Education news
Te Pūkenga recruiting advisers to lead major cost-cutting exercise
Forecasts revealed the institute's polytechnics face four years of financial losses.
'Appalled': Teachers' fears after leaked emails show new curriculum plans
Emails fuel English teachers’ fears about the likely content of rewritten curriculum.
Early childhood centre’s licence to be cancelled
Country Kindy's licence is being cancelled due to alleged curriculum violations.
'New screen-time limits needed' in schools - excessive use of devices linked to poor health
The risks existed whether a child was doing homework or watching TikTok.
Kea Kids news
Kea Kids News: 9-year-old wakeboarding prodigy is headed to the World Champs
Waikato kid Harper is only nine, but she’s already making waves on the wakeboarding scene! Reporter Anne hits Lake Karapiro ahead of Harper’s big trip to the Gold Coast.
Kea Kids: Ngāpuhi sisters star in their very own show
Ngātaitangirua and Ngāwhakamoemiti are two sisters starring in the very first Ngāpuhi-dialect show, Te NGz! Reporter Hunter interviews the tamariki and their animal co-stars.
Kea Kids: Fun-sized pony and his rider galloping to TikTok fame
Lincoln-Jay and his pony Oreo are the littlest riding duo on the East Coast! Reporter Zephyr-Mark interviews Lincoln-Jay about what itʻs like to have a pony for a best friend.
More Education news
Truancy crackdown sees fewer kids taken out of school to go on holiday
Parents are choosing not to take their children out of school to travel, new data shows.
Opinion: NZ needs to invest in more school-based healthcare
OPINION: Health can have a big impact on learning and development.
New education advice 'not fit for purpose' say teachers
New advice for education misses the real drivers behind poor performance, say teachers.
'Acting like a private school': Mum hits back after Auckland school bars son
An Auckland family wants their child to be able to attend his local school.
Dr Jane Goodall visits Saint Kentigern Girls’ School
English primatologist Dr Jane Goodall visits Saint Kentigern Girls’ School in Remuera to support her Roots & Shoots programme. Video / NZherald
Opinion: Where is the funding for ECE care? - Marek Tesar
OPINION: The latest Budget offered little to nothing to ECE providers.
'Her death must not be in vain': Parents speak ahead of inquest into uni student's party death
The family of Sophia Crestani are still heartbroken more than four years after her death.
'Slow', 'lazy': Mum blasts fellow parents' bad behaviour on school sport sidelines
Children as young as 7 were mocked and laughed at by parents, a Christchurch mum says.
New teachers fail to make the grade on basic knowledge
Many primary teachers lack the most basic school qualifications, according to a report.
Frank Film 2024 episode 3: Rod Carr and the Teen Climate Activists
Climate Change Commission head Rodd Carr discusses climate change reduction targets with student activists in Christchurch. Video / Frank Film
Kea Kids News: Kids are inventing gadgets to save the world!
Reporter Oscar talks to students in a contest to use STEAM to solve problems in the community, and you can enter too! Head over to samsung.com/nz/solvefortomorrow
Charter Schools could increase govt costs - report
Charter school students were likely to be funded at a higher per-student rate.
Māori weaponry instructor beat students with stick, says heritage exempted him from law
He told the Court of Appeal they had no power over him. The justices disagreed.
Police to monitor New Lynn station due to after-school brawl plan fears
Some schools sent an 'urgent' email to parents to warn them.
Watch: Terrifying fight as thug swings knife at Auckland high school student
Students ran in fear as the man began threatening them on the street outside their school.
Education Minister spends $67m to name 'Reading Wars' winner
Erica Stanford says she will 'retire happy' if every school teaches structured learning
'It's destroyed me': School's struggle with asbestos removal
The Ministry of Education is considering giving schools more help with asbestos problems.
Will NZ's school phone ban work? Let’s see what it does for students’ curiosity
Where nearly everyone has a smartphone, probably nearly everyone will have an opinion.
Editorial: Common sense finally prevails with phones being banned in NZ classrooms
OPINION: Measures which came into force yesterday are long overdue.
Eyeing a top college? Property prices in every Auckland school zone revealed
We've calculated how much it costs to buy a house by school zone across the city.
Why kids wag school - truants in their own words
'We’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg.'
Roles supporting disabled school kids among those proposed for axe
Documents suggest the loss of nearly 600 roles at the Ministry of Education.
Yoga, clothing, a pet: What principals spent 'treat yourself' Covid-19 wellbeing money on
The ministry doesn't know how many schools were sent draft guidance to 'treat' themselves.
'Horrendous': Costs of ball season puts pressure on parents
The cost of school balls keeps rising, with parents and schools struggling to keep up.
Class warfare: Education Ministry cuts 'strike at heart', Govt promises to reinvest
More than 1000 roles are set to be axed from the two agencies alone.