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ERA rules demotion of PE teacher unfair
A school which demoted a teacher for a series of incidents, including throwing a tennis ball at a student, overstepped the mark, the ERA rules.
Teacher wanted, must like island life
Parents on remote Stewart Island say the bureaucrats are not making their quest for an early childhood teacher any easier.
Teacher to face trial over alleged assaults on pupils
A Hastings primary school teacher facing 14 charges of assaulting pupils has been remanded for trial.
Research finds no advantage in learning to read from five
Children who learn to read at age five are unlikely to be better readers than children who learn to read at seven, according to new research.
Te reo being dumbed down, says exam critic
A school principal wants the value of te reo exams reassessed, saying some students have it too easy.
Govt using ERO report as leverage - union
Education Minister Anne Tolley has been accused of manufacturing a crisis for political gain over a damning report into basic teaching skills.
Heads back trial of new tests
Hundreds of Auckland primary school principals want the introduction of national standards to be delayed so they can be tested.
Tolley talks tough in clash with teachers
Anne Tolley says she will sack the boards of primary schools which allow teachers to boycott national standards, saying they would be refusing to obey the law.
New educational standards will fail, academics say
A system of new national educational standards to assess primary school students is doomed to fail, academics across New Zealand say.