John Gerritsen

NCEA pass rates are climbing and it appears teaching teens carpentry and getting adults to sit down and mentor them are driving that increase. Audio

A bill to set up online schools in NZ is currently before the Education and Science Select Committee; but academics from the US are warning against the proposal. Audio

As all schools now reopen for exams, last week's earthquakes are continuing to disrupt end-of-year NCEA exams Audio

The government has abandoned a proposal to introduce a form of bulk funding, which would let schools trade teachers for cash. Audio

The secondary teachers union and some school principals say the Qualifications Authority should have postponed yesterday's NCEA exams. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

Yesterday 276 schools didn't open and students couldn't sit their NCEA and scholarship exams. Victoria and Massey universities' campuses were closed yesterday morning. RNZ education correspondent John… Audio

The earthquakes caused turmoil for families as schools and early childhood centres closed in much of the lower North Island and upper South Island. Audio

The confusion has thrown today's NCEA and university exams into confusion. With more here's our education correspondent John Gerritsen. Audio

Talks about the impact on schools today. Some NCEA and scholarship exams were scheduled to take place. Each school decides for itself whether it should be open based on their buildings and potential… Audio

NCEA exams start this morning with Level one English.Our education correspondent, John Gerritsen, has been talking to parents and teens about the exams. Audio

The University of Auckland has defied the wishes of many of its own staff and pushed ahead with plans to expand its law school. This year it accepts 320 second year students, next year it will be 380.

The union for early childhood teachers says the quality of their service is at risk due to government funding reductions, and is calling for more money. Audio

NCEA and Scholarship exams start next week. John Gerritsen talks to students and educators about the best way to study for these important exams. Audio

The controversial Novopay school payroll system is causing problems again, and this time it appears to involve a major privacy breach. Audio

Not as many students are studying the humanities at university as they have in the past, and that's leading to job losses, and a fear that important subjects will be lost. Audio

Extra pay for Auckland teachers is likely to be raised when secondary teachers and principals meet government agencies today in Wellington to tackle what principals say is a teacher shortage. Audio

School counsellors are calling for more funding as they say they are struggling under high workloads, and are sometimes responsible for more than 1000 teenagers each. Audio

Documents reveal the defunct private tertiary institution, IANZ, was passing students it should have failed and gave the Qualifications Authority false information. Audio

Almost every secondary school in Auckland is losing staff because of high house prices, principals say. Meanwhile, principals in other areas are also finding it difficult to recruit staff. Audio