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OPINION: Schools have enough problems without having to deal with politicians' bad data.
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Focus: National Party makes education policy announcement
National leader Christopher Luxon announced the party's Structured Literacy policy at a school in Tauranga. Video / NZ Herald
Does an education crisis really exist in NZ?
Education researchers are divided over the state of the school system.
Universities reluctant to set parity deadlines for Māori and Pasifika students
The Tertiary Education Commission has been trying for years to improve their education.
Opinion: The potential impact of financial literacy in schools for NZ’s indebted population
OPINION: Exposing students to the 'how to' of financial literacy may not be enough.
Liam Rutherford: Get politicians out of our schools
OPINION: The solutions are already known and don't include trivial sloganeering.
Huge truancy numbers due to 'Covid, distrust in Govt and anxiety'
'Students threaten self-harm to stop their parents from sending them to school.'
Govt to legislate consistent maths, reading and writing teaching in schools
The new model would become compulsory from 2026.
Top Auckland schools on high alert after man attempts to lure young girls into car
Parents are being urged to remind their children about the dangers of strangers.
Consent, identity and sexuality: Sex education in schools 'vital' for students
Parents want to work with schools to educate their children about relationships and sex.
Scammers strike, mushroom mystery and cold blast sets in | Focus Morning Bulletin August 10, 2023
A Whanganui mum has lost $350,000 to scammers, the plot thickens in the Australia mushroom poisoning case and temperatures plunge as a cold blast sets in. Video / NZ Herald / Getty
National vows to ban phone use at schools in bid to turn achievement around
Schools would be able to decide penalties for students who didn't comply.
Prison for school principal who sexually abused student
A jury found the former educator guilty of child molestation in December.
Police investigate objectionable material sent to Auckland school students
A disturbing email was sent to Rosehill College students on their school accounts.
Govt offers historic teacher pay rise in $4.4 billion package
An arbitration panel recommended a 14.5 per cent increase.
'Disturbing' explicit email with graphic images sent to school students
The graphic message was sent directly to students on their school email accounts.
'Very big price tag': PM responds to recommended 14.5pc pay rise for teachers
'That’s not the sort of money you find down the back of the couch.'
Stu Gilbert's survival training
Stu Gilbert offers a range of courses that teach key skills for surviving in the wilderness. Video / Canvas
Former St Cuthbert’s College PR manager accused of sexually abusing girl
Jemma Taylor is accused of sexually abusing a child under the age of 12.
Vaping students scaring kids away from school bathrooms
New Zealand secondary schools are grappling with how to deal with vaping students.
Former St Cuthbert’s College PR manager accused of sexually abusing girl
Jemma Taylor’s lawyer says that nothing the complainant claims is true.
University of Waikato reveals $16.8m deficit
Six of the eight New Zealand universities made financial losses last year.
Kids Don't Come With a Manual - Dyspraxia
Jean Paul has recently been diagnosed with dyspraxia and Briar is coming to terms with helping her son overcome the challenges of learning & living with dyspraxia while living in a trilingual whānau. Video / Faultline Films Made with funding from NZ on Air
When is unlimited screen time for kids okay?
Managing a child’s screen time when they’re home sick has taken on a whole new dimension.
More than half of students still failing Year 8 maths
Achievement by girls, Māori, Pacific and low decile schools have all dropped.
Employment Court ruling: School at Gloriavale under review
Six Gloriavale leavers were employees and not volunteers, Employment Court found.
'The basics are not valued': Draft technology, arts curriculums under fire
The new curriculums have been described as "scant" and lacking in detail.
Kids Don't Come With a Manual - Different homes
Arona is a mama to 5 teenagers and a 1 year old. Due to housing limitations the whanau has had to split where they live. She wants to know how to keep everyone, connected when they can’t all live under the same roof. Video / Faultline Films Made with funding from NZ on Air
Treasury unsure school lunch scheme offers value for money - Budget document
A Budget document shows Treasury does not support the free school lunch scheme.
'I have a lot of concerns': Educators rely too much on online learning
Teachers were among the biggest users of IT in the classroom before the pandemic.
Kids Don't Come With a Manual - ADHD, PTSD and anxiety
After escaping an abusive relationship, solo mum of 4 Jan Marie is on a new path forward and is looking for ways to help support her son Anthony who is struggling with severe anxiety, ADHD and PTSD. Video / Faultline Films Made with funding from NZ on Air
Co-ed or single-sex? Boys do better in single-sex schools, study finds
Boys at single-sex schools leave school with higher qualifications than those at co-eds.
Wake up: School science is being minimalised
OPINION: Those who can fix this are doing nothing, writes chemistry teacher.
'Where's the science?': Teachers shocked at draft school curriculum
Advance copy of the new curriculum contains no mention of physics, chemistry or biology.