New ZealandFormer maths teacher censured for 'sexual innuendo', drug use chat with studentsTeacher discussed sex and drugs with Year 12 students.08 Feb 10:25 PM
New ZealandDropping NCEA level 1 media studies is a mistakeOPINION: Media literacy is becoming increasingly important for young people.04 Feb 12:48 AM
New ZealandExperts urge overhaul of school systemThe chair of the Tomorrow's Schools Review Taskforce says reform is needed.03 Feb 11:44 PM
New Zealand'Generalist' teachers mean smartest science students go unnoticedThe researchers said there had been a focus on literacy and numeracy in primary schools.03 Feb 08:40 PM
KahuNZ history curriculum slammed as 'unbalanced'Draft curriculum proposes 'three big ideas' - all about Māori and colonisation.03 Feb 02:43 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMaths failures: It doesn't add upHow can we turn around a 27-year decline in our knowledge of maths?01 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMaths results hit record low: Experts called in to help studentsPrincipals say there's a void of leadership in maths education.01 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandBack to school: Kiwis returning due to Covid ease teacher shortageTeaching vacancies listed in January dropped by a third from January last year.01 Feb 06:08 AM
RoyalsKate Middleton's children 'horrified' by lockdown haircutsThe Duchess of Cambridge says parenting during lockdown has left her exhausted.28 Jan 11:34 PM
EducationSchools preparing for Covid-19 lockdownSchools have not even reopened for the year and they are already making lockdown plans.28 Jan 10:23 PM
New ZealandBoys' schools ask parents to pay more in voluntary donations'Boys get the priority', says McAuley High School principal Jan Waelen.24 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandReading revolution: The new way your kids will be taught to readSchools are getting 2.4m copies of new phonics-based reading books - will they work?22 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandHow to teach skills for workplace of next generationTeachers aim to lift students' aspirations above mere grades.22 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandWar of words as experts clash over how to teach kids to readDebate raging between experts on whether phonics is the way to teach reading or a "fad".22 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'He failed to keep children safe': Gloriavale principal stood down amid child abuse investigationFaithful Pilgrim did not secure the safety and wellbeing of learners, leavers tell.21 Dec 07:23 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuStudents face emotional challenge confronting NZ history, study warnsTeachers will need to respond to students' emotions when they learn about NZ history.20 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandHome detention for ex-teacher who molested schoolboyEx Otago Boys' teacher David Bond said of the sex crimes he was asexual and lonely.17 Dec 04:13 AM
New ZealandKids allegedly locked in rooms, smacked, fed mouldy food: Daycare centre probedParents say children were locked in rooms, smacked, and fed mouldy bread.16 Dec 06:24 PM
EducationSchools warned to prepare for tougher NCEA standardsA new mandatory NCEA literacy and numeracy test could be too tough for some teens.29 Nov 10:19 PM
New ZealandNew study: Why are Kiwi kids falling behind in reading?A new study has identified a key cause behind our children's falling reading skills.23 Nov 06:33 AM
EducationSchools adopt new approach to literacy teachingSchools are paying thousands to private consultants to change the way they teach reading.19 Nov 08:40 PM
New ZealandSchools in talks with Govt to get 150 foreign students and parents into NZFamilies would pay for their stay in quarantine hotels.17 Nov 07:16 AM
EducationECE teachers reveal centres' secretsA thousand teachers say they wouldn't send their own children to their ECE centres.15 Nov 10:59 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhat's your qualification worth? Use our calculator to find outDoes it pay to get a degree? It all depends on what you study.12 Nov 04:00 PM
EducationEnd to primary teacher shortage, but problems in secondary schoolsThe supply of secondary teachers will still fall 80 teachers short of demand next year.12 Nov 12:31 AM
PremiumPremiumKahuWho gets into med school? Row over Māori, Pacific preferences explainedDoors close on non-preferred applicants at our medical schools.10 Nov 04:00 PM
EducationFight over teachers' fees goes to courtThe Teaching Council is more than doubling teachers' licence renewal fees.10 Nov 04:51 AM
New ZealandStrict conditions: Parole board to monitor 'untreated' Blenheim sex abuse teacher Jaimee Cooney on releaseMore details have released about the parole conditions for a sex abusing former teacher10 Nov 12:35 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandChoices, choices: How to decide where to train or study in NZHow to choose the best place to train or retrain in the Covid recession.09 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandTeacher jailed for sex with students to be freed from prisonTeacher sexually abused two schoolboys in what was described as "gross" offending.06 Nov 03:19 AM
New ZealandGirls do better in single-sex schools - reportAnother study provides new evidence on the "age-old question".29 Oct 11:29 PM
New ZealandGrowing Auckland schools might 'bulge at the seams'Schools in the Auckland region have had the fastest growth in student rolls in 17 years.28 Oct 06:29 PM
New ZealandCovid brings Air NZ flight attendant down to earthFormer teachers return to the classroom after airline jobs disappear.26 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Deluded' child-led teaching blamed for NZ's education slideBusiness think-tank blames NZ educational decline on our 'child-centred' teaching.06 Oct 04:00 PM
