Teachers

The government's plan to boost numbers of relief teachers to ease pressure on schools - has been welcomed by some, but criticised by others. Audio

It's an end-of-the-year dilemma for many parents - how to say thank you to their child's teacher. As the school year grinds to an end, what gifts are appropriate for the person who's been guiding your… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Tens of thousands of secondary teachers have walked off the job this year in a fight for better pay and conditions. Just how bad is it? Audio

It's dubbed the school with no rules. Hobsonville Point Secondary School does things differently - and it's proving to be a success. Audio

School was out again today for 20,000 high school teachers - and their 280,000 students - with a second nationwide strike in less than a fortnight.

And they're warning there's more to come, unless… Audio

Secondary school teachers nationwide will be striking on March 29. Following that they are planning rolling strikes, where different year levels will not be taught on various days.

The Post-Primary… Video, Audio

Angry, forgotten, under-appreciated. And out in their thousands today, teachers up and down the country stepping out of the classroom to say enough is enough.

Marching and chanting in rallies today… Video, Audio

Regulars at a Papamoa early childcare centre don't make a big deal about the advanced age of one of their part-time teachers.  Former maths teacher Mike Carter works part-time at The Blue Cottage as… Video, Audio

What are Pacific values and how can they be incorporated into the classroom to help Pacific students thrive? iIn this Voices episide, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the co-authors of a book that… Audio

Teachers have racked up nearly twice as many sick days as normal, and at some schools it is breaking the bank.

Principals warn their budgets for relief teachers are overspent by thousands of dollars… Audio

Joining us on the panel this morning are Dr Alexander Gillespie and Lavina Good. Among other topics, they'll be discussing the anti-lockdown protest on Auckland's motorway, the All Blacks and Black… Audio

Many parents want to see a mandate for teachers to be vaccinated to be in the classroom with young children who cannot be.

But others think it would be a too heavy-handed approach. The Covid-19… Audio