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Filter search resultsIncrease engagement with te reo Māori across a range of media platforms
ActionBudget 2019 provided funding to support the revitalisation of te reo Māori and the goals of the Maihi Karauna Strategy through increasing engagement with te reo Māori on broadcast and online platforms.Changes to teaching New Zealand history in schools and kura
ActionChanges to the National Curriculum will reset the national framework so all learners and ākonga are aware of key aspects of New Zealand history and how they have influenced and shaped the nation.Implement Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
ActionLegislative changes that came into force on 1 July 2019 require specific considerations for Māori children and young people.Funding to support Pacific realm languages
ActionFunding has been provided to deliver projects in three regions (South Waikato, Wellington, and Auckland) over four years to support Pacific learners and families from the New Zealand realm countries of Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau, to support compAction Plan for Pacific Aotearoa Lalanga Fou
ActionIn 2017 and 2018, Government engaged with thousands of Pacific people to develop the Pacific Aotearoa Lalanga Fou report, which refreshes the Ministry for Pacific People's Pacific vision set in 1999.Te Ahu o Te Reo Māori
ActionTe Ahu o Te Reo Māori is intended to better integrate te reo Māori across the education system, ensuring the workforce can comfortably use some level of te reo Māori correctly with students and, over time, increasingly incorporating te reo Māori into teImplement Maihi Karauna - the Crown's Strategy for Māori Language Revitalisation
ActionGovernment released Maihi Karauna - the Crown's Strategy for Māori Language Revitalisation 2019-2023 in August 2018.Support Māori learners and whānau, and strengthen the integration of te reo Māori for all learners
ActionFunding is being provided to support Māori learners and whānau to reconnect and succeed in education post COVID-19, strengthen the integration of te reo Māori into all students’ learning, and boost support for Māori learners and whānau to stay connectedRestart Te Hurihanganui: supporting equitable outcomes for Māori learners
ActionDevelopment work is underway on Te Hurihanganui (previously Te Kotahitanga).Expand Limited Service Volunteer Programme
ActionGovernment is doubling the number of participants in this free “work readiness” training course for 18-24-year-olds (with some 17 year-olds able to attend by exception).Driver licence scheme for young people on youth benefits or in care
ActionFunding has been provided to meet the costs of getting a driver licence for young people receiving the Youth Payment, Young Parent Payment or in Oranga Tamariki care.School leavers' toolkit
ActionA package of tools, resources and targeted curriculum support has been developed for educators to increase opportunities for students aged 13 to 18 to develop civics knowledge and skills, financial literacy and key workplace competencies beforThe Auckland Pacific Skills Shift Initiative
ActionFunding will be provided over four years to support Auckland Pacific people who have lost jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, or who are in low-skilled precarious work, to transition into quality employment. The programme will offer wrap-around supEmployment Strategy and action plans
ActionThe Employment Strategy presents the Government’s vision for the labour market and the changes it is implementing to improve employment outcomes for all New Zealanders.New service for transition support out of state care or youth justice custody
ActionBudget 2019 provided funding for a new transition support service for eligible young people leaving State care or youth justice custody, to provide a more gradual and supported transition to adulthood, up to the age of 25.Digital Technologies for All Equity fund
ActionThis fund was established through Budget 2018 to give less advantaged students better access to digital tools, skills and knowledge.Specialist library services for schools and young people
ActionNew funding has been provided for specialist library services for schools and young people with the greatest need at this time. Find out moreSchool High Health Needs Fund
ActionThe School High Health Needs Fund (SHHNF) will be increased, boosting teachers’ aide support for students with high health needs who need care and supervision for more than six weeks so they can attend school safely.Enabling distance learning
ActionEmergency funding was provided to enable distance learning for early childhood education and schooling. This included funding for devices and National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) online programme, which has already enabled two-thTargeted support for Pacific learners to access education
ActionNew funding through Budget 2020 will provide targeted support to ensure Pacific learners and families are equipped to access education. It will support Pacific learners’ access to education by:Improve and accelerate education outcomes for Pacific learners
ActionThis initiative works to ensure that Pacific learners and their families have their identities, languages and cultures valued and respected and have the skills, knowledge, and equitable opportunities to pursue any educational pathway.Improve learning support: Learning Support Action Plan
ActionThe Learning Support Action Plan has been developed to improve outcomes for children and young people who need extra support in the education system. Budget 2019 provided funding for key actions which include:Action Plan for Pacific Education 2020-2030
ActionIn response to a series of fono in 2018 and 2019, the Action Plan for Pacific Education 2020-2030 was developed and launched in July 2020. The Action Plan outlines the shifts Pacific communities want to see in the education system and details exisUrgent boost to playcentre funding
ActionThe COVID-19 lockdown disrupted the flow of grants, donations and fundraising that Playcentre Aotearoa organises to help provide this learning environment for around 9,500 children. Additional funding has been provided to address these urgent fundA code of pastoral care for domestic tertiary students
ActionFunding is being provided to administer a code of pastoral care for domestic tertiary students.Support for Te Kōhanga Reo
ActionExtra funding for Te Kōhanga Reo was provided through Budget 2020. This will help ensure kaiako are adequately paid and learning facilities are in good condition in order to support the revitalisation of te reo Māori.Tomorrow's Schools review
ActionThe Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce was established in 2018 to review whether the compulsory schooling system meets the needs and aspirations of children, young people and their whānau now and for the future.National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) change package
ActionIn May 2019, a package of seven changes to NCEA was announced, aimed at strengthening this key qualification for secondary school students, so it best meets student needs.Urgent Response Fund for learner wellbeing
ActionIn response to COVID-19, the Government provided an urgent response fund for the 2020/21 year for centre-based early learning services, schools and kura to be used for individual, group, class or service-wide responses to support the wellbeing needs ofHe Taonga Te Tamaiti / Every Child a Taonga: Early Learning Action Plan 2019-29
ActionThis plan, published in December 2019, sets out five interdependent objectives and 25 actions intended to work together to raise quality, improve equity and enable choice of service type in early learning.Reform of vocational education
ActionThe Government is creating one system for all vocational education where:Response to the review of home-based early childhood education
ActionThe focus of this action is a gradual shift towards requiring home-based educators to hold at least a level 4 ECE qualification, to improve the quality of educator-child interactions in home-based early childhood education.