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Consultation on the draft Rules and Guidelines on the use of physical restraint at registered schools and kura in New Zealand
Education Research Evaluation and Development Strategy
Te Rautaki Aromātai, Whakawhanake, i te Rangahau Mātauranga Discussion Document Privacy
Highest Needs Review
Enabling electronic school board elections
Te whakamana i ngā pōtitanga tāhiko o ngā poari kura Te ʻakatupuʻanga i te au ʻikiʻanga kumiti ʻāpiʻi, kia raveʻia na runga i te au rāvenga Tekivutaki na veidigidigi ni matabose ni koronivuli ena mona livaliva Boutokan rinerine iaon te intanete ibukin babantararua n reirei Fakaaoga e hila ke fakamukamuka aki e viliaga he tau tagata leveki mo e hataki e aoga A ‘vavhiḁn la a ‘sokoa hil tē se ut rakoga la a ‘es ‘ao ‘åk ‘e sal fo ‘ou te ‘is electronic 启用电子方式的学校董事会选举 Faatinoina o faigapalota faailetonika mo komiti faafoe o aoga Ke mafai nā pālota o nā komiti a āoga ke fai i luga o te neti Fakaʻatā ke fakahoko ʻa e fili ʻo e poate akó ʻi he founga fakaʻilekitulonikí Te faiga ke mafai a palota a komiti o akoga o fai i te
Action Plan for Pacific Education
What you said: 2018 fono
What you said: 2019 fono
Auckland Teacher Fono Summary Flaxmere Fono Summary West Auckland Fono Summary Dunedin Fono Summary Porirua Pan Pacific Fono Summary Hamilton Fono Summary Tokelau Lower Hutt Fono Summary Christchurch Samoa Fono Summary Palmerston North Fono Summary Auckland LGBTQIA+/MVPFAFF Fono Summary Auckland Fiji Fono Summary Oamaru Fono Summary Auckland Kiribati Fono Summary Auckland Disability and Learning Support Fono Summary Invercargill Fono Summary Auckland Tokelau Fono Summary Auckland Tuvalu Fono Summary Lower Hutt Fono Summary Blenheim Fono Summary Tauranga Fono Summary Wellington Learning Support Fono Summary Rotorua Fono Summary Porirua Tokelau Fono Summary Christchurch Fono Summary Christchurch Tongan language group fono summary Christchurch Samoan language group fono summary Tokoroa Fono Summary South Auckland Fono Summary South Auckland Solomon Islands Fono Summary South Auckland Samoa Fono Summary
What you said: 2022 talanoa What's next?
Combined Tertiary and International Dispute Resolution Scheme
What ‘high-value’ means for international education
Summary of submissions Draft policy statement: high-value international education
Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2)
Proposed changes to School board elections Proposed change to Police vetting of education employees Proposed changes to out of zone enrolment priority categories Proposed changes to Teaching Council processes Proposed change to allow the Education Review Office to review professional learning and development services accessed by schools, kura and early learning services Proposed changes to compulsory student services fees Proposed change to allow National Student Numbers to be used to support work-based learning Proposed change to enable the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) to have discretion to cancel a Private Training Establishment’s (PTEs) registration Resources
Export Education Levy, 2022 suspension consultation
Te oranga me te haumaru ākonga | Learner wellbeing and safety
Rārangi Tikanga Atawahi | Code of practice He huarahi whakatau tautohe hou mō ngā ākonga mātauranga matua nō Aotearoa | A new dispute resolution scheme for domestic tertiary learners Ngā Panonitanga Ture | Law changes He aha ngā mahi mō muri i te whakawhiti kōrero? | What happens after consultation? Te oranga me te haumaru ākonga | Learner wellbeing and safety: resources
Education Conversation | Kōrero Mātauranga
What you told us
Voices of people with disabilities Voices of young people The voices of ethnic communities Kōrero about the future of Māori education Kōrero mātauranga survey first findings Voices of Pacific Communities
What's happening?
The Summit events
Education Summit 2018 Values, principles and possibilities The hubs Taking the conversation beyond the Summit
Summit Resources The Guardians Ministerial Advisory Group
Curriculum, Progress and Achievement
Information for communities
Next steps
A process for updating our national curriculum Resources that map progress across the national curriculum Records of learning A trusted environment for using information
What we’ve heard so far Information for schools and kura Frequently asked questions National priorities for professional learning and development
Background
Ministerial Advisory Group Terms of Reference Ministerial Advisory Group members Reference Group Terms of Reference Emerging ideas videos Emerging ideas stories Who's involved? Background papers
Resources
Early Learning Action Plan
Summary of the action plan What this means for parents and whānau Objectives and actions What we expect to see if the plan is successful Consultation on the draft plan
Background information
Terms of reference Background papers Reference Group Ministerial Advisory Group
Resources
Early Learning Pay Parity Funding Review
Early Learning Regulatory Review
Additional tranche two proposals and definition for locally based persons
Education Workforce Strategy
Enrolling international fee-paying students under Year 9
Summary of submissions Discussion document: International fee-paying student enrolments under Year 9
Gazetting Te Whāriki - Update
Gazetting Te Whāriki consultation summary
Refresh of the New Zealand International Education Strategy
Ka Hikitia and Tau Mai Te Reo (Māori Education)
Resources
Learning Support Action Plan
About the Learning Support Action Plan
Drivers for change Six priorities Other initiatives to improve learning support Connections to wider education system initiatives
