An updated curriculum for English, mathematics and statistics will be used in schools from the start of 2025, with core teaching requirements becoming compulsory in all schools by 2026. 

• Core teaching requirements for maths, reading and writing to become compulsory
• Will become a legal requirement in the Education and Training Act
• Makes the teaching of maths, reading and writing consistent across the country
• Core teaching requirements to be released in Term 4 2023 and used from 2024

The core teaching requirements (aka Common Practice Model) are expected to be released in Term 4 2023 and schools will be supported to successfully use them from 2024.

Today’s change will see these core teaching requirements become part of the National Curriculum under the Education and Training Act 2020. This means school Boards will be responsible for ensuring teachers and school leaders use them.

The Ministry of Education will consider feedback and insights from their use in 2024 so that the final requirements are clear and easy to use.

Who do the changes apply to?

These decisions apply to all state and state integrated schools and kura, Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (the Correspondence School) and those that are specialist schools.

We will work in partnership with Māori medium schools on how an equivalent setting could work with pangaru and te reo matatini.

Early learning settings will not be required to use the new teaching models (although they do include components relevant for early learning settings). Instead, Kōwhiti Whakapae and its progress and practice tools, provides guidance for early learning teachers to use as they implement Te Whāriki from May 2024.

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