John Gerritsen
Universities not convinced of need for single site
Universities are not convinced they need to be part of a single website offering online courses to students around the world.
Education New Zealand has spent nearly two-million-dollars on the project… Audio
Smoking, vaping behind jump in school children stood down
Smoking and vaping drove a jump in the number of school children punished with stand-downs last year.
Education Ministry figures show schools made nearly 21,000 stand-downs covering almost 16,000… Audio
NZ-made software putting schools at risk of cyber attack
New Zealand-made software is putting schools at risk of cyber-hacking attacks.
Education Ministry documents show particular fears about the systems schools use to record information about their… Audio
Concerns school bus drivers switching to better paid public transport
School bus drivers are warning some routes won't be serviced when classes resume next year. The drivers some of their colleagues are thinking about quitting for better paid public transport jobs… Audio
Concerns compulsory tests will deter international students
A deputy principal says international students may be deterred from enrolling in schools here if new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests are too hard to pass.
From 2024 teenagers must pass tests in… Audio
Documents show concerns about Covid-19 in school system
Newly-released documents show high-level concerns about the damage Covid-19 has done to the school system.
A Cabinet paper and Education Ministry briefings to government ministers cite an urgent need… Audio
Divisions over suggestion of mandatory reporting
Groups representing early childhood services and teachers are divided over calls for mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse but united in their belief that teachers need more training.
They say… Audio
Education Review Office concerned about Petone school
The Education Review Office has gone public saying it has significant concerns about a primary school in Petone.
Wilford School has more than 200 children.
Education correspondent John Gerritsen… Audio
Only a third of teenagers passed trial literacy test
The country's teenagers have again recorded poor results in a trial-run of new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests.
Just 34 percent of students who attempted the writing test passed - similar to last… Audio
Thousands of university staff members strike for better pay
Several thousand university staff walked off the job today at the country's eight universities, demanding an 8 percent pay rise.
Our education correspondent John Gerritsen and cameraman Samuel… Video, Audio
Principals worry students will drop out over holidays
Auckland principals worry many senior students will drop out of school over the holidays and not return to finish their qualifications next term.
They say more teens are leaving school early to take… Audio
Schools warning 2022 worst year of pandemic
Schools have hit the final week of the third term and secondary principals are warning that this year is shaping up to be the worst of the pandemic.
They say two-and-a-half years of Covid-19… Audio
Proportion of male university students at all-time low
Men now make up just 39 percent of New Zealand university students - an all-time low. The figure is down from 42 percent in 2016 and is lower than both the UK and Australia. Our education… Audio
High failure rates for new literacy, numeracy tests
High failure rates in a trial-run of new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests are alarming principals.
One school head told RNZ all their students failed the writing test and others reported pass rates… Audio
Truancy campaign proving successful in Northland
A campaign to stop Northland children wagging school is proving surprisingly successful.
Let's Get to School Tai Tokerau is running in 150 schools across the region.
At its heart are messages from… Audio
Teachers hopeful pay delays over
Teachers hope the long delays in getting the right rate of pay are over.
Some have been underpaid by thousands of dollars and it has taken months to fix.
The Education Ministry says problems that… Audio
Thousands more going to school as Covid-19 numbers drop
Thousands more children are now going to school each day as Covid-19 numbers drop.
But while attendance is well up on the end of the last term, principals are still struggling with high numbers of… Audio
Suggestion Te Pūkenga cut staff to make savings
The funder for tertiary education has suggested the new mega-tertiary institute Te Pūkenga needs to lay off staff from its polytechnics.
A report shows the Tertiary Education Commission believes the… Audio
Government considering cutting senior teaching role
The government wants to make a surprise cut to a senior teaching role so it can cover a hole in its budget.
More than 3000 teachers have the so-called within-school teacher job which pays them $8000… Audio
Conspiracy-driven board members could devastate schools - principals
Principals warn the election of trustees who have conspiracy-driven views will be devastating for schools.
They are worried about the number of people standing for school boards who are opposed to… Audio
