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!['Inadequate and poor quality': Alternative education for at-risk teens slammed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Inadequate and poor quality': Alternative education for at-risk teens slammed
Scathing report calls for a total overhaul of the system and more funding.
![Do young people leave school with basic skills for work? No, say employers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Do young people leave school with basic skills for work? No, say employers
An employer asked an apprentice to sweep the workspace. They said no and phoned their dad.
!['Exploited a vulnerable student': Ruapehu teacher struck off after sex with student](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Exploited a vulnerable student': Ruapehu teacher struck off after sex with student
A school caretaker found the pair in a classroom close to one another.
![Oranga Tamariki, police investigating ‘report of concern’ at Auckland school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Oranga Tamariki, police investigating ‘report of concern’ at Auckland school
“All students and staff deserve to feel safe at school."
![Māori child called 'thick': Teacher struck off for racist remarks, force-feeding kids](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Māori child called 'thick': Teacher struck off for racist remarks, force-feeding kids
Staff reported 11 incidents of mistreatment of children in an organisational review.
!['Significant concerns': Wesley College breaks silence over statutory manager](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Significant concerns': Wesley College breaks silence over statutory manager
School warned of duty of care to keep students “physically and emotionally safe".
![History of surfing v New Zealand Wars - the battle over our school curriculum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
History of surfing v New Zealand Wars - the battle over our school curriculum
'There is a great danger that some students are missing out on big chunks of learning.'
![Statutory manager steps in at Auckland school amid violence claims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Statutory manager steps in at Auckland school amid violence claims
It follows concerns about violence and management of the school's hostels.
!['We must do better': 1 in 5 ethnic students experience racist bullying at school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'We must do better': 1 in 5 ethnic students experience racist bullying at school
Education Review Office says schools must recognise all ethnicities.
![Poor school attendance and uncaring parents, ERO report reveals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Poor school attendance and uncaring parents, ERO report reveals
A third of students do not consider attending school each day as important.
![Pandemic pain: Principals, teachers stressed and exhausted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Pandemic pain: Principals, teachers stressed and exhausted
Student behaviour worsens, leading to increased pressures on principals and teachers.
!['Under the Bridge' high school out of statutory management after 7 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Under the Bridge' high school out of statutory management after 7 years
Papakura High has become a place where families want to send their kids, principal says.
![Lockdown 'just pulled away all the motivation': Students want more NCEA changes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Lockdown 'just pulled away all the motivation': Students want more NCEA changes
Some teenagers are warning the pandemic has ruined the school year.
![Choosing childcare: An insider's view](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Choosing childcare: An insider's view
An insider's view of childcare by Glenfield early childhood teacher Nick Batley.
![Choosing childcare: The price war in the suburbs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Choosing childcare: The price war in the suburbs
New daycare centres are touting for a shrinking number of children.
![Iconic Reading Recovery programme may change, slammed for lack of 'spill over'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Iconic Reading Recovery programme may change, slammed for lack of 'spill over'
Education Ministry will 'strengthen' Reading Recovery after critical evaluation.
![Blockhouse Bay school tops NZ school ranking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Blockhouse Bay school tops NZ school ranking
A little-known private school in Blockhouse Bay has topped a national ranking.
![Childcare 'hit squad' finds widespread breaches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Childcare 'hit squad' finds widespread breaches
Breaches by home-based services jumped from 15 in 2018 to at least 52 in 2019.
![Commissioner to be appointed at Kamo High](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Commissioner to be appointed at Kamo High
Conflict with principal leads to Kamo High School board's resignation.
!['There will be a school shooting here' - bathroom tag](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'There will be a school shooting here' - bathroom tag
The sister of a student at a school threatened with a shooting wants more communication.
![Bullying in schools: A blight on society](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bullying in schools: A blight on society
More than a third of students are still being bullied even in the "best" schools.