Curriculum Implementation Exploratory Studies: Final Report Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 Throughout the history of schooling in New Zealand the national curriculum has been revised at fairly regular intervals. Consequently, schools are periodically faced with having to…
The Social Report 2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators to compare New Zealand with other countries to contribute to…
Inquiry Report: How the Ministry of Education managed the 2008 national school bus transport tender process Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 In February 2009, we announced the terms of reference for our inquiry into how the Ministry of Education managed the 2008 national school bus transport tender…
Inquiry Report: Ministry of Education: Managing support for students with high special educational needs Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 We carried out a performance audit to examine how effectively the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) manages its support for those school-age students1 whom it assesses…
Progress in Pacific Student Achievement: A pilot evaluation of Auckland schools Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 The Pasifika Education Plan 2009-2012 highlights the need to accelerate achievement in early literacy and numeracy, and the attainment of school qualifications through students’ presence, engagement…
Design and assessment of a school‐based circuit training programme for the promotion of physical activity, fitness and movement competency Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 Physical inactivity in NZ children is a major growing public health concern. Recent information from the Ministry of Health (2003) has shown almost a third (31%)…
Te pakeke hei ākonga: Māori adult learners Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 This report explores success in literacy and language learning for Māori adults. It captures the perspectives and voices of learners, tutors and providers in foundation learning…
Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour - An Evaluation of Cluster Management Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) work as itinerant teachers in clusters of schools. The RTLB service is governed and managed in these clusters. The Government…
Indicators Live: Education at a Glance 2009, Results for New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 Education at a Glance 2009 is published against a backdrop of a worldwide global recession. This gives added prominence to the recurring themes of the growing…
Paraprofessional practice in ESOL programmes: Part 2: Evaluation of paraprofessional English Language Assistants’ professional development programme Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 This report forms the second part of a two year study on the practices of ESOL paraprofessionals working with ELL migrant students.