disney kicking off their own service, the Rugby World Cup being mostly online and Apple getting in… Audio
Foreign students stranded as tertiary provider deregistered
Students at a private training institute have been left in the lurch after it asked the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to cancel its registration.
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Schools unsure of legal rights during emergency lockdowns
Principals and early childhood centres are worried they will break the law if they stop parents from collecting their children during emergency lockdowns.
Schools unsure of legal rights in emergency lockdowns
School principals are worried they could be breaking the law by stopping parents from collecting their children during emergency lockdowns.
They want clarity from the Education Ministry following an… Audio
Primary and intermediate principals accept pay offer
Primary and intermediate school principals have settled their long-running pay dispute with the Education Ministry.
Tracking disparities: Copy firms like Amazon, universities told
The Tertiary Education Commission believes educational disparities for Māori and Pasifika students could be removed by emulating the data-driven approaches of firms like Amazon.
Parents need lockdown guidelines: report
The Police and the Ministry of Education will draw up lockdown guidelines following a report into what happened when schools were ordered to close during the Christchurch massacre. The review found… Audio
Tertiary institutes look to tech firms to end ethnic disparity
Universities and polytechnics hope to end decades-long disparities in Maori and Pasifika students' pass rates in just a few years by copying big companies like Amazon. The Tertiary Education… Audio
Communication needs to improve during lockdowns - principal
A review of how schools in Christchurch handled a lockdown in the immediate aftermath of the terror attacks has found that poor communication caused confusion and fear. During the attacks, 221 schools… Audio
Canterbury schools ill-prepared for lockdown - report
Many Canterbury schools were ill prepared and confused when ordered to go into lockdown when the Christchurch mosque attacks began. A report has found many of the 221 schools and early learning… Audio