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TE URUROA FLAVELL (Māori Party—Waiariki) to the
Minister of Education: He aha tā te minita mahi kia āta mōhio pai ai a ia kei ngā kaiako ngā pūkenga me te mātauranga kia mārama ai rātou ki te ako i te Tiriti ki te taumata teitei o
te tirohanga whānui, koronga, mātāpono, me ngā uarā hoki kua whakapuakina i roto i te marautanga o Aotearoa?
[What is the Minister doing to ensure teachers have the skills and knowledge to deliver an understanding of the Treaty to a high standard as expressed in the overview, purpose, principles and values of the New Zealand curriculum?]
Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister of Education)
: All materials and professional development programmes designed to support the New Zealand curriculum guide schools to use Treaty principles to develop and implement their curriculum. Specific professional development programmes, such as Te Kōtahitanga and He Kākano, also encourage schools to develop an iwi focus.
Te Ururoa Flavell: He aha ngā kōrero a ngā kaiako e pā ana ki te whakapūmautanga o te Tiriti o Waitangi hei “pou ara mō ngā whakataunga marautanga”?
[What has been the teacher feedback to the initiative that introduces the Treaty of Waitangi as one of the “foundations of curriculum decision making”? ]
Hon ANNE TOLLEY: Schools’ feedback on the draft curriculum, I understand, was that the Treaty needed to be more clearly represented in the document. That advice was taken into account in the development of the final document, and I understand that recent research indicates that all the principles are being used in school curriculum development.
Te Ururoa Flavell: E hia kē nei te rahi o te pūtea tautoko kua tukuna ki te whakatinana i te āhuatanga hōu i roto i te marautanga mō te akoranga o te reo Māori me ōna tikanga?
[What provision has been allocated to support the commitment in the new curriculum that all students will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of Māori language and customs?]
Hon ANNE TOLLEY: Ka Hikitia—Managing for Success, the Māori education strategy, contains six strategic goals to strengthen Māori language provision. Those goals provide a framework for further development of Māori language policy. The Government is committed to working with the Māori Party to improve opportunities for all students to learn te reo.
