Education
School left with no gym for four years
It is one of many schools struggling to overcome mounting paperwork and rising costs as it tries to finish a building.
Boot camps for youth offenders to begin mid-year
The first of the boot camps promised by the coalition government should be operating by the middle of the year.
The plan is to begin with a pilot boot camp that has both a military-style component… Audio
The special school that's being starved
An Auckland school for some of our most vulnerable children is crumbling, and any hopes for a rebuild have just been dashed by the government's moves to halt school property developments. Audio
School stand-down rates highest in 20 years
More than 25,000 students were stood down in a year, over assaults, smoking, vaping and alcohol.
Secondary Principals Council chair on school stand-down numbers
The number of students being stood down from school is at the highest its ever been according to Ministry of Education figures.
School stand-downs are the formal removal of students for up to five… Audio
Principal 'deeply disappointed' over plans to cut free school lunches programme
A Porirua Principal is deeply disappointed the government is looking to axe funding for free lunches in schools by up to 50 percent.
The $323 million programme is under review with ACT leader and… Audio
School stand-downs at record levels
School stand-downs have spiked to record levels after dropping away during the height of the pandemic.
Schools used the formal punishment more than 25,000 times in 2022, or nearly 3.3 times for every… Audio
Advocates want face-to-face with Seymour to argue for school lunches
The associate education minister says lunch programme will continue in "some form", but he is looking to cut its funding by up to half. Audio
Too much screen time killing vital conversation for kids
A new study from Australia out today has found that for every minute of screen time that toddlers are exposed to at home, they're missing vital language opportunities. It suggests the average… Audio
Public health experts fear lunches programme will be axed
Nothing more than a marketing campaign, wasteful spending verging on criminal and it should go. That's how Act leader David Seymour has variously described the free lunches in schools programme, that… Audio
Principal dismayed over 'completely inappropriate' redesign
A college principal says she is horrified at what has happened to her school's building project - even though it is supposedly a top priority.
School principal concerned over review into government funded school lunches
Confirmation that the government-funded lunch programme is under review has sparked serious concern from health charities and school principals.
Associate Education Minister David Seymour says 10,000… Audio
Reflections from Anakiwa - Outward Bound
The latest Outward Bound programme saw a whole cross-section of New Zealanders take part and this week we're featuring some of them on Here Now. Audio
Government 'silent' on attempts to add water-safety lessons to schools, group says
Water Safety New Zealand believes the government is turning a blind eye to drownings and is calling for more lessons in schools.
Schools fear truancy will rise if free lunches axed
The government is reviewing its school lunch programme but educators say the free meal is the only reason some show up. Audio
What officials think of the government's new reading, writing policy
The Cabinet paper containing the advice also said the policy would essentially cost nothing.
Why go to school? Expert says NZ needs a rethink
With new classrooms being scrapped, achievement rates stagnating, and attendance dropping, Professor John Morgan says the nation needs a debate on the purpose of schools. Audio
'Their language was taken away from them' - Pākehā asked to be aware as demand for te reo grows
Demand for Kura Reo and te reo Māori is growing and many non-Māori are lending their voices to the revitalisation of te reo.
Young farmer educating the next generation
Donald's Farm is a not-for-profit educational dairy farm on the edge of Auckland. 31-year-old farm manager Sam Waugh balances managing the operation with teaching young people. He joins Jesse. Audio
Rushed NCEA guidelines not up to scratch
Some teachers refused to help when the government asked them just days before Christmas to write guidelines for teaching new NCEA standards.
They weren't swayed by the offer of $5000 to complete the… Audio