The consultation sought the public’s views on how to ensure our education system focuses more on raising achievement for all our children and young people, and on setting a clear direction for early learning services and schools. The consultation also sought the public’s views on how to encourage more innovation and collaboration across the education system, and on how to make the best use of local education provision.
One hundred and twenty workshops and face to face meetings were held as part of the consultation. These were attended by hundreds of principals, teachers, Boards of Trustees members, students, parents, and family and whanau members.
A report summarising all the feedback will be available in early 2016. The submissions, along with the workshop feedback and other evidence, will be used to shape some proposals for the Minister to consider. The Minister will then seek Cabinet agreement to her preferred proposals. If Cabinet agrees, a Bill will then be drafted.
The Ministry would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who submitted on the consultation document or who gave their feedback during one of the workshops. There will be a further chance to comment on any specific change proposals through a Parliamentary Select Committee process in 2016.