Later birthdays 'boost NCEA pass rates'
Every extra month at school in Years 0 and 1 increases your chances of getting NCEA.
Every extra month at school in Years 0 and 1 increases your chances of getting NCEA.
Three schools forced to hold board elections again.
More than 20 child educators struck off across NZ in past five years for sex offending.
A 17-year-old was told to lift her dress up so high her underwear was exposed.
Early childhood relief teacher pay leaps above $45 due to teacher shortage.
Housing infill will force zoning schemes at 103 of Auckland's 140 unzoned schools.
Government plans 61 new schools; funding announced for one at Milldale.
Principals have voted to stop co-operation with the ministry from July 8 to August 16.
Schools can charge for camps and still get a $150 grant.
School told students they couldn't attend a ball until they paid subject fees.
Complaints jumped by a third last year but only half were upheld.
School camps may be an unexpected casualty of a new grant to low and mid-decile schools.
The sister of a student at a school threatened with a shooting wants more communication.
Unusual three-month delay in pay rises angers non-union teachers.
COMMENT: It has been a week in which the Government governed exceptionally well.
Secondary school teachers have called off Monday's strike action.
Modern 'learning spaces' are hard to recognise if you're used to traditional classrooms.
A big backlog of school building work is blamed on an overstretched construction industry.
Comment: A country on strike is not a focused, productive country.
Settling the teachers' dispute could cost almost as much as a Poseidon aircraft.
Ministry lays ground for talks by agreeing to pay striking teachers.
Extra funding for kōhanga reo, but no decision yet on kōhanga's broader future.
Secondary teachers refuse to teach Year 9 students today despite talks.
Teachers may have to settle for progress over several years, not immediately.
Teachers take to the picket line, with some students also showing their support.
COMMENT: An open letter to Ministry of Education deputy secretary Ellen MacGregor-Reid.
Divergent views on the strike from a teacher, a parent and an ex-charter school.
No date for talks has been set yet, forcing most schools to close for tomorrow's strike.
Child wellbeing will be central to the Budget - and it won't all be for teachers.
Former principal Paul Herrick sexually abused children over his 30 year career - how?