John Gerritsen

Are the changes to the education system overdue or a poorly-thought-out mistake? Principals are divided on the issue.

The Charter School Agency says the schools applied to convert last year. Audio

A new survey reveals there's support for change, but many wanted that to happen through a strengthened NCEA qualification.

The new offer includes consecutive pay rises of 2.5 percent and 2.1 percent over two years for teachers at the top of the pay scale, compared with the previous offer of three 1 percent pay rises over…

The Kaikohe school says it desperately needs to do something to lift achievement for its predominently Māori students. Audio

Figures show only four institutes in the country have more full-time students now.

Principals and teachers have repeatedly told RNZ there have been noticeably fewer Māori words and Treaty references.

Teachers and principals warn the government was erasing decades of progress.

But the government has rejected an advisory group's call for a more elite university system.

NZEI will consider whether to ballot members on industrial action following two-weeks of stop-work meetings for primary teachers and principals.

Some schools have been incorrectly recording students as absent and there is a national push to ensure they get it right.

The plan comes at the expense of students who aren't uni-bound but have other strengths, they say. Audio

The Education Ministry has added less than half the extra classrooms it said would be needed in high-growth areas, but more in other parts of the country.

Some say their children's schools are open a week less than they're supposed to be each year. Audio

Are schools' outdoor education and tourism courses academic subjects or more like skills-based trade training? Audio

The Education Ministry suspects some schools have been opening for fewer days than legally required, documents obtained under the Official Information Act show. Audio

The figure was the highest term two result since attendance reached an all-time low of 40 percent in term two, 2022.

Thousands of teachers walked off the job to protest their pay talks, forcing the closure of many secondary schools. Audio

High schools have closed as teachers join picket lines to call for a better pay offer.

新计划发布当天，一项新发布的教育学术研究显示新西兰学生写作能力仅有四分之一达标。

The government is delivering a new writing plan to boost the achievement levels of New Zealand school children.

As pay talks stall, teachers have begun a series of meetings to discuss the government's offer and their next steps.

Erica Stanford has overstepped by excluding te reo Māori from future books in a series for learner readers, says the Principals' Federation.

The near-total ban in 5-year-olds' books was driven by concern it would be confusing, documents show. Audio

Primary principals say debate over a book for junior readers has come at a time when teachers are on high alert over threats to te reo Māori in schools.