John Gerritsen

Schools can forget about flash architecturally-designed classrooms. Instead, the government wants more pre-constructed buildings and fewer bespoke designs. It is overhauling the way school property is… Audio

The number of children absent from school jumped by about 60,000 on the final day of the school term last week. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Morning Report. Audio

Many early childhood teachers who work as relievers face a big pay cut today when an exemption from pay parity rules kicks in. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

Schools are blaming the pandemic for a sharp jump in violence among children. Stand-downs, suspensions and expulsions for assaults on other students rose nationally last year and doubled in some… Audio

The Education Ministry has identified factors linked to a 90 percent likelihood teens will not get University Entrance. The study also found Asian and Pacific teens are more likely to get an NCEA… Audio

Māori teens are less likely than Pākēha teens to get University Entrance even after allowing for socio-economic differences. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

School kids are being told not to use artificial intelligence to do their work, but that's exactly what some of their teachers are doing. Here's our education correspondent John Gerritsen. Audio

Some schools are abandoning take-home essays and assignments because students are using artificial intelligence to cheat.The misuse of AI has even prompted changes to the national school… Audio

Teens are learning more and being tested less thanks to the first step in an overhaul of the national school qualification, the NCEA. From this year each subject has fewer but broader level one… Audio

Budget documents show the government was told of profound wellbeing benefits from the free school lunch scheme just months before it decided to trim the scheme's funding. Education correspondent John… Audio

Universities have told a government review they have several thousand students in courses with so few enrolments they make significant losses. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin… Audio

Should teens sit high-stakes NCEA literacy and numeracy tests before they are ready? It's a question confronting schools up and down the country as they prepare for the second round of reading… Audio

Schools have been racing to prepare students for another go at crucial NCEA literacy and numeracy tests next week. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

Delegates at a summit organised by teacher union the Educational Institute in Wellington today told RNZ the teaching workforce is aging and too few people are training to replace them. They say the… Audio

Children will be learning more about grammar and less about pictures and video under the new primary school English curriculum. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

Emails show an Education Ministry staff member was worried that appointments to the teams writing the new English and maths curriculums would break the ministry's code of conduct. The English Teachers… Audio

Tens of thousands of teenagers are failing new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests, many more than once. Here's education correspondent John Gerritsen. Audio

Expert advisers warned the government's preferred option for overhauling the nation's polytechnics will result in bigger losses than other options. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to… Audio

More than half the country's schools will have enrolment zones by the end of this year, with three-quarters in North Auckland and Canterbury. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

MPs have been warned proposed charter school rules will breach labour laws and have no impact on student achievement. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio