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Watch: Schoolboy's original waiata

A schoolboy who wrote and performed his own song has won the Supreme Award in a school competition honouring the 28th Māori Battalion.

Exclusive: School sites being sold

Sites earmarked for Auckland schools have been sold off for almost $20 million in the past two years, with much of the land going to housing developers.

Crimson Consulting flush with funds

Education consultancy founded by two New Zealand entrepreneurs raises more than $7m after reporting 300% increase in revenue.

Filmmakers defend same-sex doco

Teacher offered sexual rewards

A teacher who had sex with a student on a number of occasions has admitted her actions were "totally unprofessional".

Counting the cost of going back to work

When nurse Sara Jones' paid parental leave ends eight weeks from now, she and husband Gareth face a serious dilemma.

Teachers' union accuses government of encouraging 'credit farming' at high schools

The secondary teachers' union is calling on government to abolish achievement targets and ban international qualifications such as the Cambridge exams from our high schools.

Google job a win for the girls

Jojo Stewart has managed to edge out the boys in the male-dominated field of computer science.

Christopher Niesche: Plague of short-term thinking

Christopher Niesche writes: The jobs and education portal is a mature business in Australia so it has to look for growth overseas, particularly in Asia.

Attempted kidnapping outside school

A private girls' school in Auckland is warning its students to stay safe after a man allegedly tried to entice a primary school-aged student into his car yesterday.

Inquiry aims to help students with special education needs

The experience of thousands of students with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and autism spectrum disorders as they progress through school is to be examined by Parliament.

Angry 5-yr-olds kick and bite teachers

Lack of support for special- and high-needs pupils was cited as the single biggest concern of 35 per cent of 104 principals.

No investigation into Gloriavale school

Segregated education at the secretive Gloriavale sect will not be investigated despite concerns for children's rights, a select committee has decided.

This idea made kids healthy and smart

After realising the only time he got time to read was on an exercise bike, school counselor Scott Ertl decided to extend the concept to the classroom.

Preschool cleared after kids' break-out

Officials have cleared a childhood centre of wrongdoing after two pre-schoolers unbolted a gate and wandered across a busy road.

Student misbehaviour - blame it on the sunshine?

Fine weather may to be blame for a spike in student disciplinary cases in February and March this year, University of Otago proctor Simon Thompson says.

Grammar teacher facing 7 years in jail

LANGUAGE WARNING: A teacher from a top school accused of using colleagues' personal details faces new charges of obtaining credit cards in their names.

Developer eyes special-school land

A development company wants to build up to 150 homes on a site that includes playing fields used by the country's biggest special school.