John Gerritsen

A thousand early childhood teachers have so little confidence in the early learning centres they work in that they wouldn't send their own children there.

The teachers were among 4000 who responded… Audio

NCEA and Scholarship exams start this morning, marking the beginning of the end of a school year disrupted by the pandemic.

Today's exams are ten days later than originally planned, a delay designed… Audio

Rule changes that will make it easier to crack down on dodgy early childhood centres are on the cards for next year.

Ministerial documents show the overhaul has been sparked by a rising number of… Audio

The Education Ministry is preparing to take a tougher line on early childhood centres that repeatedly breach minimum standards.

It is planning rule changes that will make it easier to direct early… Audio

A public health specialist is backing plans to raise the minimum temperature in early childhood centres, saying it will reduce the spread of viruses.

Ministerial documents show the government has… Audio

The Education Ministry is expecting growth to push some schools to as big as 4500 students.

It's forecasting such mega schools by 2043.

The principal of Auckland's Mount Albert Grammar School… Audio

Government agencies are encouraging every foreign student in the country to stay here for the summer.

The campaign by Education New Zealand and other organisations is part tourism promotion and part… Audio

The government is redirecting millions of dollars from attracting foreign teachers and using it instead to pay for more New Zealanders to train as teachers.

It is doubling to 540 the number of places… Audio

Fifty schools have changed their minds on the government's school donation scheme.

Forty-five eligible schools are opting into the scheme for the first time next year and five are leaving it.

The… Audio

The Education Ministry has confirmed NCEA and Scholarship exams could go ahead if the covid alert level were to rise back up to three.

Principals had worried a level three lockdown might force the… Audio

Principals are blaming conspiracy theories about the pandemic and economic turmoil for persistently low school attendance in Northland.

Education Ministry figures show average daily attendance in the… Audio

Northland principals have warned that conspiracy theories about the pandemic and economic turmoil are harming school attendance in Northland.

Education Ministry figures show average daily attendance… Audio

More than 1000 student teachers can graduate with less classroom experience than usual after the Teaching Council lowered its minimum standards.

The pandemic has hampered students' ability to go into… Audio

Schools are starting to consider laying off extra teachers they have been paying for with fees from foreign students.

They and polytechnics, universities and private institutions are turning their… Audio

Auckland principals are confident changes to the NCEA have not undermined the qualification's credibility.

The government is allowing the city's students to earn more bonus credits than teens in… Audio

The principal of Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School wants the Qualifications Authority to let schools decide if their students should sit NCEA exams in November. Kiri Turketo, says many… Audio

Some high-decile schools are facing shortfalls of many thousands of dollars from donations and fundraising this year because of the pandemic.

Principals say it's a combination of economic hardship in… Audio

A Whakatāne primary school is disappointed it is the only school in the town that is not in the government's free school lunch scheme.

St Joseph's Catholic School is worried it will lose enrolments… Audio

Auckland pre-schools are worried they won't survive if the city's level three lockdown extends into next week. Under level three rules, only the children of essential workers and those who cannot stay… Audio