John Gerritsen

The Education Ministry has stepped in to help schools track down students who have not returned to class since the lockdown ended.

It says attendance is pretty much back to normal, but there are a… Audio

Schools are caring for thousands of foreign teenagers who came to New Zealand to study and now cannot leave.

Principals say some international students want to go home, but could not get seats on… Audio

An Education Ministry study has found strong evidence poor communities are losing some of their best students to schools in richer areas.

It says enrolment zones and school choice enable… Audio

Today about 800,000 children are returning to school for the first time in eight weeks. Most have not been to school since 24 March.

Schools have to maintain strict hygiene with hand sanitiser in… Audio

Teachers and principals are bracing themselves for all manner of reactions when eight-hundred-thousand school children return to class on Monday for the first time in eight weeks.

Some children will… Audio

Political journalist Corin Dann, co-host of Morning Report on RNZ presents a 2020 Budget special with expert commentary. Audio

Schools throughout the country are already making changes to their classrooms and preparing to switch up how they do things as they await the return of their students next week.

RNZ's education… Audio

Education advisors are warning that children could suffer mental health problems for years to come if schools botch their return to the classroom.

They say the Christchurch earthquakes and Australian… Audio

The Epidemic Response Committee has also heard from other parts of the education sector this morning.

RNZ's Education Correspondent, John Gerritsen, has been watching the meeting and speaks wot Māni… Audio

Thousands of children have returned to schools and early childhood centres across the country today - but in smaller numbers than expected.

Most schools and some early childhood centres reopened… Audio

Several thousand schools and early learning centres are partially reopening today for the first time in five weeks.

Because it's Alert Level 3, only the children up to Year 10 whose parents can't… Audio

Principals are expecting few children will turn up for class when schools partially reopen next week.

They say early indications range from none at all to as many as 15 percent of students returning.

Health fears and lack of demand are likely to keep many early childhood centres shut when schools partially reopen next week.

Sector leaders say many centre owners and teachers are still not… Audio

Early childhood services want more evidence it will be safe to reopen next week and some are likely to remain closed.

The government says schools and early learning centres will open on 29 April for… Audio

Secondary principals are worried that several more weeks of remote learning for senior students will be bad for those from poor families and those studying practical subjects.

Neil Watson from… Audio

Schools are demanding clear guidelines on how they will be expected to re-open when level 4 lifts.

Yesterday the Government announced what to expect when the country moves to Alert Level 3 - which… Audio

Schools reopen after two weeks of holiday today, but nobody is going to class.

More than 800,000 teachers and students will be doing the morning roll call from home because of the lockdown.

It's the… Audio

Children of all ages return to school for Term 2 tomorrow - though they'll be learning virtually, with the classrooms and school grounds still off-limits.

Teachers will be delivering lessons to… Audio

A pregnant nurse is angry and upset that the DHB she works for is refusing to give her special leave during the Covid-19 lockdown.

The woman says her midwife has advised her to isolate herself… Audio