John Gerritsen

A high number of difficult students and a jump in requests for help are hampering the new school truancy system. Audio

A private school run by the Brethrens has become the latest and the largest to apply to join the state sector as an integrated school. Audio

A new report shows the Education Ministry has been botching the design and building of new schools for years. Audio

The government is changing the way it manages school property worth ten-billion-dollars. Audio

Opponents of charter schools say the the publicly-funded but privately run schools will add nothing to the education system. Audio

Our Education Correspondent John Gerritsen is with us. Audio

John Gerritsen investigates the impact of National Standards 4 years on Audio

Principals and teachers say some schools are cheating to get good results in the national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio

Too many teachers still can't accurately measure how their students rate against the national standards in writing and maths. Audio

Technology teachers say children are arriving at secondary school with fewer practical skills than in the past with many 12 and 13 year olds unable to tell the difference between a chisel and a… Audio

The Government says it will start work next year to simplify the way schools pay and employ their staff in preparation for the day Novopay reaches its expiry date and has to be replaced. Audio

It's one year today since the payroll system Novopay was introduced into schools, and it's still not fixed. Audio

It's one year since the Novopay payroll system was introduced into schools, and it's still not fixed. Audio

The Ministry of Education has been told to change its culture from the top down and mend damage caused by major misadventures including the Novopay payroll debacle. Audio

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Tertiary education leaders warn institutions will start fiddling the books if the government keeps punishing them when too few students pass their courses. Audio

Teachers and principals groups say a watchlist from the Qualifications Authority shows small schools are having the most trouble with the NCEA. Audio

The Qualifications Authority is refusing to accept NCEA internal assessments from one school and is monitoring six others because they're not meeting its rules. Audio

The teacher unions have written to wanna-be charter school operators, in a last-ditch attempt to persuade them to abandon their negotiations with the government. Audio

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