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![College board fined over boiler room blast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
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.
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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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
<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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
<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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Teacher warned for slapping student
A teacher who allegedly slapped a young boy was allowed straight back into the classroom.