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Ministry of Education New Zealand

Download the guidelines#

Legislative guide#

The legislative guide is a consolidated summary of the legislation referenced in the guidelines, the Education and Training Act 2020 and the Education (Stand-down, Suspension, Exclusion and Expulsion) Rules 1999.

Flowchart toolkit#

The toolkit draws together the process flowcharts for stand downs, suspensions, exclusions and expulsions. It is designed as an additional resource for principals, boards and teachers.

Templates#

Templates for incident reports and letters can be adapted by schools to meet their situations and needs.

Parent information sheets#

These information sheets are for schools to give to parents.

Translations#

Find translations of the parent information sheets on the stand downs, suspensions, exclusions and expulsions page for parents, caregivers and whānau.

Parent information sheet translations