Education and Training (System Reform) Bill submission workshop no.1
The Education and Training (System Reform) Bill had its first reading on 18 November. Teachers, parents, students and school boards had no warning or consultation on this bill which has deep and wide-reaching implications for our public education system.
Submissions close 14 January. We are tired and it's nearly Christmas, but when you, your colleagues and your community come together, you have power to make change. This workshop is open to everyone, share the word with your friends and whānau!
Put this time aside to hear about the Bill from your NZEI colleagues and get a quick submission in.
Workshop attendees will:
Put this time aside to hear about the Bill from your NZEI colleagues and get a quick submission in.
Workshop attendees will:
- hear a summary of the Bill
- receive an analysis of the key issues
- get tips for simple submission writing
- ask questions and receive real time submission support
The Bill will politicise the public education system, leaving it vulnerable to constant change where politicians, not educators, design our curriculum and set the standards for how our tamariki learn and what they learn.
The NZEI Te Riu Roa Bill summary and submission guide is here:
https://www.nzeiteriuroa.org.nz/help-advice/knowledge-base/submit-on-the-education-and-training-system-reform-amendment-bill
The System Reform Bill:
- Legislates for direct Ministerial control of the curriculum
- Pushes Māori voices out of decision making, sidelining te ao Māori approaches
- Strips teachers and school leaders of their professional autonomy
- Leaves inclusive education to chance and disabled and rainbow learners behind
- Closes doors to community and whānau involvement in the education of their tamariki
- Threatens the employment of staff at charter schools wanting to convert back to State Schools
- Can force construction and maintenance costs on financially stretched schools, taking them to court if they cannot pay
- Introduces a raft of avenues to privatise the public education system
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Attendees
Starts on
Thursday, 11 December 2025 at 4:00 PM NZDT
Ends on
Thursday, 11 December 2025 at 5:00 PM NZDT