John Gerritsen

Teenagers have sat new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests for real for the first time and the results are not great.

Schools were able to opt into the assessments in June and pass rates in two of the… Audio

Industry leaders are worried a change of government will spell the end of a new way of setting standards and qualifications for tradies.

They say Workforce Development Councils are a vast improvement… Audio

Under the current administration, schools have ditched decile numbers, coped with a pandemic and started to get to grips with NCEA and curriculum changes.

But, after three years of a Labour… Audio

Some education researchers are warning voters to treat with caution politicians' claims the school system is in crisis.

New Zealand children's scores in international tests have never been worse and… Audio

NZ universities sets deadlines to eliminate disparities among Maori and Pasifika. Audio

Some universities are reluctant to set deadlines for eliminating long-standing disparities for Māori and Pacific students.

The Tertiary Education Commission now requires target dates for reaching… Audio

A Tertiary Education Commission briefing shows it believes Te Pukenga's plans for 400 job losses do not go far enough. The June briefing to Education Minister Jan Tinetti shows the commission wants… Audio

Internal reports show Covid, distrust of the government and increased mental illness contributed to last year's terrible truancy figures.

The Education Ministry initially refused to provide the… Audio

A bit spike in enrolments of new migrant children, many of whom don't speak English, has come as bit of shock for some schools.

In the past financial year, Immigration New Zealand approved almost… Audio

Labour is under fire for trying to tell schoolteachers how to teach.

If elected, from 2026, schools must use what's called the common practice model, which will set out the best, evidence-based ways… Audio

The government is taking the highly unusual step of ordering teachers how to teach. From 2026, teachers must use government approved methods for teaching reading, writing and maths. It's part of what… Video, Audio

Foreign students are returning to polytechnics faster than expected.

Their numbers crashed from about 11,000 full-time equivalent students before the pandemic began, to less than 3000 last year.

But… Audio

Teachers will find out tomorrow if the Government will approve an arbitration panel recommendation for a 14.5 percent pay rise.

The Ministry of Education has recommended the offer to Cabinet and if… Audio

More university students are failing their courses and Māori and Pacific students are worst affected.

Annual reports show course completion rates fell about three percentage points at most… Audio

Principals are struggling to recruit foreign teachers to fill their vacancies.

They say they are getting far fewer applications from traditional sources such as the UK, and it's not clear why.

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A major study has found no change in children's average maths achievement since 2018.

The National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement assessed 4000 Year 4 and Year 8 children in term 3 last… Audio

Academics warn cuts to university language courses threaten New Zealand's economic and strategic interests.

German, Italian and Latin are targeted for cuts at Victoria and Otago, and lecturers worry… Audio

Principals are worried about changes to the way the Education Ministry allocates millions of dollars for children with high needs.

From next term Auckland schools will get In Class Support based on… Audio

Advance draft copies of the new science curriculum for schools have shocked some science teachers.

The so-called fast draft contains no mention of the core science subjects physics, chemistry and… Audio

All eight New Zealand universities have risen in one of the main league tables of international universities.

The University of Auckland was the top placed New Zealand institution, climbing from 87th… Audio