Kia Takatū ā-Matihiko, the National Digital Readiness Programme, was a bilingual and bicultural programme designed to support teachers, kaiako, principals, and tumuaki to feel confident and well equipped to be ready to implement the new Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko (DT & HM) curriculum content that had been added to The New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, respectively.

Kia Takatū ā-Matihiko was funded by the Ministry of Education ...

 As part of the NZCER portfolio of research and evaluation on financial capability in Aotearoa, Te Ara Ahunga Ora wanted to hear the voices of students/ākonga to understand what they think about Sorted in Schools and learning about financial capability.

In this study, junior secondary (Years 9 and 10) ākonga from four English-medium schools were asked about their views about money and financial capability, and their experiences of the ...

Kei tēnā, kei tēnā, kei tēnā anō, a tōnā ake āhua, tōnā ake mauri, tōnā ake mana.
Each and every one has their own uniqueness, life essence, and presence.

The New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) was asked to carry out research for the Ministry of Education related to the future of Special Assessment Conditions (SAC) in the context of the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA).

This report details our findings ...

In 2022, the Ministry of Education launched the Literacy & Communication and Maths Strategy, followed by the Literacy & Communication and Maths Action Plans. The next priority for implementing the action plans was to develop a Common Practice Model (CPM). The CPM outlines principles and evidence-informed pedagogical approaches to underpin teaching and learning for literacy & communication and maths within Te Whāriki and The New Zealand Curriculum ...

Ngā whai painga o Te Ao Haka: The positive impacts of Te Ao Haka for ākonga, whānau, and kaiako is a kaupapa Māori research study from Te Wāhanga. It set out to understand what benefits and changes can occur for ākonga Māori, whānau, and kaiako when a subject such as Te Ao Haka—that is grounded in te ao Māori and centres Māori culture, language and identity, knowledge systems, and iwi ...

Springboard Trust is a not-for-profit organisation providing professional learning and development to tumuaki in schools. Their flagship PLD is the Strategic Leadership for Principals Programme (SLPP) – a 10-month course that sees school principals partner with a cross-sector volunteer to learn the fundamentals of strategic leadership, stakeholder engagement and how these apply to a school setting.

In 2022, Springboard Trust commissioned Rangahau Mātauranga o Aotearoa / NZCER to evaluate SLPP ...

Every three years, Rangahau Mātauranga o Aotearoa / New Zealand Council for Educational Research conducts the National Survey of Schools. In our most recent survey, we asked teachers and principals about everything from workload and wellbeing to the latest innovations in the classroom, providing a comprehensive summary of the state of our schools.  

This series of research briefs highlights factors that can support teachers to thrive and that will create ...

Every three years, Rangahau Mātauranga o Aotearoa / New Zealand Council for Educational Research conducts the National Survey of Schools. In our most recent survey, we asked teachers and principals about everything from workload and wellbeing to the latest innovations in the classroom, providing a comprehensive summary of the state of our schools.  

This series of research briefs highlights factors that can support teachers to thrive and that will create ...

Every three years, Rangahau Mātauranga o Aotearoa / New Zealand Council for Educational Research conducts the National Survey of Schools. In our most recent survey, we asked teachers and principals about everything from workload and wellbeing to the latest innovations in the classroom, providing a comprehensive summary of the state of our schools.  

This series of research briefs highlights factors that can support teachers to thrive and that will create ...

The New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) has evaluated the implementation and early outcomes of Sorted in Schools, Te whai hua – kia ora! This report presents findings for the year from July 2019 to August 2020.

The evaluation was a mixed-methods adaptive evaluation, guided by kaupapa Māori methodology. Sorted in Schools, Te whai hua – kia ora! is a financial capability programme for secondary school students, led by ...