John Gerritsen

Some families with disabled children are struggling under the lockdown and need more help.

People who work with the children want an alert level 4 rule change so teachers and specialists can visit… Audio

There's been relief for teenagers and principals with news the government has agreed to delay the start of NCEA and scholarship exams by two weeks.

The Ministry has told schools that due to the… Audio

There are calls for alert level 4 rule changes so that specialist teachers can visit disabled children in their homes.

Principals have told RNZ that children with special needs need more support.

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The lockdown has ramped up calls for the government to subsidise or provide computers for the thousands of children whose families can't afford them.

Principals say digital devices make a big… Audio

Principals are frustrated that thousands of children have gone into lockdown without computers to do their school work on.

They say the digital divide is a big problem and more needs to be done to… Audio

With the outbreak at 72 cases and set to rise - schools, students and parents are having to gear up for a longer lockdown. That means going back to online learning, and for whanau: juggling the needs… Audio

Parents, children and teachers are steeling themselves for more lockdown learning this week.

At the moment level four restrictions will run until at least Tuesday night, but people RNZ have spoke… Audio

Parents are under pressure this week with about 800,000 children home from school and a further 200,000 shut out of early learning.

Harriet Dyer has three children.

She told education correspondent… Audio

The lockdown prompted a rash of alcohol purchases by students at some university hostels followed by an exodus of young people trying to get home.

Students have told RNZ that many are worried the… Audio

Many university students have been rushing to get home because of the lockdown.

Students spoken to by RNZ say their hostels have emptied out.

Wellington student Claire Thomas told RNZ Education… Audio

High-intensity audits have helped to turn around struggling schools where other efforts have failed.

The Education Review Office says it is rolling out the so-called Turnaround Schools reviews after… Audio

The government is worried children at schools that don't enrol foreign students are missing out. It says most schools with paying international students are high-decile and their fees - $150 million… Audio

A draft government document warns the return of foreign students could worsen housing and teacher shortages, enrich some institutions but not others, and create over-reliance on students' fees.

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Māori educators believe schools are on the cusp of an unprecedented change that will see them finally walk the talk of upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

They say courses for teachers on racism and te… Audio

Teachers say learning te reo and tikanga Māori is making them better teachers. 

A hundred-million-dollar programme, launched this month, aims to  teach the language to forty-thousand early childhood… Audio

Principals and teachers say training teachers to stamp out racism is essential for improving the school system.

They say some teachers find the lessons confronting. Cultural capability is one of… Audio

The latest report from the national internet service for New Zealand schools, the Network for Learning, say it was blocking more than 1500 security threats a minute in 2020.

The report comes just… Audio

Universities are nervous about changes that will boost research funding for Māori and Pasifika academics ahead of their Pakeha colleagues. 

The $315 million a year Performance Based Research Fund… Audio

Massey University has closed its doors to new students for the rest of the year. This applies to courses for the second half of the year as well as summer school. RNZ Education Reporter John Gerritsen… Audio

Massey University has shut its doors to new domestic students because it is at risk of breaching government enrolment limits.

It says it is not accepting new domestic students for courses in the… Audio