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‘Invisible’ students: Inquiry call over correspondence school Te Kura

Staff worried about a 'disturbing' rise in student 'disengagement'.

Grooming fears: Calls to ban teachers using social media to contact students

53 teachers have been struck off for forming a relationship with a student since 2014.

Earthquake risks close Wellington college buildings

Students are asked to work from home on Tuesday due to a severe classroom shortage.

Watch: Westlake Boys' students farewell principal with moving haka

'Leaving anything is hard, leaving a place you love is even harder.'

Westlake Boys High School students perform emotional haka for departing principal

David Ferguson is leaving the school after nearly 15 years as headmaster. Students performed the school's haka for him at his final full assembly yesterday. Video / Supplied

'Devastated': Four Northland childcare centres closed amid liquidation and debt

The closure has created uncertainty for employees, parents, and the wider community.

YouTubing maths teacher offers students a unique way to prepare for exams

Maths teacher and founder of YouTube channel infinityplusone, Subash Chandar K offers students a unique way to study and prepare for their NCEA exams. Video / NZ Herald

School warns of sextortion predator targeting local teens

Wellington High School warns parents a person is blackmailing students online.

Internal Affairs signs MoU to further protect children in schools from potential child abusers

Information on child sex claims to be shared more widely with school authorities.

'I looked back and he was gone': Harrowing moments of school caving tragedy revealed

'This is hard stuff for any person to hear,' Judge Greg Davis on the events at Abbey Caves

'No other option': Bus cancellations to force ‘truancy’ on rural families

Mums tell of 3 or 4-hour round trips to drive children to school.

Obituary: Hawke’s Bay’s Maria van der Linden an ‘indomitable spirit’

Maria taught for 26 years at St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College.

'Developing educational crisis': Te Kura whistleblower fears for students

A whistleblower warns most of the 6000 at-risk students are 'at home doing nothing'.

A record 45 students to graduate from Tipu Ake carving course

The idea behind the kaupapa was to connect young people with their culture.

Free programme helps rural youths gain driving licences – with near-perfect success rate

Since it began in 2020, the programme has helped nearly 700 high school students.

Māori business excellence on show at awards

Stage set for a celebration of the collective spirit of Māori entrepreneurship.

Auckland daycare staffer fell ill from gas leak while cleaning out fridge, two others overcome

Those affected by the incident have been discharged from hospital.

Father fights to transfer te reo Māori-speaking son from kura to mainstream school

Now, a Family Court judge has made the final call on where the boy should go.