Teachers
Better pay offers essential to settling industrial stalemate - principals
School principals warn that talks aimed at solving the industrial stalemate between the government and teacher unions will fail unless the government improves its pay offers to teachers. Audio
Dr Sharon Hoover: Mental health assistance in schools will transform lives
Dr Sharon Hoover is an expert in helping teachers, school counsellors and principals support students who are struggling with mental health issues. She speaks to Jim about how to help young people… Audio
Research shows teachers predict student success as well as exams
Dr Margherita Malanchini and Dr Kaili Rimfeld have released their research which concludes that teacher assessments are equally as reliable as standardised exams at predicting educational success… Audio
Secondary schools face five weeks of industrial action
Parents are bracing themselves to cope with five weeks of industrial action from secondary teachers. Video, Audio
Teachers vow to strike again if govt doesn't up its offer
Thousands of teachers chanted, shouted and marched in towns and cities around the country today in the first ever joint strike by primary and secondary school teachers. They say the government's offer… Video, Audio
Parents prepare for NZ's biggest teacher's strike
Parents around the country are taking leave, arranging childcare and planning activities in preparation for tomorrow's school closures, when more than 50,000 teachers walk off the job. Audio
School Board Chair: Why I’m on the teachers’ side
Parents at a decile one school in Auckland say they're willing to throw their support behind this week's mega-teachers strike, despite not being paid much themselves. Helena Tanuvasa, who chairs the… Video, Audio
Parents prepare for mega teachers' strike
Parents are being forced to find alternative arrangements for their children as 50,000 prepare to walk off the job on May 29. Audio
Teachers' expectations 'unrealistic' - Tracey Martin
Associate Education Minister Tracey Martin says she's not sure who is responsible for raising teachers' pay expectations to unrealistic levels - but it certainly isn't this government. She spoke with… Video, Audio
Stressed teachers' morale 'at rock bottom'
Auckland's dire teacher shortage will not improve until the government boosts teachers' pay and reduces their workloads, the city's principals say.
Primary and secondary teachers to vote on mega-strike
Primary and secondary teachers will vote next week on whether to join forces and hold a joint strike at the end of this month.
Govt announces $95m teacher training boost
The government is hoping a combination of scholarships and school-based training will head off a shortfall of nearly 2500 teachers by 2025. Education Correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
Teachers threaten more strikes after rejecting pay offer
Primary school teachers have rejected a pay offer of $700 million over four years. NZEI president Lynda Stuart tells Lisa Owen why. Video, Audio
'It's not just about the money' - primary school teacher
Kahli Oliveira has been teaching primary children for 20 years. She told Lisa Owen the government's latest offer doesn't address the main issues. Video, Audio
Primary school teachers reject government’s latest offer
Primary school teachers are considering more strikes after they voted against the government's latest pay offer, which they say wasn't very different to those they'd already rejected. Video, Audio
Christchurch students and teachers will get support
The president of the secondary schools principals association has assured Christchurch students and staff going back to school tomorrow they will have support. Special morning assemblies have been… Audio
Relief teachers: Music schools set to rethink hiring policies
Music schools will now be reconsidering who relieves their classes, after a Wellington music school potentially employed a sex offender as a reliever.
Teachers censured for pushing or pulling children
Two primary school teachers have been censured for pushing or pulling young children, reigniting debate about when teachers should be able to handle students. Education Correspondent John Gerritsen… Audio
Schools struggle to fill teacher vacancies as students return
Despite the government hiring 220 teachers from overseas to help cover the teacher shortage affecting schools across the country, recruitment agencies are still trying to fill 280 teaching roles. Video, Audio
IPCA slams officer over conflict of interest
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has slated a former officer who damaged an investigation into a teacher's relationship with a 13-year-old girl and misled the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal. Audio