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Teachers face longer wait times for police vetting
Teachers should plan on having to wait several months before they receive new practising certificates, as a fast processing deal has ended.
Donation dilemma for mid-decile schools
Some schools are facing a tough decision over the government's scheme to abolish donations in decile 1-7 schools.
Deaf Foundation blames earbuds, phones for teens' hearing loss
The National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing is alarmed by the rates of hearing loss it has found among 13 and 14-year-olds.
NZEI calls for immediate increase in pay for early childhood teachers
The New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) wants an immediate 11 percent pay rise to help early childhood teachers close a big pay gap with kindergarten and school teachers.
NZQA considers axing entire diploma category
Significant and persistent quality problems centred on foreign students could see an entire class of qualification abolished.
Schools' decile rating to be replaced by new scoring method
School decile numbers will be dumped by 2022 at the latest and replaced by a new index based on indicators such as family income and transience between schools.
Apprenticeships could soon have same status as degrees and diplomas
Apprenticeships and trade certificates could soon be elevated to the same official status as university diplomas and degrees, industry training organisations say.
Primary schools unhappy with proposed staff cut
Primary schools are contesting the Ministry of Education's staffing estimates which they say will give them too few teachers next year.
Vaping 'a seductive product' for teens
Auckland secondary school principals are backing the government's plan to ban most vape flavours and say vaping is reaching epidemic levels among their students.
Auckland schools struggling to find teachers in 'dire' shortage
Auckland primary school principals are warning the city's long-running teacher shortage is as bad as ever, and they're worried about finding enough staff for next year.
Student alleges cheating, misbehaviour at Whitireia Polytechnic
A former international student has alleged that cheating and serious student misbehaviour occurred in an automotive course at Whitireia Polytechnic last year.
School disability services fall short of rising demand
The number of children with disabilities waiting for support from the Education Ministry has increased even though the ministry is helping more children than ever.
New special ed roles 'unworkable', Educational Institute says
The Educational Institute is urging its members to call a halt to the roll-out of 623 new special education jobs, which it says are flawed and inequitable. Audio
Universities warned as dependence on Chinese students grows
Universities are more dependent on Chinese students than at any time in the past decade despite long-standing efforts to diversify, figures show.
Schools unsure of legal rights during emergency lockdowns
Principals and early childhood centres are worried they will break the law if they stop parents from collecting their children during emergency lockdowns.
Tracking disparities: Copy firms like Amazon, universities told
The Tertiary Education Commission believes educational disparities for Māori and Pasifika students could be removed by emulating the data-driven approaches of firms like Amazon.
Schools thought Chch terror attack lockdown was a hoax
A report on the Christchurch terror attack lockdown has revealed unpreparedness and challenges faced by schools - including the fact that some thought it was a hoax.
Secondary principals abandon pay talks with Education Ministry
Secondary school principals are considering industrial action after the groups representing principals abandoned the negotiations.
Price tag puts govt off university merger
A multi-million price tag has killed government support for a proposed partnership between Lincoln and Canterbury universities.
Poor results lead to funding cuts for education providers
A wānanga and a university were among 20 institutions threatened with $9m in funding cuts because of their poor results for Māori and Pasifika students, the Tertiary Education Commission says.
Early childhood education standards too low - researcher
Parents cannot trust the early childhood licensing and regulatory system to ensure the quality of their child's centre, a researcher has warned.
Principals' six-week boycott delays support for some students
Primary and intermediate school principals' boycott of the Education Ministry has delayed support for some students, the ministry says.
New NZ digital curriculum set for 2020, are schools ready?
The Education Review Office last year slammed the way schools and the Education Ministry were preparing for the introduction of the new digital technologies curriculum in 2020, a just-published report…
Polytech overhaul: 'In the end industry are the key'
Industry buy-in and a smooth transition will be essential if the government's national polytech scheme is to work, ITOs say, but polytechs are largely welcoming the move. Video, Audio
Govt confirms major overhaul of polytechnics
The government will merge the 16 polytechnics into a single institute next year and replace all 11 industry training organisations within three years as part of a total overhaul of the vocational…