9 June 2009 (Consultation closes Friday 3 July)

The Ministry of Education and NZQA have begun consulting on the draft matrices and revised Level 1 standards.  Teachers have until the end of this term (3 July) to respond.

The consultation process is being managed by Research New Zealand, and they have set up a website for online consultation

(President's viewpoint PPTA News, June 2009, p. 3)  

One of the questions members have asked about the Curriculum Support Days (CSDs) is why PPTA is doing this when the Ministry of Education should be organising and paying for professional development?

On one level, I agree with the sentiment behind the question – the ministry is responsible for ensuring all teachers are well prepared and confident about delivering and assessing the new curriculum. On the other hand, since Tomorrow’s Schools and the abolition of the curriculum unit of the Department of Education, the ministry has had only limited capacity to support curriculum implementation.

22 May 2009 

Curriculum Support Days began in Nelson on May 18th, and are taking place progressively across the country until the end of August. 

For more information about the organisation of the CSD in your area go to Curriculum Support Days

• Where do I go for my subject(s)?   (This could change in the afternoon, if you’re doing a different senior subject.)
• What should I take?   (A packed lunch, your copy of the Curriculum, and a junior and a senior unit)
• How long do the sessions run? (Morning sessions  (junior) run  from 9-12, and the afternoon sessions (senior) run from 1-4pm.)