Schooling

Seven new charter schools are opening throughout the country this week, and there there are questions about their effectiveness, and concerns over how they'll be monitored. Audio

National's promised focus on reading, writing and maths has received a thumbs up at an Auckland school gate.

Christopher Luxon's announcement of the party's education policy placed a firm focus on… Audio

New research reveals ways teachers are challenging students to be the best they can be. For what the Teaching, School and Principal Leadership Practices Survey reveals about strengths and needs in our… Audio

Happiness and a sense of belonging at school is key for children's progress and good health. Kathryn is joined by Mohamed Alansari, senior researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational… Audio

We last spoke to Charlie Cuff just before lockdown - just as his virtual schooling started. He's back tonight to tell us how it went and how he's finding being back at school properly. Audio

Hundreds of thousands of children have returned to school today for the first time in eight weeks. There have been concerns that some children and parents would have a lot of anxiety about the return… Audio

Kapa haka teacher Whaitiri Poutawa loves his job and had a "mini freak-out" when the Level-4 lockdown was announced and he couldn't visit schools. To keep contributing, he's taken his funny, energetic… Video, Audio

Victoria Hoult has been living and teaching in Porto Alegre for the past two and a half years. She and partner Ben have immersed themselves in the local community and culture and both love the… Audio

Studies confirm that anxiety levels have skyrocketed in girls. Dr. Lisa Damour's new book Under Pressure looks at why this is happening.  Audio

Migrant students left high and dry after their business school went into liquidation say they're disgusted that they've been told to pay more money.

Last week the Kiwi Institute of Training and… Video, Audio

Kiwi expat and business owner Nikki Ross is Calling Home form Bali and joins the show to discuss her life on the tropical island paradise. Audio, Gallery

Primary and intermediate school principals took their campaign for a better pay deal to the steps of the Education Ministry today, fronting up to nine of the ministry's regional offices to hand over… Audio

Wallace and the panellists discuss the big issues facing youth in New Zealand. We speak to three young people coming to the end of their schooling. Audio

Summerhill is an alternative free school in Suffolk, England, started by educational leader A.S. Neill in 1921. The pupils are free to come to lessons as they choose, and students and teachers have an… Audio