Leading Local Curriculum Guide series
The Leading Local Curriculum Guide series has been developed to deliberately steer your curriculum and assessment review and design decisions as you strengthen your local curriculum. It will support you to use tools to assess progress that is informative, and strengthen the partnerships you have with parents and whānau.

Local curriculum
Designing rich opportunities and coherent pathways for all learners
Leading Local Curriculum Guide – Local curriculum (PDF, 826 KB)

Assessment for learning
Using the right tools and resources to notice and respond to progress across the curriculum
Leading Local Curriculum Guide – Assessment for learning (PDF, 681 KB)

Information sharing and building learning partnerships
Having conversations with young people and their families and whānau about their learning and progress
Leading Local Curriculum Guide – Information sharing and building partnerships (PDF, 815 KB)
NZC Spotlights
NZC spotlights are mini professional learning sessions that focus on a specific aspect of The New Zealand Curriculum. Check out our two most recent spotlights:
Student wellbeing
This spotlight focuses on student wellbeing, supporting you to explore and implement effective wellbeing practices for your students. It provides videos, questions, group activities, and opportunities for personal reflection to help you grow a culture of wellbeing at your school.
Transitions
Late last year we published our transitions spotlight. If you have students who are struggling to settle into their new class or school you might like to take a look and see what other schools do to support smooth transitions for their learners.
Fresh from our blog
Kapa Haka – A catalyst for change
Whare Isaac Sharland, CORE Education facilitator, explains how Kapa Haka can help students develop a positive cultural identity resulting in increased confidence, engagement, and achievement.
Data, story, and mātauranga Māori
Heemi McDonald, Deputy Principal of Rototuna Senior High School in Hamilton, shares his research into data collection through a Matauranga Māori lens using storytelling.
Mark your calendars
National Events and the NZC
We have updated our National Events page, so you can plan ahead for 2019. Our pages link to The New Zealand Curriculum and provide you with ideas, resources, and tools to help you and your school get involved.
This term we have 4 special weeks to recognise and learn more about.
Chinese New Year from 5 February 2019
Waitangi Day – how will you commemorate? 6 February 2019
Earth Day 22 April 2019
Anzac Day 25 April 2019

Put these dates in your diaries now and if you’d like to share how you are celebrating them in your school send us an email at nzcurriculum@tki.org.nz or jump onto our NZC Online facebook pageand leave a comment under the appropriate post.
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