Nigel Latta 2 - School Report: What's Going On (Episode Two)

In this episode of his documentary series, Nigel Latta heads back to school and makes some surprising discoveries about the evolution of strategies, subjects and attitudes in the New Zealand education system. Latta visits Pakuranga College in East Auckland and Glen Innes primary school Point England,  and finds that core subjects like english and maths have undergone a sea change since his time in uniform. Latta tries dance and panel beating class, and talks to principals, teachers and educational expert Professor John Hattie about myths around decile rankings and the belief that academic standards are falling.

I think a lot of people choose schools based on decile ranking because they think a higher decile school's going to be a better school That was a lovely classroom; I looked in that classroom and I'd be happy for any of my kids to be in that classroom. I wish I'd been in that classroom when I'd been a kid.

– Nigel Latta, after joining an English and Literacy class at low-decile primary school Pt England School

Key Cast & Crew

Nigel Latta

Presenter

Mark McNeill

Executive Producer

DJ Stipsen

Cinematographer

Cameron Bennett

Director

Jason Crane

Camera Assistant

Beth Tredray

Series Sound Design, Series Sound Mix