Vaughan Couillault

School attendance figures have once again been described as some of the worst on record, with only 47 percent of students attending regularly in term two.

This is up by seven percent on the same time… Audio

Labour is being warned not to start telling teachers how to do their job.

If elected the party plans to direct teachers how to teach reading, writing and maths from 2026.

It would mean teachers and… Audio

Death threats and stress are making life tough for secondary school principals.

A survey for the Secondary Principals Association found forty percent of respondents had experienced unkind words or… Audio

When tragedy strikes a school community, a team of experts trained in handling trauma are on call, ready to help.

So far this year the Ministry of Education's specialist team has been called out to… Audio

School attendance appears to have improved dramatically this year.

Weekly figures for term one show on most days as many as 88 percent of children were at school, much better than the same period… Audio

Businesses will be left behind if they don't get to grips now with Artificial Intelligence such as ChatGPT.

That's the message from people who are already using the systems to do their work faster… Audio

The government's wide-ranging school reforms have prompted a backlash from teachers and principals 

Groups including English teachers and Northland principals are urging the government to slow down.

Thousands of secondary school teachers go on strike around the country today demanding better pay and conditions. It's their second strike action in a month, as the Post Primary Teachers' Association… Audio

Many schools in the north have closed their doors today due to the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Ministry of Education recommended that schools shut. 

Secondary Principal's Association president… Audio

And staying with schools, some Auckland Schools will re-open today after the Ministry of Education made a U-turn on their direction to close schools for the week. The Ministry put a Power of Direction… Audio

Newly-released documents reveal that top officials are deeply concerned about the impact of Covid-19 on our school system.  

In briefing to Ministers, the Education Ministry highlighted an urgent… Audio

Leadership in the country' schools has received a fail mark. 

The Education Review Office's annual report for 2021-22 has found good teaching is firmly in place in just 15 percent of schools.

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High school students will begin sitting their end of year NCEA exams today without Covid-19 restrictions.

More than 140,000 students will sit exams over the next month.

Schools are again allowed to… Audio

So, how many students are wagging school? Yesterday National Party leader Christopher Luxon told us 100,000 children were chronically truant.

This is incorrect.

The figure he was referring to is… Audio

Schools reopen for the third term today and principals are worried staff shortages and winter illnesses will be every bit as bad as last term.

They warn some teachers and students were at breaking… Audio

The New Zealand Initiative has revealed disastrously high failure rates in a small-scale trial-run of critical new NCEA tests.

Two-thirds of the 550 teens who sat the writing test failed it, while a… Audio

Some primary principals want a return to compulsory face mask wearing as they head into the colder months.

Schools' measures for preventing the spread of Covid-19 are being tested as some regions… Audio

It was back to school for students around the country yesterday, the first time they had class under the orange Covid traffic light setting. At orange, masks are encouraged but not mandatory indoors… Audio

Unvaccinated teachers could remain barred from some jobs when the vaccine mandate for schools ends in twelve days.

The Education Ministry has told schools they can require vaccination for some roles… Audio

Families will soon be able to get rapid antigen tests from schools and early childhood centres.

The government is providing nearly a million RAT kits in a bid to keep education going as the Omicron… Audio