OpinionShaun Sutton: Teaching - where only best will doCOMMENT: It was a brave move of NZ unis last week to admit that they are not attracting enough of the brightest graduates to train as teachers.10 May 09:43 PM
New ZealandMike's Minute: Do what brings you joyMike takes a look at the case of a single parent who questioned whether it was really worth working if her wage was barely more than the benefit she would otherwise be on. Mike thinks it is.Watch25 Jan 09:38 PM
New ZealandFailure made me a better leaderA negative experience can stimulate enlightenment; it can reveal the best way forward and motivate you towards it17 Nov 01:28 AM
New ZealandTeachers will be chased for debtThe Government plans to chase down $1.8 million still owed by teachers who were overpaid from 2012 - 2014 because of problems with Novopay.12 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionBarbara Ala'alatoa: Decile doesn't mean destinyWe shouldn't just take it at as axiomatic that low decile means low achievement. What we need now is evidence. We need to work collegially and collectively across deciles, writes Barbara Ala'alatoa.09 Nov 12:10 AM
OpinionMark Brace: Dyslexia in our classroomsIt is our education system, not the dyslexic child, that needs to be the focus of our attention. There is a better way, writes teacher Mark Brace.05 Nov 10:49 PM
New ZealandRadical new teaching system comes to NZDisadvantaged children are group's focus but critics say Teach First NZ's kids could be treated like guinea pigs.16 Oct 07:26 PM
New ZealandGood teachers trump high decilesLawrence Watt goes back to the classroom to dispel some wide-held beliefs around what makes a good school14 Oct 11:32 PM
New ZealandThere aren't enough teachersSchools are struggling to find maths and science teachers, while middle management jobs are going begging as senior staff retire.11 Jun 11:17 PM
New ZealandEarly childhood educator struck offA teacher has been struck off after failing to tell a day-care centre she had previously been accused of verbally and physically abusing children in her care.02 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandConfucius is top with St Peter's studentsConfucius is being credited for the growth in popularity of Mandarin learning at a top Auckland Catholic boys' school.26 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandFirst in class: No star for teachers?Elite educators frustrated by ‘pointless’ paperwork, low pay and limited career options, study finds.03 Apr 04:00 PM
New ZealandDress to impress, teachers toldTeachers have been told to pull their socks up when it comes to their dress code.28 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandTeachers protest criminal check chargeA proposed charge on criminal checks will hit poorer school communities hardest, a teacher union says.24 Mar 11:09 PM
New ZealandTeacher resigned over dodgy messagesA male teacher resigned after sending inappropriate late-night Facebook messages to a 13-year-old female student, telling her "you'll be a catch when you are older".19 Mar 03:06 AM
New ZealandCall to let P smuggler teach slammedA decision to allow a former P addict and convicted methamphetamine smuggler back into the classroom has been slammed by the Early Childhood Council.11 Mar 10:51 PM
New ZealandP smuggler cleared to teachA former childcare worker and P addict caught smuggling methamphetamine into New Zealand has been cleared by her professional body to return to the classroom.11 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Official artists came late in war75: It was late in the day before New Zealand appointed war artists to document the conflict.11 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandForget top marks, just toughen upTeachers showering Kiwi kids with praise - and never allowing them to fail - are threatening to do more harm than good, a leading educationist says.28 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi teachers upload confidenceThe average Kiwi teacher is a woman in her early fifties and she's facing a generation of kids who have grown up with Wi-Fi, the cloud and hand-held technology.22 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandSchools keep bullying to themselvesNew Zealand's bullying problem may be going unchecked because schools do not want to share their problems nationwide.04 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandSchools' BYO tissue demand irks parentsSchools' latest stationery demands are making some parents mad enough to cry - especially the discovery that tissues are now listed among their children's essentials.03 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionJamie Whyte: Profit-seeking and preschools go togetherIf teachers were unpaid, they would be reluctant to do the job and, in the end, children would be worse off, writes Jamie Whyte. Yet the same goes for those who supply the capital.06 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionDita De Boni: Our teachers really do know bestThe Government would have us believe school teachers are just a pack of whiners, writes Dita De Boni. It is exhausting, relentless work, mentally and physically, and I for one am happy to admit I could never hack it.18 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandPrisoners get back to life basicsHe's 28 and a former mechanic - but had to go to jail to learn that it's useful to save some of your money.03 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandWarnings for charter schoolA flagship charter school has lost nearly a quarter of its students and is still battling problems as it nears the end of its first year.02 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMass killer no longer teachingMass killer Stephen Anderson who in 1997 gunned down 10 people, killing six of them, including his 60-year-old father is no longer tutoring at an art school.29 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandNew charter schools offer freebiesFree uniforms and stationery are on offer to those who enrol at a new charter school.21 Nov 09:28 PM
New ZealandLack of male teachers 'affecting boys'Students are now less likely to have a male teacher, with many going through their early education years without ever encountering a male role model.16 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandSchool's teacher loss stirs uneaseA primary school lost more than 55 teachers in four years - but got a government inspector's tick of approval.14 Nov 08:57 PM
New ZealandTeacher's life-changing aidA class set of laptops has proved life-changing for a young Aucklander who believes he is NZ's only wheelchair-using teacher with cerebral palsy.13 Nov 04:00 PM
