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![Māori scholar awarded honorary UK doctorate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Māori scholar awarded honorary UK doctorate
Jacinta Ruru is top of the class for indigenous research.
![Do health and safety laws threaten the great Kiwi school trip?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Do health and safety laws threaten the great Kiwi school trip?
OPINION: Trips demand a lot of teachers, and new research reveals anxieties at play.
![Police chose not to charge teacher with child exploitation material on his school laptop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police chose not to charge teacher with child exploitation material on his school laptop
Tribunal says teacher's claim of lack of interest in pornography 'unbelievable'.
!['Appalled': Teachers' fears after leaked emails show new curriculum plans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Appalled': Teachers' fears after leaked emails show new curriculum plans
Emails fuel English teachers’ fears about the likely content of rewritten curriculum.
![Early childhood teacher allegedly kissed 3yo on lips](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Early childhood teacher allegedly kissed 3yo on lips
"Cuddling is fine but a kiss is different," one of the man's colleagues told a tribunal.
![Alwyn Poole: Three key lessons to restore our education system](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Alwyn Poole: Three key lessons to restore our education system
OPINION: Schools, teachers and unions make all manner of excuses for lack of achievement.
![Cecilia Robinson: Addressing New Zealand’s educational decline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cecilia Robinson: Addressing New Zealand’s educational decline
OPINION: And some things we can change.
![Join the breakfast club or reach new heights at the circus: Something for everyone these school holidays](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Join the breakfast club or reach new heights at the circus: Something for everyone these school holidays
The winter school holidays run from July 6-21 - so what is there to do?
![Wainui Beach School principal retires after 19 years, enjoys surprise tea party](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wainui Beach School principal retires after 19 years, enjoys surprise tea party
Nolian Andrew shares insights as she retires as principal of Wainui Beach School.
!['New screen-time limits needed' in schools - excessive use of devices linked to poor health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'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.
![Opinion: 'Insulting, untrue' – Govt's primary school testing risks the tail wagging the dog](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: 'Insulting, untrue' – Govt's primary school testing risks the tail wagging the dog
OPINION: Language ability, test-taking skills, anxiety or motivation distort test results.
!['Smoke and mirrors': Exasperated parents take school bullying complaints to minister](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Smoke and mirrors': Exasperated parents take school bullying complaints to minister
Education Minister Erica Stanford says the school's situation is being closely monitored.
![More opportunities to succeed or privatisation? Charter schools debate ramps up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More opportunities to succeed or privatisation? Charter schools debate ramps up
$153m was put aside in the Budget for their re-establishment with some opening in 2025.
![Govt introduces standardised testing in primary schools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt introduces standardised testing in primary schools
The 'progress monitoring' checks will focus on reading, writing and maths.
![Opinion: Banning social media for teens won’t help - teaching digital media literacy will](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Banning social media for teens won’t help - teaching digital media literacy will
OPINION: Digital devices, social media blamed mental and social wellbeing decline.
![Focus Live: Christopher Luxon and Erica Stanford's education announcement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus Live: Christopher Luxon and Erica Stanford's education announcement
Christopher Luxon & Erica Stanford make an education announcement. Video / NZ Herald
![Damon Salesa: Matariki is also a time for education](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Damon Salesa: Matariki is also a time for education
OPINION: As educationalists, for Matariki, we turn to metaphors of travel.
!['There’s just nothing': Family eyeing homeschooling due to lack of learning support](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'There’s just nothing': Family eyeing homeschooling due to lack of learning support
The 8yo's previous school allocated just five minutes per child due to class sizing.
!['Distressing': 100 AUT students file complaint about 'unfair' pharmacology paper](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Distressing': 100 AUT students file complaint about 'unfair' pharmacology paper
One student said the lecturers 'mocked' them during tutorials and lectures.
![Heartfelt creation tells Matariki story](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heartfelt creation tells Matariki story
A Whanganui emporium offers a wealth of materials for museum educators.
![Roger Partridge: Unlocking New Zealand’s international education opportunity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Roger Partridge: Unlocking New Zealand’s international education opportunity
OPINION: Albanese government creates potential $2.5 billion-a-year opportunity for NZ.