Patrick Walsh

Thousands of secondary school students will be at home this morning as schools wait to hear if industrial action will continue this week or not. The facilitator who oversaw bargaining between the… Audio

Principals are worried there will be fewer people willing to be on school boards of trustees, after a board was charged with the death of a student who drowned during a school trip.

Yesterday, the… Audio

Ministry of Education figures show more than 60,000 students are classified as chronically absent, missing at least three days of school every fortnight. Almost 40 percent of pupils are not going to… Audio

Government agencies are encouraging every foreign student in the country to stay here for the summer.

The campaign by Education New Zealand and other organisations is part tourism promotion and part… Audio

Hundreds of teaching jobs are at risk as schools, polytechnics and universities start budgeting for 2021 without millions of dollars in foreign student fees.

Education leaders say cuts are inevitable… Audio

Teachers are disappointed and frustrated with minimal changes the government has made to their right to physically restrain students.

They say after years of debate Parliament has passed amendments… Audio

Principals and teachers are unhappy the government has made minimal changes to their ability to physically restrain violent students.

They say after three years of debate about the problem, they were… Audio

The Government has announced a $400 million package to modernise classrooms, fix roofs and gutters and improve heating and lighting.

Over 2000 eligible schools will receive a one-off cash injection… Audio

Concern about school children vaping has spread beyond Auckland and principals are warning even primary and intermediate-aged children are using vapes. The government says it will soon introduce a… Audio

Growing pressure on education spending is raising expectations the government will raid the $150-million-a-year that's being spent on one of National's flagship policies. The "communities of learning"… Audio

Deborah Stevens from the Centre for Science and Citizenship, which teaches ethics workshops, and former president of the Secondary Principal's Association, Patrick Walsh, discuss how to encourage kids… Audio

"Wellington College is not unique in having to deal with this sort of incident."

Two Wellington College students at the centre of a Facebook post about raping drunk young women have issued personal… Audio

Principal Patrick Walsh talks about the later start for secondary schools being beneficial for student achievement and alleviating traffic congestion. Audio

Rotorua school principal Patrick Walsh discusses the financial rules around overseas school trips. Audio