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Child abuse hotline for teachers starts
Audio 19 Sep 2011Child, Youth and Family is confident a new phone line for teachers to report child abuse will be effective. Audio
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Number of schools threatened by ministry - NZEI
The New Zealand Education Institute says it knows of a number of schools that were threatened with limited statutory management by the Ministry of Education, despite the ministry denying it did so.
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Unions back Labour's plan to reverse national standards
Audio 15 Sep 2011Teacher unions are backing Labour's promise to dump national standards for reading, writing and maths. Audio
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Ministry orders rebel schools to comply with national standards
Audio 25 Aug 2011The Ministry of Education is moving to crush the rebellion against the national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio
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More bad behaviour among youngest children - union
The primary teachers' union says schools are seeing more extreme behaviour from their youngest children.
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More new entrants getting kicked out of school
Audio 22 Aug 2011With Fiona Ayers - child and educational psychologist. Iosua Esera - Petone Central school principal. Ian Leckie - President of the primary teachers' union, the New Zealand Educational Institute. Audio
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Schools, childcare unsatisfied by modest Budget increases
Audio 20 May 2011Education was one of the winners in the Budget, but education groups say the funding increases will not keep up with rising costs. Audio
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Long wait for payout to disability care workers
Disability care workers are facing an uncertain wait for better pay, as the Government considers changing the law in order to avoid meeting the cost. Audio
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Accused child abuser 'sought help many times'
The lawyer for a woman accused of "horrific" child abuse of her nine-year-old daughter says her client sought help many times - and even wrote to the Prime Minister. Audio
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Public Private Partnership to target social infrastructure
Audio 23 Jul 2009A new public private partnership fund worth up to half a billion dollars is to be announced today with the money to be spent on social infrastructure such as schools, hospitals and housing. Audio