Removing Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori and National Standards
The following Cabinet paper covers decisions relating to:
- The removal of the requirement for kura and schools to use and report on Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori and National Standards from 2018.
- Strengthening the focus on progress and good quality assessment in aromatawai information in teaching and learning and in reporting to parents, whānau and boards of trustees.
- Beginning work, in 2018, to design a new approach to assessment and reporting, based on child progress across the curricula.
- Stopping the proposed transfer of teacher professional learning and development to the education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.
To support the release of Cabinet material the Ministry of Education has also proactively released the supporting advice provided to the Minister that helped inform the decisions. These are listed below:
Date | Document type and title |
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10 November 2017 | Education Report: Removing NWRM and National Standards [PDF, 4.2 MB] [PDF, 9.9 MB] |
22 November 2017 | Briefing Note: Further information on the removal of NWRM [PDF, 5.2 MB] |
23 November 2017 | Agenda: Assessment for learning and Progress in Schooling [PDF, 65 KB] |
23 November 2017 | A3. 1 The information which is variable varies in each of the key stages [PDF, 256 KB] |
23 November 2017 | A3. 2 Reshaping National Sampling through National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) [PDF, 2.1 MB] |
23 November 2017 | A3 3 Senior Secondary NCEA review [PDF, 57 KB] |
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