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Snapchat nudes and alcohol: Female teacher groomed 15yo student before sex acts
Her lawyer said the victim's gender made the crime less serious. The judge disagreed.

Northland schools see literacy boost with structured approach
Almost two-thirds of teachers are significantly changing their teaching practices.

On The Up: 50 years of Havelock North High School, and 40 years with one teacher
From typewriter to computers, from School C to NCEA, Glenys Sparling-Fenton's seen it all.

Richard Prebble: Cut red tape faster and deeper
OPINION: The preschool review is a template but it is too little and takes too long.

Govt announces $53m boost for teacher registrations, practising certificates fees
It will benefit around 115,000 school and early learning teachers over three years.

On The Up: Fighting to keep his late partner’s dream alive – the story of Jillyfish
Reece Kennedy almost closed the doors, until he got a call from a business mentor.

'Beautiful buildings': College undergoes major transformation
A $47m redevelopment was announced in 2018 for 57 teaching spaces.

Number of people studying education continues to drop
New Zealand's education crisis deepens; numbers studying significantly drop since 2015.

Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal: How misconduct is handled in teaching
The Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal handles cases such as fraud and violence.

Alan Bayly on 40 years at Te Kamo High School
He remembers the first computer at the school, he's older than most of the buildings, and he still gets joy from that moment the 'penny drops' for students.

How this teacher aide is helping a small rural school thrive
Ashley Steedman has 'fallen in love with the job'.

Police investigating Auckland Christian school teacher over assault allegations
The teacher is on paid leave during the investigation.

Tauranga Special School marks 60 years of educating diverse learners
The original 1965 building still stands, now with many upgrades.

Opinion: Preparing kids to start school – it’s not as simple as blaming parents
OPINION: Parents are doing their best within constraints not entirely of their making.

‘What happens next?’ Calls for local solutions to school lunch problems
Libelle Group's liquidation raises concerns about school lunch programme's stability.

Govt’s surprise move on national testing system stuns principals
There are concerns the new test might be developed by a foreign company.

A teacher tells: NZ kids are not prepared for school and parents are to blame
A teacher tells how kids are arriving at school unprepared and without basic life skills.

Opinion: You don’t fix an education system by tearing it apart
OPINION: The thing is not all children learn in the same way.

Toni Street, Sir Graham Henry and more lead farewell to Belmont Primary's 'coolest' principal
Bruce Cunningham is retiring after 45 years of teaching. Video / Supplied

High school teacher who groomed two students can now be named
The Whanganui teacher was sentenced to home detention last year.

Teacher disguised himself, swapped drugs for oral sex with student
The girl didn't realise it was her teacher as his face was partially covered.