New ZealandKiwis teach Tongans, Tongans teach KiwisJoy and Graeme Atkinson have learned that kindness goes a long way.02 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandChild centres 'like factory farming'27% of childcare workers would not send their own children to the centre they work at.17 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandGlobal honour for NZ forest schoolAt this school, kids learn by interacting with nature.16 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionAlwyn Poole: Teacher training letting us downCOMMENT: Teaching needs to offer paid apprenticeship training.11 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandTeacher crisis hits one in five city primary schoolsDesperate measures to lure former teachers back as new survey finds unfilled vacancies.11 Dec 06:00 AM
OpinionKerre McIvorMcIvor: Kiwi education - we must do betterOPINION: Our education is too important to be affected by fads and competing ideologies.09 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandTeacher who stopped head-banging incident censuredTeachers' union concerned after teacher censured for stopping boys hurting each other.08 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandTeacher hit relative with vacuum cleanerPreschool teacher censured despite discharge without conviction for assaulting a relative.07 Dec 11:07 PM
New ZealandTeacher training blamed for education slideTeacher trainees will need better literacy and maths, and eventually postgraduate degrees07 Dec 05:00 PM
New ZealandParents' revolt saves free kindergartensOver 1300 people signed petition against turning Pt Chevalier Kindergarten into a daycare.06 Dec 06:11 AM
New ZealandNZ kids' reading slides to record lowNational Standards have not stopped the reading slide, and may have accelerated it.05 Dec 09:00 AM
New ZealandWord cards help Kaya learn to readCharlotte Fischer says her daughter Kaya has become a passionate reader thanks to Speld.05 Dec 09:00 AM
CommoditiesWorld's first space mining degreeFormer English teacher has swapped the classroom for the stars.04 Dec 06:55 AM
New ZealandTeacher accessed dating site in classReg Korau failed to disclose driving convictions and drove school van for personal use.23 Nov 05:37 AM
New ZealandTeacher deregistered after showing boys orgasm videoShe did it "because kids get so bored with learning about the basic stuff".22 Nov 08:47 PM
New ZealandThe maths questions that made our teens cryLevel 1 students would have had to know a formula teachers say isn't taught until Level 2.21 Nov 03:00 AM
New ZealandMad maths: NCEA exam leaves students in tearsExperts say questions in the Level 1 maths exam were taken from the Level 2 curriculum20 Nov 10:54 PM
OpinionMatt HeathHeath: Feather in the cap of today's teachersCOMMENT: The past is full of missed educational opportunities, writes Matt Heath.19 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandZero applicants for teaching jobs: 'Never been as bad as this'School principals say Christmas will be too late to act on teacher shortages for 2018.13 Nov 01:55 AM
New ZealandKindergarten reforms on hold after boss quitsAuckland kindergartens' shift to all-day care is now in doubt as their CEO quits.10 Nov 04:54 AM
OpinionStuart: Good riddance National StandardsCOMMENT: Without National Standards children can be assessed on wider criteria.08 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandIs there any point to homework?Many teachers are beginning to doubt the value of homework, a new survey has found.04 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandGovt will act on teacher crisis pre-XmasEducation Minister Chris Hipkins plans a pre-Christmas package to tackle teacher shortages29 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandRevolution in Kiwi schools: National Standards abolishedNational Standards will go and NCEA is also up for review by the new Labour-led Government29 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandLife and death on front lines of teen healthAlmost 200 schools in deprived parts of NZ have on-site health clinics. We visit one.21 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandTeacher censured for unsafe kayak tripWaimate High School teacher censured for taking students on kayaks without lifejackets.17 Oct 08:29 PM
New ZealandSchools look to expel rote learningKiwi students are trialling tests to measure their "21st century skills" such as tenacity.15 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland teacher shortage hits new peakAuckland's primary teacher shortage has hit a new record with 287 vacancies.14 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandPrincipal pursued teacher in drunken late-night visitsA principal has been censured for showing up without an invitation - once at 2am.09 Oct 09:40 PM
LifestyleJudge slams teacher who had affair with pupilThe teacher performed sex act on the 15-year-old as 'a birthday treat'.06 Oct 07:37 PM
New ZealandTeachers call for more research on combining classes'We need to be sure that this is not just a dangerous experiment', teacher says.05 Oct 05:02 AM
OpinionJames Bentley: Who will teach our kids science?Schools are facing a severe shortage of teachers in some subjects.04 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandTeacher who married student ordered to pay $23,000A teacher who married a student half her age has to pay $23,000 in costs.26 Sep 11:55 PM
New ZealandBritish teachers warn: Don't come to NZTwo British teachers hired in July have quit in frustration at delays recognising service.21 Sep 07:05 PM
