Early-childhood teacher confesses to hitting child
Teacher hit 5-year-old boy who spat on his hand and refused to wash it off.
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Teachers and principals agree to strike next month
Primary teachers and principals will go on strike on August 15.
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One Aussie expert has advice on how to save nearly $10k in three months.
Five experts: Should mobile phones be banned in schools?
As Australian educators debate use of mobile phones in schools, five experts weigh in.
University of Auckland to close three libraries
Book-burning denied in closure of three specialised university libraries
History never repeats: But it should be taught more, MPs told
New Zealand is not alone in thinking its own history is boring.
National Standards: Review group quietly appointed
Ministry quietly opens parents' survey on replacing National Standards, closing June 28.
'Danger' and 'fear' - why daycare told parents of teacher's HIV status
Teacher Gayle Jonker says she felt like a "modern-day leper" after HIV status was outed.
OPINION: Put teachers back at the centre of learning
School students cannot discover all they need to know, they need teaching.
Comment: Being a genius doesn't come easy
The word 'genius' needs to be redefined for the good of everyone.
Britain's strictest teacher: 'You have to have order and structure'
"Britain's strictest teacher" says the old ways work best.
College leads way in living wage
Nineteen teacher aides, cleaners and other staff will go up to the living wage in January.
Uni cuts education faculty by 15 per cent despite teacher crisis
University sees no sign of upturn in teacher trainees, so it's cutting 23 staff.
$19.5m school rebuild to cope with big Northcote housing project
School may grow from 71 pupils now to 950 thanks to intensive housing development.
Report reveals high cost of shifting schools
Children who start school ahead finish ahead, but those who change schools fall behind.
Teacher censured for Facebook links, 'Māori way' sleepovers with students
Tribunal has found that her actions breached "professional boundaries".
Teacher gave perfume to two students
Man threatened to hang himself outside the principal's office after offending discovered.
Wellington teacher deregistered over domestic offences
Tribunal let man off twice but says third time showed risk of reoffending.
Parents plan protest against 'soft on bullying' school
School is arranging meeting with parents and police about repeated bullying.
'Teachers are bullied too' - study
A sixth of teachers say they don't work in a safe social and physical workplace.
What would you do as NZ education boss?
Ten voices from the Education Summit on how to improve our education system.
Budget squeezed by $3.4 billion bill for Auckland schools
Capital spending on Auckland schools could double from $160m to $300m-$350m a year.
Daycare death report: Staff 'did wonder if he had fallen'
Parents deny Education Ministry's claim of earlier fall ascribed to pathologist.
Unfairly axed teacher wins $50,000 compo
ERA chief slams school's willingness to act on students' complaints without investigating.
NZ First abandons teacher title bill
Opposition welcomes withdrawal of a "fundamentally flawed" bill.
Tauranga Girls' College Principal looks to the future
Tara Kanji discusses her vision for the future. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
School Report: Otumoetai College Principal admits shedding a tear
Russell Gordon discusses his recent transition. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Victoria University may look at name change
The university's research and teaching is not getting the recognition it deserves.
School Report: Merivale School Principal aims to be a positive influence
Tom Paekau discusses his new role. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
School Report: Aquinas College Principal feels the spirit
Matt Dalton discusses the challenges of his new role. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Smarten up, schools told
Education Review Office says school Esol funding needs to be extended beyond five years.
Trend to bypass local schools goes into reverse
School zoning tightens as population growth reinforces policies to reduce competition.
Visa denied: Kiwi desperate to return to UK teaching job
Despite a UK teacher shortage her application to keep working in London has been denied.
Female school principals finally overtake males
Women now lead 55 per cent of primary schools but still only 33 per cent of high schools.