Teachers
Teachers isolated, can't access research: study
Kathryn Ryan talks with Dr Nina Hood, founder of The Education Hub, a new non-profit organisation set up to promote cooperation with the education sector. She says teachers are isolated and find it… Audio
Tertiary staff stressed, overworked
The Tertiary Education Union is warning of a crisis in universities and polytechnics, as our education correspondent John Gerritsen explains. Audio
Flagship teaching policy held up by hiring rules
There's debate over the rules around new top teacher roles in Communities of Schools. Critics say the rules impede the appoitnment of department heads and deputy principals. Others say the new jobs… Audio
Auckland schools fear relief teacher shortage
Auckland schools are warning of a relief teacher shortage. The spokesperson for the Auckland Primary Principals Association tells John Gerritson the situation is dire and it's time for the Ministry of… Audio
Govt cut worsened Auckland teacher shortage, says Labour
New figures show the current shortage of teachers in Auckland comes as the Government spends less promoting teaching as a career - about a million dollars a year less for the past four years. Labour… Audio
Principals say holiday move a good idea - in theory
Should the school holidays be moved to sunnier months? Principals Sandra McCallum and David Hodge think it's easier said than done. Audio
House prices creating 'a big hole' in Auckland schools
Auckland principals say almost every secondary school is losing teachers because of high house prices, but officials say that is not a major factor in retaining staff.
Ministry of Education tackles Akld's teacher woes
The Education Ministry's associate deputy secretary Karl Le Quesne says no consideration yet of Auckland weighting or accomodation supplemet for Auckland teachers. Audio
Teachers 'overwhelmingly' oppose school funding changes
Teachers have overwhelmingly voted against a proposed change to the school funding system, unions say.
Hundreds of teachers protest proposed funding changes
More than 1300 Auckland teaching staff have voiced their concerns about proposed funding changes to the education sector. Audio
Teachers and principals meet to discuss funding changes
Thirteen hundred teachers, teacher aides, principals and support staff met this afternoon to protest their concerns over funding changes. Audio
Learning on the Land
Rangiora High School is one of the few schools in New Zealand to have a working farm. It was started in 1910 and after years as a mixed stock and crop unit it was restructured as a teaching unit with… Audio
Learning on the Land
Rangiora High School is one of the few schools in New Zealand to have a working farm. It was started in 1910 and after years as a mixed stock and crop unit it was restructured as a teaching unit with…
AudioNZ teachers rank high in professionalism
New Zealand children are getting quality teachers no matter if they're in a decile 10 or decile 1 school, an OECD study has found.
Shortage of maths and science teachers bites
Children might be back at school around the country but there's a critical shortage of maths and science staff to teach them. Audio
Shortage of secondary maths and science teachers a "crisis"
A shortage of college maths and science teachers is being described as a crisis by secondary principals and at least one college of education. Some schools are having such difficulty finding… Audio
Taking the sting out of living in Auckland
Elizabeth Brown weighs up the pros and cons of extra payments to make up for high living costs in Auckland Audio
Top teaching grads working "illegally" in schools
An initiative aimed at putting the brightest teachers in the most disadvantaged schools has been ruled illegal by the Employment Relations Authority. Audio
Judith Clark CNZM (1931-2014)
Christine Argyle presents a tribute to a leading NZ piano teacher. Video, Audio
