Inventing Knowledge (or, The Erica’s New Clothes)
In an interview on Morning Report on 29 October, Just after the surprise new new curriculums Were dumped on the sector, Erica Stanford claimed “there are a lot of academics who love this curriculum”. However, when I asked in an OIA for the number And how she gathered that data, Erica Stanford said Her office…
Stanford Admits Involvement in the Development of the Senior English Curriculum
While it is usual for a Minister to be aware of the different iterations of a curriculum, it is unusual for a Minister to have input. And yet, this is exactly what has happened with the English Years 7-13 curriculum. Has it happened with others? Erica Stanford, and her office, received a number of draft versions…
Phonics Data and Te Tiriti: Stanford’s Abdication of Responsibility
In response to questions put to her by Debbie Ngarewa Packer in the House today about the removal of Te Tiriti o Waitangi from the Education and Training Act, Erica Stanford made the following assertions: I will deal with these assertions one by one. The Delegation of Duty School boards are Crown entities, and so…
How to Keep Te Tiriti Alive in Your School Until 2027
The removal of Te Tiriti o Waitangi from Section 127 of the Education and Training Act also spills over into strategic plans. For the uninitiated, school strategic plans are how a school board translates the high level legislative direction to boards found in Section 127 into something that is meaningful for their community. This localising…
The Hidden Cost: Removing Te Tiriti Harms Every Child
The impending removal of Te Tiriti o Waitangi from the Education and Training Act means its principles — Partnership, Participation, and Protection — are gone too. It is a mistake to view their removal as a niche policy debate or ‘just a Māori issue’. This couldn’t be further from the truth. The fact is, these…
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Democracy Begins In The Classroom 