Education shakeup: New curriculum, charter schools and lunches amongst changes taking effect
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Students across the country are starting to head back to school, and there are some big changes coming from our youngest pupils.
As well as 2025 marking the return of charter schools, primary school students will start to be taught structured literacy and maths this year, as part of a curriculum refresh instituted by Education Minister Erica Stanford.
It comes as test results continue to show declines in achievement across all age groups.
But are these changes enough to reverse falling standards – and are our teachers on board with them?
Today on The Front Page, Newstalk ZB education reporter Shannon Johnstone is with us to what parents need to know about this years changes.
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