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College board fined over boiler room blast
Orewa College's board of trustees has been ordered to pay almost $137,000 over a fatal boiler room explosion.

Know your faults to find your strength
A lack of self awareness could be holding back your career, warns Jasbindar Singh.

Sharples to review te reo spend
Moves are under way to give Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples closer scrutiny of the estimated $250 million government spend on te reo initiatives.

Writing on the (classroom) wall in Mandarin
Confucius classrooms have opened for learning in New Zealand, thanks to a $250,000 investment by the Chinese Government.

ERO: Schools lacking in special needs practices
An Education Review Office survey of 229 schools found about 20pc had inadequate inclusive practices for special needs pupils.

Gay netball coach sacked by school
A Christian school's Board of Trustees has been told to attend a human rights course after sacking a netball coach because he was gay.

Syria bans full face veils at universities
Syria has forbidden the country's students and teachers from wearing the niqab - the full Islamic veil.

NZ waking up to value of Mandarin, says Confucius Institute
The Confucius Institute wants to get 50,000 people learning Mandarin by next year.

<i>Vicki Carpenter:</i> Our children deserve nothing but the best from teachers
Teaching is a privilege, but proposed changes require careful consideration, says an education lecturer.

<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Why we all need to learn Mandarin
Should our first thoughts about our political relations with China always be about human rights and democracy?

Changes mean no final year loans for some students
Some students won't get student loans for their final years under the changed student loan scheme.

Teacher warned for slapping student
A teacher who allegedly slapped a young boy was allowed straight back into the classroom.