Have you applied for a principal role since the start of 2022? Are you thinking of applying for one sometime soon? If so we need your insights and wisdom! The Education and Training Act 2020 requires new eligibility criteria that anyone appointed as a principal in a Aotearoa state or...
Closed 5 May 2023
Pay Parity Funding Review – Consultation Extended Following feedback from the sector, it has been decided to extend the deadline for submissions on the Pay Parity Funding Review by two weeks. Submissions now close at the end of day on 6 June 2023. The Pay Parity...
Closes today
Pay Parity Funding Review – Consultation Extended Following feedback from the sector, it has been decided to extend the deadline for submissions on the Pay Parity Funding Review by two weeks. Submissions now close at the end of day on 6 June 2023. The Pay Parity Team Consultation on proposed changes The Ministry of Education is undertaking a review of early learning funding relating to pay parity for...
Closes today
Pay Parity Funding Review – Consultation Extended Following feedback from the sector, it has been decided to extend the deadline for submissions on the Pay Parity Funding Review by two weeks. Submissions now close at the end of day on 6 June 2023. The Pay Parity Team Consultation on proposed changes The Ministry of Education is undertaking a review of early learning funding relating to pay parity for...
Closes today
The Minister of Education has granted approval for the Ministry of Education to consult regarding an amendment to the Northland College Alternative Constitution on her behalf. Northland College (9) has had an Alternative Constitution since 7 May 2015. The current School Board has requested an amendment to the current constitution. The board proposes that the Ministry of Education appointed positions are removed and are replaced with elected positions, as per Section 119 of the...
Closes 14 June 2023
The Ministry of Education has been working with Southbrook School to establish an amendment to their current enrolment scheme. The purpose of an enrolment scheme is to assist the school board to manage the risk of overcrowding, provide a fair and transparent process for enrolment and to ensure we are making the best use of schooling facilities across the network of local schools. Click here for the purpose and principles of an enrolment scheme . (Right click to open in a new...
Closes 23 June 2023
The Ministry of Education has been working with Waipahihi School to amend an existing enrolment scheme. The purpose of an enrolment scheme is to assist the Board to manage the risk of overcrowding, provide a fair and transparent process for enrolment and to ensure we are making the best use of schooling facilities across the network of local schools. Click here for the purpose and principles of an enrolment scheme (Right click to open in a new window) ...
Closes 30 June 2023
The Ministry of Education is currently working with the Board of Bankwood School to implement a new enrolment scheme. Enrolment schemes are needed to help manage the risk of overcrowding at schools. This allows Boards to manage the risk of overcrowding, provides a fair and transparent process for enrolment and ensures we are making the best use of schooling facilities across the area. Enrolment schemes do mean that all families will have entitlement to...
Closed 2 June 2023
The Ministry of Education is consulting on a single, mandatory Project and Programme Management Panel for School and Ministry-led property projects and programmes. We are seeking opportunities to improve procurement of project managers to better provide consistent quality, value for money and broader outcomes. The Ministry provisions for and spends about $1.5 billion annually on infrastructure projects nationally, spread across more than 5,000 projects. A key enabling feature of...
Closed 29 May 2023
The Ministry of Education has been working with South Wellington Intermediate to establish a new enrolment scheme. This is to assist the Board to manage the risk of overcrowding, provide a fair and transparent process for enrolment and to ensure we are making the best use of schooling facilities across the network of local schools. If overcrowding occurs or is likely to occur at a State school, the Ministry of Education must establish an enrolment...
Closed 5 May 2023
Have you applied for a principal role since the start of 2022? Are you thinking of applying for one sometime soon? If so we need your insights and wisdom! The Education and Training Act 2020 requires new eligibility criteria that anyone appointed as a principal in a Aotearoa state or state integrated school must meet. You can read more about what the Act says here . During 2022 draft “Principal Eligibility Criteria” (PEC) were developed and consulted on. Now we...
Closed 5 May 2023
The Ministry is currently working with the Board of Whenuapai School to amend their enrolment scheme to incorporate Massey - Redhills. Consulation on the amendment closes 28 April 2023.
