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Govt eyes school lessons to stop rape

PM John Key says the Government is looking at rape prevention education but when it comes to sex education in schools it would have to tread carefully.

Moment of truth in NCEA English exams

The first major NCEA exam starts at 9.30am today when 47,000 Year 11 students sit English. For most, it will be their first big external secondary school exam.

Katie Fitzpatrick: Quality sex education vital for schools

As parents and citizens, it is time to question a culture that encourages teenage boys to treat girls like sexual objects, writes Katie Fitzpatrick.

Paying to stay at home

Parents are fuming at early-childhood education centres that charge for public holidays, when the doors are shut and children are not able to attend.

Students tested for grog

Students at a top Auckland secondary school were breath tested for alcohol as they arrived for their final day at school last week.

Empathy lessons from tots

About 30 of Auckland's youngest teachers have celebrated the end of their first year's work.

Embalmer: Job was destiny

Embalmer Marissa Deadman admits she is sometimes embarrassed when handing out her business card.

Sex ed guidelines start at Year 1

Teachers of students as young as 5 will soon have access to new sexuality education guidelines addressing issues such as identity and relationships.

Kiwi kids learn with LeapPads

Students at Colwill School in Massey, West Auckland, were part of a digital trial to use LeapPad Ultra education tablets in the classroom. Video / Murray Job

Warwick Elley: Worrying consequences for National Standards

Education Minister Hekia Parata's own sympathetic advisory group has called for an investigation, writes Warwick Elley.

NZ: Top place to be a woman

New Zealand is among the top 10 best places to be a woman, according to a worldwide report on gender equality.

Schools cross the digital divide

Every New Zealand classroom will soon have access to digital devices - opening up huge learning opportunities, but also a risk of another "digital divide".

Threat over school data

Ruling raises concerns over teacher

A woman banned from seeing her own daughter without supervision is set to qualify as a teacher - just a year after a Family Court judge raised concerns about her parenting.

Graduates' pay dreams 'unrealistic'

New graduates with dreams of earning big bucks when they finally enter the workforce need to be realistic about their starting wage and to be clever about what topics they choose to study, recruitment experts say.

Chch high schools to be relocated

Eastern Christchurch's Avonside Girls High and Shirley Boys High are to be relocated to a new shared site following a review of the quake-shattered city's secondary schools.