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Parents set to get better information on children's learning
Parents set to get better information about children's learning
14 November, 2017
Parents will have better information about their children's learning following Government assurances today that schools will be required to report on the full curriculum - not just children's results in the three National Standards subjects, says NZEI Te Riu Roa.
Education Minister Chris Hipkins today assured Parliament that the replacement for National Standards will be a requirement for schools to report to parents on their children's progress in all areas of the curriculum.
"This will have a hugely positive influence on children's learning, which repeated studies have shown has been restricted by a narrow focus on success in National Standards," NZEI president Lynda Stuart said.
"While there has been some questions about what will replace National Standards, the fact is the standards were never needed in the first place. Schools reported on the full breadth of the curriculum before the standards were introduced, and teachers will be delighted to do that again.
"Its about time that children are encouraged to explore the full, rich curriculum , without schools feeling pressured to focus largely on only the three subjects the former Government considered worthy of measurement.
"Our members welcome the return to quality reporting about children's learning and look forward to hearing when they will no longer be required to report National Standards to the Ministry.
"We look forward to seeing the full timetable for the scrapping of compulsory national standards,which the Minister says is with Cabinet for signoff now," Ms Stuart said.
NZEI Te Riu Roa
New Zealand Educational Institute
NZEI Te Riu Roa members work in every community in New Zealand, leading and advocating for quality public education.
We are the 50,000 principals, teachers and support staff who work in primary, area and secondary schools as well as early childhood centres, special education and school advisory services. We come together as NZEI Te Riu Roa - New Zealand's largest education union, a Treaty based organisation and a powerful advocate for quality public education.
We have the most important job in New Zealand - educating for the future.
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