Steve Hargreaves

Some secondary school principals want the government to change the rules so NCEA and Scholarship exams can go ahead during a lockdown.

Students are worried the exams in November and December will be… Audio

Teenagers are warning the pandemic has ruined the school year and more NCEA changes are needed to help the most disadvantaged.

Their comments come as the Education Review Office reports a third of… Audio

Auckland secondary school principals want an urgent decision on whether their students will get more help to pass NCEA.

The government made changes to the qualification following the national… Audio

Auckland's return to Alert Level 2 today means schools can open their gates for the first time in weeks.

With Covid-19 still in the community, some parents are questioning whether their children… Audio

The Auckland Secondary Principals Association is warning thousands of teenagers will need catch-up lessons for learning they missed during the lockdown.

By the end of the week, Auckland's 250,000… Audio

The move to Alert Level 3 has emptied schools across Auckland and 250,000 children are now learning from home instead of in the classroom.

It's a prospect that teachers and parents are resigned to… Audio

Auckland school principals are worried the three-day shutdown of the city's schools will be extended. The move to level three has sent about 250-thousand children home. Steve Hargreaves from the… Audio

Disappointing, just a band-aid, missing the point - it seems the government's international student lifeline for the education sector is missing the pass mark.

A $51 million fund has been pledged to… Audio

Schools, universities and polytechnics are figuring out what to do with thousands of foreign students who will have to stay in the country over the summer holidays.

There are about 50,000… Audio

Principals want an exemption for foreign teachers because they are worried the Covid-19 border restrictions will leave them short-staffed next year.

They say there is no guarantee the lack of… Audio

Principals are worried they will be short-staffed next year because foreign teacher are not being allowed into the country. They are hoping the covid-19 border restrictions can be eased for overseas… Audio

The Finance Minister says international students aren't coming back to NZ any time soon. How will schools that have come to rely on the money they bring in now going to cut their cloth to fit? Audio

School vans will be leaving in a few minutes to scour Auckland roads for students left behind by public buses.

Macleans College principal Steve Hargreaves is sending out the college's vehicles to… Audio

The Ministry of Education says there is no room on school buses for physical distancing when services resume under lockdown level 2.

It is blaming a shortage of drivers and buses for preventing it… Audio