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New Zealand Curriculum
The New Zealand Curriculum is a statement of official policy relating to teaching and learning in English-medium New Zealand schools. Its principal function is to set the direction for student learning and to provide guidance for schools as they design and review their curriculum.
A parallel document, Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, will serve the same function for Māori-medium schools. Although they come from different perspectives, both start with visions of young people who will develop the competencies they need for study, work, and lifelong learning and go on to realise their potential. Together, the two documents will help schools give effect to the partnership that is at the core of our nation’s founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi.
The resources you will find on this page include examples from The New Zealand Curriculum online website and provide examples of schools actions to support Māori to enjoy education success as Māori.
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Filed under: Identity Language and Culture | Effective leaders
This Curriculum Update supports schools in understanding and enacting the curriculum principle of the Treaty of Waitangi.
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Filed under: Productive partnerships | Identity Language and Culture | Effective leaders
Yolanda Julies, Principal at Te Kura Reo Rua o Waikirikiri, discusses the importance of establishing a shared understanding and supportive school culture as the school explored the national curriculum documents.
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Filed under: Productive partnerships | Effective leaders
These stories discuss how Ngati Porou East Coast schools have worked collectively through the E Tipu e Rea Education Partnership, to develop their school curricula.
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Exploring the national curriculum documents
09/11/2011
Filed under: Identity Language and Culture | Effective leaders
Jan Tinetti from Merivale School and Sue Horne from Maungatapu School discuss how they are using both The New Zealand Curriculum document and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa in their schools.
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Living the principle: Rotorua Boys High
27/05/2011
Filed under: Productive partnerships | Identity Language and Culture | Te Reo Maori | Effective leaders
This story from Rotorua Boys’ High emphasises the inseparable nature of reo and tikanga (language and culture), an integral part of the school’s programme.
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Ka Hikitia at Ilam School
27/05/2011
Filed under: Productive partnerships | Te Reo Maori | Effective leaders
In Ilam's school story, you'll hear how they made changes to bring about more effective teaching and learning.
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Te Reo Māori at St Joseph’s School
27/05/2011
Filed under: Identity Language and Culture | Effective leaders | Effective teachers
At St Joseph’s School there has been a big focus on te reo Māori in the classroom. This was precipitated by the language progressions set out in the draft Māori language curriculum guidelines (now in final form:Te Aho Arataki Marau mō te Ako i Te Reo Māori - Kura Auraki).