Government actions in schooling
Government is taking action through the Education Work Programme to support schools and kura to implement the Statement of National Education and Learning Priorities (NELP).
The drop down menus below indicate where initiatives of the Education Work Programme have actions or commitments announced that align with the NELP.
Priorities and actions for schools and kura [PDF, 159 KB]
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Education Work Programme items
Raising achievement for Māori learners
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Delivering Te Hurihanganui to address racism, strengthen equity and accelerate Māori educational achievement and wellbeing
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Investing in professional learning and development to raise critical consciousness and support cultural capabilities, including Te Hurihanganui
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Support places of learning to build their capability to identify and understand learner/ākonga needs and barriers
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Providing high quality Māori-medium education, including developing a long-term Education Workforce Strategy and Rāngai Māori, a Network Plan, and reviewing funding rates |
Allocating $200 million to support ākonga Māori and whānau to reconnect and succeed in education post COVID-19 and strengthen the integration of te reo Māori into all students’ learning |
Extending Te Ahu o te reo Māori to support the education workforce to integrate te reo Māori into their practice
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Implementing Toikuranui to develop local education initiatives with iwi, and Pae Aronui to support great partnerships between whānau and education services. |
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Strengthening the delivery of Māori Language in Education, including support for the education workforce, resource development, and information for learners/ākonga and their whānau |
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Delivering Kauwhata Reo, the online hub for te reo Māori resources, and the development of localised te reo Māori curriculum resources through Te Aho Ngārahu |
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Raising achievement for Pacific learners
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Implement the actions committed to in the Action Plan for Pacific Education
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Deliver locally focused PLD priorities, with a focus on cultural capability, inclusion and critical consciousness
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Funding innovative Pacific education initiatives that respond to curriculum and wellbeing needs exacerbated by COVID-19 |
Expanding the delivery of Tautai o le Moana, an educational leadership collaboration which seeks to strengthen the capabilities of those in leadership, to improve outcomes and support the wellbeing of Pacific learners |
Investing in and supporting the development of programmes and pathways for learning in Pacific languages |
Deliver Talanoa Ako programme to support Pacific families
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Establishing a joint initiative between Education, Health and Social Development to support Pacific families to access the services they need to thrive |
Deliver evidence-based, targeted, intensive Developing Mathematical Communities of Inquiry (DMIC) to schools with high numbers of Pacific learners |
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Developing professional learning resources based on the Tapasā: Cultural competencies framework for teachers of Pacific learners |
Funding Pacific community organisations and groups to respond to the education and wellbeing needs of Pacific families and support strong relationships with education providers |
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Supporting the development of programmes and pathways for learning in Pacific languages |
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Reform of the Tomorrow's Schools system
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Amend the Education Act to make it clear that providing an emotionally and physically safe environment is a key objective of school boards |
Amend the Education Act to require boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi as one of their key objectives
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Amend the Education Act to provide for the establishment of disputes resolution panels
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Establish a nationally-based Curriculum Centre to enable effective delivery of the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa |
Amend the Education Act to require school boards to take all reasonable steps to provide Te Reo Māori
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Introducing mechanisms to improve school board of trustee skills and accountability, including mandatory training and a code of conduct |
Introduce a mandatory code of conduct for school boards to support good governance |
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Amend the Education Act to shift responsibility for the development and consultation of enrolment schemes to the Ministry of Education |
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Advice on strengthening collaborative networks across the system, including any changes to Kāhui Ako |
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Enabling principal eligibility criteria |
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Establish a Leadership Centre within the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand |
Education Workforce strategy
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Implement Ka Hikitia and develop skills and capacity in the education workforce |
Resetting national priorities for PLD to focus on core curriculum capabilities and assessment approaches that enable a more inclusive and equitable education system |
Reform of the funding system for early learning and schooling
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School Donations Scheme
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Comprehensive reform of school property
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School Property Strategy 2030
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Curriculum and assessment (includes CPA and NCEA review)
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Providing tools and guidance, such as Not Part of My World toolkit, to confront and eliminate racism |
Developing tools for rich records of learning to capture aspirations, strengths and learning progress
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Fees-free NCEA
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Developing tools to support kaiako and teachers’ understanding of children’s learning progress, including for early learning, school and kura entry assessment, and social-emotional learning along the pathways |
Work closely with Māori-medium leaders to invest in Māori-Medium pathways |
Develop tools and information to support learners/ākonga to have a personalised career pathway that allows them to move between education and employment, and that supports displaced workers |
Refreshing the Relationship and Sexuality Education Guidelines in the New Zealand Curriculum
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Providing tools to empower families and whānau to better understand and support education |
Support schools and kura to ensure appropriate qualifications and awards are in reach for all learners/ākonga |
Supporting implementation of the digital technologies/ hangarau matihiko curriculum
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Strengthen how Te Marautanga o Aotearoa reflects te ao Māori approaches to education while continuing to reflect what whānau, hapū and iwi deem to be important for their children and young people |
Implement NCEA Change Package to enhance education pathways for learners/ākonga, and support their transition into further education and employment |
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Strengthening the Māori-medium pathway in partnership with Māori to ensure the education system is responsive to meeting the needs and aspirations of ākonga Māori and their whānau |
NCEA change: Special Assessment Conditions |
Renew the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa to make clear the learning that is too important to leave to chance
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Implement the NCEA Change Package to support parity for mātauranga Māori and increasing opportunities to follow Māori-medium pathways |
Supporting learners/ākonga post-school through the School Leavers Toolkit
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Updating the National Curricula so Aotearoa New Zealand histories will be taught in all schools and kura |
Support coherent secondary/tertiary learning pathways, achievement, and transition to employment |
Implement the NCEA Change Package to strengthen literacy and numeracy requirements, and strengthen supports |
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Valuing vocational education pathways by awarding the Prime Minister’s Vocational Education Awards |
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Strengthening how The New Zealand Curriculum supports schools to bring Te Tiriti o Waitangi to life in local curriculum |
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Learning Support Action Plan
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Developing a national learning support network plan to support learners/ākonga with additional needs to transition in education |
Review of alternative education, and of the stand-downs, suspensions, exclusions and expulsion (SSEE) guidelines |
Providing funding for teacher aides to access professional learning |
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Reviewing existing supports for children and young people with high levels of need, and by fully participating in the Learning Support Delivery Model |
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Investing in wellbeing/Child and Youth Wellbeing strategy
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Increasing access to guidance counselling for primary and secondary students |
Empowering learners/ākonga to have their voices heard |
Free access to sanitary products |
Allocating $50 million to provide immediate support for wellbeing issues for learners/ākonga in early learning services, schools and kura, as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, or lockdown-related hardships |
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School Lunch programme
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Working with Netsafe to provide the Netsafe Schools Programme |
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Supporting the Keep It Real Online multimedia campaign |
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Providing resources for teachers/kaiako through The Respectful Relationships toolkit |
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Establishing Curriculum Leads |
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