The Ministry for Regulations delivered its final report on the review to the Minister for Regulation in December 2024.
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that there is too much inconsistency in relationships and sexuality education.
Implementing the 2025 curriculum changes in classrooms will require leaders and teachers to think carefully about how they will approach curriculum delivery and teaching.
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that NCEA Level 1 needs reform. In April this year, Minister Stanford requested ERO review NCEA Level 1. An increasing number of schools are opting out of offering NCEA Level 1, particularly schools with higher achievement. Less than three-quarters of schools plan to offer NCEA Level 1 next year. ERO has found that NCEA Level 1 is not a fair or reliable measure of knowledge and skills.
Leading change is a crucial responsibility for school leaders, and 2025 is poised to be a pivotal year for all of us. Adopting a strategic and evidence-based approach to implementing change is essential for creating sustainable shifts that positively impact classrooms and student learning.
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that chronic absence in students has doubled in the last decade, and that the system for addressing this is ineffective and failing.
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that primary school students are facing more mental health challenges and this is getting in the way of learning, but counselling in primary schools can help.
The Education Review Office acknowledges all those who have contributed to the work of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care, and the resulting report Whanaketia – through pain and trauma, from darkness to light.
The Education Review Office is providing ongoing independent quality assurance throughout the writing process of the updated New Zealand Curriculum. Feedback from ERO is provided at multiple milestones as the material is being prepared.
In a review of specialist day schools the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that the quality of education for students at specialist day schools is generally strong and that many of these schools are also playing a critical role as experts in supporting disabled learners in non-specialist school settings.
Teachers are the most important influences on student outcomes in schools. New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that new teachers are not set up to succeed, despite the hard work of schools and new teachers themselves.
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that the new Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories Curriculum is being taught in all schools, but not all of the content is being taught.
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that disruptive behaviour in New Zealand’s classrooms is worse than other countries, is a rapidly growing problem, and is getting in the way of learning.
On 13 Feb ERO launched a new evidence and insights website – a one-stop resource hub for all of ERO’s practical research and sector insights: www.evidence.ero.govt.nz
The new site, designed for educators, aims to highlight good practice and provide accessible insights on what is happening for education in NZ. It is all about making it easy for teachers and leaders to find relevant insights and good practice resources.
ERO’s new report highlights what teachers can do to provide quality maths education for New Zealand’s learners in the first years of school.
Principals are crucial to the quality of education. A growing number of principals across New Zealand are new to the role. In 2023, more than a third of principals have been in the role for less than five years, an increase from a quarter in 2014. New research from ERO has found that only a quarter of new principals feel prepared when they start.
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) has found that Alternative Education in New Zealand is failing some of our most vulnerable young people.
ERO’s latest research into the ongoing impacts of Covid-19 has found that the pandemic has had a lasting and significant impact on education in New Zealand – particularly on learners’ progress.
The Conference of Pacific Education Ministers (CPEM) brings together Education Ministers, agencies and experts from across the Pacific to share what we collectively know about achieving the best outcomes for learners.
New research from the Education Review Office (ERO) looked at how school classrooms up and down the country are becoming more ethnically diverse and found that by 2043, a quarter of our learners will be from ethnic communities. In Auckland nearly half (43 percent) of learners will be Asian.