Closed 28 April 2023
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
The Ministry of Education and Te Wānanga o Raukawa have been working together to develop a proposal for legislative change to recognise the mana and tino rangatiratanga of Te Wānanga o Raukawa, reflect the Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi-based relationship Te Wānanga o Raukawa has with the Crown, and reflect the unique role that Te Wānanga o Raukawa plays in the education system.
We asked for feedback on the proposal to:
This work sits alongside work we have been doing with Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to develop a broader proposal for a Wānanga sector framework in the Education and Training Act 2020.
An overwhelming majority of submitters who participated in Te Wānanga o Raukawa survey (over 99%) supported the proposal for Te Wānanga o Raukawa to become a new statutory entity (over 99%), supported the proposed legislated purpose (over 99%) and believe it reflects the mission and role of Te Wānanga o Raukawa (over 99%).
You can find a summary of what was submitted during consultation attached below.
We summarised the feedback we received through consultation, used this to refine the proposals, and sought Cabinet agreement to final policy decisions in early December 2022 on the broader sector framework in the Education and Training Act 2020. The outcome of this is the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No.3). This was introduced on 23 March 2023. Work is still continuing on the specific Te Wānanga o Raukawa proposal.
You can find the Bill here
You can make a submission on the Bill here. The closing date for submissions is 11.59pm on Monday, 01 May 2023
The Ministry and the Wānanga developed a shared proposal to create an enabling framework for the Wānanga sector in the Education and Training Act 2020 (E&T Act). This enabling framework would allow each Wānanga to work in collaboration with the Ministry to develop new rules in terms of who they are accountable to and how, their purpose and functions, and their governance structures.
We asked for your feedback on four issues:
Issue 1: Overall legislative design for the Wānanga sector which includes:
Issue 2: More detail about the preferred legislative option (option 2 above), focusing on the characteristics of a Wānanga and provisions for establishing a new Wānanga
Issue 3: More detail about the preferred legislative option (option 2 above), focusing on how the Order In Council could enable each Wānanga to have different administrative settings (within set parameters).
Issue 4: Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi consistency, focusing on how the whole Wānanga sector framework aligns with Te Tiriti/the Treaty.
The response to the proposed changes has been overwhelmingly supportive:
You can find a detailed summary of what was submitted during consultation attached below.
We summarised the feedback we received through consultation, used this to refine the proposals, and sought Cabinet agreement to final policy decisions in early December 2022. The outcome of this is the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No.3) which proposes a Wānanga sector framework. This was introduced on 23 March 2023.
You can find the Bill here
You can make a submission on the Bill here. The closing date for submissions is 11.59pm on Monday, 01 May 2023
The Ministry published the draft rules and guidelines for minimising the use of physical restraint in registered schools on 23 November 2021 alongside an online survey. These draft rules and guidelines were developed by the Physical Restraint Advisory Group following changes to the framework for using physical restraint in The Education and Training Act 2020.
In our consultation we asked whether the new draft rules and guidelines would work, what changes might be needed, and whether there were any gaps or other issues that need considering.
Read the initial consultation paper [PDF, 573 KB]
We received 267 responses from individuals and organisations, including parents, whānau and caregivers, teachers, principals and learning support specialists.
It’s clear that physical restraint is a complex area for school communities to navigate, but that schools, teachers and support staff want to do right by their learners and whānau. In general, the rules and guidelines are seen as helpful and needed and the preventative approach is appreciated. It was clear through the feedback that we need to look at how the rules and guidelines are applied in practice.
The guidelines need to better reflect a te ao Māori and disability view and they need some clearer definitions around what emotional distress is. They could also do with some more examples of context where physical contact is appropriate so that teachers know what they can do as well as what they can’t do.
The rules and guidelines are well positioned in terms of the emphasis on prevention and the contribution of school culture, leadership and environment in minimising the use of restraint, though there are those who strongly object to any use of physical restraint in schools.
Read the Consultation submissions summary [PDF, 1.3 MB].
We’re currently developing translations and accessible formats of this report.
We’re using your feedback to clarify the rules and reshape the guidelines. We’ll also carry what we’ve heard from you into the planning for training for schools.
We’ll clarify in the final rules:
We’ll reflect in the final guidelines:
Keep updated on next steps.