John Gerritsen

Some schools are abandoning take-home essays and assignments because students are using artificial intelligence to cheat.The misuse of AI has even prompted changes to the national school… Audio

Teens are learning more and being tested less thanks to the first step in an overhaul of the national school qualification, the NCEA. From this year each subject has fewer but broader level one… Audio

Budget documents show the government was told of profound wellbeing benefits from the free school lunch scheme just months before it decided to trim the scheme's funding. Education correspondent John… Audio

Universities have told a government review they have several thousand students in courses with so few enrolments they make significant losses. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin… Audio

Should teens sit high-stakes NCEA literacy and numeracy tests before they are ready? It's a question confronting schools up and down the country as they prepare for the second round of reading… Audio

Schools have been racing to prepare students for another go at crucial NCEA literacy and numeracy tests next week. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

Delegates at a summit organised by teacher union the Educational Institute in Wellington today told RNZ the teaching workforce is aging and too few people are training to replace them. They say the… Audio

Children will be learning more about grammar and less about pictures and video under the new primary school English curriculum. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

Emails show an Education Ministry staff member was worried that appointments to the teams writing the new English and maths curriculums would break the ministry's code of conduct. The English Teachers… Audio

Tens of thousands of teenagers are failing new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests, many more than once. Here's education correspondent John Gerritsen. Audio

Expert advisers warned the government's preferred option for overhauling the nation's polytechnics will result in bigger losses than other options. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to… Audio

More than half the country's schools will have enrolment zones by the end of this year, with three-quarters in North Auckland and Canterbury. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

MPs have been warned proposed charter school rules will breach labour laws and have no impact on student achievement. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

MP's have also been told the publicly-funded, private schools will breach human rights and international labour agreements. The warnings came in submissions to Parliament's Education and Workforce… Audio

Documents show polytechnics will need millions of dollars so they can pay their bills after they are cut free from mega-institute Te Pukenga. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin… Audio

A razor gang is to be called in to fix the huge deficits at our Polytechs. The parent body, Te Pūkenga has been ordered to appoint four consultancy firms to figure out what courses are needed and how… Audio

Leaked emails have deepened teachers' fears about the future of the secondary school English curriculum. The emails sent to RNZ anonymously indicate a ministerial advisory group tried to take control… Audio

Rapid growth has pushed more than a hundred schools well beyond their classroom capacity - forcing them to teach students in staff rooms and libraries. The Education Ministry has warned the government… Audio

Foreign students paid $885m in fees last year including half-a-billion to universities. Export Education Levy statistics show foreign enrolments doubled in 2023 after reaching an historic low due to… Audio

Different parts of Te Pukenga have lent one another nearly 170-million-dollars and it's not clear what will happen with the money when the mega-institute is disestablished. The national institute of… Audio