Labour to pause government’s school curriculum overhaul, NCEA changes if elected
Labour to pause government’s school curriculum overhaul, NCEA changes if elected
The Labour Party says it will freeze the government's school curriculum overhaul and NCEA changes if elected to power but has not committed to ditching them altogether.
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September 17, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Heavily criticised Compass Group not included in 2026 school lunches contract
Heavily criticised Compass Group not included in 2026 school lunches contract
Ten suppliers have been contracted to deliver school lunches next year.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Dozens of principal, teacher associations sign letter opposed to government's curriculum changes
Dozens of principal, teacher associations sign letter opposed to government's curriculum changes
Thirty-nine principals associations and six teacher subject associations have now signed the letter, which says six draft curriculums for Years 0-8 are not fit for purpose.
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April 23, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Jodie is a highly respected professor of teaching mathematics. Jodie understands every aspect of pedagogy & assessment.
Stanford, with a BA in Pols, doesn’t even under how NCEA works.
Listen to Jodie. #nzpol #nzed
Stanford, with a BA in Pols, doesn’t even under how NCEA works.
Listen to Jodie. #nzpol #nzed
"it's very problematic to say that these children have made one to two years progress, when potentially looking at what has been released, they are only testing the children in one very small area of mathematics, which is numbers," Hunter said."
#nzpol
#nzpol
Maths professor says Education Minister's claims a school trial is 'groundbreaking' is problematic
Erica Stanford said the results showed the government's focus on fixing the basics is working.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
October 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Huge concern in NYC: Mayor Zohran Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
is spending $122 million to hire 1,000 teachers and reduce class sizes in public schools when that money could apparently be used to keep bombing children in Gaza. Lebanon, Iran. Yemen, etc..
Strange priorities. 📚America First.
is spending $122 million to hire 1,000 teachers and reduce class sizes in public schools when that money could apparently be used to keep bombing children in Gaza. Lebanon, Iran. Yemen, etc..
Strange priorities. 📚America First.
May 31, 2026 at 8:17 PM
This government enshittifies everything #nzpol #nzed #supportTeachers
'Ironically, the 2023 curriculum was just what we needed. The 2024 version was almost as good. This 2025 curriculum seems to have been written by an offshore consultant who knows little about the context of Aotearoa New Zealand.'
'Ironically, the 2023 curriculum was just what we needed. The 2024 version was almost as good. This 2025 curriculum seems to have been written by an offshore consultant who knows little about the context of Aotearoa New Zealand.'
From Auckland University - Opinion: How much did the Govt pay for a curriculum that is so inferior to the version already mandated in our schools? And how else might we have spent that money?
If the curriculum ain't broke, don't fix it
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October 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This government enshittifies everything #nzpol #nzed #supportTeachers
'Ironically, the 2023 curriculum was just what we needed. The 2024 version was almost as good. This 2025 curriculum seems to have been written by an offshore consultant who knows little about the context of Aotearoa New Zealand.'
'Ironically, the 2023 curriculum was just what we needed. The 2024 version was almost as good. This 2025 curriculum seems to have been written by an offshore consultant who knows little about the context of Aotearoa New Zealand.'
I am officially glad to no longer be in the classroom www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Three-tier system to replace NCEA unveiled
The Education Minister says consultation is now on for the six weeks so the public can have their say.
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March 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Buried the #poverty lede #nzpol #nzed
'Socioeconomic barriers had a big impact - 28 percent of leavers from schools facing the most barriers had no NCEA certificate compared with 4 percent of leavers from schools facing the fewest barriers.'
'Socioeconomic barriers had a big impact - 28 percent of leavers from schools facing the most barriers had no NCEA certificate compared with 4 percent of leavers from schools facing the fewest barriers.'
Students leaving school with no qualifications highest in a decade
Students leaving school with no qualifications highest in a decade
The figures also showed 13 percent of last year's leavers hadn't reached the literacy and numeracy benchmark.
