Education Portfolio Work Programme 2021
Origins and Focus
Table One: Education Work Programme 2021
Objective 1: Learners at the Centre |
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The Action Plan for Pacific Education 2020-2030 The Early Learning Action Plan 2019-2029, with a focus on pay parity Ka Hikitia – Ka Hāpaitia and Tau Mai Te Reo Promoting safe and accepting school environments for Rainbow students to learn and thrive, including working with schools on providing gender neutral bathrooms for school students An action plan to improve student attendance and engagement |
Objective 2: Barrier free access |
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Initiatives to tackle barriers to educational success: o Expand Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunch programme; o Implement an Equity Index for schools and early learning services; and o Improve digital access to help address the digital divide in schools o Free period products in schools and kura The Learning Support Action Plan 2019-2025 |
Objective 3: Quality teaching and leadership |
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Reform of the Tomorrow’s Schools system:
Reforms of Curriculum, Progress and Achievement, and NCEA:
Develop a literacy strategy and a mathematics (including numeracy) strategy Continued work to attract and develop a strong, culturally competent education workforce that is capable, supported, valued and connected, including through changes to improve Initial Teacher Education |
Objective 4: Future of learning and work |
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The Reform of Vocational Education: o Establish Workforce Development Councils, and oversee the integration of Te Pukenga o Creating a framework and a plan for a unified funding system The International Education Strategy and the International Education Recovery Plan Strengthen youth transitions system Modernise careers advice in schools Reviewing the tertiary education funding system, including for degrees, to introduce a stronger focus on work-integrated learning across a broader range of disciplines Expanding the Creatives in Schools programme |
Objective 5: World class inclusive public education
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A strategic programme of investment in school property The Review of the Performance-Based Research Fund |
EWP 2021 components will be subject to Cabinet decisions over the next three or four budget cycles.
For more information go to Education Work Programme 2021 [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Education Work Programme 2018.
In 2018, the current Government outlined a three- year work Education Work Programme (EWP 2018) for its first term.
Purpose and objectives
You can find out more the purpose aims and objectives of EWP 2018 here:
Education Portfolio Work Programme: Purpose, Objectives and Overview(external link)
Main components
You can find about more about the main components of EWP 2018, and the progress made on each of them between 2018 and 2020.
Click on the link to go to Education Work Programme Overview(external link)
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