Tomorrow's Schools review

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Children and young people are learning and developing

Status:
Ongoing
Lead agency:
Ministry of Education
Action timeframe:
From May 2019

The Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce was established in 2018 to review whether the compulsory schooling system meets the needs and aspirations of children, young people and their whānau now and for the future.

The final report was submitted in July 2019, and in November 2019 the Government released its response 'Supporting All Schools to Succeed: reform of the Tomorrow’s Schools system', which announced a series of significant reforms. The reset is significant, and the intended changes will require ongoing investment of both time and resource. 

The design of the Education Support Agency (ESA) was put on hold due to the reprioritisation of resources for COVID-19 support.

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