education

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 May 202406 May 2024

From next year, the government expects all public schools to teach students to read with a ‘structured literacy approach’. Yesterday’s […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 August 202021 August 2020

The Ministry of Education will allow Auckland secondary schools to open their doors for senior students under Alert Level 3. Principals will […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 April 202014 April 2020

It won’t be a usual start for the new school term as New Zealand’s tamariki commence Term 2 tomorrow. With Alert Level […]

In the News | Published: 14 February 201914 February 2019

The Government’s six week consultation period over plans to overhaul of vocational education has some in the sector worried that […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 01 February 2016

Writing in the Dominion Post, Minister of Economic Development Steven Joyce lays out the case for a skilled workforce – […]

In the News | Published: 11 September 201412 September 2014

Frequent teenage cannabis use is linked with less educational achievement and other problems later in life, according to New Zealand […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 September 201416 September 2014

Frequent teenage cannabis use is linked with less educational achievement and other problems later in life, according to new New […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 05 December 201305 December 2013

In the New Zealand Herald lecturer in primary teacher education at the University of Auckland, Dr Fiona Ell, reflects on […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 23 September 201323 September 2013

The editorial in today’s Dominion Post focuses on the issue of science education in New Zealand secondary schools, following the […]

In the News | Published: 14 May 201214 May 2012

A segment on today’s Nine to Noon on Radio New Zealand examines the issue of science teaching in primary schools […]