New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: Kids in Hastings embrace sign languageOnly 10 students at Ebbett Park School having hearing difficulties but the whole school learns sign language. And these awesome kids have made their own YouTube clip to showcase their skills. Made with funding from NZ on Air28 Sep 06:39 AM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: Kids in Hastings embrace sign languageOnly 10 students at Ebbett Park School having hearing difficulties but the whole school learns sign language. And these awesome kids have made their own YouTube clip to showcase their skills. Made with funding from NZ on AirWatch28 Sep 05:59 AM
New ZealandMinister at school party with fake cocaineJonathan Coleman says he attended a fundraising ball where parents were playing with fake cocaine.05 Sep 10:36 PM
EducationTeachers campaign against funding schemeTeachers in Auckland have kicked off their campaign against the Government's global funding scheme, at a packed town hall gathering this afternoon.05 Sep 04:24 AM
New ZealandIs this New Zealand's smallest school?The Fox Glacier School roll has fallen to five, its lowest number in over 20 years when the village school was briefly closed.17 Aug 02:23 AM
New ZealandLightning strike hits Karamea SchoolKaramea School students got a lesson on the power of nature today, after lightning struck the school during lunchtime.28 Jul 04:48 AM
OpinionMike's Minute: A week of big ideas in NZWe owe it to our kids to have a flexible career advice system that helps them grow a passion for a career they potentially never knew existed. Out with the old, in with the new!Watch26 Jul 07:36 PM
New ZealandSchool builds up to cope with demandNewmarket School will get a four-storey high classroom block to cater for its growing roll as part of an $8.7 million redevelopment of the site.18 Jul 01:00 AM
New ZealandWatch NZ Herald Focus: Under performing schoolsThousands of children across the country are spending most or all their years of education in a poorly performing school. EU leaders have responded angrily to Nigel Farage attending the European Parliament in its first debate since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. Watch28 Jun 07:01 PM
New ZealandCommunity of Learning: Auckland Normal IntermediateThree of Auckland Normal Intermediate's teachers are quite excited. Clara Kim, Alicia England and Ben Griffiths have just shown a group of Epsom Girls Grammar teachers around their school and will go on a a reciprocal trip the following day.Watch07 Jun 03:00 PM
LifestyleKids taught how to 'safe-sneeze'After battling against many illnesses, this teacher is glad Owairoa Primary has started teaching children how to limit infections spreading.16 May 08:02 PM
OpinionAndrew Dickens: Look to families for problems - not school systemCOMMENT: In 2008 John Key said National Standards will lift education. Who bought that? National Standards is only a measuring device. Nothing more, writes Andrew Dickens.03 May 02:45 AM
OpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: National Standards flawed but workableCOMMENT: We have a major employment problem in this country, writes Mike Hosking. Kids entering the job market with poor education never catch up.03 May 12:43 AM
OpinionYour Views: Are NZ schools making the grade?Six years and $250m down the track, has the National Standards education policy been a success? Recent data shows just a small increase 02 May 12:46 AM
OpinionMike's Minute: Didn't see this one coming...The changes made to the Health and Safety Act were made for all the right reasons out of the Pike River Mine disaster but if the same rules prevent kids from climbing trees, what's really been achieved?Watch30 Mar 06:49 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical roundup: NZ's unequal education systemPOLITICAL ROUNDUP: A number of recent reports highlight major problems in primary and secondary education, writes Bryce Edwards.18 Feb 01:44 AM
New ZealandRural Games a highlightStudents from tiny Orere Primary School are still on cloud nine after jetting to Queenstown on the trip of a lifetime.13 Feb 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Homework should not be a choreHerald on Sunday has found primary school children do only 15 minutes a night on average and the experts seem happy with that.08 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandThree's a crowd on holidayFor the past 6 months the Kelly triplets have been excitedly counting down the days leading to their return to Milton Primary School.01 Feb 09:00 PM
New ZealandThree's a crowd on holiday6-year-old identical triplets Olivia, Charlotte and Haylee have been excitedly counting down the days leading to their return to Milton Primary School.01 Feb 08:01 PM
New ZealandSchool's out...let holiday fun beginIt's a big step in a small person's life - going to school. For some it's traumatic, for others just overwhelmingly exciting.17 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe teacher 'talent drain'Senior education officials say the teacher drain from Auckland is reaching crisis point - leading to calls for an "Auckland allowance".21 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandBrave kids not bugged by creepy crawliesMove over milk and lunch monitors - a cockroach infestation at an Auckland school has forced it to introduce roach monitors.21 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandParents shop around the elite schoolsA move by one of the country's most exclusive private schools to take girls at a younger age has seen an exodus of 50 students from its competitors.20 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandWanaka boy accepted into new schoolThe Education Ministry's head of sector enablement and support, Katrina Casey, said a school had been directed to enrol the boy.19 Nov 11:21 PM
New ZealandMore kids missing school due to flu, holidaysIllness has been a major factor in increasing numbers of children missing school.08 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionMark Brace: Dyslexia in our classroomsIt is our education system, not the dyslexic child, that needs to be the focus of our attention. There is a better way, writes teacher Mark Brace.05 Nov 10:49 PM
TechnologyKids learning code make link with futureThe trend is growing for programming to become the language of choice in schools.24 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandScience programme shines light on futureWhen it comes to hooking young Kiwis on science, there might be no brighter way than making things glow in the dark.18 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandTeachers escape with formal warningTeachers who hit students at a private Tongan Christian school in Mangere were not taken to court because of the wishes of the families, despite complaints from five children.11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandDo the flags fly with kids?A fern on the flag is okay but please keep the red, white and blue ...04 Sep 05:00 PM
EducationAngry 5-yr-olds kick and bite teachersLack of support for special- and high-needs pupils was cited as the single biggest concern of 35 per cent of 104 principals.19 Aug 12:54 AM
