Making a difference to student wellbeing - a data exploration Last Publication Date: 12 Mar 2018 This report describes a study that analysed Wellbeing@Schools student and teacher survey data from 400 New Zealand schools. The Study explored the following questions: 1. Are there…
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012: Early Experience with Six Local Alcohol Policies Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2018 This report examines the early experiences (within the first year) of six local government regions implementing Local Alcohol Policies under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol…
New Zealanders and the Arts: Young Persons Survey Last Publication Date: 28 Feb 2018 This study looks at young peoples attendance at, participation in, and attitudes towards the arts. The 2017 research study uses a mixed-methods approach, including an online…
Formative evaluation of the Principal Recruitment Allowance Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2018 The Principal Recruitment Allowance (PRA) is an allowance available to boards of trustees in schools which face significant challenges and have a principal vacancy. Its purpose…
Education matters to me Last Publication Date: 31 Jan 2018 The Children’s Commissioner and the School Trustees Association have a shared interest in ensuring the National Education and Learning Priorities are grounded in the needs and…
From Care to Independence Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2018 Young people transitioning from being in care to living independently need support throughout this challenging time. Oranga Tamariki are currently designing a new transition service to…
PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) 2015/16 Last Publication Date: 31 Dec 2017 The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is a research study that provides both trend and snapshot information on the reading literacy of New Zealand's…
Fulfilling the Vision: Improving Family Group Conference preparation and participation Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2017 From October to November 2016, Office of the Children's Commissioner conducted a review of six Child, Youth and Family (CYF) sites. This review was in preparation for…
Safety of Children in Care Last Publication Date: 28 Nov 2017 In order to improve the safety of children and young people in care, insight into the extent of harm, how this manifests, and the nature of…
Getting It Right. The Children’s Convention in Aotearoa Last Publication Date: 13 Nov 2017 The report looks at how New Zealand is putting the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Children’s Convention) into practice, and where it can…