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August 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
South Korea pushed AI hard in schools. The national program was aborted within months, following massive pushback from students, parents and teachers, after a fortune had already been spent by both the government and education publishers
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AI-powered textbooks fail to make the grade in South Korea
South Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents, underlining the challenges in embedding the technology in education.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
'The article said the consequences of the government's policies would range from increasing inequitable outcomes for Māori and Pacific students, reducing excellence by limiting what was learned, and deprofessionalising teachers to the role of technical experts.' #nzed #nzpol
July 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
February 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
PSA: That's a 7x difference.
Unless anyone can point to another factor that causes a 7x difference, then the ONLY good-faith place to start improving education is reducing socioeconomic barriers.
#nzpol #nzed #oneTermGovernment
Unless anyone can point to another factor that causes a 7x difference, then the ONLY good-faith place to start improving education is reducing socioeconomic barriers.
#nzpol #nzed #oneTermGovernment
August 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
PSA: That's a 7x difference.
Unless anyone can point to another factor that causes a 7x difference, then the ONLY good-faith place to start improving education is reducing socioeconomic barriers.
#nzpol #nzed #oneTermGovernment
Unless anyone can point to another factor that causes a 7x difference, then the ONLY good-faith place to start improving education is reducing socioeconomic barriers.
#nzpol #nzed #oneTermGovernment
Any literacy lobotomy has been government-inflicted for many decades.
Invest in #publicSchools by #taxing the folks who currently can afford #privateSchools for their own kids.
#nzpol #nzed #inequality
Invest in #publicSchools by #taxing the folks who currently can afford #privateSchools for their own kids.
#nzpol #nzed #inequality
December 28, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Any literacy lobotomy has been government-inflicted for many decades.
Invest in #publicSchools by #taxing the folks who currently can afford #privateSchools for their own kids.
#nzpol #nzed #inequality
Invest in #publicSchools by #taxing the folks who currently can afford #privateSchools for their own kids.
#nzpol #nzed #inequality
'Education Ministry deputy secretary Pauline Cleaver said the ministry had been working with Learning First already…'
Why were they already working with Learning First? #nzpol #nzed
Why were they already working with Learning First? #nzpol #nzed
Australian firm's involvement in school curriculum rewrite comes under scrutiny
Australian firm's involvement in school curriculum rewrite comes under scrutiny
NZ companies were not offered the job because the ministry was already working with Learning First, the Education and Workforce Select Committee has heard.
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June 17, 2026 at 6:22 AM
It's time to stand up and speak out and declare that:
#TheStanfordCurriculum is #NotOurCurriculum
Here’s what you can do:
Write your open letter - tell your story.
Tag your post with:
* #TheStanfordCurriculum
* #NotOurCurriculum
* #NZEd
* #AotearoaEducators
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#TheStanfordCurriculum is #NotOurCurriculum
Here’s what you can do:
Write your open letter - tell your story.
Tag your post with:
* #TheStanfordCurriculum
* #NotOurCurriculum
* #NZEd
* #AotearoaEducators
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November 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It's time to stand up and speak out and declare that:
#TheStanfordCurriculum is #NotOurCurriculum
Here’s what you can do:
Write your open letter - tell your story.
Tag your post with:
* #TheStanfordCurriculum
* #NotOurCurriculum
* #NZEd
* #AotearoaEducators
open.substack.com/pub/aecnz/p/...
#TheStanfordCurriculum is #NotOurCurriculum
Here’s what you can do:
Write your open letter - tell your story.
Tag your post with:
* #TheStanfordCurriculum
* #NotOurCurriculum
* #NZEd
* #AotearoaEducators
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Nearly all the old NZED/MoW towns were walkable/cycleable.
January 23, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Nearly all the old NZED/MoW towns were walkable/cycleable.
Ah, good old Theophrastus, a suitable word for the decodable books of simple texts with phonetically simple words designed to be used by beginning readers. #nzpol #nzed #racism
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The Press
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October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ah, good old Theophrastus, a suitable word for the decodable books of simple texts with phonetically simple words designed to be used by beginning readers. #nzpol #nzed #racism
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