New approach to providing learning support
Learning Support Coordinators
Learning Support Toolkit Learning Support Coordinators Forum 25 March 2021 Forum for new LSCs 10 March 2021 Learning Support Coordinators Induction Forum keynote February 2020 Learning Support Coordinators Induction 2020 address by Katrina Casey, Deputy Secretary Release of LSC evaluation Phase 1 Release of LSC evaluation Phase 2 Release of LSC evaluation Phase 3 Maintaining a Tuturū Full (Category One) practising certificate as a Learning Support Coordinator
What you told us What's next? Background papers Resources
Minimising food-related choking risks in Early Learning Services
The Statement of National Education and Learning Priorities (NELP)
Consultation on the draft NELP Treat kids like they’re gold New planning and reporting framework Evidence briefs
NCEA Review
Latest updates
Pilot of new NCEA subject a significant step towards parity for Māori knowledge NCEA Level 1 subject changes to give students a broader foundational education Have your say: Draft Achievement Standards for Māori Performing Arts Have your say: Draft NCEA Literacy & Numeracy standards Feedback process on draft NCEA Level 1 standards extended NCEA Change Programme sustains momentum amid COVID disruption Feedback process and mini-pilot on draft NCEA Level 1 standards Feedback process on NCEA Level 1 Science options extended New feedback process: NCEA Level 1 Science options Extension to public engagement on the Provisional Subject List Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic Robust feedback on draft NCEA Level 1 materials NCEA Panels established Feedback Hubs set up in schools Cabinet confirms NCEA changes
What you need to know
What is NCEA? What is the NCEA Change Programme? Seven planned changes to strengthen NCEA What will the changes mean for students, parents and teachers? How the Ministry of Education is partnering with stakeholders
Literacy and Numeracy
Draft Literacy and Numeracy English Medium
Review of Achievement Standards (RAS)
Te Mārautanga o Aotearoa (TMoA) NCEA Level 1 Subject List Māori Performing Arts (MPA) Review of Achievement Standards Provisional NCEA Level 1 subject list Review of Achievement Standards Pilot - Phase 1 Update on Trial & Pilots - Phase 2
Change Package
What impact will the changes have? Make NCEA more accessible Mātauranga Māori Strengthen literacy and numeracy Have fewer, larger standards Simplify NCEA’s structure Show clearer pathways Keep Level 1 optional Addressing misunderstandings or confusion
Resources
Background Information
What's happened so far? What has New Zealand told us? Advisory Groups
Contact Us
Person responsible requirement in ECE teacher-led centres
Person Responsible Consultation outcomes
Reform of Vocational Education
About the changes Engagement and consultation
About the Reform of Vocational Education
Background papers
Resources
Review of Home-based Early Childhood Education
Changes for home-based ECE
Qualifications Strengthen key roles Further work on targeting funding
What’s next? Home-based Sector Reform Implementation Group
How might these changes affect educators
Mary in Central Wellington Kama and Falala in South Auckland Yu Yan in Hamilton Jamaad in Hamilton Sue in South Auckland Margaret and Linley in Tauranga
What is home-based ECE?
About the Review of Home-based ECE
Background papers Terms of reference
Five-year transition to a fully-qualified home-based workforce
Qualification requirements Support for the transition to a qualified home-based workforce Frequently asked questions
Shaping a Stronger Education System with New Zealanders
Summary What's this about? Public Events How you can take part
Resources
NZSL: Shaping a stronger education system with New Zealanders
Tertiary Education Strategy (TES)
What's next
Tertiary Student Voice
Tomorrow's Schools Review
Have your say 2019
About the Tomorrow's Schools Review
Terms of Reference Independent Taskforce members Advisory Panel
Information about what the changes mean for you
Information for Boards of Trustees Information for Principals and Leaders Information for Parents and Whānau Information for Learners | Ākonga Information for Iwi and Māori Communities Information for Pacific learners and education stakeholders Information for Learners with disabilities and/or additional learning needs Information for Early Childhood Education Services and Kōhanga Reo Information for Learners’ transitions into employment and post-secondary education Information for Teachers Information for schools and school administration
Background information
Tomorrow’s Schools Review: Background paper Tomorrow’s Schools Review: Briefing papers Tomorrow’s Schools Review: Evidence briefs Tomorrow’s Schools Review: Submissions and Stakeholder Engagement 2018 Tomorrow’s Schools Review: Cabinet Papers 2019 Tomorrow’s Schools Review: Submissions and Survey Analysis 2019 Tomorrow's Schools Review: costs Tomorrow’s Schools Review: Reports July to November 2019
Translations and accessible formats
Supporting all schools to succeed: Reform of the Tomorrow's Schools system e-text HTML
Out and about Resources
Export Education Levy Reintroduction After Suspension
Wānanga sector framework proposal
Questions and answers
Te Wānanga o Raukawa reconstitution proposal
Questions and answers
Te Whakangārahu Ngātahi: Planning Together for Ākonga Success – Our School, Our Community
NCEA Qualification – proposed new mātāpono and NCEA Level 1 Outcome Statement
Te Tohu NCEA - Ngā Mātāpono hou me te Tauākī ā-Hua o te Kaupae 1 o te NCEA e tāpaehia nei
Te Whakangārahu Ngātahi: Planning Together for Ākonga Success – Our School, Our Community

