Kevin Bush
Excitement and shellshock for Auckland pupils back at school
There's excitement, and a little bit of shellshock, among the thousands of children who today have returned to Auckland classrooms for the first time in three months.
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Schools starting year with unfilled vacancies
Principals are increasing class sizes, asking senior managers to teach and persuading retired teachers to return to work amid a teacher shortage they expect will only get worse. Audio
Shortage forces schools to hire weak teachers
A serious shortage of teachers is forcing schools to scrape the bottom of the barrel and hire people they would not normally consider. Schools begin to reopen from Monday and principals say most have… Audio
Teacher aides may cover for Auckland teachers in 2018
Auckland primary schools fear they will have to use teacher aides in place of teachers next year and they want the government to pay for it. The city's principals have asked the Education Minister… Audio
Teacher aides could stand in for teachers in Auckland
Auckland primary schools fear they will have to use teacher aides in place of teachers next year and they want the government to pay for it. The city's principals have asked the Education Minister… Audio
Hordes of kids going truant
Principal Kevin Bush of Te Hihi School says many parents of truants just can't be bothered sending their children to school. Audio
Auckland teaching crisis: Leaders urge govt to act on plan
Auckland teachers say they are still in the depths of a staffing crisis, with resources stretched across the entire region. Four principal and teachers groups have released a plan they want the… Audio
Thousands offered to keep Auckland teachers
Schools in Auckland struggling to attract teachers because of the city's notoriously high housing costs have been thrown a lifeline by the Minister of Education, Nikki Kaye. Auckland Primary… Audio
Auckland grad teachers offered thousands to stay in town
The government has come up with a radical new plan to tackle Auckland's critical teacher shortage offering thousands of dollars to any new graduate prepared to stay at any city school for at least… Audio
Expo to attract teachers to Auckland
Primary school principal Kevin Bush explains why they're going hard-out to attract teachers to Auckland. A city teachers have been fleeing because they can afford to live there. Audio
Perfect storm creates Auckland teacher shortage
Kathryn Ryan examines the complex factors behind Auckland's chronic teacher shortage with the Presidents of the city's principals' associations. James Thomas is the President of the Auckland secondary… Audio