Deidre Shea

Desperate principals warn that finding teachers to fill vacancies is becoming a nightmare in some parts of the country. While some teachers take off overseas, the traditional arrival of foreign… Audio

Auckland senior students are staying away in droves from school despite having the chance to return to class after their 10 week lockdown.

Education Ministry figures show less than half of the… Audio

Across Auckland this morning, almost 60,000 students are heading back through the school gates to classrooms for the first time in ten weeks.

Students from years 11, 12 and 13 are allowed back -… Audio

There are early signs the pandemic has had a bigger impact on NCEA results this year than last year.

School holidays begin at the end of today and Qualifications Authority figures show teenagers are… Audio

The head of the Secondary Principals Association, Deidre Shea, says the government's wellbeing budget will make teachers' job easier.

She says the increased social spending in the Budget will help a… Audio

Education is one of the biggest areas of spending for the government at around $18 billion a year.

Schools take a big chunk of that money and they are hoping this week's Budget will provide help with… Audio

The Principals Federation has advised its members to defy legally binding directives to enrol violent children who have been kicked out of other schools.

It says principals should consider refusing… Audio

Auckland secondary schools have just two years to head off a worsening teacher shortage.

The Education Ministry has forecast a shortfall of thirty secondary teachers in the city this year, blowing… Audio

As schools begin reopening this week, principals number one priority is their students' mental health.

They say the pandemic is having a significant impact on some young people and they need to make… Audio

Schools have not yet reopened for the year and already they are having to plan for an emergency shut down.

Principals say the latest Covid-19 cases have reminded them just how important it is to be… Audio

Ministry of Education figures show a rise in the number of teenagers leaving school with no qualifications. The Panel talks to President of the Secondary Principal's Association, Deidre Shea, about… Audio

The number of teenagers leaving school with no qualification rose for the second consecutive year in 2019, with boys and Māori worst off.

Education Ministry figures show 12 percent of last year's… Audio

More than 1000 schools and early education centres have tapped into government support for children struggling to attend or learn because of the pandemic.

The Education Ministry says it has allocated… Audio

Secondary school principals are pleased the government has made NCEA easier for Auckland students.

The city's teens will be allowed to earn more bonus credits than those in other parts of the country… Audio

Auckland teachers and principals are divided over whether to bring some of their Year 12 and 13 students back to class.  Audio

Principals want an exemption for foreign teachers because they are worried the Covid-19 border restrictions will leave them short-staffed next year.

They say there is no guarantee the lack of… Audio

Teachers and lecturers can now start planning for the return of more than a million children and tertiary students under Alert Level 2.

The Education Ministry says children shouldn't touch or breathe… Audio

School around the country are getting used to the new Covid-19 normal - juggling tiny classes with online teaching.

Almost 12,000 students returned to school yesterday, far fewer than expected under… Audio

Four Auckland schools are closed today because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Glendowie College will be closed for 72 hours after one of its students was found to have Covid-19, as will Marist College… Audio