Consultation on draft Regulations and support material to implement the new planning and reporting framework for schools and kura

On 1 January 2023, the new planning and reporting framework for schools and kura in the Education and Training Act 2020 (the Act) came into effect.  The Act set out the new requirements for planning and reporting, however, it left the details to be set out in regulations. 

There are currently transitional arrangements in place until these new regulations take effect from mid-2023.

The key changes set out in the Act are:

  • School charters are replaced by a three-year strategic plan and an annual implementation plan
  • Boards must consult with their communities when they create their strategic plans
  • Strategic plans must set out the strategic goals and strategies they intend to use to achieve their primary objectives (Legislation.govt.nz) set out in the Act and any other identified community priorities
  • Annual implementation plans must set out how the school intends to implement the strategies in their strategic plan for that year, and
  • An annual report (including a statement of variance) that sets out the school’s performance for the year which includes the audited financial statements 
  • Boards must publish all planning and reporting documents on an internet site.

How you can provide feedback

The consultation will run from 13 March to 6 April 2023.  

Download and read a draft of the Education (Schools Planning and Reporting) Regulations 2023:

Background information on the new law, what the Regulations seek to achieve, and what they say, can be found in the accompanying consultation guide Te Whakangārahu Ngātahi: Planning Together for Ākonga Success – Our School, Our Community, below:

You can provide your feedback on the Regulations by clicking on the link below:

Engagement on support material (English medium) to help with implementing the changes

The Ministry is also developing a toolkit to support English medium boards and principals in implementing the changes. We are seeking views from people across the education sector including schools, ākonga, whānau and families, communities, and other education organisations to develop these supports. 

You can review draft support material for English medium schools below. These have been developed based on what we heard during previous engagements.

You can have your say by completing a short survey on the above documents by clicking on the following links:

Engagement on support material (Kaupapa Māori) to help with implementing the changes

For supports for Kaupapa Māori settings and other education providers on our Māori medium directory, we will be directly in touch.

Planning and reporting requirements for 2023

Information on schools’ planning and reporting requirements for 2023 can be found on the Ministry’s Schools' planning and reporting page for school boards and principals.